Name
Dates
Appointed
Notes
Lieutenant General Sir Andrew Clarke GCMB CB CIE
1824–1902
7 July 1886
Military engineer, then colonial official who became Governor of the Straits Settlements ; earlier he helped to stabilise the dam at Lake Vyrnwy .[3]
Sir Andrew Barclay Walker BT DL
1824–93
9 November 1889
Developer of breweries, local politician, benefactor, and founder of the Walker Art Gallery .[4]
William Cliff JP
7 January 1891
Liverpool merchant who paid for the building of the Home for Ancient Mariners.[5]
William Rathbone MP JP DL
1819–1902
3 June 1891
Liverpool merchant who worked to improve the nursing services in the city, and helped to found Liverpool University ; he was MP for the Liverpool constituency .[6]
Henry Tate JP
1819–99
3 June 1891
Sugar refiner in Liverpool, founder of the Tate Gallery , and benefactor of Liverpool University .[7]
The Rt. Hon William Ewart Gladstone MP JP DL
1809–98
5 October 1892
Politician, born in Liverpool, who was Prime Minister four times.[8]
Samuel Greg Rathbone JP
1823–1903
14 February 1894
Merchant who established considerable trade between Britain and China. Long time member of the city council and promoter of elementary education.[9]
Alderman Thomas Hughes JP
c1838–1923
27 October 1897
Mayor of Liverpool 1889–1890 and Lord Mayor 1896–1897. Took a prominent part in securing the extension of the city boundaries in 1895.[10] As a magistrate worked for the reform of the licensing of public houses. Later knighted.[11]
John Brancker JP
c1818–1903
17 January 1900
Businessman and banker, chairman of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board[12] [13]
Benn Wolfe Levy
24 April 1901
Born in New South Wales , established the David Lewis Trust for the benefit of the working classes of Liverpool and Manchester.[14] [15]
Henry Yates Thompson
1838–1928
24 April 1901
Born in Liverpool, a collector of illuminated manuscripts, proprietor of the Pall Mall Gazette , and benefactor.[16]
Field Marshal Rt Hon Frederick Sleigh Earl Roberts VC KG KP GCB GCSI GCIE
1832–1914
24 April 1901
Army officer in charge of British troops in the Second Boer War .[17]
Alderman Sir William Bower Forwood JP DL
1840–1928
4 June 1902
Merchant, ship owner and politician; involved in financing the building of Liverpool Cathedral .[18] First chairman of the Liverpool Overhead Railway .[19]
The Rt. Hon. Frederick Arthur Earl of Derby KG
1841–1908
3 February 1904
Politician and Governor General of Canada .[20]
Robert Durning Holt DL JP
1832–1908
3 February 1904
Liverpool's first Lord Mayor .[21]
Andrew Carnegie LL.D
1835–1919
3 August 1911
Steelmaker and philanthropist who founded many free public libraries.[22]
Robert Gladstone LL.D
1833–1919
3 August 1911
Merchant who gave his name to Gladstone Dock : chairman of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board , and involved in the founding of Liverpool University and the planning of Liverpool Cathedral .[23]
The Rt. Hon. Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby GCVO CB
1865–1948
3 July 1912
Politician who twice became Secretary of State for War and was the British Ambassador to France from 1918 to 1920.[24]
The Rt. Hon. William Morris Hughes
1862–1952
29 March 1916
Prime Minister of Australia 1915–1923
Alderman Sir William Benjamin Bowring BT DL
1837–1916
6 September 1916
Senior partner in a shipping firm, and local politician who gave the Roby Hall estate to the city; it is now known as Bowring Park, Knowsley .[25] [26] He married Isabel Maclean Jarvis, who was sympathetic to the suffering and needy among the poor of Liverpool.[27]
Alderman Sir Charles Petrie JP
6 June 1917
Chairman of the Tramways Committee.[28]
Admiral Sir David Beatty GCB GCVO DSO
1871–1936
4 December 1918
Admiral in the First World War and later First Sea Lord .[29]
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig KT GCB OM GCVO KCIE
1861–1928
4 December 1918
Commander of the British Expeditionary Force in the First World War .[30]
John Rankin LL.D
7 December 1921
An early benefactor of what was to become the University of Liverpool .[31]
The Rt. Hon. Sir Archibald Tutton Salvidge PC KBE
1863–1928
2 September 1925
Political organiser, once described as 'the king of Liverpool'.[32]
Alderman Sir Thomas White JP
24 September 1934
