John Lennon has to make the shortlist when discussing the most famous Liverpool natives. He relocated to London and later moved to the United States, but he spent his formative years in the English port city. City leaders showed their love for John by immortalizing The Beatles founder in statue form at Liverpool Airport on March 15, 2002.

Cherie Booth (left) wears red as she and Yoko Ono, dressed in black, sit at the feet of the John Lennon statue in Liverpool Airport.
A statue of John Lennon at Liverpool Airport stands over Yoko Ono (right) and Cherie Booth at the statue’s unveiling on March 15, 2002 | Phil Noble – PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images

The Liverpool Airport unveiled a John Lennon statue on March 15, 2002

John did much of his air travel from London once he relocated to England’s capital city. Between The Beatles’ international tours and personal vacations, he would have logged a ton of air miles (if such a thing existed).