List of people from Burton upon Trent

This is a list of people born in or otherwise associated with Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire, England. People are listed alphabetically within their category of work.

• Nigel Boddice (1952-2022), trumpet player and conductor
• Nathan Dawe (born 1994) DJ and producer from Stretton.^[1]
• Mick Dyche (1951-2018), guitarist^[2]
• Henry Wellington Greatorex (1816-1858), musician
• Christian Hardy (b. 1979), musician
• Paul Harvey (born 1960) a British musician and Stuckist artist
• Nick Hemming, musician
• Joe Jackson, (born 1954) an English musician and singer-songwriter
• Mabel Mercer (1900–1984), Jazz and Cabaret singer
• Phil Seamen, (1926–1972), jazz drummer, who played and recorded with many famous jazz musicians

• Jean Aubrey (1932-2008), actress
• Philip Bond, (1934–2017) actor, played Albert Frazer in the 1970s BBC nautical drama The Onedin Line
• Rosalyn Boulter (1916–1997), actress, George Formby's co-star in George In Civvy Street as well as many British films
• Isaac Hawkins Browne (1705–1760) politician, poet,^[3] and MP for Much Wenlock 1744–1754, friend of Samuel Johnson
• Bill Buckley (b. 1959) actor and radio presenter
• Paddy Considine, (born 1973), actor, film director, screenwriter, and musician
• Luca Gallone, (born 1996) magician
• Judy Gunn (1915-1991), actress
• Pearl Hackney (1916-2009), actress
• Alison Lapper (born 1965) an English artist, member of the Association of Mouth and Foot Painting Artists of the World
• Francis Graham Lodge (1908-2002), artist
• David Macaulay, (born 1946), illustrator and writer
• Arthur Mayger Hind (1880–1957), art historian and Keeper of the Department of Prints, British Museum, 1933–1945
• Disley Jones (1926-2005), stage and film designer
• Anna Passey, (born 1984), actress
• Jean Sprackland (b. 1962), poet
• Malcolm Tod (1897-1968), actor
• Tom Weston-Jones (b. 1987), actor
• Sir Jeffry Wyatville (1766–1840) an English architect and garden designer, made alterations and extensions to Chatsworth House and Windsor Castle.
• Stuart Farrimond, physician, researcher, and best-selling author who was a frequent BBC radio and BBC television science communicator; born in the town.^[4]

• Henry Allsopp, 1st Baron Hindlip (1811-1887), brewer
• Samuel Allsopp, 2nd Baron Hindlip (1842-1897), brewer
• Hamar Bass (1842-1898), brewer
• Michael Arthur Bass, 1st Baron Burton (1837–1909), industrialist, politician and philanthropist, member of the Bass brewing dynasty.^[5]
• Michael Thomas Bass (1760–1827), brewer
• Michael Thomas Bass (1794-1884), brewer
• William Bass, (1717–1787) founder of the brewery business of Bass & Co in Burton in 1777
• Sir William Bass, 2nd Baronet (1879–1952) a British racehorse owner and supporter of the early British film industry
• Sir Stanley Clarke, (1933–2004) businessman (St. Modwen Properties plc) and racecourse owner
• Lieutenant Colonel James Herbert Porter (1892–1973); creator of Newcastle Brown Ale
• Calvert Worthington (1830-1871), brewer

• Graham Bladon (1899-1967), RAF officer
• William Bottrill (1892-1971), RAF officer
• Thomas Byard (1743-1798), Royal Navy officer
• William Harold Coltman (1891–1974) recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Arthur William Hammond (1890-1959), RAF officer
• John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, (1735–1823) Admiral of the Fleet studied at Burton Grammar School from 1745 to 1749.
• Bob Plant (1915-2011) British Army officer
• Brigadier Mike Stone (born 1953) a retired British Army officer, former Director of Information of the British Army and former Chief Information Officer of the Ministry of Defence
• Thomas Erskine Wardle (1877-1944), Royal Navy officer

• William Banfield (1875-1945) Labour MP for Wednesbury
• Andrew Bridgen MP (born 1964), Former Conservative Party and Reclaim Party MP for North West Leicestershire. Brexiteer.^[6]
• Jacob Collier (b. 1997), Labour MP for Burton and Uttoxeter
• David Curry (b. 1944) Conservative MP for Skipton and Ripon
• Christine Grahame MSP (born 1944), SNP politician and Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
• John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton (1867–1947) businessman, Conservative MP for Burton 1918–1943 and gold medallist at the 1900 Summer Olympics^[7]
• John Gretton, 2nd Baron Gretton (1902-1982), MP for Burton
• Kate Kniveton, (born 1971), Conservative MP for Burton from 2019–2024
• Harold Lawrence (1887-1953), member of Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
• Oswald Mosley (1896–1980), leader of the British Union of Fascists.
• Alfred Newbould (1873-1952), Labour politician
• Thomas Swain (1911-1979), Labour MP for North East Derbyshire
• Henry Wardle (1832-1892), Liberal MP for Derbyshire SOuth
• Daniel Watson (c.1617–1683) an English lawyer and politician, a captain of dragoons in the Derbyshire cavalry, a J.P. and he acquired and lived in Nether Hall^[8]
• Judyth Watson (1940-2023), Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
• Tom Wood, pseudonym of Tom Hinshelwood, fiction writer

