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 Jerald Sherrod Martin (born October 12, 1984) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Troy. Martin has also played for the Jacksonville ...

(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. (1929–1952), U.S. Marine and Medal of Honor recipient * Sherrod Williams (1804–1876), U.S. Representative from Kentucky

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Bud Sherrod Horace Monroe "Bud" Sherrod, Jr. (December 2, 1927 – August 31, 1980) was a professional American football end in the National Football League for the New York Giants in 1952. He played college football at the University of Tennessee. Sherr ...

(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 ...

(1937–2022), American civil rights activist * Charles Sherrod Hatfield (1882–1950), judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals * Katie Sherrod, American journalist *

Matt Sherrod Matthew Sherrod (born 11 July 1968) is an American drummer, musician, and a former member of the band Crowded House. Sherrod first became known as a musician playing drums for rock artist Beck. In 2007, following the 2005 death of Crowded House ...

(born 1968), American drummer * Rick Sherrod (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 World ...

(1909–1994), American journalist *

Shirley Sherrod Shirley Sherrod (born 1948) is a former Georgia State Director of Rural Development for the United States Department of Agriculture. On July 19, 2010, she became a subject of controversy when parts of a speech she gave were publicized by Breitba ...

(born 1948), a US government employee who was controversially forced to resign in 2010. See

Resignation of Shirley Sherrod On July 19, 2010, Shirley Sherrod was fired from her appointed position as Georgia State Director of Rural Development for the United States Department of Agriculture. Her firing was an administration reaction to media reports on video excerpts fro ...

* William Crawford Sherrod (1835–1919), American politician and Confederate officer from Alabama

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