Celebrities from the worlds of sport, TV, film and fashion are among some of the richest to hail from Brum – building up multi-million pound fortunes over the course of their careers.
This is a collection of some of the city’s most talented and well-known stars – and details of how much money they have earned over the years.
1. Ben Francis
Way out in front is Ben Franics of Gymshark. Bromsgrove-born Francis founded Gymshark and holds a stake now worth £900m after lower profits for the Solihull based-athleisure brand. The former Aston University and Villa fan is the UK's youngest billionaire, valued at $1.2billion (£992million) | BirminghamWorld
2. Ozzy Osbourne
The Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath grew up in Aston and has an estimated net worth of £172.8m, according to celebritynetworth.com.The reality TV show Keeping up with the Osbournes helped to grow his family's fame in the States in the early noughties. Sharon and Ozzy together are said to have a joint net worth of $440million (£341million) | Getty Images
3. Tony Iommi. Rumoured net worth: £116.2 million
Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi grew up in Handsworth and has an estimated net worth of £110m, according to celebritynetworth.com | AFP via Getty Images
4. Jeff Lynne: £78.5m
Musician Jeff Lynne -co-founder of the rock band Electric Light Orchestra - was born in Shard End, Birmingham. His estimated net worth is £78.5m, according to celebritynetworth.com. | Getty Images