- William Augustus Bootle
William Augustus "Gus" Bootle (August 19, 1902-January 25, 2005) was an American attorney and jurist noted for helping oversee desegregation in the Southern United States.
- Jamie Carragher
James Carragher (born January 28, 1978 in Bootle, Merseyside) is an English international footballer playing his club football at Liverpool where he is at present vice-captain, behind teammate and fellow Liverpudlian Steven Gerrard. His determination and attitude on the pitch, his humble nature off it and his professionalism has forever endeared him to the Liverpool faithful. This was proved when he was voted 7th in liverpoolfc.tv's "100 Players Who Shook The Kop", …
- Joe Benton
Joseph Edward Benton, known as Joe Benton, (born 28 September 1933) British Labour Party politician and is the Member of Parliament for Bootle. Joe Benton was born in 1933 in Bootle and was educated at the St Monica's Roman Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Bootle and the Bootle Technical College. On leaving school in 1949 he received an apprenticeship as a fitter and turner. He entered National Service in 1955 with the Royal Air Force.
- Alan Simpson
Alan John Simpson (born 20 September 1948 in Bootle, Liverpool) is a British Labour politician and Member of Parliament for Nottingham South. Simpson came to Nottingham as a student, studying economics at Trent Polytechnic (now Nottingham Trent University). After graduating in 1972 he became a community worker, and later a research officer for the city's Racial Equality Council.
- James Clappison
William James Clappison, commonly known as James Clappison, (born September 14, 1956) British politician and barrister. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Hertsmere. The son of a Yorkshire farmer, James Clappison was born in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire and educated at the St Peter's School in York, before attending Queen's College, Oxford where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Politics and Economics in 1978.
- Edward O'Hara
Edward O'Hara (born 1 October 1937, Bootle, near Liverpool) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is the Labour member of Parliament for Knowsley South, having represented the constituency since a by-election in 1990, following the death of Sean Hughes. Before entering Parliament, Eddie was a councillor in Knowsley and Chair of the Education Committee. He was educated at Magdalen College, Oxford and the University of London, and is a former teacher and lecturer.
- Stephen Wright
Stephen Wright (born 8 February 1980 in Bootle, Liverpool) is an English football defender, currently with Premier League side Sunderland.
- Roy Evans
Roy Quintin Echlin Evans CBE (born Bootle, Sefton, England, 4th October 1948) was a Liverpool football player who eventually rose through the coaching ranks to become team manager. An England international at schoolboy level, Evans was a defender who was a long way down the pecking order at Liverpool in the 1960s and 1970s - he also spent the summer of the 1973 in the North American Soccer League with the Philadelphia Atoms, where he was named a league second team all-star.
- Jesse Hartley
Jesse Hartley was born in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England 21st December 1780, died Bootle, Liverpool 24th August 1860. He was ‘Civil Engineer and Superintendent of the Concerns of the Dock Estate’ in Liverpool, England between 1824 and 1860.
- Billy J. Kramer
Billy J. Kramer (born William Howard Ashton, 19 August 1943, in Bootle, Liverpool, England) was a British Invasion / Merseybeat singer. He is known today primarily as the singer of various Lennon-McCartney compositions that The Beatles did not use.
- James Mercer
James Mercer was a mathematician, born in Bootle, close to Liverpool, England. He was educated at Manchester University, and then Cambridge. He became a Fellow, saw active service at the Battle of Jutland in World War I, and after decades of suffering ill health died in London, England. He proved Mercer's theorem, which states that positive definite kernels can be expressed as a dot product in a high-dimensional space.
- Hughie McAuley
Hughie McAuley (born January 8, 1953 in Bootle, Liverpool) was the Liverpool F.C. Reserves team coach for the 2005/06 season, working closely with Paco Herrera. He was previously coach of the Under-19 team working at the Liverpool F.C. Academy. He spent a number of years working full-time with the youth development team at Liverpool. He worked for the club from 1990. As a player McAuley signed for Liverpool in 1970, but made no first team appearances.
