#1Famous people · Sheffield
Sheffield is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Articles in 8 languages make the American baseball player Lee Richmond the best known. The list has one more: the American baseball player Bill Garfield. From Lee Richmond in 1857 to Bill Garfield in 1867, the births cover 10 years. Next door, Lorain lists 50, led by Toni Morrison.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Lee Richmond
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1857
Lee Richmond
Youngest
1867
Bill Garfield
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Sheffield
#1BG#2
A chosen home
Also called Sheffield home
One more notable person made the town home: Catherine E. Davidson.
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The longest list nearby is Lorain’s, with 50.
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 (3)
- Lee Richmond: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Toni Morrison: John Mathew Smith (celebrity-photos.com), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tianna Madison-Bartoletta: Agência Brasil Fotografias, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons