Shirley is a given name and a surname originating from the English place-name Shirley, which is derived from the Old English elements ''scire'' ("shire") or ''scīr'' ("bright, clear") and ''lēah'' ("wood, clearing, meadow, enclosure"). The name makes reference to the open space where the moot (an early English assembly of freemen which met to administer justice and discuss community issues) was held. Shirley was originally a male name, but became established as a female name in 1849 due to its use in

Charlotte Brontë Charlotte Brontë (, commonly ; 21 April 1816 – 31 March 1855) was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novels became classics of English literature. She enlisted i ...

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Shirley Shirley may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Shirley'' (novel), an 1849 novel by Charlotte Brontë * ''Shirley'' (1922 film), a British silent film * ''Shirley'' (2020 film), an American film * ''Shirley'' (album), a 1961 album by Shirley Bas ...

'' and further popularized in 1851–52 by its pseudonymous use by

California Gold Rush The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California f ...

writer Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe (Dame Shirley). It was eventually brought to its highest popularity, in the 1930s, by the fame of child star

Shirley Temple Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple;While Temple occasionally used "Jane" as a middle name, her birth certificate reads "Shirley Temple". Her birth certificate was altered to prolong her babyhood shortly after she signed with Fox in ...

Given name

Female

(born 1946), Dutch singer *

Shirley Abicair Shirley Abicair (born 26 October 1930) is an Australian-born singer, musician, television personality, actress and author. In the 1950s and 60s, she was probably best known as an exponent of the zither. Early life Shirley Abicair was born in Mel ...

(born 1928), Australian singer, musician, actress and author *

Shirley Abrahamson Shirley Schlanger Abrahamson (December 17, 1933December 19, 2020) was the 25th chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. An American lawyer and jurist, she was appointed to the court in 1976 by Governor Patrick Lucey, becoming the first fema ...

(1933–2020), American judge *

Shirley Andrews Shirley Aldythea Marshall Seymour Andrews (5 November 1915 – 15 September 2001) was an Australian biochemist, dancer, researcher and Aboriginal rights activist. Early life and education Andrews was born on November 5, 1915, to Doris Andrews ...

(1915–2001), Australian biochemist * Shirley Annan (1940–2017), New Zealand netball player * Shirley Ardener, Cameroonian researcher * Shirley Armstrong (1930–2018), Irish fencer * Shirley Ascott (1930–1995), British sprint canoer *

Shirley Babashoff Shirley Frances Babashoff (born January 31, 1957) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in multiple events. Babashoff set six world records and earned a total of nine Olympic medals in her c ...

(born 1957), American swimmer *

Shirley Baker Shirley Baker (9 July 1932 – 21 September 2014) was a British photographer, best known for her street photography and street portraits in working class areas of Greater Manchester. She worked as a freelance writer and photographer on various ...

(1932–2014), British photographer * Shirley Ballas (born 1960), English ballroom dancer * Shirley Banfield (born 1937), Australian cricket player * Shirley Barber (born 1935), English author * Shirley Barker (1911–1965), American author *

Shirley Barlow Shirley Ann Barlow is a classicist specialising in the study of Classical drama and was one of the founding members of the Department of Classics at the University of Kent. One of her former students is comedian Alan Davies. She was an Honorary Fel ...

, English classicist * Shirley Barrett (born 1961), Australian film director * Shirley Barrie (1945–2018), Canadian playwright *

Shirley Bassey Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey (; born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer. Best known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films, Bassey is widely regarded as one of the most popular vocalist ...

(born 1937), Welsh singer * Shirley Bear (born 1936), Tobique First Nation artist *

Shirley Becke Shirley Cameron Becke (née Jennings; 29 April 1917 – 25 October 2011) was a British police officer. She was the fourth and last commander of the London Metropolitan Police's A4 Branch (Women Police), from 1966 to 1973, and the first woman o ...

(1917–2011), British police officer * Shirley Berruz (born 1991), Ecuadorian footballer *

Shirley Blumberg Shirley Blumberg (CM, OAA, FRAIC, AIA) (born February 4, 1952) is a Canadian architect. She is a founding partner of KPMB Architects in Toronto, a Canadian practice. In 2013, Blumberg was invested as a Member of the Order of Canada "for her cont ...

