Shane is mainly a

masculine Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles associated with men and boys. Masculinity can be theoretically understood as socially constructed, and there is also evidence that some behaviors con ...

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. It is an

anglicized Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influenc ...

version of the

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

name '' Seaghán/Seán'', which itself is

cognate In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words in different languages that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymology, etymological ancestor in a proto-language, common parent language. Because language c ...

to the name ''

John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Secon ...

''. ''Shane'' comes from the way the name ''Seán'' is pronounced in the

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...

dialect of the

Irish language Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...

, as opposed to ''

Shaun Shaun is an anglicized spelling of the Irish name Seán. Alternative spellings include Shawn, Sean and Shawne. Notable persons with the given name include: People *Shaun (musician) (born 1990), South Korean musician *Shaun (YouTuber), British vi ...

'' or '' Shawn''. Shane is sometimes used as a feminine given name, from the

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

name ''

Shayna Shayna (Yiddish: שיינע; Polish: Szejna) is a feminine name of Yiddish origin, meaning "beautiful" or "lovely", and evocative of the Yiddish phrase "אַ שיינע מיידל" ("a shayne maydel", or "a lovely girl"). Its Hebrew equivalent is Y ...

'', meaning "beautiful". Shane is also a popular surname with the

prefix A prefix is an affix which is placed before the Word stem, stem of a word. Adding it to the beginning of one word changes it into another word. For example, when the prefix ''un-'' is added to the word ''happy'', it creates the word ''unhappy'' ...

"Mac", "Mc", or "O'", to form anglicized

Irish surname A formal Irish name consists of a given name and a surname. In the Irish language, surnames are generally patronymic in etymology but are no longer literal patronyms as, for example, most Icelandic names still are. The form of a surname varies ac ...

patronym A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

s. The surname was first recorded in Petty's census of Ireland (1659), which lists a Dermot McShane (i.e., Son of Shane). Variant forms include O'Shane,

O'Shea O'Shea is a surname and, less often, a given name. It is an anglicized form of the Irish patronymic name Ó Séaghdha or Ó Sé, originating in the Kingdom of Corcu Duibne in County Kerry. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Alicia ...

Séamus () is an Irish and Scottish male given name, of Hebrew origin via Latin. It is the Irish equivalent of the name James. The name James is the English New Testament variant for the Hebrew name Jacob. It entered the Irish and Scottish Gaelic lan ...

, Seán or Sean, Shaine,

Shauna Shauna (Irish: Seána) is an Irish female given name. It is the female version of the male names Shawn or Sean, both of which are in turn derived from John. People named Shauna * Shauna Adix (1932–1998), American educator and administrator a ...

Shawna Shawna is a feminine given name. It is a variant of Shauna, derived from Shawn or Sean, an Irish Gaelic name. Its origin is English and means "God is Gracious". The first name has been present throughout the last century although fluctuating in ...

, Shay, Shayna, and Shayne. The name Shane was popularized by

Jack Schaefer Jack Warner Schaefer (November 19, 1907 – 24 January 1991) was an American writer known for his Westerns. His best-known works are the 1949 novel ''Shane'', voted the greatest western novel, and the 1964 children's book ''Stubby Pringle's C ...

's novel ''

Shane Shane may refer to: People * Shane (actress) (born 1969), American pornographic actress * Shane (New Zealand singer) (born 1946) * iamnotshane (born 1995), formerly known as Shane, American singer * Shane (name) Shane is mainly a masculine g ...

'' (1949) and its eponymous 1953 movie adaptation, directed by

George Stevens George Cooper Stevens (December 18, 1904 – March 8, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer.Obituary '' Variety'', March 12, 1975, page 79. Films he produced were nominated for the Academy Award for ...

from a screenplay by A.B. Guthrie Jr.

Given name

Men

, New Zealand singer *

Shane Acker Shane Richard Acker (born 1971 in Wheaton, Illinois) is an American animator, film director, screenwriter and animation teacher known for directing '' 9'', which is based on his 2005 Academy Award-nominated short film, of the same title. He is a ...

