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and rarely a

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British name

The name is of English and Scottish origin. In some cases, the surname is an

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of a similar-sounding Ashkenazic Jewish surname. In England and Scotland, the name is a

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for someone who lived by a

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or thicket. This name is derived from the

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''schage'', ''shage'', ''schawe'', and ''shawe'', from the

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''sceaga'' meaning "dweller by the wood". The name can also be a

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derived from places named after these words. The English surname was established in Ireland during the 17th century. In Scotland and Ireland, the surname can also be an English form of several surnames derived from the

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''Sitheach'' meaning "wolf". Citing: MacDonald, E. (1902). ''Faclair Gàidhlig air son nan Sgoiltean''. p. 838.

People with the given name "Shaw"

Shaw Clifton Shaw Clifton (born 21 September 1945) is a former General of The Salvation Army. He succeeded John Larsson as the 18th General on 2 April 2006. Career Shaw Clifton was born on 21 September 1945 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Clifton was commis ...

(born 1945), 18th General of The Salvation Army *

Walter Shaw Sparrow Walter Shaw Sparrow (1862–1940) was a Welsh writer on art and architecture, with a special interest in British sporting artists. He wrote a series of books on art, architecture and furniture. Biography Childhood Sparrow was born in 1862, th ...

(1862–1940), British writer on art and architecture *

Shaw Taylor Eric Stanley Taylor (26 October 1924 – 17 March 2015), known professionally as Shaw Taylor, was a British actor and television presenter, best known for presenting the long-running five-minute crime programme ''Police 5''. Early life and c ...

(1924–2015), British actor and TV presenter

People with the surname "Shaw"

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A. G. L. Shaw Alan George Lewers Shaw (3 February 1916 – 5 April 2012) was an Australian historian and author of several text books and historiographies on Australian and Victorian history. He taught at the University of Melbourne and the University ...

(1916–2012), Australian historian *

A. R. Shaw A.R. "Archie" Shaw (February 4, 1922 – March 9, 2013) was an American educator and legislator. Born in Hanks, North Dakota, Shaw served in the United States Navy during World War II. He then received his bachelor's degree from Minot State ...

(1922–2013), American educator and politician *

Aaron Shaw (representative) Aaron Shaw (December 19, 1811 – January 7, 1887) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born near Goshen, New York, Shaw attended Montgomery Academy, New York. He studied law in Goshen. He was admitted to the bar in 1833 and commenced p ...

(1811–1887), U.S. Representative from Illinois *

Adam Shaw (journalist) Adam Shaw is a British business journalist and presenter who works for the BBC and ITV. Shaw was educated at an inner-city comprehensive school in Kilburn, London. Until October 2008, he presented ''Working Lunch'', BBC Two's main lunchtime ...

, British business journalist and presenter * Adam Shaw (painter) (born 1957), American painter *

Aeneas Shaw Aeneas Shaw ( – February 6, 1814) was a Scottish soldier and political figure in Upper Canada. Shaw was born in Pitlochry, Scotland and came to Staten Island, Province of New York, New York around 1770. He enlisted in the Queen's Rangers ...

(1740–1814), Canadian soldier and political figure *

Alfred Shaw Alfred Shaw (29 August 1842 – 16 January 1907) was an eminent Victorian cricketer and rugby footballer, who bowled the first ball in Test cricket and was the first to take five wickets in a Test innings (5/35). He made two trips to North Ameri ...

(1842–1907), English cricketer *

Alice Marion Shaw Alice Marion Shaw (born August 22, 1890) was an American composer, pianist, and teacher who was a well-known accompanist during the early 20th century. Shaw was one of three children born in Rockland, Maine, to Reverend Eurastus Melville Shaw an ...

(born 1890), American composer and pianist * Amos F. Shaw, American politician *

Andrea Shaw Andrea Shaw (born December 18, 1983) is an American professional bodybuilding champion and physique and figure competitor. She holds three Ms. Olympia title wins and three Rising Phoenix World Championships, Ms Rising Phoenix title wins. Early l ...

