Sheldon is an English masculine given name as well as a surname combining the Old English ''scelf'' (rock ledge shelf) and the place name ''haddon'', which in turn comes from the words ''hǣth'' (heath) and ''dūn'' (hill; but also, valley).https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sheldon Notable people with the name include:

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* Sheldon Adelson (1933–2021), American billionaire businessman *

Sheldon Bach Sheldon Bach (May 18, 1925 – June 15, 2021) was an American psychologist and psychoanalyst based in New York City. Life and career Bach was born in May 1925. He served in the European Theatre of Operations during World War II, then lived i ...

(1925–2021), American psychologist * Shel Bachrach (born 1944), American insurance broker, investor, businessman and philanthropist *

Shelley Berman Sheldon Leonard Berman (February 3, 1925 – September 1, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, writer, teacher, and lecturer. In his comedic career, he was awarded three gold records and he won the first Grammy Award for a spoken comedy reco ...

(1925–2017), American comedian, born Sheldon *

Sheldon Blockburger Sheldon Blockburger (born September 19, 1964) is a retired male decathlete from the United States, who competed in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. He won the SEC Decathlon Championship in 1986 (breaking the SEC record) and won the 1987 SEC ind ...

(born 1964), American decathlete *

Sheldon Brookbank Sheldon W. Brookbank (born October 3, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was the assistant coach of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) under Jere ...

(born 1980), Canadian hockey player *

Sheldon Brooks Sheldon Brooks (May 20, 1811 – May 19, 1883) was an American physician and politician. Brooks was born in Redfield, Oswego County, New York. He was a farmer and a physician. In 1856, Brooks moved to Minnesota and helped platted the community ...

(1811-1883), American businessman, physician, and politician * Sheldon Brown (American football) (born 1979), American football player * Sheldon Brown (artist) (born 1962), American artist and professor of computer art * Sheldon Brown (bicycle mechanic) (1944–2008), American bicycle mechanic, writer, and webmaster * Sheldon Burnside (born 1954), American baseball player * Sheldon Canley (born 1968), American football player *

Sheldon S. Cohen Sheldon Stanley Cohen (June 28, 1927 – September 4, 2018) was an American attorney who served as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue from 1965 to 1969. Background Cohen was born in Washington, D.C., the son of a Lithuanian immigrant. He went ...

(1927–2018), American lawyer * Sheldon Creed (born 1997), American racing driver * Sheldon Day (born 1994), American football player *

Sheldon Drobny Sheldon Drobny (1945 – January 24, 2020) was an American accountant and investor, best known for forming the company that later became Air America Radio. Career Drobny was Chairman Emeritus of Paradigm Group II, LLC, an investment firm that ...

(1945–2020), American investor *

Sheldon V. Ekman Sheldon Victor Ekman (March 12, 1920 – January 21, 1982) was an American attorney and tax law expert who served as a judge of the United States Tax Court from 1980 to 1982. Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, Ekman received an A.B. from Harvard ...

(1920–1982), United States Tax Court judge *

Sheldon Gaines Sheldon L. Gaines (born April 22, 1964) is a former professional American football wide receiver who played for the Buffalo Bills in 1987. He also played in the CFL for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Can ...

(born 1964), American football player * Sheldon Glashow (born 1932), American 1979 winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics *

Sheldon Lejeune Sheldon Adalbert "Larry" LeJeune (July 22, 1885–April 21, 1952) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played parts of two seasons in the major leagues for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an ...

(1885–1962), American baseball player * Sheldon Jackson (1834–1909), American missionary *

Sheldon Jackson (American football) Sheldon Blair Jackson, Jr. (born July 24, 1976) is a former professional American football tight end who played for the Buffalo Bills from 1999 to 2001. External linksPro-Football-Reference
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(born 1976), American football player *

Sheldon Jackson (cricketer) Sheldon Philip Jackson (born 27 September 1986) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Saurashtra in domestic cricket and Kolkata Knight Riders in Indian Premier League (IPL).He is a right-handed wicket-keeper-batter. After a good domestic seaso ...

(born 1986), Indian cricketer *

Sheldon Jones Sheldon Leslie "Available" Jones (February 2, 1922 – April 18, 1991) was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who played in the Major Leagues from 1946 through 1953 for the New York Giants, Boston Braves and Chica ...

(1922–1991), American baseball player *

Sheldon Kennedy Sheldon Kennedy (born June 15, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League (NHL). Kennedy was drafted by the Red Wings in the fou ...

(born 1969), Canadian hockey player *

Sheldon Lavin Sheldon Lavin (born 1932) is an American billionaire businessman, and the owner, chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of OSI Group, a US meat processor and the main hamburger supplier to McDonald's. Early life Sheldon Lavin was born in 1932 ...