(born 1952), Canadian architect * Shirley Bond (born 1956), Canadian politician * Shirley Bonne (born 1934), American actress and model *

Shirley Booth Shirley Booth (born Marjory Ford; August 30, 1898October 16, 1992) was an American actress. One of only 24 performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, Booth was the recipient of an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and three Tony Awa ...

(1898–1992), American actress * Shirley Booz (1927–2009), American model and dancer * Shirley Borhauer (born 1926), American politician *

Shirley Ayorkor Botchway Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey (born 8 February 1963), is a Ghanaian politician who serves as Ghana's minister for foreign affairs and regional integration. She was appointed by Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo as Minister of Foreign Affairs on 10 J ...

(born 1963), Ghanaian politician * Shirley Bottolfsen (born 1934), Irish woman * Shirley Bousquet (born 1976), French actress * Shirley D. Bowler (born 1949), American writer, editor and politician * Shirley Braha (born 1982), American television producer * Shirley Brasher (born 1934), English tennis player * Shirley Breeden, American politician *

Shirley Brifman Shirley Margaret Brifman (; 7 December 1935 – 4 March 1972) was an Australian sex worker and brothel madam who was known as a whistleblower on police corruption. She died at the age of 36 in suspicious circumstances, in what was ruled a suicid ...

(1935–1972), Australian prostitute and brothel madam * Shirley Briggs (1918–2004), American artist, photographer, writer, and naturalist * Shirley Brill (born 1982), Israeli clarinetist * Shirley Brown (born 1947), American R&B singer * Shirley Brown (Australian author) (born 1934), Australian author * Shirley Brown (Florida politician), American politician * Shirley Burgess (born 1934), British sprinter * Shirley Burkovich (1933-2022), American baseball player * Shirley Burman (born 1934), American photographer *

Shirley Caesar Shirley Ann Caesar-Williams (born October 13, 1938), known professionally as Shirley Caesar, is an American gospel singer whose career has spanned seven decades. She has won 11 Grammys in addition to Dove Awards and Stellar Awards; Caesar is k ...

(born 1938), American gospel singer *

Shirley Cain Shirley Cain (born Shirley Roberts; April 30, 1935) is a British actress of film and television. She graduated from RADA The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA; ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoir ...

(born 1935), British actress * Shirley Aley Campbell (1925–2018), American painter *

Shirley Carr Shirley Geraldine Edwina Carr (May 1929 – June 24, 2010) was a Canadian union leader who was the first woman president of Canada's largest labour organization, the Canadian Labour Congress. Union activism Carr first became active in the l ...

(1929–2010), Canadian political leader * Shirley Cawley (born 1932), British athlete * Shirley Cheechoo (born 1952), Canadian Cree actress, writer, producer, director, and visual artist *

Shirley Chisholm Shirley Anita Chisholm ( ; ; November 30, 1924 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress. Chisholm represented New York's 12th congressional distr ...

(1924–2005), American politician, educator and author, first African-American woman elected to Congress * Shirley Clamp (born 1973), Swedish singer * Shirley Bell Cole (1920–2010), American actress *

Shirley Collins Shirley Elizabeth Collins MBE (born 5 July 1935) is an English folk singer who was a significant contributor to the English Folk Revival of the 1960s and 1970s. She often performed and recorded with her sister Dolly, whose accompaniment on ...

(born 1935), English folk singer * Shirley Collins (politician) (born 1952), Canadian former politician * Shirley Crabtree British wrestler (1930-1997) * Shirley Curry (born 1936), American YouTuber and gamer. *

Shirley Douglas Shirley Jean Douglas (April 2, 1934 – April 5, 2020) was a Canadian actress and activist. Her acting career combined with her family name made her recognizable in Canadian film, television and national politics. Early life Douglas was born A ...

(1934–2020), Canadian actress and activist * Shirley Duguay (1962–1994), Canadian murder victim * Shirley Eaton (born 1937), English actress, model and author * Shirley Englehorn (1940-2022), American golfer * Shirley Adele Field (1923–1995), American politician and judge * Shirley Anne Field (born 1936), English actress * Shirley Bunnie Foy (1936–2016), American singer * Shirley M. Frye, American mathematics educator *

Shirley Goodman Shirley Mae Goodman (June 19, 1936 – July 5, 2005) was an American R&B singer, best known as one half of Shirley and Lee, a 1950s duo. Later in her career, she had a resurgence with the disco hit " Shame, Shame, Shame" in the 1970s. Career ...