(born 1971), American filmmaker * Shane Aguirre (born 1972), American politician *

Shane Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis Shane William Desmond Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis (born 30 June 1935), styled Lord Rideau between 1952 and 1969, is a British hereditary peer. Biography Alexander is the elder son of Field Marshal Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexand ...

(born 1935), British peer * Shane Austin (born 1989), American football player * Shane Baker, American politician * Shane Battelle (born 1971), American soccer player * Shane Battier (born 1978), American basketball player * Shane Bergman (born 1990), Canadian football player *

Shane Bieber Shane Robert Bieber (born May 31, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos baseball team as a walk-on. He was drafted ...

(born 1995), American baseball player *

Shane Bond Shane Edward Bond (born 7 June 1975) is a New Zealand cricket coach and former cricketer and present bowling coach of Mumbai Indians, described as "New Zealand's best fast bowler since Sir Richard Hadlee". He represented New Zealand in Test, OD ...

(born 1970), New Zealand cricketer *

Shane Briant Shane Briant (17 August 1946 – 26 May 2021) was an English actor and novelist. Briant studied law at Trinity College Dublin but became a professional actor playing the lead in ''Hamlet'' at the Eblana Theatre, Dublin. Briant is best known for ...

(1946–2021), British-Australian actor and novelist *

Shane Brolly Shane Brolly is an Irish actor, writer, and director from Belfast, Northern Ireland, most known for his role as Kraven in the ''Underworld'' franchise. Life and career Brolly was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and comes from a family o ...

(born 1970), Irish actor and writer *

Shane Buechele Shane Buechele (born January 8, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas before transferring to SMU. Early years Buechele attended Lamar Hig ...

(born 1998), American football player * Shane Byrne (born 1971), Irish rugby union player * Shane Cadogan (born 2001), Vincentian swimmer * Shane Carr, Irish Gaelic footballer *

Shane Carruth Shane Carruth (born 1972) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, composer, and film actor, actor. He is the writer, director, and co-star of the prize-winning science-fiction film Primer (film), ''Primer'' (2004), which was his debut feature. Hi ...

(born 1972), American filmmaker *

Shane Carwin Western Colorado Mountaineers Shane Bannister Carwin (born January 4, 1975) is an American former mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former Interim UFC Hea ...

(born 1975), American mixed martial artist *

Shane Claiborne Shane Claiborne (born July 11, 1975) is a Christian activist and author who is a leading figure in the New Monasticism movement and one of the founding members of the non-profit organization, The Simple Way, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Claib ...

(born 1975), American Christian activist *

Shane Clipfell Shane Clipfell (born August 29, 1963) is the current head coach of the Western Michigan University women's basketball team. Career He accepted the head coaching position at Western Michigan in April 2012. Prior to Western Michigan he was on Suzy ...

(born 1963), American basketball player and coach *

Shane Crawford Shane Barry Crawford (born 9 September 1974) is a former Australian rules football player, television media personality and author. He played 305 senior games for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and won the ...

(born 1974), Australian rules footballer *

Shane Crosse Shane Crosse (born 21 September 2001) is an Irish jockey who competes in flat racing. Background Crosse comes from Cahir in County Tipperary in Ireland. His father Matt Crosse is a former jump jockey and brother Nathan Crosse is a flat-ra ...

(born 2001), Irish jockey * Shane Curran *

Shane Dawson Shane Lee Yaw (born July 19, 1988), better known as Shane Dawson, is an American YouTuber, actor, fimmaker, writer, and musician. One of the first people to rise to fame on YouTube, he began making videos in 2008 at the age of 19 and garnered ...

(born 1988), American YouTube comedian and actor *

Shane Doan Shane Albert Doan (born October 10, 1976) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player currently serving as chief hockey development officer for the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Doan spent the entir ...

(born 1976), Canadian ice hockey player * Shane Dorian (born 1972), American professional surfer *

Shane Drumgold Shane Drumgold Senior counsel, SC (born 1965) is an Barrister, Australian Barrister, Adjunct professor, Adjunct Professor of law, and the Australian Capital Territory’s fifth Director of Public Prosecutions. He was appointed on 1 January 2019 ...

