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Shepherd A shepherd is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards flocks of sheep. Shepherding is one of the world's oldest occupations; it exists in many parts of the globe, and it is an important part of Pastoralism, pastoralist animal husbandry. ...

". Several common spelling variations exist, including Shepperd, Shephard, Shepard, and Sheppard.

Shepherd

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* Adaline Shepherd (1883–1950), American composer * Alan Shepherd (1935–2007), British motorcycle Grand Prix road racer * Alfred Shepherd (1893–1917), Australian fighter ace * Amba Shepherd (born 1991), Australian singer * Ann Shepherd (1910–2002), 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 (born c. 1987), Western Australian journalist, reporter and news presenter, former New York City Ballet dancer * Chandler Shepherd (born 1992), American professional baseball player (Boston Red Sox) *

Cybill Shepherd Cybill Lynne Shepherd (born February 18, 1950) is an American actress, singer 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 Jef ...

(born 1950), American actress *

Darrius Shepherd Darrius Allen Shepherd (born November 1, 1995) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at North Dakota State Bison football, North Dakota State, and was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as a ...

(born 1995), American football player * David Shepherd (disambiguation) * Dolly Shepherd (1886–1983), hot-air balloon trapeze artist * F. H. S. Shepherd (1877–1948), English painter * Frances Alice Shepherd (fl. 1970s–2020s), Canadian academic * Freddy Shepherd (1941–2017), businessman and chairman of Newcastle United * George Shepherd (artist) (1784–1862), English draughtsman and watercolourist * George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd (1881–1954), British Labour politician * Gordon Shepherd (disambiguation), several people * Haven Shepherd (born 2003), American swimmer * J. Marshall Shepherd (fl. 1990s–2020s), American meteorologist * Jack Shepherd (disambiguation), multiple people * JaCorey Shepherd (born 1993), American football player *

Jean Shepherd Jean Parker "Shep" Shepherd Jr. (July 26, 1921 – October 16, 1999) was an American storytelling, storyteller, humorist, radio and TV personality, writer, and actor. With a career that spanned decades, Shepherd is known for the film ''A Christm ...

(1921–1999), American radio personality and writer * Jenny Shepherd (born 1972), New Zealand field hockey player * Joel Shepherd (born 1974), Australian science fiction author * John Shepherd (disambiguation), several people * Jonathan Shepherd (fl. 1970s–2020s), Welsh surgeon * Karen Shepherd (born 1940), U.S. Representative from Utah * Keith Shepherd (born 1968), major league baseball player * Kenny Wayne Shepherd (born Kenneth Wayne Brobst; 1977), an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter * Kirk Shepherd (born 1986), English darts player * Leo Shepherd (fl. 1940s–1950s), US jazz trumpeter *

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 mem ...

(1918–2001), British Labour politician * Mark Shepherd (businessman) (1923–2009), chairman and CEO of Texas Instruments *

Mark Shepherd (novelist) Mark Shepherd (September 21, 1961 – May 24, 2011) was an American fantasy novelist and musician. Life and career Born Robert Marky Shepherd on September 21, 1961 in Tampa, Florida, during the 1990s Shepherd was a writing protégé and live- ...

(1961–2011), author of several fantasy novels *

Mark Allen Shepherd Mark Allen Shepherd (born January 7, 1961) is an actor, best known for his role as Morn (Star Trek), Morn on ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''. He also appeared as Morn (uncredited) in one episode each of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and ''St ...

(born 1961), actor * Lady Mary Shepherd (1777–1847), British philosopher *

Mary Patricia Shepherd Mary Patricia Shepherd (4 July 1933 – 20 October 2003) was a British thoracic surgeon who worked at Harefield Hospital in London. She is known for her research on plombage, Membrane oxygenator, membrane oxygenation, and Diaphragm (anatomy), diaph ...

