Paul McCartney is 84 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 18 June 1942.
Singer, bassist and co-songwriter of the Beatles, writer of Yesterday and Hey Jude, who later led Wings and a long solo career
Did you know?He wrote the melody for the hit song Yesterday after dreaming it one night at his girlfriend's house.
Quick facts
Date of birth18 June 1942
Age84
NationalityBritish
BirthplaceLiverpool, England
Occupationsinger-songwriter, musician
Editor's Take:
Paul McCartney is perhaps the most successful songwriter in the history of popular music, and he has never really stopped working. As one half of the Lennon-McCartney partnership, he wrote or co-wrote Beatles classics from Yesterday, one of the most recorded songs of all time, to Hey Jude and Let It Be. After the Beatles he found fresh success with Wings, then kept reinventing himself through solo albums, classical works and collaborations with artists young enough to be his grandchildren. His gift for melody seems to come effortlessly, though he is a tireless craftsman. Decades after Beatlemania, he still sells out stadiums around the world.
Key Milestones
1957: Meets John Lennon
1965: Records Yesterday
1968: Writes Hey Jude
1970: The Beatles break up
1971: Forms Wings
1997: Knighted for services to music
Singer-songwriter and co-founder of The Beatles, one of the most successful composers in popular music.
