Paul McCartney's 5 Children: All About Heather, Mary, Stella, James and Beatrice

Sunday, March 1, 2026

McCartney's oldest child, Heather Louise McCartney, was born to Linda and her then-husband Joseph Melville See Jr., on Dec. 31, 1962, in Tucson, Ariz. By the time she was 3, however, Heather's parents had divorced.

In 1967, Linda and McCartney met. The couple got married on March 2, 1969, and McCartney officially adopted Heather around the same time. Like her parents, Heather has pursued a career in the creative arts. She studied printing at the Photographers' Workshop in Covent Garden, London, later winning the Young Black and White Printer of the Year award.

She then studied pottery and design in college and became an established potter. She eventually launched her own line of houseware products, called Heather McCartney Designs. In 1999, McCartney traveled to Atlanta to support the launch of Heather's brand, marking his first public appearance in the United States since Linda's death the previous year. "I'm happy to be here," he told Entertainment Tonight. "She's a lovely girl and I'm very proud of her."

When asked by the outlet who her biggest inspirations were, Heather answered, "My mom and dad. My brother and sisters, completely."

Aside from appearances in the documentaries The Beatles: Get Back and Let It Be when she was little, Heather has largely stayed out of the public eye. McCartney and Linda's first child together, Mary Anna McCartney, was born in London on Aug. 28, 1969.

Mary followed in her mother's footsteps and became a photographer. In an interview with journalist Alain Elkann, Mary revealed that she fell in love with photography at a young age, having been introduced to it by her mom.

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