Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Richard Starkey Biography and Timeline

Follow Richard Starkey through 3 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Richard Starkey, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1940–1962Years on this page

1940

Birth of Ringo Starr

Liverpool · Arts / Popular Music

Birth of Ringo Starr, Richard Starkey

Birth of Ringo Starr

Musician · Liverpool · Arts / Popular Music

Birth of Richard Starkey, later known as Ringo Starr.

1962

Beatles, The

Musician · Liverpool · Arts / Popular Music

Joins the Beatles as drummer, replacing Pete Best.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.