(1933–2003), British thoracic surgeon * Michael Shepherd (psychiatrist) (1923–1995), British psychiatrist and author * Morgan Shepherd (born 1941), NASCAR driver * Nathan Shepherd (born 1993), Canadian-American football player * Noma Shepherd (1935–2023), New Zealand community leader * Robbie Shepherd (1936–2023), Scottish broadcaster and author * Robert Shepherd (1937–2008), law professor * Robert Shepherd (footballer) (born 1956), Australian rules footballer * Romario Shepherd, (born 1994) Guyanese and West Indian cricketer * Roy Shepherd (born 1931), British ice hockey player * Roy Shepherd (pianist) (1907–1986), Australian pianist and teacher * Russell B. Shepherd (1829–1901), American politician * Sanger Shepherd (fl. 1900s–1920s), British inventor of an early colour photography process * Sherri Shepherd (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 (1871–1934), American cartographer and historian

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* Shepherd Brooks, member of a prominent Medford family who developed the 19th-century Shepherd Brooks Estate * Shepherd Gundu Chengeta (1966–2023), Zimbabwean politician * Shepherd Clark (born 1971), 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 Shepherd Mead, born Edward Mead (April 26, 1914 – August 15, 1994) was an American writer and is best known as the author of ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (book), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,'' which w ...

(1914–1994), born Edward Mead, American writer * Shepherd Murape (born 1949), Zimbabwean former football player and manager * Shepherd Skanes (fl. 2000s–2020s), American football coach

Fictional Shepherds

* Derrial Book (a.k.a. Shepherd Book), character in the television series, ''Firefly'' * Alex Shepherd, character from the Silent Hill series * Derek Shepherd, character on the ABC television series ''Grey's Anatomy'' and ''Private Practice'' * Amelia Shepherd, character on the ABC television series ''Private Practice'' and ''Grey's Anatomy'' * Erma Shepherd, is the captain of the Rescue Corps in Pikmin 4 * 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'' * Tommy Shepherd, a superhero from Marvel Comics Adrian shepherd(the main player character in half life: opposing force)

Shepperd

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* Augustine Henry Shepperd (1792–1864), Congressional Representative from North Carolina * Robin Shepperd, British television director

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* Shepperd Strudwick, 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

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* Ben Shephard (born 1974), English television presenter * Ben Shephard (historian) (1948–2017), English historian * Esther Shephard (1891–1975), American writer * Garry Shephard (born 1976), former Welsh professional footballer * Geoffrey Colin Shephard (1927–2016), British mathematician *

Gillian Shephard Gillian Patricia Shephard, Baroness Shephard of Northwold, (''née'' Watts; born 22 January 1940), is a British Conservative politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Norfolk from 1987 to 2005. Shephard served as a Cabi ...

, Baroness Shephard of Northwold (born 1940), British Conservative politician * Gordon Strachey Shephard (1885–1918), Brigadier-General killed in action * Hale Horatio Shephard (1842–1921), British judge in India * Michelle Shephard (born 1972), Canadian journalist * Neil Shephard (born 1964), British economist * Richard Shephard (1949–2021), British choral music composer * Ronald Shephard (1912–1982), American economist * Rupert Shephard (1909–1992), English artist * Sidney Shephard (1894–1953), British politician

Other uses

* Shephard's lemma * Shephard's problem *

Chevalley–Shephard–Todd theorem In mathematics, the Chevalley–Shephard–Todd theorem in invariant theory of finite groups states that the ring of invariants of a finite group acting on a complex vector space is a polynomial ring if and only if the group is generated by pseud ...

Fictional Shephards

* Adrian Shephard, character in the computer game ''Half-Life: Opposing Force'' * Mitchell Shephard, character in the computer game ''Hunt Down The Freeman'' *

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 aft ...

, 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 sur ...