(1936–2005), American R&B singer, half of the 1950s duo Shirley and Lee * Shirley Ann Grau (1929–2020), American writer *

Shirley Brice Heath Shirley Brice Heath (born 26 July 1939) is an American linguistic anthropologist, and Professor Emerita, Margery Bailey Professorship in English, at Stanford University. She graduated from Lynchburg College, Ball State University, and Columbia ...

, American linguistic anthropologist *

Shirley Hemphill Shirley Ann Hemphill (July 1, 1947 – December 10, 1999) was an American stand-up comedian and actress. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, Hemphill moved to Los Angeles in the 1970s to pursue a career as a stand-up comedian. After worki ...

(1947–1999), American stand-up comedian and actress *

Shirley Henderson Shirley Henderson (born 24 November 1965) is a Scottish actress. Her accolades include two Scottish BAFTAs, a VFCC Award and an Olivier Award, as well as BAFTA, BIFA, London Critics' Circle, Chlotrudis, Gotham, and Canadian Screen Award ...

(born 1965), Scottish actress * Shirley A. Hokanson (born 1936), American politician and social worker *

Shirley Huffman Shirley Todd Huffman (August 30, 1928 – July 1, 2018) was an American politician and legal secretary in the U.S. state of Oregon. Raised in Dayton, Oregon, she settled in Hillsboro, Oregon, where she served on the city council before serving t ...

(1928–2018), American politician * Shirley Ann Jackson (born 1946), American physicist *

Shirley Jackson Shirley Hardie Jackson (December 14, 1916 – August 8, 1965) was an American writer known primarily for her works of horror and mystery. Over the duration of her writing career, which spanned over two decades, she composed six novels, two m ...

(1916–1965), American writer * Shirley Johnson (1937–2021), American politician *

Shirley Brannock Jones Shirley Brannock Jones (June 29, 1925 – May 23, 2019) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Education and career Born in Cambridge, Maryland, Jones received an Associate of Arts d ...

(1925–2019), American judge *

Shirley Jones Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is an American actress and singer. In her six decades in show business, she has starred as wholesome characters in a number of musical films, such as '' Oklahoma!'' (1955), ''Carousel'' (1956), and ''The M ...

(born 1934), American singer and actress *

Shirley Kallek Shirley Kallek (November 23, 1926 in Roselle, New Jersey – May 20, 1983) was an American economic statistician known for her work at the United States Census Bureau. She was president of the Caucus for Women in Statistics and of the Washingto ...

(1926–1983), American statistician * Shirley Knight (1936–2020), American actress * Shirley Kocaçınar (born 1986), Turkish-Dutch footballer *

Shirley Kwan Shirley Kwan, Milo Kwan, Bik Luik Kwan, Kwan Suk'E, or Kwan Suk Yee (, born 15 August 1966) is an influential Cantopop singer from Hong Kong. Kwan first shot to fame in 1989 with the hit, " Happy Are Those in Love" () and was widely popular throu ...

(born 1966), Hong Kong Cantopop singer * Shirley Love (born 1940), American opera singer * Shirley McKague (1935–2020), American politician *

Shirley MacLaine Shirley MacLaine (born Shirley MacLean Beaty, April 24, 1934) is an American actress, author, and former dancer. Known for her portrayals of quirky, strong-willed and eccentric women, MacLaine has received numerous accolades over her seven-dec ...

(born 1934), American actress *

Shirley Mallmann Shirley Patricia Mallmann (born February 15, 1977) is a Brazilian model. She is considered the first Brazilian top model and is best known for her work with Jean Paul Gaultier, who immortalized her silhouette in his first perfume, "Classique" in a ...

(born 1977), Brazilian model *

Shirley Manson Shirley Ann Manson (born 26 August 1966) is a Scottish musician and actress. She is best known as the lead singer of the American alternative rock band Garbage. Manson gained media attention for her forthright style, rebellious attitude, and dis ...

(born 1966), Scottish singer, lead vocalist of the rock band

Garbage Garbage, trash, rubbish, or refuse is waste material that is discarded by humans, usually due to a perceived lack of utility. The term generally does not encompass bodily waste products, purely liquid or gaseous wastes, or toxic waste produ ...

Shirley Ardell Mason Shirley Ardell Mason (January 25, 1923 – February 26, 1998) was an American art teacher who was reputed to have dissociative identity disorder (previously known as ''multiple personality disorder''). Her life was purportedly described, with a ...