(born 1983), American professional bodybuilder *

Andrew Shaw (ice hockey) Andrew Shaw (born July 20, 1991) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Blackhawks in the fifth round (139th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. During his 10-season NHL career, Shaw played for the Blackhaw ...

(born 1991), NHL player (Montreal Canadiens) *

Anna Howard Shaw Anna Howard Shaw (February 14, 1847 – July 2, 1919) was a leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United States. She was also a physician and one of the first ordained female Methodist ministers in the United States. Early life Shaw ...

(1847–1919), American suffragette *

Anne Gillespie Shaw Annie "Anne" Gillespie Shaw Order of the British Empire, CBE (28 May 1904 – 4 February 1982) was a Scottish engineer and businesswoman. Shaw specialised in time and motion study, time and motion studies. In 1945, she founded the Anne Shaw Org ...

(1904–1982), Scottish engineer and businesswoman *

Archie Shaw Archibald Hamilton Ramage Shaw (7 August 1922 – 1985) was a Scottish footballer who played for Motherwell.

(1922–1985), Scottish footballer *

Artie Shaw Artie Shaw (born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky; May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004) was an American clarinetist, composer, bandleader, actor and author of both fiction and non-fiction. Widely regarded as "one of jazz's finest clarinetists", Shaw led ...

(1910–2004), American bandleader *

Ashley Shaw Stuart Ashley Shaw (born 15 April 1991) is a former English professional cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club. Shaw was born in Crewe in Cheshire and educated there at Shavington High School. He played as a left-arm seam bowler. ...

(born 1991), English cricketer *

Barbara Shaw (politician) Barbara E. Shaw (March 7, 1942 – December 22, 2021) was an American politician from New Hampshire. Biography Shaw lived in Manchester, New Hampshire, was a teacher and an assistant principal. She served in the New Hampshire House of Representati ...

(1942-2021), American politician *

Bernard Shaw (disambiguation) George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) was an Irish playwright. Bernard Shaw may also refer to: * Bernard Shaw (footballer, born before 1900), English football player, 1890–1891 * Bernard Shaw (footballer, born 1945), English football player * Berna ...

, several people *

Bill Shaw (footballer, born 1886) William J. Shaw (born 1886) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Kilmarnock, Bristol Rovers, Dumbarton Harp and Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath (; sco, Coudenbeith) is a town and burgh in west Fife, Scotland. It is north-east o ...

(born 1886), Scottish footballer *

Bill Kennedy Shaw William Boyd Kennedy Shaw OBE (26 October 1901 – 23 April 1979) was a British desert explorer, botanist, archaeologist and soldier. During the Second World War he served with the British Army's Long Range Desert Group, and the Special Air S ...

(1901–1979), British army captain, explorer *

Billy Shaw William Lewis Shaw (born December 15, 1938) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard for the Buffalo Bills in the American Football League (AFL). After playing college football with the Georgia Tech Yellow Ja ...

(born 1938), American football player *

Brewster H. Shaw Brewster Hopkinson Shaw Jr. (born May 16, 1945) is a retired NASA astronaut, U.S. Air Force colonel, and former executive at Boeing. Shaw was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame on May 6, 2006. Shaw is a veteran of three Space Shuttle ...

(born 1945), retired U.S. Air Force colonel and former NASA astronaut *

Brian Shaw Brian Keith Shaw (born March 22, 1966) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He could play both guard positions, but wa ...

(born 1966), former NBA basketball player *

Brian Shaw (strongman) Brian Shaw (born February 26, 1982) is an American professional strongman, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest strength athletes of all-time. He won the 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2016 World's Strongest Man competitions, and in 2011, becam ...

, American professional strongman and winner of World's Strongest Man *

Bryan Shaw (baseball) Bryan Anthony Shaw (born November 8, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Seattle Mariners, and Clevelan ...