, character on the television series ''Lost''

Sheppard

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* Alison Sheppard (born 1972), Scottish Olympic swimmer * Allen Sheppard, Baron Sheppard of Didgemere (1932–2015), British industrialist * Andy Sheppard (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 and Cape Spear, grandfather of Robert Carl Sheppard * Bob Sheppard (1910–2010), American sports announcer * Bob Sheppard (musician) (born 1952), American jazz saxophonist * Barbara Bohannan-Sheppard (born 1950), American politician * Charles Bradford Sheppard (fl. 1940s), American radio and electrical engineer * Chris Sheppard (born c. 1963), Jamaican-Canadian disc jockey and musician * Chris Sheppard (rugby league) (born 1981), Australian rugby player * Colin Sheppard, British engineering professor *

Curtis Sheppard Curtis Sheppard (born about 1919) was an American boxer. Life Sheppard was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sheppard was a popular fighter during the 1930s and 1940s. His nickname was "The Hatchetman." As was common during his era, no records o ...

(born ), American boxer * Dave Sheppard (1931–2000), American weightlifter and Olympic medalist *

David Sheppard David Stuart Sheppard, Baron Sheppard of Liverpool (6 March 1929 – 5 March 2005) was a Church of England bishop who played cricket for Sussex and England in his youth, before serving as Bishop of Liverpool from 1975 to 1997. Sheppard remains ...

(1929–2005), English cricketer and bishop * David Sheppard (broadcaster) (born 1981), British radio presenter * Dick Sheppard (priest) (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 * Ella Sheppard (1851–1914), American singer and composer of spirituals * Emma Sheppard (1813–1871), English writer and workhouse reformer * Fleetwood Sheppard (1634–1698), British poet * Francis M. Sheppard (1868–1948) American politician * Gerrard Sheppard (born 1990), American football player * Harriet Sheppard (1786–1858), Canadian botanist * Howard Sheppard (1933–2013), Canadian politician *

Jack Sheppard John Sheppard (4 March 1702 – 16 November 1724), nicknamed "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 began committing thef ...

(1702–1724), English criminal * Jack Sheppard (cave diver) (1909–2001), British cave diver * Jack Sheppard (cricketer) (born 1992), English cricketer * James Sheppard (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player * Ja'Quan Sheppard (born 2000), American football player * Jason Sheppard (born 1978), American politician * Jeff Sheppard (born 1974), American professional and collegiate basketball player; father of Reed Sheppard * John Sheppard (disambiguation), several people * Joseph Sheppard (born 1958), American actor * Kate Sheppard (1848–1934), New Zealand suffragette and civil rights campaigner * Kenny Wayne Shepherd (born 1977), American guitarist, singer, and songwriter * Lianne Sheppard, American statistician * Lito Sheppard (born 1981), American football cornerback * Mark Sheppard (born 1964), English actor * Mel Sheppard (1883–1942), American athlete * Mike Sheppard (baseball) (1936–2019), American college baseball coach * Mike Sheppard (American football) (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 (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 (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player * Reed Sheppard (born 2004), American basketball player; son of Jeff Sheppard * Revett Sheppard (1778–1830), British naturalist * Richard Sheppard (architect) (1910–1982), English architect * Rob Sheppard (fl. 1990s–2020s), American college baseball coach * Robert Carl Sheppard, MBE (1897–1954), 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 (1923–1970), American neurosurgeon * Samara Sheppard (born 1990), New Zealand mountain biker * Scott S. Sheppard (born 1976), American astronomer * Sheppard family (clothiers), family in Frome, Somerset since 1614 * Sherri D. Sheppard (born 1956), American professor of mechanical engineering * Simon Sheppard (writer), American writer *

Simon Sheppard (activist) Simon Guy Sheppard (born 1957) is a British Far-right politics, far-right extremist from Kingston upon Hull, Hull, England, who runs a number of websites that promote misogynist and Antisemitism, antisemitic doctrines. His main website contains ...

(born 1957), British far-right activist * Simon Sheppard (footballer) (born 1973), English former goalkeeper * Stephen Lea Sheppard (born 1983), Canadian television and film actor * Thomas Sheppard (disambiguation), several people * T. G. Sheppard (born 1944), American country music singer * William Sheppard (disambiguation), several people

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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 (born 1969), American songwriter

Fictional Sheppards

John Sheppard (Stargate) The characters from the Canadian-American military science fiction Television program, television series ''Stargate Atlantis'' were created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper. The series follows the adventures of a human expedition to the lost c ...

