Ian McKellen was born and raised in Burnley, Lancashire, the son of Margery Lois and Denis Murray McKellen. In 1958, McKellen, at the age of 18, won a scholarship to St Catharine's College, Cambridge, where he read English literature.
Ian McKellen speaks British English very fluently, as well as, a strong possibility, He also speaks and understands other languages spoken in the United Kingdom such as Italian, German, French, and Spanish but about his fluency, Ian McKellen speaks English, which is his primary language.
- English: Primary Language