(born 1987), American baseball player *

Caroline Shaw Caroline Adelaide Shaw (born August 1, 1982) is an American composer, violinist, and singer. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2013 for her a cappella piece ''Partita for 8 Voices'' and the 2022 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary ...

(born 1982), American Pulitzer-Prize-winning composer *

Charles Thurstan Shaw Chief Charles Thurstan Shaw CBE FBA FSA (27 June 1914 – 8 March 2013)

(1914–2013), English archaeologist *

Clay Shaw Clay LaVergne Shaw (March 17, 1913 – August 15, 1974) was an American businessman and military officer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Shaw is best known for being the only person brought to trial for involvement in the assassination of John F. ...

(1913–1974), charged by Jim Garrison with conspiracy to murder John F. Kennedy *

Cliff Shaw John Clifford Shaw (February 23, 1922 – February 9, 1991) was a systems programmer at the RAND Corporation. He is a coauthor of the first artificial intelligence program, the Logic Theorist, and was one of the developers of General Problem Solve ...

, computer programmer * David Shaw (disambiguation), several people *

Donald Douglas Shaw Donald Douglas Shaw (June 25, 1834 – December 29, 1859) was an American politician. He was born on June 25, 1834, in Hamden, Delaware County, New York, the son of Donald Shaw. He graduated from Yale University in 1856. He studied law in Alban ...

(1834–1859), New York assemblyman-elect *

Eddie Shaw Eddie Shaw (March 20, 1937 – January 29, 2018) was an American Chicago blues tenor saxophonist, arranger and bandleader. He led Howlin' Wolf's band, the Wolf Gang, from 1972, both before Wolf's death in 1976 and subsequently. Biography ...

(1937–2018), American blues saxophonist, arranger and bandleader * Eddie Shaw (rock musician), American bass guitarist and founding member of the rock band ''

The Monks The Monks, referred to by the name monks on record sleeves, were an American garage rock band formed in Gelnhausen, West Germany in 1964. Assembled by five American GIs stationed in the country, the group grew tired of the traditional format ...

'' *

Emma L. Shaw Emma L. Shaw (June 1840 – February 1924), an American Nonconformist (Protestantism), Nonconformist, was a tailor and a farmer before becoming a juvenile literature book editor and associate editor of ''Good Health'' in Battle Creek, Michigan.Mc ...

, American magazine editor * Esther Popel Shaw (1896–1958), poet of the Harlem Renaissance *

Eyre Massey Shaw Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw KCB (17 January 1830 – 25 August 1908) was the first Chief Officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (now renamed the London Fire Brigade), and the Superintendent of its predecessor, the London Fire Engine Establis ...

, British Army and London Fireman.

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Fiona Shaw Fiona Shaw (born Fiona Mary Wilson; 10 July 1958) is an Irish film and theatre actress. She is known for her roles as Petunia Dursley in the ''Harry Potter'' film series (2001–2010), Marnie Stonebrook in the fourth season of the HBO serie ...

(born 1958), Irish actress who plays Petunia Dursley in the Harry Potter films * Flora Madeline Shaw (1864–1927), Canadian nurse and nursing teacher *

Frank L. Shaw Frank L. Shaw (February 1, 1877 – January 24, 1958) was the first mayor of a major American city to be recalled from office, in 1938. He was also a member of the Los Angeles City Council and then the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. His ...

(1887–1958), former mayor of Los Angeles, California *

Frankie Shaw Rachel Frances Shaw (born 1981) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is best known for playing Bridgette Bird on the Showtime series ''SMILF,'' based on the 2015 short film of the same title, which she wrote, directed and starred in. Shaw ...

