Sharon ( he, שָׁרוֹן ''Šārôn'' "plain") is a given name as well as an

Israeli surname The Hebraization of surnames (also Hebraicization) ( he, עברות, ''Ivrut'', "Hebraization") is the act of adopting a Hebrew surname in exchange for a diaspora name. For many diaspora Jews who migrated to Israel, taking a Hebrew surname was ...

. In English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name. However, historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In Israel, it is used both as a masculine and a feminine given name.

Etymology

The Hebrew word simply means "plain", but in the

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, is the name specifically given to the fertile plain between the

Samarian Hills Samaria (; he, שֹׁמְרוֹן, translit=Šōmrōn, ar, السامرة, translit=as-Sāmirah) is the historic and biblical name used for the central region of Palestine, bordered by Judea to the south and Galilee to the north. The first ...

and the coast, known (tautologically) as

Sharon plain The Sharon plain ( ''HaSharon Arabic: سهل شارون Sahel Sharon'') is the central section of the Israeli coastal plain. The plain lies between the Mediterranean Sea to the west and the Samarian Hills, to the east. It stretches from Nahal ...

in English. The phrase "

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" (חבצלת השרון ''ḥăḇaṣṣeleṯ ha-sharon'') occurs in the

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translation of the Song of Solomon ("I am the rose of Sharon, the

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"), and has since been used in reference to a number of flowering plants. Unlike other

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s that have come to be used almost exclusively as feminine (e.g.

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), ''Sharon'' was never predominantly a masculine name. Usage before 1925 is very rare and was apparently inspired either from the Biblical toponym or one of the numerous places in the United States named after the Biblical plain.

Usage history

Use as a feminine name began in the early 20th century, first entering the statistics of the 1,000 most popularly given names in the United States in 1925. Its inspiration was possibly the heroine of the serial novel ''The Skyrocket'' by

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, published in 1925 and made into a

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starring

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in 1926. The name's popularity took a steep increase only in the mid-1930s, however, and peaked during the 1940s, remaining a top 10 name for most of the decade. The variant ''Sharron'' is on record during the 1930s to 1970s, with a peak popularity in the US in 1943. The more eccentric spelling ''Sharyn'' was popular only for a brief time in the 1940s, peaking in 1945. The name's popularity has steadily declined since the 1940s (except for a slight rise in the late 1950s), falling out of the top 100 after 1977, and out of the top 500 after 2001. In the United Kingdom, its popularity peaked during the 1960s. It was the 10th most popular female name by 1964 and was still as high as 17th in 1974 (when it was at rank 70 in the US), but a sharp decline in popularity followed and since the 1980s it has not featured in the top 100. While appearing on the

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'', contestant

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was asked to name the Swedish teenage climate activist who wrote a book titled ''No One's Too Small to Make a Difference''. Henderson answered "Sharon." Following the broadcast, climate activist

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(the correct response to the question) changed her name to Sharon on her

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bio (which remained there for the day: 3 January 2020).

People with the given name

Feminine given name

Sharon Beasley-Teague Sharon Beasley-Teague (born February 15, 1952) is an American politician from Georgia. She is a member of the Democratic Party and a member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing the state's 65th district. In 2020, she was defeated ...

(born 1952), American politician *

Sharon Bruneau Sharon Leigh Bruneau (born February 1, 1964) is a model and retired professional Canadian female bodybuilder and fitness competitor. Early life and education Bruneau, a French-Canadian Métis, was born in the mining city of Timmins, Ontario and ...

(born 1964), Canadian female bodybuilder and fitness competitor *

Sharon Dahlonega Raiford Bush Sharon Dahlonega Bush (born Sharon Daisy Raiford) is an American television newscaster and print journalist."Additions Made To Newswatch 3 Staff" ''The Commercial Appeal'', February 3, 1981. She was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and resides ...

