Mentioned in the Doomsday Book back in 1086, Huyton is now renowned locally for having an absolutely massive two-storey Asda Supercentre where you could lose days of your life.
But did you know the Merseyside town with a population of around 59,000 has produced top musicians, leading comedians, sport champions, film producers and many other famous faces too?
Here we take a look at 14 household names and successful celebrities that were born or raised in Huyton.
Here we take a look at 14 household names and successful celebrities that were born or raised in Huyton.
![Singer, songwriter and guitarist Lee Mavers was the frontman for rock band The La’s and the man from Huyton is best known for penning their hit single ‘There She Goes’ in 1998. He and future Cast frontman John Power were the mainstays of the band’s changing line up. They last toured in 2012.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/05/21/51/Lee%20Mavers%20and%20John%20Power%20of%20The%20La%27s.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
9. Lee Mavers
Singer, songwriter and guitarist Lee Mavers was the frontman for rock band The La’s and the man from Huyton is best known for penning their hit single ‘There She Goes’ in 1998. He and future Cast frontman John Power were the mainstays of the band’s changing line up. They last toured in 2012. | Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesPhoto: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
![Huyton-born stage and screen actor Rex Harrison (pictured here with Rita Hayworth) is best known for his role as Professor Higgins in My Fair Lady, for which he won an Oscar for Best Actor in 1964. He featured in an array of films and theatrical productions in the 1960s and 1970s, including a starring role as Julius Caesar in Cleopatra in 1963.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/05/21/38/Rex%20Harrison%20and%20Rita%20Hayworth.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
10. Sir Rex Harrison
Huyton-born stage and screen actor Rex Harrison (pictured here with Rita Hayworth) is best known for his role as Professor Higgins in My Fair Lady, for which he won an Oscar for Best Actor in 1964. He featured in an array of films and theatrical productions in the 1960s and 1970s, including a starring role as Julius Caesar in Cleopatra in 1963. | FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty ImagesPhoto: FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images
![Born in Liverpool and brought up in Huyton, midfielder turned right-back Tony Hibbert spent his entire professional football career with boyhood club Everton, having joined the Toffees in 1991. He was a member of the Everton youth team that won the FA Youth Cup in 1998.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2021/11/22/13/newFile.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
11. Tony Hibbert
Born in Liverpool and brought up in Huyton, midfielder turned right-back Tony Hibbert spent his entire professional football career with boyhood club Everton, having joined the Toffees in 1991. He was a member of the Everton youth team that won the FA Youth Cup in 1998. | Phil Cole/Getty ImagesPhoto: Phil Cole/Getty Images
![Beatles fans will certainly know the name Stuart Sutcliffe. The artist and musician was the band's original bass player and is credited with inventing the name 'The Beatles', along with John Lennon. Sutcliffe (pictured here in the sunglasses with Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best) performed with the band during their now famous Hamburg era before leaving to pursue a career as a painter. Born in Edinburgh, he went to school in Huyton after his family moved to Liverpool. He died in 1962, aged just 21, and is buried in Huyton Parish Church Cemetery.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/05/21/24/Early%20Beatles%20-%20Stuart%20Sutcliffe%2C%20Paul%20McCartney%2C%20George%20Harrison%20and%20Pete%20Best.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
12. Stuart Sutcliffe
Beatles fans will certainly know the name Stuart Sutcliffe. The artist and musician was the band's original bass player and is credited with inventing the name 'The Beatles', along with John Lennon. Sutcliffe (pictured here in the sunglasses with Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best) performed with the band during their now famous Hamburg era before leaving to pursue a career as a painter. Born in Edinburgh, he went to school in Huyton after his family moved to Liverpool. He died in 1962, aged just 21, and is buried in Huyton Parish Church Cemetery. | Keystone Features/Getty ImagesPhoto: Keystone Features/Getty Images