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Shepherd A shepherd or sheepherder is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards flocks of sheep. ''Shepherd'' derives from Old English ''sceaphierde (''sceap'' 'sheep' + ''hierde'' ' herder'). ''Shepherding is one of the world's oldest occupations, ...

Shepherd

Surname

* Adaline Shepherd, American composer *

Alan Shepherd Alan Shepherd (28 September 1935 – 16 July 2007) was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best seasons were in 1962 and 1963, when he rode a Matchless to finish in second place in the 500cc world championship, both times to Mike ...

, British motorcycle Grand Prix road racer *

Amba Shepherd Amber Louise Shepherd, better known by her stage name Amba Shepherd is an Australian singer and songwriter, best known for her collaborations with the Dutch music producer, Hardwell. Amba Shepherd was named "The most relevant guest vocalist in ED ...

, Australian singer * Ann Shepherd, American actress born

Shaindel Kalish Shaindel Kalish (January 15, 1910 – November 30, 2002) was an American actress on stage, on old-time radio, and in films. Her first name was sometimes spelled "Scheindel". She was also known at various times as Judith Blake, Ann Shepherd, Ann ...

* Briana Shepherd, Western Australian journalist, reporter and news presenter, former New York City Ballet dancer *

Chandler Shepherd James Chandler Shepherd (born August 25, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Baltimore Orioles in 2019. College career Shepherd attended Lawrence Coun ...

, American professional baseball player (Boston Red Sox) *

Cybill Shepherd Cybill Lynne Shepherd (born February 18, 1950) is an American actress and former model. Her film debut and breakthrough role came as Jacy Farrow in Peter Bogdanovich's coming-of-age drama ''The Last Picture Show'' (1971) alongside Jeff Bridges. ...

, American actress * Darrius Shepherd (born 1995), American football player * David Shepherd (disambiguation) *

Dolly Shepherd Elizabeth "Dolly" Shepherd (1886-1983) was a parachutist and fairground entertainer in the Edwardian era. Early life Shepherd was born in Potters Bar, Middlesex, England. Career At the age of 16, she got a job as a waitress at the Alexandr ...

, hot-air balloon trapeze artist *

Frances Alice Shepherd Frances Alice Shepherd, is a Canadian oncologist recognized for her research on lung cancer and her contributions to the design, development, and conduct of clinical trials. She is currently a senior staff physician at Princess Margaret Cancer Ce ...

, Canadian academic *

Freddy Shepherd Freddy Shepherd (29 October 1941 – 25 September 2017) was an English businessman and the chairman of Newcastle United football club from 1997 until 2007. During his time at Newcastle, both as an active assistant to and later replacement of ...

, businessman and chairman of Newcastle United * George Shepherd (artist), English draughtsman and watercolourist *

George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd George Robert Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd PC (19 August 1881 – 4 December 1954), was a British Labour politician. Early life Shepherd was the son of George Robert Shepherd, a tailor of Spalding, Lincolnshire. Shepherd began working as an a ...

, British Labour politician * J. Marshall Shepherd, American meteorologist *

Jack Shepherd (disambiguation) Jack Shepherd or Shepard may refer to: People *Jack Shepherd (actor) (born 1940), British, in ''Wycliffe'' etc. *Jack P. Shepherd (born 1988), British actor, in ''Coronation Street'' * Jack Shepard (baseball) (1931–1994), American * Jack Shephard ...

, multiple people * JaCorey Shepherd, American football player *

Jean Shepherd Jean Parker 'Shep' Shepherd Jr. (~July 21, 1921 – October 16, 1999) was an American storyteller, humorist, radio and TV personality, writer, and actor. With a career that spanned decades, Shepherd is known for the film ''A Christmas Story'' ...

, American radio personality and writer * Jenny Shepherd, New Zealand field hockey player *

Joel Shepherd Joel Shepherd (born 1974 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian science fiction author. He moved to Perth, Western Australia with his family when he was seven, where he later studied film and television arts at Curtin University. He now ...

, Australian science fiction author *

John Shepherd (disambiguation) John Shepherd may refer to: * John Shepherd (priest) (died 1713), Irish Anglican priest * John Shepherd (jockey) (1765–1848), English jockey * John Shepherd (governor and chairman) (1792–1859), governor of the Hudson's Bay Company and Chai ...

