Sherrod is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

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Sherrod Brown Sherrod Campbell Brown (; born November 9, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Ohio, a seat which he has held since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Ohio's ...

(born 1952), United States Senator * Sherrod Martin (born 1984), American football player *

Sherrod Small Sherrod Small is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He currently co-hosts the podcast ''Race Wars'' with comedian Karen Margolis. Early life Small was born and raised in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn, New York, by his mother a ...

, American comedian *

Sherrod E. Skinner, Jr. Sherrod Emerson Skinner Jr. (October 29, 1929 – October 26, 1952) was a United States Marine Corps officer who sacrificed his life in defense of his outpost and fellow Marines during the First Battle of the Hook in the Korean War. For his a ...

(1929–1952), U.S. Marine and Medal of Honor recipient *

Sherrod Williams Sherrod Williams (1804–1876) was an American politician and lawyer. He served as a United States House of Representatives from Kentucky; and as a Kentucky Member of Congress. Biography Sherrod Williams was born in 1804 in Pulaski County, ...

(1804–1876), U.S. Representative from Kentucky

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* Bud Sherrod (1927–1980), American football player *

Charles Sherrod Charles Melvin Sherrod (January 2, 1937 – October 11, 2022) was an American minister and civil rights activist. During the civil rights movement, Sherrod helped found the Albany Movement while serving as field secretary for southwest Georgia f ...

(1937–2022), American civil rights activist *

Charles Sherrod Hatfield Charles Sherrod Hatfield (June 29, 1882 – February 9, 1950) was an United States federal judge, associate judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. Education and career Born on June 29, 1882, in West Millgrove, Ohio, Wes ...

(1882–1950), judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals *

Katie Sherrod Katie Sherrod is an American journalist who was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame in 1987. In 1991, she was fired from the ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'' over accusations of plagiarism. Biography Sherrod was born in St. Louis, the thi ...

, American journalist * Matt Sherrod (born 1968), American drummer *

Rick Sherrod Rick Sherrod (born January 19, 1979) is a former American football free safety for the Columbus Destroyers and collegiately for the West Virginia Mountaineers. He also played in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Da ...

(born 1979), American football player *

Robert Sherrod Robert Lee Sherrod (February 8, 1909 – February 13, 1994) was an American journalist, editor and writer. He was a war correspondent for ''Time'' and ''Life'' magazines, covering combat from World War II to the Vietnam War. During Wor ...

(1909–1994), American journalist * Shirley Sherrod (born 1948), a US government employee who was controversially forced to resign in 2010. See Resignation of Shirley Sherrod *

William Crawford Sherrod William Crawford Sherrod (August 17, 1835 – March 25, 1918) was an American politician and Confederate officer from Alabama. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Afterward, he was a planter and served as a Delegate ...

(1835–1919), American politician and Confederate officer from Alabama

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