(born 1965), Australian lawyer *

Shane Embury Shane Embury (born 27 November 1967) is a British bassist and a member of the grindcore and death metal band Napalm Death since 1987. Career Napalm Death While not a founding member, Embury is the longest standing member of the band, ha ...

(born 1967), British bassist *

Shane Filan Shane Steven Filan (born 5 July 1979) is an Irish pop singer. He is one of the two lead singers of pop vocal group Westlife, which was formed in 1998, disbanded in 2012, and regrouped in 2018. Westlife have released thirteen albums, embarked on ...

(born 1979), Irish singer * Shane Forster (born 1972), Northern Ireland Anglican priest * Shane Garrett (born 1967), American football player *

Shane Gillis Shane Gillis (born December 11, 1987) is an American stand-up comedian, radio personality, sketch comedy writer, and podcaster. He is co-host of ''Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast'' with fellow stand-up comedian Matt McCusker. Sanneh, Kelefa (Sep ...

(born 1987), American comedian * Shane Golobic (born 1991), American racing driver * Shane Grice (born 1976), American football player *

Shane Harper Shane Steven Harper (born February 14, 1993) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He is known for playing Spencer on ''Good Luck Charlie'' as well as Josh Wheaton in the independent Christian film '' God's Not Dead''. His self-titled d ...

(born 1993), American actor, singer, and dancer *

Shane Heal Shane Douglas Heal (born 6 September 1970) is an Australian basketball coach and former player. Playing career International Heal's international career highlights include representing the Australian Boomers at the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 20 ...

(born 1970), Australian basketball player * Shane Henry (born 1970), American ice hockey player *

Shane Horgan Shane Patrick Horgan (born 18 July 1978) is an Irish former rugby union player who played Wing (rugby union), wing or centre for Leinster Rugby, Leinster and Ireland national rugby union team, Ireland. Early life He was born on 18 July 1978 in ...

(born 1978), Irish rugby union player *

Shane Jacobson Shane Jacobson (born 18 March 1970) is an Australian actor, director, writer, and comedian, best known as the "Dunny Man" for his performances as the eponymous character Kenny Smyth, a plumber working for a portable toilet rental company, in the ...

(born 1970), Australian actor, director, writer, and comedian *

Shane Jennings Shane Jennings (born 8 July 1981) is an Irish former professional rugby union player. He played at openside flanker for Leinster Rugby and Ireland. He was also registered to St Mary's College. Club career Jennings impressed for Leinster in th ...

(born 2001), Irish rugby union player *

Shane Kippel Shane Warren Kippel (born June 4, 1986) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Gavin "Spinner" Mason on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. In 2010, after nine years on ''Degrassi'', Kippel was written out of the program and did ...

(born 1986), Canadian actor *

Shane Lee Shane Lee (born 8 August 1973) is a former Australian first-class cricketer. He was an all-rounder known for his hard batting and medium-pace bowling and is the elder brother of Australian pace bowler Brett Lee. He played for Australia and al ...

(born 1973), Australian cricketer *

Shane Lemieux Shane Lemieux (born May 12, 1997) American football guard for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon. Early years Lemieux played at West Valley High School as a tight end and offensive ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Shane Leslie Sir John Randolph Leslie, 3rd Baronet (Irish: ''Sir Seaghán Leslaigh''; 24 September 1885 – 14 August 1971), commonly known as Sir Shane Leslie, was an Irish-born diplomat and writer. He was a first cousin of Sir Winston Churchill. In 1908 ...

(1885–1971), Irish-born diplomat and writer *

Shane Long Shane Patrick Long (born 22 January 1987) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Reading and the Republic of Ireland national team. He also played hurling for the Tipperary county team in his early ...

(born 1987), Irish footballer *

Shane Lynch Shane Eamon Mark Stephen Lynch (born 3 July 1976) is an Irish singer, but best known as a member of Boyzone. In recent years, he has taken up auto racing, participated in reality shows such as '' Celebrity Big Brother'' in 2018 and appeared as ...

