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Merseyside Merseyside ( ) is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in North West England, with a population of 1.38 million. It encompasses both banks of the Mersey Estuary and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wi ...
, including those from the city of
Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...
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Jacqui Abbott Jacqueline Abbott (born 10 November 1973) is an English singer who was a vocalist with the band The Beautiful South from 1994 to 2000, following the departure of Briana Corrigan. With Abbott, the band released several Top 10 singles. Amongst t ...
: Singer with
The Beautiful South The Beautiful South were an English pop rock group formed in 1988 by Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway, two former members of the Hull group The Housemartins, both of whom performed lead and backing vocals. Other members throughout the band's exi ...
. * Gary Ablett: Footballer,
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
and Everton F.C. *
Cyril Abraham Cyril Stanley Abraham (22 September 1915 – 30 July 1979), was an English screenwriter best known for creating the popular BBC series ''The Onedin Line'' (1971–1980), writing the scripts for 22 episodes in addition to five novels based on the ...
: Creator and writer of ''
The Onedin Line ''The Onedin Line'' is a BBC television drama series that ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham. The series is set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 and covers the rise of a fictional shipping company, the Onedin Line, na ...
''. *
Derek Acorah Derek Francis Johnson (27 January 1950 – 4 January 2020), known professionally as Derek Acorah, was a British spiritual medium. He was best known for his television work on ''Most Haunted'', broadcast on Living TV (2002–2010). His career ...
: Radiopsychic and author. *
Alan A'Court Alan A'Court (30 September 1934 – 14 December 2009) was an English footballer who mostly played for Liverpool. He gained five caps for England and represented the nation at the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Playing career Born in Rainhill, Lancash ...
: Footballer represented
England national football team The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. *
John Aldridge John William Aldridge (born 18 September 1958) is a former football player and manager. He was a prolific, record-breaking striker best known for his time with English club Liverpool in the late 1980s. His tally of 330 Football League goals is ...
: Footballer,
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
Republic of Ireland international. * Nicky Allt: Playwright. * Major General Ernest Wright Alexander: Recipient of the
Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...
during
World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
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Jean Alexander Jean Margaret Hodgkinson (11 October 1926 – 14 October 2016), known by the stage name Jean Alexander, was a British television actress. She was best known to television viewers for her long running role of Hilda Ogden in the soap opera ''Co ...
: Actress played Hilda Ogden on the long-running soap opera '' Coronation Street'', and Auntie Wainwright in ''
Last of the Summer Wine ''Last of the Summer Wine'' is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke and originally broadcast by the BBC from 1973 to 2010. It premiered as an episode of '' Comedy Playhouse'' on 4 January 1973, and the first series of episodes f ...
''. *
Trent Alexander-Arnold Trent John Alexander-Arnold (born 7 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for club Liverpool and the England national team. Known for his range of passing, crossing and assists, he is regarded as one o ...
: Footballer,
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
and
England international The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
. * Peter Allen: Wallasey-born killer, who along with his accomplice Gwynn Owen Evens became the last judicial executions by
capital punishment Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned practice of deliberately killing a person as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime, usually following an authorized, rule-governed process to conclude that t ...
in
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
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Marc Almond Peter Mark Sinclair "Marc" Almond, (born 9 July 1957) is an English singer. Almond first began performing and recording in the synthpop/ new wave duo Soft Cell where he became known for his distinctive soulful voice and androgynous image. ...
: Singer-songwriter. *
Jeannette Altwegg Jeannette Eleanor Wirz CBE (née Altwegg; 8 September 1930 – 18 June 2021) was a British figure skater who competed in ladies' singles. She was the 1952 Olympic champion, the 1948 Olympic bronze medalist, the 1951 World champion, and a ...
: Figure skating, 1952 Winter Olympics
Gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile me ...
medalist, brought up in Liverpool from the age of two. *
Chris Amoo Christopher Charles Amoo (born 14 October 1952) is a British singer-songwriter and the lead singer of English soul group, The Real Thing. He is also a dog breeder, and a judge at dog shows including Crufts, where he has had great success with ...
: singer-songwriter,
The Real Thing The Real Thing or Real Thing may refer to: Film and television * The Real Thing (film), ''The Real Thing'' (film) or ''Livers Ain't Cheap'', a 1996 American film * ''The Real Thing'', a 1980 television documentary by James Burke (science historian) ...
. * Charles Anderson:
Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...
recipient. *
Freya Anderson Freya Ann Alexandra Anderson (born 4 March 2001) is a British swimmer, known primarily for her achievements as a freestyle sprinter, especially as a relay swimmer for Great Britain. Anderson achieved nine relay gold medals at three editions of t ...
: Swimmer, gold medalist in the
2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...
. * Rupert Anderson: Footballer, Merseyside's first
England international The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
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Martyn Andrews Martyn Andrews is a British TV executive producer, television presenter, broadcast journalist, actor and singer. He is currently works at TRT World News in Istanbul. He develops and produces TV formats and documentaries, makes other freelance ...
: TV presenter, journalist, singer and actor *
Michael Angelis Nicolas Michael Angelis (29 April 1944 – 30 May 2020) was an English actor. He was best known for his television roles as Chrissie Todd in ''Boys from the Blackstuff'', Martin Niarchos in '' G.B.H.'' and as a UK narrator of the British child ...
: Actor, played TV roles such as Lucien Boswell in ''
The Liver Birds ''The Liver Birds'' is a British sitcom, set in Liverpool, North West England, which aired on BBC1 from April 1969 to January 1979, and again in 1996. The show was created by Carla Lane and Myra Taylor. The two Liverpudlian housewives had met ...
'', Chrissie Todd in '' Boys from the Black Stuff'' and as narrator of ''
Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' (originally known as ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and later ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'') is a British children's television series that aired across 24 series from 1984 to 2021. Based on ''The ...
''. * Paul Angelis: Actor, most famous for playing Ringo in
The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developmen ...
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Yellow Submarine (film) ''Yellow Submarine'' (also known as ''The Beatles: Yellow Submarine'') is a 1968 animated jukebox musical comedy adventure film inspired by the music of the Beatles, directed by animation producer George Dunning, and produced by United Artists ...
and Karageorge in the
James Bond The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...
film
For Your Eyes Only (film) ''For Your Eyes Only'' is a 1981 spy film directed by John Glen (director), John Glen (in his feature directorial debut) and produced by Albert R. Broccoli. The film stars Roger Moore as the fictional Secret Intelligence Service, MI6 agent Por ...
. * Richard Ansdell: (1815-1885) Artist. * John Archer: (1863-1932) First black mayor in London (Battersea). *
Jimmy Ashcroft James Ashcroft (12 September 1878 – 9 April 1943) was an English football goalkeeper. Born in Liverpool, Ashcroft began his career with several local sides, briefly signing as an amateur with Everton, before moving south and joining South ...
: Footballer,
England international The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
. *
April Ashley April Ashley (29 April 1935 – 27 December 2021) was an English model. She was outed as a transgender woman by ''The Sunday People'' newspaper in 1961 and is one of the earliest British people known to have had sex reassignment surgery. Her ...
: Model, restaurant hostess and transsexual rights campaigner. *
Arthur Askey Arthur Bowden Askey, (6 June 1900 – 16 November 1982) was an English comedian and actor. Askey was known for his short stature (5' 2", 1.58 m) and distinctive horn-rimmed glasses, and his playful humour incorporating improvisation ...
: Comedian. *
Neil Aspinall Neil Stanley Aspinall (13 October 1941 24 March 2008) was a British music industry executive. A school friend of Paul McCartney and George Harrison, he went on to head the Beatles' company Apple Corps. The Beatles employed Aspinall first as t ...
: Music executive of
Apple Corps Apple Corps Limited (informally known as Apple) is a multi-armed multimedia corporation founded in London in January 1968 by the members of the Beatles to replace their earlier company (Beatles Ltd.) and to form a conglomerate. Its name (pron ...
and managing director of
Apple Records Apple Records is a record label founded by the Beatles in 1968 as a division of Apple Corps Ltd. It was initially intended as a creative outlet for the Beatles, both as a group and individually, plus a selection of other artists including Ma ...
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Ian Astbury Ian Robert Astbury (born 14 May 1962) is an English singer, best known as a founding member, lead vocalist and frontman of the rock band the Cult. During various hiatuses from the Cult, Astbury has fronted the short-lived Holy Barbarians in 1 ...
: Musician, singer and songwriter in the rock band
The Cult The Cult are an English rock band formed in 1983 in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Before settling on their current name in January 1984, the band performed under the name Death Cult, which was an evolution of the name of lead singer Ian Astbury' ...
, lead singer in the American rock band
The Doors of the 21st Century ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
. * Blanche Atkinson: Victorian novelist and children's writer. *
Ron Atkinson Ronald Frederick Atkinson (born 18 March 1939), commonly known as "Big Ron" or "Mr. Bojangles", is an English former football player and manager. In the 1990s and early 2000s, he was regarded as one of Britain's best-known football pundits. Nic ...
: Footballer, manager of
Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd), or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The club competes in the Premier League, ...
, Atlético Madrid and
Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Pa ...
*
Graham Atkinson Graham Atkinson (17 May 1943 – 5 January 2017) was an English footballer. He was a stalwart at Oxford United in their initial years in the Football League (1962–1974). His brother is Ron Atkinson. Playing career Graham Atkinson joined A ...
: Footballer. *
Frederick Attock Frederick Attock (10 February 1846 – 21 May 1902) was Carriage Superintendent of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) and the first president of Newton Heath L&YR F.C., the club that later became Manchester United F.C. Biography Attoc ...
: The first president and founder of Newton Heath L&YR FC that later became
Manchester United F.C Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The two ...
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* Beryl Bainbridge: Writer, nominated several times for the Booker Prize. * Lilian Bader: (1918–2015) One of the first black woman to join the British Armed Forces. * James Baines: (1822-1889)
Ship-owner A ship-owner is the owner of a merchant vessel (commercial ship) and is involved in the shipping industry. In the commercial sense of the term, a shipowner is someone who equips and exploits a ship, usually for delivering cargo at a certain fre ...
founder of James Baines & Co. that operated some of the most famous Clipper ships at the time. * John Bailey: Footballer, Everton F.C. *
Leighton Baines Leighton John Baines (born 11 December 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back. He is currently U-18s manager at Everton. Baines started his career with Wigan Athletic, and was part of the team that won th ...
: Footballer, Everton F.C.
England international The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
. * Anna, Lady Barlow: Suffragette. * Frederick Barrett: RMS ''Titanic'' survivor. *
Tony Barrow Anthony F. J. Barrow (11 May 1936 – 14 May 2016) was an English press officer who worked with the Beatles between 1962 and 1968. He coined the phrase "the Fab Four", first using it in an early press release. Life Early life In the late 1 ...
: Music Manager of
The Kinks The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhyt ...
,
The Bee Gees ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...
, Bay City Rollers, and others. * James Barton: founder of
Cream Cream is a dairy product composed of the higher-fat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. In un-homogenized milk, the fat, which is less dense, eventually rises to the top. In the industrial production of cream, this process ...
and
Creamfields Creamfields is an electronic dance music festival series founded and organised by British club promoter Cream, with its UK edition taking place on August Bank Holiday weekend, with a number of international editions held across various territ ...
, President of Electronic dance music at Live Nation Entertainment. *
Joe Baker Joseph Henry Baker (17 July 1940 – 6 October 2003) was an England international footballer. Born in Woolton in Liverpool, England, he spent virtually his entire childhood growing up in Motherwell, Scotland. He is notable for being the first ...
: Footballer,
England international The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
. *
Tom Baker Thomas Stewart Baker (born 20 January 1934) is an English actor and writer. He is well known for his portrayal of the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' from 1974 to 1981.Scott, Danny. (1 ...
: Actor famous for his portrayal of the lead role in '' Doctor Who'' in the 1970s and 1980s. * John Ball:
The Open Championship The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later t ...
winner, inducted into the
World Golf Hall of Fame The World Golf Hall of Fame is located at World Golf Village near St. Augustine, Florida, in the United States, and it is unusual among sports halls of fame in that a single site honors both men and women. It is supported by a consortium of 26 go ...
. Also a Blue plaque at
Royal Liverpool Golf Club The Royal Liverpool Golf Club is a golf club in Wirral in Merseyside, England. It was founded in 1869 on what was then the racecourse of the Liverpool Hunt Club. It received the "Royal" designation in 1871 due to the patronage of the Duke of ...
. * Matthew Ball: Principal dancer with
The Royal Ballet The Royal Ballet is a British internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England. The largest of the five major ballet companies in Great Britain, the Royal Ballet was founded in ...
*
Michael Ball Michael Ashley Ball (born 27 June 1962) is an English singer, presenter and actor. He made his West End debut in 1985 playing Marius Pontmercy in the original London production of ''Les Misérables'', and went on to star in 1987 as Raoul in ...
: Footballer,
Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the Govan district of Glasgow which plays in the Scottish Premiership. Although not its official name, it is often referred to as Glasgow Rangers outside Scotland. The fou ...
and
PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, w ...
and
England international The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
. *
Shirley Ballas Shirley Annette Ballas (née Rich, formerly Stopford; born 6 September 1960) is an English ballroom dancer, dance teacher, and dance adjudicator. She specialises in the International Latin division, where she won several championship titles w ...
: Ballroom dancer & TV personality. *
Billy Balmer Billy Balmer (29 July 1875 – February 1961) was an English footballer who played as a right-back for Everton, as well as the England national side. His brother Bob played alongside him for Everton and his nephew was Jack Balmer. Career Bal ...
: Footballer,
England international The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
, brother of Everton F.C. footballer Bob Balmer. *
Jack Balmer John Balmer (6 February 1916 — 25 December 1984) was an English footballer who played as a striker for English club Liverpool. Life and playing career Born in West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Balmer played for Collegiate Old Boys ...
: Footballer
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
*
Leslie Banks Leslie James Banks CBE (9 June 1890 – 21 April 1952) was an English stage and screen actor, director and producer, now best remembered for playing gruff, menacing characters in black-and-white films of the 1930s and 1940s, but also the Chor ...
: Actor. * Harmood Banner: (1782-1865) Founder of Liverpool society of chartered accountants the persecutor of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. * Paul Barber: Actor who played
Denzil Tulser Denzil Tulser (born 8 August 1948), is a character in the popular BBC sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'' played by Paul Barber. Denzil is a long-distance lorry driver originating from Liverpool, a good friend of Derek Trotter and one of Del's ...
in ''
Only Fools and Horses ''Only Fools and Horses....'' is a British television sitcom created and written by John Sullivan (writer), John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas ...
''. *
Clive Barker Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English novelist, playwright, author, film director, and visual artist who came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories, the ''Books of Blood'', which established him as a leading h ...
: Author, director and visual artist. *
Ross Barkley Ross Barkley (born 5 December 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nice. Barkley began his professional career at Everton in 2010. After loan spells at Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United he b ...
: Footballer,
England international The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
. *
Joey Barton Joseph Anthony Barton (born 2 September 1982) is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He made 269 appearances in the Premier League, including 130 for Manchester City. He is currently the man ...
: Footballer. *
Hogan Bassey Hogan "Kid" Bassey MBE MON (3 June 1932 – 26 January 1998) was a Nigerian-British boxer; he was the first man of Nigerian descent to become a world boxing champion. He was born Okon Asuquo Bassey on the banks of the Cross River, Creek To ...
: Professional boxer, the first man of Nigerian descent to become a world boxing champion. * Sir Percy Bates: Chairman of
Cunard-White Star Line Cunard-White Star Line, Ltd, was a British shipping line which existed between 1934 and 1949. History The company was created to control the joint shipping assets of the Cunard Line and the White Star Line after both companies experienced fina ...
who oversaw the launch of the and . * Margaret Beavan: Politician *
Peter Beckett Peter Beckett (born 10 August 1948) is an English musician and songwriter who has written songs for many prominent recording artists, his own bands and solo work, and for several films. He is likely best known as the lead singer and guitarist ...
: Musician, singer and songwriter who got number one hit in US with Baby Come Back. *
Thomas Beecham Sir Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet, Order of the Companions of Honour, CH (29 April 18798 March 1961) was an English conductor and impresario best known for his association with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic and the Roya ...
: Conductor and
Impresario An impresario (from the Italian ''impresa'', "an enterprise or undertaking") is a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays, or operas, performing a role in stage arts that is similar to that of a film or television producer. His ...
. * Richard Beddows: Recipient of the
Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valo ...
in the
American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...
. * Tom Bell: Actor in ''
Prime Suspect ''Prime Suspect'' is a British police procedural television drama series devised by Lynda La Plante. It stars Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison, one of the first female Detective Chief Inspectors in Greater London's Metropolitan Police Service, who ...
'', '' The Krays'' and ''
Wish You Were Here Wish You Were Here may refer to: Film, television, and theater Film * ''Wish You Were Here'' (1987 film), a British comedy-drama film by David Leland * ''Wish You Were Here'' (2012 film), an Australian drama/mystery film by Kieran Darcy-Smith ...
''. *
Tony Bellew Anthony Lewis Bellew (born 30 November 1982) is an English former professional boxer who competed from 2007 to 2018, and has since worked as a boxing analyst and commentator. He held the WBC cruiserweight title from 2016 to 2017, and challeng ...
: Professional boxer, former WBC World Cruiserweight champion, *
Mitch Benn Mitchell John Benn (born 20 January 1970) is an English comedian, author and musician known for his comedy rock songs performed on BBC radio. He was, until 2016, a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's satirical programme '' The Now Show'', and h ...
: Comedian and songwriter, known for his work on BBC Radio 2 and 4. * James Theodore Bent: Explorer Archaeologist, and author. * Arthur Berry England footballer international who won Gold medal in the 1908 and 1912 summer Olympics *
Henry Berry Henry Berry, (1719 in England – 1812) was Liverpool's second dock engineer succeeding Thomas Steers and being succeeded by Thomas Morris. Berry Street in Liverpool may be named after Berry who lived in a house at the junction with Duke Stree ...
: (1719-1812) Engineer of the
Sankey Canal The Sankey Canal in North West England, initially known as the Sankey Brook Navigation and later the St Helens Canal, is a former industrial canal, which when opened in 1757 was England's first of the Industrial revolution, and the first moder ...
when opened in 1757 was Britain's first of the
Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Great Britain, continental Europe, and the United States, that occurred during the period from around 1760 to about 1820–1840. This transition included going f ...
and the first modern canal linking St Helens to the
River Mersey The River Mersey () is in North West England. Its name derives from Old English and means "boundary river", possibly referring to its having been a border between the ancient kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria. For centuries it has formed par ...
at Spike Island. *
Leanne Best Leanne Best (born 15 June 1979) is an English actress. She is the niece of former Beatle, Pete Best. She trained at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and presently lives in South West (London sub region), southwest London. She is kno ...
: Actress. *
Pete Best Randolph Peter Best (né Scanland; born 24 November 1941) is an English musician known as the drummer of the English rock band the Beatles who was dismissed immediately prior to the band achieving worldwide fame. Fired from the group in 1962 ...
: Early member of
The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developmen ...
* John Bibby: Founder of the
Bibby Line Bibby Line is a UK company concerned with shipping and marine operations. Its parent company, Bibby Line Group Limited, can be traced back to John Bibby who founded the company in 1807. The company along with the group is based in Liverpool. ...
, the world's oldest independently owned shipping and maritime operations company. *
Wayne Bickerton Wayne Bickerton (born Arthur Ronald Bickerton; 11 July 1941 – 29 November 2015) was a British record producer, songwriter and music business executive. He became well known, with Tony Waddington, as writer and producer of a series of UK chart ...
: Songwriter and record producer. *
John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey John Charles Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey, (3 August 1840 – 3 September 1929) was a British jurist and politician. After early success as a lawyer, and a less successful spell as a politician, he was appointed a judge, working in commercial la ...
: Jurist and politician, known for heading the British inquiry into the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' the and the . * Dyan Birch: Singer, who had chart success with pop group Arrival and
Soul In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being". Etymology The Modern English noun '' soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest atte ...
group Kokomo. * John Birt: Former Director General of the
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, Member of the
House of Lords The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminste ...
. *
John Bishop John Marcus Bishop (born 30 November 1966) is an English comedian, presenter, actor and former footballer. Bishop formerly played football as a midfielder for Winsford United F.C., Crewe Alexandra F.C., Runcorn F.C., Rhyl F.C., Witton Al ...
: Comedian, presenter & actor. *
James Gordon Partridge Bisset Sir James Gordon Partridge Bisset, CBE, RD (15 July 1883 – 28 March 1967) was a British merchant sea captain who served as Commodore of the Cunard White Star Line (1944–47). He documented his fifty-year sea career in a three volume autobio ...
: Second officer of the that rescued 712 ''
Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, Unit ...
'' survivors, Captain both and that delivered 447,777 troops to various theatres of conflict during
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
. * Cilla Black: Singer, entertainer and presenter of the long-running television show ''
Blind Date A blind date is a social engagement between two people who have not met, usually arranged by a mutual acquaintance. Structure A blind date is arranged for by a mutual acquaintance of both participants. The two people who take part in the blind ...
''. *
Grey Blake Grey Blake (1902–1971) was a British stage, film and television actor. Amongst his stage appearances was as Peter Quilpe in the original Broadway production of '' The Cocktail Party'' by T.S. Eliot at Henry Miller's Theatre in 1950. He repris ...
: Film actor. * Alan Bleasdale: TV dramatist. * Gary Bleasdale: Actor and playwright. *
Chris Boardman Christopher Miles Boardman, (born 26 August 1968) is a British former racing cyclist. A time trial and prologue specialist, Boardman won the inaugural men's World time trial championship in 1994, won the individual pursuit gold medal at the 1 ...
: Cyclist, gold medallist at the 1992 Olympics. * Stan Boardman: Comedian. *
Phil Boersma Philip Boersma (born 24 September 1949 in Kirkby) is an English former professional footballer, who played as a midfield/striker for Liverpool and Middlesbrough among others. Life and playing career He began his career with Liverpool, signin ...
: Footballer. *
Jean Boht Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jea ...
: Actress. * Alfred Booth: Shipping magnate, founder of the Alfred booth shipping company., father of television producer
Sir Philip Booth, 2nd Baronet Sir Philip Booth, 2nd Baronet (8 February 1907 – 5 January 1960) was an aristoctratic British television director and producer who emigrated to California. Biography Early life Born on 8 February 1907, the son of Sir Alfred Allen Booth, 1st B ...
and grandfather of
Douglas Allen Booth Sir Douglas Allen Booth, 3rd Bt (born 2 December 1949), is an Anglo-American aristocratic screen writer and television producer. Early life He is the elder son of Sir Philip Booth (1907–1960),''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage'', ...
. * Angela Elizabeth Booth: Eugenicist and politician. * Charles Booth: Pioneer in social research, Blue plaque marks is former home at Grenville Place. *
Henry Booth Henry Booth (4 April 1788 – 28 March 1869) was a British corn merchant, businessman and engineer particularly known as one of the key people behind the construction and management of the pioneering Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&M), the ...
: (1788-1869) Inventor and director of the world's first steam railway conducting both scheduled passenger service and freight. * Lewis Booth: Executive Vice-president at the
Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobi ...
, Director of
Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce (always hyphenated) may refer to: * Rolls-Royce Limited, a British manufacturer of cars and later aero engines, founded in 1906, now defunct Automobiles * Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, the current car manufacturing company incorporated in ...
. * Tony Booth: Actor and father of Cherie Booth. Played Mike Rawlins in the sitcom ''
Till Death Us Do Part ''Till Death Us Do Part'' is a British television sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1965 to 1975. The show was first broadcast in 1965 as a ''Comedy Playhouse'' pilot, then as seven series between 1966 and 1975. In 1981, ITV continued the sitcom ...
''. * Lord Ian Botham: Cricketer. * Stanley Boughey: Recipient of the
Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...
. *
Roy Boulter Roy Boulter (born 2 July 1964, Liverpool) was the English drummer in the Liverpool-based pop group The Farm. He joined the band in 1987, enjoying success with the number one album, ''Spartacus'', and hits such as " Groovy Train" and " All Togeth ...
: Drummer in
The Farm (British band) The Farm are a British band from Liverpool. Their first album, ''Spartacus'', reached the top position on the UK Albums Chart when it was released in March 1991; ''Spartacus 30'' was released in 2021 to commemorate the anniversary. ''Spartacus ...
and co-founder of Hurricane Films. *
Charles Brabin Charles Brabin (April 17, 1882 – November 3, 1957) was a British-American film director. Biography Born in Liverpool, England, he was educated at St. Francis Xavier College. Brabin sailed to New York City in the early 1900s and, while hold ...
: (1882-1957) Film director. *
Eddie Braben Edwin Charles Braben (31 October 1930 – 21 May 2013) was an English comedy writer and performer best known for providing material for Morecambe and Wise. He also worked for David Frost, Ronnie Corbett and Ken Dodd. Life and career Brabe ...
: Comedy writer and performer. *
Bessie Braddock Elizabeth Margaret Braddock (née Bamber; 24 September 1899 – 13 November 1970) was a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Liverpool Exchange division from 1945 to 1970. She was a ...
: Labour politician, represented Liverpool electorate of Exchange for 24 years. *
Paul Bracewell Paul William Bracewell (born 19 July 1962) is an English former professional football player and manager. Bracewell played as a midfielder. He was a member of the Everton side that won the League title in 1985 and 1987 as well as the Europe ...
: Footballer, Everton F.C.
England International The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
. *
Doug Bradley Douglas William Bradley (born 7 September 1954) is an English actor and author, best known for his role as the lead Cenobite "Pinhead" in the ''Hellraiser'' film series and for narration on various Cradle of Filth albums. He is also starrin ...
: Actor, best known as Pinhead from his best friend Clive Barker's ''
Hellraiser ''Hellraiser'' is a 1987 British supernatural horror film written and directed by Clive Barker, and produced by Christopher Figg, based on Barker's 1986 novella ''The Hellbound Heart''. The film marked Barker's directorial debut. Its plot invol ...
'' films. * Harry Bradshaw:
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
first ever
England international The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
. * Henry Arthur Bright: (1830-1984)
Ship-owner A ship-owner is the owner of a merchant vessel (commercial ship) and is involved in the shipping industry. In the commercial sense of the term, a shipowner is someone who equips and exploits a ship, usually for delivering cargo at a certain fre ...
, Managing partner in Gibbs, Bright & Co. that owned The
SS Great Britain SS ''Great Britain'' is a museum ship and former passenger steamship that was advanced for her time. She was the largest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1854. She was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859), for the Great We ...
ship making its maiden voyage across the Atlantic in July 1845 from Liverpool to New York. * Stan Brittain: cyclists, Olympic silver medalist. *
Bernard Beryl Brodie Bernard Beryl Brodie (7 August 1907 – 28 February 1989) was an English scientist. A leading researcher on drug therapy, he is considered by many to be the founder of modern pharmacology and brought the field to prominence in the 1940s an ...
: (1907–1989) he is considered by many to be the founder of modern Pharmacology. *
Maurice Brodie Maurice Brodie (1903–1939) was a British-born American virologist who developed a polio vaccine in 1935. Early years and education Brodie was born in Liverpool, England, the son of Samuel Broude and Esther Ginsburg. The family immigrated to Ott ...
: (1903–1939)
Virologist Virology is the scientific study of biological viruses. It is a subfield of microbiology that focuses on their detection, structure, classification and evolution, their methods of infection and exploitation of host cells for reproduction, thei ...
, who developed a
Polio vaccine Polio vaccines are vaccines used to prevent poliomyelitis (polio). Two types are used: an inactivated poliovirus given by injection (IPV) and a weakened poliovirus given by mouth (OPV). The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends all chi ...
in 1935, brother of
Bernard Beryl Brodie Bernard Beryl Brodie (7 August 1907 – 28 February 1989) was an English scientist. A leading researcher on drug therapy, he is considered by many to be the founder of modern pharmacology and brought the field to prominence in the 1940s an ...
. *
John Alexander Brodie John Alexander Brodie (1858 – 1934) was an English civil engineer. He was especially known for his contribution to town planning in Liverpool, notably as one of the engineers who led the design of the Mersey Tunnel under the River Merse ...
: English civil engineer. * Tom Bromilow: Footballer,
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
and
England international The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
. *
Jack Brooks (lyricist) Jack Brooks (14 February 1912 – 8 November 1971) was an English- American lyricist. Brooks was born in Liverpool, England. His family was Jewish and originally from Russia, having changed their surname to Brooks from Bruch. He wrote lyri ...
. Songwriter, of
That's Amore "That's Amore" is a 1953 song by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Jack Brooks, and became a major hit and signature song for Dean Martin, who first recorded and released it that year. ''Amore'' () means "love" in Italian. History The song ...
and
Ole Buttermilk Sky "Ole Buttermilk Sky" was a big hit in 1946 for Kay Kyser and other artists. It has been covered by a multitude of artists over the years. The following year, it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 19th Academy Awards ...
. *
Robbie Brookside Robert Edward Brooks (born 11 March 1966), better known by his ring name Robbie Brookside, is an English retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he works as a trainer/producer for the NXT brand. He has toured all ov ...
: Professional wrestler. * John Brophy Author of over 40 books; some adapted to film. *
Ian Broudie Ian Zachary Broudie (born 4 August 1958) is an English musician and singer-songwriter from Liverpool. After emerging from the post-punk scene in Liverpool in the late 1970s as a member of Big in Japan, Broudie went on to produce albums (somet ...
: Singer and songwriter with the
Lightning Seeds The Lightning Seeds (also known as Lightning Seeds) are an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1989 by Ian Broudie (vocals, guitar, producer), formerly of the bands Big in Japan, Care, and Original Mirrors. Originally a studio-based s ...
. * Andy Brown:
Vocalist Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...
and guitarist of the band Lawson. *
Faith Brown Faith Brown (born Eunice Irene Carroll; 28 May 1944) is an English actress, singer, comedian and impressionist. She was a star of the ITV impressions show '' Who Do You Do?'', and was The Voice in the TV show '' Trapped!''. Brown was born in ...
: Comedian, singer and actress. *
Nessie Stewart-Brown Nessie Stewart-Brown JP (née Muspratt; 5 September 1864 – 7 April 1958) was a British suffragist and Liberal Party politician. Her name and picture is on the plinth of the statue of Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square. Background Nessie M ...
: Suffragette the sister of
Julia Solly Julia Frances Solly (née Muspratt; 21 December 1862 – 1953) was a British suffragist, feminist and temperance activist. After her marriage, she moved to South Africa, where she became one of the most recognisable feminists in the Cape Colony. ...
. * Tom Brown:
Major league baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
player * Sir William Brown: (1784-1864)
Bank A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets. Because ...
er, founder of
Brown Shipley Brown Shipley is a member of Quintet Private Bank. It is headquartered in London's Moorgate, behind the Bank of England. Brown Shipley offers wealth planning, investment management and lending services for private, corporate and institutional cl ...
, partner in family firm Alex. Brown & Sons the first
Investment Bank Investment is the dedication of money to purchase of an asset to attain an increase in value over a period of time. Investment requires a sacrifice of some present asset, such as time, money, or effort. In finance, the purpose of investing i ...
in the
United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
. *
Tyias Browning Tyias Charles Browning (born 27 May 1994), also known as Jiang Guangtai (), is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port. Born in Liverpool, England to a mother of Cantonese descent, he has ...
: Footballer, Shanghai Port F.C. China International. *
David Brownlow, Baron Brownlow of Shurlock Row David Ellis Brownlow, Baron Brownlow of Shurlock Row, DL (born 16 September 1963) is a British entrepreneur, Conservative Party donor, philanthropist and life peer. He sits as a member of the House of Lords and served as Vice-Chairman of the ...
: Member of the
House of Lords The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminste ...
. *
Henry Brunner Henry Brunner (22 January 1838 – 17 June 1916) was an English chemist. Henry Brunner was born in Everton, Liverpool, the elder son of John Brunner, a Swiss Unitarian and schoolmaster, and Margaret Curphey, who originated from the Isle of Man. ...
:
Chemist A chemist (from Greek ''chēm(ía)'' alchemy; replacing ''chymist'' from Medieval Latin ''alchemist'') is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties. Chemists carefully describe t ...
and businessman, director of
Brunner Mond Brunner may refer to: Places * Brunner, New Zealand * Lake Brunner, New Zealand * Brunner Mine, New Zealand * Brunner, Houston, United States * Brunner (crater), lunar crater Other uses * Brunner (surname) * Brunner the Bounty Hunter, a cha ...
. *
Sir John Brunner, 1st Baronet Sir John Tomlinson Brunner, 1st Baronet, (8 February 1842 – 1 July 1919) was a British chemical industrialist and Liberal Party politician. At Hutchinson's alkali works in Widnes he rose to the position of general manager. There he met Lud ...
:
Chemical A chemical substance is a form of matter having constant chemical composition and characteristic properties. Some references add that chemical substance cannot be separated into its constituent elements by physical separation methods, i.e., w ...
industrialist and politician, co-founded
Brunner Mond Brunner may refer to: Places * Brunner, New Zealand * Lake Brunner, New Zealand * Brunner Mine, New Zealand * Brunner, Houston, United States * Brunner (crater), lunar crater Other uses * Brunner (surname) * Brunner the Bounty Hunter, a cha ...
and Imperial Chemical Industries. *
Neil Buchanan Neil Buchanan (born 11 October 1956) is an English artist, photographer, and musician, best known for his work on British children's television. During his tenure as a children's television presenter, he hosted the CITV programme ''Art Attack'' ...
: Television presenter/producer best known for presenting ''
Art Attack ''Art Attack'' is a British children's television programme revolving around art, currently hosted by Lloyd Warbey on Disney Junior, and originally airing on CITV hosted by Neil Buchanan from 1990 to 2007. The original programme aired on CI ...
'' * William Buddicom: (1816-1887) Pioneer Railway Engineer. *
Irvine Bulloch Irvine Stephens Bulloch (June 25, 1842 – July 14, 1898) was an officer in the Confederate Navy and the youngest officer on the famed warship CSS ''Alabama''. He fired its last shot before it was sunk off the coast of France at the end of the ...
:
Confederate States Navy The Confederate States Navy (CSN) was the Navy, naval branch of the Confederate States Armed Forces, established by an act of the Confederate States Congress on February 21, 1861. It was responsible for Confederate naval operations during the Amer ...
officer on the Liverpool ship the . *
James Dunwoody Bulloch James Dunwoody Bulloch (June 25, 1823 – January 7, 1901) was the Confederacy's chief foreign agent in Great Britain during the American Civil War. Based in Liverpool, he operated blockade runners and commerce raiders that provided the Confede ...
:
Confederate Confederacy or confederate may refer to: States or communities * Confederate state or confederation, a union of sovereign groups or communities * Confederate States of America, a confederation of secessionist American states that existed between 1 ...
Foreign agent based in Liverpool during the
American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...
, uncle of U.S. President
Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26t ...
. * David Burke: Actor, played Watson in early episodes of Granada's ''Sherlock Holmes''. * Andy Burnham: Politician,
Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...
. * Pete Burns: Musician, founder of Dead or Alive. *
Malandra Burrows Malandra Elizabeth Burrows (born 4 November 1965) is an English actress and singer. She is best known for her long-running role as Kathy Glover in ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Early life Burrows' first name, Malandra, is a portmanteau of her pa ...
: Actress Born in
Woolton Woolton (; ) is an affluent suburb of Liverpool, England. It is located southeast of the city and is bordered by Allerton, Gateacre, Halewood, and Hunt's Cross. At the 2011 Census, the population was 12,921. Overview Originally a standalone ...
. Played Kathy Glover in ''
Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ...
''. * Frank Bustard: Established the
Atlantic Steam Navigation Company The Atlantic Steam Navigation Company was founded in 1934 with the original object of providing a no-frills transatlantic passenger service. A combination of difficult economic conditions and then World War II frustrated these early ambitions. ...
, pioneered the world's first
Roll-on/roll-off Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are cargo ships designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, buses, trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels or using ...
ferry service. * Angela Buxton: Tennis player. * Gerry Byrne:
Liverpool FC Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
footballer who was also a member of Englands 1966 FIFA World Cup winning squad.