(born 1932), American billionaire and owner, CEO and chairman of OSI Group * Sheldon Leonard (1907–1997), American actor *

Sheldon Mallory Sheldon Mallory (born July 16, 1953) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played one season in the major leagues in for the Oakland Athletics. Mallory was originally signed as an amateur free agent by the Kansas City Royals ...

(born 1953), American baseball player * Sheldon Neuse (born 1994), American baseball player *

Sheldon Price Sheldon Andrew Price (born March 26, 1991) is a free agent American football cornerback. He played college football at UCLA Bruins football, UCLA, and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He has also played for ...

(born 1991), American football player *

Sheldon Rankins Sheldon Taylor Rankins (born April 2, 1994) is an American football defensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisville. He was drafted in the first round (12th overall) by the N ...

(born 1994), American football player * Sheldon Richardson (born 1990), American football player *

Sheldon Silver Sheldon Silver (February 13, 1944 – January 24, 2022) was an American Democratic Party politician, attorney, and convicted felon from New York City who served as speaker of the New York State Assembly from 1994 to 2015. A native of Manhattan' ...

(1944-2022), United States politician * Shel Silverstein (1930–1999), American poet, songwriter, cartoonist, and children's book author * Sheldon Souray (born 1976), Canadian hockey player *

Sheldon White Sheldon Darnell White (born March 1, 1965) is an American football executive and former National Football League cornerback. He played college football at Miami Ohio. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the third round of the 1988 NFL D ...

(born 1965), American football player and executive * Sheldon Whitehouse (born 1955), Democratic United States Senator from Rhode Island

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* Alexander Sheldon (1766–1832), Speaker of the New York State Assembly * A J Sheldon (1874-1931), music critic *

Benjamin R. Sheldon Benjamin Robbins Sheldon (April 15, 1811 – April 13, 1897) was an American jurist. Born in New Marlborough, Massachusetts, Sheldon received his bachelor's degree from Williams College in 1831 and his law degree from Yale Law School in 1836. ...

(1811–1897), American jurist *

Bob Sheldon Bob Mitchell Sheldon (born November 27, 1950) is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman who played parts of three seasons, , and , for the Milwaukee Brewers. He batted left-handed, threw right-handed, and was listed as tall an ...

(born 1950), American baseball player *

Brady Sheldon Brady Sheldon (born February 23, 1993) is an American professional gridiron football linebacker who is a free agent. He was most recently a member of the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Ferris S ...

(born 1993), American football player *

Brooke E. Sheldon Brooke E. Sheldon was an American librarian and educator who served as the president of the American Library Association from 1983 to 1984. Career Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Sheldon also grew up in Nova Scotia. She graduated from Cambridge ...

(1931–2013), American librarian *

Charles Sheldon Charles Monroe Sheldon (February 26, 1857 – February 24, 1946) was an American Congregationalist minister and a leader of the Social Gospel movement. His novel ''In His Steps'' introduced the principle "What would Jesus do?", which articu ...

(1857–1946), American Congregationalist minister *

Charles H. Sheldon Charles Henry Sheldon (September 12, 1840October 20, 1898) was the second Governor of South Dakota. Biography Charles Henry Sheldon was born in Johnson, Vermont, the third of four children of Gresham and Mary (Brown) Sheldon. After the death ...

(1840–1898), American politician *

Chris Sheldon Chris Sheldon (born 25 September 1962) is an English record producer, particularly of rock music based in London, England. He has produced or mixed records for the Foo Fighters, Garbage, Big Country, Feeder, Therapy?, Biffy Clyro, Oceansize ...

(born 1962), record producer * David Sheldon (disambiguation), various people *

Dominic Sheldon Dominic Sheldon, often written as Dominick Sheldon, was an English soldier. A leading Jacobitism, Jacobite he served in James II of Ireland, James II's Irish Army (Kingdom of Ireland), Irish Army during the Williamite War between 1689 and 1691. He ...

, Anglo-Irish soldier * Donald Sheldon (1921–1975), Alaskan bush pilot * Edward Sheldon (1886–1946), American dramatist * Fred Sheldon (English footballer) (1871–?), English footballer for Stoke *

Fred Sheldon (Welsh footballer) Fredrick Sheldon (born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales) was a footballer who played in The Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Footb ...

, Welsh footballer for Aberdare Athletic *

Frederick H. Sheldon Frederick Halsey "Fred" Sheldon (born 14 December 1951) is an American ornithologist. Early years Sheldon was born a US citizen at Hörsching in Upper Austria. He was educated at Yale University where he obtained a BS degree in Geology & Geophys ...