(born 1952), American TV personality *

Sharon Campbell Sharon Campbell is a British diplomat who was the British Ambassador to Haiti until August 2020. From 2011 to 2015 she was the British Ambassador to Costa Rica. She and her husband, Chris Campbell, were the first married couple ever to be amb ...

, British diplomat *

Sharon Case Sharon Case (born February 9, 1971) is an American actress and former model. At the age of 17, Case began working as a model, relocating briefly to Japan, before pursuing an acting career. She is best known for her roles on daytime television so ...

(born 1971), American actress *

Sharon Choi Sharon Choi (born Choi Sung-jae; 1994 or 1995) is a South Korean interpreter and film director. She received widespread recognition and praise as Bong Joon-ho's Korean–English interpreter during the 2019–2020 film awards season. Early life a ...

(born 1994/1995), Korean-American interpreter and filmmaker *Sharon Cohen (born 1972), more commonly known as

Dana International Sharon Cohen ( he, שרון כהן; born 2 February 1969), professionally known as Dana International ( he, דנה אינטרנשיונל), is an Israeli pop singer. She has released eight albums and three additional compilation albums. She w ...

, an Israeli pop singer *

Sharon Corr Sharon Helga Corr MBE (born 24 March 1970) is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and television personality. She is best known as a member of the pop-rock band The Corrs, which she co-founded in 1990 with her elder brother Jim and younger sis ...

(born 1970), Irish musician and member of The Corrs *

Sharon Claydon Sharon Catherine Claydon (born 26 April 1964) is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Newcastle in New South Wales, since September 2013. Early life Cla ...

(born 1964), Australian politician *

Sharon Creech Sharon Creech (born July 29, 1945) is an American writer of children's novels. She was the first American winner of the Carnegie Medal for British children's books and the first person to win both the American Newbery Medal and the British C ...

(born 1945), author of children's books ''Walk Two Moons'' and ''Ruby Holler'' *

Sharon Cuneta Sharon Gamboa Cuneta-Pangilinan ( , ; born January 6, 1966) is a Filipino actress, singer, television host, and socialite. Regarded as one of the most successful and highest-earning individuals in the Philippine entertainment industry, she has ...

(born 1966), Filipina actress and host of the ''Sharon'' talk show *

Sharron Davies Sharron Elizabeth Davies, (born 1 November 1962) is an English former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships and competed for England in the Commonwealth Games. Davies has attended 12 c ...

(born 1962), British swimmer * Sharon den Adel (born 1974), co-founder of and singer for Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation *

Sharon Dijksma Sharon Alida Maria Dijksma (born 16 April 1971) is a Dutch politician serving as Mayor of Utrecht since 2020. A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), she previously was a State Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science from 2007 ...

(born 1971), Dutch politician *

Sharon Doorson Sharon Doorson (born 24 April 1987, Netherlands) is a Dutch singer-songwriter, of Surinamese descent. She released her debut album in 2013, which reached the top 20 with 4 Top 40 singles released so far in Netherlands. She competed in ''The Voic ...

(born 1987), Dutch singer *

Sharon Epperson Sharon Emily Epperson (born April 12, 1968) is Senior Personal Finance Correspondent for CNBC. She also appears on NBC News shows, ''Today'' and ''NBC Nightly News''. Early life and education Epperson is the daughter of David E. Epperson and Ce ...

(born 1968), CNBC correspondent *

Sharon Fichman Sharon Fichman ( ; born December 3, 1990) is a Canadian-Israeli inactive tennis player. In 2004, at the age of 13, she was Canada's Under-18 Indoor & Outdoor National girls' champion, and also won the doubles title. In 2005, Fichman won the gol ...

(born 1990), Canadian/Israeli tennis player * Sharon Lee Gallegos (1955–1960), American murder victim * Sharon Gibson (born 1961), English javelin thrower * Sharon Hampson (born 1943), Canadian singer * Sharon Hanson (born 1965), American heptathlete *

Sharon Hodgson Sharon Hodgson (born 1 April 1966) is a British Labour Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Washington and Sunderland West, previously Gateshead East and Washington West, since 2005. Hodgson was appointed as the Par ...

