#1Politics & Law
Mitch McConnell
born 1942American politician and lawyer
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Famous people · Sheffield
11 famous people were born in Sheffield, most of them between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American politician and lawyer Mitch McConnell, covered in 73 languages. The American politician and actor Fred Thompson ranks second, ahead of David Hood. Births span 1935 to 1981, from Herschel Sizemore to Adam Lazzara. The list comes to 11.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 3 in the typical town in Alabama.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Mitch McConnell
in 73 Wikipedia languages
First
1935
Herschel Sizemore
Youngest
1981
Adam Lazzara
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Sheffield’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Sheffield
Leaders take two of the three places.
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#3Sports
David Hood
born 1943American bass player, Muscle Shoals session player
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Sheffield’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1940s, with 8 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawMusicSportsWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Sheffield is known for
Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Sheffield
8 more names, born between 1935 and 1981.
Rick James
born 1947Pitcher who played in Major League Baseball with the Cubs in 1967
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Close by, the fullest list is Tuscumbia’s, at 7 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sheffield and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (5)
- Mitch McConnell: U.S. Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Thompson: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Hood: Heinrich Klaffs, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Chase: Richmond Tea Party, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Pellegrini: Shadow2700, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons