#1Famous people · Redditch, Worcestershire
Musicians stand out among the 46 famous people born in Redditch
Best known of all is Harry Styles, written about in 83 languages. Charles Dance, the English actor, comes second, with John Bonham third. Most were born since 1970: 26 of them. From Tom Paddock to Nathanael Saleh, the births on the list run from 1822 to 2006.
Born here
46
notable people
Best known
Harry Styles
in 83 Wikipedia languages
First
1822
Tom Paddock
Youngest
2006
Nathanael Saleh
Most common field
Sports
35 people
What stands out about Redditch’s famous people
Known worldwideHarry Styles has a Wikipedia article in 83 languages.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2006, among 33 since 1950.A town of musiciansMusicians make up 4 of the 46, 1.7 times the usual share.46 notable peopleRedditch lists 46 notable people, more than most towns.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Redditch
Musicians take two of the three places.
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#3Through the years
When Redditch’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 11 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicNotableWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Redditch is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is musicians, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone listed across UK towns. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Redditch
Here are 43 more, born from 1822 to 2006.
Raymond Thompson
1949–2025British–Canadian–New Zealand television producer, screenwriter and composer
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Archer Windsor-Clive
1890–1914English cricketer and British Army officer (1890-1914)
SportsWikipedia ↗
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Bromsgrove lists the most people: 62.
Questions about famous people from Redditch
Who is the most famous person from Redditch?
Harry Styles (English singer, songwriter and actor) is the best known by our measure: Wikipedia has an article about them in 83 languages. Next come Charles Dance and John Bonham.
How many famous people were born in Redditch?
46 people born in Redditch have an English Wikipedia article that confirms the town as their birthplace. Wikidata places 54 people here; the rest aren’t listed because their article names somewhere else, or no town.
What is Redditch known for?
Among its famous people, athletes: 35 of the 46. That is 76% of the town’s list, against 49% across UK towns.
Who is the earliest-born famous person from Redditch?
Tom Paddock, born in 1822. The youngest on the list was born in 2006.
Who counts as from Redditch?
People Wikidata records as born in a place inside Redditch’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 (25)
- Harry Styles: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Dance: Alan Chang, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bonham: Dina Regine, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jody Craddock: Æthelred, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Brookes: Matthew Spencer - enormospenner, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deborah Bonham: Brian Marks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hayley Simmonds: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Gilmartin: Voltmetro, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chloe Peplow: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claire Cashmore: Allen Watkin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Page: Benutzer:Bill da Flute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felix Gill: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Hall: Struway2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bickerton: Pvt pauline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Baker: Dave Morton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Johnson: david hall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Lewis: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Foster: Robk23oxf, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Paddock: Engraving by unknown artist, from a contemporary photograph by Watkins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Williams: Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke: Edmund Lodge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Elvins: https://www.flickr.com/photos/duvallrobbie2/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Leighton: Bureau of Industrial Service for CBS Television. Publicity and ad agencies were often used to distribute publicity materials in the 1950s and 1960s. Networks, studios and program sponsors handled the…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mat Jackson: Robk23oxf, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wally Freeman: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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