(born 1966), British politician *

Sharon Horgan Sharon Lorencia Horgan (born 13 July 1970) is an Irish actress, writer, director, comedian and producer who co-wrote and starred in the comedy series '' Pulling'' (2006–2009) and ''Catastrophe'' (2015–2019). She also created the HBO comedy ...

(born 1970), Irish comedy writer *

Sharon Jaklofsky Sharon Maria Suzanne Jaklofsky (born 30 September 1968 in Brisbane, Queensland) is a retired Dutch long jumper, who was born in Australia. A former heptathlete, she represented the Netherlands at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. ...

(born 1968), Australian-Dutch athlete *

Sharon Jordan Sharon Jordan (born March 11, 1960) is an American actress. One of her notable roles is Irene the Concierge in the Disney Channel sitcom ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody''. Jordan also appeared as Irene in ''That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana' ...

(born 1960), American film and television actress *

Sharon Kips Sharon Kips (born 17 November 1983 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is the winner of the first edition of the Dutch ''X Factor'', 24 February 2007. She was praised highly throughout the show, with high compliments from three of Holland's music experts H ...

(born 1983), Dutch singer *

Sharon Lawrence Sharon Elizabeth Lawrence (born June 29, 1961) is an American actress who played Sylvia Costas Sipowicz in the ABC drama series ''NYPD Blue''. The role garnered her three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a ...

(born 1961), American television actress *

Sharon Leal Sharon Ann Leal is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles in movies such as ''Dreamgirls'', '' This Christmas'', ''Why Did I Get Married?'', ''Why Did I Get Married Too?'' and her roles on the television shows ''Legacy'', ''Gu ...

(born 1972), American actress and director *

Sharon Lee (writer) Sharon Lee (born September 11, 1952) is an American science fiction, fantasy and mystery author who lived in Winslow, Maine from 1988-2018 before moving to nearby Waterville. She is the co-author (with Steve Miller) of the Liaden universe nov ...

(born 1952), American novelist *

Sharon G. Lee Sharon Gail Lee (born December 8, 1953) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as a justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court from 2008 to 2023. She was appointed to the court by Governor Phil Bredesen. She was elected by state-wide vote in 20 ...

(born 1952), American judge *

Sharon Lohr Sharon Lynn Lohr is an American statistician. She is an Emeritus Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Statistics at Arizona State University, and an independent statistical consultant. Her research interests include survey sampling, design of experi ...

, American statistician *

Sharon Maguire Sharon Maguire (born 17 August 1963) is a film director best known for directing ''Bridget Jones's Diary (film), Bridget Jones's Diary''. The film was based on the book by her close friend Helen Fielding, and one of the main characters – "Sha ...

(born 1960), British film director *

Sharron McClellan Sharron McClellan (born December 19, 1963) is an American fiction writer. Born in Zaragoza, Spain, she studied anthropology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and later settled in Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West ...

(born 1963), American action-adventure author *

Sharon Lee (disambiguation) Sharon Lee may refer to: * Sharon Lee (judoka) (born 1963), British Olympic judoka * Sharon Lee (writer) (born 1952), American writer * Sharon G. Lee (born 1953), justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court * Sharon Lee (singer) (born 1988), Hong Kong s ...

*Sharon Lee Myers (born 1941), stage name

Jackie DeShannon Jackie DeShannon (born Sharon Lee Myers, August 21, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and radio broadcaster with a string of hit song credits from the 1960s onwards, as both singer and composer. She was one of the first female singer-songwr ...

, American singer *

Sharon Needles Sharon Needles (born November 28, 1981) is the stage name of Aaron R. Coady, an American drag performer and recording artist. A self-described "stupid genius, reviled sweetheart, and PBR princess", Needles rose to international attention on the ...

