From the world’s most famous artists to A-list actors and singers, Sheffield’s guest list over the years is pretty impressive.
From The Beatles to the Sex Pistols, from Olivia Newton John to Paul Newman, the city and its surrounding countryside and nearby towns have seen many a famous face pass through, with The Star often there to get a picture of them.
And here are some pictures from the past as the great and good visit our city and its surrounding countryside.
We have looked into our archives and picked some of the most interesting and most famous from over the years.
They are a string of household names, from all over the globe.
Have you ever photographed a famous face in the city? Email your picture to [email protected] and we’ll include it in our next gallery.
![Full Monty and Trainspotting star Robert Carlyle at the Showroom cinema in Sheffield, with fellow actors Wim Snape at Talitha Wing](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmY0YjUyMzA2LTZlNzQtNDYzZi05NTNhLTkyMTJkYjRhMWRlZTo5ZDhiNTRjNC1mNzhjLTQzNjItYTI5NC1mYTlmMGZhMjQzODQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
9. Robert Carlyle
Full Monty and Trainspotting star Robert Carlyle at the Showroom cinema in Sheffield, with fellow actors Wim Snape at Talitha Wing Photo: David Kessen
![Pablo Picasso, left with Tommy Jones (right - in glasses) arrival at Sheffield L.M.S. Station for the "Peace" Congress at the City Hall. 1950](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjg3N2E2ZGQzLTRlY2QtNGM4Zi05YTU4LTQwNjE2ZGVkNGY0ODoyODI1NzY4ZS1iMGE3LTRjY2EtYTQ0MC1lYzMwYmJlODRjYTk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
10. Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso, left with Tommy Jones (right - in glasses) arrival at Sheffield L.M.S. Station for the "Peace" Congress at the City Hall. 1950 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
![Actor Sean Bean at Sheffield Town Hall. 16 January 2010](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmIyODM1ODE0LWFiOTItNGU4YS1iNjFiLTU3MjZiNjgzZDNkNDpkOTc4Mjc1Ni00MmUzLTQ1MDQtOTM3Yi1iODM4NTQ5OTYwNjk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Michael Palin prepares to plant the tree at the opening of the Botanical Gardens on 20 June 2008](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjhmNjY0ZWQxLTBkNDItNGE3Zi1iYmJkLThiNjg4ZTQwMDdiMjowNGUwMWZmMC1mNjdkLTRiZjQtYWZmNS0zYzBiNTg2ODdhMDQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
12. Michael Palin
Michael Palin prepares to plant the tree at the opening of the Botanical Gardens on 20 June 2008 Photo: Roger Nadal