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.
2. Phil Oakey
Singer and songwriter Phil Oakey who founded the internationally famous band The Human League ranks as having the highest estimated net worth in our list at over £85million, according to Forbes and other sources. The 67-year-old, from Sheffield, has sold more than 20million albums worldwide. Photo: Submitted
3. Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, who was born in Sheffield, is an Olympic heptathlon gold medalist was reported to have amassed an estimated fortune of £5million by the time she retired in 2016. She won three world titles in 2009, 2011 and 2015 and an Olympic gold medal in 2012 and an Olympic silver medal in 2016. Photo: Submitted
4. Michael Palin
Multi-talented actor, screenwriter and comedian Michael Palin, who was originally from Ranmoor, Sheffield, shot to fame as part of the Monty Python TV and movie comedy team before clinching roles in other top films including Time Bandits, Fierce Creatures and Brazil. The 79-year-old TV presenter has a reported and estimated net worth of over £20million. Photo: Submitted