(born 1981), American drag queen and winner of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' season 4 *

Sharon Nesmith Lieutenant General Sharon Patricia Moffat Nesmith (née Moffat; born 1970) is a senior British Army officer. Since August 2022, she is serving as Deputy Chief of the General Staff. She became the first woman to command a British Army brigade in ...

(born 1969/70), Brigadier of the British Army *

Sharon Osbourne Sharon Rachel Osbourne (née Levy, later Arden; born 9 October 1952) is a British-American television personality, music manager and author. She is married to heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne and came to prominence while appearing ...

(born 1952), English music promoter and TV personality, wife and manager of

Ozzy Osbourne John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adop ...

Sharon Que Sharon Que (Querciagrossa) (born May 18, 1960 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American visual artist and luthier, based in Ann Arbor, specializing in violin restoration and repair. It has been said that much of Que’s imagery can be perceived as mul ...

(born 1960), American artist *

Sharon Quirk-Silva Sharon Quirk-Silva (born September 17, 1962) is an American politician and educator serving as a member of the California State Assembly, representing the 65th Assembly District, which includes portions of northern Orange County, including La ...

(born 1962), American politician *

Sharon Redd Sharon Redd (October 19, 1945 – May 1, 1992) was an American singer from New York City. She was the half sister of Snap! singer Penny Ford. Life and career Sharon Redd was born on October 19, 1945 in Norfolk, Virginia, to Gene and Katherine Re ...

(born 1945), American singer *

Sharon Rendle Sharon Susan Rendle MBE (born 18 June 1966 in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire) is a female retired judoka from the United Kingdom. Judo career Rendle competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992, when she won a bro ...

(born 1966), British judoka *

Sharon Shannon Sharon Shannon (born 8 June 1968) is an Irish musician, best known for her work with the button accordion and for her fiddle technique. She also plays the tin whistle and melodeon. Her 1991 debut album, ''Sharon Shannon,'' was the best-selling ...

(born 1968), Irish musician *

Sharon Shapiro Sharon Shapiro is an American former gymnast. She won five gold medals at the 1977 Maccabiah Games. In 1978, she was the U.S. National Champion in the vault. She was a two-time National Collegiate All-Around Champion. In 1981, she won the Honda-B ...

, American gymnast *

Sharon Alaina Stephen ''Waktu Rehat'' (), also known as ''As the Bell Rings Malaysia'', is a Disney Channel Asia original television series based on the Disney Channel Italy series ''Quelli dell'intervallo''. The series follows a group of Malaysian lower secondary s ...

(born 1987), Malaysian actress *

Sharon Stone Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American actress. Known for primarily playing femme fatales and women of mystery on film and television, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1990s. She is the recipient of various ...

(born 1958), American actress, model and producer *

Sharon Tate Sharon Marie Tate Polanski (January 24, 1943 – August 9, 1969) was an American actress and model. During the 1960s, she played small television roles before appearing in films and was regularly featured in fashion magazines as a model and cover ...

(1943–1969), American actress *

Sharon Tyler Herbst Sharon K. Herbst (November 26, 1942 – January 26, 2007) was an American cookbook and culinary books author. Born as Sharon Tyler in Chicago, she was raised in Denver, Colorado. She may have been best known for her fourth book, the culinary refe ...

(1942–2007), American chef and author *

Sharon Tyler Sharon Tyler is an American politician from Michigan. Political career Tyler represented Michigan's 78th district in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2009 to 2012. Tyler served as the municipal clerk A clerk is a senior official of ...

, American politician *

Sharon Van Etten Sharon Katharine Van Etten (born February 26, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter. She has released six studio albums, the latest of which is '' We've Been Going About This All Wrong'' (2022). Early life Van Etten was born in Belleville, N ...

