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 grew up in nearby West Bromwich.
Many famous celebs were born in West Bromwich and grew up in and around the Black Country town. West Brom is, of course known, for its prestigious football club West Bromwich Albion, but there are also a number of high profile actors, comedians, footballers and rock stars who call West Brom their home.
With this in mind, we’ve taken a look at the most famous celebs who born in the Sandwell town.
Let’s take a look:
9. Madeleine Carroll
Madeleine was an English actress, popular both in Britain and America in the 1930s and 1940s. At the peak of her success in 1938, she was the world’s highest-paid actress. She is remembered for her role in Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps. Before her Hollywood career, she was born in West Bromwich and attended university in Birmingham | Getty Images
10. Ian Hill
Like bandmates K K Downing and Al Atkins, Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill was also born in West Bromwich. Hill is credited with playing bass on all of Judas Priest’s albums | AFP via Getty Images
11. Anne Aston
Although born in Glasgow, actress and television presenter Anne Aston grew up from the age of just 3 weeks in West Bromwich and attended West Bromwich Technical High School. She is best known as the hostess of The Golden Shot in the late 1960s and early 1970s. | Getty
12. Paul Birch
Birch made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League – more than 300 of which were for Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers | Getty