This is a list of notable people from what is now the county of Merseyside, including those from the city of Liverpool and surrounding areas.
A Jacqui Abbott: singer with the Beautiful South Gary Ablett (1965–2012): footballer, FA Cup winner with both Liverpool F.C. and Everton F.C. Cyril Abraham: creator and writer of The Onedin Line Jake Abraham: actor Derek Acorah: radio psychic and author Alan A'Court: footballer represented England national football team in the 1958 FIFA World Cup John Aldridge: footballer, Liverpool F.C. and Republic of Ireland international Ernest Alexander: Victoria Cross recipient Jean Alexander: actress, played Hilda Ogden on the long-running soap opera Coronation Street and Auntie Wainwright in Last of the Summer Wine Trent Alexander-Arnold: footballer, Liverpool F.C., Real Madrid CF and England international Peter Allen: (1943–1964): who along with his accomplice Gwynn Owen Evens became the last person legally executed in the United Kingdom Nicky Allt: playwright Marc Almond: singer-songwriter Jeannette Altwegg: figure skater, 1952 Winter Olympics gold medallist, brought up in Liverpool from the age of two Chris Amoo: singer-songwriter, the Real Thing, the most successful black rock/soul act in England during the 1970s Charles Anderson: Victoria Cross recipient Freya Anderson: swimmer, gold medallist in the 2020 Summer Olympics Rupert Anderson: footballer, Merseyside's first England international Martyn Andrews: TV presenter, journalist, singer and actor Michael Angelis: actor, played TV roles such as Lucien Boswell in The Liver Birds, Chrissie Todd in Boys from the Black Stuff and as narrator of Thomas & Friends Paul Angelis: actor, most famous for playing Ringo in the Beatles' Yellow Submarine and Karageorge in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only Richard Ansdell (1815–1885): artist John Archer (1863–1932): first black mayor in London (Battersea) Jimmy Ashcroft: footballer, England international April Ashley (1935–2021): transsexual rights campaigner Rick Astley (born 1966): pop singer Arthur Askey (1900–1982): comedian Sir John Aspinall (1851–1937): engineer in the design of locomotives Neil Aspinall (1941–2008): music executive of Apple Corps and managing director of Apple Records Ian Astbury (born 1962): musician, singer-songwriter in the rock band the Cult, lead singer in the American rock band the Doors of the 21st Century James Atherton (1770–1838): Liverpool merchant, promoter of Everton's urban development, founder of New Brighton Peter Atherton (1741–1799): engineer, inventor, and cotton machinery manufacturer Blanche Atkinson (1847–1911): novelist and author of children's books Graham Atkinson (1943–2017): footballer, brother of Ron Atkinson R. Frank Atkinson (1869–1923): architect Ron Atkinson (born 1939): footballer, manager of Manchester United F.C., Atlético Madrid and Aston Villa F.C. Frederick Attock (1846–1902): the first president and founder of Newton Heath L&YR F.C. that later became Manchester United F.C.
B Lilian Bader (1918–2015): one of the first black women to join the British Armed Forces John Bailey (born 1957): footballer, Everton F.C. Dame Beryl Bainbridge (1932–2010): writer, nominated several times for the Booker Prize James Baines (1822–1889): ship-owner founder of James Baines & Co. that operated some of the most famous clipper ships at the time Leighton Baines (born 1984): footballer, Everton F.C. England international Anna, Lady Barlow (1873–1965): suffragette Frederick Barrett (1883–1931): RMS Titanic survivor Tony Barrow (1936–2016): music manager of the Kinks, the Bee Gees, Bay City Rollers, and others Charles Alfred Bartlett (1868–1945): captain of White Star Line ship HMHS Britannic, the largest ship lost in World War I and the worlds largest sunken passenger ship James Barton: founder of Cream and Creamfields, president of electronic dance music at Live Nation Entertainment Joe Baker (1940–2003): footballer, England international Tom Baker (born 1934): actor, had lead role in Doctor Who in the 1970s and 1980s David Balfe: musician and record company executive, produced Britpop band Blur on is label Food Records John Ball: golfer, the Open Championship winner, inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, a blue plaque at Royal Liverpool Golf Club Matthew Ball: principal dancer with the Royal Ballet Michael Ball: footballer, Rangers F.C., PSV Eindhoven and England international Nick Ball: boxer, former WBA featherweight champion Shirley Ballas: ballroom dancer and TV personality Billy Balmer: footballer, England international, brother of Everton F.C. footballer Bob Balmer Jack Balmer: footballer Liverpool F.C. Mary Bamber (1874–1938): suffragist Leslie Banks (1890–1952): actor Harmood Banner (1782–1865): founder of Liverpool Society of Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Paul Barber: actor who played Denzil Tulser in Only Fools and Horses Clive Barker: author, director and visual artist Ross Barkley: footballer, England international Anthony Barry: footballer, assistant manager of the England national football team Joey Barton: footballer Hogan Bassey: boxer, the first man of Nigerian descent to become a boxing champion, winning the WBA featherweight title Sir Percy Bates (1879–1946): chairman of Cunard-White Star Line who oversaw the launch of the and - also oversaw the RMS Laconia the first continuous circumnavigation of the world by passenger liner later dubbed the first world cruise (the sinking of the RMS Laconia gave rise to the Laconia incident during the Battle of the Atlantic) Margaret Beavan: politician Peter Beckett: musician, singer-songwriter who had a number-one hit in the US with "Baby Come Back" Richard Beddows: recipient of the Medal of Honor in the American Civil War Sir Thomas Beecham (1879–1961): conductor and impresario Tom Bell: actor in Prime Suspect, The Krays and Wish You Were Here Tony Bellew: boxer, former