Happy 82nd birthday, Sir Paul McCartney: The life and career of the Beatles icon

McCartney posed with his girlfriend, English actress Jane Asher, in 1968.

McCartney and Michael Jackson posed for a picture on Dec. 19, 1983.

McCartney performed on Nov. 6, 1989, in Lyon, France.

Princess Diana posed with McCartney and his wife Linda at the Lille Congress Hall on Nov. 15, 1992, just before a performance of Paul McCartney's "Liverpool Oratorio."

McCartney held up the hands of the late John Lennon's son and wife, Sean Lennon and Yoko Ono, after Lennon was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Jan. 19, 1994.

McCartney posed for a picture in 1997.

McCartney performed in Lisbon, Portugal, on May 28, 2004.

McCartney performed during the Super Bowl XXXIX halftime show at Alltel Stadium on Feb. 6, 2005, in Jacksonville, Florida.

McCartney performed at "Live 8 London" in Hyde Park on July 2, 2005, in London.

McCartney and his wife Heather Mills ventured onto the ice floes of the Gulf of St. Lawrence by helicopter to observe seal pups before the start of the seal hunting season on March 2, 2006, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The McCartneys were attempting to raise awareness of animal rights.

McCartney signed autographs in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sept. 24, 2008, a day before his first-ever show in Israel.

McCartney cleaned George Harrison's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on April 14, 2009.

President Barack Obama presented McCartney with the third Gershwin Prize for Popular Song at the White House in Washington on June 2, 2010.

McCartney marched against gun violence during the March for Our Lives rally on March 24, 2018, in New York City.

McCartney and his wife Nancy Shevell posed with his medal after an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London, where he was made a Companion of Honour on May 4, 2018.

McCartney posed for a photograph at the "Hey Grandude!" book signing at Waterstones Piccadilly on Sept. 6, 2019, in London.

McCartney brought his photographer daughter Mary McCartney along for the red carpet at the U.K. preview screening of "The Beatles: Get Back" on Nov. 16, 2021.

As a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, McCartney formally inducted Foo Fighters members into the fold on Oct. 30, 2021.

Bruce Springsteen joined him onstage at Glastonbury Festival on June 25, 2022.

With wife Nancy Shevell, he attended daughter Stella McCartney's womenswear show at Paris Fashion Week on Oct. 3, 2022.

McCartney attends the 2024 MusiCares Person of the Year event honoring Jon Bon Jovi.

McCartney (from left), Paris Jackson, Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach attend the Stella McCartney womenswear fall/winter 2024-25 show during Paris Fashion Week on March 3, 2024.