• Charles John Fynes Clinton (1799-1872), clergyman and classicist
• Anthony Emery (1918-1988), Catholic bishop
• Valpy French (1825-1891) Christian missionary
• Samuel Middleton (priest) (1884-1964), Anglican priest
• Katherine Stubbes (1570/71-1590), subject of the religious tract A Chrystall Glasse for Christian Women
• Robert Sutton (1544–1587 in Stafford) a Roman Catholic priest and martyr, beatified in 1987.
• Edward Wightman (c.1580–1612), a General Baptist, last religious martyr to be burnt at the stake for 'heresy' in England.

• Abraham Bass (1804-1882), "the father of Midland cricket"
• Jamie Benstead (b. 1979), for Derbyshire and Staffordshire
• Callum Brodrick (b. 1998), for Derbyshire
• Mervyn Brooker (1954-2019), for Staffordshire and Cambridgeshire
• Charles Clarke (1910-1997), for Derbyshire and Sussex
• Charlie Dean (b. 2000) for Hampshire
• John Eadie (1861-1923) for Derbyshire
• James Ede (b. 1984) for Derbyshire
• Scott Elstone (b. 1990), for Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
• Sydney Evershed (1861-1937) for Derbyshire
• Carl Eyden (born 1980) for Derbyshire^[9]
• Arthur Girling (1807–1849) for the North of England cricket team and Manchester
• Andrew Goodwin (b. 1982) for Derbyshire
• Edward Gothard (1904-1989) for Derbyshire
• David Green (1935-2020) for Derbyshire
• Ashleigh Lynch, (born 1990), for Loughborough University
• Peter McKay (b. 1994) for Warwickshire
• Nick Potts (b. 2002) for Derbyshire
• Thomas Poynton (b. 1989) for Derbyshire
• George Scrimshaw (b. 1998) for Worcestershire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire and England
• Paul Shaw (b. 1967) for Staffordshire
• Henry Sugden (1859-1935) for Derbyshire

