This is a list of people born in or associated with the city of Wolverhampton in England.
A Antonio Aakeel (born ca.1985) – English actor Sir James Adams (1932–2020) – diplomat; ambassador to Egypt and Tunisia Jack Addenbrooke (1865–1922) – football player and manager; his 37-year term as manager of Wolves remains the longest in club history George Africanus (c. 1763–1834) – baptised George John Scipio Africanus; West African former slave; became a successful entrepreneur in Nottingham Aisha (born 1962) – real name Pamela Ross, roots reggae singer Reg Allen (1917–1989) – Academy Award-nominated set decorator Frederick W. Allsopp (1867–1946) – newspaperman, author, book collector, co-founder of bookshop; eponym of Allsopp Park, Little Rock, Arkansas George Armstrong (1822–1901) – locomotive superintendent, Northern Division, Great Western Railway, 1864–1897 Joseph Armstrong (1816–1877) – locomotive superintendent, Northern Division, Great Western Railway, 1854–1864 Rod Arnold (born 1952) – football goalkeeper, spent the most of his career at Mansfield Town; with 513 first-team appearances (440 in the league), he is the holder of the club's all-time appearance record. Arthur Arrowsmith (1880–1954) – footballer, inside right Lindsay Ashford (born 1959) – crime novelist; first woman to graduate from both Queens' College, Cambridge and Cambridge University's Institute of Criminology Tom Aspaul (born ca.1980) – singer/songwriter and producer Bill Asprey (born 1936) – footballer (defender) and coach Len Astill (1916–1990) – footballer, left wing Rebecca Atkinson-Lord (born ca.1985) – theatre director and writer Richard Attwood (born 1940) – winner of 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans; former Formula One driver
B Keedie Babb (born 1982) – classical crossover soprano Babylon Zoo (formed in 1992) – British electro rock band of the mid-1990s Jono Bacon (born 1979) – software developer; community manager for GitHub Ruth Badger (born 1978) – business consultant, runner-up of the 2nd series of The Apprentice Diane Bailey (born 1943) – golfer; represented Great Britain and Ireland in Curtis Cup fixtures in 1962 and 1972; captained the team in 1984, 1986 and 1988 Prof. Chris Baines (born 1947) – environmentalist, gardener, naturalist and TV presenter Peter Baker (born 1967) – golfer Jack Bannister (1930–2016) – cricketer and commentator Frances Barber (born 1958) – actress Steve Barnett (born 1952) – chairman and CEO of Capitol Music Group George Barney (1792–1862) – Royal Engineer officer who became lieutenant governor of the Colony of North Australia, son of Joseph Barney Joseph Barney (1753–1832) – artist and engraver Dr George Barnsby (1919–2010) – author and socialist scholar Tom Barrett (1891–1924) – motor-racing riding mechanic; his death in the 1924 San Sebastian Grand Prix ended the practice of riding mechanics in two-seat racing cars Al Barrow (born 1968) – bassist of the British band Magnum Dickie Baugh (1864–1929) – footballer, right back who spent the majority of his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers, for whom he played in three FA Cup finals Stuart Baxter (born 1953) – 226 caps as a footballer; current manager of South Africa national football team Edwin Butler Bayliss (1874–1950) – artist, known for his realistic and unsentimental paintings of industrial sites in the Black Country Sir William Maddock Bayliss (1860–1924) – physiologist; co-discoverer of peristalsis of the intestines and the peptide hormone secretin, the first discovered hormone Ann Beach (born 1938) – actress Miles Beevor (1900–1994) – solicitor, pilot and businessman Clinton Bennett (born 1955) – British American scholar of religions and participant in interfaith dialogue, specializing in the study of Islam and Muslim-non-Muslim encounter Nigel Bennett (born 1949) – an Anglo-Canadian actor, director and writer Kenneth Benton (1909–1999) – MI6 officer and diplomat 1937–68; after retirement, began a second career as writer of spy and crime thrillers Charles Albert Berry (1852–1899) – nonconformist divine Gwen Berryman (1906–1983) – played Doris Archer in the BBC radio soap opera The Archers from the first episode in 1951 until 1980 Dick Betteley (1880–1942) – footballer, defender Bibio (born 1978) – professional name of British music producer Stephen Wilkinson William Bidlake (1861–1938) – architect; a leading figure of the Arts and Crafts movement in Birmingham; Director of the School of Architecture at Birmingham School of Art Edward Bird (1772–1819) – artist, early member of the Bristol SchoolFrancis Greenacre, "Bird, Edward (1772–1819)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 1 July 2007 John Blackburn (1933–1994) – Conservative MP for Dudley West 1979–1994 Joan Blackham (1946–2020) – actress, Bridget Jones's Diary Sue Blane (born 1949) – theatrical costume designer Billy Blunt (1886–1962) – footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bristol Rovers; became the first Wolves player to score two hat-tricks during a season; twice he scored 4 in games George Bradburn (1894–1975) – footballer, played as a centre-half for Southampton and Walsall in the years after World War I Henry Brinton (1901–1977) – politician, astronomer and author of 1962 Cold War novel Purple-6 Peter Broadbent (1933–2013) – England international footballer, midfielder; won major domestic honours with Wolverhampton Wanderers; appeared in the 1958 World Cup; scored the club's first ever goal in European competition when he netted against Schalke in a European Cup tie in November 1958 Thomas John I'Anson Bromwich (1875–1929) – mathematician, fellow of the Royal Society Norman Brook (1902–1967) – Cabinet Secretary (1947–1962) Reverend James Brown (1812–1881) – RC bishop of Shrewsbury (1851–1881) Nicholas Budgen (1937–1998) – barrister and politician Steve Bull (born 1965) – footballer, striker; holds the club goal-scoring record for Wolves and has a stand named after him at their Molineux Stadium Evaline Hilda Burkitt (1876–1955) – first British suffragette to be force-fedNicola Gauld, 'The Fight for the Vote', Centre for West Midlands History, University of Birmingham, pgs 13–14 Tony Butler (1935–2023) – radio presenter and self-styled inventor of the football phone-in Stephen Byers (born 1953) – cabinet minister and Labour Party politician
