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Arts and entertainment

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a Detective fiction, fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "Private investigator, consulting detective" in his stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with obser ...

, a fictional detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle ** ''Sherlock'' (TV series), a BBC TV series that started in 2010 **

Sherlock Hemlock Sherlock Hemlock (who calls himself "the world's greatest detective") is a List of Sesame Street Muppets, Muppet character on the PBS series ''Sesame Street''. His catchphrase is "Minced oaths in media, Egad!" which he exclaims whenever he makes ...

, a Muppet from the TV show ''Sesame Street'' ** ''Sherlock'' (video game), a 1984 text adventure by Melbourne House **'' Sherlock: Untold Stories'', a Japanese TV series aired in 2019 * ''Sherlock'' (EP), by Shinee

People

; Given name * Sherlock James Andrews (1801–1880), American lawyer and abolitionist Congressman * Sherlock Bristol (1815–1906), American congregational clergyman * Sherlock Houston Carmer (1842–1884), American politician ; Surname * Allie Sherlock (born 2005), Irish singer * Charles Sherlock (born 1945), Australian theologian *

Cornelius Sherlock Cornelius Sherlock (bapt. 28 February 1823 – 20 January 1888) was a British architect who was active in Liverpool in North West England in the late 19th century. Sherlock is best known as one of the architects responsible for the Walker Art G ...

(d.1888), English architect * Frank Sherlock (born 1969), poet * Glenn Sherlock (born 1960), American baseball player and coach * Jack Sherlock (1908–1958), English footballer *

John Michael Sherlock John Michael Sherlock (January 20, 1926 – August 12, 2019) was a Canadian bishop. He was the Roman Catholic Bishop of London, Ontario, from July 8, 1978, to April 27, 2002. He was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, and raised in Brantford, Ontario ...

(1926-2019), Canadian Roman Catholic bishop *

James Sherlock James Sherlock is an Irish conductor and pianist. He read music at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was organ scholar. He continued music studies at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama with Joan Havill and Conducting at the Sibelius Ac ...

(born 1983), pianist *

John Sherlock John Sherlock ( – 25 July 1794) was a Spanish brigadier general in the Ultonia Regiment. He successfully defended Melilla during a 100-day siege by Moroccan troops. John was the son of Peter Sherlock, who had been made a baronet and knight b ...

(c. 1705–1794), Irish-born general in Spain * Kurt Sherlock (born 1963), rugby player * Paul Sherlock (born 1973), English footballer * Peta Sherlock (born 1946), Australian Anglican priest and theologian *

Peter Sherlock Peter Sherlock (born 26 October 1972) is an Australian academic and was the inaugural Vice-Chancellor of the University of Divinity in Melbourne, a role he held between 2012 and March 2024. He specialises in the cultural history of Renaissance ...

(born 1972), Australian academic and Vice-Chancellor *

Richard Sherlock Richard Roland Sherlock (born 15 September 1983) is a New Zealand former professional cricketer who played for the Canterbury cricket team. He played for the New Zealand "A" team in 2004 and 2005, but his career suffered a setback when he was i ...

(born 1983), cricketer *

Thomas Sherlock Thomas Sherlock (167818 July 1761) was a British divine who served as a Church of England bishop for 33 years. He is also noted in church history as an important contributor to Christian apologetics. Life Born in London, he was the son of the ...

(1678–1761), English bishop and son of William *

William Sherlock William Sherlock (c. 1639/1641June 19, 1707) was an English church leader. Life He was born at Southwark, the son of a tradesman, and was educated at St Saviour's Grammar School and Eton, and then at Peterhouse, Cambridge. In 1669 he became ...

(1641–1707), English church leader *

William Sherlock (cricketer) William Verling Sherlock (30 November 1881 – 9 May 1937) was a Demerara born cricketer who represented British Guiana and the West Indies before they were granted Test cricket status. Early life Sherlock was born in Georgetown, Demerara, but e ...

(1881–1937)

Places

Australia

Sherlock, South Australia Sherlock is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it ...

, near Tailem Bend * Sherlock, Western Australia, between Roebourne and Port Hedland: **

Sherlock River (Western Australia) The Sherlock River is a river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It was named on 11 July 1861 by the surveyor and explorer Frank Gregory while on expedition in the area. The headwaters of the river rise from numerous springs on the A ...

Sherlock Station Sherlock Station is a pastoral lease and sheep station located approximately East of Roebourne in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Covering an area of pasture, the lease provides good grazing land. In 2015 it was purchased by Bettin ...

, a pastoral lease

United States

Sherlock, Texas Sherlock (also Sherlock Station) is an unincorporated community in Lipscomb County, Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders ...

, an unincorporated community *

Sherlock Township, Finney County, Kansas Sherlock Township is a township in Finney County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,758. Geography Sherlock Township covers an area of and contains one incorporated settlement, Holcomb. According to the USG ...

Other uses

Sherlock (software) Sherlock is a now-defunct file and web search tool created by Apple for the "classic" Mac OS, and carried through to early versions of Mac OS X. Sherlock was introduced in 1998 with Mac OS 8.5 as an extension of Finder's file searching capa ...

, used by Apple Macintosh, also describing the phenomenon of third-party software being rendered irrelevant by Apple *

Sherlock (crater) Sherlock is a feature on Earth's Moon, a crater in Taurus–Littrow valley. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt drove their Lunar Roving Vehicle, rover to the north of it in 1972, on the Apollo 17 mission. They photographed the rim, ...