Birmingham boasts some seriously talented exports, from movie stars and musicians to world class football players.
We’ve had a look at the famous faces - actors, musicians and even politicians - who were raised in and around the city in recent months. We’ve now taken a look at the famous faces of Sparkhill and Sparkbrook.
Sparkbrook is known as one of Birmingham’s inner-city areas where the Peaky Blinders operated. Sparkhill is also where the BBC sitcom Citizen Khan starring Adil Ray is set.
Let’s take a look at the famous faces that were brought up in the neighbourhoods.
13. Joseph Priestley
Joseph Priestley was a famous a chemist, natural philosopher, separatist and liberal political theorist. He published over 150 works, and conducted experiments in several areas of science. He lived in Sparkbrook | Wikipedia