• Ben Appleby (1876-?), for West Bromwich Albion and Bristol Rovers
• Tom Bailey (1888-?), most notably for Stoke.
• Charlie Bannister (1879-1952) for Manchester City, Lincoln City and Swindon Town
• Clem Beddow (1885-?) for Burton United, Manchester United and Burnley
• Dale Belford (b. 1967), played most notably with Hinckley United and Gresley Rovers, now in management
• Amari'i Bell (b. 1994), international caps with Jamaica
• Max Bird (born 2000), defensive midfielder for Derby County F.C. and Bristol City
• Bill Bradbury (1889-1963), for Oldham Athletic and Rochdale
• Harold Bridges (1915-1989) for Tranmere Rovers
• Louis Briscoe (b. 1988), most prolifically for Mansfield Town and Torquay United
• Oliver Brown (1908-1953), for Nottingham Forest, Norwich City and Brighton & Hove Albion
• Adrian Capes (1873–1955) and Arthur Capes (1875–1945) footballing brothers, over 640 pro appearances between them
• Bill Cartwright (1884-?), for Gainsborough Trinity, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur
• Sid Cavendish (1876-1954) for Southampton
• Jack Cowley (1877-1926), for Lincoln City and Swindon Town
• Leigh Cowlishaw (b. 1970) for Richmond Kickers
• Gary Croft (b. 1974) most notably at Grimsby Town, Blackburn Rovers and Cardiff City
• Ross Davidson (b. 1989), most notably at Port Vale, Trafford and Leek Town
• Craig Davies (b. 1986), most notably at Oxford United, Barnsley and Bolton Wanderers and for Wales
• Jack Fairbrother (1917-1999) FA Cup winner with Newcastle United
• George Fern (1874-1955), most notably for Lincoln City
• Rodney Fern (1948-2018) for Leicester City, Luton Town, Chesterfield and Rotherham United
• Ben Fox (born 1998), midfielder for Northampton Town F.C.
• Matthew Ghent (b. 1980) England youth team player
• Len Gilchrist (1881-1958) for Burton United and Derby County
• Kaide Gordon (born 2004) winger or attacking midfielder for Liverpool F.C.
• Willie Gould (1886-?) for Bradford City and Manchester City
• Grenville Hair (1931-1968), for Leeds United
• Vic Halom (born 1948) a former footballer, played 452 pro games and stood for Parliament in Sunderland North in 1992^[10]
• Jamie Hanson (b. 1995) most notably for Derby County and Oxford United
• Ben Hart (b. 2000) for Burton Albion, Tamworth and Coalville
• Shania Hayles (b. 1999( for Birmingham City, Aston Villa, Bristol City and Newcastle United
• Adam Haywood (1875-1932) most notably for WOolwich Arsenal, Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion
• Kane Hemmings (born 1991), striker for Tranmere Rovers
• Tony Hemmings (b, 1967) most notably for Wycombe Wanderers and Macclesfield Town
• Bob Hodgkinson (1902-?), for Wrexham
• Ken Horne (1926-2015) for Brentford
• Dean Howell (b. 1980), most notably for Southport and Crawley Town
• John Joyce (1877-1956), most notably for Tottenham Hotspur
• George Kinsey (1866-1936), most notably for Wolverhampton Wanderers
• Thomas Knibbs (d. 1915) for Burton Swifts
• Richard Knight (b. 1979) most notably for Oxford United and Kettering Town
• Ryan Leak (b. 1998) most prolifically for Salford City and Ross County
• Tom Leak (b. 2000) for Walsall and Kidderminster Harriers
• Ike Marsh (1877-1949) most notably for Doncaster Rovers
• Craig McAughtrie (b. 1981) most notably for Carlisle United
• Tom Metcalf (1878-1938) for Burton United, Southampton and Wolverhampton Wanderers
• David Nish, (born 1947) former Leicester City and Derby County footballer who broke the British transfer record in 1972.^[11]
• Joe North (1895-1955) for Sheffield United, Arsenal, Reading, Gillingham, Norwich City, Watford and Northfleet United; also cricketer at Middlesex
• Lewin Nyatanga, (born 1988), for Northampton Town F.C. (on loan from Barnsley).^[12]
• Tony Parry (1945-2009) for Hartlepool United and Derby County
• Francis Pickering (1891–1966), professional footballer who played as a forward^[13]
• Bernard Port (1925-2007) for Chester
• Levi Redfern (1905-1976) for York City, Huddersfield Town and Bradford City
• Charlie Richards (1875-?) most notably for Grimsby Town and Nottingham Forest
• Steve Round (b. 1970 for Derby County and Nuneaton Borough, since in management
• Mark Sale (born 1972) an English former professional footballer who played 321 pro games, now a first team coach under Gary Rowett with Stoke City^[14]
• Louie Sibley (b. 2001), for Derby County, Oxford United and the England youth teams
• Emily Simpkins (born 1990) an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C.
• Fred Slater (1925-2002) most notably for Birmingham City and York City
• Gary Stanley (b. 1954) most notably for Chelsea, Everton and Swansea City
• Owen Story (b. 1984) most notably for Hinckley United
• Darren Stride (born 1975) a former professional footballer, captained Burton Albion for 12 years and played 654 games^[15]
• Harry Tufnell (1886-1959), most notably for Barnsley
• George Warren (1880-1917) most notably for Coventry City
• Fred Waterson (1877-1918) for Burton Swifts, Burton United, Fulham and Doncaster Rovers
• Paul Williams (b. 1971 most notably for Derby County and Coventry City, later in management

• Richard Bland (b. 1873), golfer
• Neville Brown (born 1966) boxer, British middleweight champion 1993–1998^[16]
• Frazer Clarke (born 1991) a British professional boxer who won a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
• Joe Gambles (b.1982), triathlete
• James Gibbons (b.1993), rugby union player
• Henry Gorton (1871-1900), rugby union player
• Tracey Hallam (born 1975) a former English badminton player, competed in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics
• Matt Haywood (b. 1998), rower
• Peter Hickman, (born 1987) English professional motorcycle racer.
• Mark Holtom (born 1958) a retired English 110 m hurdler, who competed in the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics
• Andrew Morgan (b. 1934), cross-country skier
• Emily Nelson (b. 1996), racing cyclist
• Josie Nelson (b. 2002), racing cyclist
• George Newberry (1917–1978) a track cyclist, bronze medallist in the 4.000m team pursuit at the 1952 Summer Olympics
• John Robinson (1872-1959), rugby union player and cricketer
• Beth Rodford (born 1982) a British rower, she participated in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in London^[17]

• Adrian John Brown (1852-1919) professor of malting and brewing
• Elizabeth Cockayne (1894-1988), nurse
• PC David Copperfield, pen name of police officer Stuart Davidson
• Herbert Willoughby Ellis (1869-1943), entomologist
• Robert W. Ford (1923-2013) British radio officer associated with Tibet.
• Anthony Hardy, (1951–2020) convicted serial murderer
• Frederick Hobday (1859-1969), veterinary surgeon
• Rob McElwee (b. 1961), weather forecaster
• Jose Shercliff (1902-1985), journalist
• Nicholas Whittaker, (born 1957), author, journalist and former pupil of Burton Grammar School
• Alan Winfield (b. 1956), engineer
• Alan Wolffe (1959-2001), biologist
• Alastair Yates (1952–2018) former Sky News and BBC News journalist