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Sherman (name) Sherman is a surname that originated in the Anglo-Saxon language. It means a "shearer of woolen garments", being derived from the words ''scearra'', or "shears", and ''mann'', or "man". The name is cognate with Sharman, Shearman and Shurman. Sherman ...

, including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname **

William Tecumseh Sherman William Tecumseh Sherman ( ; February 8, 1820February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a General officer, general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), earning recognit ...

(1820–1891), American Civil War General *

M4 Sherman The M4 Sherman, officially medium tank, M4, was the medium tank most widely used by the United States and Western Allies in World War II. The M4 Sherman proved to be reliable, relatively cheap to produce, and available in great numbers. I ...

, a World War II American tank Sherman may also refer to:

Places

United States

Sherman Island (California) Sherman Island is an island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta at the confluence of the two rivers in Sacramento County, California, northeast of Antioch, California, Antioch. The island, mostly managed by Reclamation District 341, is th ...

Mount Sherman Mount Sherman is a high mountain summit in the Mosquito Range of the Rocky Mountains of North America. The fourteener is located east by south ( bearing 103°) of the City of Leadville, Colorado, United States, on the drainage divide separat ...

, Colorado *

Sherman, Connecticut Sherman is the northernmost and least populous town of Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 3,527 at the 2020 census. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. The town was formed in 1802 from t ...

, a New England town ** Sherman (CDP), Connecticut, the central village in the town * Sherman, Illinois, a village * Sherman, Kansas * Sherman, Kentucky * Sherman, Maine, a town *

Sherman, Michigan Sherman is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Wexford County, Michigan, Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As an unincorporated community, Sherman has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own. ...

, an unincorporated community * Sherman, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Sherman, Mississippi, a town * Sherman, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Sherman, New Mexico, an unincorporated community *

Sherman (town), New York Sherman is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. It is an interior town in the county, west of Chautauqua Lake. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 1,618. The town contains the village of Sherman. History The area ...

Sherman (village), New York Sherman is a village in the town of Sherman, Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The village lies in the northern part of the town at intersections of county routes 15 and 18, NY-76, and NY-430. The population was 681 at the 2020 cen ...

* Sherman, South Dakota, a town *

Sherman, Texas Sherman is a city in and the county seat of Grayson County, Texas, United States. The city's population in 2020 was 43,645. It is one of the two principal cities in the Sherman–Denison metropolitan area, Sherman–Denison metropolitan statist ...

, a city * Sherman, Washington, a ghost town *

Sherman, West Virginia Sherman (also Mouth of Little Sandy) is an unincorporated community in northern Jackson County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. It lies along West Virginia Route 68 north of the city of Ravenswood. Its elevation is 600&nbs ...

, an unincorporated community *

Sherman, Clark County, Wisconsin Sherman is a town in Clark County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 831 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Veefkind is located in the town. The unincorporated community of Spokeville is also located partially in th ...

, a town *

Sherman, Dunn County, Wisconsin Sherman is a town in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 748 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.4 square miles (91.6 km2), of which, 35.3&n ...

, a town *

Sherman, Iron County, Wisconsin Sherman is a town in Iron County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 336 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Powell and Springstead are located in the town. The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is locat ...

, a town *

Sherman, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin Sherman is a town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States whose population was 1,520 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The unincorporated communities of Gooseville and Silver Cr ...

, a town *

Sherman, Wyoming Sherman is a ghost town in Albany County, Wyoming, United States. Sherman is southeast of Laramie in the Laramie Mountains and is named for Civil War and Indian Wars general William Tecumseh Sherman, purportedly at his request. From the 1860 ...

, a ghost town

Elsewhere

Sherman Island (Antarctica) The Abbot Ice Shelf () is an ice shelf long and wide, bordering Eights Coast from Cape Waite to Pfrogner Point in Antarctica. Thurston Island lies along the northern edge of the western half of this ice shelf; other sizable islands (Sherman ...

Fort Sherman Fort Sherman is a former United States Army base in Panama, located on Toro Point at the Caribbean (northern) end of the Panama Canal, on the western bank of the Canal directly opposite Colón, Panama, Colón (which is on the eastern bank). It w ...

, a former United States Army base at the Panama Canal *

Sherman Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario) Sherman Avenue is a collector road in the lower portion of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It begins at the Niagara Escarpment ('The Mountain') just south of Cumberland Avenue and is a one-way street bisecting the industrialized northern neighbourhoods ...

, Canada

Fictional characters

* Sherman, the pet boy of the dog

Mister Peabody Mr. Peabody is an anthropomorphic cartoon dog who appeared in the late 1950s and early 1960s television animated series '' The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends'', produced by Jay Ward. Peabody appeared in the "Peabody's Improbabl ...

on ''The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show'' * Sherman, the eponymous character in the comic strip '' Sherman's Lagoon'' * Sherman, a recurring character in Nickelodeon's ''

The Backyardigans ''The Backyardigans'' ( ) is an animated musical children's television series created by Janice Burgess for Nickelodeon. The series was written and recorded at Nickelodeon Animation Studio. It centers on five anthropomorphic animal neighbors ...

Ships

* , a Union Civil War gunboat * , an American-owned paddle steamship involved in the

General Sherman incident The ''General Sherman'' incident () was the destruction in 1866 of the American merchant ship in the Taedong River during an unsuccessful and illegal attempt by the ship's crew to open up trade with the isolationist Joseon dynasty of Korea. ...

of 1866 * ''Sherman'', a United States merchant steamship, formerly USS Princess Royal * USCGC ''Sherman'' (WHEC-720), a United States Coast Guard cutter * USS ''Forrest Sherman'', two ships of the US Navy

Other uses

Sherman (constructor) Roy Sherman (August 31, 1909 - October 20, 1968) was an American racing driver and car builder. As a driver, Sherman won many races and titles in midget cars. He was inducted into the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2004. Cars built b ...

, a former American racing car constructor * Sherman (Pacific Electric), a former railroad in California, USA * 21621 Sherman, a main-belt asteroid * The Sherman (Omaha, Nebraska), an apartment building on the National Register of Historic Places * Sherman Mine, an abandoned open pit mine in Temagami, Ontario, Canada * Sherman Mine (Colorado), a mine on Mount Sherman * Sherman, Texas minor league baseball teams, active intermittently between 1895 and 1952 * Sherman Theater, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA *

Sherman Theatre The Sherman Theatre () is a venue in the Cathays district of Cardiff. It was built as a twin-auditorium venue in 1973 with financial support from University College Cardiff (now Cardiff University). Sherman Cymru was the name of the Sherman Thea ...

, Cardiff, Wales * Sherman (US Supreme Court case), an 1888 United States Supreme Court case * Sherman Pledge, a promise not to run for a public office

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Elsewhere

Fictional characters

Ships

Other uses

See also