(1923–1998), American teacher *

Shirley Muldowney Shirley Muldowney (born June 19, 1940), also known professionally as "Cha Cha" and the "First Lady of Drag Racing", is an American auto racer. She was the first woman to receive a license from the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) to drive a ...

(born 1940), American drag racer, first woman to receive a licence to drive a top fuel dragster by the NHRA *

Shirley Murray Shirley Erena Murray (née Cockroft; 31 March 1931 – 25 January 2020) was a New Zealand hymn lyrics writer. Her hymns have been translated into numerous languages and are represented in more than 140 hymn collections. Biography Born in Inverc ...

(1931–2020), New Zealand hymn writer *

Shirley Phelps-Roper Shirley Lynn Phelps-Roper (born October 31, 1957) is an American lawyer and political activist. She was the lead spokesperson of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas, an organization that protests against homosexuality conducted under t ...

(born 1957), American lawyer and political activist *

Shirley Pitts Shirley Sally Pitts, later Shirley Sally Hawkins (24 November 1934 – 16 March 1992), was an English fraudster and thief known as the "queen of shoplifters". Born into poverty and crime, she began to steal as a child to feed her siblings. She was ...

(1934–1992), English fraudster and thief, the "Queen of shoplifters" * Shirley B. Randleman (born 1950), American politician *

Shirley Rumierk Shirley Rumierk () is an American actress known for her role as Vanessa Suarez in ''Rise'' and as Autumn Cox in ''Manifest''. Early life and education Shirley Rumierk was born and brought up in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City. Rumie ...

, American actress * Shirley Ann Russell (1935–2002), British costume designer * Shirley Scheier (born 1953), American artist * Shirley Scott (1934–2002), American hard bop and soul-jazz organist * Shirley Setia (), New Zealand singer * Shirley Sherrod, United States government employee who was unjustly fired in 2010 * Shirley Adelson Siegel (1918–2020), American lawyer *

Shirley-Anne Somerville Shirley-Anne Somerville (born 2 September 1974) is a Scottish politician who has served as Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills since 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament ...

(born 1974), British politician *

Shirley Spork Shirley G. Spork (May 14, 1927 – April 12, 2022) was an American professional golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA Tour. Spork finished second at the 1962 LPGA Championship. She worked as a teaching professional for many years and wa ...

(1927–2022), American golfer * Shirley Stelfox (1941–2015), English actress *

(1928–2014), American actress, singer, dancer, businesswoman and diplomat * Shirley Jane Turner (1961–2003), Canadian-American murderer * Shirley Carew Titus (1892–1967), American nurse educator *

Shirley Walker Shirley Anne Walker (née Rogers; April 10, 1945 – November 30, 2006) was an American film and television composer and conductor. She was one of the few female film score composers working in Hollywood. Walker was one of the first female c ...

(1945–2006), American film and television composer * Shirley A. Walters (born 1948), Republican-American business person *

Shirley Williams Shirley Vivian Teresa Brittain Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby, (' Catlin; 27 July 1930 – 12 April 2021) was a British politician and academic. Originally a Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP), she served in the Labour cabinet from ...

(1930–2021), Baroness Williams of Crosby, English politician and academic *

Shirley Yeung Shirley Yeung Sze-ki (born 7 August 1978), is a Hong Kong actress who was under contract with TVB from 2001 to 2014. Yeung is a Hakka of Jiaoling descent. Career She was the winner of the 2001 Miss Hong Kong Pageant contest. She had been th ...

(born 1978), Hong Kong actress *

Shirley Yu Shirley Yu Sha-Li () is a Hong Kong actress. She won the 1974 Miss Hong Kong pageant, organized by the Miss Pearl of the Orient Company ().Following earlier pageant organizers, TVB started organizing its own Miss Hong Kong pageant in 1973, and the ...

, Hong Kong actress * Shirley Zhou (born 1978), Chinese player *

Shirley Zussman Shirley Edith Zussman ( Dlugasch; July 23, 1914 – December 4, 2021) was an American sex therapist based in New York City. She was Jewish. Early life and education Zussman was born Shirley Edit Dlugasch on July 23, 1914, in the Lower East Side ...

