Born here
179
notable people
Best known
Jerome K. Jerome
in 83 Wikipedia languages
First
1800
John Edward Gray
Youngest
2003
Tyler Roberts
Most common field
Sports
123 people
What stands out about Walsall’s famous people ★ What stands out · The best known Born in Walsall Languages with an article: 83 for Jerome K. Jerome, 64 for John Edward Gray, 29 for Jorja Smith.
#1 Writing & Arts Jerome K. Jerome 1859–1927 English humorist (1859-1927)
JG #2
Science & Medicine John Edward Gray 1800–1875 British zoologist (1800–1875)
#3 Music Jorja Smith born 1997 British singer, songwriter and musician
Through the years When Walsall’s famous people were born No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 20.
Georgian Victorian The 20th century Today 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000 Martin Fowler John Edward Gray
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for What Walsall is known for Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.4 times as common.
Sports 123 people 69%1.4× usual Writing & Arts 14 people 8%below usual Music 11 people 6%about usual Politics & Law 10 people 6%below usual Film, TV & Stage 7 people 4%below usual Science & Medicine 6 people 3%below usual Military 4 people 2%below usual Notable 3 people 2% Faith 1 person 1%below usual
Everyone Everyone else born in Walsall Still to come: 176 more, from 1824 to 2003.
All · 176 Politics & Law · 10 Military · 4 Sports · 123 Music · 10 Film, TV & Stage · 7 Writing & Arts · 13 Science & Medicine · 5 Faith · 1 Notable · 3
Any time Georgian · 2 Victorian · 55 The 20th century · 70 Today · 47
Martin Fowler born 1963 British programmer
Michael Fitzgerald born 1937 British Catholic cardinal (born 1937)
Goldie born 1965 British DJ and producer
John Byrne born 1950 Author and artist of comic books
Noddy Holder born 1946 English musician and actor, songwriter
Arthur Russell 1886–1972 British athlete (1886-1972)
Cameron Archer born 2001 English association football player (born 2001)
Kemar Roofe born 1993 English footballer (born 1993)
Andy C born 1976 English musician
Lee Naylor born 1980 English footballer (born 1980)
Peter Radford born 1939 British athlete
AR Alan Rollinson 1943–2019 Racecar driver (1943–2019)
Rachel Unitt born 1982 English association football player
Dave Walker born 1945 English rock singer
SP Stuart Peach, Baron Peach born 1956 Royal Air Force officer (born 1956)
Christopher Pincher born 1969 British Conservative politician (born 1969)
EH Edna Hughes 1916–1990 British swimmer, Olympic bronze medallist (1916-1990)
Helen Morgan born 1952 British model
NG Nick Gillingham born 1967 British swimmer
AA Albert Aldridge 1864–1891 Football player (1864-1891)
HA Harry Allen 1866–1895 British footballer (1866-1895)
Jenny Tonge, Baroness Tonge born 1941 British politician (born 1941)
LB Lisa Bayliss born 1966 Field hockey player
MN Mo Nunn 1938–2018 British motor racing team owner and engineer
DG Don Gilet born 1967 British actor
ME Martin Ennals 1927–1991 British human rights activist (1927–1991)
AB Alan Boswell 1943–2017 English footballer (1943–2017)
Curtis Tilt born 1991 English association football player (born 1991)
David Ennals, Baron Ennals 1922–1995 British politician and campaigner for human rights (1922-1995)
Jeffrey Holland born 1946 English actor
JB Joe Ball 1931–1974 English footballer (1931-1974)
AJ Alf Jones 1861–1935 British association football player (1861-1935)
Amy McCann born 1983 Northern Irish footballer (born 1983)
AA Arthur Attwood 1901–1974 English footballer (1901-1974)
CR Charlie Radford 1900–1924 English footballer (1900-1924)
DM Dario Montani born 1961 Italian bicycle racer
DB David Brown born 1942 English cricket player (born 1942)
GB George Bowen 1875–1945 Footballer (1875-1945)
HN Harmar Nicholls 1912–2000 British politician (1912-2000)
Harry Hinsley 1918–1998 British historian and cryptanalyst (1918–1998)
HW Harry Wood 1868–1951 English footballer (1868–1951)
IT Ian Thomson 1929–2021 English cricketer (1929-2021)
JA Jack Aston 1877–1934 Footballer (1877-1934)
Karl Hawley born 1981 English footballer (born 1981)
KB Keith Ball 1940–2023 Footballer (born 1940)
NC Nicky Clarke born 1967 English footballer (born 1967)
NA Norman Ashe born 1943 English footballer (born 1943)
Peter Till born 1985 English association football player (born 1985)
AB Arthur Bradford 1902–1944 English footballer (1902-1944)
BB Billy Benton 1895–1967 English footballer (1895-1967)
HA Harry Alcock Football player
LD Leon Drysdale born 1981 English footballer (born 1982)
MJ Michael Johnson born 1979 Olympic field hockey player
PM Peter McEnery born 1940 British actor
RC Ron Crutchley 1922–1987 English footballer (1922-1987)
SG Scott Green born 1970 English footballer (born 1970)
SC Stephen Cooke born 1982 English footballer (born 1982)
TA Taylor Allen born 2000 English association football player (born 2000)
TB Tom Bayley born 1868 British footballer (1868-?)
William James 1866–1948 Canadian photographer (1866–1948)
AJ Aaron Jones 1881–1954 English footballer (1881-1954)
AW Arthur Wood 1894–1941 English goalkeeper (1894-1941)
CW Charlie Wellings born 1998 English footballer (born 1998)
DK Dean Keates born 1978 English association football player and manager (born 1978)
FW Frank Windsor 1928–2020 English actor (1928-2020)
George Broadhurst 1866–1952 American playwright (1866–1952)
GG George Garratly 1888–1929 English footballer (1888-1929)
HB Harold Baker 1884–1954 English cricketer (1884-1954)
HY Harry Yates 1861–1932 Footballer (1861-1932)
JP James George Joseph Penderel-Brodhurst 1859–1934 British journalist and writer (1859-1934)
KF Ken Fencott 1943–2023 English footballer (born 1943)
KS Kevin Summerfield born 1959 British footballer and manager (born 1959)
MT Mark Taylor born 1966 Professional footballer (born 1966)
Martin Degville born 1961 British musician
MN Martyn Naylor born 1977 English footballer (born 1977)
Michael Townsend born 1986 English association football player (born 1986)
NA Nicolas Archer born 1955 Cricketer (born 1955)
PJ Paul Jones born 1965 British association football player, born 1965
SM Sam Mitchinson born 1992 Australian soccer player (born 1992)
Saqib Bhatti born 1985 British politician
Scott Lindsey born 1972 British footballer (born 1972)
Shane Paul born 1987 British footballer (born 1987)
TG Teddy Groves born 1900 English footballer (born 1900)
AG Arthur Griffin 1871–1945 British association football player (1871-1945)
Blak Prophetz born 1967 British musician
CT Chris Thompson 1960–2012 British footballer (1960-2012)
DT Dave Tennant born 1945 Footballer (born 1945)
EC Eddie Cooper born 1891 English footballer
FB Fred Bevin 1880–1940 English footballer
GM Geoffrey Miller born 1937 English cricketer (born 1937)
GS George Slater born 1864 English footballer (fl. 1864–1888)
HC Harry Clarke born 1875 English association football player (born 1875)
HL Hubert Lindop 1907–1982 Cricketer (1907-1982)
JW James Wootton 1895–1960 Footballer (1895-1960)
JH Jim Hingerty 1875–1909 English footballer (1875-1909)
JW John Stanley Webb 1935–2002 LR Liam Roberts born 1994 English association football player (born 1994)
MW Malcolm White 1924–2009 Cricketer (1924-2009)
Marco Longhi born 1967 British politician
MH Marie Hardiman born 1975 British swimmer
MW Mark Warren born 1960 English football referee
MO Martin O'Connor born 1967 British footballer (born 1967)
Neil Tolson born 1973 English footballer (born 1973)
PT Paul Thomson born 1972 British composer (1972-)
RS Ray Shaw 1913–1980 English footballer, football manager (1913-1980)
RB Reg Beresford 1921–2021 English footballer
SW Sidney Webster 1900–1984 British air racer (1900-1984)
TP Ted Price 1883–1967 Footballer (1883-1967)
Tyler Roberts born 2003 British footballer (born 2003)
VW Vincent White 1897–1972 English footballer (1897-1972)
WD William Henry Duignan 1824–1914 British solicor, antiquarian and writer
ZD Zoe Dawson born 1979 British actress
AH Alf Hitch 1876–1962 Association football player (1876-1962)
Andrew Tift born 1968 British painter (born 1968)
BS Bill Slade 1898–1968 Football manager (1898-1968)
BW Bob Warman born 1946 Broadcaster
BT Brian Taylor 1937–2015 English football winger born 1937
DS Darren Simkin born 1970 British footballer (born 1970)
DM David Morris 1888–1911 English footballer (1888-1911)
DW Davie Walker 1884–1935 English footballer
DN Derek Nicholls 1947–2010 English cricketer (1947-2010)
ER Elizabeth Raybould 1926–2015 British nursing administrator
ES Ernie Steventon 1888–1950 English footballer (1888-1950)
FS Frank Sydney Spears 1906–1991 South African painter (1906-1991)
HH Harry Haynes 1873–1902 English footballer (1873-1902)
JL Jack Lewis 1919–2002 English footballer (1919-2002)
JR James Rowland born 2001 English association football player
JU James Underwood born 1942 British pathologist
JS Joe Summers born 1985 British singer
JW Joe Willis born 2001 English association football player
John Henry Carless 1896–1917 Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1896–1917)
JR John Roberts born 1885 Association football player (1885-)
JW Jon Willis born 1981 British fencer
Kate Hill 1859–1933 English-born Australian nurse (1859-1933)
KH Kyle Howkins born 1996 English association football player (born 1996)
LB Laurence Bilboe born 1998 English footballer
Mark Porter born 1960 British writer
Martin Gethin born 1983 British boxer
MD Matthew Dennant born 1991 Darts player
Paul McDonald born 1961 British writer
Paul Taylor born 1979 English mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, born 1979
PC Peter Corey 1946–2019 British writer
PT Peter Till born 1963 Professional footballer
Richard Taundry born 1989 English footballer (born 1989)
SJ Sam Jones born 1997 British ice hockey player
TH Ted Hough 1899–1978 English footballer (1899-1978)
TS Tom Scrivens born 1876 English footballer (1876-?)
AW Alan Wood born 1900 English footballer
CH Charles Leonard Huskins 1897–1953 Canadian geneticist (1897-1953)
CP Clement W. Payton 1897–1918 English World War I flying ace
DP Daniel Powell born 1997 British judoka (born 1997)
DW Dave Walker born 1908 Association football player (1908-)
EB Edward Barnett 1835–1895 British Member of Parliament for Dover
EL Edward Leach 1879–1949 New Zealand lawn bowls player
ES Ernie Salt 1897–1940 English footballer
FM Frank Mullings 1881–1953 British opera singer (1881-1953)
FG Frederick J. Gibbs 1899–1942 British WWI flying ace
GH George Hargrave born 1999 English cricketer
HS Harry Sherwin 1893–1953 Association football player (1893-1953)
HW Harry Wait 1891–1975 English footballer
JL Jack Lewis 1923–2002 English footballer
JB Joe Burchell 1873–1932 Footballer (1873-1932)
JW John Walker 1883–1966 British gymnast
JH Joseph Holyhead 1880–1944 Footballer (1880-1944)
Lindon Eaves 1944–2022 Behavioral scientist
ML Mark Lloyd born 1975 English boxer
Norman Hindsley 1886–1966 Canadian politician
Peter Moore 1939–2009 British town crier, born 1939 (1939–2009)
RK Rachel Kerr Musical artist
RH Remeao Hutton born 1998 English association football player
RM Robert Marshall 1869–1937 English cricketer (1869-1937)
SP Sam Perry born 2001 English assiciation football player
TH Terry Holbrook born 1945 Football referee
VB Victoria Broadribb 1976–2005 English Paralympic swimmer
WT Wayne Thomas born 1978 English football player (born 1978)
WB William Draper Box 1841–1904 Australian politician
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Questions about famous people from Walsall Who is the most famous person from Walsall? Jerome K. Jerome (English humorist (1859-1927)) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 83 languages. Next come John Edward Gray and Jorja Smith.
How many famous people were born in Walsall? 179 people born in Walsall have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 199 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Walsall known for? Among its famous people, athletes: 123 of the 179. That is 69% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Walsall? John Edward Gray, born in 1800. The youngest on the list was born in 2003.
Who counts as from Walsall? People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Walsall’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 (51) Jerome K. Jerome: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Jorja Smith: Vbrunophotog, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Martin Fowler: Ade Oshineye, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Michael Fitzgerald: Centro Televisivo Vaticano, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Goldie: User:Alkivar, CC0 , Wikimedia Commons John Byrne: Luigi Novi, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Noddy Holder: Andrew King, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Arthur Russell: La Vie au Grand Air, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Cameron Archer: Timmy96, CC0 , Wikimedia Commons Kemar Roofe: Jim Easton, CC0 , Wikimedia Commons Andy C: en:User:Alkivar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Lee Naylor: Jon Candy, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Peter Radford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Rachel Unitt: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Dave Walker: Craig Spannring, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Christopher Pincher: Richard Townshend, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Helen Morgan: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Jenny Tonge, Baroness Tonge: Chris McAndrew, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Curtis Tilt: Bradford City AFC, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons David Ennals, Baron Ennals: Richard Ennals (son of David Ennals), CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Jeffrey Holland: Rob enwiki (Robert Weedon), CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Amy McCann: BCLFC photographer Jaskirt Dhaliwal, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Harry Hinsley: UK government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Karl Hawley: Adamj1987 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Peter Till: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons William James: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons George Broadhurst: Boyce, Washington, D.C. (no individual credited), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Martin Degville: S. Bollmann, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Michael Townsend: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Saqib Bhatti: ©House of Commons / Laurie Noble, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Scott Lindsey: jamesboyes, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Shane Paul: Jonesy702 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Blak Prophetz: Blak Prophetz (Mark Anthony Duffus), CC0 , Wikimedia Commons Marco Longhi: Richard Townshend, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Neil Tolson: Liamtaylor007, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Tyler Roberts: Skippo10, CC BY-SA 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons Andrew Tift: UK Parliament, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons John Henry Carless: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Kate Hill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Mark Porter: Mrcjhurst, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Martin Gethin: Adamj1987 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Paul McDonald: Blondecurvy, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Paul Taylor: Paralympiakos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Richard Taundry: Jonesy702, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Lindon Eaves: Roelingmp, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Norman Hindsley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Peter Moore: Bryan Ledgard, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Margaret MacDonald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Allan Clarke: lufcfilms, CC0 , Wikimedia Commons Charlie Athersmith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Aaron Ramsey: Timmy96, CC0 , Wikimedia Commons Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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