In some cases those jobs merely helped stars like Sean Bean, Jarvis Cocker and Alex Turner earn a little spending money before they achieved fame but for others they proved character-building or acted as a launchpad for their future success.
The jobs they did include selling fish at the old Castle Market, working as an office tea boy and temping at HMV in Sheffield city centre.
These are some of the early jobs held by Sheffield folk who would go on to become household names, and what they have said about those jobs.
9. Peter Stringfellow - tie salesman
Peter Stringfellow's first job, aged just 13, was at a cinema on The Wicker, in Sheffield, but his first role after leaving school was as an assistant tie salesman at Austin Reed. Aged 16, he enrolled as an apprentice in the Merchant Navy. Various jobs followed before he found his niche as a businessman running nightclubs, beginning with the Black Cat Club, which he operated at St Aidan's Church Hall, from 1962. Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
10. Phil Oakey - hospital porter
The Human League's Phil Oakey attended King Edward VII School in Sheffield but left school at 18 without finishing his exams. He had a number of jobs, including in a university bookshop and as a porter at Thornbury Annex Hospital in Sheffield before finding fame. Photo: Roger Nadal
11. Dan Walker - Key 103 radio
Channel 5 newsreader Dan Walker graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of Sheffield in 1999. He launched his career by doing work experience at Hallam FM, having won a competition for young sports commentators. He then joined Manchester's Key 103 radio station, now Hits Radio, presenting the regular midweek sports show, before moving into TV, first with Granada and then the BBC, where he would go on to host BBC Breakfast from 2016-2022. Photo: Jeff Spicer
12. Bruce Dickinson - Territorial Army
Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson attended King Edward VII School in Sheffield. After leaving, he joined the Territorial Army for six months before winning a place at Queen Mary College London reading history. Photo: Getty Images