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⁾

Following WWII, the Scott family returned to their home North East, finally settling on Greens Beck Road in Hartburn, County Durham, whose industrial environment inspired similar scenes in Blade Runner.⁶⁾

From 1954 to 1958, he attended Grangefield Grammar School and West Hartlepool College of Art, graduating with a certificate in design.⁷⁾

Ridley Scott went on to study at the Royal College of Art in London, where he contributed to the college journal ARK and helped to create the film department.⁸⁾