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Ian Callaghan Ian Robert Callaghan MBE (born 10 April 1942) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He holds the record for most appearances for Liverpool. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) ...
: Liverpool FC most appearances record holder and one of only three Englishman to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup and the European Cup. *
Ramsey Campbell Ramsey Campbell (born 4 January 1946) is an English horror fiction writer, editor and critic who has been writing for well over fifty years. He is the author of over 30 novels and hundreds of short stories, many of them winners of literary awa ...
: Novelist. * George Q. Cannon: First Counselor,
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The ch ...
and Congressman for the State of Utah. *
Larry Carberry Lawrence James Carberry (18 January 1936 – 26 June 2015) was an English professional footballer. Carberry started his career with local amateurs Bootle in 1953. His career began when Ipswich Town manager Alf Ramsey spotted him. He turned pro ...
: Footballer. * Mary Birkett Card: Abolitionist and feminist poet. * W. D. Caröe: Architect. *
Jamie Carragher James Lee Duncan Carragher (; born 28 January 1978) is an English football pundit and former footballer who played as a defender for Premier League club Liverpool during a career which spanned 17 years. A one-club man, he was Liverpool's v ...
: Footballer,
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
and
England international The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
and
Sky Sports Sky Sports is a group of British subscription sports channels operated by the satellite pay television company Sky Group (a division of Comcast), and is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It ...
football commentator. *
Nathan Carter Nathan Kane Tyrone Carter (born 28 May 1990) is a British-born Irish country music singer based in the UK and Ireland. He has released thirteen studio albums and six live albums as of December 2022, five of which peaked at number one, and four ...
: Anglo-Irish country singer. *
Jesse Carver Jesse Carver (7 July 1911 – 29 November 2003) was an English footballer, best remembered for his enlightened management of some of Europe's finest clubs. Club career Carver started out in football as a player, joining Blackburn Rovers as an ...
: (1911-2003) Footballer, manager of
Juventus F.C. )''I Bianconeri'' (The White and Blacks)''Le Zebre'' (The Zebras)''La Signora Omicidi'' (The Killer Lady)''La Gheuba'' (: The Hunchback) , founded = as Sport-Club Juventus , ground = Juventus Stadium , capacity = 41,507 , owner = Agnell ...
winning the
Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Cop ...
breaking the dominance of
Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The ...
city rivals
Torino FC Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. T ...
after the 1949
Superga air disaster The Superga air disaster occurred on 4 May 1949, when a Fiat G.212 of Avio Linee Italiane (Italian Airlines), carrying the entire Torino football team (popularly known as the ''Grande Torino''), crashed into the retaining wall at the back of th ...
. *
Jimmy Case James Robert Case (born 18 May 1954) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He gained national prominence with Liverpool in the 1970s and early 1980s. Early life Case was brought up in Allerton and was a dis ...
: Footballer,
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
who won three European Cup winners medals. *
Howie Casey Howard William Casey (born 12 July 1937) is a British rhythm and blues and rock saxophonist. He came to prominence in the early 1960s as a member of Derry and the Seniors, the first rock and roll band from Liverpool to play clubs in Germany, ...
: Musician. *
Kim Cattrall Kim Victoria Cattrall (; born 21 August 1956) is a British-Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Samantha Jones on HBO's ''Sex and the City'' (1998–2004), for which she received five Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Awa ...
: Actress, played Samantha Jones in ''
Sex and the City ''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO. An adaptation of Candace Bushnell's newspaper column and 1996 book anthology of the same name, the series premiered in the United Stat ...
'.' * Jimmy Cauty: Musician, artist and record producer, co-founder of electronic band
The KLF The KLF (also known as the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, the JAMs, the Timelords and other names) are a British electronic band formed in London in 1987. Bill Drummond (alias King Boy D) and Jimmy Cauty (alias Rockman Rock) began by releasing ...
with
Bill Drummond William Ernest Drummond (born 29 April 1953) is a Scottish artist, musician, writer, and record producer. He was a co-founder of the late-1980s avant-garde pop group the KLF and its 1990s media-manipulating successor, the K Foundation, with wh ...
. *
Craig Charles Craig Joseph Charles (born 11 July 1964) is an English actor, comedian, television and radio presenter. He is best known for his roles as Dave Lister in the science fiction sitcom ''Red Dwarf'' and Lloyd Mullaney in the soap opera ''Coronation ...
: Actor, television presenter. *
Noel Godfrey Chavasse Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse, (9 November 1884 – 4 August 1917) was a British medical doctor, Olympic athlete, and British Army officer from the Chavasse family. He is one of only three people to be awarded a Victoria Cross twice. The Battl ...
: One of only three people to be awarded a
Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...
twice, brought up in Liverpool from the age of six. *
Keith Chegwin Keith Chegwin (17 January 1957 – 11 December 2017) was an English television presenter and actor, appearing in several children's entertainment shows in the 1970s and 1980s, including '' Multi-Coloured Swap Shop'' and ''Cheggers Plays Pop''. ...
("Cheggers"): Television presenter. Brother of
Janice Long Janice Berry ( Chegwin; 5 April 1955 – 25 December 2021), known professionally by her first married name Janice Long, was an English broadcaster who was best known for her work in British music radio. In a career that spanned five decades, ...
. * Melanie C: Singer and songwriter, (also known as Sporty Spice) from the Spice Girls was brought up in
Rainhill Rainhill is a village and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, in Merseyside, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 census was 10,853. Historically part of Lancashire, Rainhill was formerly a townsh ...
before moving to Widnes. . *
Abbey Clancy Abigail Marie Clancy (born 10 January 1986) is an English lingerie and catwalk model, and television personality. She was the runner-up of '' Britain's Next Top Model (cycle 2)'' in 2006 and won series 11 of '' Strictly Come Dancing'' in 2013 ...
: Lingerie and catwalk model and television presenter, married to footballer
Peter Crouch Peter James Crouch (born 30 January 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was capped 42 times by the England national team between 2005 and 2010, scoring 22 goals for his country during that time, and ...
. *
Emma Clarke Emma Clarke (born 1971) is an English writer of comedy and drama scripts and an award-winning voice-over artist, best known as the voice of the automated messages on the Bakerloo, Central and Waterloo & City lines of the London Underground. Most ...
: (1876-1905) Considered to be the first known black woman footballer in Britain. *
John Clayton John Clayton may refer to: Arts and entertainment Writing *John Clayton (architect) (died 1861), English architect and writer *John Bell Clayton and Martha Clayton, John Bell Clayton (c. 1907–1955), American writer *John Clayton (sportswriter) ( ...
: Played in the world's first international rugby match, and also the first international match in any code of football. * Stephen Clemence: Footballer, the son of England international
Ray Clemence Raymond Neal Clemence, (5 August 1948 – 15 November 2020) was an England international football goalkeeper and part of the Liverpool team of the 1970s. He is one of only 31 players to have made over 1,000 career appearances, and holds the ...
. * Fred E. Cliffe: Songwriter. *
Anne Clough Anne Jemima Clough (20 January 182027 February 1892) was an early English suffragist and a promoter of higher education for women. She was the first principal of Newnham College. Life Clough was born at Liverpool, Lancashire, the daughter of c ...
: Early suffragette in the 1800s. * Connor Coady: Footballer,
England international The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
. * George A. Cobham Jr.: Brevet Brigadier General in the
American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...
. * Tony Coleman: Footballer. * Frank Collins: who had chart success with pop group Arrival and
Soul In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being". Etymology The Modern English noun '' soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest atte ...
group Kokomo. *
Lewis Collins Lewis Collins (27 May 1946 – 27 November 2013)"Happy Birthday Richard Hastilow, 65", ''The Times'', 26 May 2010 was an English actor, best known for his career-defining role playing 'Bodie' in the late 1970s – early 1980s British television ...
: Actor, born in Bidston. Played Bodie in ''The Professionals''. *
Jodie Comer Jodie Marie Comer ( ; born 11 March 1993) is an English actress who rose to global prominence for her role as Oksana Astankova / Villanelle in the BBC America spy thriller '' Killing Eve'' (2018–2022). She has received various accolades in ...
: Actress. Played
Villanelle A villanelle, also known as villanesque,Kastner 1903 p. 279 is a nineteen-line poetic form consisting of five tercets followed by a quatrain. There are two refrains and two repeating rhymes, with the first and third line of the first tercet rep ...
in ''
Killing Eve ''Killing Eve'' is a British spy thriller television series, produced in the United Kingdom by Sid Gentle Films for BBC America and BBC Three. The series follows Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh), a British intelligence investigator tasked with capturi ...
'' * Tommy Comerford: Gangste

