List of people from Sheffield

Here is the list in Sheffield -born personalities, listed chronologically by year of birth. Whether the people had their future spheres in Sheffield or not is irrelevant. Many have moved during their lifetime of Sheffield and elsewhere become known. The list is not exhaustive.

Born in Sheffield personalities

To 1900

1901-1950

  • Dove - Myer Robinson (1901-1989), environmental activists and local politicians
  • Kenneth Martin (1905-1984), painter and sculptor
  • Cuth Harrison (1906-1981), racing driver
  • Baruch Harold Wood (1909-1989), chess master and author
  • Eric Gardner Turner (1911-1983), classical scholar and papyrologist
  • Laurie Scott (1917-1999), football player
  • Martin Flannery (1918-2006), politician
  • John Duarte (1919-2004), guitarist, composer, music teacher and music critic
  • John Gatenby Bolton (1922-1993), radio astronomy
  • John Paul Wild (1923-2008), astronomer and science managers
  • John Drew (* 1927), jazz bassist
  • Alison Smithson (1928-1993), architect
  • Derek Bailey (1930-2005), guitarist and improviser
  • Peter J. Landin (1930-2009), computer
  • Malcolm Bradbury (1932-2000), novelist and literary critic
  • Ian Buchanan (1932-2008), sports historian and publicist
  • Roy Hattersley ( born 1932 ), politician
  • Michael Tyzack (1933-2007), painter and graphic artist
  • Brian Glover (1934-1997), actor, writer and wrestler
  • John Hoyland (1934-2011), painter and graphic artist
  • Bernard Rands ( born 1934 ), composer
  • Judy Parfitt ( born 1935 ), actress
  • A. S. Byatt ( b. 1936 ), writer
  • Trevor Taylor (1936-2010), Formula 1 racing driver
  • Gordon Banks ( born 1937 ), football goalkeeper
  • Tony Oxley ( born 1938 ), drummer
  • Margaret Drabble (* 1939), writer and literary critic
  • Rohan de Saram (* 1939), cellist
  • Bruce Chatwin (1940-1989), writer
  • Anthony d' Offay ( born 1940 ), an art dealer and patron
  • Dave Berry ( born 1941 ), singer
  • Victor Burgin ( born 1941 ), artist
  • Timothy James Herbert ( born 1941 ), a hand surgeon
  • Michael Palin ( born 1943 ), actor, singer, travel journalist and president of the RGS
  • Joe Cocker (1944 ), Rock / blues singer
  • Chris Stainton ( born 1944 ), musician and songwriter
  • Anthony Browne ( born 1946 ), illustrator and picture book author
  • John Du Prez ( born 1946 ), film score composer
  • David Blunkett ( born 1947 ), politician
  • Neil Warnock ( born 1948 ), football player and coach
  • Nick Ainger (* 1949), politician
  • Clive Betts ( b. 1950 ), politician

1951

  • Paul Carrack ( born 1951 ), songwriter, singer, keyboardist and guitarist
  • Philip Oakey ( born 1955 ), musician
  • Martin Archer ( b. 1957 ), musician
  • Glenn Gregory (born 1958 ), singer
  • Sean Bean ( born 1959 ), actor
  • Robbie France (1959-2012), drummer
  • Malcolm Elliott ( born 1961 ), cyclist
  • Jarvis Cocker ( born 1963 ), musician
  • Simon Johnson ( born 1963 ), economist
  • Helen Patricia Sharman ( b. 1963 ), spaceflight
  • Helena Stormanns (* 1965), show jumper
  • Nina Puri (born 1965 ), author and creative director
  • Richard Hawley (born 1967 ), singer and songwriter
  • Simon Beckett ( born 1968 ), journalist and author
  • Dominic West (born 1969 ), film and theater actor
  • Christopher Colquhoun ( b. 1970 ), actor
  • Richard Coyle (born 1972 ), actor
  • Ann Lee (born 1972 ), singer
  • Clinton Woods (born 1972 ), boxer
  • Naseem Hamed ( born 1974 ), boxer
  • Stuart Zender ( b. 1974 ), bassist, composer and music producer
  • Kevin Davies ( born 1977 ), football player
  • Matt Duke ( b. 1977 ), football goalkeeper
  • Nicola Minichiello (born 1978 ), Bobpilotin
  • Justin Wilson (born 1978 ), race car driver
  • Nicky Weaver ( b. 1979 ), football goalkeeper
  • Ryan France ( b. 1980 ), football player
  • Nick Matthew ( born 1980 ), squash player
  • Gary Cahill ( born 1985 ), football player
  • David Mirfin ( born 1985 ), football player
  • Jessica Ennis ( born 1986 ), pentathlete and heptathlete
  • Matt Helders ( born 1986 ), drummer
  • Oliver Sykes ( born 1986 ), singer
  • Alex Turner ( born 1986 ), musician
  • Ben Starosta (* 1987), football player
  • Nicky Travis (* 1987), football player
  • Kyle Naughton (* 1988), football player
  • Adam Blythe (* 1989), rail and road cyclist
  • Stefan Wilson (* 1989), race car driver
  • Kyle Walker ( * 1990), football player
  • List ( people by city in the United Kingdom)
George Handley (politician) Dove-Myer Robinson John W. Duarte Derek Bailey (guitarist) Dave Berry (musician) Timothy Herbert Anthony Browne (author) Martyn Ware Simon Johnson (economist) Helen Sharman Justin Wilson (racing driver) Jessica Ennis-Hill Alex Turner (musician)
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