No, he was a work of complete fiction with no real historical basis.
It was Doctor Watson that assisted Sherlock Holmes. He is also his flatmate. He is the first person narrator of all but four stories in the Sherlock Holmes canon.
Sherlock Holmes' real name is Sherlock Holmes.
The name Sherlock Holmes is a proper noun, the name of a specific person (character).
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"Young Sherlock Holmes" (1985). Stars Nicholas Rowe as Sherlock Holmes, Alan Cox as John Watson.
Sherlock Holmes's is the more proper form though Sherlock Holmes' is also acceptable. Please check the link below.
The answer is: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle! Most people should know that!
Impossible, because Sherlock Holmes wasn't a real person.
Robert Downey jr has been in two Sherlock Holmes movies: Sherlock Holmes (2009) and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)