Sheffield has bred many a musician, sports star, and actor, in addition to the many more talented individuals that are proud to call Sheffield home. Below are just a few of Sheffield's many past and present claims to fame.
The most well known of Sheffield's claims to fame is probably Michael Palin. Michael Edward Palin, CBE, PRGS is a British comedy writer and actor best known for his work on Monty Python with John Cleese and the gang. He also in recent years created a series of travel documentaries for which he has also gained worldwide recognition.
The late Sir John Fowler was British civil engineer who specialised in railway construction and railway infrastructure. He was born in Wadsley, Sheffield and went on to become an engineer working on the world's first underground railway, the Metropolitan Railway in London. He then went on in the 1880s, to become chief engineer for the Forth Railway Bridge near Edinburgh, Scotland. He also went on to become the youngest president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and his work represents a lasting legacy of Victorian civil engineering.
Helen Patricia Sharman, OBE PhD was the first British person in space, visiting the Mir space station in 1991. Sharman was born in Sheffield and took a degree in chemistry at the University of Sheffield and went on to gain a Ph.D from the University of London.
Alexander David Turner, better known as Alex Turner is the front man and guitarist of one of the most recent success stories in the music world to come out of the steel city, the Arctic Monkeys. Alex was born in the High Green in Sheffield, and was his band was snapped up in 2005 by Domino Records. Their debut album 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I Am Not' turned out to be the fastest selling debut album in the history of music, and they went on to conquer the US charts as well. He is also known for his work on a side-project called The Last Shadow Puppets and has attempted a solo career.
The most well known of Sheffield's claims to fame is probably Michael Palin. Michael Edward Palin, CBE, PRGS is a British comedy writer and actor best known for his work on Monty Python with John Cleese and the gang. He also in recent years created a series of travel documentaries for which he has also gained worldwide recognition.
The late Sir John Fowler was British civil engineer who specialised in railway construction and railway infrastructure. He was born in Wadsley, Sheffield and went on to become an engineer working on the world's first underground railway, the Metropolitan Railway in London. He then went on in the 1880s, to become chief engineer for the Forth Railway Bridge near Edinburgh, Scotland. He also went on to become the youngest president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, and his work represents a lasting legacy of Victorian civil engineering.
Helen Patricia Sharman, OBE PhD was the first British person in space, visiting the Mir space station in 1991. Sharman was born in Sheffield and took a degree in chemistry at the University of Sheffield and went on to gain a Ph.D from the University of London.
Alexander David Turner, better known as Alex Turner is the front man and guitarist of one of the most recent success stories in the music world to come out of the steel city, the Arctic Monkeys. Alex was born in the High Green in Sheffield, and was his band was snapped up in 2005 by Domino Records. Their debut album 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I Am Not' turned out to be the fastest selling debut album in the history of music, and they went on to conquer the US charts as well. He is also known for his work on a side-project called The Last Shadow Puppets and has attempted a solo career.
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