Rod Stewart
Early life
Stewart was born at home during the Second World War, eight years after his nearest sibling. The family was neither affluent nor poor; Stewart was spoiled as the youngest, and has called his childhood "fantastically happy". He had an undistinguished record at Highgate Primary School and failed the eleven-plus exam. He then attended the William Grimshaw Secondary Modern School (later Fortismere School), Muswell Hill. When his father retired from the building trade he bought a newsagent's shop on the Archway Road and the family lived over the shop. Stewart's main hobby was railway modelling.
Early life
The family was mostly focused on football; Stewart's father had played in a local amateur team and managed some teams as well, and one of Stewart's earliest memories was of the pictures of Scottish players such as George Young) and Gordon Smith) that his brothers had on the wall. Stewart was the most talented footballer in the family and was a supporter of Arsenal at the time. Combining natural athleticism with near-reckless aggression, he became captain of the school football team and played for Middlesex Schoolboys as centre-half.
Early life
!Grave of Stewart's parents in [Highgate Cemetery](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/GraveofRodStewart%27sparentsinHighgateCemetery.jpg/250px-GraveofRodStewart%27sparentsinHighgateCemetery.jpg)
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