• Source: List of people from Wirral

The following is a list of notable people who are associated or born within the area known as the Wirral Peninsula.




A


Nigel Adkins (born 1965), footballer and football manager
Freya Anderson (born 2001), Olympic gold medal swimmer
Ian Astbury (born 1962), lead vocalist, The Cult




B


Shirley Ballas (born 1960), ballroom dancer & TV personality
Andy Baddeley (born 1982), runner
Elizabeth Berrington (born 1970), actress
Chris Boardman (born 1968), cyclist
Ian Botham (born 1955), cricketer
Adrian Boult (1889–1983), conductor
John Bowe (born 1950), actor
Jim Bowen (1937–2018), comedian & TV personality
Paul Bracewell (born 1962), footballer
Peter Bromley (1929–2003), sports broadcaster
Margaret Brownlow (1916–1968), illustrator, writer, herb farmer and garden designer
Fiona Bruce (born 1964), TV presenter
Pete Burns (1959–2016), singer/songwriter
William John Burton (1908–1985), draftsman, archer & rifleman




C


Cathy Cassidy (born 1962), children's author
Jimmy Cauty (born 1956), musician, artist, one half of The KLF
Niamh Charles (born 1999), footballer for England
Alan Clarke (1935–1990), film director
Lewis Collins (1946–2013), actor, The Professionals
Elvis Costello (born 1954), singer/songwriter - lived in Birkenhead
Alex Cox (born 1954), filmmaker and author
Daniel Craig (born 1968), actor, born in neighbouring Chester but grew up on the Wirral




D


Peter Davenport (born 1961), footballer
Dickie Davies (1928–2023), presenter
Matt Dawson (born 1972), rugby player and TV personality
John Deakin (1912-1972), photographer
Dixie Dean (1907–1980), footballer
Mike Dean (born 1968), football referee
Louise Delamere (born 1969), actress
Lottie Dod (1871–1960), Wimbledon tennis champion
Robbie Davies (1949–2017), Olympic boxer




E


Helen Edmundson (born 1964), playwright, screenwriter and producer
Taron Egerton (born 1989), actor
Arthur Charles Evans (1916–2011), author, ex-PoW and ex-General Secretary of the Police Federation
Lee Latchford Evans (born 1975), actor and singer with pop group Steps




F


Michael Farnworth (born 1959), British Columbia politician born in Bromborough
Jenny Frost (born 1978), TV presenter and singer with Atomic Kitten
Robbie Fowler (born 1975), Footballer




G


John Gorman (born 1936), singer with The Scaffold, presenter on Tiswas
Roger Lancelyn Green (1918–1987), children's writer; lived at Poulton Hall in Poulton Lancelyn, Bebington
Wilfred Grenfell (1865–1940), "Grenfell of Labrador"
Miro Griffiths (born 1989), academic and activist




H


Tony Hall (born 1951), Baron Hall of Birkenhead; former Director-General of the BBC
Emma Hamilton (1765–1815), mistress of Horatio Nelson
Austin Healey (born 1973), rugby player
Paul Heaton (born 1962), singer and songwriter for the Beautiful South
Adrian Henri (1932–2000), poet and artist
Dave Hickson (1929–2013), footballer
Paul Hollywood (born 1966), baker and TV judge
Malcolm Holmes (born 1960), musician
Barry Horne (born 1962), ex-Everton and Wales footballer and captain
Stephen Hough (born 1961), pianist
Geoffrey Howe (1926–2015), Deputy Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Foreign Secretary (N.B. Associated through service as MP for Bebington
Geoffrey Hughes (1944–2012), actor
Shirley Hughes (1927–2022), children's author and illustrator
Paul Humphreys (born 1960), musician, member of OMD
Rita Hunter (1933–2001), Wagnerian soprano
James Hype (born 1989), DJ, Producer




I


Andrew Irvine (1902–1924), Everest climber
Eric Idle (born 1943), member of Monty Python; lived in Wallasey as a child




