Shelby (name)

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

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
• Thomas Shelby (disambiguation)
• Tommy Shelby (disambiguation)

Given name

• 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 Foote (1916–2005), American historian and novelist
• Shelby Lynne (born 1968), American singer-songwriter
• Shelby Lyons (born 1981), American retired figure skater
• Shelby Metcalf (1930–2007), longtime head coach of the Texas A&M men's basketball team
• 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 Walker (1937–2006), American boxer
• Shelby Wilson (born 1937), American wrestler and 1960 Olympic gold medalist
• Shelby Young (born 1992), American actress

Fictional characters

• Shelby Corcoran, a recurring character in Glee
• Shelby Eatenton Latcherie, portrayed in the film Steel Magnolias by Julia Roberts
• Shelby (dog), Clark Kent's dog on the TV series Smallville
• Shelby Wyatt, a character from Quantico (TV series)
• Shelby Merrick, a character from Higher Ground (TV series)
• Shelby Watkins, the pink ranger from Power Rangers Dino Charge