Famous People Born In Sheffield

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 1 
Sean Bean
(Actor)
Sean Bean
23
Birthdate: April 17, 1959
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 2 
Jamie Vardy
(English Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Striker)
Jamie Vardy
40
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 11, 1987
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 3 
Harry Maguire
(British Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Centre-Back)
Harry Maguire
32
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 5, 1993
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 4 
Joe Cocker
(British Singer and Musician Known for His Album ‘With a Little Help from My Friends’)
Joe Cocker
7
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 20, 1944
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: December 22, 2014
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 5 
Jessica Ennis-Hill
(British Retired Track and Field Athlete Who Specialized in Heptathlon and 100m Hurdles)
Jessica Ennis-Hill
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 28, 1986
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 6 
Alex Turner
(English Musician, Singer and Record Producer Best known as the Frontman of the Rock Band ‘Arctic Monkeys’)
Alex Turner
7
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 6, 1986
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 7 
Jarvis Cocker
(Musician, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Singer)
Jarvis Cocker
6
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 19, 1963
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 8 
Kyle Walker
(English Professional Footballer Who Plays as a Right-Back)
Kyle Walker
12
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 28, 1990
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 9 
Joe Root
(English International Cricketer and One of the Great Batsmen of the Modern Era)
Joe Root
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 30, 1990
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 10 
Joe Elliott
(Lead Singer and One of the Founding Members of the English Hard Rock Band 'Def Leppard')
Joe Elliott
5
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 1, 1959
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 11 
Elizabeth Henstridge
(Actress)
Elizabeth Henstridge
4
Birthdate: September 11, 1987
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 12 
Naseem Hamed
(British Former Professional Boxer)
Naseem Hamed
8
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 12, 1974
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 13 
Rick Savage
(Bassist, Association football player, Guitarist)
Rick Savage
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 2, 1960
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 14 
Steve Clark
(Musician)
Steve Clark
7
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 23, 1960
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: January 8, 1991
 15 
Paul Joseph Watson
(Radio host)
Paul Joseph Watson
8
Listed In: YouTubers
Birthdate: May 24, 1982
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 16 
Paul Carrack
(Singer)
Paul Carrack
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 22, 1951
Sun Sign: Taurus
 17 
Judy Parfitt
(Actress)
Judy Parfitt
2
Birthdate: November 7, 1935
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 18 
Patricia Haines
8
Birthdate: February 3, 1932
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: February 25, 1977
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 19 
Gordon Banks
(One of the Greatest Goalkeepers of All Time)
Gordon Banks
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 30, 1937
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: February 12, 2019
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 20 
Kell Brook
(British Former Professional Boxer)
Kell Brook
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 3, 1986
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 21 
Richard Coyle
(Actor)
Richard Coyle
1
Birthdate: February 27, 1972
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 22 
Jessica-Jane Clement
(Actor, Model)
Jessica-Jane Clement
0
Birthdate: February 24, 1985
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 23 
Neil Warnock
(Association football player)
Neil Warnock
4
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 1, 1948
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
 24 
Joanne Catherall
9
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: September 18, 1962
Sun Sign: Virgo
 25 
Sophie Lowe
(Actress)
Sophie Lowe
2
Birthdate: June 5, 1990
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 26 
Matt Haig
(British Novelist Best Known for His 2015 Book 'Reasons to Stay Alive')
Matt Haig
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 3, 1975
Sun Sign: Cancer
 27 
Charlie Webster
(Model)
Charlie Webster
0
Birthdate: November 9, 1982
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 28 
Bruce Chatwin
(Writer)
Bruce Chatwin
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 13, 1940
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: January 18, 1989
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 29 
Richard Hawley
(Singer-songwriter)
Richard Hawley
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 17, 1967
Sun Sign: Capricorn
 30 
Tom A. Watson
(Politician)
Tom A. Watson
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 8, 1967
Sun Sign: Capricorn
 31 
Peter Stringfellow
(Businessman)
Peter Stringfellow
1
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: October 17, 1940
Sun Sign: Libra
Died: June 7, 2018
 32 
Margaret Drabble
(English Novelist, Biographer and Critic)
Margaret Drabble
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 5, 1939
Sun Sign: Gemini
 33 
Brian Glover
(English Actor, Writer and Professional Wrestler)
Brian Glover
2
Birthdate: April 2, 1934
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: July 24, 1997
 34 
David Blunkett
(Former British Home Secretary)
David Blunkett
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 6, 1947
Sun Sign: Gemini
 35 
Jason Atherton
(Chef)
Jason Atherton
0
Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: September 6, 1971
Sun Sign: Virgo
 36 
Mike Jackson
Mike Jackson
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 21, 1944
Sun Sign: Aries
 37 
James Poyser
(Multi-instrumentalist)
James Poyser
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 30, 1967
Sun Sign: Aquarius
 38 
Johnny Nelson
(British Former Professional Boxer Who Competed From 1986 to 2005)
Johnny Nelson
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 4, 1967
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 39 
Pete Willis
(Musician)
Pete Willis
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: February 16, 1960
Sun Sign: Aquarius
 40 
Derek Bailey
(Musician)
Derek Bailey
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 29, 1930
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: December 25, 2005
 41 
Chris Stainton
(Musician, Pianist, Songwriter)
Chris Stainton
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: March 22, 1944
Sun Sign: Aries
 42 
Darren Bennett
(Dancer)
Darren Bennett
0
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: February 14, 1977
Sun Sign: Aquarius
 43 
Malcolm Bradbury
(Author)
Malcolm Bradbury
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 7, 1932
Sun Sign: Virgo
Died: November 27, 2000
 44 
Alison Smithson
(Architect)
Alison Smithson
1
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: June 22, 1928
Sun Sign: Cancer
Died: August 14, 1993
 45 
Cooper Barnes
10
Birthdate: April 15, 1979
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 46 
William Sterndale Bennett
(Composer)
William Sterndale Bennett
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 13, 1816
Sun Sign: Aries
Died: February 1, 1875
 47 
A. S. Byatt
(Novelist)
A. S. Byatt
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 24, 1936
Sun Sign: Virgo
 48 
J. Stuart Blackton
(Film Producer)
J. Stuart Blackton
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 5, 1875
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: August 13, 1941
 49 
Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria
(Aristocrat)
Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1050 AD
Died: May 31, 1076
 50 
Pete Thomas
(Drummer)
Pete Thomas
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: August 9, 1954
Sun Sign: Leo