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 Nigel Blackwell (born 1957), singer, guitarist and songwriter 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 Noel Rawsthorne (19292019), organist and composer 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 (19292025), actress Maude Royden (18761956), 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
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