(born 1986), American actress * Frederick H. Shaw (1864–1924), British citizen who had a prominent role in the creation of the Spanish Institute of Provision, 1908 *

Sir Frederick Shaw, 3rd Baronet Sir Frederick Shaw, 3rd Baronet (11 December 1799 – 30 June 1876) was an Irish Conservative MP in the United Kingdom Parliament, and a judge. He was the second son of Colonel Sir Robert Shaw, Bt of Bushy Park, Dublin and his first wife Mar ...

from 1869, (1799–1876), Irish Conservative MP in the United Kingdom Parliament *

George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from ...

(1856–1950), Irish playwright * George Shaw (disambiguation), several people * Graham Shaw (footballer, born 1934) (1934–1998), former Sheffield United footballer *

Henry Shaw (philanthropist) Henry Shaw (July 24, 1800 in Sheffield, England – August 25, 1889 in St. Louis, Missouri) was a businessman, amateur botanist in St. Louis, MO when it was a gateway city to the West. His businesses supplied residents, pioneers and others. Hav ...

(1800–1889), English-American philanthropist * Henry Wheeler Shaw (1818–1895), "Josh Billings", American humorist *

Herman Shaw Dr Herman Shaw (1892 – 4 May 1950) was a British geophysicist who was Director of the Science Museum in London, England. He was a founder member of the British Society for the History of Science in 1947.Robert BudHistory of Science and the Sci ...

(1892–1950), English geophysicist and museum director *

Irwin Shaw Irwin Shaw (February 27, 1913 – May 16, 1984) was an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story author whose written works have sold more than 14 million copies. He is best known for two of his novels: ''The Young Lions'' ( ...

(1913–1984), American playwright, screenwriter and author *

JR Shaw James Robert Shaw (August 14, 1934 – March 23, 2020) was a Canadian businessman. He founded Alberta-based Shaw Communications in 1966 and was the executive chairman of the company. As of 2016, Shaw and other members of his family controlled 85 ...

(born 1934), Canadian businessman *

Jane Shaw Jane Alison Shaw (born 1963) is Principal of Harris Manchester College, Oxford, Professor of the History of Religion, and Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Oxford. Previously she was Professor of Religious Studies and Dean of Religiou ...

(born 1963) Anglican/Episcopalian priest (England and United States) * Jane S. Shaw, American free-market environmentalist *

Joe Shaw (footballer, born 1928) Joseph Shaw (23 June 1928 – 18 November 2007) was an English footballer who played for Sheffield United between 1945 and 1966. He also worked as a manager, being in charge of York City from 1967–1968 and Chesterfield from 1973–1976. Ca ...

(born 1928), former Sheffield United footballer * John Shaw (disambiguation), several people * Jonathan Shaw (disambiguation), several people *

Julia Shaw (cyclist) Julia Shaw (born 28 July 1965) is an English racing cyclist specialising in the individual time trial, currently riding for the drag2zero.com cycling team. She was won multiple British national championships, the British Best All-Rounder compet ...

(born 1965), British physicist and racing cyclist *

Julia Shaw (psychologist) Julia Shaw (born January 20, 1987) is a German-Canadian psychologist and popular science writer who specialises in false memories. Shaw has been an honorary Research Associate in Psychology at University College London (UCL) since 2017 and was a ...

(born 1987), Canadian psychologist *

Kathryn Shaw Kathryn Shaw is a Canadian director, actor, and writer living in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. From 1985 to 2020 she was the Artistic Director of Studio 58, an acting and production training school at Langara College. History Shaw gr ...

, Canadian theatre actor and director *

Kathryn L. Shaw Kathryn L. Shaw is the Ernest C. Arbuckle Professor of Economics at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. Previously, she was the Ford Distinguished Research Chair and Professor of Economics a ...

, economist *

L. M. Shaw Leslie Mortier Shaw (November 2, 1848March 28, 1932) was an American businessman, lawyer, and politician. He served as the 17th Governor of Iowa and was a Republican candidate in the 1908 United States presidential election. Biography Shaw was b ...

