Wolverhampton Wanderers are based in the West Midlands, meaning that they aren’t exactly a club ideally located to welcome supporters in the same way that London clubs are. Of course, football supporting has always been about so much more than where in the country a club is based at any given time, with many people falling in love with a team for countless different reasons. When it comes to Wolves, most of the celebrities that love the club come from the local area, but that isn’t the case with every single name on the list.
Here is a look at a number of different famous people who either genuinely seem to love Wolves or else have been tangentially linked to doing so for any number of spurious reasons. This list is far from exhaustive, so if you know that there’s a massive fan of the club who could definitely be referred to as ‘famous’ but we haven’t mentioned them here then you don’t need to worry; we’re not ignoring them, we just didn’t include them on our list.
Robert Plant
Known by most as the lead singer of the rock band Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant is a boyhood Wolverhampton Wanderers supporter and in 2009 he was named a Vice President of the club. He had been watching Wolves since he was five-years-old, remaining convinced in the years that followed that the club captain, Billy Wright, had waved to him, winning his support forevermore. He had been watching the club for 55 years by the time he was made a Vice President, taking him on his own Stairway to Heaven.
Andy Murray
Is Andy Murray actually a Wolves fan? Probably not if we’re all being honest about it, but the Scot was once seen training whilst wearing a Wolverhampton Wanderers top and that was enough for some people. He did work with former Head of Medicine at Molineux, Phil Hayward, which is probably where he got a soft spot for the club from. In 2021, Castore, the sportswear brand part-owned by Andy Murray, agreed a deal to supply the kits for Wolves, further instigating speculation.
Eric Idle
Many a Wolverhampton Wanderers fan will have had cause to think ‘always look on the bright side of life’ over the years, but not many will have had the same connection to the song as Eric Idle. In 2021 he tweeted, “Very nostalgic watching Wolves at Molyneux where I used to stand in 1958. Utterly changed of course. A small boy in a school cap standing on an enormous stand. The Wolves made me fall in love with football. Thank you”. Someone else said they never knew he was a Wolves fan and he said, “I was. Stopped in 1962”. Make of that what you will.
Suzi Perry
Suzi Perry became known to many thanks to her coverage of Grand Prix motorcycle racing for the BBC before moving on to present other things. Brought up in Finchfield, a suburb of Wolverhampton, she grew up as a fan of the club and later became a Wolves Foundation Ambassador. She was more than happy to move from just being a lover of the club to playing a part in raising awareness of the work that the charity carries out, having ‘long been an advocate for all things Wolverhampton’.
Steve Edge
Steve Edge is not necessarily a name that a lot of people will recognise, but his face almost certainly is. The comedian was born in Cannock in Staffordshire in 1972 and went on to work as a stand-up comic. He will be known to many thanks to his work in TV shows like Phoenix Nights and Starlings as well as being a writer for the likes 8 Out of 10 Cats. When he appeared on Soccer AM he revealed that he is a Wolverhampton Wanderers season ticket holder, sitting in the Stan Cullis Stand.
Jacqui Oatley
Given the fact that Jacqui Oatley was born in Wolverhampton, grew up there and went to school in the city, it isn’t all that surprising that she supports Wolverhampton Wanderers. Some people might not realise that, though, on account of the fact that the football commentator needs to remain as neutral as possible when she can. Even so, her thoughts about the club have crept out every now and then, not least of all when she has presented a podcast that looks specifically at the experiences of following the club.
Noddy Holder
Anyone who has ever heard a Slade song won’t be shocked to learn that Noddy Holder is from the Midlands, given the fact that what appears to be a Black Country accent tends to come through loud and clear. Born close to Walsall, he fell in love with football at an early age and became a Wolverhampton Wanderers supporter. In 2024, the former rocker sponsored a youth club called Bridgnorth Spartans Under-7’s Red team, demonstrating that it is football in general he loves, not just Wolves.
Edward Elgar
Around a decade after the Football League was founded, composer Edward Elgar found himself at Molineux watching Wolverhampton Wanderers play Stoke City. The person he was there with, Dora Penny, later wrote a book entitled Edward Elgar: Memories of a Variation in which she she said that ‘it all delighted him’. It is unlikely to be the case that he then became an avid Wolves fan, but it is believed that he essentially wrote the first football chant off the back of his experience at Molineux.
Beverley Knight
Singer, songwriter and actress Beverley Knight was born in Wolverhampton in 1973, so it shouldn’t be too much of a shock that she has a soft spot for Wanderers. It is more than just a minor interest, though, following the club keenly and being asked by Wolves to sing at the club’s party after winning promotion to the Premier League. When she was on tour in 2024 she popped along to Compton Park to watch the team train before being handed a shirt with ‘Knight’ and the number 9 on the back of it.
Peter Baker
It isn’t outrageous to suggest that only the keenest of golf fans will recognise the name of Peter Baker, who was named the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year in 1987 but failed to make any serious impact on the European Tour. In fact, the player himself says on his Twitter account that he is a ‘Part-time Golfer, full-time Wolves fan’. That might well tell its own story about where his priorities lie nowadays, regularly tweeting about the club alongside his own golfing accomplishments on the European Senior Tour.