C Bill Caddick (1944–2018) – folk singer-songwriter and guitarist, member of the group Home Service Eddie Chambers (born 1960) – artist, writer, curator and academic William Chappell (1907–1994) – dancer, ballet designer, director Radzi Chinyanganya (born 1986) – co-presenter of the BBC children's TV programme Blue Peter Ben Christophers (born 1969) – singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Charles Chubb (1779–1845) and Jeremiah Chubb – lock and safe manufacturers Eddie Clamp (1934–1995) – footballer, right half, nicknamed 'Chopper Eddie' Wayne Clarke (born 1961) – footballer, striker Nick Clewley (born 1983) – cricketer Louis Coatalen (1879–1962) – automobile engineer B. L. Coombes (1893–1974) – writer, spent most of his working life in the coal mines of the South Wales coalfield, which provided the subject matter for much of his writing John Cooper (born 1958) – barrister specialising in human rights and criminal law; broadcaster and politician Leonard Cottrell (1913–1974) – author and journalist Ernest Frank Guelph Cox (1883–1959) – electrical and mechanical engineer; marine salvage expert Charlotte Craddock (born ca.1988) – field hockey player, youngest member of the British hockey squad for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Garry Crawford (born 1972) – sociologist whose research focuses primarily on audiences and consumer patterns, in particular, sports fans and video gamers Steve Cross (born 1959) – footballer, defender / midfielder; played for Shrewsbury Town, Derby County and Bristol Rovers; commentator on BBC Radio Shropshire Geoff Crudgington (born 1952) – footballer, goalkeeper Stan Cullis (1916–2001) – footballer (defender) and football manager with Wolves; namesake of a stand at their Molineux Stadium Ernest Geoffrey Cullwick (1859–1945) – pioneer of electromagnetism and atomic particles; director of Electrical Engineering for the Royal Canadian Navy and Director of the Electrical Research Defense Research Board of Canada
D Claire Darke (born ca.1965) – from Stratford-upon-Avon; 161th mayor of Wolverhampton Paul Darke (born 1962) – leading disability rights activist and academic, husband of Claire Darke, lives in Wolverhampton Kevin Darley (born 1960) – jockey, British flat racing Champion Jockey in 2000 (155 wins); co-president of the Jockeys' Association of Great Britain Jean Margaret Davenport (1829–1903) – stage actress in England and the US Howard R. Davies (1895–1973) – motorcycle racing champion and motorcycle designer Mark Davies (born 1988) – footballer currently playing for Bolton Wanderers Kirk Dawes (born ca.1957) – detective constable with West Midlands Police, founded the Centre For Conflict Transformation, a company trying to reduce gun and gang violence Group Captain Montagu Ellis Hawkins "Monty" Dawson (1919–2003) – bombardier and navigator Christopher Hugh Dearnley (1930–2000) – cathedral organist, director of music, served in Salisbury Cathedral and St Paul's Cathedral Narinder Dhami (born 1958) – children's author Michael Dibdin (1947–2007) – crime writer Derek Dougan (1938–2007) – Northern Ireland international footballer, played for Wolverhampton Wanderers; defender / midfielder / forward; chief executive and later chairman of Wolves, as part of a consortium that saved the club from liquidation Rebecca Downes – blues rock singer, guitarist, songwriter and vocal coach Spencer Dunkley (born 1969) – basketball player, pivot; coaches in Appoquinimink High School, Odessa, Delaware Sheila Dunn (1940–2004) – actress
E Catherine Eddowes (1842–1888) – victim of the Whitechapel murders attributed to Jack the Ripper Dean Edwards (born 1962) – footballer (forward), football manager Major Roland Elcock (1899–1944) – as corporal he was the recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces Verona Elder (born 1953) – British, Commonwealth and European medal-winning English 400 metres runner;Sports Reference.com. Retrieved 22 June 2013 manager of the British athletics team for people with learning disability Edward Elgar (1857–1934) – despite living in Worcester, he was an ardent Wolverhampton Wanderers fan and may have travelled to home games on his bicycle Billy Ellis (1895–1939) – footballer, played in the Football League for Sunderland, Birmingham, Lincoln City and York City as a winger Georgia Elwiss (born 1991) – international cricketer, right-arm medium fast bowler and right-handed batsman Simon Emmerson (born 1950) – electroacoustic music composer working mostly with live electronics Bernard Walter Evans (1843–1922) – landscape painter and watercolourist Sir Walter Evans, 1st Baronet (1872–1954) – hydraulic engineer, politician and public servant; was created a baronet of Wightwick near Wolverhampton
F Craig Fallon (1982–2019) – judoka; second male British judoka to simultaneously hold both a World and European title Dr Robert William Felkin (1853–1926) – explorer, anthropologist, medical missionary, ceremonial magician, and founder of the Whare Ra lodge Ron Flowers (born 1934) – footballer, midfielder; member of England's victorious 1966 World Cup squad; playing at Wolves he won three league championships and an FA Cup; made 515 appearances for the club, scoring 37 times sisters Edith Henrietta Fowler (1865–1944) and Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler (1860–1929) – authors Henry Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton (1830–1911) – solicitor and politician