Birmingham (disambiguation)
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Birmingham
is a city in England. It is England's second city, the most populous place with city status in the United Kingdom, and the largest city commonly known as Birmingham.
Birmingham can also refer to:
United States Navy
United States
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
is a city in England. It is England's second city, the most populous place with city status in the United Kingdom, and the largest city commonly known as Birmingham.
Birmingham can also refer to:
United States
- Birmingham, AlabamaBirmingham, AlabamaBirmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
, the largest city in Alabama and the largest city named Birmingham in the United States- Birmingham, Alabama (Amtrak station)Birmingham, Alabama (Amtrak station)The Birmingham Amtrak Station, located in Birmingham, Alabama, is served by the passenger train The Crescent. The street address is 1819 Morris Avenue, and is located in the middle of downtown fronting the railroad reservation. It features a small waiting room and an elevated platforms constructed...
, known as Birmingham station - Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman Combined Statistical Area
- Birmingham, Alabama (Amtrak station)
- Birmingham, Connecticut
- Birmingham, KentuckyBirmingham, KentuckyBirmingham, Kentucky was a town in Kentucky that was destroyed by the creation of Kentucky Lake.Birmingham was located on land owned by Thomas A. Grubbs in 1849, was laid out and platted in 1853 and incorporated in 1860. Early residents included L. S. Locker, Thomas Love and Thomas C. Grubbs...
, a sunken town - Birmingham, IndianaBirmingham, IndianaBirmingham is an unincorporated town in Allen Township, Miami County, Indiana....
- Birmingham, IowaBirmingham, IowaBirmingham is a city in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States. The population was 423 at the 2000 census.- Geography :Birmingham is located at 40°52'43" North, 91°56'48" West ....
- Birmingham, MichiganBirmingham, MichiganBirmingham is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan and an affluent suburb of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,103...
- Birmingham, Michigan (Amtrak station)Birmingham, Michigan (Amtrak station)Birmingham is an Amtrak station in Birmingham, Michigan. It is served by the .Baggage cannot be checked at this location; however, up to two suitcases in addition to any "personal items" such as briefcases, purses, laptop bags, and infant equipment are allowed on board as carry-ons.Of the 22...
, known as Birmingham station
- Birmingham, Michigan (Amtrak station)
- Birmingham, MissouriBirmingham, MissouriBirmingham is a village in Clay County, Missouri, United States. The population was 214 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Birmingham is located at ....
- Birmingham, Erie County, OhioBirmingham, Erie County, OhioBirmingham is an unincorporated community in eastern Florence Township, Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky Metropolitan Statistical Area. Although Birmingham is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44816...
- Birmingham, Guernsey County, OhioBirmingham, Guernsey County, OhioBirmingham is an unincorporated community in southeastern Monroe Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. It lies at the intersection of Beal, Birmingham, and Peoli Roads, 3¾ miles south of Peoli, 7 miles east-northeast of Kimbolton, and 13 miles northeast of central Cambridge, the...
- Birmingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Birmingham, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
- Birmingham Township, Schuyler County, IllinoisBirmingham Township, Schuyler County, IllinoisBirmingham Township is located in Schuyler County, Illinois. The population was 150 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
- Birmingham (Pittsburgh), a neighborhood in Pittsburgh now known as South Side.
- Birmingham Township, PennsylvaniaBirmingham Township, PennsylvaniaBirmingham Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,208 at the 2010 census.-History:Birmingham Township was the site of the Battle of Brandywine, September 11, 1777, during the American Revolutionary War. Over 18,000 men were engaged. It was,...
People
- Billy BirminghamBilly BirminghamBilly Birmingham is an Australian humourist and sometime sports journalist, most noted for his parodies of Australian cricket commentary in recordings under The Twelfth Man name. He was the writer of the comedy hit Australiana which was made famous by performer Austen Tayshus...
(born 1953), Australian humorist - Christian BirminghamChristian BirminghamChristian Birmingham is a well-known British illustrator and artist who has worked with many leading authors, including children's laureate Michael Morpurgo on books including Whitbread Children's Book of the Year The Wreck of the Zanzibar and Smarties Prize winner The Butterfly Lion...
, British illustrator - Dan BirminghamDan BirminghamDan Birmingham is a St. Petersburg, Florida based boxing trainer who is best known for his work with World Light Middleweight Champion Winky Wright. Birmingham has been training Wright since he began his boxing career, and has remained with him through the present time.Birmingham is also the...
, American boxing trainer - DeCori BirminghamDeCori BirminghamDeCori Birmingham is a former professional gridiron football running back. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005...
, American football player - Edward de Birmingham (died bef. 1538), last member of the Birmingham family to hold the lordship of Birmingham
- George BirminghamGeorge BirminghamGeorge M. Birmingham is a High Court judge and former Irish Fine Gael politician.George Birmingham was born in Dublin in 1954. He was educated at St. Paul's College, Trinity College, Dublin and King's Inns where he qualified as a barrister. He first became involved in politics in 1979 when he...