(1914–2021), American sex therapist

Male

* Shirley Abbott (ambassador) (1923–2013), American businessman, diplomat, and politician * Shirley Abbott (footballer) (1889–1947), English footballer *

Shirley Brooks Charles William Shirley Brooks (29 April 1816 – 23 February 1874) was an English journalist and novelist. Born in London, he began his career in a solicitor's office. Shortly afterwards he took to writing, and contributed to various per ...

(1816–1874), English journalist * Shirley Burden (1908–1989), American photographer * Shirley Crabtree (1930–1997), English professional wrestler * Shirley Love (politician) (1933–2020), American politician and broadcaster journalist * Shirley Povich (1905–1998), American sports columnist and reporter *

Shirley Leon Quimby Shirley Leon Quimby (August 21, 1893 – May 15, 1986) was an American physicist. He graduated from University of California at Berkeley in 1915 and received his PhD in physics at Columbia University in 1925. He served as a professor at Columbia ...

(1893–1986), American physicist * Shirley Waldemar Baker (1836–1903), English missionary and Prime Minister of Tonga * Shirley Wilson (1925–2021), American football coach

Surname

Shirley is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

, with pockets of Shirleys living in

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

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Idaho Idaho ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Monta ...

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its ...

North Carolina North Carolina () is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 28th largest and List of states and territories of the United ...

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 36th-largest by ...

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island coun ...

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U ...

, and parts of

Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It ...

. A work on the genealogy of the various branches of the Shirley family was published as ''Stemmata Shirleiana'' by E. P. Shirley in 1841. Their name comes from having lived in the parish of Shirley found in the counties of

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...

Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant ur ...

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English cities on its south coast, Southampton and Portsmouth, Hampshire ...

and the West Midlands. * Anne Shirley (actress) (1918–1993), American actress born Dawn Evelyeen Paris *

John Shirley John Shirley (born February 10, 1953) is an American writer, primarily of fantasy, science fiction, dark street fiction, westerns, and songwriting. He has also written one historical novel, a western about Wyatt Earp, ''Wyatt in Wichita'', and ...

(born 1953), American author of science-fiction, horror, thrillers, westerns, scripts, non-fiction, and lyrics. *

Bob Shirley Robert Charles Shirley (born June 25, 1954) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or parts of 11 seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1977 to 1987, for the San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yanke ...

(born 1954), American baseball player * Craig Shirley (born 1956), American author, lecturer, historian and public affairs consultant *

David A. Shirley David Arthur Shirley (March 30, 1934 – March 29, 2021) was an American chemist, best known as the fourth director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory from 1980 to 1989, and for spearheading the funding and creation of the Advanced Light ...

(1934–2021), American chemist * Don Shirley (1927–2013), American-Jamaican jazz pianist and composer * Drew Shirley (born 1974), American rock guitarist *

James Shirley James Shirley (or Sherley) (September 1596 – October 1666) was an English dramatist. He belonged to the great period of English dramatic literature, but, in Charles Lamb's words, he "claims a place among the worthies of this period, not so m ...

(1596–1666), English dramatist *

Jerry Shirley Jerry Shirley (born 4 February 1952) is an English rock drummer, best known as a member of the band Humble Pie, appearing on all their albums. He is also known for his work with Fastway, Joey Molland from Badfinger, Alexis Korner, Billy Nic ...

(born 1952), English rock drummer *

Kellie Shirley Kelly Jane Shirley (born 11 July 1981), known professionally as Kellie Shirley is an English actress who works in film, television, theatre and radio. She hails from Croydon via a large Northern Irish family. She has also co-presented programme ...

(born 1981), English actress *

Kevin Shirley Kevin Shirley (born 29 June 1960), also known as The Caveman, is a South African music producer, engineer and mixer for many artists,Spencer et al, (2007Shirley, Kevinentry. Retrieved 4 February 2010. such as the bands Journey, Iron Maiden, ...

(born 1960), South African music producer *

Paul Shirley Paul Murphy Shirley (born December 23, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Unicaja Málaga in the Spanish ACB. Shirley is noted for briefly maintaining an online journal ( blog) while playing for the ...

(born 1977), American basketball player and writer * Sewallis Shirley (MP) (1844–1904), British politician and founder of

The Kennel Club The Kennel Club ("KC") is the official kennel club of the United Kingdom. It is the oldest recognised kennel club in the world. Its role is to oversee various canine activities including dog shows, dog agility and working trials. It also oper ...

