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Around 1911 [[Adolf Hitler]] visited his brother Alois who lived and worked in Liverpool. It is believed that as a result of him seeing Liverpool's position as a port and centre of shipbuilding, during [[World War II]] he directed the [[Luftwaffe]] to target the city.
Around 1911 [[Adolf Hitler]] visited his brother Alois who lived and worked in Liverpool. It is believed that as a result of him seeing Liverpool's position as a port and centre of shipbuilding, during [[World War II]] he directed the [[Luftwaffe]] to target the city.
The city currently has a population of approximately 450,000, known as 'Scousers' after a popular local dish, with the wider [[Merseyside]] region having a population of 1.5 million. The city itself is divided up into villages such as Aigburth, West Derby, [[Aintree]] and [[Knotty Ash]]. The popular culture and 'soul' of Liverpool has most memorably been portrayed by the author and dramatist Carla Lane in a number of highly-regarded television dramas including "The Liver Birds" and "Bread". Willy Russell and Alan Bleasdale are also noted playwrights from Liverpool. Bleasdale effectively portrayed the misery and deprivation of 1980s Liverpool in dramas such as ''The Black Stuff'', ''Giro Day'' and ''Dole Ponce'', while Russell, probably the most well-known of current Liverpool writers has enjoyed huge success with offerings such as ''Educating Rita'', ''Blood Brothers'' and ''Shirley Valentine''.
The city currently has a population of approximately 450,000, known as Liverpudlians (and nicknamed 'Scousers' after a local dish), with the wider [[Merseyside]] region having a population of 1.5 million. The city itself is divided up into villages such as Aigburth, West Derby, [[Aintree]] and [[Knotty Ash]]. The popular culture and of Liverpool has been portrayed by the author and dramatist Carla Lane in a number of highly-regarded television dramas including "The Liver Birds" and "Bread". Willy Russell and Alan Bleasdale are also noted playwrights from Liverpool. Bleasdale effectively portrayed the misery and deprivation of 1980s Liverpool in dramas such as ''The Black Stuff'', while Russell, probably the most well-known of current Liverpool writers has enjoyed huge success with offerings such as ''Educating Rita'', ''Blood Brothers'' and ''Shirley Valentine''.
British [[Prime Minister]] [[Harold Wilson]] later Lord Wilson of Rievaulx was [[Member of Parliament]] for the Liverpool constituency of Huyton from 1945 until 1979.
British [[Prime Minister]] [[Harold Wilson]] later Lord Wilson of Rievaulx was [[Member of Parliament]] for the Liverpool constituency of Huyton from 1945 until 1979.
* Tony Booth (actor and father-in-law of [[Tony Blair]])
* Tony Booth (actor and father-in-law of [[Tony Blair]])
* Billy Butler (comedian)
* Billy Butler (comedian)
* Jamie Carragher (footballer and comedian)
* Jamie Carragher (footballer)
* [[Knotty Ash|Ken Dodd]] (poet, comedian and singer)
* [[Knotty Ash|Ken Dodd]] (poet, comedian and singer)
* Kenny Everett (disc jockey and comedian)
* Kenny Everett (disc jockey and comedian)
* Robbie Fowler (footballer)
* Robbie Fowler (footballer)
* Steven Gerrard (footballer)
* Steven Gerrard (footballer)
* Derek Hatton (politician)
* Derek Hatton (politician and scally)
* Terry McDermott (footballer)
* Terry McDermott (footballer and archetypal Scouser)
* George Melly (jazz singer and author)
* George Melly (jazz singer and author)
* Derek Nimmo (comic actor)
* Derek Nimmo (comic actor)
* John Peel (disc jockey and radio personality)
* John Peel (disc jockey and radio personality)
* Ted Ray (comedian)
* Ted Ray (comedian)
* Anne Robinson (TV presenter and journalist)
* Anne Robinson (TV presenter and journalist)
* Ricky Tomlinson (trade unionist, actor, comedian and banjo player)
* Ricky Tomlinson (trade unionist, actor, comedian and banjo player)
==Culture==
==Culture==
* [[The Beatles]]
* [[The Beatles]]
* [[Echo and the Bunnymen]]
* [[Echo and the Bunnymen]]
* The [[Liverpool Poets]]
* The [[Liverpool Poets]]
* [[Siegfried Sassoon]]
* [[Siegfried Sassoon]]