List of people from Sheffield

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This is a list of notable people who were born in or near, or have been residents of the English city of Sheffield.

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  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Odom, William (1926). Hallamshire worthies. Sheffield: Northend. OCLC   23581396.
  17. ↑ "CPRE Peak District and South Yorkshire have unveiled a blue heritage plaque to commemorate the life of our charity's founder, Ethel Haythornthwaite MBE". CPRE Peak District and South Yorkshire. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
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  30. ↑ "Joe Scarborough". The Joe Scarborough Gallery. Online Art Gallery - Sheffield, South Yorkshire & Derbyshire Artists. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
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  35. ↑ "Stainless Stephen". Film & TV Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
  36. ↑ "Jarvis Cocker". Music. What Makes Sheffield Special. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  37. ↑ Tait, Amelia (11 May 2025). "My big break ... as a photograph: meet the TV and film stars who don't even have to act". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 14 August 2025.
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  39. 1 2 3 4 5 Price, David (2008). Sheffield Troublemakers. Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd. ISBN   978-1-86077-569-7.
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  49. ↑ "Micky Adams confirmed as Sheffield United manager". BBC Sport. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  50. ↑ Reichler, Joseph L., ed. (1979) [1969]. The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN   0-02-578970-8.
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  52. ↑ "The Sheffield poisoning case, the trial of Kate Dover, defence and verdict". Sheffield Independent. Sheffield. 8 February 1882. p. 2 col1. Retrieved 13 July 2019– via British Newspaper Archive.
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