Shirley (surname)

Shirley is a surname, and may refer to:

Contents

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

A

• Aaron Shirley (1933–2014), American physician and civil rights activist
• Alan Shirley (1937–2004), American politician
• Aleda Shirley (1955–2008), American poet
• Alex Shirley (1921–1990), Scottish footballer
• Alexander O. Shirley (1927–2016), British Virgin Islands cricketer, civil servant and activist
• Ann Savours Shirley (1927–2022) was a British historian of polar exploration,
• Anne Shirley (actress) (1918–1993), American actress
• Anthony Shirley (1565–c.1635), English adventurer and diplomat
• Sir Anthony Shirley, 1st Baronet (1624–1683), English politician
• Arthur Shirley (1886–1967), Australian actor, writer and director

B

• Bart Shirley (born 1940), American baseball player
• Bill Shirley (1921–1989), American actor, singer and theatre producer
• Bob Shirley (born 1954), American baseball player

C

• Caroline Shirley, Duchess Sforza Cesarini (1818–1897), Englishwoman who married into the Italian aristocracy
• Cliff Shirley (1917–2001), New Zealand cricketer
• Craig Shirley (born 1956), American author and consultant

D

• Daniel Shirley (born 1979), New Zealand badminton player
• Danny Shirley (born 1956), American country music singer and songwriter
• David A. Shirley (1934–2021), American chemist
• Dallas Shirley (1913–1994), American basketball referee
• Don Shirley (1927–2013), American-Jamaican pianist and composer
• Donal Shirley (born 2005), Irish hurler
• Donna Shirley (born 1941), American aerospace engineer and NASA manager
• Dorinea Shirley (1899–1973), British film actress of the silent era
• Dorothy Shirley (born 1939), British athlete

E

• Edwin Shirley (1948–2013), British rock concert tour organiser, impresario and film studio manager
• Elizabeth Shirley (1564–1641), English Augustinian nun and author
• Eric Shirley (born 1929), British steeplechase athlete
• Evelyn Shirley (1788–1856), British politician.
• Evelyn Shirley (1812–1882), British politician, antiquarian and genealogist

F

• Florence Shirley (1892–1967), American stage and film actress
• Francis Shirley (c.1524–1578), English politician
• Fred Shirley (1890–1967), Anglican priest and headmaster

G

• George Shirley (born 1934), American operatic tenor
• Sir George Shirley, 1st Baronet (1559–1622), English landowner
• Gordon Shirley (born 1956), Jamaican academic and diplomat
• Graham Shirley, Australian author and filmmaker

H

• Henry Shirley (dramatist) (died 1627), English dramatist
• Hardy L. Shirley (died 1996), American forester, author and academic
• Henry G. Shirley (1874–1941), American engineer, Commissioner of Highways in Virginia
• Henry Shirley, 3rd Earl Ferrers (1691–1745), English peer
• Sir Henry Shirley, 2nd Baronet (1589–1633), English landowner and local politician
• Horatio Shirley (1805–1879), British general
• Hubert Shirley-Smith (1901–1981), British civil engineer
• Hunter B. Shirley (1927–2010), American clinical psychologist

I

• Ian Shirley (1940–2019), New Zealand public policy academic

J

• Jack Shirley, American record producer, audio engineer and musician
• James Shirley (1596–1666), English dramatist
• Jason Shirley (born 1985), American football player
• Jerry Shirley (born 1952), English rock drummer
• Jill Parker-Hammersley-Shirley (born 1951), English table tennis player
• Jimmy Shirley (1913–1989), American jazz and R&B guitarist
• Joe Shirley Jr. (born 1947), Navajo politician
• John Shirley (born 1953), American author of genre fiction, non-fiction and lyrics
• John Shirley (scribe) (c. 1366–1456), English author and translator
• John Shirley (footballer) (1902–1968), English footballer
• John Shirley (sailor) (born 1958), British Virgin Islands competitive sailor
• John K. Shirley (1898–1954), Australian architect
• John Shirley-Quirk (1931–2014), English bass-baritone
• Jon Shirley (born 1938), American Microsoft Corporation executive
• Josh Shirley (born 1992), American football player

