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Also Known As Sir Richard Starkey
Born July 7, 1940 (age 86) • Liverpool • England
Awards And Honors Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (2015) • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1988) • Grammy Award (1970)

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Ringo Starr wearing sunglasses and a striped jacket, smiling and gesturing with both hands while performing on stage under blue and purple lights.
The Beatles (from left): Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison
Ringo Starr stands in front of a wall of electronic equipment, wearing a jacket, shorts, boots, and a large circular device on his head in a publicity still from Help! (1965).
The Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964; Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and John Lennon sing and play guitars at the front, with Ringo Starr on drums in the back.
Meeting Ed Sullivan
John Lennon plays guitar while Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and manager Brian Epstein relax together in a Paris hotel room with a table of food in the foreground.
Black-and-white publicity still from Help! (1965) showing George Harrison playing guitar in the foreground and Ringo Starr at the drums in the background.
Publicity still from Let It Be featuring a close-up of John Lennon singing, with smaller photos of Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison on the left, and the film title below.
Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and George Harrison of The Beatles perform with instruments and microphones on the rooftop of Apple Corps in London, with amplifiers and cables around them.
Publicity still from A Hard Day's Night showing the Beatles-Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney-standing in suits beside a train.
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