(born 1981), American singer-songwriter *

Sharon Waxman Sharon I. Waxman (born c.1963) is an American author, journalist, and blogger who has been a correspondent for ''The Washington Post'' and ''The New York Times'', and founded the Hollywood and media business news site ''TheWrap'' in early 2009. ...

(born c.1963), American journalist *

Sharon Weston Broome Sharon Weston Broome (born October 1, 1956) is the mayor-president of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She served in the Louisiana State Senate representing the 15th district from 2005 to 2016. She was elected mayor-president in a runoff election held o ...

(born 1956), American politician * Sharon Witherspoon, British statistician * Sharon White (born 1967), British businesswoman and civil servant *

Sharon Yaish Sharon Yaish is an Israeli director and editor known for her documentary film A Whore Like Me (2019). Career Sharon Yaish is an Israeli director and editor who wrote and co-directed Israeli documentary film A Whore Like Me, which revolves ...

, Israeli film director *

Sharon Zukin Sharon L. Zukin (born September 7, 1946) is an American professor of sociology who specializes in modern urban life. She teaches at Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York. As of 2014, she was also a distinguished f ...

(born 1946), American academic * Sharon Zukowski (1954/55–2015), American mystery novelist

Masculine given name

Sharon Turner Sharon Turner (24 September 1768 – 13 February 1847) was an English historian. Life Turner Was born in Pentonville, the eldest son of William and Ann Turner of Yorkshire, who had settled in London upon marrying.H. R. Loyn,Turner, Sharon (1 ...

(1768–1847), English historian *

Sharon Tyndale Sharon Tyndale (January 19, 1816 – April 29, 1871) was an American politician and designer who was the Secretary of State of Illinois, from 1865 to 1869. His tenure is notable for his redesign of the Great Seal of the State of Illinois. Bac ...

(1816–1871), American politician * Sharon Rotbard (born 1959), Israeli architect publisher and author *

Sharon Drucker Sharon Drucker ( he, שרון דרוקר; born July 26, 1967) is an Israeli professional basketball coach. Personal life His brother, Raviv Drucker is a journalist. He was married to Hadas and they have two children. Now married to Tsipi Karl ...

(born 1967), Israeli professional basketball coach *

Sharon Shason Sharon Sasson ( he, שרון ששון)(or Sasson; born March 16, 1979) is a retired Israeli basketball player. A 6' 9" (206 cm) forward, he last played for Bnei HaSharon. Sasson signed with Hapoel Jerusalem in August 2007. He had spent the ...

(born 1979), retired Israeli basketball player * Sharon Afek (born 1970), Israeli general *

Sharon Yaari Sharon Yaari ( he, שרון יערי; born 1966) is an Israeli photographer. Biography Sharon Yaari is an Israeli photographer and educator, mostly known for his landscapes, made using traditional Photographic film, film photography technic. ...

(born 1966), Israeli photographer

People with the surname

Sharon was adopted as a surname by Zionist emigrants in the context of the Hebrew revival in the early 20th century, and has since become a heritable

. *

Arieh Sharon Arieh Sharon ( he, אריה שרון; May 28, 1900 – July 24, 1984) was an Israeli architect and winner of the Israel Prize for Architecture in 1962. Sharon was a critical contributor to the early architecture in Israel and the leader of the f ...

(born Ludwig Kurzmann, 1900–1984), Israeli architect *

Ariel Sharon Ariel Sharon (; ; ; also known by his diminutive Arik, , born Ariel Scheinermann, ; 26 February 1928 – 11 January 2014) was an Israeli general and politician who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006. S ...

(born Ariel Scheinermann, 1928–2014), Israeli Prime Minister. Scheinermann was given the surname Sharon by David Ben-Gurion in c. 1948.Freedland, Jonathan (January 3, 2014)
"Ariel Sharon's final mission might well have been peace"
The Guardian. ("his name was given to him by Israel's founding father, David Ben-Gurion – turning the young Scheinerman into Sharon") *

Avraham Sharon Avraham Sharon ( he, אברהם שרון; September 10, 1878 – October 17, 1957) was an Israeli philosopher, musician, scholar and publicist. Sharon established the Autographs and Portraits Collection in the National Library of Israel. Biograp ...

