The Beatles' Biographies

JOHN PAUL GEORGE RINGO

Other key people from The Beatles' Story - (alphabetical by last name)

Neil Aspinall
Beatles roadie and school friend of Paul McCartney. He was the father of Roag, Pete Best’s youngest brother. Neil went on to become Chief Executive of Apple, the company set up to run the business side of The Beatles empire. He died in 2008.
Julia Baird
Daughter of Julia Lennon and John Dykins, half-sister to John Lennon.
Tony Barrow
Beatles Public Relations Manager employed by Brian Epstein. Wrote The Beatles’ record sleeve notes.
Sid Bernstein
U.S. promoter of the Shea Stadium concert and many more.
John Best
Father of Beatles drummer Pete Best.
Mona Best
Mother of Pete Best, founder of The Casbah Coffee Club and manager of The Beatles in 1961 before Brian Epstein took over.
Pete Best
Beatles drummer from August 1960 to August 1962 when he was replaced by Ringo Starr.
Roag Best
Pete Best’s youngest brother, born in 1962.
Rory Best
Pete Best’s younger brother.
Norman Birch
Married to John Lennon’s mother’s sister, Harriet, and guardian of John Lennon’s half-sisters Julia and Jackie.
Tony Bramwell
School friend of George and Paul who later worked with The Beatles.
Ken Brown
Member of the re-formed Quarrymen who opened The Casbah Club in August 1959.
Norman Chapman
The Silver Beatles’ drummer for a short period in 1960.
Bill Covington
Member of The Rustiks, managed by Brian Epstein.
Maureen Cox
Girlfriend and first wife of Ringo Starr.
Hunter Davies
Official Beatles biographer.
Rod Davis
Quarrymen banjo player and founder member: 1956–1957.
Paddy Delaney
Doorman at The Cavern.
Lonnie Donegan
Musician who started the skiffle craze in Britain.
John Duff Lowe
Occasional Quarrymen piano player during 1958.
John ‘Bobby’ Dykins
Partner of Julia Lennon, John’s mother, and father of Julia and Jackie, John’s half-sisters.
Peter Eckhorn
Owner of the Top Ten Club in Hamburg.
Brian Epstein
Beatles’ manager from November 1961: arranged the record contract and made them famous. Died in August 1967.
Harry Epstein
Father of Brian.
Malka ‘Queenie’ Epstein
Mother of Brian.
Michael Fishwick
Medical student and lodger at Mendips who had a relationship with John’s Aunt Mimi.
Joe Flannery
Liverpool promoter and friend of Brian Epstein.
Billy Fury
Ronnie Wycherley became ‘Billy Fury’, Britain’s first rock ‘n’ roll star and answer to Elvis. The Silver Beatles auditioned to back him.
Len Garry
Quarrymen tea-chest bass player: 1956–1958.
Johnny Gentle
Singer for whom The Silver Beatles acted as backing band.
Harry Graves
Married Ringo’s mother Elsie and became Ringo’s stepfather.
Eric Griffiths
Quarrymen guitar player and founder member: 1956–1958.
Colin Hanton
Quarrymen drummer: 1956–1958.
Harold Harrison
George Harrison’s father.
Louise Harrison
George Harrison’s mother.
Olivia Harrison
Olivia Arias became George’s second wife. They had a son, Dhani.
Bill Harry
Art College student friend of John Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe who founded the Mersey Beat newspaper.
Leila Harvey
Cousin of John Lennon.
Johnny Hutchinson
Johnny ‘Hutch’ was considered the best drummer in Liverpool, and sat in with The Beatles occasionally.
Astrid Kirchherr
Fiancée of Stuart Sutcliffe from Hamburg.
Allen Klein
American businessman and record promoter brought into Apple by John, George and Ringo.
Bruno Koschmider
Hamburg club promoter who booked The Beatles to appear in Hamburg in arrangement with Allan Williams.
Sam Leach
Music promoter who organised the ‘Operation Big Beat’ concerts and booked The Beatles many times.
Alfred ‘Freddie’ Lennon
John Lennon’s father.
Charlie Lennon
John Lennon’s uncle.
Cynthia Lennon
Cynthia Powell married John Lennon in August 1962. Mother to Julian.
Julia Lennon
Mother of John, Julia Stanley married Alf Lennon. She then lived with John ‘Bobby’ Dykins and had two daughters with him: Julia and Jackie. Julia’s family nickname was ‘Judy’.
Julian Lennon
Son of John and Cynthia Lennon.
Pauline Lennon