- John Durnin
John Paul Durnin (born August 18, 1965 in Bootle, Merseyside) is an English former professional footballer. Durnin's career began with Liverpool in 1986, when he was signed from local non-league side Waterloo Dock. A midfielder or striker, he was a regular in the Liverpool Reserves but couldn't break into the first team, making only two appearances, both in the Football League Cup. In October 1988 he was loaned out to West Bromwich Albion, …
- Tom O'Connor
Tom O'Connor (born October 31, 1939 in Bootle, Merseyside) is a British comedian. He is best known for presenting game shows such as "Crosswits", "The Zodiac Game", "Name That Tune" and "Gambit".
- Mark Seagraves
Mark Seagraves (born 22 October 1966 in Bootle) is a former professional footballer and current first team coach at Wigan Athletic F.C.. He was a defender. Seagraves began his playing career with Liverpool F.C.. He came through their youth system and won England Youth caps, however he was unable to break into Liverpool's first team. He spent a short spell on loan at Norwich City F.C. during the 1986-87 season and made three appearances for The Canaries.
- Michael Carr
Michael Carr (May 27, 1947 - July 20, 1990) was a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Bootle for 57 days in 1990 from his election until his death.
- Alex Smith
Alex Smith (Born - April 2, 1904 in Bootle, England, UK, died 1963) is a retired British professional ice hockey defenceman who played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators, Detroit Falcons, Boston Bruins and New York Americans.
- Maurice Parry
Maurice Parry (Born Trefonen, November 7 1877, died Bootle, March 24 1935) was a Welsh international footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the early 20th century, helping them to two Football League Championships.
- Richard Robinson
Sir Richard Atkinson Robinson, DL, (October 16, 1849–April 28, 1928) was a retail chemist and druggist, who later became a local politician and was the first Conservative to lead the London County Council (1907–1908). He was the eldest son of a Whitby family engaged in the owning and operating of sailing ships. His father died when he was 18, and with four sisters and four younger bothers, there was no money for expensive higher education.
- Alvin Martin
Alvin Edward Martin (born July 29 1958 in Bootle) is a retired English footballer who spent most of his career with West Ham United. Martin started out with Merseyside club Everton as a schoolboy, but left in 1973 after the Goodison Park club only offered him an apprenticeship on a part time basis, stating at the time that he "would never kick a ball for them again".
- Simon Mahon
Simon Mahon (April 1914 - 19 October 1986) was a British Labour Party politician. Mahon was educated at St. Joseph's Irish Christian Brothers School and St. James' School, Bootle and became a general contractor. He was commissioned in the Royal Engineers during World War II and served with the Indian Army in the Far East. Mahon was a councillor and later an alderman of Bootle Borough Council and was chairman of the housing committee and Mayor of Bootle from 1962 to 1963.
- Elaine Feinstein
Elaine Feinstein (born 24 October, 1930, Bootle, Lancashire) is a poet, novelist, playwright, biographer, short-story writer and translator.
- Carl Hunter
Carl Hunter (born 22 April 1965, in Bootle, England) was the bassist in the Liverpool based pop group, The Farm. He was part of the second wave of members who joined in 1986, and apart from his musical contributions, he also helped to design their CD jackets and sleeves.
- Thomas Myles Sandys
Thomas Myles Sandys (12 May 1837 - 18 October 1911) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Bootle from the 1885 until his resigned his seat in March 1911. He died later that year, aged aged 74.
- John Kinley
John Kinley (1878 - 13 January 1957) was a British Labour Party politician. Kinley was Member of Parliament for Bootle from 1945 to 1955, preceding Simon Mahon.
- Chichester de Windt Crookshank
Lieutenant Colonel Chichester de Windt Crookshank (18 October, 1868 - 23 October, 1958) was the Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) for the now-defunct constituency of Berwick and Haddington from the 1924. He lost that seat in the 1929; in the 1931 general election he returned as Conservative MP for Bootle. He retired at the end of that Parliament.