(born Abraham Schwadron, 1878–1957), Israeli intellectual *

Moshe Sharon Moshe Sharon ( he, משה שָׁרוֹן; born December 18, 1937) is an Israeli historian of Islam. He is currently Professor Emeritus of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he serves as Chair in Bahá ...

(born 1937), Israeli scholar of Islamic history and civilization, author i.a. of the ''Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae'', a work in progress planned to contain all ancient Arabic inscriptions found in the Holy Land *

Omri Sharon Omri Sharon ( he, עמרי שרון, born 19 August 1964) is a former Israeli politician. Sharon served as a member of Knesset between 2003 and 2006. In 2006, he was convicted of corruption and served a prison term. He is the son of former Israeli ...

(born 1964), Israeli politician, son of the former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon *

Revital Sharon Revital Sharon ( he, רויטל שרון; born December 2, 1970) is an Israeli former Olympic artistic gymnast. At the age of 11, in 1982 Sharon won a gold medal at the International Workers’ Games in Italy. In 1988, Sharon was Israel's Nationa ...

(born 1970), Israeli Olympic artistic gymnast *

Yuval Sharon Yuval Sharon is an American opera and theater director from Naperville, Illinois, based in Los Angeles. In 2017, he won the MacArthur Genius Grant. Early life and education Sharon was born in 1979 in Chicago to two Israeli parents. He earned a B ...

, American stage director * Carma Sharon, Australian actress, director and producer

Pseudonym

Deke Sharon Deke Sharon (born December 12, 1967) is an American singer, arranger, composer, director, producer and teacher of a cappella music, and is one of the leaders and promoters of the contemporary a cappella community. He has been referred to as "th ...

, stage name of Kurk Richard Toohey (born 1967), American singer, musician, producer

Fictional characters

*Sharon (シャロン), a character from the ''

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'' series *

Sharon Carter Sharon Carter (also known as Agent 13) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is usually depicted as a secret agent, an ex-field agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. under Nick Fury, and a love interest of St ...

, a Marvel Comics character * Sharon Collins Newman, a character in the daytime soap opera ''The Young and The Restless'' *Sharon Cooper, a character in the 1982 musical film ''

Grease 2 ''Grease 2'' is a 1982 American musical romantic comedy film and the sequel to the 1978 film ''Grease'', adapted from the 1971 musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Originally titled ''More Grease'', the film was produced b ...

'' *

Sharon Sharon ( he, שָׁרוֹן ''Šārôn'' "plain") is a given name as well as an Israeli surname. In English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name. However, historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In I ...

, a ''

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'' magazine character *Sharon Jellinsky, a minor character in the film

Addams Family Values ''Addams Family Values'' is a 1993 American supernatural black comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by Paul Rudnick, based on the characters created by Charles Addams. It is the sequel to ''The Addams Family'' (1991). The film ...

*Sharon Kaneko, supporting character in anime and manga series

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* Sharon Kaur, a character played by Jez Dhillon in the British web series ''Corner Shop Show'' *

Sharon Marsh Sharon ( he, שָׁרוֹן ''Šārôn'' "plain") is a given name as well as an Israeli surname. In English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name. However, historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In I ...

, a character on ''South Park'' *

Sharon McGee , creator = Bill Motz & Bob Roth , voices = {{Plainlist, * Ashly Burch * Dana Snyder * Jordan Klepper * Sumalee Montano * Michaela Dietz , theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist, * Michael Kramer * Allie Feder , opent ...