(1848–1932), American banker and politician, Secretary of the Treasury * Leander J. Shaw Jr. (1930–2015), American jurist *

Lemuel Shaw Lemuel Shaw (January 9, 1781 – March 30, 1861) was an American jurist who served as chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1830–1860). Prior to his appointment he also served for several years in the Massachusetts House ...

(1781–1861), American jurist *

Leslie Shaw Leslie Ann Shaw Thays (born 27 February 1989), formerly musically known as Shaw, is a Peruvian singer, model, dancer and actress. She is best known for representing Peru in the Viña del Mar International Song Festival and being the Runner-up ...

, (born 1989), Peruvian model and singer *

Lindsey Shaw Lindsey Shaw (born May 10, 1989) is an American actress. She is known for playing Jennifer "Moze" Mosely on the Nickelodeon series ''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide''. She also co-starred in the 2007 CW sitcom ''Aliens in America'', a ...

(born 1989), American actress *

Luke Shaw Luke Paul Hoare Shaw (born 12 July 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Manchester United and the England national team. Originally a member of Southampton's youth system, Shaw made his first-team debu ...

(born 1995), English footballer * Malcolm Shaw (born 1947), English lawyer and academic *

Malcolm Shaw (rower) Malcolm Campbell Shaw (7 October 1947 – 8 May 2014) was a New Zealand-born, Australian representative rower. He competed for Australia at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics. Club and state rowing Born in Whakatane, N ...

(1947–2014), Australian rower *

Malcolm Shaw (soccer) Malcolm Isaiah Shaw (born 27 July 1995) is a professional Association football, footballer player who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Cavalry FC. Born in Canada, he plays for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team, ...

(born 1995), Canadian soccer player *

María Pía Shaw María Pía Shaw is an Argentine journalist. Awards and nominations * 2013 Martín Fierro Awards The Martín Fierro Awards ( es, Premios Martín Fierro) is the name of the most prominent awards for Argentine radio and television, granted by AP ...

, Argentine journalist *

Martin Shaw Martin Shaw (born 21 January 1945) is an English actor. He came to national recognition as Doyle in ITV (TV network), ITV crime-action television drama series ''The Professionals (TV series), The Professionals'' (1977–1983). Further notable ...

(born 1945), English actor *

Marlena Shaw Marlena Shaw (born Marlina Burgess, September 22, 1942) is an American jazz, blues and soul music, soul singer. Shaw began her singing career in the 1960s and is still singing today. Her music has often been sampled in Hip hop music, hip hop mus ...

(born 1943), American singer * Melville J. Shaw (1872–1927), Marine Corps Brevet Medal recipient *

Naman Shaw Naman Shaw is an Indian television actor notable for his roles as Pushkar Shukla in Zee TV's drama series '' Kasamh Se'', as Nakul Virani in STAR Plus's series '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' and in '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' as Nihaal G ...

, Indian television actor *

Napier Shaw Sir William Napier Shaw (4 March 1854 – 23 March 1945) was a British meteorologist. He introduced the tephigram, a diagram for evaluating convective instability in the atmosphere. He also served as president of the International Meteorological ...

(1854–1945), British meteorologist * Norman Shaw (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s *

Oscar Shaw Oscar Shaw (born Oscar Schwartz, October 11, 1887, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – died March 6, 1967, in Little Neck, New York), was a stage and screen actor and singer, remembered primarily today for his role as Bob Adams in the first f ...

(1887–1967), American actor and singer

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Pamela Shaw Dame Pamela Jean Shaw is a British consultant neurologist, and professor of neurology at the University of Sheffield. She is the founder and director of the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN), and in 2019 was appointed to ...

, British neurologist * Patrick Shaw (diplomat) (1913–1975), Australian diplomat *

Pauline Agassiz Shaw Pauline Agassiz Shaw (February 6, 1841 – February 10, 1917) was an American philanthropist and social reformer who opened day nurseries, settlement houses, and other establishments in Boston to help new immigrants and the poor. She financed pub ...