* John Connelly (footballer, born 1938), John Connelly: Footballer, member of
England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
1966 FIFA World Cup winning team. * William Connolly:
Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...
recipient. *
John Constantine John Constantine () is a fictional character who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Constantine first appeared in ''Swamp Thing'' #37 (June 1985), and was created by Alan Moore, Stephen R. Bissette, Rick Veitch, and John Tot ...
: Fictional working class magician and con artist in
DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
. *
John Conteh John Anthony Conteh, (born 27 May 1951) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1971 to 1980. He held the WBC light-heavyweight title from 1974 to 1978, and regionally the European, British and Commonwealth titles between 1 ...
: Professional boxer, former WBC World Light heavyweight champion. *
Brian Cooke Brian Cooke (born 1937) is a British comedy writer who, along with co-writer Johnnie Mortimer, wrote scripts for and devised many of the top television sitcoms during the 1970s, including ''Man About the House'', ''George and Mildred'', and '' ...
: Comedy writer known for creating sitcoms ''
Father, Dear Father ''Father, Dear Father'' is a British television sitcom produced by Thames Television for ITV from 1968 to 1973 starring Patrick Cargill. It was subsequently made into a spin-off film of the same title released in 1973. An Australian sequel s ...
'', ''
Man About the House ''Man About the House'' is a British sitcom created by Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer that starred Richard O'Sullivan, Paula Wilcox, Sally Thomsett, Yootha Joyce and Brian Murphy. Six series were broadcast on ITV from 15 August 1973 to 7 A ...
'', ''
George and Mildred ''George and Mildred'' is a British sitcom produced by Thames Television and first aired between 1976 and 1979. It is a spin-off from '' Man About the House'', and starred Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce as constantly-sparring married couple ...
'', '' Robin's Nest'' and '' Keep it in the Family'' . * Johnny Cooke: Professional boxer, former British and Commonwealth
Welterweight Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify th ...
champion. *
John Conway John Horton Conway (26 December 1937 – 11 April 2020) was an English mathematician active in the theory of finite groups, knot theory, number theory, combinatorial game theory and coding theory. He also made contributions to many branches ...
: Mathematician active in combinatorial game theory. *
Rosie Cooper Rosemary Elizabeth Cooper (born 5 September 1950) is a British health official and former Labour Party politician who has served as the chair of Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust since November 2022. Previously, she served as the Member of Parl ...
: Member of Parliament. *
Kenneth Cope Kenneth Charles Cope (born 14 April 1931) is an English retired actor and scriptwriter. He is best known for his roles as Marty Hopkirk in ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'', Jed Stone in ''Coronation Street'' and Ray Hilton in '' Brookside ...
: Actor. * Steve Coppell: Footballer,
England international The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
. *
Richard Corbett Richard Graham Corbett CBE (born 6 January 1955) is a former British politician who served as the final Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party (EPLP), from 2017 to 2020. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Merseysi ...
MEP for Merseyside 1996–1999 and Yorkshire & Humber 1999–2009. * Elvis Costello: Singer and songwriter inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. * Harry Cotterell: Trader and chairman of African Association, Ltd. *
Frank Cottrell-Boyce Frank Cottrell-Boyce (born 23 September 1959)"COTTRELL-BOYCE, Frank", ''Who's Who 2010'', A & C Black, 2010; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2009 ; online edn, Nov 200 Retrieved 2010-05-16. is an English people, English screenwriter ...
: Screenwriter, Novelists, Actor. *
Cyril Edward Gourley Cyril Edward Gourley VC MM (19 January 1893 – 31 January 1982) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forc ...
: Recipient of the
Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...
. *
Gabriel Coury Gabriel Georges Coury VC (13 June 1896 – 2 February 1956), was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. E ...
: Recipient of the
Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...
. * Sir Henry Coward: (1849–1944) Pioneer Choral Master conductor, A Blue plaque marks is former home. *
Alex Cox Alexander B. H. Cox (born 15 December 1954) is an English film director, screenwriter, actor, non-fiction author and broadcaster. Cox experienced success early in his career with '' Repo Man'' and ''Sid and Nancy'', but since the release and co ...
: Film director. *
Jack Cox Jack Cox may refer to: People * Jack Cox (footballer) (1877–1955), English footballer * Jack E. Cox (1896–1960), English cinematographer * Jack Cox (Texas politician) (1921–1990), Texan politician and gubernatorial candidate Other uses * Jac ...
: Footballer,
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
and
England International The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
. * Michael Cox: Singer and actor best known for his 1960 Top Ten hit
Angela Jones Angela Jones (born December 23, 1968) is an American actress. Biography Jones was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and then raised in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, where she graduated in 1986. She is a graduate of Point Park College in Pittsburgh ...
. * Sir Anthony Douglas Cragg: British
Sculpture Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable ...
. *
Daniel Craig Daniel Wroughton Craig (born 2 March 1968) is an English-American actor who gained international fame playing the secret agent James Bond in the film series, beginning with '' Casino Royale'' (2006) and in four further instalments, up to '' ...
: Actor, raised on the Wirral, attending junior school, high school and sixth form college there; also lived in Liverpool with his mother and sister. * Tony Crane (musician) *
Walter Crane Walter Crane (15 August 184514 March 1915) was an English artist and book illustrator. He is considered to be the most influential, and among the most prolific, children's book creators of his generation and, along with Randolph Caldecott and Ka ...
: Illustrator. * Peter Craven:
Motorcycle racer Motorcycle racing (also called moto racing and motorbike racing) is the motorcycle sport of racing motorcycles. Major varieties include motorcycle road racing and off-road racing, both either on circuits or open courses, and track racing. Oth ...
, two-time winner on the
Speedway World Championship The World Championship of Speedway is an international competition between the highest-ranked motorcycle speedway riders of the world, run under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). The first official champions ...
. *
Aaron Cresswell Aaron William Cresswell (born 15 December 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club West Ham United. Cresswell made his first-team debut for Tranmere Rovers in 2008 and made 70 league appearan ...
: Footballer,
England International The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
. * Julian Creus:
Weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lif ...
Olympic medalist. *
Charles Crichton Charles Ainslie Crichton (6 August 1910 – 14 September 1999) was an English film director and film editor, editor. Born in Wallasey, Cheshire, he became best known for directing many comedies produced at Ealing Studios and had a 40-ye ...
: Film Director. * John Cropper:(1797-1874) Shipping magnate who attended the
World Anti-Slavery Convention The World Anti-Slavery Convention met for the first time at Exeter Hall in London, on 12–23 June 1840. It was organised by the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, largely on the initiative of the English Quaker Joseph Sturge. The ex ...
in 1840. *
Walter Citrine, 1st Baron Citrine Walter McLennan Citrine, 1st Baron Citrine, (22 August 1887 – 22 January 1983) was one of the leading British and international trade unionists of the twentieth century and a notable public figure. Yet, apart from his renowned guide to the co ...
: A leading twentieth century
Trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ...
ist who was in
The Black Book (list) The ''Sonderfahndungsliste G.B.'' ("Special Search List Great Britain") was a secret list of prominent British residents to be arrested, produced in 1940 by the '' SS'' as part of the preparation for the proposed invasion of Britain. After the ...
. * Will Cuff: Football manager, league and FA cup winning manager and Chairman of Everton F.C. * Peter Culshaw: Professional boxer, former
WBU The World Boxing Union (WBU) was a boxing sanctioning body. The original WBU was founded in January 1995 by IBF European representative, boxing journalist, actor and former holder of the title of Britain's heaviest man Jon W. Robinson. It sa ...
and Commonwealth
Flyweight Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb). Professional boxing The flyweight division was the last of b ...
champion. * Steve Cummings:
Racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling s ...
Olympic medalist. *
Edwina Currie Edwina Currie (' Cohen; born 13 October 1946) is a British writer, broadcaster and former politician, serving as Conservative Party Member of Parliament for South Derbyshire from 1983 until 1997. She was a Junior Health Minister for two years ...
: Member of Parliament, government minister and author. * Chris Curtis: Drummer and singer, known for being in Merseybeat band
The Searchers ''The Searchers'' is a 1956 American Technicolor VistaVision epic Western film directed by John Ford and written by Frank S. Nugent, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May. It is set during the Texas-Native American wars, and stars John W ...
, He originated the concept behind Rock band Deep Purple.


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* George Davies: Fashion designer. . * Bill Davies: Golfer, member of the
1933 Ryder Cup The 4th Ryder Cup Matches were held 26–27 June 1933 at the Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club in Southport, England. The Great Britain team won the competition by a score of 6–5 points, which at the time was the closest score possible other t ...
team held at Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club. * Robbie Davies Jr.: Professional boxer, British, Commonwealth, and European champion. * Saul Davies: Musician, best known as member of the Rock band
James James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguati ...
. *
Terence Davies Terence Davies (born 10 November 1945) is an English screenwriter, film director, and novelist, seen by many critics as one of the greatest British filmmakers of his times. He is best known as the writer and director of autobiographical films ...
: Film director * Paul Dawber: Actor, '' Neighbours'', ''Sons & Daughters'', '' The Novelist''. *
Matt Dawson Matthew James Sutherland Dawson, MBE (born 31 October 1972) is an English retired rugby union player who played scrum half for Northampton Saints and then London Wasps. During his international career he toured with the British & Irish Lion ...
:
Rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
player, Member of
England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
2003 Rugby World Cup The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup. Originally planned to be hosted by India, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the Indian Rugby Union and Rugby World Cup ...
winning team. * Dixie Dean: Footballer, Everton F.C., number two on the
List of footballers in England by number of league goals The following is a list of footballers who have scored at least 200 domestic league goals in English league football. This includes the appearances and goals of former players in the Premier League and The Football League. Players who came up ju ...
. *
Carol Decker Carol Ann Decker (born 10 September 1957) is an English singer and musician. She is the lead vocalist of the band T'Pau, which had international success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Although Decker is mainly associated with the group, sh ...
: Singer and songwriter, lead vocalist with T'Pau. *
Les Dennis Leslie Dennis Heseltine (born 12 October 1953) is an English television presenter, actor, and comedian. He presented ''Family Fortunes'' from 1987 until 2002. Early life Dennis was born Leslie Dennis Heseltine on 12 October 1953 in the Liverpoo ...
: Comedian and actor Presented ''
Family Fortunes ''Family Fortunes'' is a British television game show based on the American game show ''Family Feud''. The programme ran on ITV from 6 January 1980 to 30 December 2002. A celebrity version, '' All Star Family Fortunes'', followed from 2006 to ...
'' (1987–2002), played Michael Rodwell in '' Coronation Street''. * Jazza Dickens: Professional boxer, IBO World Champion
Featherweight Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Boxing Professional boxing History A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, t ...
. * Michael Dixon: Cricket umpire. *
Lottie Dod Charlotte Dod (24 September 1871 – 27 June 1960) was an English multi-sport athlete, best known as a tennis player. She won the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Championship five times, the first one when she was only 15 in the summer of 1887. She ...
:Tennis player, five-time winner of Wimbledon Ladies Championship. *
Ken Dodd Sir Kenneth Arthur Dodd (8 November 1927 – 11 March 2018) was an English comedian, singer and occasional actor. He was described as "the last great music hall entertainer", and was primarily known for his live stand-up performances. A lifel ...
: Comedian, Singer and Actor. * Tony Dodson: Professional boxer, former British Super middleweight champion. * Cyril Done: Footballer.
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
*
Arthur Dooley Arthur John Dooley (17 January 1929 – 7 January 1994) was an English artist and sculptor. Biography Born in the Dingle area of Liverpool, after leaving school at 14, Dooley began work as a welder at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead. ...
: Artist and sculptor. * Brian Dooley: Writer of ''
The Smoking Room ''The Smoking Room'' is a British television sitcom written by Brian Dooley, who won a BAFTA for the series in 2005. The first series, consisting of eight episodes, was originally transmitted on BBC Three between 29 June and 17 August 2004. Th ...
''. *
James Francis Doyle James Francis Doyle (1840, Liverpool – 1913, Warrington) was an English architect. He was the grandfather of the singing star Anne Ziegler Anne Ziegler (22 June 1910 – 13 October 2003) was an English singer, known for her light operatic ...
: Architect. *
Ryan Doyle Ryan Doyle (born 22 September 1984) is a freerunner, martial artist, coach, and actor from Liverpool, England, and is a founding athlete of the World Freerunning and Parkour Federation. Freerunning and parkour interests In his teenage years, ...
: two-time
freerunning Freerunning is an athletic and acrobatic discipline incorporating an aesthetic element, and can be considered either a sport or a performance art, or both. Freerunning is similar to parkour, from which it is derived, but emphasizes artistry over ...
world champion. *
Toni Duggan Toni Duggan (born 25 July 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Everton and the England national team, but is currently on a hiatus/maternity leave, after announcing her pregnancy on 27 September 2022. She has p ...
: Footballer. *
Geoff Duke Geoffrey Ernest Duke (29 March 1923 – 1 May 2015) was a British multiple motorcycle Grand Prix road racing world champion. Born in St. Helens, Lancashire, after retirement from competition he was a businessman based in the Isle of Man. He ...
: Multiple
Isle of Man TT The Isle of Man TT or Tourist Trophy races are an annual motorcycle racing event run on the Isle of Man in May/June of most years since its inaugural race in 1907. The event is often called one of the most dangerous racing events in the world ...
winner and Motor Grand Prix road racing world champion. * Aynsley Dunbar: Musician, Drummer, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of American
Rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
band
Journey Journey or journeying may refer to: * Travel, the movement of people between distant geographical locations ** Day's journey, a measurement of distance ** Road trip, a long-distance journey on the road Animals * Journey (horse), a thoroughbred ra ...
. *
William Henry Duncan William Henry Duncan (27 January 1805 – 23 May 1863), also known as Doctor Duncan, was an English doctor who worked in Liverpool as its first Medical Officer of Health. Early life and career Duncan was born on Seel Street, Liverpool on 27 J ...
: Britain's first
Chief Medical Officers (United Kingdom) In the United Kingdom, a Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is the most senior government advisor on matter relating to health. There are four CMOs in the United Kingdom who are appointed to advise their respective governments: * His Majesty's Governm ...
*
Paul Du Noyer Paul Du Noyer (born Paul Anthony Du Noyer; 21 May 1954) is an English rock journalist and author. He was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, and educated at the London School of Economics. He has written and edited for the music magazines '' NME'', ' ...
: Music journalist and author of ''Liverpool: Wondrous Place''. * Hilary Dwyer: Actor and film producer. *
Martin Dwyer Martin Dwyer (born 28 June 1975 in Aintree, Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English Epsom Derby winning flat racing jockey having won the 2006 Vodafone Derby upon Sir Percy. This was his second classic success after winning The Oaks aboard Casual ...
: Epsom Derby winning flat racing jockey, competed at Aintree Racecourse and
Haydock Park Racecourse Haydock Park Racecourse is a racecourse in Merseyside, North West England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, the racecourse is set in an area of parkland bounded by the towns of Haydock to the west, Ashton-in-Makerfie ...
. *
Franklin Dyall Frank Poole Dyall (3 February 1870– 8 May 1950), professionally known as Franklin Dyall, was an English actor. In his early years he was a member of the companies of the actor-managers George Alexander, Ben Greet, John Martin-Harvey and ...
: Actor and film director,
Atlantic (film) ''Atlantic'' (1929) (also known as ''Titanic: Disaster in the Atlantic'' for its mutilated home video release) is a British drama film directed and produced by Ewald André Dupont and starring Franklin Dyall and Madeleine Carroll. Originally, t ...