WBC cruiserweight champion John Bellingham (1769–1812): Liverpool merchant and resident, who assassinated Spencer Perceval the only British prime minister to be assassinated he was immediately restrained and identified by Isaac Gascoyne MP for Liverpool Mitch Benn: comedian and songwriter, known for his work on BBC Radio 2 and 4 James Theodore Bent: explorer archaeologist, and author Arthur Berry: footballer, England international won gold medal in the 1908 and 1912 summer Olympics Henry Berry (1719–1812): engineer of the Sankey Canal, Britain's first canal of the Industrial Revolution John Best: footballer Leanne Best: actress Pete Best: early member of the Beatles John Bibby (1775–1840): founder of the Bibby Line, the oldest independently owned shipping and maritime operations company Wayne Bickerton (1941–2015): music executive, record producer, songwriter and former chairman of SESAC John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey: jurist and politician, known for heading the British inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic the and the Jonathan Binns (1747–1818): English Quaker and abolitionist who was one of only two signatories from Liverpool who signed a 1783 parliamentary petition calling for the abolition of slavery Dyan Birch: singer, who had chart success with pop group Arrival and soul group Kokomo Pamela Birch: singer-songwriter, member of the Liverbirds, one of the first all-female bands John Birt: former director general of the BBC, member of the House of Lords John Bishop: comedian, presenter and actor Sir James Bisset: second officer of the Cunard Line ship that rescued 705 Titanic survivors, captain of both and that delivered 447,777 troops to various theatres of conflict during WWII Cilla Black (1943–2015): singer, TV presenter Grey Blake: film actor Alan Bleasdale: radio, stage and screen writer Gary Bleasdale: actor and playwright Chris Boardman: cyclist, gold medallist at the 1992 Olympics and founder of Boardman Bikes Stan Boardman: comedian Phil Boersma: footballer Jean Boht: actress Sir Alfred Booth: shipping magnate, founder of Alfred Booth and Company, father of TV producer Sir Philip Booth, 2nd Baronet and grandfather of Douglas Allen Booth Angela Elizabeth Booth: eugenicist and politician Charles Booth: pioneer in social research, a blue plaque marks his former home at Grenville Place Henry Booth (1788–1869): inventor, founder and treasurer of the first steam railway conducting both scheduled passenger service and freight (Broad Green railway station, opened in 1830 is the oldest operating station and Lime Street railway station is the first Grand Terminus Mainline train station in the world Lewis Booth: executive vice-president at the Ford Motor Company, director of Rolls-Royce Tony Booth (1931–2017): actor and father of Cherie Booth, played Mike Rawlins in the sitcom Till Death Us Do Part Charles-Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (1808–1873): founded the Second French Empire in (1852–1870) as Emperor Napoleon III, lived in Southport in 1846 Lord Ian Botham: cricketer Stanley Boughey: Victoria Cross recipient Sir Adrian Boult (1889–1983): conductor, brought up in a family connected to the Liverpool shipping and oil trade Roy Boulter: drummer in the Farm and co-founder of Hurricane Films Braaq (1971–1997): painter Eddie Braben: comedy writer and performer Charles Brabin (1882–1957): film director Paul Bracewell: footballer, Everton F.C. England international Kyran Bracken: rugby union player, member of England 2003 Rugby World Cup winning team, brought up in Liverpool Bessie Braddock: Labour politician, represented Liverpool electorate of Exchange for 24 years Doug Bradley: actor, best known as Pinhead from his best friend Clive Barker's Hellraiser films H. Chalton Bradshaw: architect Harry Bradshaw: footballer, Liverpool F.C. first ever England international Marcel Braithwaite: boxer, former British and Commonwealth champion Henry Arthur Bright (1830–1884): owner of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's iron ship SS Great Britain, which made its maiden voyage across the Atlantic in July 1845 starting from Liverpool Stan Brittain: cyclist, Olympic silver medallist Bernard Beryl Brodie (1907–1989): considered by many to be the founder of modern pharmacology John Alexander Brodie (1858–1934): engineer of the Queensway Tunnel, then the longest underwater road tunnel, also invented goal nets for football matches Maurice Brodie (1903–1939): virologist who developed a polio vaccine in 1935, brother of Bernard Beryl Brodie Tom Bromilow: footballer, Liverpool F.C. and England international Jack Brooks: songwriter of "That's Amore" a hit single for Dean Martin in 1953 Robbie Brookside: wrestler John Brophy: author of over 40 books; some adapted to film Ian Broudie: singer-songwriter with the Lightning Seeds Faith Brown: comedian, singer, and actress Tom Brown: Major League Baseball player Sir William Brown (1784–1864): banker, founder of Brown Shipley, partner in family firm Alex. Brown & Sons the first investment bank in the United States Tyias Browning: footballer, Shanghai Port F.C. and China international David Brownlow, Baron Brownlow of Shurlock Row: member of the House of Lords Henry Brunner (1838–1916): chemist and businessman, director of Brunner Mond Sir John Brunner, 1st Baronet (1842–1919): industrialist and politician, co-founded Brunner Mond and Imperial Chemical Industries Neil Buchanan: TV presenter/producer best known for presenting Art Attack William Buddicom (1816–1887): pioneer railway engineer Irvine Bulloch (1842–1898): Confederate States Navy officer on the , the most successful commerce raiding ship in maritime history James Dunwoody Bulloch: Confederate foreign agent based in Liverpool during the American Civil War, uncle of US President Theodore Roosevelt David Burke: actor, played Watson in early episodes of Granada's Sherlock Holmes