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
 * 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 CBE (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