Some of Sheffield’s brightest lights got their big break while they were still at school, while others had to wait for their moment in the spotlight. If you’ve ever wondered where Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner and his bandmates or Game of Thrones star Sean Bean went to school we’ve got the answers for you.
Businessman Peter Stringfellow, TV presenter Dan Walker, football stars Harry Maguire and Kyle Walker, Olympian Jessica Ennis-Hill, Monty Python’s Michael Palin and the first Briton in space Helen Sharman are some of the other household names to have been educated in Sheffield. King Ecgbert School, King Edward VII School, High Storrs School, Stocksbridge High School and Notre Dame High School are among the Sheffield schools with famous alumni.
How many of these celebrities did you know went to school in Sheffield and did any attend the same school as you or your children?
9. Tom Ellis
Not everyone knows that the Lucifer and Miranda actor grew up in Sheffield, as he moved here when his father got a new job as a Baptist minister. He attended High Storrs School and played the French horn in the City of Sheffield Youth Orchestra. He then went on to get a BA in Dramatic Studies from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. Photo: Frederick M. Brown
10. Dan Walker
Presenter and former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Dan is not originally from Sheffield and grew up in Crawley, West Sussex, where he attended Hazelwick School. However, he moved to Sheffield when he was 18 for university - where he did a BA in History and an MA in Broadcast Journalism at University of Sheffield - and now lives in the city with his family. Photo: Andrew Redington
11. Bruce Dickinson
Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson was born in Worksop but moved to Sheffield as a young boy and attended schools including Sharrow Vale Junior and King Edward VII School. Photo: Getty Images
12. Julia Bradbury
The TV presenter, who recently underwent a mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer, grew up in Rutland in the East Midlands before attending King Edward VII school in Sheffield, as her father worked for British Steel Corporation. Photo: Getty Images