The West Midlands boasts some seriously talented exports, from movie stars and musicians to world class football players
We peviously had a look at the famous faces - actors, musicians and even politicians - who were raised in and around Birmingham’s neighbourhoods, as well as Smethwick. Now, we’ve decided to take a look at the famous faces who were born in nearby Oldbury.
Actors and sportspeople all come from the Sandwell market town. With this in mind, we’ve taken a look at the most famous people who were born and bred in Oldbury.
1. Keith Downing
Downing is a former footballer and football manager who is an assistant coach at EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers. He made most of his playing appearances for Wolverhampton Wanderers | Getty Images
2. Darren Harriott
Darren Harriott is a British stand-up comedian from Oldbury. He was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award and Best Show Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2017 and 2019 | Impressive PR
3. Mick Aston
Born in Oldbury, Aston was a archaeologist who specialised in Early Medieval landscape archaeology. He was widely known for appearing as the resident academic on the Channel 4 television series Time Team from 1994 to 2011 | YouTube
4. Omar Bogle
The Crewe Alexandra forward was born in Oldbury and was a youth product of West Bromwich Albion, before playing for Birmingham City and Celtic Photo: Getty Images