Throughout history Sheffield has been the hometown of many famous icons with many talents. Below is a list of just a few of Sheffield's famous icons throughout history.
Harry Brearley was born and bred in Sheffield, and he began life as the son of a steel melter, but went on to invent one of Sheffield's most famous inventions, stainless steel. His life had humble beginnings, leaving school at the tender age of just 12 to be thrust into the steel profession as a labourer. He came to discover stainless steel during the First World War, when he found that steel rusted very easily and was prone to excessive wear. He found that adding chromium to the mix protected the steel against this, thus discovering what we know today as stainless steel.
Many people will have heard of former professional boxer turned boxing trainer Brendan Ingle. While living in Wincobank, Sheffield, Brendan was approached and asked to help do something about the unruly youths in the area. He opened his boxing gym St Thomas' Boys & Girls Club, and has never looked back. He has trained such greats as Prince Naseem, Clinton Woods and is current trainer for Junior Witter, Kell Brooks and Richard Towers. Over his time as a boxing trainer he has trained 3 world champions, 6 European champions, 15 British champions and 6 Commonwealth champions, making him one of the most successful boxing trainers in the history of the sport.
The late Sir Robert Abbott Hadfield was a Sheffield born metallurgist, famous for his discovery of manganese steel and silicon steel, some of the first steel alloys in 1882. The University of Sheffield named a department of materials of science and engineering building the Sir Robert Hadfield Building in his honour. The Northern General Hospital in Sheffield has also named a wing after him.
Philip Oakey is an English singer/songwriter and producer from Sheffield. He is best known for forming and fronting the well known Sheffield electro synth-pop band Human League. The band are famed for their hit, 'Don't you want me' which was the Christmas number 1 in 1981, and the album containing the track, Dare, went triple platinum. Oakey also had a successful solo career and still tours with Human League, as well as producing records for various other artists.
Harry Brearley was born and bred in Sheffield, and he began life as the son of a steel melter, but went on to invent one of Sheffield's most famous inventions, stainless steel. His life had humble beginnings, leaving school at the tender age of just 12 to be thrust into the steel profession as a labourer. He came to discover stainless steel during the First World War, when he found that steel rusted very easily and was prone to excessive wear. He found that adding chromium to the mix protected the steel against this, thus discovering what we know today as stainless steel.
Many people will have heard of former professional boxer turned boxing trainer Brendan Ingle. While living in Wincobank, Sheffield, Brendan was approached and asked to help do something about the unruly youths in the area. He opened his boxing gym St Thomas' Boys & Girls Club, and has never looked back. He has trained such greats as Prince Naseem, Clinton Woods and is current trainer for Junior Witter, Kell Brooks and Richard Towers. Over his time as a boxing trainer he has trained 3 world champions, 6 European champions, 15 British champions and 6 Commonwealth champions, making him one of the most successful boxing trainers in the history of the sport.
The late Sir Robert Abbott Hadfield was a Sheffield born metallurgist, famous for his discovery of manganese steel and silicon steel, some of the first steel alloys in 1882. The University of Sheffield named a department of materials of science and engineering building the Sir Robert Hadfield Building in his honour. The Northern General Hospital in Sheffield has also named a wing after him.
Philip Oakey is an English singer/songwriter and producer from Sheffield. He is best known for forming and fronting the well known Sheffield electro synth-pop band Human League. The band are famed for their hit, 'Don't you want me' which was the Christmas number 1 in 1981, and the album containing the track, Dare, went triple platinum. Oakey also had a successful solo career and still tours with Human League, as well as producing records for various other artists.
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