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Famous people who grew up or lived in and around Liverpool
5 notable people grew up or lived in and around Liverpool. Each listing explores the home and neighbourhood, and how the place shaped the person they became.
George Harrison1943–1949
📍 12 Arnold Grove, Wavertree, Liverpool L15 8HP, UK
I was born in the front bedroom of 12 Arnold Grove, a little two-up two-down terrace in Wavertree, the youngest of four. My parents had moved in after they married, and my mother had grown…
Paul McCartney1955–1964
📍 20 Forthlin Road, Allerton, Liverpool L18 9TN, UK
Paul McCartney's family moved into 20 Forthlin Road, a new brick council terrace in Allerton, in 1955, when he was thirteen. His father Jim, a cotton salesman and former dance-band leader…
Ringo Starr1944–1963
📍 10 Admiral Grove, Dingle, Liverpool L8 8BH, UK
Richard Starkey was born in the Dingle, a tough dockside district of Liverpool, and in 1944 he and his mother moved round the corner to 10 Admiral Grove, a tiny terraced house, after his…
Steven Gerrard1980–1998
📍 Huyton, Knowsley L36, UK
Steven Gerrard was born in Whiston, on the eastern edge of Liverpool, in May 1980, and grew up on the Bluebell estate in Huyton, a council estate of terraced houses and small greens. He…
Wayne Rooney1985–2004
📍 Croxteth, Liverpool L11, UK
Wayne Rooney was born in Liverpool in October 1985 and grew up in Croxteth, a working-class council estate in the north-east of the city, the eldest of three boys of Thomas Wayne Rooney, a…