- He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1999 Queen's Birthday Honors List for his services to musical theater.
- He was nominated for a 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award: The Hilton Award for Best New Musical of 2002 for "Bombay Dreams", performed at the Apollo Theatre.
- His lyrics for "Tell Me on a Sunday", performed at the Gielgud Theatre, was nominated for a 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Outstanding Musical Production of 2003.
- To date (2007) composed the lyrics for four James Bond title songs: Thunderball (1965), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) and The World Is Not Enough (1999). He also co-wrote the end credits song, "Surrender", from Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), making him the most prolific lyricist of the 007 movie series.
- Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2007.
- Don Black and Christopher Hampton won the 1995 Tony Award (New York City) for the Author (Book) of the Musical for "Sunset Boulevard".
- Brother-in-law of singer Julie Rogers.
- Bombay Dreams will debut on Broadway in New York City at the Broadway Theatre on March 28, 2004. (March 2004)
- Frank Wildhorn and his musical, "Bonnie & Clyde," at the Kokandy Productions in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2018 Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Musical Production.
- He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2024 King's New Years Honours List for his services to music. He is a lyricist in London, England.
- Began his entertainment career as an office boy at the New Musical Express when it started publishing.
- Youngest of 5 siblings.
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