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* William Earle (1833–1885) British Army Officer. * Bill Eckersley: Footballer, represented the
England national football team The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
in the
1950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July 1950. The planned 1942 and 1946 World Cups were ...
. *
Taron Egerton Taron Egerton ( ; born 10 November 1989) is a Welsh actor. He is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award, and has received nominations for a Grammy Award and two British Academy Film Awards. Born in Birkenhead, England, Egerton began acting at ag ...
: Actor. * Gordon Ellis (1920–1978) Maritime artist. * Peter Ellis: (1805-1884) British architect, inventor of the
Paternoster lift A paternoster (, , or ) or paternoster lift is a passenger elevator which consists of a chain of open compartments (each usually designed for two people) that move slowly in a loop up and down inside a building without stopping. Passengers can ...
, Pioneer of early Skyscraper. *
Jennifer Ellison Jennifer Lesley Ellison (born 30 May 1983) is an English actress, former glamour model, television personality, dancer and singer. Ellison is perhaps best known for playing Emily Shadwick in the television soap opera '' Brookside'' until 2003, a ...
: Actress. *
Fred Emney Frederick Arthur Round Emney (12 February 1902 – 25 December 1980) was an English character actor and comedian. Emney was born in Prescot, Lancashire,GRO Register of Births Mar 1902 Frederick Arthur R Emney 8b 725 PRESCOT1901 Census: R ...
: Comedy actor. *
Brian Epstein Brian Samuel Epstein (; 19 September 1934 – 27 August 1967) was a British music entrepreneur who managed the Beatles from 1962 until his death in 1967. Epstein was born into a family of successful retailers in Liverpool, who put him i ...
: inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 as the manager of
The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developmen ...
. *
Terry Etim Terry is a unisex given name, derived from French Thierry and Theodoric. It can also be used as a diminutive nickname for the names Teresa or Theresa (feminine) or Terence or Terrier (masculine). People Male * Terry Albritton (1955–2005), Ame ...
: Former UFC fighter. *
Arthur Evans Sir Arthur John Evans (8 July 1851 – 11 July 1941) was a British archaeologist and pioneer in the study of Aegean civilization in the Bronze Age. He is most famous for unearthing the palace of Knossos on the Greek island of Crete. Based on ...
: Recipient of the
Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...
. * Sir Charles Evens: (1918-1995) Mountaineer. *
Mal Evans Malcolm Frederick Evans (27 May 1935 – 5 January 1976) was an English road manager and personal assistant employed by the Beatles from 1963 until their break-up in 1970. In the early 1960s, Evans was employed as a telephone engineer, and a ...
:
The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developmen ...
road manager,
Record producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure. Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...
for rock band
Badfinger Badfinger were a Welsh rock band formed in Swansea, who were active from the 1960s to the 1980s. Their best-known lineup consisted of Pete Ham (vocals, guitar), Mike Gibbins (drums), Tom Evans (bass), and Joey Molland (guitar). They are rec ...
. *
Shaun Evans Shaun Francis Evans (born 6 March 1980) is an English actor and director. He is best known for playing a young Endeavour Morse in the ITV drama series '' Endeavour''. Early life Shaun Francis Evans was born on 6 March 1980 into an Irish fam ...
: Actor, most famous for playing Morse in the ITV series, ''Endeavour''. * Roy Evans: Footballer, Manager of
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
* Tom Evans: Musician/composer most notable for his work with the band
Badfinger Badfinger were a Welsh rock band formed in Swansea, who were active from the 1960s to the 1980s. Their best-known lineup consisted of Pete Ham (vocals, guitar), Mike Gibbins (drums), Tom Evans (bass), and Joey Molland (guitar). They are rec ...
. *
Kenny Everett Kenny Everett (born Maurice James Christopher Cole; 25 December 1944 – 4 April 1995) was an English comedian, radio disc jockey and television presenter. After spells on pirate radio and Radio Luxembourg in the mid-1960s, he was one of the fi ...
: (1944-1995) Radio and Television broadcaster and Comic entertainer. * William Ewart: (1798-1869) Pioneers of the idea of Blue plaque.