, several people *

Jonathan Shepherd Jonathan P Shepherd CBE is a Welsh surgeon, criminologist and professor at Cardiff University's Crime and Security Research Institute which he co-founded in 2015. He also founded the University's Violence Research Group. He has initiated UK publi ...

, Welsh surgeon *

Keith Shepherd Keith Wayne Shepherd (born January 21, 1968) is an American former baseball middle relief pitcher. Shepherd played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from through for the Philadelphia Phillies (1992), Colorado Rockies (1993), Boston Red Sox (1995) ...

, major league baseball player *

Kenny Wayne Shepherd Kenny Wayne Shepherd (born Kenny Wayne Brobst; June 12, 1977) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has released several studio albums and experienced significant commercial success as a blues artist. Life and career Shepherd wa ...

(born Kenny Wayne Brobst, Jr), an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter *

Kirk Shepherd Kirk Shepherd (born 5 October 1986) is an English former professional darts player who competed in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) tournaments. He was the youngest player ever to reach the final of the World Professional Darts Championshi ...

, English darts player *

Leo Shepherd Leo "The Whistler" Shepherd was a jazz trumpet player in the big band era. He came to prominence playing in Lionel Hampton's big band in 1946. In his career Leo Shepherd pushed the commonly accepted range of the trumpet to new heights. He is n ...

, US jazz trumpeter * Liam 'Lewy' Shepherd, SEO Consultant *

Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd Malcolm Newton Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd, Baron Shepherd of Spalding (27 September 1918 – 5 April 2001), was a British Labour politician and peer who served as Leader of the House of Lords under Harold Wilson and James Callaghan and memb ...

, British Labour politician *

Mark Shepherd (businessman) Mark Shepherd Jr. (January 18, 1923 – February 4, 2009) was the chairman and chief executive officer of Texas Instruments. He was in attendance at the demonstration of the integrated circuit by Jack Kilby on September 12, 1958. Biography Shepher ...

, chairman and CEO of Texas Instruments * Mark Shepherd (novelist), author of several fantasy novels * Mark Allen Shepherd (born 1961), actor * Mary Shepherd, British philosopher * Mary Patricia Shepherd (1933 – 2003), British thoracic surgeon *

Michael Shepherd (psychiatrist) Michael Shepherd, CBE, FRCP, FRCPsych (Hon), FAPA (Corr), FAPHA (30 July 1923 – 21 August 1995) was one of the most influential and internationally respected psychiatrists of his time, formerly Professor of Epidemiological Psychiatry, Inst ...

, British psychiatrist and author *

Morgan Shepherd Clay Morgan Shepherd (born October 12, 1941) is an American retired professional stock car racing driver and current team owner. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 89 Chevrolet Camaro for Shepherd Racing Ven ...

, NASCAR driver * Nathan Shepherd (American football) (born 1993), Canadian-American football player * Robert Shepherd (1937–2008), law professor * Robert Shepherd (footballer) (born 1956), Australian rules footballer *

Roy Shepherd Roy Shepherd (born ) is a former British ice hockey player. He played between 1951 and 1978 for the Wembley Lions, Southampton Vikings and Brighton Tigers. He also played for the Great Britain national ice hockey team The Great Br ...

(born 1931), British ice hockey player *

Roy Shepherd (pianist) Roy Shepherd MBE (190720 June 1986) was an Australian pianist who is most renowned as a piano teacher at the University of Melbourne Conservatorium. Walter Roy Shepherd was born in Geelong in 1907.Sanger Shepherd, British inventor of an early colour photography process *

Sherri Shepherd Sherri Shepherd (born April 22, 1967) is an American actress, comedian, author, broadcaster, and television personality. She currently hosts the daily syndicated daytime talk show, '' Sherri''. From 2007 to 2014, Shepherd was a co-host of the da ...

(born 1967), media personality, actress and comedian * Thomas D. Shepherd (1889–1954), American college football player and coach * Thomas H. Shepherd (1792–1864), British architectural artist *

William Robert Shepherd William Robert Shepherd (12 June 1871 in Charleston, South Carolina – 7 June 1934 in Berlin, Germany) was an American cartographer and historian specializing in American and Latin American history. In 1896, Shepherd completed his PhD at Col ...

(1871–1934), American cartographer and historian

Given name

* Shepherd Brooks, member of a prominent Medford family who developed the 19th-century Shepherd Brooks Estate *

Shepherd Clark Shepherd Walton Clark (born March 1, 1971) is a famous American competitive figure skater and the reigning World Figure Champion of The World Figure Sport Society. In 2022, he defended his World Figure Championship title, becoming The 2022 Worl ...

, American competitive figure skater * Shepherd Dawson (1880–1935), British psychologist * Shepherd Heyward (died 1859), free black man who was killed during the raid on Harpers Ferry * Shepherd Leffler (1811–1879), U.S. Representative from Iowa * Shepherd Mead (1914–1994), born Edward Mead, American writer * Shepherd Murape, Zimbabwean former football player and manager * Shepherd Skanes, American football coach

Fictional Shepherds

Derrial Book Derrial Book (commonly called Shepherd Book and born as Henry Evans) is a fictional character played by Ron Glass in the science-fiction/Western television series ''Firefly'' and its sequel movie, '' Serenity''. He is a Shepherd (the literal Engl ...

(a.k.a. Shepherd Book), character in the television series, ''Firefly'' * Alex Shepherd, character from the

Silent Hill is a horror anthology media franchise centered on a series of survival horror games created by Keiichiro Toyama and published by Konami. The first four video games in the series, '' Silent Hill'', ''Silent Hill 2'', ''Silent Hill 3'' and '' ...

series * Derek Shepherd, character on the ABC television series ''Grey's Anatomy'' and ''Private Practice'' *

Amelia Shepherd Amelia Frances Shepherd, M.D., F.A.C.S. is a fictional character on the ABC American television ''Grey's Anatomy ''medical drama and the spin-off series '' Private Practice'', portrayed by Caterina Scorsone. In her debut appearance in season th ...

, character on the ABC television series ''Private Practice'' and ''Grey's Anatomy'' * General Shepherd, a fictional character and the main antagonist from video game '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2'' * Jason Shepherd, the main protagonist of the film ''

Big Fat Liar ''Big Fat Liar'' is a 2002 American comedy film, directed by Shawn Levy, adapted by Dan Schneider from a story by Schneider and Brian Robbins, and starring Frankie Muniz, Paul Giamatti, Amanda Bynes, Amanda Detmer, Donald Faison, Lee Majors, a ...

'' * Tommy Shepherd, a superhero from Marvel Comics

Shepperd

Surname

* Augustine Henry Shepperd, Congressional Representative from North Carolina * Robin Shepperd, British television director

Given name

Shepperd Strudwick Shepperd Strudwick (September 22, 1907 – January 15, 1983) was an American actor of film, television, and stage. He was also billed as John Shepperd for some of his films and for his acting on stage in New York. Early years Strudwick was ...

, American actor of film, television and stage * William Shepperd Ashe, Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1849 and 1855

Other uses

* Shepperd's Dell, a small canyon in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon

Shephard

Surname

Ben Shephard Benjamin Peter Sherrington Shephard (born 11 December 1974) is an English television presenter and journalist who is currently employed by ITV. He was a main presenter on the now defunct breakfast programme '' GMTV'' and since April 2014 has ...

, English television presenter *

Ben Shephard (English historian) Ben Shephard (1948–2017) was an English historian, author, and television producer. He was educated at Diocesan College, Cape Town, and Westminster School. He graduated in history from Oxford University and made many historical documentarie ...

* Gary Shephard, former Welsh professional footballer * Geoffrey Colin Shephard, Mathematician * Gillian Shephard, Baroness Shephard of Northwold * Gordon Strachey Shephard Brigadier-General killed in action in 1918 * Hale Horatio Shephard (1842–1921), British judge in India * Isaac F. Shephard, American Civil War officer *

Michelle Shephard Michelle Shephard (born 1972) is an independent investigative reporter (previously with the ''Toronto Star'' newspaper), author and filmmaker. She has been awarded the Michener Award for public service journalism and won Canada's top newspaper p ...

, Canadian journalist *

Neil Shephard Neil Shephard (born 8 October 1964), British Academy, FBA, is an econometrician, currently Frank B. Baird Jr., Professor of Science in the Department of Economics and the Department of Statistics at Harvard University. His most well known c ...

, British economist * Richard Shephard (1949–2021), British choral music composer * Ronald Shephard, American economist * Rupert Shephard, English artist * Sidney Shephard, British politician

Other uses

Shephard's lemma Shephard's lemma is a major result in microeconomics having applications in the theory of the firm and in consumer choice. The lemma states that if indifference curves of the expenditure or cost function are convex, then the cost minimizing point ...

* Shephard's problem * Chevalley–Shephard–Todd theorem

Fictional Shephards

Adrian Shephard This is a list of characters in the ''Half-Life'' video game series, which comprises ''Half-Life'', ''Half-Life 2'', ''Half-Life: Alyx'', and their respective expansion packs and episodes. Introduced in ''Half-Life'' and expansion packs This sec ...

, character in the computer game ''Half-Life: Opposing Force'' *

Christian Shephard Dr. Christian Shephard is a fictional character on the ABC television series ''Lost'' played by John Terry. He is the father of lead characters Jack Shephard (Matthew Fox), who becomes the de facto leader of the survivors of Oceanic 815 after i ...

, character on the television series ''Lost'', father of Jack Shephard *

Jack Shephard Dr. Jack Shephard is a fictional character and the protagonist of the ABC television series ''Lost'', played by Matthew Fox. ''Lost'' follows the journey of the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 on a mysterious island and their attempts to survi ...

, character on the television series ''Lost''

Sheppard

Surname

Alison Sheppard Alison Sheppard, (born 5 November 1972) is a freestyle swimmer from Scotland. Swimming career She competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1988. She is a seven times winner of the British Championship i ...

(born 1972), Scottish Olympic swimmer *

Allen Sheppard, Baron Sheppard of Didgemere Allen John George Sheppard, Baron Sheppard of Didgemere, (25 December 1932 – 25 March 2015) was a British industrialist and Conservative member of the House of Lords. He was educated at Ilford County High School and the London School of Eco ...

(born 1932), British industrialist *

Andy Sheppard Andy Sheppard (born 20 January 1957) is a British jazz saxophonist and composer. He has been awarded several prizes at the British Jazz Awards, and has worked with some notable figures in contemporary jazz, including Gil Evans, Carla Bley, ...

(born 1957), British jazz saxophonist and composer * Ashley Sheppard (born 1969), American football player * Austin Oke Sheppard (1844-1927), British colony of Newfoundland, 3rd generation lighthouse keeper, posts at Dodding Head,

Fort Amherst Fort Amherst, in Medway, South East England, was constructed in 1756 at the southern end of the Brompton lines of defence to protect the southeastern approaches to Chatham Dockyard and the River Medway against a French invasion. Fort Amherst is ...

and

Cape Spear Cape Spear (french: Cap d'Espoir) is a headland located on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland near St. John's in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. At a longitude of 52°37'W, it is the easternmost point in Canada and North Am ...

, grandfather of Robert Carl Sheppard *

Bob Sheppard Robert Leo Sheppard (October 20, 1910 – July 11, 2010) was the long-time public address announcer for numerous New York area college and professional sports teams, in particular the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (1951–2007), a ...

(1910–2010), American sports announcer *

Bob Sheppard (musician) Bob Sheppard is an American jazz musician who plays saxophone, clarinet, and flute. He has been a touring and studio musician for albums, film, and television and has released solo albums. He has worked with Billy Childs, Chick Corea, Leonard ...

(born 1952), American jazz saxophonist *

Barbara Bohannan-Sheppard Barbara Bohannan-Sheppard (born June 15, 1950) is an American politician who served as mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania from 1992 to 1995. Bohannan-Sheppard was the first Democrat to be elected mayor of Chester in almost a century and the second f ...

(born 1950), American politician * Charles Bradford Sheppard, American radio and electrical engineer *

Chris Sheppard Chris Sheppard (born 16 March 1981) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, and former chief executive officer of Queensland Cup club Northern Pride. Sheppard played at NRL level for the North Queensland Cowboys and the ...

