#1Famous people · Sheffield
The American politician Fred Schwengel is the one famous person from Sheffield
Fred Schwengel, the American politician, was born in 1906. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. 7 languages have an article about them. In Iowa, 441 towns have someone on the list.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Fred Schwengel
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Fred Schwengel
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Sheffield
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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 (1)
- Fred Schwengel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons