Shelby (name)

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

People with the name

Epithet

• Uncle Shelby, the pen name used by Shel Silverstein (1930–1999) when writing children's books

Given name

• Shelby Lee Adams (born 1950), American photographer
• Shelby Babcock (born 1992), American softball player
• Shelby Bach (born 1986), American children's writer
• Shelby Blackstock (born 1990), American racing driver
• Shelby Brewer (1937–2015), American nuclear engineer
• Shelby Bryan (born 1946), American technology executive
• Shelby Moore Cullom (1829–1914), member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, and 17th Governor of Illinois
• Shelby Cullom Davis (1909–1994), American investment banker, philanthropist and United States Ambassador to Switzerland
• Shelby Davis, American money manager; son of Shelby Cullom Davis
• Shelby Dressel (born 1990), American singer-songwriter
• Shelby Earl (born 1976), American singer-songwriter
• Shelby Fero (born 1993), American comedian and screenwriter
• Shelby Flint (born 1939), American singer-songwriter
• Shelby Foote (1916–2005), American historian and novelist
• Shelby Gaines, American musician and visual artist
• Shelby Grant (1936–2011), American actress born Brenda Thompson
• Shelby Harris (born 1991), American football player
• Shelby Millard Harrison (1881–1970), American social scientist
• Shelby Hearon (1931–2016), American writer
• Shelby Highsmith (1929–2015), American federal judge
• Shelby Holliday, American television journalist
• Shelby Houlihan (born 1993), American runner
• Shelby Howard (born 1985), American racing driver
• Shelby D. Hunt (born 1939), American business theorist
• Shelby M. Jackson (1903–1972), American educator and politician
• Shelby James (born 1973), American sport cyclist
• Shelby Jordan (born 1952), American football player
• Shelby Keierleber, American painter and visual artist
• Shelby Kisiel (born 1994), American rhythmic gymnast
• Shelby Kutty, Indian-born American cardiologist
• Shelby A. Laxson (1913–1982), American politician
• Shelby Lindley (born 1986), American voice actress
• Shelby Linville (1929–2008), American basketball player
• Shelby Lynne (born 1968), American singer-songwriter
• Shelby Lyons (born 1981), American retired figure skater
• Shelby Metcalf (1930–2007), American basketball coach
• Shelby Miller (born 1990), American baseball pitcher
• Shelby Pierson, American intelligence official
• Shelby Rabara (born 1983), American actress and dancer
• Shelby Ringdahl (born 1992), American beauty pageant winner
• Shelby Robertson, American comics artist
• Shelby Rogers (born 1992), American tennis player
• Shelby Singleton (1931–2009), American record producer and record label owner
• Shelby Starner (1984–2003), American singer-songwriter and musician
• Shelby Steele (born 1946), American author, columnist, documentary film maker and academic
• Shelby Tucker (born 1935), American lawyer and journalist
• Shelby Walker (1937–2006), American boxer
• Shelby Westbrook (1922–2016), American aviator and Tuskegee Airman
• Shelby Whitfield (1935–2013), American sportscaster
• Shelby Wilson (born 1937), American wrestler and 1960 Olympic gold medalist
• Shelby Young (born 1992), American actress

Surname

• Carroll Shelby (1923–2012), automobile racer, designer and entrepreneur
• Charlotte Shelby (1877–1957), Broadway actress
• Don Shelby (born 1947), news anchor who popularized the Pratt-Shelby knot, a method for tying a necktie
• Isaac Shelby (1750–1826), first and fifth Governor of Kentucky
• Jane Shelby Richardson (born 1941), American biophysicist who developed protein ribbon diagrams
• Joseph O. Shelby (1830–1897), Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War
• John Shelby (born 1958), former Major League Baseball player
• Margaret Shelby (1900–1939), American stage and motion picture actress
• Michael T. Shelby (1958–2006), Houston lawyer
• Lon R. Shelby (born 1935), American academic
• Richard Shelby (born 1934), United States Senator from Alabama, formerly a United States Representative and an Alabama state senator
• Thomas Shelby (disambiguation)
• Tommy Shelby fictional character

Fictional entities

• Shelby Marcus, from Best Friends Whenever
• Shelby (dog), Clark Kent's dog in the TV series Smallville
• Shelby, the family name of the principal gangsters featured in the BBC TV series Peaky Blinders and the name of their family business
• Shelby Corcoran, in the TV series Glee
• Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie, in the play Steel Magnolias and its film adaptation
• Shelby Merrick, in the TV series Higher Ground
• Shelby Watkins, in the TV series Power Rangers Dino Charge
• Shelby Wyatt, in the TV series Quantico
• Shelby Woo, in the TV series The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo
• Shelby, from The Wolves of Mercy Falls.