(1841–1917), American philanthropist and social reformer *

Percy Shaw Percy Shaw, (15 April 1890 – 1 September 1976) was an English inventor and businessman. He patented the reflective road stud or "cat's eye (road), cat's eye" in 1934, and set up a company to manufacture his invention in 1935. Biography Perc ...

(1890–1976), British inventor of the cat's-eye reflector for roads *

Peter Shaw (disambiguation) Peter Shaw may refer to: * Peter Shaw (American actor) (born 1966), American film and television actor * Peter Shaw (bowls) (born 1954), New Zealand lawn bowler * Peter Shaw (footballer) (born 1956), English footballer active during the 1980s * Pe ...

, several people *

Prithvi Shaw Prithvi Pankaj Shaw (born 9 November 1999) is an Indian international cricketer who played for the Indian cricket team in all formats. He currently plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. He debuted ...

(born 1999), Indian cricketer *

Quincy Adams Shaw Quincy Adams Shaw (February 8, 1825June 12, 1908) was a Boston Brahmin investor and business magnate who was the first president of Calumet and Hecla Mining Company. Family and early life Shaw came from a famous and moneyed Boston family. With ...

(1825–1908), American investor and industrialist * Rebecca Shaw (disambiguation), several people *

Reta Shaw Reta Shaw (September 13, 1912 – January 8, 1982) was an American character actress known for playing strong, hard-edged, working women in film and on many of the most popular television programs of the 1960s and 1970s in the United Sta ...

(born 1912), American actress * Richard G. Shaw (born 1943), first African American insurance commissioner for West Virginia *

Richard Norman Shaw Richard Norman Shaw RA (7 May 1831 – 17 November 1912), also known as Norman Shaw, was a British architect who worked from the 1870s to the 1900s, known for his country houses and for commercial buildings. He is considered to be among the g ...

(1831–1912), British architect * Robert Shaw (disambiguation), several people *

Ronald Shaw Ronald Francis Shaw (28 November 19209 August 1945) was a Royal Air Force corporal who was captured by the Japanese during World War II, and was killed by the atomic bombing of Nagasaki while in Japanese captivity. Shaw was from Edmonton, Londo ...

(1920–1945), Royal Air Force corporal during World War II * Ruth Shaw (disambiguation), several people *

Sally Shaw Sally Shaw (born 19 September 1978) is a former Australian cricketer. A right-handed opening batter, she played two List A matches for New South Wales during the 2000–01 season of the Women's National Cricket League The Women's Nationa ...

(born 1978), Australian cricketer * Sam Shaw (disambiguation), several people * Samantha Shaw (born 1957), American politician * Samuel Shaw (disambiguation), several people *

Sandie Shaw Sandie may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Sandie Clair (born 1988), French professional racing cyclist * Sandie Fitzgibbon, Irish former camogie player * Sandie Jones (1950/1951–2019), Irish singer * Sandie Lindsay, 1st Baron Lindsay of Birker (1879 ...

(born 1947), British singer * Sebastian Shaw (disambiguation), several people *

Simon Shaw Simon Dalton Shaw MBE (born 1 September 1973) is a former English rugby union player who played as a lock. He played for Bristol, London Wasps and Toulon. He won 71 caps for England between 1996 and 2011, and 2 for the British & Irish Lions, w ...

(born 1973), English rugby union player *

Spencer Shaw Spencer Gilbert Shaw (August 15, 1916 – June 16, 2010) was an American librarian and educator specializing in library services to children. He taught at the Information School of the University of Washington (1970–1986) and served as preside ...

(1916–2010), American librarian *

Stanford J. Shaw Stanford Jay Shaw (5 May 1930 – 16 December 2006) was an American historian, best known for his works on the late Ottoman Empire, Turkish Jews, and the early Turkish Republic. Shaw's works have been criticized for their lack of factual accurac ...