, 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 ''The Murder of Roger Ackroyd'' is a detective novel by the British writer Agatha Christie, her third to feature Hercule Poirot as the lead detective. The novel was published in the UK in June 1926 by William Collins, Sons, having previously ...

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

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Alan Shepard Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut. In 1961, he became the second person and the first American to travel into space and, in 1971, he became the List of Apollo astronauts#Apollo astr ...

(1923–1998), American astronaut * Alexandra Shepard (fl. 2000s–2020s), Scottish historian * Anna O. Shepard (1903–1971), American archaeologist * Bert Shepard (1920–2008), American WWII pilot & baseball player *

Lil Gnar Caleb Samuel Shepard (born February 24, 1996), known professionally as Lil Gnar, is an American rapper and singer based in Atlanta. Career As of December 2023, Shepard has released one studio album, two mixtapes, two collaborative extended p ...

(born Caleb Shepard; 1996), American singer and rapper * Cecelia Shepard (c. 1947–1969), 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 an American film preservationist whose company, Film Preservation Associates, is responsible ...

(1940–2017), American film preservationist * David H. Shepard (1923–2007), American inventor * Dax Shepard (born 1975), American actor, comedian, writer, and director * Elliott Fitch Shepard (1833–1893), American lawyer, banker, and newspaper editor *

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

(1879–1976), British artist and illustrator * Edward M. Shepard (1850–1911), American lawyer and political reformer * Irene Shepard (1922–2014), American educator and politician * Isaac F. Shepard (1816–1899), American Civil War officer * Jan Shepard (1928–2025), American actress * Jean Shepard (1933–2016), American honky tonk singer and songwriter * Jessica Shepard (born 1996), American basketball player * Kiki Shepard (born 1951), American television host * Lorenzo B. Shepard (1821–1856), American lawyer and politician * Louis C. Shepard (1841–1919), 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, wher ...

(1943–2014), American science fiction and fantasy writer * Marshall L. Shepard (1899–1967), American politician * Mary Shepard (1909–2000), British illustrator * Matt Shepard (sportscaster) (born c. 1965), Detroit, Michigan TV sports commentator * Matthew Shepard (1976–1998), American victim of a hate crime *

Norman Shepard Norman Westbrook Shepard (August 20, 1897 – August 22, 1977) was a head coach of various college athletics at several American colleges and universities. He is best known for being the only Division I college basketball coach to go undefeat ...

(1897–1977), American college sports coach *

Roger Shepard Roger Newland Shepard (January 30, 1929 – May 30, 2022) was an American cognitive science, cognitive scientist and author of the "universal law of generalization" (1987). He was considered a father of research on spatial relations. He studied m ...

(1929–2020), American cognitive scientist *

Sam Shepard Samuel Shepard Rogers III (November 5, 1943 – July 27, 2017) was an American playwright, actor, director, screenwriter, and author whose career spanned half a century. He wrote 58 plays as well as several books of short stories, essays, ...

(1943–2017), American playwright and actor *

Sara Shepard Sara Shepard (born April 8, 1977) is an American author. She is known for the bestselling ''Pretty Little Liars (book series), Pretty Little Liars'' and ''The Lying Game (book series), The Lying Game'' book series, both of which have been turne ...

(born 1977), American author * Thomas Shepard (minister) (1605–1649), Puritan minister in colonial America * Thomas Z. Shepard (born 1936), American recording producer, composer, and conductor * Vonda Shepard (born 1963), American singer * William Shepard (1737–1817), former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts

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* Shepard Barclay (1847–1925), justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri * Shepard Broad (1906–2001), American banker and lawyer * Shepard Cary (1805–1866), 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 campa ...

(born 1970), American artist * Shepard Smith (born 1964), American TV anchor

Fictional Shepards

Commander Shepard 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 Navy, an N7 graduate of the Interplanetary Co ...

, 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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Shepperd

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Shephard

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Sheppard

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