- Anne Langton
Anne Langton (June 24, 1804 - May 10, 1893) was an aristocratic English artist who specialized in landscapes and miniature portaiture. In 1837, she settled on the frontier in Upper Canada, where she continued her artwork and also became known for her writing. She was born to Thomas and Ellen Langton in the Yorkshire Dales, but within a few months, they moved to Lancashire, where she was raised in a mansion named "Blythe Hall", near Ormskirk.
- Keith Mullin
Keith Mullin (born 7 March 1961 in Bootle) was the lead guitarist of Liverpool-based pop group The Farm. He joined the band in 1986, and his biggest contribution to the band is often thought to be the guitar introduction to Groovy Train. His interest in music remains today with his working on Honey Records an independent record label, releasing and nurturing Merseyside music.
- Hardman Lever
Sir Samuel Hardman Lever, 1st Baronet, KCB (18 April 1869-1 July 1947), generally known as Sir Hardman Lever, and as "Sammie" to his friends, was a British accountant and civil servant. Lever was born in Bootle, Lancashire, and was educated at Merchant Taylors' School. He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1890. He worked as an accountant in Liverpool, New York City and London.
- Harry Hammond
Walter Henry (Harry) Hammond was an English footballer, who played for Sheffield United between 1892-1896. Hammond was a small but dangerous outside-left who started his career with non league Edge Hill. He was signed by Everton in 1891, but only made one appearance for the Merseyside team. He then signed for Sheffield United in 1892 and went on to score 53 goals from 108 appearances for the Blades.
- William David Allan
Lieutenant-Colonel William David Allan OBE (4 November 1879-9 January 1961), known as David Allan, was a British soldier and police officer. Allan was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the 3rd (Morayshire) Volunteer Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders on 4 January 1902. He transferred to the Regular Army, in the Black Watch, on 8 February 1902. He was promoted Lieutenant in 1910. On 20 June 1910, he became Adjutant of the 10th (Cyclist) Battalion, …
- James Sheridan Muspratt
James Sheridan Muspratt Ph.D., FRSE (8 March 1821 - 3 February 1871) was an Irish research chemist and teacher. James Sheridan Muspratt was born in Dublin, Ireland, the eldest son of James Muspratt and his wife Julia Josephine née Connor. In 1822 the family moved to Liverpool, England, to establish a chemical manufacturing business. He attended private schools in Bootle and then with tutors to travel on the continent.
- Jack Bootle
- Derek Acorah
Derek Acorah is the stage name of Derek Johnson (born January 27, 1950). He is a popular but controversial English cable and satellite television personality, who has come to fame as a purported "psychic medium" (a person who is able to talk to the dead).
- Craig Charles
Craig Charles (born 11 July, 1964 in Liverpool, England) is an English actor, stand up comedian, author, poet, and radio and television presenter, best known for playing Dave Lister in the British cult-favourite sci-fi sitcom "Red Dwarf".
- Charles H. Workman
Charles H. Workman (May 5 1873 - May 1 1923) was a singer and actor best known as a successor to George Grossmith in the comic baritone roles in Gilbert and Sullivan operas. He was sometimes credited as C. Herbert Workman or C. H. Workman.
- Jack Parkinson
John 'Jack' Parkinson was an England international footballer who played for Liverpool as a striker.
- Arthur Herbert Procter
Arthur Herbert Procter VC (11 August 1890-27 January 1973) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
- Nick Dougherty
Nick Dougherty is an English golfer. He is a protégé of Nick Faldo and had an exceptional amateur career with numerous tournament wins including the 1999 World Boys Championship and three in Faldo Junior Series events. He was a member of the victorious Great Britain and Ireland 2001 Walker Cup team. Dougherty turned professional in 2001 and gained membership of the European Tour via the 2001 Qualifying School. He won the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award for 2002.
- Jimmy Payne
Jimmy Payne (born March 10 1926) is an ex-professional footballer, and one of a select number of players to have played for both Liverpool and Everton.