Yesterday we learned of the passing of legendary Beatles producer George Martin. Obits were quick to note that he was often referred to as “The Fifth Beatle.” However, Martin was not the only individual to be bestowed with that honorary designation. SiW has compiled the following list of the other people most frequently known as “The Fifth Beatle.”
• Billy Preston
• Buzz Aldrin
• Cubs great Ernie Banks
• Spiro Agnew
• Liverpool lad Fitz “Fifthy” McFipherson
• The late Alfred Russel Wallace, noted beetle enthusiast
• Speedy the Alka-Seltzer kid
• Golda Meir
• The Four Tops
• Ringo Starr
Jack Silbert, curator