Sir Ridley Scott was born on the 30th of November, 1937.¹⁾

Ridley Scott was born to Elizabeth (Williams) and Colonel Francis Percy Scott in South Shields, County Durham, North East England.²⁾

He was raised in an army household, therefore his father — an officer in the Royal Engineers – was gone for the most of his childhood.³⁾

Frank, his elder brother, joined the British Merchant Navy when he was still a child, and the two had minimal contact.⁴⁾

During this period, the family traveled about, residing in Cumberland, North West England, Wales, and Germany, among other places. Tony, his younger brother, also became a film director.⁵⁾