#1Famous people · Sheffield
Most of the 10 famous people born in Sheffield came into the world in the early republic
Articles in 15 languages make the American songwriter George Frederick Root the best known. The list comes to 30 for every 10,000 residents, against 4.5 in the typical town in Massachusetts. The earliest on the list is Chester Dewey, born in 1784, and the youngest Jessy Greene, born in 1970.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
George Frederick Root
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1784
Chester Dewey
Youngest
1970
Jessy Greene
Most common field
Music
2 people
What stands out about Sheffield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Sheffield’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1820s, at 2.
MusicScience & MedicinePolitics & LawMilitaryWriting & ArtsBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Sheffield
Scientists and doctors take two of the three places.
#1
#2Science & Medicine
Chester Dewey
1784–1867American botanist, geologist, chemist and lecturer in medical colleges
12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Science & Medicine
Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard
1809–1889American academic administrator
11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Sheffield is known for
Share of Sheffield’s famous people in each field.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Salisbury counts 25 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
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 (10)
- George Frederick Root: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester Dewey: Benjamin F. Powelson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John G. Barnard: Brady National Photographic Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.), photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel D. Barnard: Ch. Fenderich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessy Greene: Jo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Z. Goodrich: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luella Dowd Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richmond Landon: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorrin A. Cooke: William Harrison Taylor, Putnam, Connecticut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons