# Paul McCartney

> Half of the most successful songwriting partnership in music history, and still the benchmark for what a pop melody can do. The Beatles bassist who became the band's creative engine, then proved the solo run could match it.

*English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1942-06-18
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Born in Liverpool in 1942, McCartney taught himself piano and guitar as a teenager, shaped by his father's jazz records and Little Richard. He joined John Lennon's skiffle group in 1957; by 1960 it was the Beatles. Known for melodic bass lines and a versatile tenor, he shared lead vocals and writing duties with Lennon, penning "Yesterday," "Eleanor Rigby," and "Blackbird" - among the most covered songs ever written. After immersing himself in London's avant-garde scene, he drove the band's experimental turn starting with Sgt. Pepper's in 1967, becoming their de facto leader until they disbanded. He formed Wings with his first wife Linda and Denny Laine, landing hits like "Band on the Run" and "Silly Love Songs" through the seventies, then continued as a solo artist with chart-toppers alongside Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson. With 100 million records sold and 32 Billboard Hot 100 number ones to his name, he remains one of the wealthiest musicians alive.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 86.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 8.5 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 42.7 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 22.4 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 100.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 90.0 / 100
- **Global rank:** #39
- **Country rank:** #5
- **Category rank:** #12
- **Total followers across platforms:** 1,650,000

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: https://www.paulmccartney.com/
- **X**: https://x.com/PaulMcCartney (@PaulMcCartney)
- **INSTAGRAM**: https://www.instagram.com/paulmccartney/ (@paulmccartney)
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- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005200/ (@nm0005200)
- **SPOTIFY**: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4STHEaNw4mPZ2tzheohgXB (@4STHEaNw4mPZ2tzheohgXB)
- **YOUTUBE**: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvGnJy9RnXX0kGSnDPKCZzQ (@@paulmccartney, 1,650,000 followers)

## Topics
#Musicians, #Singer / Musician, #Singer-Songwriter, #Painting, #Screenwriting, #Film Directing, #Hip Hop, #Classical

## Timeline
- **2018** - Wolf Prize in Arts
- **2012** - Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- **2012** - Officer of the Legion of Honour
- **2011** - Grammy Award for Best Historical Album
- **2008** - Honorary Doctor of Yale University
- **1997** - Knight Bachelor
- **1993** - Off the Ground
- **1990** - Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- **1965** - Member of the Order of the British Empire
- **1942** - Born

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