Shelby is a
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
and may also be a
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
. Notable people with the name include:
People with the name
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Shelby (given name)
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Shelby Lee Adams (born 1950), American photographer
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Shelby Babcock (born 1992), American softball player
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Shelby Bach (born 1986), American children's writer
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Shelby Blackstock (born 1990), American racing driver
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Shelby Brewer (1937–2015), American nuclear engineer
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Shelby Bryan (born 1946), American technology executive
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Shelby Chong (born 1948), American comedian, actress, and producer
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Shelby Ivey Christie, American fashion and costume historian
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Shelby Coffey III (born 1946/1947), American journalist and business executive
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Shelby Moore Cullom (1829–1914), member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, and 17th Governor of Illinois
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Shelby Cullom Davis (1909–1994), American investment banker, philanthropist and United States Ambassador to Switzerland
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Shelby Davis (born 1937), American money manager; son of Shelby Cullom Davis
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Shelby Dressel (born 1990), American singer-songwriter
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Shelby Earl (born 1976), American singer-songwriter
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Shelby Fero (born 1993), American comedian and screenwriter
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Shelby Flint (born 1939), American singer-songwriter
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Shelby Foote (1916–2005), American historian and novelist
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Shelby Gaines (), American musician and visual artist
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Shelby Grant (1936–2011), American actress born Brenda Thompson
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Shelby Harris (born 1991), American football player
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Shelby Millard Harrison (1881–1970), American social scientist
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Shelby Hearon (1931–2016), American writer
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Shelby Highsmith (1929–2015), American federal judge
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Shelby Hogan (born 1998), American soccer goalkeeper
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Shelby Holliday (), American television journalist
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Shelby Houlihan (born 1993), American runner
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Shelby Howard (born 1985), American racing driver
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Shelby Hughes (1981–2014), American artist and designer
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Shelby D. Hunt (1939–2022), American business theorist
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Shelby J. (born 1972), American singer-songwriter
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Shelby Jacobs (1935–2022), American engineer
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Shelby James (born 1973), American sport cyclist
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Shelby Jordan (1952–2022), American football player
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Shelby Kisiel (born 1994), American rhythmic gymnast
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Shelby Kutty (), Indian-born American cardiologist
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Shelby A. Laxson (1913–1982), American politician
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Shelby F. Lewis, American political scientist and scholar
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Shelby Lindley (born 1986), American voice actress
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Shelby Linville (1929–2008), American basketball player
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Shelby Lynne (born 1968), American singer-songwriter
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Shelby Lyons (born 1981), American retired figure skater
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Shelby Metcalf (1930–2007), American basketball coach
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Shelby Miller (born 1990), American baseball pitcher
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Shelby Pierson (), American intelligence official
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Shelby Rabara (born 1983), American actress and dancer
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Shelby Robertson (), American comics artist
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Shelby Rogers (born 1992), American tennis player
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Shelby Sherritt, Australian ceramicist
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Shelby Singleton (1931–2009), American record producer and record label owner
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Shelby Starner (1984–2003), American singer-songwriter and musician
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Shelby Steele (born 1946), American author, columnist, documentary film maker and academic
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Shelby G. Tilford (1937–2022), American scientist
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Shelby Tracy Tom (1963–2003), Canadian female murder victim
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Shelby Tucker (born 1935), American lawyer and journalist
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Shelby Walker (1937–2006), American boxer
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Shelby Westbrook (1922–2016), American aviator and Tuskegee Airman
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Shelby Whitfield (1935–2013), American sportscaster
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Shelby Wilson (born 1937), American wrestler and 1960 Olympic gold medalist
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Shelby Young (born 1992), American actress
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Carroll Shelby (1923–2012), automobile racer, designer and entrepreneur
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Charlotte Shelby (1877–1957), Broadway actress
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Don Shelby (born 1947), news anchor who popularized the Pratt-Shelby knot, a method for tying a necktie
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Isaac Shelby
Isaac Shelby (December 11, 1750 – July 18, 1826) was an American politician and military officer who was the List of governors of Kentucky, first and fifth Governor of Kentucky and served in the state legislatures of Virginia and North Ca ...
(1750–1826), first and fifth Governor of Kentucky
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Jane S. Richardson (born 1941), née Shelby, American biophysicist who developed protein ribbon diagrams
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Joseph O. Shelby (1830–1897), Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War
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John Shelby (born 1958), former Major League Baseball player
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Margaret Shelby (1900–1939), American stage and motion picture actress
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Lon R. Shelby (1935–2018), American academic
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Richard Shelby
Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6, 1934) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Alabama from 1987 to 2023. First elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986 as a Democrat, Shelby switched to the Republican Party i ...
(born 1934), United States Senator from Alabama, formerly a United States Representative and an Alabama state senator
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Thomas Shelby (disambiguation)
Fictional characters
* Shelby, an earthworm character in the animated series ''
Adventure Time
''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward and co-produced by Frederator Studios for Cartoon Network. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn the Human, Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...
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Shelby (dog), Clark Kent's dog in the TV series ''Smallville''
*Shelby, the family name of the principal gangsters featured in the BBC TV series ''
Peaky Blinders
The Peaky Blinders were a street gang based in Birmingham, England, which operated from the 1880s until the 1920s. The group consisted largely of young criminals from lower- to working-class backgrounds. They engaged in robbery, violence, racke ...
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Tommy Shelby, main character and gangster-politician in
''Peaky Blinders'' (TV series)
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Shelby Corcoran, in the TV series ''Glee''
*Shelby Cummings, in the film ''
A Cinderella Story''
*Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie, in the play ''
Steel Magnolias
''Steel Magnolias'' is a 1989 American comedy drama film directed by Herbert Ross and starring Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, and Julia Roberts. The screenplay by Robert Harling is based on hi ...
'' and its
film adaptation
A film adaptation transfers the details or story of an existing source text, such as a novel, into a feature film. This transfer can involve adapting most details of the source text closely, including characters or plot points, or the original sou ...
*Shelby Marcus, from ''
Best Friends Whenever''
*Shelby Marx, in the episode ''iFight Shelby Marx'' from the Nickelodeon TV series ''
iCarly
''iCarly'' is an American teen sitcom created by Dan Schneider, which originally aired on Nickelodeon from September 8, 2007, to November 23, 2012. The series tells the story of Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove), a teenager who creates and hosts ...
'' played by
Victoria Justice
*Shelby Merrick, in the TV series ''
Higher Ground''
*Shelby Watkins, in the TV series ''
Power Rangers Dino Charge''
*Shelby Wyatt, in the TV series ''
Quantico''
*Shelby Woo, in the TV series ''
The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo''
*Shelby, from ''
The Wolves of Mercy Falls'' Shelby Marie Thompson, ficcional character created in 2016, She is a Blond girl from Califórnia who wears braces and has low Intelligence and drives BMWs. She is also a lesbian.
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