(born 1981), Australian rugby player *

Chris Sheppard (DJ) Chris Sheppard (also known as DJ Dogwhistle) is a Canadian born former DJ and musician. One of the leading figures in the Canadian dance music scene in the 1980s and 1990s, he was active as a club and radio DJ and as a musician with the bands ...

, Jamaican-Canadian disc jockey and musician * Colin Sheppard, British engineering professor * Curtis Sheppard (born ), American boxer * David Sheppard ** Dave Sheppard (1931–2000), American weightlifter and Olympic medalist ** David Sheppard (1929–2005), English cricketer and bishop ** David Sheppard (broadcaster) (born 1981), British radio presenter *

Dick Sheppard (priest) Hugh Richard Lawrie Sheppard (2 September 1880 – 31 October 1937) was an English Anglican priest, Dean of Canterbury and Christian pacifist. Early life and education Sheppard was the younger son of Edgar Sheppard, a minor canon at the Royal ...

(1880–1937), English clergyman and pacifist * Dick Sheppard (footballer) (1945–1998), English football goalkeeper * Eleanor P. Sheppard (1907–1991), American politician * Elizabeth Sheppard (1830–1862), British novelist * Emma Sheppard (1813-1871), English writer and workhouse reformer *

Fleetwood Sheppard Fleetwood Sheppard (sometimes spelled as "Shepphard," "Sheppheard," and "Sheppeard") (1 January 1634 – 25 August 1698) was a British courtier and literary wit who was instrumental in the courts of Charles II of England and William of Orange. H ...

(1634–1698), British poet * Francis M. Sheppard (1868-1948) American politician * Gerrard Sheppard (born 1990), American football player * Harriet Sheppard (born circa 1783), Canadian botanist * Howard Sheppard (1933–2013), Canadian politician *

Jack Sheppard Jack Sheppard (4 March 1702 – 16 November 1724), or "Honest Jack", was a notorious English thief and prison escapee of early 18th-century London. Born into a poor family, he was apprenticed as a carpenter but took to theft and burglary in ...

(1702–1724), English criminal *

Jack Sheppard (cave diver) John Arthur Sheppard (31 March 1909 – 14 July 2001) was a pioneer of cave diving in the United Kingdom and a founder, together with Graham Balcombe, of the Cave Diving Group. Life and career He was born at Lewisham, Kent (south east Londo ...

(1909–2001), British cave diver * Jack Sheppard (cricketer) (born 1992), English cricketer *

James Sheppard James Sheppard (born April 25, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Vienna Capitals of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Minnesota Wild, San Jose ...

(born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player * Jason Sheppard (born 1978), American politician *

Jeff Sheppard Jeffrey Kyle Sheppard (born September 29, 1974) is a retired American professional and collegiate basketball player. Born in Marietta, Georgia, Sheppard was Player of the Year in Georgia in 1993 at McIntosh High School in Peachtree City. Th ...

(born 1974), American professional and collegiate basketball player *

John Sheppard (disambiguation) John Sheppard may refer to: Law and politics * John Calhoun Sheppard (1850–1931), American politician, Governor of South Carolina * John Levi Sheppard (1852–1902), American lawyer, judge, and legislator, U.S. Representative for Texas * John M ...

, several people * Joseph Sheppard (born 1958), American actor *

Kate Sheppard Katherine Wilson Sheppard ( Catherine Wilson Malcolm; 10 March 1848 – 13 July 1934) was the most prominent member of the women's suffrage movement in New Zealand and the country's most famous suffragist. Born in Liverpool, England, she emi ...

(1848–1934), New Zealand suffragette and civil rights campaigner *

(born 1977), American guitarist, singer, and songwriter *

Kiki Shepard Kiki Shepard (born Chiquita Renee Shepard; July 15, 1951) is an American television host, best known as the longtime co-host of ''It's Showtime at the Apollo''. She is a native of Tyler, Texas. Shepard has also worked as an actress and voice act ...

