Sherley is a surname and given name. Notable people with the surname and given name include: Surname: *

Douglass Sherley George Douglass Sherley (June 27, 1857– December 28, 1917) was an author, journalist, and poet. Sherley was born and lived in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He was born into a wealthy family with interests in railroad companies and inherited the ...

(1857–1917), author, journalist, and poet *

Glen Sherley Glen Milborn Sherley (March 9, 1936 − May 11, 1978) was an American who became a country singer-songwriter after his song " Greystone Chapel" was made famous by Johnny Cash in 1968. Sherley wrote the song while in prison and it was later perfor ...

(1936–1978), country singer-songwriter, wrote Johnny Cash's 1968 song ''Greystone Chapel'' *

Haydn Sherley Haydn Ferrars Sherley (29 March 1924 – 14 June 2007) was a New Zealand radio personality. Affectionately known as 'the grandfather of radio' Sherley was a household name for decades in New Zealand, due to his work on national and commercial ...

(1924–2007), New Zealand radio personality *

J. Swagar Sherley Joseph Swagar Sherley (November 28, 1871 – February 13, 1941) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Biography Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Sherley attended public schools, graduating from the Louisv ...

(1871–1941), U.S. Representative from Kentucky *

James Sherley James Sherley is a biological engineer and the founder of Asymmetrex, an adult stem cell research center. He has also conducted research at the Boston Biomedical Research Institute and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Sherley filed a ...

, biological engineer at Boston Biomedical Research Institute Given name: *

Sherley Moore Sherley Moore (May 1, 1895 – December 21, 1971) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1910s. A native of Eminence, Kentucky, Moore made his Negro leagues debut in 1914 with the Louisville White Sox, and played for Louisville again the f ...

(1895–1971), American baseball player *

Sherley Anne Williams Sherley Anne Williams (August 25, 1944 – July 6, 1999) was an American poet, novelist, professor, vocalist, jazz poet, playwright and social critic. Many of her works tell stories about her life in the African-American community. Biography Sh ...

(1944–1999), American poet, novelist, professor, vocalist, jazz poet, playwright and social critic

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