The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, whose best-known line-up comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.
The Beatles are the best-selling music act of all time, with estimated sales of 600 million units worldwide.
The Beatles are the record holders for most number-one albums on the UK Albums Chart (15), most number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (20), and most singles sold in the UK (21.9 million).
Which Beatles are dead?
Two of the Beatles, Lennon, and Harrison, are dead.
Lennon was born on 9 October 1940, in Liverpool, England to Julia (1914–1958) and Alfred Lennon (1912–1976), a merchant seaman of Irish descent.
Lennon died on 8 December 1980, in New York City, New York, US Lennon was later shot dead by Mark David Chapman, a fan who had been stalking Lennon for two months.
George Harrison was born in February 1943, in Liverpool, England, and died of lung cancer on 29 November 2001, in Los Angeles, California, US.