Historical figures in Sheffield
The atlas holds 3 people and 4 moments here, from 1675 to 2007. The most recorded lives are George Orwell, Pelé and Thomas Hobbes. Among them Writers, Historians and Mathematicians, across the Interwar Period and the Scientific Revolution.
Notable people
George Orwell
from 1930 to 1936
2 moments here
George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…
Pelé
in 2007
1 moment here
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…
Thomas Hobbes
in 1675
1 moment here
English philosopher and political theorist, best known for Leviathan (1651). Hobbes’s documented movements include study at Oxford, European travel…
Moments
- 1675 Final residence at Chatsworth Thomas Hobbes
- 1930 Stay at Bramley George Orwell
- 1936 South Yorkshire investigation George Orwell
- 2007 Sheffield FC anniversary event Pelé