(born 1971), Irish singer *

Shane MacGowan Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (born 25 December 1957) is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the lead singer and songwriter of Celtic punk band the Pogues. He was also a member of the Nipple Erectors and Shane MacGow ...

(born 1957), Irish-English vocalist * Shane Fumani Marhanele (born 1982), South African basketball player * Shane Martin *

Shane Matthews Michael Shane Matthews (born June 1, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for all or part of fourteen seasons during the 1990s and 2000s. He played college footba ...

(born 1970), American football player *

Shane McConkey Shane McConkey (December 30, 1969 – March 26, 2009) was a professional skier and BASE jumper. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and eventually based himself in Olympic Valley, California. Due to an itinerant childhood, he never identi ...

(1969–2009), American professional skier and BASE Jumper *

Shane McDonald Shane McDonald (born 29 May 1985) is an Australian former professional basketball player. He had four stints in the National Basketball League (NBL) with the Singapore Slingers, Perth Wildcats, Melbourne Tigers and New Zealand Breakers. The m ...

(born 1985), Australian basketball player * Shane McKenzie (born 1973), Australian bobsledder *

Shane McMahon Shane Brandon McMahon (; born January 15, 1970) is an American businessman and professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he was a wrestler, producer and minority owner. He is the founder and executive chairman of Idean ...

(born 1970), American professional wrestling executive and wrestler *

Shane Meadows Shane Meadows (born 26 December 1972) is an English director, screenwriter and actor, known for his work in independent film, most notably the cult film '' This Is England'' (2006) and its three sequels (2010–2015). Meadows' other films i ...

(born 1972), British film director * Shane Meehan (born 2002), Irish hurler * Shane Merritt (born 2000), Irish Gaelic footballer * Shane Murphy (disambiguation) *

Shane Mosley Shane Mosley (born September 7, 1971), often known by his nickname "Sugar" Shane Mosley, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2016. He held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the IBF l ...

(born 1971), American boxer * Shane Nicholson *

Shane Niemi Shane Niemi (born June 2, 1978, in Kamloops, British Columbia is a retired Canadian sprints athlete. As a 17 year old he took the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 1995 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships behind Obea Moore's then ...

(born 1978), Canadian track and field athlete * Shane O'Mara * Shane O'Neill (disambiguation) *

Shane O'Sullivan Shane O'Sullivan may refer to: * Shane O'Sullivan (hurler) * Shane O'Sullivan (filmmaker) Shane O'Sullivan (born 1969) is an Irish writer and filmmaker based in London. He is best known for his work on the assassination of Robert Kennedy. His f ...

Shane Oblonsky Shane Oblonsky (born 28 December 1985) is an American featherweight Muay Thai kickboxer, who formerly competed for Glory. Combat Press ranked him as a top ten featherweight kickboxer in the world between September 2014 and May 2015. Kickbox ...

(born 1985), Canadian kickboxer *

Shane Owen Shane Owen (born June 4, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for Fife Flyers in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Playing career Owen played major junior hockey in both the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and ...

(born 1990), Canadian ice hockey *

Shane Pow Shane Pow (, born 4 October 1990) is a Singaporean actor and was named as one of the 8 Dukes of Caldecott Hill. Education and early life Pow has an elder sister. He was educated at Woodlands Ring Secondary School and Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Po ...

(born 1990), Singaporean actor * Shane Richardson Reeves, 15th dean of the United States Military Academy *

Shane Reynolds Richard Shane Reynolds (born March 26, 1968) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1992 through 2004 for the Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves and Arizona Diamondbacks. Listed at 6' 3", 210 lb., Reynolds batted and th ...

(born 1968), American baseball player *

Shane Richie Shane Patrick Paul Roche (born 11 March 1964), known as Shane Richie, is a British actor, comedian, television presenter and singer. Following initial success as a stage and screen performer, he became best known for his portrayal of the charac ...

(born 1964), British actor and TV presenter *

Shane Rimmer Shane Rimmer (born Shane Lance Deacon; May 28, 1929 – March 29, 2019) was a Canadian actor and screenwriter who spent the majority of his career in the United Kingdom. The self-proclaimed "Rent-A-Yank" of the British entertainment industry, he ...

(1929-2019), Canadian actor and voice artist * Shane Roche, Gaelic footballer *

Shane Ronayne Shane Ronayne (born 29 September 1979) is a Gaelic football manager whose first senior inter-county management job, since January 2021, was as manager of the Waterford county team, his father's native county. He resigned after eight months, hav ...

(born 1979), Gaelic football manager * Shane Ryan (disambiguation) *

Shane Sparks Melvin Shane Sparks (born June 25, 1969) is an American hip-hop choreographer best known for his work as a choreographer on ''So You Think You Can Dance'' and judge on '' America's Best Dance Crew''. Early life Sparks was born in Cincinnat ...

(born 1974), American hip-hop choreographer * Shane Stant (born 1971), the known assailant who attacked

Nancy Kerrigan Nancy Ann Kerrigan (born October 13, 1969) is an American figure skating, figure skater and actress. She won bronze medals at the 1991 World Figure Skating Championships, 1991 World Championships and the Figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympic ...

Shane Stringer Shane Stringer is an American politician and former law enforcement officer serving as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 102nd district. He assumed office on November 7, 2018. Career Stringer was elected to the Alabama ...

, American politician *

Shane Sweetnam Shane Sweetnam (born 19 January 1981) is an Irish equestrian. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, J ...

(born 1981), Irish equestrian * Shane Taylor *

Shane Thorne Shane Veryzer (born 24 September 1985) is an Australians, Australian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, who is currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under the ring name Shane Haste as a member of The Mighty Don't Kneel ...

(born 1985), Australian wrestler * Shane Tilton (born 1978), American media scholar *

Shane Tuck Shane Tuck (24 December 198120 July 2020) was an Australian rules footballer who played 173 matches for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) after also spending two years on the AFL list at Hawthorn without makin ...

(1981–2020), Australian rules footballer *

Shane Tutmarc Shane Tutmarc (born September 25, 1981) is an American producer, songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist. Career Tutmarc is the great-grandson of Paul Tutmarc, who has been credited as the inventor of the electric bass. His grandfather, Bud ...

(born 1981), American singer/songwriter/producer *

Shane van Gisbergen Shane Robert van Gisbergen (born 9 May 1989) is a New Zealand racing driver in the Supercars Championship racing in the Number 97 Holden ZB Commodore car for Triple Eight Race Engineering. With three Supercars Championship wins ( 2016, 2021, ...

(born 1989), New Zealand racing driver *

Shane Victorino Shane Patrick Victorino (born November 30, 1980), nicknamed "The Flyin' Hawaiian", is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodger ...

(born 1980), American baseball player *

Shane Warne Shane Keith Warne (13 September 1969 – 4 March 2022) was an Australian international cricketer, whose career ran from 1991 to 2007. Warne played as a right-arm leg spin bowler and a right-handed batsman for Victoria, Hampshire and Australia ...

(1969–2022), Australian cricketer *

Shane Watson Shane Robert Watson (born 17 June 1981) is an Australian former cricketer, and occasional captain in all formats, who has played for Australia's national cricket team. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed fast-medium swing bowler w ...

(born 1981), Australian cricketer *

Shane Webcke Shane Webcke (born 28 September 1974) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, who spent his entire club career playing for the Brisbane Broncos. Webcke represented Queensland in the State of Origin 21 times and also captai ...

(born 1974), Australian rugby league footballer * Shane West (born 1978), American actor *

Shane Williams Shane Mark Williams, (born 26 February 1977) is a Welsh rugby union player most famous for his long and successful tenure as a wing for the Ospreys and the Wales national team. He also played scrum-half on occasion. Williams is the record tr ...

(born 1977), Welsh rugby union player *

Shane Wiskus Shane Michael Wiskus (born October 1, 1998) is an American artistic gymnast who represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Additionally, he represented the United States at the 2019 World Championships and is a three-time NCAA Ch ...

(born 1998), American gymnast *

Shane White Shane White (born 1970) is an American illustrator, comic book writer and artist and author from Massena, New York. Career Comics Shane White's earliest comic work appeared in small-press comics in the mid-80s. His first professional penciling gi ...

