The Bass Family

William Bass is arguably the town’s most famous resident as he founded one of the largest and most successful breweries in Burton that went a long way to cementing the town’s history with the industry. Born in Burton in 1717, the brewery boss created Bass & Co in 1777 and he died just one decade later. The first Baron of Burton was Michael Arthur Bass who was born in 1837 and the philanthropist was famous for the magnificent buildings which he created for the town. These included the town hall, St. Margaret's Church and St. Paul's Church.

Andrew Birch

The Private Eye cartoonist is a local Burtonian and he has worked for famous publications including The Observer, The Guardian and The Independent. A former biologist, Birch creates cartoons that are funny without being overly vulgar and his cartoons include editorial and feature illustrations. He lives in Burton on Trent and when he isn’t working in London, he can often be seen shopping in the town centre.

Tracey Hallam

Tracey was born in 1975 in Burton and the professional badminton player proudly took part in the 2008 Olympic Games, held in Beijing. She was knocked out in the third round but she did win the title of the women's singles in badminton during the 2006 Commonwealth Games. While she spends much of her time training and travelling the world attending various sporting events, Hallam is well known in Burton.

Joe Jackson

Jackson was born in Burton on Trent in 1954 and the English singer/songwriter now resides in Germany but rumour has it that he still owns a property in his birthplace. During his long career he was nominated for a Grammy five times over a period that spanned 22 years and was one of the three musicians who challenged the punk era in the 70s, along with Graham Parker and Elvis Costello. While he was actually born in Burton itself, Jackson grew up in neighbouring Swadlincote.

Rob McElwee

The BBC’s longest serving weatherman, Rob McElwee was born in Burton and lived there for many years before moving to Buckinghamshire. McElwee made his inaugural appearance on the BBC in 1991 and his final broadcast went out on January 11, 2011 as the BBC moved him to the back offices in a bid to save money. As well as being an official Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society, McElwee presented forecasts to the UK public on BBC News, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC World News, BBC Radio 4 and BBC One.

As well as all of these famous residents, Burton has also been home to famous jazz drummer Phil Seaman, the last religious martyr who was burnt at the stake, Edward Wightman, actor Philip Bond, co-founder of Porlzilla Designer Toys Paul Burke, MP David Maurice Curry, former England netball captain Olivia Murphy, BBC News presenter Alistair Yates and weightlifting champion Steve Gardner.

Whatever it is about Burton, it certainly seems to have a habit of producing famous faces…