Sheffield Legends

Sheffield Legends is a Walk of Fame located outside Sheffield Town Hall honouring famous people from or connected to Sheffield. As in the Hollywood version, there are plaques with famous people's names on them and why they are famous.

The idea was first suggested in 2005 when the people of Sheffield were asked who should be honoured after a local resident suggested honouring the footballer Gordon Banks, who grew up in Sheffield.^[1]

To date, the inductees are:

Name	Image	Occupation	Date of induction
Gordon Banks		Footballer	9 May 2006[1]
Sean Bean		Actor	16 January 2010[2]
Grace Clough		Paralympic gold medal winner	22 December 2016[3]
Joe Cocker		Singer	15 December 2007[4]
Sebastian Coe		Athlete and politician	21 February 2007[5]
Def Leppard		Musicians	16 June 2006[6]
Derek Dooley		Footballer	4 December 2007[7]
Margaret Drabble		Novelist	30 May 2012[8]
Jessica Ennis		Athlete	20 June 2011[9]
Tony Foulds		Organized the "Mi Amigo" memorial flypast	2019[10]
Barry Hancock		Oncologist	24 June 2010[11]
Brendan Ingle		Boxing trainer	8 January 2008[12]
Nick Matthew		Squash World Champion	4 September 2013[13]
David Mellor		Cutler and designer	25 January 2007[14]
Michael Palin		Comedian and television presenter	20 February 2007[15]
Steve Peat		Mountain biker	28 October 2015[16]
Joe Scarborough		Artist	3 June 2008[17]
Helen Sharman		Astronaut	12 December 2006
Joe Simpson		Mountaineer	8 January 2008[18]
Michael Vaughan		Cricketer	30 November 2009[19]
Clinton Woods		Boxer	2010

References

1. "England legend to enter hall of fame". Yorkshire Post. 8 May 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
2. "Legend: Sean Bean unveils his walk of fame star in Sheffield". The Star. Sheffield. 16 January 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
3. "Paralympian Grace Clough to be awarded 20th star on Sheffield Legends walk of fame". The Star. Sheffield. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
4. Joe Cocker to join Sheffield's 'hall of fame' » Local Government » 24dash.com Archived 26 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
5. "Seb Coe returns to his roots and to his old school ties", The Star, 21 February 2007
6. "Rock legends Def Leppard set to enter home city's hall of fame". Yorkshire Post. 7 June 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
7. Dooley's walk of fame – VIDEO – The Star
8. "Sheffield so dear to famous city author". The Star. Sheffield. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
9. "Jess becomes Sheffield's youngest legend". Sheffield Telegraph. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
10. "Walk of fame star for bomber memorial man". 6 March 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
11. "Star status for the prof in city's walk of fame". The Star. Sheffield. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
12. "Brendan and Joe join the Walk of Fame", The Star, 2 January 2008
13. "Squash star on Sheffield Walk of Fame", The Star, 4 September 2013
14. "Top designer honoured in home city as a living legend", Yorkshire Post, 26 January 2007
15. "Legend: Michael Palin". BBC. 20 February 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
16. "Sheffield mountain biker Steve Peat joins 'walk of fame'", "BBC", 28 October 2015
17. "Joe Scarborough joins 'Walk of Fame'", Sheffield Telegraph, 3 June 2008
18. "Brendan and Joe join the Walk of Fame", The Star, 2 January 2008
19. "Ashes hero Vaughan joins the Sheffield legends". Sheffield Telegraph. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2017.

External links

• Sheffield Legends