Chairman of the Joint Tunnel Committee who developed the Queensway Tunnel .[33]
Alderman Sir James Sexton CBE JP
1856–1938
24 September 1934
Trade unionist who was head of the National Union of Dock Labour in Liverpool and a founder member of the Independent Labour Party .[34]
Councillor Sir Frederick Charles Bowring DL JP
1856–1936
24 September 1934
Chairman of C T Bowring & Co., merchants and shipowners. Lord Mayor of Liverpool 1925–1927.[35]
The Rt. Hon. Lord Woolton PC CH DL
1883–1964
1 May 1946
Businessman and politician who was involved in the management of Lewis's department store , was Minister of Food in the Second World War , and later Chairman of the Conservative Party .[36]
Admiral Sir Max Kennedy Horton GCB DSO
1883–1951
1 May 1946
Submarine commander in the First World War and commander-in-chief of the Western Approaches in the Second World War .[37]
Alderman Alfred Earnest Shennan JP MA
1887–1959
1 May 1946
Architect who designed many of Liverpool's art deco cinemas.[38]
Alderman Sir Charles Sydney Jones JP MA LL.D
1872–1947
1 May 1946
Partner in Alfred Holt & Co. , benefactor of Liverpool University and Lord Mayor of Liverpool .[39]
The Rt. Hon. Lord Cohen of Birkenhead MD FRCP (Lond) FRCS (Eng) DL
1900–1977
30 April 1970
Birkenhead -born doctor who became the senior physician at Liverpool Royal Infirmary , Professor of Medicine at Liverpool University , and served in other major positions in the medical profession.[40]
Major Sir Arthur Harold Bibby Bt DSO
1889–1986
30 April 1970
A partner in the Bibby Line and the first Bibby baronet .[41] [42]
Alderman Sir Joseph Jackson Cleary
1902–1993
30 April 1970
Politician who was Labour MP for the Liverpool Wavertree constituency and later Lord Mayor of Liverpool .[43]
Sir Alan Cecil Tod CBE TD
1887–1970
30 April 1970
Chairman of the Liverpool Cathedral Executive Committee who helped to raise money towards its building.[44] [45]
Mrs Elizabeth Margaret Braddock MP
1899–1970
30 April 1970
Known as "Bessie" Braddock, a trade union activist and Labour MP for the Liverpool Exchange constituency .[46]
Sir John Moores CBE DL
1896–1993
30 April 1970
Businessman and philanthropist who established Littlewoods Football pools and Littlewoods mail-order business. Liverpool John Moores University is named after him.[47]
Robert Paisley OBE
1919–1996
23 November 1983
Better known as Bob Paisley; player for Liverpool F.C. , then captain, and later manager and director of the club.[48]
John Lennon MBE
1940–1980
7 March 1984
Musician, composer, and political activist; member of The Beatles .[49]
George Harrison MBE
1943–2001
7 March 1984
Musician and composer; member of The Beatles .[50]
Paul McCartney MBE
1942 –
7 March 1984
Musician, composer and animal rights activist; member of The Beatles .[51]
Richard Starkey MBE
1940 –
7 March 1984
Better known as Ringo Starr, drummer of The Beatles .[52]
Eric Heffer MP
1922–1991
27 March 1991
Left-wing politician , president of the Liverpool Trades Council, later MP for the Liverpool Walton constituency .[53]
President Mandela
1918 –2013
6 July 1994
Anti-apartheid activist who became the first black President of South Africa .[54]
David Sheppard the Rt. Reverend the Lord Bishop of Liverpool
1929–2005
24 August 1994
International cricketer who became Bishop of Liverpool . Worked closely with Archbishop Derek Worlock .[55]
Derek Worlock the Most Reverend the Archbishop of Liverpool
1920–1996
24 August 1994
Bishop of Portsmouth , then Archbishop of Liverpool . Worked closely with Bishop David Sheppard .[56]
Roy Castle OBE
1932–1994
24 August 1994
Entertainer and charity worker; the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation is named after him.[57]
Ken Dodd OBE
1927 – 2018
31 January 2001
Liverpool comedian, actor, singer, composer, entertainer, and charity worker.[58]
Adrian Henri
1932–2000
31 January 2001
Birkenhead -born poet and painter; one of the Liverpool poets .[59]
Roger McGough
1937 –
31 January 2001
Liverpool-born poet; one of the Liverpool poets .[60]
Brian Patten
1946 –
31 January 2001
Liverpool-born poet and author of children's books; one of the Liverpool poets .[61]
Terry Leahy
1956 –
31 January 2001
Businessman born in Liverpool who became the chief executive of Tesco .[62]
Simon Weston OBE
