Richard Mark Hammond (born December 19, 1969 in Birmingham), nicknamed "Hamster", is an English television and radio presenter best known for co-presenting the television programme "Top Gear" along with James May and Jeremy Clarkson from 2002 onwards, and co-hosting the live annual motoring show, MPH, in Earls Court and Birmingham NEC, alongside Tiff Needell and Jeremy Clarkson. He also presented "Brainiac: Science Abuse" and writes a weekly column, …

Michael Duncan Buerk (born 18 February 1946) is a BBC journalist and newsreader, most famous for his reporting (with photography by Mohamed Amin) of the Ethiopian famine on 23 October, 1984, which inspired the Band Aid charity record. Buerk was born in Solihull, and was educated at Solihull School, a local Independent school. In later life he attended the University of Sussex. After working for the "South Wales Echo" and "Daily Mail", …

Nikki Sudden born Adrian Nicholas Godfrey in London, was a prolific English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He co-founded the post-punk band Swell Maps with his brother Epic Soundtracks born Kevin Paul Godfrey whilst attending Solihull School in Solihull. Following the band's break-up in 1980 he started a solo career, as well as releasing records with Dave Kusworth as The Jacobites. Kusworth had been a member of the Dogs D'Amour and led his own band, …

John Curry (1949-1994) was a British figure skater. He was the 1976 Olympic and World Champion. He was famous for combining ballet and modern dance influences into his skating.

Lizo Mzimba is a British journalist and television personality, best known as the assistant presenter of BBC children's news programme "Newsround" which he joined in 1998. He attended Solihull School and The University of Birmingham, starting as a medical student before changing courses and studying Law. He also served as editor of the University's student newspaper "Redbrick". He is well known for his love of "Star Wars" and "Harry Potter", …

Stewart Graham Lee (born April 5 1968 in Solihull) is an English stand-up comedian, writer and director probably best known for being one half of the 1990s comedy duo Lee and Herring, and for co-writing and directing the critically-acclaimed and controversial stage show "Jerry Springer - The Opera". He grew up in Solihull in the West Midlands, where he attended Solihull School.

Johnnie Walker MBE (born Peter Dingley, 30 March 1945 in Birmingham, England) is a British radio disc jockey. He was educated at Solihull School. Walker's outlook is slightly anti-establishment, often claiming "nobody rebels anymore". He is moderately conservative and often criticises attitudes that he perceives as pedantry or political correctness. On February 27, 2006, he announced his departure from the BBC Radio 2 drive time slot he had occupied for several years.

Genesis P-Orridge (born Neil Andrew Megson February 22, 1950) is an English performer, musician, writer and artist. His early confrontational performance work with COUM Transmissions in the late 1960s and early 1970s along with the industrial band Throbbing Gristle, which dealt with subjects such as prostitution, pornography, serial killers and occultism, generated controversy. Later musical work with Psychic TV received wider exposure, …

Andrew James MacKay (born 27 August 1949, Birmingham) is a British Conservative Party politician, and currently the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bracknell in Berkshire.

Simon Mayo (born 21 September 1958 in Southgate, London) is an English radio presenter.

Andy Dickens (born 11 March 1953) is an English jazz trumpeter, singer and bandleader. Dickens was born in Birmingham, England, the son of a patent agent and headmistress. Educated at Solihull School he began playing trumpet at the age of 14. Largely self-taught, his style spans New Orleans jazz, …

Stephen Eyre (born October 17, 1957) is a British Conservative politician, and a barrister. He was educated at Solihull School and New College, Oxford and was a member of Solihull Borough Council from 1983 to 1995, and contested Birmingham Hodge Hill in the 1987 election. In 1992 he stood in the Northern Ireland constituncy of Strangford as part of an attempt to establish a Conservative presence in the province. He came fourth.

Sir Frederick Albert (Bert) Millichip (August 5, 1914 - December 18, 2002) was an English association footballer best known for his sometimes controversial contributions to the administration of the game. Raised in the West Midlands and educated at Solihull School, Millichip played for the third team of West Bromwich Albion F.C. in the years before World War II. During the war, he served in North Africa, Sicily and Italy, rising from an enlisted man to the rank of captain.

Philip Achille is a British harmonica player who attends Solihull School. His recent achievements include: *National Harmonica League Player of the Year 2005 *World Youth Solo Chromatic Harmonica Champion 2005 *World Open Harmonica Champion 2005 *Tabor Foundation Award 2006 *Birmingham International Jazz Festival Young Musician 2006

Daniel Stephen Caines (born May 15, 1979 in Solihull) is an English athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He was educated at Solihull School. In addition to winning medals in individual contests, he has been a fairly successful relay runner.

David J. Briggs (born 1962) is an English organist and composer.

William Shenstone (November 13, 1714 - February 11, 1763) was an English poet and one of the earliest practitioners of landscape gardening through the development of his estate, "The Leasowes".

Richard Jago (1715 - May 8, 1781), was an English poet. He was the third son of Richard Jago, Rector of Beaudesert, Warwickshire.