Shelby (name)

Shelby is a surname and may also be a given name. Notable people with the name include:

People with the name

Given name

• Shelby (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 Chesnes (born 1991), American former Playboy playmate,
• Shelby Bryan (born 1946), American technology executive
• Shelby Chong (born 1948), American comedian, actress, and producer
• Shelby Ivey Christie, American fashion and costume historian
• Shelby Coffey III (born 1946/1947), American journalist and business 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 (born 1937), 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 (fl. mid-1990s), 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 Hogan (born 1998), American soccer goalkeeper
• Shelby Holliday (fl. 2008), American television journalist
• Shelby Houlihan (born 1993), American runner
• Shelby Howard (born 1985), American racing driver
• Shelby Hughes (1981–2014), American artist and designer
• Shelby D. Hunt (1939–2022), American business theorist
• Shelby J. (born 1972), American singer-songwriter
• Shelby Jacobs (1935–2022), American engineer
• Shelby James (born 1973), American sport cyclist
• Shelby Jordan (1952–2022), American football player
• Shelby Kisiel (born 1994), American rhythmic gymnast
• Shelby Kutty (fl. 1990s), Indian-born American cardiologist
• Shelby A. Laxson (1913–1982), American politician
• Shelby F. Lewis, American political scientist and scholar
• 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 (fl. mid-1990s), American intelligence official
• Shelby Rabara (born 1983), American actress and dancer
• Shelby Rogers (born 1992), American tennis player
• Shelby Sherritt, Australian ceramicist
• 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 G. Tilford (1937–2022), American scientist
• Shelby Tracy Tom (1963–2003), Canadian female murder victim
• 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

• Annette Shelby (1939–2025), American academic
• 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 S. Richardson (born 1941), née Shelby, 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
• Lon R. Shelby (1935–2018), American academic
• Richard Shelby (born 1934), United States Senator from Alabama, formerly a United States Representative and an Alabama state senator
• Thomas Shelby (disambiguation)

Fictional characters

   - Shelby Marie Thompson,  created in February 2016. aka The G.O.A.T. of all characters.

• Shelby, an earthworm character in the animated series Adventure Time
• 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
• Tommy Shelby, main character and gangster-politician in Peaky Blinders (TV series)
• Shelby Corcoran, in the TV series Glee
• Shelby Cummings, in the film A Cinderella Story
• Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie, in the play Steel Magnolias and its film adaptation
• Shelby Marcus, from Best Friends Whenever
• Shelby Marx, in the episode iFight Shelby Marx from the Nickelodeon TV series iCarly played by Victoria Justice
• 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