The West Midlands boasts some seriously talented exports, from movie stars and musicians to world class football players
Recently, we’ve had a look at the famous faces - actors, musicians and even politicians - who were raised in and around Birmingham. Now, we’ve decided to take a look at the famous celebrities who were born in the north Birmingham town of Sutton Coldfield.
Many famous people were born and grew up in Sutton. The town is known as one of the more affluent areas of Birmingham. Several areas and buildings have been renovated into hotels such as the New Hall Hotel, Moor Hall Hotel, Moxhull Hall Hotel, and Ramada Hotel and Resort Penns Hall.
A number of Aston Villa, Birmingham City and West Brom footballers have also used the town as their home while playing for the West Midlands clubs. The likes of Peter Schmeichel, Darren Bent and Liam Ridgewell have all lived in Sutton in the past. It’s certainly a popular Birmingham location for many.
With this in mind, we’ve taken a look at the most famous people who born and bred in the town.
Let’s take a look:
13. Darren Byfield
The current Crawley Town coach was also born in Sutton. He began his career with Aston Villa in 1997, and enjoyed loan spells with Preston North End, Northampton Town, Cambridge United, and Blackpool, before winning a move to Walsall in June 2000. He also played for Bristol City and Millwall Photo: Cory Pickford
14. Fanny Carby
Ms Carby was a British character actres. She had two different roles on Coronation Street: she played Mary Hornigold in 1965, then in 1987 she took the role of Vera Duckworth’s domineering mother, Amy Burton. Fanny’s other credits include Street spin-off Pardon the Expression, On The Buses, Sykes, The Bill, In Sickness and in Health and Goodnight Sweetheart. Photo: Wikipedia
15. Colin Charvis
Born in Sutton, Charvis is a former captain of the Wales national rugby union team and also played for the British & Irish Lions | Getty
16. Jane Sixsmith MBE
Born in Sutton, Sixsmith was a member of the British squad that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She retired from the international scene after scoring over hundred goals and winning 165 caps for England and 158 for Great Britain. Sixsmith was the first British female hockey player to have appeared at four Olympic Games | Getty Images