(born 1970), American comic book artist *

Shane Woewodin Shane Woewodin (born 12 July 1976) is a retired Australian rules football player who played 200 games with the Melbourne and Collingwood Football Clubs. He was the recipient of the Brownlow Medal in 2000. He formerly served as the Offensive ...

(born 1976), Australian football player *

Shane Wright Shane Wright may refer to: * Shane Wright (ice hockey), ice hockey player * Shane Wright (rugby league), rugby league footballer {{hndis, Wright, Shane ...

Shane Zylstra Shane Zylstra (born November 16, 1996) is an American football tight end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Minnesota State. College career Zylstra was a member of the Minnesota State Mav ...

(born 1996), American football player

Women

* Shane Bolks, American writer * Shane Collins (born 1963), New Zealand field hockey player *

Shane de Silva Shane may refer to: People * Shane (actress) (born 1969), American pornographic actress * Shane (New Zealand singer) (born 1946) * iamnotshane (born 1995), formerly known as Shane, American singer * Shane (name), a masculine given name and a s ...

(born 1972), West Indian cricket player *

Shane Gould Shane Elizabeth Gould (born 23 November 1956) is an Australian former competition swimmer. She won three gold medals, a silver medal and a bronze, at the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 2018, she won the fifth season of ''Australian Survivor,'' becom ...

(born 1956), Australian swimmer

Fictional characters

* Shane, the eponymous hero of

novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...

(1949) and its

1953 film The year 1953 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1953 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 16 – A new Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. is incorporated ...

adaptation * Shane, a marriageable NPC in the game ''

Stardew Valley ''Stardew Valley'' is a simulation role-playing video game developed by Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone. Players take the role of a character who takes over their deceased grandfather's dilapidated farm in a place known as Stardew Valley. The game wa ...

'' * Shane-A112, a Spartan from the book '' Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'' * Shane Barnstormer, the principal antagonist in the web series ''

Video Game High School ''Video Game High School'' (often abbreviated ''VGHS'') is an American action comedy web series from RocketJump Studios. It was written by Matthew Arnold, Will Campos and Brian Firenzi and directed by Matthew Arnold, Brandon Laatsch, and Freddie ...

'' * Shane Botwin, principal character in the TV series '' Weeds'' *Shane Detorre, 10-year-old daughter of Frank Detorre in the movie ''

Osmosis Jones ''Osmosis Jones'' is a 2001 American live-action/animated buddy cop crime action comedy film written by Marc Hyman. Combining live-action sequences directed by the Farrelly brothers and animation directed by Piet Kroon and Tom Sito, the film ...

'' *

Shane Donovan A list of notable characters from the NBC soap opera '' Days of Our Lives'' that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between January 1, 1980, and the end of 1989, in order of first appearance. DJ Craig Donald Craig Jr., known as "DJ" ...

, a character in the NBC daytime soap opera ''

Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that streams on the streaming service Peacock. The soap, which aired on the American television net ...

'' * Shane Dooiney, Locomotive Number 5 on the Culdee Fell Railway in ''

The Railway Series ''The Railway Series'' is a series of British books about a railway known as the North Western Railway, located on the fictional Island of Sodor. There are 42 books in the series, the first published in May 1945 by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry. Tw ...

'' by Wilbert Awdry * Shane Gooseman, from ''

The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers ''The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers'' is an American animated space Western television series created by Robert Mandell and Gaylord Entertainment Company. It was broadcast in syndication between 1986 and 1989. The series combines sci-fi s ...

'' *

Shane McCutcheon Shane McCutcheon is a fictional lesbian character from the American Showtime television drama series ''The L Word'', and the sequel series ''L Word: Generation Q'' played by Katherine Moennig. Character development in The L Word Shane was orig ...

, from ''

The L Word ''The L Word'' is a television drama that aired on Showtime from January 18, 2004 to March 8, 2009. The series follows the lives of a group of lesbian and bisexual women who live in West Hollywood, California. The premise originated with Ilene ...