(born 1951), American television host * Lianne Sheppard, American statistician *

Lil Gnar Caleb Samuel Shepard (born February 24, 1996), known professionally as Lil Gnar, is an American singer and rapper based in Atlanta. Career Lil Gnar started gaining traction after he released the singles "Ride Wit Da Fye" with an accompanying ...

, (born as Caleb Sheppard 1996), American designer, rapper, and skateboarder *

Lito Sheppard Lito Decorian Sheppard (born April 8, 1981) is an American football coach and former cornerback. During his playing career, he played in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first ...

(born 1981), American football cornerback *

Mark Sheppard Mark Andreas Sheppard (born 30 May 1964) is an English actor and musician. He is often credited as Mark A. Sheppard. Sheppard is known for playing the demon/King of Hell Crowley on ''Supernatural'' and for his recurring roles as lawyer Romo La ...

(born 1964), English actor *

Mel Sheppard Melvin Whinfield "Peerless Mel" Sheppard (September 5, 1883 – January 4, 1942) was an American athlete, member of the Irish American Athletic Club, and winner of four gold medals and one silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympic ...

(1883–1942), American athlete *

Mike Sheppard (baseball) Mike "Shep" Sheppard Sr. (April 12, 1936 – April 6, 2019) was an American college baseball coach, mainly as the head coach at Seton Hall from 1973 to 2000 and 2002 to 2003. In 30 seasons as head coach, he led Seton Hall to 10 NCAA Tournaments ...

(born 1936), American college baseball coach *

Mike Sheppard (American football) Mike Sheppard (born October 29, 1951) is an American football coach and former player. Sheppard was an assistant at Idaho State when it won the NCAA Division I-AA title in 1981. He was a wide receiver for the Cal Lutheran Kingsmen when they won ...

(born 1951), American football player and coach * Morris Sheppard (1875–1941), American Congressman and Senator * Moses Sheppard (1771–1857), American businessman and Quaker *

Mubin Sheppard Abdul Mubin Sheppard , born Mervyn Cecil ffrank Sheppard, pen name M. C. '' ff'' Sheppard, (21 June 1905 – 11 September 1994) was a Malaysian World War II veteran and prisoner of war, as well as a renowned historian and academician. Life ...

(1905–1994), Irish-born historian of Malaysian culture * Peter Sheppard Skærved (born 1966), British violinist * Philip Sheppard (1921–1976), British geneticist * R. Sheppard Marble and Stone Works of Toronto, Ontario was a monumental masonry firm active in nineteenth-century Ontario *

Ray Sheppard Raymond Garfield Sheppard (born May 27, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1987 to 2000. Sheppard was born in Pembroke, Ontario, but grew up in Petawawa, Ontario. P ...

(born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player *

Revett Sheppard The Reverend Revett Sheppard (1778, in Campsey Ash – 1830, in Wrabness Wrabness is a small village and civil parish near Manningtree, Essex, England. The village is located six miles (10 km) west of Harwich. Wrabness railway station i ...

(1778-1830), British naturalist * Richard Sheppard (architect) (1910–1982), English architect * Rob Sheppard, American college baseball coach * Robert Carl Sheppard, MBE (1897-954), from the British colony of Newfoundland, WW1 veteran of the Battle of the Somme (Beaumont-Hamel, France), lighthouse keeper at Fort Amherst, NL and master mariner of two ships chartered for the British Antarctic expedition, Operation Tabarin. * Ronald G. Sheppard (born 1939), American politician *

Sam Sheppard Samuel Holmes Sheppard, D.O. ( – ) was an American neurosurgeon. He was exonerated in 1966, having been convicted of the 1954 murder of his pregnant wife, Marilyn Reese Sheppard. The case was controversial from the beginning, with extensive ...

(1923–1970), American neurosurgeon * Samara Sheppard (born 1990), New Zealand mountain biker * Scott S. Sheppard (born 1976), American astronomer *

Sheppard family (clothiers) The Sheppard family dominated cloth manufacture in Frome, Somerset, England. They were the first to introduce machinery into the area and in the first quarter of the 19th century were the largest employers. First names of the Sheppard family o ...

