Notable Residents
- W. H. Auden (1907–1973), who briefly lived in the grounds of Selly Wick House.
- Sir Richard Alfred Pinsent (1852–1948), 1st Baronet Pinsent of Selly Hill, 1938–1948, and former President of the Law Society, 1918–1919, who lived at Selly Wick.
- Phil Lynott (1949–1986), rock musician, was baptised in St Edwards Church and lived in the area as a child.
The economist P.Sargent Florence lived in Selly Wick House. The area is and was home to many academics from Birmingham University, such as Prof. Ivor Keys (1919–1995) and Dr Gordon Warwick (1918–1983), and to two former olympic athletes, Audrey Court and Max Madders.
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