LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/

Population:
512,507 (2003)

Founding Date:
1842 (borough)

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Derek Bailey	Guitarist	29-Jan-1932	25-Dec-2005	Uncompromising guitar improvisationist
Samuel Bailey	Economist	1791	18-Jan-1870	Formation and Publication of Opinions
Sean Bean	Actor	19-Apr-1959		Boromir in Lord of the Rings
David Blunkett	Politician	6-Jun-1947		UK Home Secretary, 2001-04
Malcolm Bradbury	Critic	7-Sep-1932	27-Nov-2000	The History Man
Paul Carrack	Musician	22-Apr-1951		White soul singer
Bruce Chatwin	Author	13-May-1940	18-Jan-1989	In Patagonia
Jarvis Cocker	Singer/Songwriter	19-Sep-1963		Frontman, Pulp
Joe Cocker	Singer/Songwriter	20-May-1944		Singer-slash-contortionist
John C. Cutler	Politician	5-Feb-1846	30-Jul-1928	Utah Governor, committed suicide
Margaret Drabble	Novelist	5-Jun-1939		The Millstone
Joe Elliott	Musician	1-Aug-1959		Def Leppard vocalist
Oliver Herford	Poet	3-Dec-1863	5-Jul-1935	Cupid's Encyclopedia
Richard Kirk	Musician	?		Co-founder of Cabaret Voltaire
Stephen Mallinder	Musician	?		Founding member of Cabaret Voltaire
Tony Oxley	Musician	15-Jun-1938		Free improv pioneer
Michael Palin	Comic	5-May-1943		Monty Python
Rick Savage	Bassist	2-Dec-1960		Bassist for Def Leppard
Alex Turner	Singer	6-Jan-1986		Lead singer, Arctic Monkeys
Dominic West	Actor	3-Sep-1969		Det. McNulty on The Wire

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Samuel Bailey	Economist	1791	18-Jan-1870	Formation and Publication of Opinions
Leon Mirsky	Mathematician	19-Dec-1918	1-Dec-1983	Transversal Theory

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