The city’s most successful musicians appear to have hit the top of the rich list, including Alex Turner, Phil Oakey and Joe Elliott, followed by movie stars like Sean Bean and Dominic West and footballers Kyle Walker and Harry Maguire.
But while reaching for the stars may have proved lucrative for these celebrities, actually becoming the first British and Western European woman to go into space ranks Sheffield astronaut and chemist Helen Sharman further down the city’s rich list.
Human League singer and musician Phil Oakey has to be one of the richest Steel City celebs while astronaut Helen Sharman and businesswoman and former Labour MP Oona King rank much lower.
Here is a collection of some of Sheffield’s most beloved and talented famous people who have trodden a successful path now paved with wealth.