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Joe Fagan Joseph Francis Fagan (12 March 1921 – 30 June 2001) was an English footballer and manager. He was a coach and manager at Liverpool for twenty seven years under Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley. As a manager he was the first English manager to wi ...
: Footballer, coach of twenty seven years under Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley, the first manager to win three major competitions in one season including the
1984 European Cup final The 1984 European Cup Final was an association football match between Liverpool of England and Roma of Italy on 30 May 1984 at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy. It was the final match of the 1983–84 season of Europe's premier cup competition, ...
. *
David Fairclough David Fairclough (born Liverpool, 5 January 1957) is an English retired footballer, most famous for playing for Liverpool as a striker during the 1970s and 1980s. Life and playing career Known affectionately as ''Supersub'' (because he was a t ...
: Footballer,
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
and was one of the six Liverpool-born players to win the
1977 European Cup Final The 1977 European Cup Final was an association football match between Liverpool of England and Borussia Mönchengladbach of West Germany on 25 May 1977 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy (the venue was decided in Bern by the UEFA Executive Com ...
and
1978 European Cup Final The 1978 European Cup Final was an association football match between Liverpool of England and Club Brugge of Belgium on 10 May 1978 at Wembley Stadium, London, England (the venue was decided in Bern by the UEFA Executive Committee on 20 Septemb ...
. *
William Fawcett William or Bill Fawcett or ''variation'', may refer to: People * William Fawcett (actor) (1894–1974), American actor who was awarded the ''Légion d'honneur'' * William Fawcett (author) (1902–1941), English journalist and writer on horses, hun ...
: (1763-1844) Engineer, the
William Fawcett William or Bill Fawcett or ''variation'', may refer to: People * William Fawcett (actor) (1894–1974), American actor who was awarded the ''Légion d'honneur'' * William Fawcett (author) (1902–1941), English journalist and writer on horses, hun ...
described as the first ship operated by P&O shipping line, Also the credited with being the first crossing of the
Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
almost entirely by steam power. * John Fay: TV scriptwriter and playwright. *
Leslie Fenton Leslie Fenton (12 March 1902 – 25 March 1978) was an English actor and film director. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1923 and 1945. Early life Fenton was born on 12 March 1902 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. He emigrated to ...
: Actor and Film director. *
Rebecca Ferguson Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström (born 19 October 1983) is a Swedish actress. She began her acting career with the Swedish soap opera ''Nya tider'' (1999–2000) and went on to star in the slasher film ''Drowning Ghost'' (2004). She came to in ...
: Singer and songwriter. *
Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti Sebastian Pietro Innocenzo Adhemar Ziani de Ferranti (9 April 1864 – 13 January 1930) was a British electrical engineer and inventor. Personal life Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti was born in Liverpool, England. His Italian father, Cesare, was a ...
: inventor, founder of
Ferranti Ferranti or Ferranti International plc was a UK electrical engineering and equipment firm that operated for over a century from 1885 until it went bankrupt in 1993. The company was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. The firm was known ...
that built and produced the
Ferranti Mark 1 The Ferranti Mark 1, also known as the Manchester Electronic Computer in its sales literature, and thus sometimes called the Manchester Ferranti, was produced by British electrical engineering firm Ferranti Ltd. It was the world's first commer ...
the world's first commercial computer. *
Rocky Fielding Michael "Rocky" Fielding (born 5 August 1987) is a British former professional boxer. He held the WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title in 2018. At regional level, he held the Commonwealth super-middleweight title twice between 2013 and 2017 ...
: Professional boxer, British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion. *
Luke Fildes __NOTOC__ Sir Samuel Luke Fildes (3 October 1843 – 28 February 1927) was a British painter and illustrator born in Liverpool and trained at the South Kensington and Royal Academy Schools. He was the grandson of the political activist Mar ...
: (1843-1927) Painter, a Blue plaque marks his former home Woodland House. *
Neil Fitzmaurice Neil Simon Fitzmaurice (born 20 August 1969) is an English actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his role as Jeff, the love rival of protagonist Mark Corrigan, in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Peep Show''. He has written for a number of ot ...
: Actor and writer best known as Ray Von in ''
Phoenix Nights ''Phoenix Nights'' is a British sitcom about The Phoenix Club, a working men's club in the northern English town of Bolton, Greater Manchester. The show is a spin-off from the "In the Club" episode of the spoof documentary series '' That Pet ...
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Frederick Fleet Frederick Fleet (15 October 1887 – 10 January 1965) was a British sailor, crewman and a survivor of the sinking of the . Fleet, along with fellow lookout Reginald Lee, was on duty when the ship struck the iceberg; it was Fleet who first ...
: British sailor, known for being on look out on the RMS ''Titanic''. * Gordon Snowy Fleet: Drummer inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame as a member of
The Easybeats The Easybeats were an Australian rock band that formed in Sydney in late 1964. They enjoyed a level of success that in Australia rivalled The Beatles. They became the first Australian rock act to score an international hit, with the 1966 sing ...
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Tommy Fleetwood Thomas Paul Fleetwood (born 19 January 1991) is an English professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and European Tour. He has won six times on the European Tour. Background and amateur career Fleetwood was born on 19 January 1991 in South ...
: Professional Golfer.. *
Robert Flemyng Benjamin Arthur Flemyng (3 January 1912 – 22 May 1995), known professionally as Robert Flemyng, was a British actor. The son of a doctor, and originally intended for a medical career, Flemyng learned his stagecraft in provincial repertory the ...
: Actor. * John Foster. Surveyor to the Corporation of Liverpool and designer of several notable buildings in the city. *
Frederic Franklin Frederic Franklin (13 June 1914 – 4 May 2013), sometimes also called "Freddie", was a British-American ballet dancer, choreographer and director. Dancer Born in Liverpool, England, Frederic Franklin claimed that on seeing the 1924 film ...
: Dancer. *
Helen Forrester Helen Forrester was the pen name of June Huband Bhatia (6 June 1919 – 24 November 2011), who was an Anglo-Canadian author known for her books about her youth in Liverpool, England, during the Great Depression and World II, as well as seve ...
: Author, wrote books (including ''Tuppence to Cross the Mersey'') about her childhood from privileged child to slum kid in Liverpool in the 1930s *
William Bower Forwood Sir William Bower Forwood (21 January 1840 – 23 March 1928) was an English merchant, shipowner and politician. He was a wealthy businessman and a local politician in Liverpool who raised money for the building of the Liverpool Overhead Railw ...
: Lord Mayor of Liverpool, director of the Cunard Line and the
Bank of Liverpool The Bank of Liverpool was a financial institution founded in 1831 in Liverpool, England. In 1918, it acquired Martins Bank, and the name of the merged bank became the Bank of Liverpool and Martins Ltd. The name was shortened to Martins Bank Ltd ...
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Bill Foulkes William Anthony Foulkes ( or ; 5 January 1932 – 25 November 2013) was an English footballer who played for Manchester United in the Busby Babes teams of the 1950s, and also in the 1960s. His favoured position was centre-half. For Manchester ...
: Footballer. * Anthony Fowler: Professional boxer and 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medallist. * Robbie Fowler: Footballer,
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
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England international The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
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Jenny Frost Jennifer Frost (born 22 February 1978) is an English singer, television presenter and model. She was a member of girl group Precious before replacing Kerry Katona in the group Atomic Kitten from 2001 until they disbanded in April 2004. Frost ...
: Singer and former member of
Atomic Kitten Atomic Kitten is an English girl group formed in Liverpool in 1998, whose current members are Liz McClarnon, Jenny Frost and Natasha Hamilton. The group was founded by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) members Andy McCluskey and Stuart ...
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Christian Furr Christian Furr (born 1966, Heswall, Wirral, England) is an English painter. In 1995 he was commissioned to paint Queen Elizabeth II. Education Furr was educated at Ladymount Primary School, Heswall and St Anselm's College, Birkenhead. He lat ...
: Painter. *
Billy Fury Ronald Wycherley (17 April 1940 – 28 January 1983), better known as Billy Fury, was an English singer, musician, songwriter, and actor. An early star of rock and roll, he equalled the Beatles' record of 24 hits in the 1960s and spent 332 we ...
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Gerald Gardner Gerald Brosseau Gardner (13 June 1884 – 12 February 1964), also known by the craft name Scire, was an English Wiccan, as well as an author and an amateur anthropology, anthropologist and archaeology, archaeologist. He was instrumental in bri ...
: Founder of modern
Wicca Wicca () is a modern Pagan religion. Scholars of religion categorise it as both a new religious movement and as part of the occultist stream of Western esotericism. It was developed in England during the first half of the 20th century and w ...
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Kate Gardiner Kate Gardiner (21 September 1885–29 January 1974) was a New Zealand mountaineer. She was born in Wavertree, Liverpool, Lancashire, England on 21 September 1885. She was the daughter of Frederick Gardiner who made the first ascent of Mount E ...
: (1885-1974) Mountaineer who made many first ascents. * Tommy Gardner: Footballer,
England International The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
. * Howard Gayle: Footballer, The first black footballer to play for
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...
and
Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. ...
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Tom Georgeson Tom Georgeson (born 8 August 1937) is an English actor, known for his television and film work. His most notable credits have been supporting parts in '' Between the Lines'' (1992–94) and in three dramas by Alan Bleasdale: ''Boys from the Bl ...
: Actor. * Alex Gerrard: Model, wife of Steven Gerrard. * Steven Gerrard: Footballer, Captain of
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
and Captain of the
England national football team The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
(114 caps). *
Spyridon Gianniotis Spyridon "Spyros" Gianniotis (; born 19 February 1980) is a Greek competitive swimmer who specialises in long-distance and open-water freestyle events. He is an Olympic silver medalist, two-time World Champion, World Cup gold medalist, and two ...
: Swimmer, Olympic silver medalist and two time world champion. * John Gidman: Footballer. *
William Ewart Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four non-conse ...
: (1809-1898) Four-time
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal prerogative, chairs the Cabinet and selects its ministers. As modern ...
. * Sir Richard Glazebrook: Physicist. * Clive Beverley Glynn:
Flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ...
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William Godfrey William Godfrey (1889–1963) was an English Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Westminster and ''de facto'' primate of England and Wales from 1956 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958. Bio ...
: (1889-1963) Leader of England's Roman Catholicis. * Lord Peter Goldsmith: British government Attorney General. *
Leon Goossens Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again f ...
: Musician. * Sidonie Goossens: Musician. * Amelia Elizabeth Roe Gordon: President, Dominion
Woman's Christian Temperance Union The Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) is an international temperance organization, originating among women in the United States Prohibition movement. It was among the first organizations of women devoted to social reform with a program th ...
* Sylvia Gore: Footballer, she scored the
England women's national football team The England women's national football team, also known as the Lionesses, have been governed by the Football Association (FA) since 1993, having been previously administered by the Women's Football Association (WFA). England played its first i ...
first goal in its First official match. * Anthony Gordon: Footballer. * John Gorman: Comedian musician . *
Leslie Gossage Air Marshal Sir Ernest Leslie Gossage, (3 February 1891 – 8 July 1949) was an officer of the British Army and then of the Royal Air Force. He served as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Balloon Command from 1940 to 1944. Early life Gos ...
:
Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...
Commander-in-Chief during
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
, generally credited with playing a crucial role in defending Britain against aerial attack, in terms of loss of life and damage
Liverpool Blitz The Liverpool Blitz was the heavy and sustained bombing of the English city of Liverpool and its surrounding area, during the Second World War by the German ''Luftwaffe''. Liverpool was the most heavily bombed area of the country, outside Lo ...
was second only to that of London, 4000 people lost their lives on Merseyside. *
Cyril Edward Gourley Cyril Edward Gourley VC MM (19 January 1893 – 31 January 1982) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forc ...
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Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...
recipient. * James Graham: Most capped player for the
England national rugby league team The England national rugby league team represents England in international rugby league. The team, largely formed from the Great Britain team which also represented Wales and Scotland, is run under the auspices of the Rugby Football League. ...
, Captain of the
Great Britain national rugby league team The Great Britain national rugby league team represents Great Britain in rugby league. Administered by the Rugby Football League (RFL), the team is nicknamed The Lions. For most of the 20th century, the Great Britain team toured overseas, ...
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Leslie Graham Robert Leslie Graham (14 September 1911 – 12 June 1953) was a British motorcycle road racer who competed in the 1930s and 1940s. He won the inaugural Grand Prix motorcycle racing 500 cc World Championship in 1949. Early Career (1929 ...
: Motorcycle road racer 1953
Isle of Man TT The Isle of Man TT or Tourist Trophy races are an annual motorcycle racing event run on the Isle of Man in May/June of most years since its inaugural race in 1907. The event is often called one of the most dangerous racing events in the world ...
winner. * Stuart Graham: Grand Prix motorcycle racer. * Stephen Graham Actor. * Alex Greenwood: Footballer, Woman's England international. *
Debbie Greenwood Debbie Greenwood (born 16 September 1959 in Liverpool) is a British television presenter and a former beauty queen who won the title of ''Miss Great Britain'' in 1984. Career Greenwood began her broadcasting career in 1984, presenting regional p ...
: Television presenter, former beauty queen. * Roly Gregoire: Footballer, The first black footballer to play for
Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club (, ) is an English professional football club based in the city of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. Formed in 1879, Sunderland play in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club has won six t ...
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John Gregson Harold Thomas Gregson (15 March 1919 – 8 January 1975), known professionally as John Gregson, was an English actor of stage, television and film, with 40 credited film roles. He was best known for his crime drama and comedy roles. He was cr ...
: Television and Film actor. *
Chelcee Grimes Chelcee Maria Grimes (born 8 May 1992) is an English singer, songwriter, television presenter, and footballer. She wrote songs for Kylie Minogue, Dua Lipa, Blackpink, Kesha, Olly Murs, Jonas Blue, Louisa, the Saturdays, and Tom Walker. Grimes ...
: Singer and songwriter, footballer. * John Gustafson Singer and songwriter, was originally included into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame among the list of inducted member for
Roxy Music Roxy Music are an English rock band formed in 1970 by Bryan Ferry—who became the band's lead vocalist and principal songwriter—and bassist Graham Simpson. The other longtime members are Phil Manzanera (guitar), Andy Mackay (saxophone ...
however, his name was dropped from the list. *
Deryck Guyler Deryck Bower Guyler (29 April 1914 – 7 October 1999) was an English actor, best remembered for his portrayal of officious, short-tempered middle-aged men in sitcoms such as ''Please Sir!'' and '' Sykes''. Early life Guyler was born in Wallas ...
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Tony Hall, Baron Hall of Birkenhead Anthony William Hall, Baron Hall of Birkenhead, (born 3 March 1951) is a British life peer. He was Director-General of the BBC between April 2013 and August 2020, and chaired the board of trustees of the National Gallery
: Former Director general of the
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, Member of the
House of Lords The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminste ...
. * William Halsall: (1841-1919) Marine painter. * E. Chambré Hardman: Irish-born professional photographer, took the well known photograph, ''"Birth of the HMS Ark Royal"'' * Antony Hamilton: Film actor. *
Natasha Hamilton Natasha Maria Hamilton (born 17 July 1982) is an English singer and a member of girl group Atomic Kitten. Hamilton has so far released 19 singles and three studio albums with the band including three number one singles, their biggest being the 2 ...
: Singer and former member of
Atomic Kitten Atomic Kitten is an English girl group formed in Liverpool in 1998, whose current members are Liz McClarnon, Jenny Frost and Natasha Hamilton. The group was founded by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) members Andy McCluskey and Stuart ...
. * Russ Hamilton: Singer and songwriter with hits in both UK and US. His song "Rainbow" reached number 10 in US in 1957.Obituary: Russ Hamilton
16 October 2008 by David Charters,
Liverpool Daily Post The ''Liverpool Post'' was a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The newspaper and its website ceased publication on 19 December 2013. Until 13 January 2012 it was a daily morning newspaper, with the ti ...
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Harry Hanan Harry Hanan (14 December 1916 - 19 January 1982) was a British cartoonist, best known as the creator of the pantomime comic strip ''Louie'' which he began in 1947. Louie was a small chap, a loser who was constantly annoyed by life's little viciss ...
: Cartoonist of the syndicated comic strip ''Louie''. *
Tommy Handley Thomas Reginald Handley (17 January 1892 – 9 January 1949) was an English comedian, best known for the BBC radio programme ''It's That Man Again'' ("''ITMA''") which ran between 1939 and 1949. Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, Handley went o ...
: Comedian. *
Gerald Hanley Gerald Hanley (17 February 1916 – 7 September 1992) was an Irish novelist and travel writer and was born in Liverpool of Irish parents. Hanley's novels reflect his experiences of living in Africa, Burma and the Indian sub-continent, as well a ...
: Novelist and brother of James Hanley. * James Hanley: Novelist and playwright. * David Hanson: Politician. * John Hardman: Businessman, former Chairman of
Asda Asda Stores Ltd. () (often styled as ASDA) is a British supermarket chain. It is headquartered in Leeds, England. The company was founded in 1949 when the Asquith family merged their retail business with the Associated Dairies company of Yorks ...
. * John Hargreaves: Founder of fashion and homeware store
Matalan Matalan is a British fashion and homeware retailer based in Knowsley, Merseyside. It was established by John Hargreaves in 1985, and is still owned by the Hargreaves family. , the company employed over 13,000, and had 230 stores in the United K ...
. * Alan Harper; Footballer, Everton F.C. * Gus Harris: Mayor of
Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to: People * Scarborough (surname) * Earl of Scarbrough Places Australia * Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth * Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong * Scarborough, Queensland, su ...
,
Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...
, Canada from 1978 to 1988. * George Harrison: Singer and songwriter inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of
The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developmen ...
. Founder of the
Traveling Wilburys The Traveling Wilburys were a British-American supergroup consisting of Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. Originating from an idea discussed by Harrison and Lynne during the sessions for Harrison's 1987 album ' ...
and
HandMade Films HandMade Films was a British film production and distribution company. Notable films from the studio include '' Monty Python's Life of Brian'', ''Time Bandits'', '' The Long Good Friday'' and ''Withnail and I''. History Foundation HandMade F ...
. * Sir Rex Harrison: Actor, inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame . * Thomas Harrison: Shipping magnate, co- founded with James Harrison the
Harrison Line Harrison Line, officially ''T&J Harrison'', was a shipping line founded by the brothers Thomas and James Harrison in Liverpool, England in 1853. It ran both cargo and passenger services, starting with the import of French brandy from Charente ...
who lost 30 ships during WW II. * William Harrison: Captain of the The largest ship in the world for four decades making its maiden voyage across the Atlantic in June 1860 from Liverpool to New York. *
Bill Harry William Harry (born 17 September 1938) is the creator of '' Mersey Beat'', a newspaper of the early 1960s which focused on the Liverpool music scene. Harry had previously started various magazines and newspapers, such as ''Biped'' and ''Premier ...
: Creator of
Mersey beat ''Mersey Beat'' was a music publication in Liverpool, England in the early 1960s. It was founded by Bill Harry, who was one of John Lennon's classmates at Liverpool Art College. The paper carried news about all the local Liverpool bands, and s ...
important newspaper of the early 1960s, which focused on the Liverpool music scene. Author of 25 books. *
Ian Hart Ian Davies (born 8 October 1964), better known by his stage name Ian Hart, is an English actor. His most notable roles are Rabbit in the Channel Four drama miniseries '' One Summer'' (1983), Joe O'Reilly in the biopic ''Michael Collins'' (1996 ...
: Actor known for playing
John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...
in ''
Backbeat In music and music theory, the beat is the basic unit of time, the pulse (regularly repeating event), of the ''mensural level'' (or ''beat level''). The beat is often defined as the rhythm listeners would tap their toes to when listening to a p ...
'' and for playing
Professor Quirrell The following fictional characters are staff members and denizens of Hogwarts in the '' Harry Potter'' books written by J. K. Rowling. The staff and their positions Teachers and staff members The following teachers and staff members do not h ...
in ''
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' is a 1997 fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. The first novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series and Rowling's debut novel, it follows Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, a youn ...
'' (2001). *
Jesse Hartley Jesse Hartley (21 December 1780 – 24 August 1860) was Civil Engineer and Superintendent of the Concerns of the Dock Estate in Liverpool, England between 1824 and 1860. Hartley's career Despite having no experience of dock building, Hartley was ...
:(1780-1860) engineer, of Liverpool docks including the
Royal Albert Dock, Liverpool The Royal Albert Dock is a complex of dock buildings and warehouses in Liverpool, England. Designed by Jesse Hartley and Philip Hardwick, it was opened in 1846, and was the first structure in Britain to be built from cast iron, brick and sto ...
. * Colin Harvey: Footballer, manager of Everton F.C. *
Derek Hatton Derek Anthony Hatton (born 17 January 1948) is a British former politician, later a broadcaster, property developer and businessman. He gained national prominence as deputy leader of Liverpool City Council in the 1980s and was a member of the Tr ...
: Controversial former local politician, most famous for his opposition to
Margaret Thatcher Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (; 13 October 19258 April 2013) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the first female British prime ...
's
Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...
government. *
John Liptrot Hatton John Liptrot Hatton (12 October 1809 – 10 September 1886) was an English musical composer, conductor, pianist, accompanist and singer. Early career Hatton was born in Liverpool to a musical family, for both his father John and grandfather wer ...
:(1810–1886) Composer and singer. * Sir Bertram Fox Hayes:
Master mariner A master mariner is a licensed mariner who holds the highest grade of seafarer qualification; namely, an unlimited master's license. Such a license is labelled ''unlimited'' because it has no limits on the tonnage, power, or geographic location o ...
,
Troopship A troopship (also troop ship or troop transport or trooper) is a ship used to carry soldiers, either in peacetime or wartime. Troopships were often drafted from commercial shipping fleets, and were unable land troops directly on shore, typicall ...
captain in the
Second Boer War The Second Boer War ( af, Tweede Vryheidsoorlog, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, the Anglo–Boer War, or the South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer Republics (the South ...
and
First world war World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
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Paul Heaton Paul David Heaton (born 9 May 1962) is an English singer-songwriter. He was the frontman of the Housemartins, who had success with the singles " Happy Hour" and the UK number one "Caravan of Love" in 1986 before disbanding in 1988. He then form ...
: Singer and songwriter with
The Beautiful South The Beautiful South were an English pop rock group formed in 1988 by Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway, two former members of the Hull group The Housemartins, both of whom performed lead and backing vocals. Other members throughout the band's exi ...
. * Rose Heilbron: Barrister and High Court judge. *
Felicia Hemans Felicia Dorothea Hemans (25 September 1793 – 16 May 1835) was an English poet (who identified as Welsh by adoption). Two of her opening lines, "The boy stood on the burning deck" and "The stately homes of England", have acquired classic statu ...
: Poet, wrote " Casabianca" ''(The boy stood on the burning deck...)''. *
Adrian Henri Adrian Henri (10 April 1932 – 20 December 2000) was a British poet and painter best remembered as the founder of poetry-rock group the Liverpool Scene and as one of three poets in the best-selling anthology '' The Mersey Sound'', along with ...
: Painter and poet. * Joseph W. Herbert: Actor, singer and dramatist. *
Harold Hilton Harold Horsfall Hilton (12 January 1869 – 5 May 1942) was an English amateur golfer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He won The Open Championship twice, The Amateur Championship four times, and the U.S. Amateur Championship once. B ...
: Golfer, won
The Open Championship The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later t ...
twice, inducted into the
World Golf Hall of Fame The World Golf Hall of Fame is located at World Golf Village near St. Augustine, Florida, in the United States, and it is unusual among sports halls of fame in that a single site honors both men and women. It is supported by a consortium of 26 go ...
. * George Hinckley:
Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...
recipient. *
Les Hinton Leslie Frank Hinton (born 19 February 1944) is a British-American journalist, writer and business executive whose career with Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation spanned more than fifty years. Hinton worked in newspapers, magazines and television ...
: journalist, and Chairman of
Fox Television Stations Fox Television Stations, LLC (FTS; alternately Fox Television Stations Group, LLC), is a group of television stations located within the United States, which are owned-and-operated by the Fox Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of the Fox Co ...
and News International and CEO of Dow Jones & Company. *
William Patrick Hitler William Patrick Stuart-Houston (born William Patrick Hitler; 12 March 1911 – 14 July 1987) was an English-born officer and militant which was the half-nephew of Adolf Hitler. Born and raised in the Toxteth area of Liverpool to Adolf's hal ...
: Nephew of
Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...
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Paul Hodkinson Paul Hodkinson (born 14 September 1965 in Kirkby, Liverpool, England) is a former professional boxer. Hodkinson fought at Featherweight and is the former British, European and World (WBC) Featherweight Title holder. Amateur career Paul Hodkins ...
: Professional boxer, former WBC World
Featherweight Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Boxing Professional boxing History A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, t ...
Champion. * Charles Thurstan Holland: Pioneer of radiology who worked and lived in Liverpool. *
Michael Holliday Norman Alexander Milne, known professionally as Michael Holliday (26 November 1924 – 29 October 1963) was a British singer, who was popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He had a number of chart hits in the UK, including two number one si ...
: Singer in the 1950s with a string of chart hits including two number one singles, "The Story of My Life" and "Starry Eyed". * Andy Holligan: Professional boxer, former two time British and Commonwealth champion. *
Alfred Holt Alfred Holt (13 June 1829 – 28 November 1911) was a British engineer, ship owner and merchant. He lived at Crofton, Aigburth in Liverpool, England. Holt is credited with establishing the long distance steamship by developing a type tha ...
: Shipping magnate,
Blue Funnel Line Alfred Holt and Company, trading as Blue Funnel Line, was a UK shipping company that was founded in 1866 and operated merchant ships for 122 years. It was one of the UK's larger shipowning and operating companies, and as such had a significan ...
, the first commercially successful steamship to achieve the fuel economy necessary to trade between China and Britain, co-founder of
Singapore Airlines Singapore Airlines ( abbreviation: SIA) is the flag carrier airline of the Republic of Singapore with its hub located at Singapore Changi Airport. The airline is notable for highlighting the Singapore Girl as its central figure in corporat ...
. * George Holt: Co-founder of the
Lamport and Holt Lamport and Holt was a UK merchant shipping line. It was founded as a partnership in 1845, reconstituted as a limited company in 1911 and ceased trading in 1991. From 1845 until 1975 Lamport and Holt was headquartered in Liverpool. The founder ...
shipping Line. * John Holt: Shipping magnete, founder of
John Holt plc John Holt plc is a Nigerian conglomerate that participates in many areas of the economy. The Nigerian company is a subsidiary of John Holt & Co. (Liverpool) Ltd, a British company. A minority of the shares are traded on the Nigerian Stock Exchang ...
, and co-founder of the
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is a higher education institution with degree awarding powers and registered charity located in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Established in 1898, it was the first institution in the world dedicated ...
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Robert Durning Holt Robert Durning Holt (11 October 1832 in Liverpool – 10 December 1908) was an English cotton-broker and local politician. He was Mayor of Liverpool and the first Lord Mayor of Liverpool (1892–1893). Holt was the youngest of five sons o ...
: First Lord Mayor of Liverpool. *
Peter Hooton Peter Hooton (born 28 September 1962) is the vocalist of Liverpool-based group the Farm. He was also its sole founder member in 1983, overseeing its rise to prominence with two top 10 singles in 1990, its breakup in 1996 and reformation in 2004 ...
: Musician and singer. *
Clive Hornby Clive William Hornby (20 October 1944 – 3 July 2008) was an English actor, best known for his role as Jack Sugden in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. He first appeared in the programme (then named ''Emmerdale Farm'') in 1980, and remained in ...
: Actor, played
Jack Sugden John Jacob "Jack" Sugden is a Character (arts), fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. The character was originally played by Andrew Burt from 1972 to 1973 with a ...
in ''
Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ...
''. *
Frank Hornby Frank Hornby (15 May 1863 – 21 September 1936) was an English inventor, businessman and politician. He was a visionary in toy development and manufacture, and although he had no formal engineering training, he was responsible for the inven ...
: businessman, founder of
Hornby Railways Hornby Railways is a British model railways manufacturing company. Its roots date back to 1901 in Liverpool, when founder Frank Hornby received a patent for his Meccano construction toy. The first clockwork train was produced in 1920. In 1938, ...
,
Meccano Meccano is a brand of model construction system created in 1898 by Frank Hornby in Liverpool, England. The system consists of reusable metal strips, plates, angle girders, wheels, axles and gears, and plastic parts that are connected using nut ...
and
Dinky Toys Dinky Toys was the brand name for a range of die-cast zamak zinc alloy scale model vehicles produced by British toy company Meccano Ltd. They were made in England from 1934 to 1979, at a factory in Binns Road in Liverpool. Dinky Toys were am ...
. *
Jeremiah Horrocks Jeremiah Horrocks (16183 January 1641), sometimes given as Jeremiah Horrox (the Latinised version that he used on the Emmanuel College register and in his Latin manuscripts), – See footnote 1 was an English astronomer. He was the first person ...
: (1618-1641) 17th century astronomer, the first person to accurately predict the transit of Venus. *
Ewart Horsfall Ewart Douglas Horsfall MC (24 May 1892 – 1 February 1974) was a British rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. Personal life Horsfall's first marriage was with Myra Downing Fullerton, daughter ...
: Gold medalist in the 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games, member of the Horsfall family. *
Tommy Horton Thomas Alfred Horton, (16 June 1941 – 7 December 2017) was an English professional golfer. He finished in the top ten of the Open Championship four times, won a number of important tournaments both before and after the founding of the Europ ...
: Professional Golfer. *
Mary Hottinger Marie (Mary) Donald Hottinger, née ''Mackie'' (20 June 1893, Liverpool – 6 December 1978, Zurich), was a Scottish translator and editor. In the German-speaking world she is primarily known as the editor of various anthologies of crime, ghos ...
(née Mackie): Liverpool born, Scottish translator and editor of crime, ghost and horror stories. *
John Houlding John Houlding ( – 17 March 1902) was an English businessman, most notable for being Lord Mayor of Liverpool, and the founder of Liverpool Football Club. In November 2018, Houlding was commemorated with a bronze bust outside Anfield to mark th ...
: (1833-1902) Lord Mayor of Liverpool and founder of
Liverpool Football Club Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has ...
. * Arthur Benison Hubback: (1871-1948) Architect and soldier, who designed several important buildings in British Malaya. * William Huchinson: (1715-1801) Inventor, The world's first
Lifeboat station A rescue lifeboat is a boat rescue craft which is used to attend a vessel in distress, or its survivors, to rescue crew and passengers. It can be hand pulled, sail powered or powered by an engine. Lifeboats may be rigid, inflatable or rigid-inf ...
station in
Formby Formby is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England, which had a population of 22,419 at the 2011 Census. Historically in Lancashire, three manors are recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 under "Fo ...
. * Geoffrey Hughes: Actor. * Graham Hughes: Filmmaker, television presenter,
Guinness World Records ''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...
holder for being the first person to visit all 193
United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoniz ...
member states and several other territories across the world without air travel . Founder of Global Scouse Day. * Sir Harrison Hughes, 1st Baronet: (1881-1958) Businessman, Chairman of the
Harrison Line Harrison Line, officially ''T&J Harrison'', was a shipping line founded by the brothers Thomas and James Harrison in Liverpool, England in 1853. It ran both cargo and passenger services, starting with the import of French brandy from Charente ...
and Vice-President of the
Suez Canal Company Suez ( ar, السويس '; ) is a seaport city (population of about 750,000 ) in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez (a branch of the Red Sea), near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal, having the same b ...
. * John Hughes Gold medalist in the
Art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics Art competitions were held as part of the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Medals were awarded in five categories (architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture), for works inspired by sport-related themes. Art co ...
. *
Laurie Hughes Laurie Hughes (2 March 1924 – 9 September 2011) was a footballer who played as a centre half for Liverpool. He made three appearances for the England national team. Life and playing career Born in 12 Gleave Street, Everton, Liverpool, England ...
: Footballer, Liverpool FC Represented
England national football team The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
in the
1950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July 1950. The planned 1942 and 1946 World Cups were ...
. *
Shirley Hughes Winifred Shirley Hughes (16 July 1927 – 25 February 2022) was an English author and illustrator. She wrote more than fifty books, which have sold more than 11.5 million copies, and illustrated more than two hundred. As of 2007, she lived i ...
: Illustrator and author. *
John Hulley John Hulley (19 February 1832 – 6 January 1875) was an English gymnastics and athletics entrepreneur who encouraged public participation in physical education to improve health and well-being, and was one of the instigators of the Olympic movem ...
: Gymnasiarch of Liverpool and founder of the British Olympic movement in 1865. *
Paul Humphreys Paul David Humphreys (born 27 February 1960) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who is best known for his contributions to Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), a new wave band which he founded alongside Andy McCluskey in 1978. ...
: Musician, co-founded
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are an English electronic band formed in Wirral, Merseyside, in 1978. The group consists of co-founders Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboards, vocals), along with Martin Co ...
. *
Carl Hunter Carl James Hunter (born 21 April 1965, Liverpool, England) is an English director and screenwriter and the bassist in the Liverpool-based pop group The Farm. Career Music In 1983, Hunter was part of the second wave of members who joined Th ...
: Film director, screenwriter and Bassist in
The Farm (British band) The Farm are a British band from Liverpool. Their first album, ''Spartacus'', reached the top position on the UK Albums Chart when it was released in March 1991; ''Spartacus 30'' was released in 2021 to commemorate the anniversary. ''Spartacus ...
. * Jack Hunter-Spivey: Gold medal-winning Paralympic table tennis player. *
Chris Huston Christopher John Huston (born 25 June 1943) is a British born record engineer, record producer and guitarist. Huston arrived in Wallasey, near Liverpool, toward the end of World War II from an orphanage in North Wales. As a teenager he began stu ...
: Record producer, with
The Who The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist and singer John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered ...
,
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are ci ...
and others. * John Hutchinson: Chemist and industrialist. *
James Hype James Edward Lee Marsland (born 26 November 1989), known professionally as James Hype, is an English DJ and record producer. Biography James Hype was born James Edward Lee Marsland on 26 November 1989 in Wirral, Merseyside, England. He a ...
: DJ and Music Producer.