1961 –
31 January 2001
British soldier injured in the Falklands War who later became recognised for his charity work.[63]
Professor Rex Makin
1925–2017
11 June 2003
Liverpool solicitor who has been involved in high profile and controversial cases.[64]
Gerry Marsden OBE
1942 – 2021 [65]
28 January 2009
Musician; onetime leader of Gerry & the Pacemakers [66]
Norah Button
28 January 2009
Principal of the Liverpool Theatre School[67]
Professor Peter Toyne , CBE
1939–
3 March 2010
First Vice-Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University [68]
Stephen Yip MBE
18 January 2012
Founder of the children's charity Kind.[69]
Rt Hon Lord Heseltine CH PC
1933–
13 March 2012
President of the Board of Trade (nicknamed "Minister for Merseyside") for helping to rebuild the city after the 1981 Toxteth riots .[70]
Wally Brown CBE
7 November 2012
Former principal of Liverpool Community College; mediator in the 1981 Toxteth riots .[71] [72]
97 Hillsborough victims
22 September 2016
All those who died in the Hillsborough disaster of 1989. [a] [74]
Bishop James Jones KBE
1948–
19 January 2017
Chairman of the Hillsborough Independent Panel .[75] [76]
Tony McGann
1 July 2017
Chairman of the Eldonians Community Based Housing Association.[77]
BBC Radio Merseyside
1968-
15 March 2018
Local radio[78]
Phil Redmond
1949–
2 November 2018
Television producer and writer[79]
The Right Reverend Thomas Williams
1948–
30 September 2021
Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool .[80] [81] [82]
James Stanley McGovern
1949–
19 March 2022
English Screenwriter and Producer .[83]
Jurgen Klopp
1967–
2 November 2022
German football manager of Liverpool F.C.[84]
Notes
^ The names of those awarded, in alphabetical order, and with their ages at the time of death are as follows: John Alfred Anderson (62); Colin Mark Ashcroft (19); James Gary Aspinall (18): Kester Roger Marcus Ball (16); Gerard Baron Snr (67): Simon Bell (17): Barry Sidney Bennett (26); David John Benson (22); David William Birtle (22); Tony Bland (22); Paul David Brady (21); Andrew Mark Brookes (26); Carl Brown (18); David Steven Brown (25); Henry Thomas Burke (47); Peter Andrew Burkett (24); Paul William Carlile (19); Raymond Thomas Chapman (50); Gary Christopher Church (19): Joseph Clark (29); Paul Clark (18); Gary Collins (22); Stephen Paul Copoc (20); Tracey Elizabeth Cox (23); James Philip Delaney (19); Christopher Barry Devonside (18); Christopher Edwards (29); Vincent Michael Fitzsimmons (34); Thomas Steven Fox (21); Jon-Paul Gilhooley (10); Barry Glover (27); Ian Thomas Glover (20); Derrick George Godwin (24); Roy Harry Hamilton (34); Philip Hammond (14); Eric Hankin (33); Gary Harrison (27); Stephen Francis Harrison (31); Peter Andrew Harrison (15); David Hawley (39); James Robert Hennessy (29); Paul Anthony Hewitson (26); Carl Darren Hewitt (17); Nicholas Michael Hewitt (16); Sarah Louise Hicks (19); Victoria Jane Hicks (15); Gordon Rodney Horn (20); Arthur Horrocks (41); Thomas Howard (39); Thomas Anthony Howard (14); Eric George Hughes (42); Alan Johnston (29); Christine Anne Jones (27); Gary Philip Jones (18); Richard Jones (25); Nicholas Peter Joynes (27); Anthony Peter Kelly (29); Michael David Kelly (38); Carl David Lewis (18); David William Mather (19); Brian Christopher Matthews (38); Francis Joseph McAllister (27); John McBrien (18); Marian Hazel McCabe (21); Joseph Daniel McCarthy (21); Peter McDonnell (21); Alan McGlone (28); Keith McGrath (17); Paul Brian Murray (14); Lee Nicol (14); Stephen Francis O'Neill (17); Jonathon Owens (18); William Roy Pemberton (23); Carl William Rimmer (21); David George Rimmer (38); Graham John Roberts (24); Steven Joseph Robinson (17); Henry Charles Rogers (17); Colin Andrew Hugh William Sefton (23); Inger Shah (38); Paula Ann Smith (26); Adam Edward Spearritt (14); Philip John Steele (15); David Leonard Thomas (23); Patrick John Thompson (35); Peter Reuben Thompson (30); Stuart Paul William Thompson (17); Peter Francis Tootle (21); Christopher James Traynor (26); Martin Kevin Traynor (16); Kevin Tyrrell (15); Colin Wafer (19); Ian David Whelan (19); Martin Kenneth Wild (29); Kevin Daniel Williams (15); Graham John Wright (17); Andrew Devine (55).[73]
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