(born 1954), Irish politician - Joe BirminghamJoe BirminghamJoseph Leo Birmingham was a baseball player. Birmingham was an outfielder who occasionally played the infield for the Cleveland Naps. He was a mediocre hitter, but he had one of the strongest throwing arms and he was a fine defensive center fielder...
(1884 — 1946), American baseball player - John BirminghamJohn Birmingham (disambiguation)John Birmingham is an Australian author.John Birmingham also may refer to:* John Birmingham , 19th century Irish astronomer* John Birmingham , independent film-maker* John Birmingham , a Falkland Islands politician...
(various) - Peter de Birmingham (C12th), founder of Birmingham as a regional economic centre
- Simon BirminghamSimon BirminghamSimon John Birmingham is an Australian politician and Liberal Party member of the Australian Senate since 2007, representing South Australia.-Early life and career:...
(born 1974), Australian politician - Stephen BirminghamStephen BirminghamStephen Birmingham, born May 28, 1932 in Hartford, Connecticut, is an author.Born to Thomas Birmingham and Editha Gardner Birmingham, he received a BA from Williams College in 1953. He is a former teacher of writing at the University of Cincinnati. He has written over thirty books and is now retired...
(born 1932), American author - Tom BirminghamTom BirminghamThomas Francis Birmingham is the former President of the Massachusetts Senate. He is widely credited, along with Mark Roosevelt, with passage of a sweeping education bill, the Education Reform Act of 1993...
(born 1949), American politician
Ships
Royal Navy- HMS Birmingham (1913)HMS Birmingham (1913)HMS Birmingham was lead ship of the Birmingham group of three ships of the "Town" class of light cruisers built by the Royal Navy. Her sister ships were and...
, a Town-class light cruiser launched in 1913 and sold in 1931 - HMS Birmingham (C19)HMS Birmingham (C19)HMS Birmingham was a member of the first group of five ships of the "Town" class of light cruisers. She was built at Devonport Dockyard , and launched on 1 September 1936.-Early career:...
, a cruiser launched in 1936 and broken up in 1960 - HMS Birmingham (D86)HMS Birmingham (D86)HMS Birmingham was a Type 42 destroyer laid down by Cammell Laird and Company, Limited, at Birkenhead on 28 March 1972, launched on 30 July 1973 by Lady Empson, wife of Sir Derek Empson and commissioned on 3 December 1976....
, a Type 42 destroyer in service from 1976 to 1999
United States Navy
- USS Birmingham (CL-2)USS Birmingham (CL-2)USS Birmingham , named for the city of Birmingham, Alabama, was a laid down by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company at Quincy, Massachusetts on 14 August 1905; launched on 29 May 1907; sponsored by Mrs L...
, a light cruiser in service from 1908 to 1923 - USS Birmingham (CL-62)USS Birmingham (CL-62)USS Birmingham , a light cruiser named for the city of Birmingham, Alabama, the "Steel City", was a Cleveland class light cruiser laid down at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company of Newport News in Virginia on 17 February 1941 and launched on 20 March 1942 by Mrs. Cooper Green, wife...
, a light cruiser, in service from 1943 to 1946 and involved in heavy fighting in the Pacific Ocean during World War II - USS Birmingham (SSN-695)USS Birmingham (SSN-695)USS Birmingham , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Birmingham, Alabama. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 24 January 1972 and her keel was laid down on 26...
, a Los Angeles class nuclear attack submarine in service from 1978 to 1997
Airports
- Birmingham Airport in Birmingham, England
- Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Birmingham, Alabama
Education
United Kingdom- University of BirminghamUniversity of BirminghamThe University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
in Birmingham, England (founded 1900) - Birmingham City UniversityBirmingham City UniversityBirmingham City University is a British university in the city of Birmingham, England. It is the second largest of three universities in the city, the other two being the Aston University and University of Birmingham...
in Birmingham, England (founded 1971)
United States
- Birmingham-Southern CollegeBirmingham-Southern CollegeBirmingham–Southern College is a 4-year, private liberal arts college located three miles northwest of downtown Birmingham. Founded in 1856, it is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Approximately 1400 students from 30 states and 23 foreign countries attend the college...
in Birmingham, Alabama - Birmingham High SchoolBirmingham High SchoolBirmingham Community Charter High School is a public coeducational high school in the neighborhood/district of Lake Balboa in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles, California, United States...
in Los Angeles, California - University of Alabama at BirminghamUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamThe University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public university in Birmingham in the U.S. state of Alabama. Developing from an extension center established in 1936, the institution became an autonomous institution in 1969 and is today one of three institutions in the University of Alabama System...
in Birmingham, Alabama
In music
- "Birmingham" (1974), a song by Randy Newman from the album Good Old Boys
- "Birmingham" (1996), a song by Amanda MarshallAmanda MarshallAmanda Meta Marshall is a Canadian pop-rock singer.She grew up in Toronto in a biracial family to a White Canadian father and a Black Trinidadian mother...