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William Imrie William Imrie (1836 – 7 August 1906https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1906/08/08/101793427.pdf ) was a Liverpool shipowner who owned the White Star Line The White Star Line was a British shipping company. Founded out of the ...
: Shipping magnate, Co- founder of the
Oceanic Steam Navigation Company The White Star Line was a British shipping company. Founded out of the remains of a defunct packet company, it gradually rose up to become one of the most prominent shipping lines in the world, providing passenger and cargo services between t ...
known as the
White Star Line The White Star Line was a British shipping company. Founded out of the remains of a defunct packet company, it gradually rose up to become one of the most prominent shipping lines in the world, providing passenger and cargo services between t ...
. *
Philip Ingham Philip William Ingham FRS, FMedSci, Hon. FRCP (born 19 March 1955 Liverpool) is a British geneticist, currently the Toh Kian Chui Distinguished Professor at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, a partnership between Nanyang Technological Un ...
: Scientist. * William Inman: Shipping magnate, owner of the
Inman Line The Inman Line was one of the three largest 19th-century British passenger shipping companies on the North Atlantic, along with the White Star Line and Cunard Line. Founded in 1850, it was absorbed in 1893 into American Line. The firm's formal ...
. *
Nigel Ipinson Nigel Ipinson-Fleming (born 1970, Liverpool, England) is a British keyboardist. He has played, written and produced for several acts including Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), The Stone Roses and Ian Brown. Career Ipinson-Fleming start ...
: Musician, songwriter, music producer for
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are an English electronic band formed in Wirral, Merseyside, in 1978. The group consists of co-founders Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboards, vocals), along with Martin Co ...
,
The Stone Roses The Stone Roses were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. One of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the band's classic and most prominent lineup consisted of vocalist Ian Brown, ...
,
Hot Chocolate (band) Hot Chocolate are a British soul band popular during the 1970s and 1980s, formed by Errol Brown and Tony Wilson. The group had at least one hit song every year on the UK Singles Chart from 1970 to 1980. Their hits include, "You Sexy Thing", a U ...
. * Andrew Irvine: (1902-1924) Mountaineer, * Colin Irwin: Footballer,
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
*
Jason Isaacs Jason Isaacs (born 6 June 1963) is an English actor. Isaac's film roles include Col. Tavington in '' The Patriot'' (2000), Michael D. Steele in '' Black Hawk Down'' (2001), Lucius Malfoy in the ''Harry Potter'' film series (2002–2011), Ca ...
: Actor played Lucius Malfoy in the ''Harry Potter'' films. * J. Bruce Ismay: Chairman of the
White star line The White Star Line was a British shipping company. Founded out of the remains of a defunct packet company, it gradually rose up to become one of the most prominent shipping lines in the world, providing passenger and cargo services between t ...
, and President of the
International Mercantile Marine Company The International Mercantile Marine Company, originally the International Navigation Company, was a trust formed in the early twentieth century as an attempt by J.P. Morgan to monopolize the shipping trade. IMM was founded by shipping magnate ...
, highest ranking officer to survive the RMS ''Titanic'' disaster. *
Thomas Henry Ismay Thomas Henry Ismay (7 January 1837 – 23 November 1899) was the founder of the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, more commonly known as the White Star Line. His son Joseph Bruce Ismay was managing director of the ''White Star Line''; and, in ...
: (1837-1899) Shipping magnate, Established
White Star Line The White Star Line was a British shipping company. Founded out of the remains of a defunct packet company, it gradually rose up to become one of the most prominent shipping lines in the world, providing passenger and cargo services between t ...
in 1868.


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Amy Jackson Amy Louise Jackson (born 31 January 1992) is a British actress and model known for her work in Indian films, predominantly in Tamil, Hindi, and Telugu languages. A former Miss Teen World, Jackson has appeared in over fifteen films. She made he ...
: Actor. *
Glenda Jackson Glenda May Jackson (born 9 May 1936) is an English actress and former Member of Parliament (MP). She has won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice: for her role as Gudrun Brangwen in the romantic drama ''Women in Love'' (1970); and again for ...
: Oscar-winning actress and former Labour Party MP. * Tony Jackson: Musician, of
The Searchers ''The Searchers'' is a 1956 American Technicolor VistaVision epic Western film directed by John Ford and written by Frank S. Nugent, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May. It is set during the Texas-Native American wars, and stars John W ...
. *
Brian Jacques James Brian Jacques (, as in "Jakes"; 15 June 1939 – 5 February 2011) was an English novelist known for his '' Redwall'' series of novels and '' Castaways of the Flying Dutchman'' series. He also completed two collections of short stories ent ...
: Bestselling author of the
Redwall ''Redwall'' is a series of children's fantasy novels by British writer Brian Jacques, published from 1986 to 2011. It is also the title of the first book of the series, published in 1986, as well as the name of the abbey featured in the book, ...
series of children's fantasy books. *
Raza Jaffrey Raza Jaffrey (born 28 May 1973) is a British actor and singer, who starred as Neal Hudson on the CBS TV medical drama '' Code Black''. He is best known for playing Zafar Younis on the BBC One spy drama series '' Spooks''. In 2014, he played ...
: Actor, Singer. *
Daniel Willis James Daniel Willis James (April 15, 1832 – September 13, 1907) was the son of an American merchant who with his cousin, William Earl Dodge Jr., transformed Phelps, Dodge & Co. from a predominantly mercantile business into one of the largest copper p ...
: merchant of
Phelps Dodge Phelps Dodge Corporation was an American mining company founded in 1834 as an import-export firm by Anson Greene Phelps and his two sons-in-law William Earle Dodge, Sr. and Daniel James. The latter two ran Phelps, James & Co., the part of the o ...
. *
Frank Linsly James Frank Linsly James FRGS (21 April 1851 – 21 April 1890) was an English explorer. He was the son of American parents: Liverpool-based merchant Daniel James and Sophia Hall (Hitchcock) James. He was born and raised in Liverpool; the 1861 censu ...
: British
Explorer Exploration refers to the historical practice of discovering remote lands. It is studied by geographers and historians. Two major eras of exploration occurred in human history: one of convergence, and one of divergence. The first, covering most ...
. * Hilda James: Swimmer, inducted into the
International Swimming Hall of Fame The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum (ISHOF) is a history museum and hall of fame, located at One Hall of Fame Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, operated by private interests and serving as the central point for the s ...
. * Andy Jameson: Swimmer, Olympic medalist. * Helen Jameson: Swimmer, Olympic medalist. * Tony Jardine: Motorsports journalist. *
William Stanley Jevons William Stanley Jevons (; 1 September 183513 August 1882) was an English economist and logician. Irving Fisher described Jevons's book ''A General Mathematical Theory of Political Economy'' (1862) as the start of the mathematical method in ec ...
: Leading political economist and logician of his time, one of the initiators of the marginal revolution, author of the
Jevons Paradox In economics, the Jevons paradox (; sometimes Jevons effect) occurs when technological progress or government policy increases the efficiency with which a resource is used (reducing the amount necessary for any one use), but the falling cost of ...
*
Francis Jeffers Francis Jeffers (born 25 January 1981) is an English football coach and former player, who is a first-team coach at Oldham Athletic. Jeffers started his career at his boyhood club Everton, making his debut in 1997 as a 16 year old. After scori ...
: Footballer. *
Edward Turner Jeffery Edward Turner Jeffery (April 6, 1843 – September 24, 1927) was an American railroad executive. Biography Edward Turner Jeffery was born in Liverpool on April 6, 1843. His father was a chief engineer in the Royal Navy. His 1922 entry ...
: Railway Executive. * Jet of Iada: Recipient of the Dickin Medal. *
Paul Jewell Paul Jewell (born 28 September 1964) is an English football manager and former player, who was most recently director of football at Swindon Town. Jewell began his playing career with Liverpool, continued at Wigan Athletic and concluded in a ...
: Footballer, Club manager. * David Johnson: Footballer,
England international The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
who won three European cups and was one of seven Liverpool born footballers who won the
1981 European Cup Final The 1981 European Cup Final was an association football match between Liverpool of England and Real Madrid of Spain on 27 May 1981 at the Parc des Princes, Paris, France. It was the final match of the 1980–81 season of Europe's premier cup com ...
. *
Holly Johnson William Holly Johnson (born 9 February 1960) is an English artist, musician, and writer, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, who achieved huge commercial success in the mid-1980s. Prior to that, in the late 1970s he wa ...
: Lead vocalist in
Frankie Goes to Hollywood Frankie Goes to Hollywood were an English synth-pop band formed in Liverpool in 1980. The group's best-known line-up comprised Holly Johnson (vocals), Paul Rutherford (singer), Paul Rutherford (backing vocals), Peter Gill (FGTH drummer), Peter ...
singing
Relax Relax may refer to: Aviation * Roland Z-120 Relax, a German ultralight aircraft design for the 120 kg class Music Albums * ''Relax'' (Blank & Jones album), 2003 * ''Relax'' (Das Racist album), 2011 Songs * "Relax" (song), a 1983 song by Fran ...
the 6th best selling single in the UK. . * Joseph Johnson: (1780-1827) Master clock, watch and chronometer maker. *
Katarina Johnson-Thompson Katarina Mary Johnson-Thompson (born 9 January 1993) is an English athlete primarily known as an elite multi-eventer, both as a heptathlete and an indoor pentathlete. She has been World Champion in both disciplines, and a double Commonwealth ...
: Heptathlete. * Sir Thomas Johnson: (1664-1723) Politician, who helped promote of the
Old Dock The Old Dock, originally known as Thomas Steers' dock, was the world's first commercial wet dock. The dock was built on the River Mersey in Liverpool, England, starting in 1710 and completed in 1716. A natural tidal pool off the River Mersey ...
the world's first commercial
Wet Dock Wet may refer to: * Moisture, the condition of containing liquid or being covered or saturated in liquid * Wetting (or wetness), a measure of how well a liquid sticks to a solid rather than forming a sphere on the surface Wet or WET may also refe ...
. *
Banner Johnstone Banner Carruthers Johnstone (11 November 1882 – 20 June 1964) was a British oarsman who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. Johnstone was born in Bebington, then lived in Cheshire and was educated at Eton, where he was captain of the boa ...
: Rower, Olympic Gold medalist. * Alfred Jones: (1819-1900) Artist. * Alfred Lewis Jones: (1845-1909) Shipping magnate, owner of the Elder Dempster Lines, founder of the
Bank of British West Africa Bank of British West Africa (BBWA) was a British Overseas bank that was important in introducing modern banking into the countries that emerged from the UK's West African colonies. In 1957 it changed its name to Bank of West Africa, and in 1965 wa ...
and the First Bank of Nigeria, that is Nigeria’s oldest bank, also founded
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is a higher education institution with degree awarding powers and registered charity located in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Established in 1898, it was the first institution in the world dedicated ...
. * Alfred Stowell Jones: Recipient of the
Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...
* Curtis Jones: Footballer,
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
. * David Jones: Recipient of the
Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...
. * Jack Jones: Union leader. * Ken Jones: Actor, appeared in TV shows such as ''
The Liver Birds ''The Liver Birds'' is a British sitcom, set in Liverpool, North West England, which aired on BBC1 from April 1969 to January 1979, and again in 1996. The show was created by Carla Lane and Myra Taylor. The two Liverpudlian housewives had met ...
'', ''
The Squirrels The Squirrels are a novelty pop band based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1984 by lead vocalist Rob Morgan (founder, as well, of the ''Poplust'' zine), the band went through numerous lineups, but has stuck to the aesthetic that Peter Blecha ...
'' and '' Jesus of Nazareth''. *
Laurence Jones Sir Laurence Alfred Jones, (18 January 1933 – 27 September 1995) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. RAF career Educated at Trinity School, Jones joined the Royal Air Force in 1951. He was made Officer Commanding No. 8 Squadron in 196 ...
: Blues rock musician. *
Natasha Jonas Natasha Jonas (born 18 June 1984) is a British professional boxer who has held the WBO female junior-middleweight title since February 2022. Since September 3rd 2022 she has held the WBC female super-welterweight title. Since November 12th 20 ...
: Professional boxer, WBC. WBO.
IBF The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) which sanctions professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Counci ...
World Champion, the two-weight world champion is the first black female boxing manager. * Philip Jones:
First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff The First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff (1SL/CNS) is the military head of the Royal Navy and Naval Service of the United Kingdom. The First Sea Lord is usually the highest ranking and most senior admiral to serve in the British Armed Fo ...
. * Simon Jones: Bass guitarist in the rock band
The Verve The Verve were an English rock band formed in Wigan in 1990 by lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bass guitarist Simon Jones and drummer Peter Salisbury. Guitarist and keyboard player Simon Tong later became a member in ...
. * Stephen Jones (milliner), Stephen Jones: Milliner * Charles Joughin:
Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, Unit ...
Crew of the Titanic, Crew Survivor, 115 crew members with close connection of the city of Liverpool only 28 survived on 15 April 1912.


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*Miles Kane: Musician, originally from the Wirral, best known as co-frontman of the Last Shadow Puppets and former frontman of the Rascals. *Ben Kay:
Rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
player, member of England national rugby union team, England
2003 Rugby World Cup The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup. Originally planned to be hosted by India, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the Indian Rugby Union and Rugby World Cup ...
winning team. * Gillian Kearney: Actress, ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'', ''
Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ...
''. * Gillian Keegan: Politician, brought up in Liverpool. * Claire Keelan: Actress. * Margaret Kelly (swimmer), Margret Kelly: Swimmer, Olympic silver medalist. * Angela Kelly: Fashion designer and dressmaker, who served as personal assistant and senior dresser to The Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Queen of United Kingdom, Elizabeth II. * Stan Kelly-Bootle: Academic, author, folk singer and songwriter. Songs include Liverpool Lullaby. Author of several books on computing. * John Philip Kemble: (1757-1823) Actor. * Henry George Kendall, Captain Henry George Kendall: Captain of the RMS Empress of Ireland on its sinking, brought up in Liverpoo

* Paul Aloysius Kenna:
Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...
recipient. * Sir Anthony Kenny: Academic, writer on religion and philosophy, former President of the British Academy and current President of the Royal Institute of Philosophy. * Bill Kenwright: Theatre supremo and Everton F.C. chairman. * Billy Kinsley: Musician, who had chart success with The Merseybeats and Liverpool Express. * Edmund Kirby: Architect. * Josh Kirby: Artist and illustrator. *John Kirk (VC), John Kirk: Recipient of The
Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...
. *Billy Kirsopp: Footballer, Everton F.C. *Billy J. Kramer: Pop singer. * Dorothy Kuya: Political and anti-racism activist


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* Brian Labone: Footballer, Everton F.C.
England international The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
. * Alexander Lafone:
Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...
recipient. * Keith J. Laidler: pioneer in chemical kinetics and the physical chemistry of enzymes. * John Laird (shipbuilder), John Laird: Founder of Cammell Laird, List of ships built by Cammell Laird, A ship building and repair company founded in 1828, that was involved in the build process of the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. * Macgregor Laird: Founder of the British and American Steam Navigation Company ( SS Sirius (1837), SS Sirius was the first holder of the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing of the
Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
) founded African Steamship Company. * Rickie Lambert: Footballer,
England international The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
. * John Lander (rower), John Lander: won gold medalist in the 1928 Summer Olympics, 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. * Judd Lander: Musician, director at Warner Music Group, Harmonicist on Culture Club Karma Chameleon. * Charlie Landsborough: Musician and songwriter Country singer. * Carla Lane: Television writer., creator of sitcoms such as ''
The Liver Birds ''The Liver Birds'' is a British sitcom, set in Liverpool, North West England, which aired on BBC1 from April 1969 to January 1979, and again in 1996. The show was created by Carla Lane and Myra Taylor. The two Liverpudlian housewives had met ...
'', ''Butterflies (TV series), Butterflies'' and ''Bread (TV series), Bread''. * Lynda La Plante: Screenwriter and actress. * James Larkin: (1874-1947) Trade unionist and socialist, co-founder of the Irish labour party. * Frank Laskier: WWII sailor who was a public icon for recruiting new mariners. * Eddie Latta: Songwriter, noted songs for George Formby. * Chris Lawler: Footballer,
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
and
England international The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
. * Fred Lawless: Playwright and television writer. * Terry Leahy: Businessman, credited with taking Tesco to market dominance. * Zack Lee: Martial art actor. * Sammy Lee (footballer), Sammy Lee: Footballer, coach of the
England national football team The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
and was a member of
Joe Fagan Joseph Francis Fagan (12 March 1921 – 30 June 2001) was an English footballer and manager. He was a coach and manager at Liverpool for twenty seven years under Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley. As a manager he was the first English manager to wi ...
team that won the 1984 European Cup Final * Spencer Leigh (actor), Spencer Leigh: Film and TV actor. * Spencer Leigh (radio presenter), Spencer Leigh: Presenter of the BBC Radio Merseyside show ''On the Beat''. * Cynthia Lennon: Artist, author and first wife of John Lennon and mother of Julian Lennon. *
John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...
: Singer and songwriter inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of
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and later John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. * Julian Lennon: Musician, photographer and philanthropist, son of John and Cynthia Lennon. * Frank Lester (VC), Frank Lester: Recipient of the
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. * Brian Leveson: High Court judge. * Paul Lewis (pianist), Paul Lewis: Musical artist. * Frederick Richards Leyland: Shipping magnete, The of the Leyland Line was the closest to the RMS ''Titanic'' as she sank. * Phil Liggett: Sports commentator. * Jimmy Lloyd (boxer), Jimmy Lloyd: who won a Bronze medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics. * Matt Lloyd (Paralympian), Matt Lloyd: British sledge hockey player. *
Janice Long Janice Berry ( Chegwin; 5 April 1955 – 25 December 2021), known professionally by her first married name Janice Long, was an English broadcaster who was best known for her work in British music radio. In a career that spanned five decades, ...
: Influential BBC Radio 1, Radio 1 DJ of the 1980s. Sister of
Keith Chegwin Keith Chegwin (17 January 1957 – 11 December 2017) was an English television presenter and actor, appearing in several children's entertainment shows in the 1970s and 1980s, including '' Multi-Coloured Swap Shop'' and ''Cheggers Plays Pop''. ...
. * Gordon Lorenz: Record producer and songwriter, writing There's No One Quite Like Grandma. * Malcolm Lowry: Poet and Novelist. * Gertrud Luckner: * Henry Lucy, Sir Henry Lucy: Political journalism, Political journalist, acknowledged as the first great Lobby correspondent, Mount Henry Lucy is named after him. *Arthur Lyon (rugby union), Arthur Lyon: Played in the world's first international rugby match and also the first international match in any code of football. *Mick Lyons (English footballer), Mick Lyons: Footballer, Everton F.C. * Nigel Lythgoe: Former dancer, now producer of talent shows such as ''American Idol'' and So You Think You Can Dance (US), ''So You Think You Can Dance''.