Pauline Jones married Alf Lennon in the summer of 1968. He was fifty-six, she was twenty-years old. They had two sons, David and Robin. Daughter of Julia Lennon and Taffy Williams, put up for adoption. Her name was changed to Ingrid.
Annie Maguire
Best friend of Elsie Starkey, Ringo’s mother.
Marie Maguire
Childhood friend of Ringo Starr.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Founder and developer of the Transcendental Meditation
technique whom The Beatles visited in India. He died in 2008.
Albert Marrion
Photographer employed by Brian Epstein to capture The Fab Four on film.
Gerry Marsden
Leader of Merseybeat band Gerry and The Pacemakers, managed by Brian Epstein.
George Martin
The Beatles’ record producer at EMI who worked closelywith them and sometimes referred to as the ‘Fifth Beatle’.
Angela McCartney
Angela Williams married Jim McCartney in 1964. She was only thirty-four and had a five-year-old daughter, Ruth.
Jim McCartney
Paul McCartney’s father.
Mary McCartney
Paul McCartney’s mother, whose maiden name was Mohin.
Mike McCartney
Brother of Paul McCartney, and member of ‘60s group The Scaffold, using the name Mike McGear.
Ray McFall
Accountant who became The Cavern owner after Alan Sytner. Booked The Beatles for their debut.
Eddie Miles
Ringo’s friend and neighbour with whom he formed the Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group.
Tommy Moore
Drummer for The Silver Beatles in Scotland with Johnny Gentle.
Ruth Morrison
George Harrison’s first girlfriend who introduced him to Mona Best.
Pete Nash
Sub-editor, historian and photographic researcher. Author and editor of the magazine for the British Beatles Fan Club.
Chas Newby
Member of The Black Jacks and played bass guitar for The Beatles over Christmas 1960.
Yoko Ono
John Lennon’s second wife and mother to Sean.
Sean Ono Lennon
Son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
Larry Parnes
British music promoter who looked after Billy Fury and Johnny Gentle.
Percy Phillips
Owned a home studio in Kensington where The Quarrymen made their first record.
Geoff Rhind
Photographed The Quarrymen at St. Peter’s Church on 6 July 1957.
Dot Rhone
Girlfriend of Paul McCartney and friend of Cynthia Powell.
Mike Rice
Drummer with Liverpool ‘60s band The Senators.
Ron Richards
EMI producer who worked with George Martin.
Dick Rowe
Decca Recording Manager who turned The Beatles
down.
Tony Sheridan
British rock ‘n’ roll musician who became an inspiration to The Beatles and recorded “My Bonnie” with them as Tony Sheridan and The Beat Brothers.
Pete Shotton
Quarrymen washboard player and founder member: 1956–1957. John Lennon’s best friend.
George Smith
John Lennon’s uncle and husband of Aunt Mimi.
Mike Smith
Artists & Repertoire (A&R) man from Decca Records.
Mimi Smith
Sister to John Lennon’s mother Julia. Married George Smith and lived at Mendips.
Norman Smith
Engineer at EMI.
Annie Stanley
John Lennon’s maternal grandmother.
George ‘Pop’ Stanley
John Lennon’s maternal grandfather.
Elsie Starkey
Married to Richard Starkey and mother of Ritchie Starkey—Ringo Starr. She divorced her husband when Ringo was only three, and later married Harry Graves.
Richard Starkey
Ringo Starr’s father
Les Stewart
Leader of the Les Stewart Quartet whose guitarist was George Harrison.
Rory Storm
Alan Caldwell became better known as Rory Storm and with his group the Hurricanes established themselves asone of the first professional bands in Liverpool, with Ringo Starr on drums.
Stuart Sutcliffe
Art College friend of John Lennon who became the bass player for The Beatles. Died in Hamburg aged twenty-one.
Pauline Sutcliffe
Sister of Stuart Sutcliffe.
Alan Sytner
Founder of The Cavern in 1957. Sold it to Ray McFall.
Alistair Taylor
Assistant to Brian Epstein and Beatles’ ‘Mr. Fixit’.
Ken Townsend
Engineer at EMI.
Ivan Vaughan
Quarrymen member, John’s neighbour and the boy who introduced Paul McCartney to John Lennon.
Nigel Walley
Quarrymen member and manager.
Andy White
Session drummer who played with The Beatles at Abbey Road in September 1962.
Allan Williams
The Silver Beatles first manager from May 1960 who took them to Hamburg.
Bob Wooler
Cavern DJ, promoter and music ‘guru’ to the Merseybeat bands.