Ozzy Osbourne, who was born in Marston Green, a suburb of Birmingham, and who died at the age of 76, was one of the city's most celebrated cultural icons. He and Sharon Osbourne were married for 43 years before his death.

The Black Sabbath bench is a public art installation and a tribute to the eponymous British heavy metal band. It is located on Broad Street, above the bridge on Canal Street, in Birmingham.