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* Donald MacAlister: Educated at Liverpool Institute for Boys. * William MacDonald (serial killer), William MacDonald: Serial killer who committed his crimes in Australia. * Charles R. MacIver: Olympic silver medallist and a member of the celebrated Liverpool shipping family. * David MacIver:(1840-1907) Shipping magnate, Pioneer in steamship, D&C Maclver we’re closely associated with Sir Samuel Cunard in the formation of the Cunard Line, on 28 April 1865, Sir Samuel Cunard died and was succeeded by Charles Maclver in running the company. *Esther McVey: Politician, television presenter. * Hattie Mahood: Baptist deacon, suffragist and temperance campaigner. * Betty Marsden: Actress, In Round the Horn and Carry on Camping. * Gerry Marsden: Singer with Gerry and the Pacemakers who had a No.1 UK hit with You'll Never Walk Alone that went on to become the most iconic famous football anthem. * John P. Marshall: Investor and owner of Vác FC and Egri FC. * Alvin Martin: Footballer,
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. * John Martin (comedian), John Martin: Comedian. * Frank Mason (jockey), Frank Mason: Jockey, Grand National winner. * Richard George Masters:
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recipient. * Charles James Mathews: Actor, theatre manager and playwright. * Derry Mathews: Professional boxer, former British and Commonwealth champion. * Robert Maudsley: Serial killer, has been in solitary confinement in a glass cell since 1979 and is the longest serving prisoner in Britain. * Sharon Maughan: Actress, Holby City and Gold Blend. * Gary Mavers: Actor. * Lee Mavers: Singer-songwriter and rhythm guitarist with the La's. * James Maybrick: Victorian cotton merchant whose supposed diary contain a confession for the crimes of Jack the Ripper (though this is held by most authorities to be a crude forgery). * Michael Maybrick: Composer and singer. * John McAlle: Footballer. * Jason McAteer: Footballer, Republic of Ireland international. * Les McAteer: Professional boxer, British middle weight and List of Commonwealth Boxing Council champions, Commonwealth champion. * Pat McAteer: Professional boxer, British middle weight and Commonwealth champion. * Dave McCabe: Singer and songwriter, guitarist in The Zutons. * John McCabe (composer), John McCabe.: Musician, and composer. * Nick McCabe: Guitarist with rock band
The Verve The Verve were an English rock band formed in Wigan in 1990 by lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bass guitarist Simon Jones and drummer Peter Salisbury. Guitarist and keyboard player Simon Tong later became a member in ...
. * Ginger McCain, Donald Ginger McCain: Racehorse trainer four-time winner of the Grand National Steeplechase (horse racing), Steeplechase three times with Red Rum. * Molly McCann: Mixed martial artist, Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC fighter flyweight. * Paul McCartney, Sir Paul McCartney: Singer and songwriter inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of
The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developmen ...
and later Paul McCartney and Wings, Wings, also founded MPL Communications. * Jim McCarty: Musician inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Yardbirds. * Liz McClarnon: Singer, member of the former girl group
Atomic Kitten Atomic Kitten is an English girl group formed in Liverpool in 1998, whose current members are Liz McClarnon, Jenny Frost and Natasha Hamilton. The group was founded by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) members Andy McCluskey and Stuart ...
. * Andy McCluskey: Musician, singer-songwriter with Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, OMD. and founder of
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. * Len McCluskey: General secretary of Unite the Union. * Natalie McCool: Singer, songwriter and guitarist signed to Steve Levine's label Hubris Records. * Ian McCulloch (singer), Ian McCulloch: Singer and songwriter, Lead vocalist in rock band Echo & the Bunnymen. * Herbert Gladstone McDavid: (1898–1966) war-time minister of sea transport, managing director of
Blue Funnel Line Alfred Holt and Company, trading as Blue Funnel Line, was a UK shipping company that was founded in 1866 and operated merchant ships for 122 years. It was one of the UK's larger shipowning and operating companies, and as such had a significan ...
, Her capture may have influenced Empire of Japan, Japan's decision to enter the World War II, Second World War. *Terry McDermott: Footballer.,
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and
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who won three European Cup winners medals. * Roy McFarland: Footballer,
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. * Joe McGann: Actor, Casualty (TV series), ''Casualty'' and played Edward Hutchinson in ''Hollyoaks''. * Mark McGann: Actor, played John Lennon in the TV movie ''John and Yoko: A Love Story'' and several other TV credits. * Paul McGann: Actor, starred in cult classic film ''Withnail and I'', ''The Monocled Mutineer'' and ''Doctor Who (1996), Doctor Who'', amongst others. * Stephen McGann: Actor and science communicator best known for his portrayal of Dr. Turner in ''Call the Midwife''. * Mike McGear: Photographer, musician, member of The Scaffold, younger brother of Beatles bassist Paul McCartney. * Roger McGough: Performance poet. * Jimmy McGovern: Initially a writer on ''Brookside'' he went on to write ''Cracker'' starring Robbie Coltrane and the film ''Priest'' as well as the reality based drama Hillsborough (1996 film), ''Hillsborough''. * Victor McGuire: Actor. * Hugh McKenzie (VC), Hugh McKenzie:
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recipient. *Steve McMahon: Footballer
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
, Everton F.C. and
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. * Steve McManaman: Footballer,
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
, Real Madrid CF and
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, he became the first English player to win the UEFA Champions League with a non- English club and first English player to win it twice. * Jack McMullen: Actor. * Ian McNabb: Singer/Songerwriter with The Icicle Works. * John McNally (musician), John McNally: Musician and singer of
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, who are noted for being the longest running pop group in history of 66 years. * Tony McNamara (footballer), Tony McNamara: Footballer,
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and Everton F.C. first footballer to play in all four divisions. *Jimmy Melia: Footballer,
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* George Melly: Jazz and blues singer; art critic and historian. * Freddie Mercury: (1946-1991) Singer and Songwriter, born Zanzibar moved to England in 1964 at the age of 17, In 1969 he Lived in Penny Lane, Liverpool playing in Liverpool band Ibex under the name of Farrokh Bulsara, Liverpudlian
Kenny Everett Kenny Everett (born Maurice James Christopher Cole; 25 December 1944 – 4 April 1995) was an English comedian, radio disc jockey and television presenter. After spells on pirate radio and Radio Luxembourg in the mid-1960s, he was one of the fi ...
became advisor and mentor to Mercury. * John Middleton (giant), John Middleton: (1578-1623) Claimed at the time to be the tallest man in the world, lived in Speke Hall. * John Milne: professor, geologist, and mining engineer, who invented a pioneering Seismometer to detect and measure earthquakes. *Joey Molland: Rock and roll guitarist, singer and songwriter, from the band
Badfinger Badfinger were a Welsh rock band formed in Swansea, who were active from the 1960s to the 1980s. Their best-known lineup consisted of Pete Ham (vocals, guitar), Mike Gibbins (drums), Tom Evans (bass), and Joey Molland (guitar). They are rec ...
. *Tommy Molloy: Professional boxer, British
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champion. *Dick Molyneux: Football manager, Merseyside's first league championship winning manager. *George Molyneux: Footballer, Everton F.C. and
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. * Stephen Molyneux: British e-Learning guru. * Nicholas Monsarrat: Author of ''The Cruel Sea (novel), The Cruel Sea''. * Benjamin Moore (biochemist), Dr Benjamin Moore: Is credited with the first use of the words History of the National Health Service, National Health Service and the foundation of the State Medical Service Association. *Peter Moore (businessman), Peter Moore: British-American business executive. * Pippa Moore: Ballet dancer. * John Moores (British businessman), John Moores: Businessman and founder of Littlewoods Pools. * George Moorhouse: Footballer, played in the 1930 FIFA World Cup and 1934 FIFA World Cup, The first English footballer to play in a FIFA World Cup. * Mark Moraghan: Actor, in Holby City and narrator of ''
Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' (originally known as ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and later ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'') is a British children's television series that aired across 24 series from 1984 to 2021. Based on ''The ...
''. *Trevor Morais: Musician and drummer. * Ronnie Moran: Footballer,
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
a member of the The Boot Room, Boot Room coaching staff. * Fidelis Morgan: Actress and writer. * Sally Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Huyton: Politician, member of the
House of Lords The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminste ...
. * Steve Morgan (businessman), Steve Morgan Philanthropist, former chairman of Wolverhampton Wanders FC. * Jerry Morris: Pioneer public health physician and reformer. * Robert Morris (financier), Robert Morris: (1734-1806) American financier and signatory of the Declaration of Independence (United States)#Signatures, Declaration of Independence, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, also the founder of the Bank of North America the first private commercial bank In the United States. * Roger Morris (engineer), Roger Morris: Pioneering railway engineer. *Tom Morris (businessman), Tom Morris: Founder of the Variety store Home Bargains. * David Morrissey: Actor, David Morrissey filmography, Filmmaker, director and producer.. * Johnny Morrissey: Footballer,
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
and Everton F.C. * Dennis Mortimer: Footballer, Captain of
Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Pa ...
in the 1982 European Cup Final. * Eddie Mosscrop: Footballer,
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. * Derek Mountfield: Footballer. * Bernie Mullin: Sports executive and writer. * Jimmy Mulville: Comedian, comedy writer, producer and television presenter. * John Murphy (composer), John Murphy: Musician and composer. * Margaret Murphy (writer), Margaret Murphy: Crime novelist. *Tom Murphy (artist), Tom Murphy: Artist and bronze sculptor. * Max Muspratt: Chemist and politician. * Jonathan Myles-Lea: Painter.


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* Ken Nelson (British record producer), Ken Nelson: Record Producer and three-time Grammy Awards winner with Coldplay. * James Nelson-Joyce: Film Actor. * Brian Nash: Musician. * Mike Newell (footballer), Mike Newell Footballer, Blackburn Rovers. * Billy Newnes: Jockey, Epsom Oaks winner. * John Newton: (1725-1807) Liverpool sea captain who composed ‘’Amazing Grace’’. * Vincent Nichols: Leader of England's Roman Catholics. * Elizabeth Nickell-Lean: Operatic singer. * Derek Nimmo: Actor. * Kevin Nolan: Footballer. * Stephen Norris: Politician and businessman. *Sally Nugent: Journalist, TV presenter BBC Breakfast.


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* Tom O'Connor (comedian), Tom O'Connor: Comedian and former quiz show host. * Paul O'Grady: Actor, author, comedian, radio DJ, television presenter. * John Okill: (1687-1773) Pioneering shipbuilder for the Royal Navy and Merchant Navy (United Kingdom), Merchant Navy * Nigel Olsson: Musician, Rock music, rock drummer and Backing vocalist for Elton John in the Elton John Band that is one of the List of best-selling music artists, World’s best-selling bands of all time. * Anyika Onuora: Olympic sprinter. * Brian Oulton: Actor. * Phina Oruche: Actress and model. * Mark O'Toole (musician): Singer songwriter in
Frankie Goes to Hollywood Frankie Goes to Hollywood were an English synth-pop band formed in Liverpool in 1980. The group's best-known line-up comprised Holly Johnson (vocals), Paul Rutherford (singer), Paul Rutherford (backing vocals), Peter Gill (FGTH drummer), Peter ...
. * Alun Owen: Screenwriter, brought up in Liverpool noted for writing the Beatles film A Hard Day's Night (film). * Leonard Owen, Sir William Leonard Owen: Engineer, nuclear engineering. * Ronald Oxburgh, Baron Oxburgh: Member of the
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, Geologist, Geophysics.


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* Louis Page: Footballer,
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. * Mark Palios: Footballer, former chief executive of The Football Association. * Amy Parkinson (1855–1938): Poet. * Jack Parkinson (footballer, born 1883), Jack Parkinson: Footballer,
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
and
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. * Lily Parr: The first woman to be inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame. * Nikita Parris: Footballer, England women's national football team, Women's England International. * John Parrott: World Championship-winning snooker player and television personality. * Alan Parry: TV football commentator. * Rick Parry: Chairman of the EFL Championship, EFL and former chief executive of the Premier League. * Brian Patten: Poet. * Larry Paul: Professional boxer, former British light-middleweight champion. * Mike Pender: Musician, lead guitar and lead vocalist of
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, who are the longest running pop group in history. * Tricia Penrose: Actress who played Gina in the TV series ''Heartbeat (UK TV series), Heartbeat''. * Mary Peters (athlete), Lady Mary Peters: Athlete, Pentathlon Gold medalist in the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. * Zak Perzamanos: Athlete, trampoline gymnast. * George Philip (cartographer), George Philip: Cartographer, map publisher and founder of the publishing house George Philip & Son, Ltd. * Dom Phillips: Journalist. * Phillips' Sound Recording Services, Percy Phillips: Recording engineer, Noted for early recordings of The Quarrymen, A Blue plaque marks is former home. * Tony Phillips (painter), Tony Phillips: Artist and printmaker *James Picton: Architect and politician. *Paddy Pimblett: Mixed Martial Artists, Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC fighter Lightweight (MMA), Lightweight. * John Power (singer-songwriter), John Power: Singer and songwriter with Cast (band), Cast and bassist with the La's. * Philip Louis Pratley: Architect and Civil engineer. * Edward Carter Preston: Sculptor and medalist. * Steve Prestwich: Former drummer from Australian band Cold Chisel. * David Price (boxer), David Price: Professional boxer, former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion. * Arthur Herbert Procter:
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recipient. * Dominic Purcell: Actor. * Richard Pyros: Actor.


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* Anthony Quayle: British actor and theatre director. * Sam Quek: Hockey player, Gold medal, Gold Medallists in 2016 Summer Olympics and first female captain of Question of Sport. * Richard Quest: CNN TV presenter and journalist. * Tony Quigley: Professional boxer, former British Super middleweight champion. * Abdullah Quilliam: (1856-1932) Founder of Englands first mosque and Islamic centre. *Micky Quinn: Footballer and racehorse trainer.


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* Heidi Range: Singer with the Sugababes. * Augustus Radcliffe Grote: Entomologist. * William Ratcliffe:
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recipient. * Eleanor Rathbone: (1872-1946) Independent member of parliament and pioneer of family allowance and women’s rights. * Richard Rathbone: (1788-1860) Merchant who attended the
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in 1840 * William Rathbone II: (1696-1746) Prominent citizen, philanthropist of Liverpool and founder of the Rathbones, Rathbones Group. * William Rathbone V: (1787-1868) Politician, Merchant,
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, was responsible of distribution of New England Relief funds during the Irish Famine of 1846-1847. * William Rathbone VI: (1819-1902) Politician and philanthropist, who created the first system of district nursing, established Liverpool Training School and Home for Nurses and the Queen's Nursing Institute. * Simon Rattle, Sir Simon Rattle: Orchestra conductor. * Austin Rawlinson: Swimmer, Inducted into the
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. * Paul Raymond (publisher), Paul Raymond: (1925-2008) Publisher of Men Only magazines. * Zack Gibson, Jack Rea: WWE NXT UK, NXT UK wrestler. * Phil Redmond: Television writer, producer, created ''Grange Hill'', ''Brookside (television programme), Brookside'', ''Hollyoaks'' and ''
Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ...
''. * Jamie Reid: Punk visual artist and anarchist. * Peter Reid: Footballer, Everton F.C. and
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. * Robin Reid (boxer), Robin Reid: Professional boxer, WBC World champion who won a Bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. * Alberto Remedios: Opera singer. * James Renwick (physicist), James Renwick: (1790-1863) Scientist and engineer, his son James Renwick Jr. was a noted architect of St. Patrick's Cathedral (Midtown Manhattan) New York. * Arthur Herbert Lindsay Richardson:
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recipient. * Miranda Richardson: Actress. * Bill Ridding: Footballer, 1958 FA Cup Final winning manager. * Ellis Rimmer: Footballer,
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. * Jimmy Rimmer: Footballer (goalkeeper), first English player to win UEFA Champions League, European Cup with two clubs. * John Rimmer (athlete), John Rimmer: Athlete, Olympic gold medalist. * Andy Ripley: Rugby union player for (24 caps) and the British and Irish Lions on their 1974 British Lions tour to South Africa, unbeaten 1974 tour of South Africa.Andy Ripley Profile
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* Kate Robbins: Impressionist, cousin of Paul McCartney, sister of Ted Robbins. * Ted Robbins: Comic, actor and broadcaster, cousin of Paul McCartney, brother of Kate Robbins. * Nigel Roberts: Computer scientist born in Liverpool. * Anne Robinson: Journalist, host of TV game show ''The Weakest Link''. * Sir Ken Robinson: Educationalist. * Robert Robinson (broadcaster), Robert Robinson: TV presenter, radio presenter and writer. * James Roby: Rugby league international for England rugby league team and
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. * Ernie Roderick: Professional boxer, former British and European
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and Middleweight champion. * Alfred Edward Rodewald: (1862-1903) composer and conductor, * William Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank, Bill Rodgers: Politician and member of SDP "Gang of Four". * Wayne Rooney: Footballer, Manchester United F.C., Manchester United all-time record goal scorer, all-time most-capped outfield footballer with the
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(120 caps). * Paul Rooney (artist), Paul Rooney: Visual and sound artist. * William Roscoe: (1753-1831) Banker, Writer, best known as one of Abolitionism in the United Kingdom, England’s first abolitionists. * Milton Rosmer: Actor, in roles in Atlantic Ferry. * Norman Rossington: Actor, best remembered for is roles in
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film A Hard Day's Night (film) and Double Trouble (1967 film), Double Trouble starring Elvis Presley. * Leonard Rossiter: Actor who played Landlord Rigsby in the Yorkshire TV series ''Rising Damp'', and the title character in ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'' and other roles. * Alan Rouse: (1951-1986) Mountaineer, was the first British climber to summit K2 List of highest mountains on Earth, 2nd highest mountain on earth. * Patricia Routledge: Actress, star of ''Keeping Up Appearances'' * Geoff Rowley: Pro skate boarder. * Stan Rowan: Professional boxer, List of British bantamweight boxing champions, British and List of Commonwealth Boxing Council champions, British Empire Bantamweight Champion. * Herbert James Rowse: Architect whose works included India Buildings and Martins Bank Building. * Maude Royden, Dr Agness Maude Royden: Suffragist, author, preacher, philosopher, pacifist, who was in ''The Black Book (list), The Black Book''. * Thomas Royden, 1st Baron Royden: Founder of Thomas Royden & Sons, A Shipbuilding company founded in 1818–1893. * Joe Royle: Footballer,
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, manager of Everton F.C. * Lita Roza: Singer, first female singer to have a number one record in the UK music charts. * Alan Rudkin: Professional boxer, former British and List of Commonwealth Boxing Council champions, Commonwealth and European champion. * Robert Runcie: Anglican archbishop. *Edward Rushton: (1756-1814) Blind anti-slavery campaigner who founded the Royal School for the Blind, Liverpool, Royal school of the blind the world's oldest school for the blind in continuous operation. * Willy Russell: Playwright, Screenwriter. * John Rylands: (1801–1888) Victorian era, Victorian owner of the largest Textile manufacturing, textile company.