(1930–2006), American historian * Susan Shaw (disambiguation), several people *

Suzanne Shaw Suzanne Christine Crowshaw (born 29 September 1981), known as Suzanne Shaw, is an English actress, singer and television personality, who rose to fame after winning the talent contest ''Popstars'' and subsequently being a member of the band Hear' ...

(born 1981), British actress and singer *

Sylvia Shaw Judson Sylvia Shaw Judson (1897–1978) was a professional sculptor who worked first in Chicago and later in Lake Forest, Illinois. She created a broad range of sculptural artworks, notably garden pieces depicting children and animals. For more than f ...

(1897–1978), also known as Sylvia Shaw Haskins, American sculptor and teacher *T. E. Shaw, pseudonym of

T. E. Lawrence Thomas Edward Lawrence (16 August 1888 – 19 May 1935) was a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer who became renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt (1916–1918) and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915–1918 ...

("Lawrence of Arabia") *

Terrey Shaw Terrey Ian Shaw (12 October 1946 – 5 December 1997) was an Australian chess FIDE titles, International Master. He represented Australia at nine consecutive Chess Olympiads between 1968 and 1984, winning an individual silver medal in 18th Chess ...

(1946–1997), Australian chess master *

Tevin Shaw Tevin Shaw (born 24 February 1997) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL League One club Greenville Triumph and the Jamaica national team. Club career Boys' Town Shaw played youth football with National Premie ...

(born 1997), Jamaican footballer * Thomas Shaw (disambiguation), several people *Todd Shaw, birth name of American rapper

Too Short Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper and record producer. He became famous in the West Coast hip hop scene in the late 1980s, with lyrics often based on ...

* Tom Shaw (disambiguation), several people *

Tommy Shaw Tommy Roland Shaw (born September 11, 1953) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter best known for his tenure in the rock band Styx (band), Styx as co-lead vocalist. In between his stints with Styx, he has played with other groups includi ...

(born 1953) American musician (Styx) *

Toni Shaw Toni Stephanie Shaw (born 5 August 2003) is a British Paralympic swimming, Paralympic swimmer. In 2019 she set the List of IPC world records in swimming – Women's long course, world record time for the S9 (classification), S9 200m Butterfly st ...

(born 2003), British Paralympic swimmer *

Tony Shaw (Australian rules footballer) Anthony Shaw (born 23 July 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer, coach and media personality who played for the Collingwood Football Club. Playing career Collingwood Football Club Shaw was recruited to Collingwood from Reservoir-Lak ...

(born 1960), Australian rules footballer & media personality *

Travis Shaw Travis Richard Shaw (born April 16, 1990) is an American professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers and Toronto Blue Jays—his nickname is Mayor o ...

(born 1990), American baseball player * Vero Shaw (1854–1905), Indian-born English cricketer and Scottish clan chief *

Watkins Shaw Harold Watkins Shaw, OBE (3 April 1911 in Bradford, Yorkshire – 8 October 1996 in Worcester) was a British musicologist and educator best known for his critical edition of Handel's ''Messiah'' compiled between 1957 and 1965, which version h ...

(1911–1996), British musicologist * Wayne Shaw (disambiguation), several people *

Wilbur Shaw Warren Wilbur Shaw (October 31, 1902 – October 30, 1954) was an American racing driver. He was president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 1945 until his death in 1954. Shaw was the automotive test evaluator for ''Popular Science'' magazin ...

(1902–1954), American race car driver *

William Arthur Shaw William Arthur Shaw (1865–1943) was an English historian and archivist. Life Born on 19 April 1865, in Hooley Hill, Ashton-under-Lyne, now in Greater Manchester, he was the son of James Shaw and his wife Sarah Ann Hampshire. He graduated B.A ...

(1865–1943), English historian and archivist *

William James Shaw William James Bernard Shaw (September 20, 1877 – March 1, 1939), also known as Bill Shaw, was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist based in the Philippines. Shaw worked as a busboy on a US Army transport ship to pay his passage to Manila ...