, family in Frome, Somerset since 1614 * Sherri D. Sheppard (born 1956), American professor of mechanical engineering * Simon Sheppard (writer), American writer * Simon Sheppard (activist) (born 1957), British far-right activist * Simon Sheppard (footballer) (born 1973), English former goalkeeper *

Stephen Lea Sheppard Stephen Lea Sheppard (born January 26, 1983) is a Canadian writer and former television and film actor. He played Dudley Heinsbergen in the 2001 Wes Anderson film ''The Royal Tenenbaums'' and geek guru Harris Trinsky on NBC dramedy ''Freaks and ...

(born 1983), Canadian television and film actor * Thomas Sheppard (disambiguation), several people *

T. G. Sheppard William Neal Browder (born July 20, 1944) is an American country music singer-songwriter, known professionally as T. G. Sheppard. He had 14 number-one hits on the US country charts between 1974 and 1986, including eight consecutive number ones ...

(born 1944), American country music singer * William Sheppard (disambiguation), several people

Given name

Sheppard Frere Sheppard Sunderland Frere, CBE, FSA, FBA (23 August 1916 – 26 February 2015) was a British historian and archaeologist who studied the Roman Empire. He was a fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. Biography The son of Noel Gray Frere, of the ...

(1916–2015), British historian and archaeologist * Sheppard Homans Jr. (1871–1952), All-American football player and insurance executive * Sheppard J. Shreaves (1885–1968), dockmaster, shipwright and diver *

Sheppard Solomon Sheppard J. "Shep" Solomon (born December 12, 1969 in New York City, New York (state), New York, United States) is an American songwriter. Biography Solomon attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in N ...

, American songwriter

Fictional Sheppards

John Sheppard (Stargate) Lieutenant Colonel John Sheppard, USAF is a fictional character in the 2004 Canadian-American military science fiction television series '' Stargate Atlantis'', which chronicles a civilian operation exploring the Pegasus Galaxy via a network of ...

, lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force played by Joe Flanigan in the television series ''Stargate Atlantis'' * James Sheppard, the narrator in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie * Bruno Sheppard, an antagonist in '' M.A.S.K. (TV series)'' * Principal Sheppard, a fictional character in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation''

Shepard

Surname

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Alan Shepard Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and businessman. In 1961, he became the second person and the first American to travel into space and, in 1971, he beca ...

, American astronaut *

Alexandra Shepard Alexandra Shepard is Professor of Gender History at the University of Glasgow. In 2018 Shepard was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in recognition for her work in gender history and the social history of early modern Britain. In 2019 she ...

, Historian * Anna O. Shepard, American archaeologist *

Bert Shepard Bert Robert Shepard (June 28, 1920 – June 16, 2008) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who pitched in one game for the Washington Senators in 1945 after having had his right leg amputated after his fighter plane was sh ...

, American WWII pilot & baseball player * Cecelia Shepard, victim of the Zodiac Killer *

David Shepard (film preservationist) David Haspel Shepard (October 22, 1940 – January 31, 2017)Grimes, William (February 5, 2017).. ''New York Times''. Retrieved 2017-02-08. was a film preservationist whose company, Film Preservation Associates, is responsible for many h ...

* David H. Shepard, American inventor *

Dax Shepard Dax Randall Shepard (born January 2, 1975) is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker and podcast host. Since 2018, he has hosted ''Armchair Expert'', a podcast that interviews celebrities, journalists, and academics about their lives. Shepard ha ...

, American actor, comedian, writer, and director * Elliott Fitch Shepard, American lawyer, banker, and newspaper editor *

E. H. Shepard Ernest Howard Shepard OBE MC (10 December 1879 – 24 March 1976) was an English artist and book illustrator. He is known especially for illustrations of the anthropomorphic animal and soft toy characters in ''The Wind in the Willows'' and ''Win ...

, British artist and illustrator * Edward M. Shepard, American lawyer and political reformer * Irene Shepard, American educator and politician *

Jean Shepard Ollie Imogene "Jean" Shepard (November 21, 1933 – September 25, 2016) was an American honky-tonk singer-songwriter who pioneered for women in country music. Shepard released a total of 73 singles to the Hot Country Songs chart, one of which ...

(1933–2016), American honky tonk singer and songwriter *

Jessica Shepard Jessica Shepard (born September 11, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Shepard began her college career at Nebraska, playing there for two seasons befor ...