'' *Shane Omen, a character in the film ''

Mean Girls ''Mean Girls'' is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey. The film stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried (in her film debut), Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler a ...

'' *

Shane Parrish Shane Parrish is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Home and Away'', played by Dieter Brummer. He made his first on-screen appearance on 28 May 1992 and he departed on 13 March 1996. Casting In 1992, actor Dieter Brummer su ...

, a character in the Australian soap opera '' Home and Away'' * Captain Shane Schofield, central character in Matthew Reilly's novels '' Ice Station, Area 7,

Scarecrow A scarecrow is a decoy or mannequin, often in the shape of a human. Humanoid scarecrows are usually dressed in old clothes and placed in open fields to discourage birds from disturbing and feeding on recently cast seed and growing crops.Lesley ...

, Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves'', and the novella '' Hell Island'' * Shane Vansen, in the TV series '' Space: Above and Beyond'' *

Shane Vendrell The following is a list of character summaries from the FX Networks television series ''The Shield''. Main characters * Michael Chiklis – Vic Mackey (2002–2008) * Glenn Close – Monica Rawling (2005) * Catherine Dent – Danielle "D ...

, a detective on the police drama television series ''

The Shield ''The Shield'' is an American crime drama television series starring Michael Chiklis that premiered on March 12, 2002, on FX in the United States, and concluded on November 25, 2008, after seven seasons. Known for its portrayal of corrupt pol ...

'' * Shane Walsh in '' The Walking Dead'' comic series *Shane Wolfe, the protagonist of the 2005 Disney action comedy film ''

The Pacifier ''The Pacifier'' is a 2005 American family action comedy film directed by Adam Shankman, written by Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant and stars Vin Diesel. After a failed rescue mission, Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe is assigned as babysitter to th ...

Surname

Shane Twins The Shane Twins (born December 21, 1967) are a professional wrestling tag team that consist of twin brothers Mike and Todd Shane. They were best known for their appearances in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as Gymini. History Independe ...

(born 1967), twin brothers Mike and Todd Shane, professional wrestlers *

Alex Shane Alexander Daniel Spilling (born 15 November 1979) is a British professional wrestler and professional wrestling commentator who is best known by his ring name "The Showstealer" Alex Shane. Spilling also works as a promoter, wrestling coach an ...

(born 1979), British former wrestler *

Bob Shane Robert Castle Schoen (February 1, 1934 – January 26, 2020), known professionally as Bob Shane, was an American singer and guitarist who was a founding member of The Kingston Trio. In that capacity, Shane became a seminal figure in the rev ...

(1934–2020), American singer and guitarist, founding member of The Kingston Trio * C. Donald Shane (1895–1983), American astronomer *

Doug Shane Douglas Bennett Shane is President of The Spaceship Company, as well as an American test pilot who has trained as a commercial astronaut. He was a member of the Scaled Composites astronaut team and one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne, the ex ...

, president of The Spaceship Company and Scaled Composites, and test pilot *

Elvie Shane Elvie Shane (born May 22, 1988) is an American country music singer. He is signed to BBR Music Group and in 2020 he released his debut single "My Boy", which has charted on Country Airplay. Shane was born in Caneyville, Kentucky, where he grew u ...

(born 1988), American country music singer * Jackie Shane (1940–2019), American soul and R&B singer and transgender pioneer * John Shane (1822–1899), American politician, judge, and military officer *

Paul Shane Paul Shane (born George Frederick Speight; 19 June 1940 – 16 May 2013) was a British actor and comedian. He was known for his television work, in particular playing Ted Bovis in ''Hi-de-Hi!'', a 1980s BBC sitcom. Early life Shane was born o ...

(1940–2013), English actor * Peter M. Shane (born 1952), American law professor *

Rita Shane Rita Shane (August 15, 1936 – October 9, 2014) was an American coloratura soprano. Biography Born in the Bronx to Julius J. Shane and Rebekah (née Milner) Shane, Rita Shane studied at Barnard College and privately with voice teachers Beverly P ...

(1936–2014), American operatic soprano * Tom Shane, founder of the Shane Company * William Rodger Shane (1935–2012), American politician

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