J


Glenda Jackson (1936–2023), actress and politician
Megs Jenkins (1917–1998), actress




K


Miles Kane (born 1986), musician
Lindsay Kemp (born 1938), dancer, actor and choreographer




L


Charlie Landsborough (born 1941), singer/songwriter
Mark Leckey (born 1964), Turner Prize-winning artist
Saunders Lewis (1893–1985), politician, playwright, poet and literary critic
Phil Liggett (born 1943), cycling commentator
Craig Lindfield (born 1988), professional football player
Selwyn Lloyd (1904–1978), Conservative Party Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Chancellor of the Exchequer
Jackie Lomax (1944–2013), singer-songwriter
Malcolm Lowry (1909–1957), writer
Nigel Lythgoe (born 1949), producer and TV personality, best known for being a judge on Popstars




M


Justin Madders (born 1972), MP for Ellesmere Port and Neston
Simon Mason (born 1973), rugby union player, played for Ireland and won the 1999 Heineken Cup with Ulster.
Valerie Masterson (born 1937), opera singer
Jason McAteer (born 1971), footballer
Andy McCluskey (born 1959), musician, member of OMD
Mike McGear (born 1944), photographer, musician, member of The Scaffold, brother of Paul McCartney
Alison McGovern (born 1980), MP for Wirral South




N


Paul Nowak (born 1972), trade union leader
Sally Nugent (born 1971), BBC journalist & presenter




O


Paul O'Grady (1955–2023), comedian and TV personality
Wilfred Owen (1893–1918), one of the greatest poets of the First World War; grew up in Tranmere




P


Tom Palin (born 1974), painter
John Peel (1939–2004), disc jockey and radio presenter
Dom Phillips (1964–2022), journalist
Dominic Purcell (born 1970), actor




R


Jan Ravens (born 1958), actress and impressionist
Simon Rimmer (born 1963), celebrity chef
Kate Robbins (born 1958), impressionist
Ted Robbins (born 1955), comedian
Amy Robbins (born 1971), actress
Alan Rouse (1951–1986), climber
Patricia Routledge (born 1929), actress
Maude Royden (1876–1956), suffragist and preacher
Mike Rutherford (born 1950), guitarist with Genesis; went to boarding school in Hoylake
Bill Ryder-Jones (born 1983), musician from West Kirby




S


Joanna Scanlan (born 1961), actor
Cyril Scott (1879–1970), composer
Lucy Sibbick, Oscar Winner
FE Smith (1872–1930), Lord Chancellor
Matthew Smith (born 1966), 80s computer game programmer
Jay Spearing (born 1988), footballer
Olaf Stapledon (1886–1950), writer; spent much of his life in West Kirby and Caldy, and many landscapes mentioned in his works can be identified
Ralph Steadman (born 1936), artist
Philip Wilson Steer (1860–1942), impressionist painter
Ray Stubbs (born 1956), sports commentator




T


Jodie Taylor (born 1986), footballer
David Thompson (born 1977), footballer
Bill Tidy (1933–2023), cartoonist
Philip Toosey (1904–1975), hero of the real Bridge on the River Kwai incident




V


Graham Vick (1953–2021), opera director and producer




W


Jonathan Walters (born 1983), Stoke City F.C. striker
William Henry Webster (1850–1931), Church of England vicar and malacologist
Andreas Whittam-Smith (born 1937), founder of the Independent
Cliff Williams (born 1949), bassist for AC/DC
Bethany Williamson (born 1999), trampoline gymnast
Marty Willson-Piper (born 1958), guitarist for The Church
Harold Wilson (1916–1995), Prime Minister - Head Boy of Wirral Grammar School
Steve Wilson (born 1967), BBC football commentator
Tim Wright (born 1967), computer games composer




See also


List of people from Merseyside




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• List of people from Wirral
• Wirral Peninsula
• List of people from Merseyside
• Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
• Wirral West (UK Parliament constituency)
• Wallasey
• Bromborough
• Wrexham
• Wirral South (UK Parliament constituency)
• Tranmere, Merseyside