(born 1996), American basketball player * Joseph Shepard I (1765-1837), American born Canadian farmer and milita officer and namesake for

Sheppard Avenue Sheppard Avenue is an east–west principal arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The street has two distinct branches near its eastern end, with the original route being a collector road leading to Pickering via a turnoff, and the main ...

* Lorenzo B. Shepard, American lawyer and politician *

Louis C. Shepard Lewis Capet Shepard (September 2, 1841 – April 27, 1919) was a Union Navy sailor during the American Civil War who received America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Second Battle of Fort Fisher. Due ...

, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient *

Lucius Shepard Lucius Shepard (August 21, 1943 – March 18, 2014) was an American writer. Classified as a science fiction and fantasy writer, he often leaned into other genres, such as magical realism. Career Shepard was a native of Lynchburg, Virginia where ...

, American science fiction and fantasy writer *

Marshall L. Shepard Marshall Lorenzo Shepard, Sr. (July 10, 1899 – February 21, 1967) was an American Christianity, Christian clergyman and politician. Affiliated with the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, his political career was focused in the ...

, American politician * Mary Shepard, British illustrator *

Matt Shepard (sportscaster) Matt Shepard (born ) is an American television play-by-play announcer for the Detroit Tigers on Bally Sports Detroit. He has also covered professional, collegiate and high school sports on both television and radio in Metro Detroit since the 1 ...

, Detroit, Michigan TV sports commentator *

Matthew Shepard Matthew Wayne Shepard (December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998) was a gay American student at the University of Wyoming who was beaten, tortured, and left to die near Laramie on the night of October 6, 1998. He was taken by rescuers to Pou ...

, American victim of a hate crime * Norman Shepard, American college sports coach * Roger Shepard, American cognitive scientist *

Sam Shepard Samuel Shepard Rogers III (November 5, 1943 – July 27, 2017) was an American actor, playwright, author, screenwriter, and director whose career spanned half a century. He won 10 Obie Awards for writing and directing, the most by any write ...

(1943-2017), American playwright and actor * Sara Shepard, American author * Thomas Shepard (minister), Puritan minister in colonial America *

Thomas Z. Shepard Thomas Z. Shepard (born June 26, 1936) is an American record producer who is best known for his recordings of Broadway musicals, including the works of Stephen Sondheim. Shepard is also a composer, conductor, music arranger and pianist. He has w ...

, American recording producer, composer, and conductor *

Vonda Shepard Vonda Shepard (born July 7, 1963) is an American singer, songwriter, music director and actress. She appeared as a regular in the television show '' Ally McBeal'', as a resident performer in the bar where the show's characters drank, danced and c ...

, American singer * William Shepard, former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts

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Shepard Broad Shepard Broad (July 8, 1906 – November 6, 2001) was a Belarusian- American banker, lawyer, and philanthropist. Early life and immigration to America Shepard Broad was born in Pinsk, in the Minsk Governorate of the Russian Empire (present-day ...

, American banker and lawyer * Shepard Cary, U.S. Representative from Maine *

Shepard Fairey Frank Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970) is an American contemporary artist, activist and founder of OBEY Clothing who emerged from the skateboarding scene. In 1989 he designed the "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" (...OBEY...) sticker campai ...

, American artist *

Shepard Smith David Shepard Smith Jr. (born January 14, 1964) is an American broadcast journalist. He served as chief general news anchor and host of '' The News with Shepard Smith'' on CNBC, a daily evening newscast launched in late September 2020; but his ...

, American TV anchor

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Commander Shepard Lieutenant Commander Shepard, better known as Commander Shepard, is the player character in the ''Mass Effect'' video game series by BioWare (''Mass Effect'', ''Mass Effect 2'', and ''Mass Effect 3''). A veteran soldier of the Systems Alliance ...

, main character of the ''Mass Effect'' video games. * Tim Shepard, character from S.E. Hinton's novel ''The Outsiders''. He has siblings Curly Shepard and Angela Shepard, featuring in Hinton's novel ''That Was Then, This Is Now'' * Shepard (comics), character in the Marvel Comics Universe * Director Jenny Shepard, character on the TV series ''NCIS''

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