#1Sports
Graham Potter
born 1975English association football player and manager
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Famous people · Solihull, West Midlands
Most of the 156 famous people born in Solihull came into the world since 1970
With articles in 41 languages, Graham Potter is the most widely known. Second and third on the list are Richard Hammond and Sean St Ledger. For every 10,000 residents there are 14.5 on the list, well above the typical West Midlands town’s 5.7. Over 354 years of births, the list goes from Robert Fielding (1651) to Luca Pow (2005).
Born here
156
notable people
Best known
Graham Potter
in 41 Wikipedia languages
First
1651
Robert Fielding
Youngest
2005
Luca Pow
Most common field
Sports
102 people
What stands out about Solihull’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Solihull’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 29.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Solihull
Counted by languages, Graham Potter is ahead of Richard Hammond and Sean St Ledger: 41, 41 and 38.
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#2Writing & Arts
Richard Hammond
born 1969English motoring journalist and broadcaster
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#3Known for
What Solihull is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Solihull
Here are 153 more, born from 1651 to 2005.
Stephanie Cole
1941–2026British stage, television, radio and film actress (1941–2026)
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Suzanne Innes-Stubb
born 1970British-Finnish lawyer and first lady of Finland
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Steve Hewlett
1958–2017British print and radio journalist; academic (1958-2017)
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Richard Wolfson
1955–2005British musician, performance artist, cameraman and journalist (1955–2005)
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Famous people from the towns next door
Birmingham has the longest list next door: 2,167.
Questions about famous people from Solihull
Who is the most famous person from Solihull?
Graham Potter (English association football player and manager) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 41 languages. Next come Richard Hammond and Sean St Ledger.
How many famous people were born in Solihull?
156 people born in Solihull have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 184 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Solihull known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 102 of the 156. That is 65% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Solihull?
Robert Fielding, born in 1651. The youngest on the list was born in 2005.
Who counts as from Solihull?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Solihull’s built-up area (the ONS 2022 boundary), a hospital or district within it included, whose English Wikipedia article agrees. People who only lived here, adult performers and people known mainly for crimes aren’t listed.
Why is someone missing?
Their Wikidata birthplace may be a bigger area (“London”), another town, or missing, or their article may give no birthplace. We only list people both sources agree on; editing Wikidata or Wikipedia changes this page at the next refresh.
From Wikidata (CC0: birthplaces, descriptions, years, occupations) and English Wikipedia (each person’s article confirms the birthplace; linked, not quoted). Birthplaces are placed in the town by the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary (Office for National Statistics, Open Government Licence v3.0). Ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Fields are read from Wikidata’s description and occupations. “The usual town”: everyone listed across UK towns. Portraits: each person’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (58)
- Graham Potter: jamesboyes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Hammond: Sikander Iqbal, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean St Ledger: Tomasz Przechlewski, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Will Grigg: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig Gardner: vagueonthehow from Tadcaster, York, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Cox: TariqueSani, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Zat Knight: dalli58, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Taylor: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felicity Kendal: Thomas Murphy, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Gardner: wonker, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Celia Rees: Terence Rees, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Davies: National Assembly for Wales from Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Nott: Quincena Musical, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Billingham: TimDuncan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Johnson: David Sedlecký, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephanie Cole: Hydealfred, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Eustace: Jon Candy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Jones: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Bates: Peter Menzel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aoife Mannion: joshjdss, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Baulcombe: Keith Roberts, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Caines: Sandwell Council, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Murray: Æthelred, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzanne Innes-Stubb: FinnishGovernment, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Louisa Connolly-Burnham: Louisacburnham, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dannielle Khan: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Rose: Werner100359, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Eley: Voltmetro, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darren Carter: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield: B.F.MONA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Forster: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Bacon: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thierry Small: Timmy96, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Mills: gcardinal, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Lakin: Struway2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Hunt: Jonas Rogowski, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch Hancox: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Russell: Samno55, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Walters: KTo288, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Martin: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madelaine Smith: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Buerk: portableantiquities, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy McDonough: Bernie Friend, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Mosley: LadyGeekTV, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stuart Hendrie: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom McKay: Charmingmerlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Croucher: AnonymousUnknown author, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Suzanne Virdee: Suzanne_Virdee_-Kidderminster,_Worcestershire,_England-30August2008.jpg: Peter Broster derivative work: Snowmanradio, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Grove: Charlie, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Moran: Incandescent (Jessica Bonsell), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Prentice: David Prentice, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorna Want: Theatre Tickets Direct, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Fielding: John Savage, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Cradock: Blackstar Amplification, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neville Chamberlain: Lafayette Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Walker: TheRealWilG, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Dangerfield: Los Angeles Aztecs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wyndham: Stellar Publishing / unidentified staff artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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