CITY

Official Website:
http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/

Population:
469,017 (2001 census)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Liverpool	1882
Liverpool John Moores University	1823

ORCHESTRA

Orchestra	Founded
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic	1840

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Arthur Askey	Comic	6-Jun-1900	16-Nov-1982	Horn-rimmed British comic
Ron Atkinson	Soccer	18-Mar-1939		Former soccer manager, sportscaster
Tom Baker	Actor	20-Jan-1934		4th Doctor on Doctor Who
Clive Barker	Novelist	5-Oct-1952		Hellraiser
Tom Bell	Actor	2-Aug-1933	4-Oct-2006	Prime Suspect
Cilla Black	Singer	27-May-1943	1-Aug-2015	You're My World
Charles Booth	Sociologist	30-Mar-1840	23-Nov-1916	Studied poverty in London
Kenneth E. Boulding	Economist	18-Jan-1910	18-Mar-1993	The Image: Knowledge of Life in Society
Doug Bradley	Actor	7-Sep-1954		Pinhead in Hellraiser films
Andrew Burnham	Politician	7-Jan-1970		British MP, Leigh
Kim Cattrall	Actor	21-Aug-1956		Samantha on Sex and the City
Craig Charles	Actor	11-Jul-1964		Dave Lister on Red Dwarf
Marcus Collins	Singer	15-May-1988		Seven Nation Army
John Conway	Mathematician	26-Dec-1937		Game of Life
Elvis Costello	Musician	25-Aug-1954		My Aim Is True
Alex Cox	Film Director	15-Dec-1954		Repo Man
Walter Crane	Artist	15-Aug-1845	17-Mar-1915	British children's illustrator
Rupert Davies	Actor	22-May-1916	22-Nov-1976	Inspector Maigret
Terence Davies	Film Director	10-Nov-1945		The House of Mirth
Ken Dodd	Comic	8-Nov-1927		British comedian, ventriloquist
E. C. Dodds	Scientist	13-Oct-1899	16-Dec-1973	Diethylstilbestrol
Nadine Dorries	Politician	21-May-1957		British MP, Mid Bedfordshire
Aynsley Dunbar	Drummer	10-Jan-1946		Prolific drummer, ex-Zappa, Bowie, Journey
Peter P. Edwards	Chemist	1949		Metal-non-metal transition
Charles Elton	Scientist	29-Mar-1900	1-May-1991	Animal Ecology
Brian Epstein	Business	19-Sep-1934	27-Aug-1967	Manager of The Beatles
Rebecca Ferguson	Singer	21-Jul-1986		Heaven
Ralph Flenley	Historian	2-Jan-1886	21-Mar-1969	Modern German History
Robbie Fowler	Soccer	9-Apr-1975		Liverpool FC
Billy Fury	Musician	17-Apr-1941	28-Jan-1983	The Sound of Fury
William Ewart Gladstone	Head of State	29-Dec-1809	19-May-1898	Four times UK Prime Minister
John Gregson	Actor	15-Mar-1919	8-Jan-1975	Genevieve
George Harrison	Musician	25-Feb-1943	29-Nov-2001	Beatle
Ken Hughes	Film Director	19-Jan-1922	28-Apr-2001	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
David Hunt	Politician	21-May-1942		Former MP, The Wirral
Jason Isaacs	Actor	6-Jun-1963		Black Hawk Down
Brian Jacques	Novelist	15-Jun-1939	5-Feb-2011	Redwall
William Stanley Jevons	Economist	1-Sep-1835	13-Aug-1882	Theory of Political Economy
Ravi Kapoor	Actor	27-Jun-1969		Bug on Crossing Jordan
John Lennon	Musician	9-Oct-1940	8-Dec-1980	Beatle
Julian Lennon	Musician	8-Apr-1963		Too Late for Goodbyes
Doris Lloyd	Actor	3-Jul-1896	21-May-1968	British-American character actress
Jackie Lomax	Musician	10-May-1944	15-Sep-2013	Liverpool/Merseybeat musician
Hamish Maxwell	Business	24-Aug-1926	19-Apr-2014	CEO of Philip Morris, 1984-91
Paul McCartney	Musician	18-Jun-1942		Beatle
Ian McCulloch	Singer/Songwriter	5-May-1959		Echo and the Bunnymen
Frank McDonough	Historian	17-Apr-1957		Appeasement and the British Road to War
Paul McGann	Actor	14-Nov-1959		8th Doctor on Doctor Who
Patricia Medina	Actor	19-Jul-1920	28-Apr-2012	Botany Bay
Robert Morris	Politician	31-Jan-1734	7-May-1806	Financed the Revolutionary War
Derek Nimmo	Actor	19-Sep-1930	24-Feb-1999	All Gas and Gaiters
Steven Norris	Politician	24-May-1945		Former Conservative MP, Epping Forest
Mark Roberts	Artist	12-Dec-1964		Serial Streaker at Superbowl XXXVIII
Norman Rossington	Actor	24-Dec-1928	21-May-1999	A Hard Day's Night
Leonard Rossiter	Actor	21-Oct-1926	5-Oct-1984	The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Robert Runcie	Religion	2-Oct-1921	11-Jul-2000	Archbishop of Canterbury, 1980-91
Herbert Samuel	Politician	6-Nov-1870	2-Feb-1963	High Commissioner of Palestine, 1920-25
Gia Scala	Actor	3-Mar-1934	30-Apr-1972	The Guns of Navarone
Peter Serafinowicz	Comic	10-Jul-1972		Look Around You
Will Sergeant	Guitarist	12-Apr-1958		Guitarist for Echo and the Bunnymen
Anthony Shaffer	Screenwriter	15-May-1926	6-Nov-2001	The Wicker Man, Sleuth
Peter Shaffer	Playwright	15-May-1926	6-Jun-2016	Amadeus, Equus
Elisabeth Sladen	Actor	1-Feb-1948	19-Apr-2011	Sarah Jane Smith from Doctor Who
Ringo Starr	Drummer	7-Jul-1940		Beatle
Alison Steadman	Actor	26-Aug-1946		Life Is Sweet
Clive Swift	Actor	9-Feb-1936		Keeping Up Appearances
Richard L. M. Synge	Chemist	28-Oct-1914	18-Aug-1994	Partition chromatography
Magda Szubanski	Actor	12-Apr-1961		Babe
Jimmy Tarbuck	Comic	6-Feb-1940		Winner Takes All
Sir Banastre Tarleton	Military	21-Aug-1754	25-Jan-1833	Fought with Cornwallis
James Thornton	Songwriter	5-Dec-1861	27-Jul-1938	When You Were Sweet Sixteen
Rita Tushingham	Actor	14-Mar-1940		The Trap
Frankie Vaughan	Singer	3-Feb-1928	18-Sep-1999	Give Me the Moonlight, Give Me the Girl
Amelia Warner	Actor	4-Jun-1982		Lorna Doone
May Whitty	Actor	19-Jun-1865	29-May-1948	Night Must Fall
Michael Williams	Actor	9-Jul-1935	11-Jan-2001	Educating Rita

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Matthew Arnold	Poet	24-Dec-1822	15-Apr-1888	Culture and Anarchy
Brian Jacques	Novelist	15-Jun-1939	5-Feb-2011	Redwall
Paul Kletzki	Conductor	21-Mar-1900	5-Mar-1973	Director, Bern Symphony, 1964-67

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