* Simon Shirley (born 1966), Australian decathlete *

Steve Shirley Dame Vera Stephanie "Steve" Shirley (previously Brook, née Buchthal; born 16 September 1933) is an information technology pioneer, businesswoman and philanthropist (naturalised British in 1951). Early life Shirley was born as Vera Buch ...

(born Vera Stephanie Shirley in 1933), British information technology pioneer, businesswoman and philanthropist * William Shirley (1694–1771), British colonial governor of Massachusetts

Fictional characters

*Anne Shirley, the title character in ''

Anne of Green Gables ''Anne of Green Gables'' is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L. M. Montgomery). Written for all ages, it has been considered a classic children's novel since the mid-20th century. Set in the late 19th century, ...

'', a 1908 novel by Lucy Maude Montgomery, as well as numerous adaptations **Shirley Blythe, Anne's son, in ''

Anne of Ingleside ''Anne of Ingleside'' is a children's novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. It was first published in July 1939 by McClelland and Stewart (Toronto) and the Frederick A. Stokes Company (New York). It is the tenth of eleven books that feat ...

'', ''

Rainbow Valley ''Rainbow Valley'' (1919) is the seventh book in the chronology of the ''Anne of Green Gables'' series by Lucy Maud Montgomery, although it was the fifth book published. While Anne Shirley was the main protagonist of the previous books, this n ...

'', and ''

Rilla of Ingleside ''Rilla of Ingleside'' (1921) is the eighth of nine books in the ''Anne of Green Gables'' series by Lucy Maud Montgomery, but was the sixth "Anne" novel in publication order. This book draws the focus back onto a single character, Anne and Gilb ...

'', the sequels to ''

'', all by Lucy Maude Montgomery, as well as adaptations * Miss Shirley Brahms, a fictional character in the British sitcom '' Are You Being Served?'' * Shirley Carter, a fictional character in the British soap opera ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...

'' *Shirley the Loon, in ''

Tiny Toon Adventures ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' is an American animated comedy television series that was broadcast from September 14, 1990, to December 6, 1992. It was the first collaborative effort of Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television and Warner Bros. Animation a ...

'' * Shirley Fenette, a character in the anime '' Code Geass'' *Shirley, a.k.a. Charlotte E. Yeager, a character from the mixed-media franchise ''

Strike Witches is a Japanese media mix originally created by Fumikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. The franchise has since been adapted into several light novel, manga, and anime series and various video gam ...

'' *Shirley, a fictional character in '' The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3'' *Shirley, a hairdresser in the videogame ''

MySims ''MySims'' is a video game developed by EA Redwood Shores and published by Electronic Arts as a spin-off to Maxis' ''The Sims'' franchise for the Wii and Nintendo DS in September 2007, re-released for Microsoft Windows in 2008. Overview Gam ...

'' *Shirley Fennes, a character in the videogame ''

Tales of Legendia , is an action role-playing game that was developed and published by Namco for the PlayStation 2 as the seventh main title in their ''Tales'' series. Originally released in Japan in August 2005, it was later made available in English in North Am ...

'' *Shirley Feeney, titular character in ''

Laverne & Shirley ''Laverne & Shirley'' (originally ''Laverne DeFazio & Shirley Feeney'') is an American sitcom television series that played for eight seasons on ABC from January 27, 1976, to May 10, 1983. A spin-off of '' Happy Days'', ''Laverne & Shirley'' st ...

'' *Shirley Ghostman,

Marc Wootton Marc James Wootton (born 8 February 1975) is an English actor, comedian and writer, best known for his role as Mr Poppy in the ''Nativity!'' film series. Wootton has also appeared in ''High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman'', ''La La Land'', '' Ni ...

's character in '' High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman'' *Shirley Keeldar, titular character in the Charlotte Brontë novel ''

'' *Shirley Partridge, the main character in ''

The Partridge Family ''The Partridge Family'' is an American musical sitcom starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy. Jones plays a widowed mother, and Cassidy plays the oldest of her five children, in a family who embarks on a music career. It ran from S ...

'' *Shirley Sheridan, a character in the 1934 American romantic musical movie '' The Cat and the Fiddle'' *Shirley, one of the main characters of '' Shaun the Sheep'' *Shirley, an elderly female bird in '' The Angry Birds Movie'' *The title character of the '' Shirley Valentine'' and its film adaptation

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