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* Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, Herbert Samuel: Liberal statesman * Robert Sangster: (1936–2004) businessman, Vernons Pools Magnate, Racehorse owner/breeder, that established the Coolmore Stud. * Charles Santley, Sir Charles Santley: (1834-1922) Opera singer, the first singer to be honoured with a Knighthood. * Sunetra Sarker: Actress. * Paul Sass: UFC fighter. * Kevin Satchell: Professional boxer, former British, commonwealth and European champion. * Ron Saunders: Footballer,
Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Pa ...
manager who won the league then the European cup in the 1981–82 Aston Villa F.C. season. * Alexei Sayle: Comedian and writer. * Gia Scala: Film actress. * Gustav Christian Schwabe: Hamburg-born financier. *Richard Seddon: Politician, former Prime Minister of New Zealand. * Peter Serafinowicz: Actor and comic writer, his most notable work includes penning the satire ''Look Around You'', and voicing Darth Maul in ''Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace''. * Will Sergeant: Musician, guitarist in Echo and the Bunnymen. * Reginald Servaes: Commander, Vice admiral. * Anthony Shaffer (writer), Anthony Shaffer: Dramatist of ''Sleuth (play), Sleuth'' and ''The Wicker Man (1973 film), The Wicker Man''. Twin brother of Peter Shaffer. * Peter Shaffer: Dramatist of ''Equus (play), Equus'' and ''Amadeus (play), Amadeus''. Twin brother of Anthony Shaffer (writer), Anthony Shaffer. * Christopher Shannon: Menswear designer * Chris Sharrock: Drummer for the band Beady Eye, former member of The Icicle Works, The La's and Oasis (band), Oasis. * Chris Shepherd: Television Film writer, producer. * Alia Shelesh: Famous YouTuber for her reaction content. * Kate Sheppard: Born in Liverpool became New Zealand's most famous suffragette. * Cornelius Sherlock: Architect of the Walker Art Gallery. * Danny Shone: Footballer. * Peter Shore: Labour politician. * Pete Shotton: Businessman, member of The Quarrymen that later became
The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developmen ...
. * Sheila Sim, Sheila Sim, Baroness Attenborough: Film and Theatre actress. * Mark Simpson (clarinetist), Mark Simpson: Composer and clarinettist. * Joey Singleton: Professional boxer, former British light-welterweight champion. * Peter Sissons: Journalist & newsreader. * James Skelly: Musician, songwriter and Record producer, The Coral. * Ken Skupski: Professional Tennis Player. * Neal Skupski: Professional Tennis Player. * Elisabeth Sladen: Actress, best remembered as a '' Doctor Who'' assistant. * Edward Smith (sea captain), Edward Smith: Captain of the
White Star Line The White Star Line was a British shipping company. Founded out of the remains of a defunct packet company, it gradually rose up to become one of the most prominent shipping lines in the world, providing passenger and cargo services between t ...
ship RMS ''Titanic'', lived and worked in Crosby, Liverpool between (1867–1907). * John Smith (football chairman), Sir John Smith: Football chairman,
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
. * Paul Smith (boxer), Paul Smith: Professional boxer, former British super-middleweight champion. * Stephen Smith (boxer), Stephen Smith: Professional boxer, former British and Commonwealth champion. * Liam Smith (boxer), Liam Smith: Professional boxer, former WBO World light-middleweight champion. * Callum Smith: Professional boxer, former World Boxing Association, WBA (Super) and The Ring (magazine), Ring World Super middleweight Champion. * Michael Smith (darts player). World Champion in 2023. * Tommy Smith (footballer, born 1945), Tommy Smith: Footballer, he scored
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
, second goal in the 1977 European Cup final, owner of The Cavern Club. * Herbert Tyson Smith: Artist and Sculptor. * Sonia (singer), Sonia: Pop singer. * Frank Soo: (1914–1991) Footballer, Brought up in Liverpool he was the first and only person from Chinese or Asian background to play for the England national football team]

* James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby: (1607-1651) Established the Manx Derby the persecutor of now celebrated race Derby (horse race), The Derby. * Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby: (1752-1834) Of Knowsley Hall whose family had a long history of horse racing who established the Epsom Derby and Epsom Oaks. * Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby: Three-time
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, he is noted to be the longest serving Party leader in British history. * Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby: Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Governor General of Canada and gifted the country the Stanley Cup, Founder of Godolphin Stables, Stanley House Stables. * Edward Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby: President of the Professional Golfers' Association (Great Britain and Ireland), Professional Golfers’ Association who was involved in the change for the inclusion of continental European golfers in The Ryder Cup since 1979. * Olaf Stapledon: Author. * Graham Stark: Actor. * Michael Starke: Actor. * Freddie Starr: Comedian, impressionist, singer and 1994 Grand National-winning owner. * Ringo Starr, Sir Ringo Starr: Musician, Singer and songwriter who is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of
The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developmen ...
and later Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. * Zak Starkey: Drummer, member of rock band
The Who The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist and singer John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered ...
, The son of
The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developmen ...
drummer Ringo Starr and Maureen Starkey Tigrett. * Alison Steadman: Actress. * A. G. Steel: Amateur status in first-class cricket, amateur cricketer, noted for recording the first Test cricket, Test Century (cricket), Century and Five-wicket haul at Lords cricket ground. * Robert Steel (chess player), Robert Steel: (1839–1903) Chess player, noted for conceived of and organised the world's first international, long-distance chess match. * Adrian Scott Stokes: Artist known for his landscape paintings. * Wilfred Stokes: Inventor of the Stokes mortar, chairman and managing director of Ransomes & Rapier. * Robert Stopford: Bishop of London. * Gordon Stretton: Musician, Credited with introducing Jazz to Latin America. * Ronald Stuart:
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recipient. * Alan Stubbs: Footballer, Everton F.C.. * George Stubbs: (1724-1806) Artist, known for his paintings of horses. * Kenny Swain: One of the four footballers from Merseyside that was a member of Ron Saunders team that won the league and 1982 European Cup Final with Aston Villa FC. * Stuart Sutcliffe: Early member of the Beatles. * Claire Sweeney: Actress, singer and television presenter. * Clive Swift: Actor, played Richard Bucket in ''Keeping Up Appearances''. * David Swift (actor), David Swift: Actor. * Joy Swift: Inventor of the murder mystery weekend. * John Samuel Swire: (1825-1898) Shipping magnate, founder of China Navigation Company and the Swire group

*Terry Sylvester: Singer and songwriter inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the The Hollies, Hollies. * Magda Szubanski : Australian actress born in Liverpool.


T

* Raymond Tallis: Professor of Geriatric Medicine and poet. * Jimmy Tarbuck: Comedian, entertainer, TV host. * Liza Tarbuck: Actress, television and radio presenter, daughter of Jimmy Tarbuck. * Banastre Tarleton: (1754-1833) politician, who lead the British Legion (American Revolution), British Legion in the American War of Independence. * Nel Tarleton: Professional boxer, British champion on three separate occasions and first to win the Lonsdale Belt outright twice. * Tanya Tate: Award-winning adult film star. * Derek Taylor:
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, Publicist for
The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developmen ...
, The Byrds, The Beach Boys, The Mamas & the Papas. * Jodie Taylor: Footballer, England women's national football team, England international. * Ted Taylor (footballer), Ted Taylor: Footballer, (Goalkeeper)
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. * Derek Temple: Footballer Everton F.C. * Wally Thom: Professional boxer, won the Lonsdale Belt outright, European and Commonwealth champion on two separate occasions. * Heidi Thomas: Screenwriter and playwright best known for screen adaptations including I Capture The Castle (film), ''Capture The Castle'', Cranford (TV series), ''Cranford'', and ''Call the Midwife''. * Walter Aubrey Thomas: Architect, noted works include the Royal Liver Building. *George Thompson (abolitionist), George Thompson: One of the most important Abolitionism and Human rights lecturers in the United Kingdom, UK and United States, US, who attended the
World Anti-Slavery Convention The World Anti-Slavery Convention met for the first time at Exeter Hall in London, on 12–23 June 1840. It was organised by the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, largely on the initiative of the English Quaker Joseph Sturge. The ex ...
in 1860. *Ivan Thompson, Sir Ivan Thompson: Commodore (rank), Commodore of the Cunard Line,
Troopship A troopship (also troop ship or troop transport or trooper) is a ship used to carry soldiers, either in peacetime or wartime. Troopships were often drafted from commercial shipping fleets, and were unable land troops directly on shore, typicall ...
captain in both
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and
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. * Phil Thompson: Footballer, Captain of
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
in the
1981 European Cup Final The 1981 European Cup Final was an association football match between Liverpool of England and Real Madrid of Spain on 27 May 1981 at the Parc des Princes, Paris, France. It was the final match of the 1980–81 season of Europe's premier cup com ...
, Captain of the
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. * Bill Tidy: Cartoonist. * Dick Tiger: Nigerian world boxing champion, lived in Liverpool. * Darren Till, Mixed Martial Artist, UFC Welterweight. * Frank Tobin: Played in the world's first international rugby match, also the first international match in any code of Football. * Ricky Tomlinson: Actor and comedian. * Mirabel Topham: Actress, Owner of Aintree Racecourse home of The Grand National and Aintree Motor Racing Circuit that has hosted Formula One Grand Prix motor racing five times. * Robert Tressell: Irish writer of The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists who lived in Liverpool. * William Thomas Turner: (1856-1933) Captain of Cunard Line, Cunard ship RMS Lusitania, RMS ‘’’Lusitania’’’, on its Sinking of the RMS Lusitania, Sinking. * George Turpin: Boxer who won a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics * Rita Tushingham: Actress. * Tommy Tynan: Footballer. * Cathy Tyson: Actress.


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* Henry Hill Vale (architect), Henry Hill Vale: Architect, co-designed the Walker Art Gallery * Frankie Vaughan: Singer, dancer and film actor. * Ivan Vaughan: Musician and author, Responsible for Introducing Lennon–McCartney, Lennon to McCartney. * Colin Vearncombe: Singer Aka 'Black' who had a big hit with "Wonderful Life" in 1987. * F. X. Velarde: Architect. * William Vestey, 1st Baron Vestey: Shipping magnate of the Blue Star Line and the Vestey Holdings, Vestey Group, pioneers of refrigeration and cold storag

* Sir Edmund Vestey, 1st Baronet: co-founder of Vestey Holdings, Vestey Group, the Dewhurst butchers chain.


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* Engine (boogie-rock band), Pete Wade: Blues/rock guitarist with Engine (boogie-rock band), Engine, and Connie Lush & Blues Shouter. * Neville Wadia: Chairman of Bombay Dyeing. * James Iredell Waddell: Commander of the Liverpool ship the vessel was surrendered in Liverpool marking the last official surrender of the
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. * Tony Waddington (songwriter), Tony Waddington: Songwriter, Record producer. * Walter Wadsworth: Footballer,
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
. * Charles Wakefield, 1st Viscount Wakefield: Founder of Castrol Lubricant company

* Captain Frederic John Walker: The most successful Anti-submarine warfare commander during the Battle of the Atlantic, Liverpool shipowners had lost more than 3 million tons of shipping mostly in the Atlantic, This is the equivalent to over 630 ships of 5,000 tons each, Liverpool shipowners lost three quarters of the total merchant shipping lost (all causes worldwide) US merchant marines (4 million tons) and lost more than the entire merchant navies of Norway (2 million tons) the Netherlands (1.5 million tons) and Greece (1.1 million tons), * Horace Walker: Mountaineer who made many notable first ascents, including Mount Elbrus and Grandes Jorasses. * Lucy Walker (climber), Lucy Walker: Pioneer Mountaineering, mountainer, the first woman to climb the Matterhorn. * William Walker, 1st Baron Wavertree: Grand National winning owner who helped establish The National Stud and Irish National Stud. * Keith Wallace (boxer), Keith Wallace: Professional boxer, former Commonwealth
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champion, who holds the distinction of being Frank Warren (promoter), Frank Warren first-ever professional signing. * Nigel Walley: Musician, * Joan Walmsley, Baroness Walmsley: Politician, Member of the
House of Lords The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminste ...
. * Jonathan Walters: Footballer, Republic of Ireland international. * Stephen Walters: Actor. * Tom Waring: Footballer,
England International The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
. * Curtis Warren: Gangster. * William Warwick: The first Captain of the ‘’Queen Elizabeth 2, QE2’’ ocean liner, his son Commodore Ronald W. Warwick was also the first Master of the largest ocean liner in the world, ’’Queen Mary 2’’. * Alfred Waterhouse: (1830-1905) Architect, * Edwin Waterhouse: (1841-1917) co-founded Multinational corporation PriceWaterhouse. * Sid Watkins: President of Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and Formula One institute of motorsport safety. * Emma Watkinson: Businesswoman. * Andrew Watson (footballer, born 1856): Likely to be the first black professional footballer in history playing for Bootle F.C. (1879). * Billy Watson (footballer, born 1890), Billy Watson: Footballer,
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. * Dave Watson: Footballer, Everton F.C. and
England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
. * William Watson (motoring pioneer): (1873-1961) Racing driver, he won the 1908 Isles of man RAC Tourist Trophy, the world’s oldest History of the automobile, automobile race. * Jamie Webster: Singer and songwriter. * Richie Wenton: Professional boxer, former British Super bantamweight champion. * Frank Westerton: Stage and silent-film actor * James Wharton (boxer), James Wharton: Pioneer boxer who is inducted into International Boxing Hall of Fame. * Johnny Wheeler: Footballer,
Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has p ...
,
England international The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
. * Albert White (VC), Albert White:
Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previously ...
recipient. * Charley White: Professional boxer, World title challenger on several occasions. * Wildman Whitehouse: (1816-1890) Inventor, sent the first Telecommunications to the United States of America. * Alan Whittle: Footballer, Everton F.C. * May Whitty, Dame May Whitty: Film Actress, noted for being the first stage and film actress to receive a Damehood. * Henry Tingle Wilde: Chief mate, Chief officer on the RMS ''Titanic'' * Kitty Wilkinson * Anne Williams (activist), Anne Williams: Hillsborough justice campaigner. * Cliff Williams: Musician, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of AC/DC, brought up in Merseyside town Hoylake. * Kathryn Williams: Singer and songwriter. * Martyn S. Williams: A mountain and wilderness guide who is the first person in the world to lead expeditions to the three extremes, South Pole (1989) North Pole (1992) and Everest (1991). * Michael Williams (actor) Actor. * Joseph Williamson (philanthropist), Joseph Williamson: (1769-1840) Philanthropist and builder of Williamson's tunnels. * Bobby Willis: Songwriter, husband and manager of Cilla Black. * Tony Willis: Professional boxer, British champion and won Bronze medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics. * Harold Wilson: Former prime minister, educated at Wirral Grammar School for Boys and a member of parliament of Huyton from 1950 to 1983, A statue was erected in Huyton town centre in 2006. * Robb Wilton: Comedian. * Peter Withe: Footballer,
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scored the winning goal in the 1982 European Cup Final. * Gustav Wilhelm Wolff: Hamburg-born co-founder of Harland & Wolff List of ships built by Harland & Wolff (1930–2002), A Shipbuilding Company founded in 1861. * Lord Woodbine: (1929-2000) Trinidad born Musician, music promoter, first manager of
The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developmen ...
. * Corbet Woodall (gas engineer), Corbet Woodall: Governor of the Gas Light and Coke Company the first public supplier of gas in the world. * Patricia Woodlock: Artist and Suffragette, Serving the longest suffragette prison sentence and attended Black Friday (1910). *Max Woosnam: England International footballer who won Wimbledon tennis doubles, and winning a Gold medal in the 1920 Summer Olympics. *Eleanor Worthington Cox, Eleanor Worthington-Cox: Actress. * Tommy Wright (footballer, born 1944), Tommy Wright Everton F.C.
England international The England national football team has represented England in international football since the first international match in 1872. It is controlled by The Football Association (FA), the governing body for football in England, which is affilia ...
. * Pete Wylie: Singer songwriter "The Mighty Wah!".Rees, Dafydd & Crampton Luke, ''Rock Movers & Shakers: An A-Z of People Who Made Rock Happen''. ABC-CLIO, 1991. , . ''Pete Wylie (b. Mar.22, 1958, Liverpool)'' * Arthur Wynne: Inventor of the Crossword puzzle.


Y

* Mal Young: Television producer and executive who has overseen shows such as Brookside (television programme), ''Brookside'', ''EastEnders'', ''The Bill'' and '' Doctor Who''. * David Yip: Actor. * Michael Xavier: Actor and Singer. * Ozzie Yue: Actor, musician for Merseybeat group The Hideaways (band).


Z

* Benjamin Zand: Journalist. * Anne Ziegler: Singer.


See also

* List of bands and artists from Merseyside


References


External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Merseyside people People from Merseyside, People from Merseyside Lists of English people by location