Notable Historical Residents
- William Bass, (1717–1787) founder of the brewery business of Bass & Co in Burton upon Trent in 1777
- Michael Arthur Bass, 1st Baron Burton (1837–1909), industrialist and philanthropist, member of the Bass brewing dynasty
- William Harold Coltman (1891–1974), VC recipient
- John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, studied at Burton Grammar School. His father wanted the young Jervis to become a barrister but the future Admiral of the Fleet had other ideas and ran away to join the Royal Navy at the age of 13.
- Sir Oswald Mosley, Bt. (1896–1980), leader of the British Union of Fascists
- Edward Wightman (1566–1612), a General Baptist, became the last religious martyr to be burnt at the stake for ‘Heresy’ in England
- Paddy Considine, Multiple BAFTA award winning actor, filmmaker and screenwriter.
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