(born 1951), American ornithologist *

Gene Sheldon Gene Sheldon (born Eugene Hume; February 1, 1908 – May 1, 1982) was an American actor, mime artist, and musician. He is remembered as the mute servant Bernardo in Walt Disney's live-action Spanish Western series ''Zorro'' (1957-1959). Biograph ...

(Eugene Hume) (1908–1982), American pantomime actor *

George Sheldon (preservationist) George Sheldon (1818–1916) led one of the first historic preservation societies in the United States. Biography He was born in Deerfield, Massachusetts on November 30, 1818. He was educated at Deerfield Academy, and worked as a farmer. In 184 ...

(1818–1916), American historian, judge, and politician * George L. Sheldon (1870–1960), American politician * Gilbert Sheldon (1598–1677), Archbishop of Canterbury and builder of the Sheldonian Theatre *

Grace Carew Sheldon Grace Carew Sheldon (March 25, 1855 – August 20, 1921) was an American journalist, author, and editor, as well as a businesswoman. She was the founder of Woman's Exchange of Buffalo, New York. Sheldon gave drawing-room talks in cities around th ...

(1855–1921), American journalist, author, editor, businesswoman *

Henry D. Sheldon Henry Davidson Sheldon (October 3, 1874 – May 14, 1948) was an American educator and historian. Sheldon was born while his parents were en route to Oregon from the New York area. He was educated at the University of the Pacific and Stanford ...

(1874–1948), American educator *

Ingrid Sheldon Ingrid Blom Sheldon (born 1945) is an American politician who served as the 59th mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan from 1993 to 2000. A moderate Republican Party (United States), Republican, she served four two-year terms in the post. To date, Sheldon ...

(born 1945), American politician * Jack Sheldon (1931–2019), American jazz trumpeter *

James M. Sheldon James Milton Sheldon Sr. (c. 1880 – July 7, 1965) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Indiana University from 1905 to 1913, while also se ...

, (1880–1965), American football player *

Jane Sheldon Jane Sheldon is a Sydney-born Australian soprano, largely based in New York City. She was nominated for the 2013 ARIA Award for ARIA Award for Best Classical Album, Best Classical Album for the album ''North + South'' which was recorded with Genev ...

, Australian soprano *

Jennie Maria Arms Sheldon Jennie Maria Arms Sheldon (July 29, 1852 – January 15, 1938) was an American entomologist, educator, historian, author, and museum curator. She worked closely with zoologist Alpheus Hyatt at the Boston Society of Natural History, and she was th ...

(1852–1938), American entomologist, educator, and museum curator * Joseph Harold Sheldon (1893–1972), English physician and gerontologist * Lee Sheldon (writer), game developer and writer * Lewis Sheldon (1874–1960), American triple jumper *

Lilian Sheldon Lilian Sheldon (May 1862 – 6 May 1942) was an English zoologist. Life Sheldon was born in Handsworth, West Midlands, Handsworth in 1862 where her father was the vicar (one source says 1860). She had two brothers who survived and four siste ...

(1862–1942), English zoologist * Lionel Allen Sheldon (1828–1917), American Civil War general, politician, lawyer *

Louis P. Sheldon Louis P. Sheldon (June 11, 1934 – May 29, 2020) was an American Presbyterian pastor, and then Anglican priest, and chairman of the social conservative organization, the Traditional Values Coalition. He principally spoke and wrote about contro ...

(1934–2020), American Presbyterian pastor and activist *

Lurana W. Sheldon Lurana W. Sheldon (after marriage, Ferris; pen names, Richard Hackstaff, Stanley Norris, Grace Shirley; April 11, 1862 – June 11, 1945) was an American author of novels, poems, and short stories, as well as a newspaper editor. Her published work ...

(1862–1945), American writer, editor, suffragist *

Matthew Sheldon Matthew Sheldon (born August 23, 1992) is an American professional association football, soccer player who currently plays for USL Championship side Hartford Athletic. Early life Sheldon was born on 23 August 1992 in Bellevue, Washington, Unit ...

(born 1992), American soccer player * Mike Sheldon (born 1973), American football player * Oliver Sheldon (1894–1951), British businessman * Robert Sheldon, Baron Sheldon (1923–2020), British politician *

Roland Sheldon Roland Frank Sheldon (born December 17, 1936) is a retired American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 160 Major League games from to and to . Born in Putnam, Connecticut, he attended the University of Con ...

(born 1936), American baseball player *

Sam Sheldon Sam Sheldon (born 8 March 1989) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League. Early life Sheldon is of Indigenous Australian heritage and his tribal ancestry can be traced to the W ...