, a character from ''

The Ghost and Molly McGee , creator = Bill Motz & Bob Roth , voices = {{Plainlist, * Ashly Burch * Dana Snyder * Jordan Klepper * Sumalee Montano * Michaela Dietz , theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist, * Michael Kramer * Allie Feder , opent ...

'' *Sharon Potter, a character from the American TV sitcom '' Get a Life'' (1990–1992) *Sharon Rainworth, a character in the manga and anime series

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Sharon Strzelecki Sharon Karen Strzelecki is an accident-prone fictional character on the Australian comedy series ''Kath & Kim'' and is portrayed by Australian actress Magda Szubanski. The character first appeared in "Big Girl's Blouse" in 1994 alongside the ot ...

, a character from ''Kath & Kim'' *Sharon Esther Spitz, the protagonist of the Canadian animated TV series ''

Braceface ''Braceface'' is an animated television series that aired on Teletoon in Canada and the Fox Family Channel in the U.S. The series was produced by Nelvana and Jade Animation, the show features actress Alicia Silverstone from the movie ''Clueless'' ...

'' *

Sharon Valerii Number Eight is a female humanoid Cylon model on the television series '' Battlestar Galactica'', a reimagining of the classic show of the same name. She is portrayed by Grace Park. Two prominent Number Eight copies serving as '' Galactica' ...

, a character from ''Battlestar Galactica'' *Rose of Sharon Joad Rivers, a character from ''

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'' * Sharon Rai Prakash, a character from the Indian seris ''Dil Dosti Dance'' *

Sharon Watts Sharon Watts (also Rickman, Mitchell and Beale) is a fictional character from the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Letitia Dean. Sharon is one of ''EastEnders'' original characters conceptualised by creators Tony Holland and Juli ...

, a character from the British soap opera ''

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Placenames

* Sharon, Ontario, Canada *

Sharon, Connecticut Sharon is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States, in the northwest corner of the state. At the time of the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 2,680. The ZIP code for Sharon is 06069. The urban center of the town is ...

Sharonville, Ohio Sharonville is a city largely in Hamilton County, Ohio, Hamilton county in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 13,560 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Of this, 11,197 lived in Hamilton County and 2,363 lived in the southeast co ...

Sharon, Pennsylvania Sharon is a city in western Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city, located along the banks of the Shenango River on the state border with Ohio, is about northeast of Youngstown, about southeast of Cleveland and about northwest o ...

Sharon Springs, New York Sharon Springs is a village in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 558 at the 2010 census. Its name derives from the hometown of the first Colonial settlers, Sharon, Connecticut, and the important springs in the village ...

Sharon Springs, Kansas Sharon Springs is a city in and the county seat of Wallace County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 751. History Sharon Springs was originally called Eagle Tail station when it was founded in 1868. ...

Sharon, Massachusetts Sharon is a New England town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,575 at the 2020 census. Sharon is part of Greater Boston, about southwest of downtown Boston, and is connected to both Boston and Providence by ...

Sharon, New Jersey Sharon is an unincorporated community located within Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.

Sharon, Vermont Sharon is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. It had a population of 1,560 at the 2020 census. Sharon is the birthplace of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and as such is an important historical site for m ...

Sharon, South Carolina Sharon is a town in southwestern York County, South Carolina, York County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 494 at the 2010 census. History The Hill Complex Historic District, W.L. Hill Store, and Sharon Downtown Historic District ...

Sharon, Georgia Sharon is a city in Taliaferro County, Georgia, United States. The population was 105 at the 2000 census. History The community of Sharon is visible on maps as early as 1865. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Sharon as a town in 1884. T ...

Sharon, North Dakota Sharon is a city in Steele County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 86 at the 2020 census. Sharon was founded in 1896. Geography Sharon is located at (47.598567, -97.896073). According to the United States Census Bureau, the ci ...

Sharon, Queensland Sharon is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Sharon had a population of 1,316 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the north and east by Splitters Creek and to the south by the Burnett River. Shar ...

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