Was Sherlock Holmes ever born

Answer 1

The man himself? NO

He was imagined and created in fiction by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a doctor and (to make ends meet) writer.

Doyle learned to medically examine patients and observe them from Dr. Joseph Bell, who did some observations on his patients like Holmes.

Many agree (as Doyle said himself) that Bell was the inspiration to Doyle to create Holmes.