Birmingham (disambiguation)

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Contents 1 Geographic namesakes 2 People 3 Ships 4 Airports 5 Other 6 In art and literature

Birmingham is a city in England. It is the most populated place with city status in the United Kingdom, and the largest city commonly known as Birmingham.

Birmingham can also refer to:

[edit] Geographic namesakes

• United States
  • Birmingham, Alabama, the largest city of Alabama and the largest city named Birmingham in the U.S.
    • Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman Combined Statistical Area
  • Birmingham, Connecticut
  • Birmingham, a community in Johns Creek, Georgia
  • Birmingham, Indiana
  • Birmingham, Iowa
  • Birmingham, Michigan
  • Birmingham, Missouri
  • Birmingham in Pemberton Township, New Jersey
  • Birmingham, Ohio:
    • Birmingham, Erie County, Ohio
    • Birmingham, Guernsey County, Ohio
  • Birmingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania
  • Birmingham, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
  • Birmingham Township, Schuyler County, Illinois
  • Birmingham Township, Pennsylvania

[edit] People

• Billy Birmingham (born 1953), Australian humorist
• Christian Birmingham, British illustrator
• Dan Birmingham, American boxing trainer
• George Birmingham (born 1954), Irish politician
• Joe Birmingham (1884 — 1946), American baseball player
• John Birmingham (born 1964), Australian author
• Simon Birmingham (born 1974), Australian politician
• Stephen Birmingham (born 1932), American author
• Tom Birmingham (born 1949), American politician

[edit] Ships

• Royal Navy
  • HMS Birmingham (1913), a Town-class light cruiser launched in 1913 and sold in 1931
  • HMS Birmingham (C19), a cruiser launched in 1936 and broken up in 1960
  • HMS Birmingham (D86), a Type 42 destroyer in service from 1976 to 1999

• United States Navy
  • USS Birmingham (CL-2), a light cruiser in service from 1908 to 1923
  • USS Birmingham (CL-62), 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), a Los Angeles class nuclear attack submarine in service from 1978 to 1997

[edit] Airports

• Birmingham International Airport (UK)
• Birmingham International Airport (US), located in Birmingham, Alabama

[edit] Other

• Birmingham City Council (BCC)
• Birmingham (crater), a lunar crater named for John Birmingham
• Birmingham City Football Club, an English football team that currently play in the English Football League Championship
• "Birmingham", for DFS Classic, a tennis tournament held in Birmingham, England
• Birmingham High School in Los Angeles, California, USA

[edit] In art and literature

• "Birmingham" (1974), a song by Randy Newman
• "Birmingham" (1996), a song by Amanda Marshall
• "Birmingham" (2001), a song by Drive-By Truckers
• "Birmingham, Alabama" (1969), a song by Harry Belafonte and R. B. Greaves
• Birmingham class battleship, a type of fictional spaceship in the anime Gundam 0083