Dudley - Notable People

Notable People

  • Sam Allardyce (1954 - ) - Football manager and former footballer.
  • John Badley (1783–1870) - Surgeon of Dudley, FRCS (original 300 Fellows); Medical pioneer.
  • John Haden Badley (1865–1967) - Educator, founder (1893) and Headmaster (1893–1935) of Bedales School.
  • Bert Bissell (1902–1998) - Mountain climber and peace campaigner. Dudley was twinned with the town of Fort William in his honour.
  • Ben Black (1889–1950) - Composer
  • Jason Bonham (1966 - ) - Son of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham
  • David Burrows (1968 - ) - retired professional footballer who played for clubs including Liverpool, Everton and Coventry City.
  • Charles Alfred Coulson (13 December 1910 - 7 January 1974) FRS, Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics and then Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at the University of Oxford.
  • John Metcalfe Coulson (13 December 1910 - 1990), Professor of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London; author of major textbook series, twin of Charles, born in Dudley.
  • Billy Dainty (1927–1986) - Comedian
  • Abraham Darby I (1678–1717) - Born in Woodsetton; Industrial pioneer, who developed the first practical method of producing iron using coke instead of charcoal.
  • Duncan Edwards (1936–1958) - England footballer who died in the Munich Air Disaster. The Dudley Southern Bypass was renamed 'Duncan Edwards Way' in his memory, and a statue of him was erected in the town Market Place in 1999. He is buried at the town cemetery.
  • Reanne Evans (1985 - ) - Three-time Ladies' World Snooker Champion
  • Wagner Fiuza-Carrilho (1956 -) - X Factor 2010 Contestant
  • Kaleigh Grainger (1986 - ) – Unicyclist
  • Lenny Henry (1958 - ) - Actor and comedian.
  • Sue Lawley (1946 - ) - Born in Sedgley; Newsreader
  • Nigel Mazlyn Jones - Musician
  • Jas Mann (1971 - ) - Musician
  • Jim MacCool (1958 - ) Dudley's poet in residence
  • Ian Messiter (1920–1999) - Comedy writer
  • Norman Pace (1953 - ) – Comedian
  • William Perry (boxer) (1819–1880) - Prizefighter, also known as the Tipton Slasher. Buried in St John's Churchyard, Kate's Hill.
  • Dorothy Round (1908–1982) - Tennis player and twice Wimbledon women's singles champion in 1934 and 1937.
  • Percy Shakespeare (1906–1943) - Artist
  • Joe Smith (1889–1971) - Former footballer and football manager (was manager of Blackpool at the time of their famous 1953 FA Cup final victory over Bolton, dubbed the "Matthews Final").
  • James Whale (1889–1957) - Horror film director, best known for his films Frankenstein and The Invisible Man.


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