21 huge Liverpool celebrities and the local schools they attended before rising to fame

Explore the schools that helped shape the lives of 21 famous people from Liverpool and Merseyside.

Liverpool and Merseyside are home to many successful celebrities who first discovered their incredible talents while attending schools and colleges in and around Liverpool.

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Award-winning actors like Jodie Comer and Stephen Graham are among famous alumni from Merseyside schools, as well as well-known news presenters, football stars and, of course, musical legends.

Below are 21 famous faces who went to school or college in Liverpool and Merseyside. See if they attended the same places as you or your children.

21. Jean Alexander

Actress Jean Alexander is best known for her long running role of Hilda Ogden in the Manchester-based soap opera Coronation Street. Also known for her role in Yorkshire sitcom Last of the Summer Wine, Jean was actually born and raised in Toxteth. Her family home was in Rhiwlas Street and she attended St Edmund's College for Girls in Princes Park, Toxteth. She later took elocution lessons. | John Madden/Keystone/Getty Images

21 huge Liverpool celebrities and the local schools they attended before rising to fame

Explore the schools that helped shape the lives of 21 famous people from Liverpool and Merseyside.

21. Jean Alexander

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