- "Birmingham" (2001), a song by Drive-By Truckers from the album Southern Rock OperaSouthern Rock OperaSouthern Rock Opera is the third studio album by the alt country band Drive-By Truckers. It was a double album and released in 2001. Covering an ambitious range of subject matter from the politics of race to 70s stadium rock, Southern Rock Opera either imagines, or filters, every topic through the...
- "Birmingham, Alabama" (1969), recorded by R. B. GreavesR. B. GreavesRonald Bertram Aloysius "R. B." Greaves III is a singer who had chart success in 1969 with the pop single "Take a Letter Maria". A #2 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, this single sold one million copies and earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America...
on the eponymous album - "Birmingham, Alabama", a song recorded by Harry BelafonteHarry BelafonteHarold George "Harry" Belafonte, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, actor and social activist. He was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s...
released on the RCA compilation All-Time Greatest Hits, Vols. 1-3 - "Birmingham Blues", a song from ELO's 1977 album Out of the BlueOut of the Blue (Electric Light Orchestra album)The 30th Anniversary Edition was released on February, 20th 2007 with three bonus tracks.-Personnel:ELO*Jeff Lynne – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion*Bev Bevan – drums, percussion, backing vocals, fire extinguisher on "Mr...
- "Birmingham (We Are Safe)", a song by the David Crowder*Band from the album Church MusicChurch Music (album)Church Music is the fifth full-length studio album by David Crowder Band recorded for sixstepsrecords, released September 22, 2009. It reached #1 on the Billboard Christian albums chart, and debuted at #11 on the Billboard 200.-Recording Process:...
Sport
- Birmingham BaronsBirmingham BaronsThe Birmingham Barons are a minor league baseball team based in Birmingham, Alabama. The team, which plays in the Southern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox major-league club....
, a minor league baseball team - Birmingham BullsBirmingham BullsThe Birmingham Bulls were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. They played in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979 and the Central Hockey League from 1979 to 1981. The Bulls played their home games at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center.Prior to being...
, a defunct professional ice hockey team - Birmingham BulletsBirmingham BulletsThe Birmingham Bullets is a basketball team from Birmingham, who competed in the British Basketball League . The club resigned from the BBL league in the summer of 2006 and soon after went into liquidation, and currently no-longer exist as a basketball franchise.-The future of Birmingham...
, a defunct basketball team - Birmingham City F.C.Birmingham City F.C.Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
, an English football club that currently play in the Football League Championship
Other
- Birmingham (HM Prison)Birmingham (HM Prison)HM Prison Birmingham is a Category B/C men's prison, located in the Winson Green area of Birmingham, England. The prison was formally operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service...
, prison in Birmingham, England, also known as Winson Green Prison - Birmingham City CouncilBirmingham City CouncilThe Birmingham City Council is the body responsible for the governance of the City of Birmingham in England, which has been a metropolitan district since 1974. It is the most populated local authority in the United Kingdom with, following a reorganisation of boundaries in June 2004, 120 Birmingham...
(BCC), England - Birmingham (UK Parliament constituency)Birmingham (UK Parliament constituency)Birmingham was a parliamentary constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the city of Birmingham, in what is now the West Midlands Metropolitan County, but at the time was Warwickshire.-Boundaries and History:...
, constituency 1832-85 - Birmingham (crater)Birmingham (crater)Birmingham is the surviving remnant of a lunar crater. It is named after the astronomer John Birmingham ....
, a lunar crater named for John Birmingham - Birmingham, a star in the constellation CygnusCygnus (constellation)Cygnus is a northern constellation lying on the plane of the Milky Way. Its name is the Latinized Hellenic word for swan. One of the most recognizable constellations of the northern summer and autumn, it features a prominent asterism known as the Northern Cross...
, named for John Birmingham - Birmingham MotorsBirmingham MotorsBirmingham Motors was a United States based automobile company. Organized in 1920, it was tentatively in business only from 1921 through 1923....
, U.S. automobile brand of the 1920s - "Birmingham", for DFS ClassicDFS ClassicThe AEGON Classic, formerly known as the DFS Classic, is an International series tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Held at this location since 1982, the tournament is played on outdoor grass courts...
, a tennis tournament held in Birmingham, England - City of BirminghamLMS Coronation Class (4)6235 City of BirminghamLondon Midland and Scottish Railway , Princess Coronation Class, LMS No. 6235, British Railways No. 46235 City of Birmingham is a preserved British steam locomotive....
, an LMS Coronation Class steam railway locomotiove. - City of Birmingham, a former British Airways Boeing 747-200, registration G-BDXJG-BDXJG-BDXJ is the registration of a Boeing 747-236B aircraft purchased by British Airways in 1980, which after retirement found a new life as a film prop.-Aircraft history:...
- Birmingham New Street railway station, the main railway station in city centre Birmingham, England