(1877–1939), American entrepreneur and philanthropist *

Willis R. Shaw Willis R. Shaw (June 17, 1860–March 29, 1933) was an American printer, newspaper editor, and politician. Shaw was born in Charleston, Illinois. He was involved with the newspaper and printing business. He was involved with the Typographical ...

(1860–1933), American politician *

Woody Shaw Woody Herman Shaw Jr. (December 24, 1944 – May 10, 1989) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, arranger, band leader, and educator. Shaw is widely known as one of the most important and influential jazz trumpet ...

(1944–1989), American jazz trumpeter *

Zed Shaw Zed A. Shaw is a software developer best known for creating the ''Learn Code the Hard Way'' series of programming tutorials, as well as for creating the Mongrel web server for Ruby web applications. He is also well known for his polemical views o ...

, Canadian writer, software developer and musician

Fictional characters

Daniel Shaw Daniel Shaw is a fictional character in the television series ''Chuck''. Shaw is introduced in the third season episode "Chuck Versus Operation Awesome" as a government agent specializing in the terrorist organization known as the Ring, and who bec ...

, fictional character in the TV series ''Chuck'' * Sameen Shaw, fictional character in the TV series ''

Person of Interest "Person of interest" is a term used by law enforcement in the United States, Canada, and other countries when identifying someone possibly involved in a criminal investigation who has not been arrested or formally accused of a crime. It has no leg ...

'' * Deckard, Hattie, Magdalene, and Owen Shaw, from the ''Fast & Furious'' film series, see List of ''The Fast and the Furious'' characters *Shaw, a character from the animated film Open Season *Brandon Shaw, fictional character from the

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...

film,

Rope A rope is a group of yarns, plies, fibres, or strands that are twisted or braided together into a larger and stronger form. Ropes have tensile strength and so can be used for dragging and lifting. Rope is thicker and stronger than similarly ...

*Rev. Shaw Moore, fictional character from the film,

Footloose Footloose may refer to: * ''Footloose'' (1984 film), a musical film ** ''Footloose'' (1984 soundtrack) ** "Footloose" (song), performed by Kenny Loggins * ''Footloose'' (2011 film), a remake of the 1984 film ** ''Footloose'' (2011 soundtrack) ...

Chinese surnames

Shaw is a romanization of with various Latinized spellings, including Shaw, Siaw, Siew, Shao, Shiu, Siu, Chow, and Sho.

People by this surname with this spelling

Runde Shaw Runde Shaw (1898–1973), also known as Shao Cunren and Shao Rendi, was the second-oldest of the Shaw brothers, originally from Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, who established Tianyi Film Company (also called Unique) in Shanghai in the early 1920s, set ...

(1899–1973) *

Runje Shaw Runje Shaw (1896–1975), also known as Shao Zuiweng (C.W. Shaw) and Shao Renjie, was a Chinese film entrepreneur, producer and director. The eldest of the Shaw brothers, in 1925 he founded Tianyi Film Company (also called Unique Film Productio ...

(1896–1975) *

Runme Shaw Runme Shaw, K.St.J (; 1 January 1901 – 2 March 1985) was the chairman and founder of the Shaw Organisation of Singapore. Runme Shaw and his brother, Run Run Shaw, together known as the Shaw Brothers, were pioneers in the film and entertainmen ...

(1901–1985), Hong Kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist *

Run Run Shaw Sir Run Run Shaw (19 November 1907 – 7 January 2014), also known as Shao Yifu and Siu Yat-fu, was a Hong Kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist. He was one of the most influential figures in the Asian entertainment industry. He founde ...

(1907–2014), Hong Kong entertainment mogul and philanthropist Shaw is also a rare romanization of the , inspired by its use as the transliteration of Shaw for notable figures such as Irish playwright

and English actor Robert Shaw.

References

External links

Surname "Shaw"
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