(born 1989), Australian footballer * Scott Sheldon (born 1968), American baseball player * Sidney Sheldon (1917–2007), American screenwriter and novelist *

Stagger Lee Sheldon Lee Shelton (March 16, 1865 – March 11, 1912), popularly known as "Stagolee," "Stagger Lee," "Stack-O-Lee," and other variations, was an American criminal who became a figure of folklore after murdering Billy Lyons on December 25th, 1895. The ...

(1865–1912), American murderer *

Steve Sheldon Steve Sheldon is an American politician from Kentucky. He is a member of the Republican party and represented District 17 in the Kentucky House of Representatives The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General ...

, American politician *

Wilfrid Percy Henry Sheldon Sir Wilfrid Percy Henry Sheldon (1901-1983), Royal Victorian Order, KCVO, Doctor of Medicine, MD, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, FRCP, FRCOG, was a prominent English people, English consulting physician. He wrote one of the first major ...

, (1901–1983), English consulting physician *

William Herbert Sheldon William Herbert Sheldon, Jr. (November 19, 1898 – September 17, 1977) was an American psychologist and numismatist. He created the field of somatotype and constitutional psychology that correlate body types with Temperament, illustrated by his ...

, (1899–1977), American psychologist *

William Wallace Barbour Sheldon William Wallace Barbour Sheldon (May 15, 1836 – March 17, 1915), commonly known as Wallace, was an architectural engineer and pioneer of California, a leading figure of the engineering history of the California coast. Wallace began his caree ...

(1836–1915), American architect *

Wilmon Henry Sheldon Wilmon Henry Sheldon (1875–1981) was a twentieth-century American philosopher. Life and career Sheldon was educated at Harvard University and taught at Yale University, Yale.Nicholas Rescher, ''Process Metaphysics: An Introduction to Pro ...

(1875–1981), American philosopher

Fictional characters

Paul Sheldon ''Misery'' is an American psychological horror thriller novel written by Stephen King and first published by Viking Press on June 8, 1987. The novel's narrative is based on the relationship of its two main characters – the romance novelist Pa ...

, fictional character from the novel ''Misery'' * Sheldon Cooper, fictional character from the television series ''The Big Bang Theory'' and the prequel series ''Young Sheldon'' * Sheldon Lee, a fictional character in ''My Life as a Teenage Robot'' * Sheldon J. Plankton, a character in the animated television series '' SpongeBob SquarePants'' *Sheldon Mopes, protagonist of the 2002 film ''

Death to Smoochy ''Death to Smoochy'' is a 2002 satirical black comedy crime film directed by Danny DeVito and written by Adam Resnick. Starring Robin Williams, Edward Norton, DeVito, Catherine Keener and Jon Stewart, the film centers on "Rainbow" Randolph Smi ...

'' * Sheldon (webcomic), a daily webcomic *Sheldon, a seahorse in the ''

Finding Nemo ''Finding Nemo'' is a 2003 American computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Andrew Stanton with co-direction by Lee Unkrich, the screenplay was writ ...

'' franchise *Sheldon Hawkes, detective/doctor in '' CSI: NY'' *Sheldon, a chick in the comic strip ''

U.S. Acres ''U.S. Acres'' (known as ''Orson's Farm'' outside the United States and as ''Orson's Place'' in Canada) was an American comic strip that originally ran from 1986 to 1989, created by Jim Davis, author of the comic strip ''Garfield''. ''U.S. Ac ...

'' *Sheldon, a magical genie in the television series '' Sigmund and the Sea Monsters'' *Sheldon, a fictional character from the game '' Splatoon'' *Sheldon, butler at Stourton, Charles Rainier's country house in '' Random Harvest'' by James Hilton * Shelldon, snail in the animated series of the same title *Sheldon Dinkleberg, a fictional character from '' The Fairly OddParents'' *

Sheldon Wallace Dr. Sheldon Wallace is a fictional character in the ABC drama ''Private Practice'', a spin-off of ''Grey's Anatomy''. He is portrayed by Brian Benben. History Sheldon's father was a surgeon. He originally wanted to be a surgeon but switched to ...

, a fictional character from '' Private Practice'' *Sheldon, Josh Nichols's pet turtle, who was mentioned by Josh in more than one episode, but never actually seen, in ''

Drake & Josh ''Drake & Josh'' is an American teen sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. The series follows two teenage stepbrothers Drake Parker (Drake Bell) and Josh Nichols (Josh Peck) as they live together despite opposite personalities. The ser ...

''. *Sheldon, a fictional squirrel from the game '' Animal Crossing''

Animals

* Sheldon, a chimpanzee featured in several books and documentaries

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