Sportspeople from Bootle

Alvin Edward Martin (born 29 July 1958) is an English retired footballer who played as a defender.

Nicholas James Dougherty (born 24 May 1982) is a retired English professional golfer.

James Lee Duncan Carragher (born 28 January 1978) is an English retired footballer who played as a defender for Premier League club Liverpool during a career which spanned 17 years. A one-club man, he was Liverpool's vice-captain for 10 years, and is the club's second-longest ever serving player, making his 737th appearance for Liverpool in all competitions on 19 May 2013. Carragher also holds the record for the most appearances in European competition for Liverpool with 149.

Steven McManaman (born 11 February 1972) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder for Liverpool, Real Madrid and Manchester City. McManaman was the most decorated English footballer to have played for a club abroad and is regarded as one of the best players of his generation, with the UEFA website stating in 2012 that "of all England's footballing exports in the modern era, none was as successful as McManaman". He is currently a co-commentator on ESPN and BT Sport's football coverage.

Gerard Patrick "Ged" Stenson (born 30 December 1959) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder for Port Vale, Morecambe, and Prescot Cables in the late 1970s.

Roy Quentin Echlin Evans (born 4 October 1948) is an English former footballer who played as a defender for Liverpool. He eventually rose through the coaching ranks to become the team manager. While predominantly applying his trade for Liverpool, he had a short loan spell at Philadelphia Atoms and later went on to manage Liverpool, Fulham and Swindon.

Ian Cockbain (19 April 1958 - 2 September 2022) was an English cricketer. He was born in Bootle, Lancashire.

Ernest Latimer Stones was an English amateur track and field athlete, who held the world pole vault record of 3.57 metres (11.7 ft) in 1889. He had broken the world record one year earlier in Southport, clearing 3.53 m (11 ft 6 ⁄4 in).

Michael "Mick" Halsall (born 21 July 1961) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He scored 42 goals in 389 appearances in the Football League, playing for Birmingham City, Carlisle United, Grimsby Town and Peterborough United.

Jose Baxter (born 7 February 1992) is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for USL Championship side Memphis 901 FC.