List of people from Wirral
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The following is a list of notable people who are associated or born within the area known as theWirral Peninsula located in the english county of Merseyside.
A
- Alexis Blue[1] - Indie rock group
B
- Chris Boardman[2] (cyclist)
- The Boo Radleys pop group
- Ian Botham (cricketer)
- Adrian Boult (conductor)
- Pete Burns (singer/songwriter)
C
- Daniel Craig (actor)--spent his teenage years on the Wirral)
- Lewis Collins (actor)
- The Coral pop group
- Elvis Costello (singer/songwriter)--lived in Birkenhead)
D
- Peter Davenport (footballer)
- Matt Dawson (rugby player and TV personality)
- Dixie Dean (footballer)
- Lottie Dod (Wimbledon tennis champion, "most versatile female athlete of all time")
F
- Michael Farnworth (British Columbia politician born in Bromborough)
- Joshua James Fogg (British Java Genius of the 21st Century )
G
- John Gorman Singer with The Scaffold and presenter on Tiswas
- Roger Lancelyn Green, the children's writer, lived at Poulton Hall in Poulton Lancelyn, Bebington
- Wilfred Grenfell ("Grenfell of Labrador")
H
- Half Man Half Biscuit pop group
- Emma Hamilton (mistress of Horatio Nelson)
- Nathaniel Hawthorne (American writer)--lived in Rock Ferry as US Consul)
- Austin Healey (rugby player)
- Paul Heaton (singer and songwriter for the Beautiful South)
- Adrian Henri (poet and artist)
- Stephen Hough (pianist)
- Geoffrey Hughes (actor)
- Shirley Hughes (children's author and illustrator)
- Paul Humphreys (musician)
- Rita Hunter (Wagnerian soprano)
I
- Andrew Irvine (Everest climber)
J
- Glenda Jackson (actress and politician)
- Megs Jenkins (actress)
K
L
- Saunders Lewis (politician, playwright, poet and literary critic)
- Phil Liggett (cycling commentator)
- Craig Lindfield (professional football player)
- Nigel Lythgoe (producer and TV personality, best known for being a judge on Popstars)
M
- Jason McAteer (footballer)
- Andy McCluskey (musician)
- Mike McGear (photographer, musician (The Scaffold) and brother of Paul McCartney)
O
- Oceanic (band)
- Wilfred Owen, one of the greatest poets of the First World War, grew up in Tranmere.
- Paul O'Grady (comedian and TV personality)
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark pop group
- Seán Owens (Actor & Reality T.V. Star)
P
- John Peel (disc jockey and radio presenter)
- Dominic Purcell (actor)
R
- Jan Ravens (actress and impressionist)
- Simon Rimmer (celebrity chef)
- Patricia Routledge (actress)
- Ted Robbins (comedian)
- Alan Rouse (famous climber)
- [[Christopher Lee Power] (Actor)
S
- Cyril Scott (composer)
- FE Smith (Lord Chancellor)
- Jay Spearing
- Olaf Stapledon, a writer, spent much of his life in West Kirby and Caldy, and many landscapes mentioned in his works can be identified.
- Ralph Steadman (artist)
- Philip Wilson Steer (impressionist painter)
- Ray Stubbs (sports commentator)
T
- The Rascals indie band
- Philip Toosey (hero of the Bridge on the River Kwai)
W
- Harold Wilson (Prime Minister - Head Boy of Wirral Grammar School)
- Marty Willson-Piper (guitarist for The Church)
See also
References
- ^ Mccann, Sue (Nov 19 2008). "Wirral band Alexis Blue set to release debut album". Wirral News. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
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