Aston Villa Fans: Chants, Forums & Famous Supporters

Aston Villa are known to have one of the most passionate fan bases in English club football. Aston Villa fans live and breathe their club. Whenever the Premier League team plays at their home venue, the atmosphere at Villa Park turns electric, with chants and songs echoing from every nook and cranny of the stands. No matter what results come out, their support never wavers. For Aston Villa fans, it’s more than football — it’s family as claret and blue run deep in their veins.

Famous Aston Villa Fans: Tom Hanks and Prince William

Aston Villa receives patronage from a lot of celebrities. The likes of cricketers Ian Bell, Chris Woakes, movie actors Brendan Gleeson and Domhnall Gleeson, author Lee Child, and charismatic singer/songwriter Ozzy Osbourne. Among these famous Aston Villa fans, there are two more personalities who can be deemed as royalty. One is actually a royal, while the other is acting royalty. Yes, it is none other than Prince William and Tom Hanks.

Tom Hanks Aston Villa connection started on a very intriguing note. He saw the name of the club pop up for the first time while randomly glossing over some football results. When he heard the name for the first time, he thought it was a tourist destination. But that simple misunderstanding changed the course of his life, and he ended up becoming a lifelong fan. He has attended every Aston Villa game and has been very public in his support for the club.

Prince William Aston Villa enamor began from his school age. In his own words, William confessed to the BBC, “A long time ago at school, I got into football big time. I was looking around for clubs. All my friends at school were either Man United fans or Chelsea fans, and I didn't want to follow the run-of-the-mill teams. I wanted to have a team that was more mid-table, that could give me more emotional rollercoaster moments.”

Whenever Aston Villa plays, you can see the tension on his face become palpable. Prince William Aston Villa celebrations have seen him showing his delight by clapping and clasping both his hands together in jubilant glory, and honestly, it wouldn't be wrong if someday the club chooses to rename itself as Prince William Aston Villa.

Ozzy Osbourne

Among the famous Aston Villa fans is a man so famous that he needs no introduction. Ozzy Osbourne is another Aston Villa fan who has been associated with the club since his childhood. Ozzy was raised in Aston and has stayed a lifelong Villa fan. However, he isn't the only "Villan" in the Black Sabbath family. Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler is also a huge Aston Villa fan.

It was because of this that the “Clarets” honored him with a towering tifo display this year in January during their match against Celtic. As soon as the Tifo was unveiled at the Holte End of Villa Park, the Aston Villa fans broke out in synch, chanting "Aston Villa chants" like "Allez, Allez, Allez.”

Oliver Phelps

Do you remember the prankster George Weasley from the famous Harry Potter series? If you do, then you would know about Oliver Phelps, one of the twins who became immensely popular after the famous wizarding franchise became a household name across the world. Oliver could very well be a silent member of the Aston Villa Fans Forum. Oliver has been very vocal about his support for the club and has also been a proud ambassador for the Aston Villa Foundation.

Lee Child

Crime thriller novelist James Dover Grant is another famous Aston Villa fan, who we know as Lee Child. He is a big Aston Villa fan. Child, who is well known for creating the famous drifter and investigator character Jack Reacher, is known to include the names of Aston Villa players in his novels.

Brendan Gleeson

Veteran actor Brendan Gleeson is another name on this list of celebrity Aston Villa fans. The actor who has starred in innumerable TV shows and movie projects loves football and watching his favourite club create magic on the pitch.

Domhnall Gleeson

Like father, like son, Domhnall Gleeson is also a massive Aston Villa fan. The Star Wars actor doesn't keep his love for Aston Villa a secret and enjoys watching them in action. According to his own confession, he said that his love for the club came from his father. He loves the club so much that he went on to describe Villa's FA Cup semi-final victory over Liverpool as the greatest day of his life.