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?
13. 'Prince' Naseem Hamed
The boxing sensation grew up in Wincobank, Sheffield, where his parents had a convenience store. He went to Hinde House School in Shiregreen, Sheffield - the same school attended by another world champion boxer, Barry Awad, better known as Kid Galahad. Photo: National World
14. Paul Heaton
The Beautiful South and Housemartins singer lived in Sheffield for a while during his early years and went to King Edward VII school. He then moved to Surrey with his family as a teenager. Photo: Getty Images
15. Michael Palin
The Monty Python funnyman turned travel writer and documentary maker attended Birkdale School in Broomhall, Sheffield, and Shrewsbury School. He was just five when he had his first acting role at Birkdale, appearing as Martha Cratchit in a school performance of A Christmas Carol. Photo: Roger Nadal
16. Arctic Monkeys
Frontman Alex Turner and bandmates Matt Helders, Jamie Cook, Nick O’Malley and Andy Nicholson all come from High Green in Sheffield and met at Stocksbridge High School. They played plenty of small gigs in Sheffield - including their first ever one at the Grapes pub on Trippet Lane - before they became one of the most popular British indie bands of all time. Photo: Jason Merritt/TERM