Whether it’s the art and culture, diversity, music scene or just the people - there are so many reasons the people of Birmingham love their city.
The Commonwealth Games last summer helped to show the world why Brum is so brilliant, with opening and closing ceremonies celebrating the city’s history.
The city is renowned for its art, culture and music and Brummies are also proud of being such a multicultural city. Birmingham has become an exciting place to live for many in recent years.
The city is a brilliant place to live and work for youngsters and our city has the youngest population in the continent, with under-25s accounting for nearly 40% of our population.
And being one of the UK’s biggets cities, it’s no surprise that many inventions that are key to our day to day life were also thought of and made in Birmingham.
So with all of this in mind, we’ve decided to take a look at what Birmingham has given to the world over the years.
Let’s take a look
13. Pacemaker
Birmingham heart surgeon Leon Abrams fit the world’s first variable-pace pacemaker in the 1960s. He designed the product with Ray Lightwood at Birmingham University. | JPI Media
14. Citizen Khan
Another popular Brummie show. Citizen Khan is a sitcom produced by the BBC and created by Adil Ray. Five series have been shown so far. It is set in Sparkhill, and follows the trials and tribulations of Mr Khan, a loud-mouthed, patriarchal, cricket-loving, self-appointed community leader. The popular show has won four Royal Television Society awards | BBC
15. The mellotron
The mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic tape replay keyboard originally developed in Birmingham England in 1963. It is played by pressing its keys, each of which pushes a length of magnetic tape against a capstan, which pulls it across a playback head. Birmingham tape engineering company Bradmatic invented the mellotron, which was used by The Beatles and became a key instrument for many bands after | JPI
16. Birmingham City Football Club
Villa have their fierce city rivalry with the Blues. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Blues won the League Cup in 2008, beating Arsenal in the final Photo: Naomi Baker