K

• Kellie Shirley (born 1981), English actress
• Ken Shirley (born 1950), New Zealand politician
• Kevin Shirley (born 1960), South African music producer

L

• Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers (1720–1760), English peer hanged for murder
• Lemuel B. Shirley (1916–1999), Episcopal bishop of Panama
• Lianne Shirley (born 1975), New Zealand badminton player

M

• Mack Shirley (born 1933), American politician from Idaho
• Marion Shirley (1922–1996), American football player
• Marlon Shirley (born 1978), American paralympic athlete
• Mary Shirley, Countess Ferrers (bapt.1733–1807), English noblewoman
• Mercedes Shirley (1926–1999), American actress
• Mule Shirley (1901–1955), American baseball player

N

• Natalie Shirley (born 1957), American lawyer, businesswoman and university president
• Nathan Shirley, state legislator in Mississippi
• Norma Shirley (1938–2010), Jamaican chef

P

• Paul Shirley (born 1977), American basketball player and writer
• Paul Shirley (politician), American politician from California
• Peter Shirley (born 1963), American computer scientist and computer graphics researcher
• Philip Shirley (1913–1998), British businessman

R

• Raphaele Shirley (born 1969), French-American multimedia artist
• Ray Shirley, American actress
• Rhys Shirley (born 2003), English footballer
• Robert Shirley (1581–1628), English traveller and adventurer
• Robert Shirley (FRS) (1673–1699), English politician and aesthete
• Robert Shirley (MP) (1700–1738), British politician
• Robert Shirley (footballer) (born 1980), Australian rules footballer
• Robert Shirley, 1st Earl Ferrers (1650–1717), English peer and courtier
• Robert Shirley, 6th Earl Ferrers (1723–1787), British peer
• Robert Shirley, 7th Earl Ferrers (1756–1827), British peer
• Robert Shirley, 12th Earl Ferrers (1894–1954), British politician
• Robert Shirley, 13th Earl Ferrers (1929–2012), British politician
• Robert Shirley, Viscount Tamworth (1692–1714), English politician
• Sir Robert Shirley, 4th Baronet (1629–1656), English royalist conspirator
• Roy Shirley (1944–2008), Jamaican singer

S

• Samantha Shirley (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
• Sewallis Shirley (1709–1765), British Member of Parliament
• Sewallis Shirley (MP) (1844–1904), British politician and founder of The Kennel Club
• Sewallis Shirley, 10th Earl Ferrers (1847–1912), British peer
• Simon Shirley (born 1966), Australian decathlete
• Sophie Shirley (born 1999), Canadian ice hockey player
• Steve Shirley (1933–2025), British information technology pioneer, businesswoman and philanthropist
• Steve Shirley (baseball) (born 1956), American baseball pitcher

T

• Tanya Shirley (born 1976), Jamaican poet
• Tex Shirley (1918–1993), American baseball pitcher
• Thomas Shirley (died 1544), English politician
• Thomas Shirley (c.1564–c.1634), English soldier, adventurer and politician
• Thomas Shirley (RAF officer) (1908–1982), British Royal Air Force officer
• Thomas Shirley (died 1612) (c.1542–1612), English Member of Parliament, government official and courtier
• Sir Thomas Shirley, 1st Baronet (1727–1800), British military officer and colonial governor

W

• Walter Shirley (MP) (died 1425), member of the Parliament of England
• Walter Shirley (priest and controversialist) (1725–1786), English Anglican cleric, hymnwriter and controversialist
• Walter Shirley (bishop) (1797–1847), English Anglican bishop
• Walter Shirley Shirley (1851–1888), English barrister, legal writer and politician
• Walter Shirley, 11th Earl Ferrers (1864–1937), British architect and peer
• Washington Shirley, 5th Earl Ferrers (1722–1778), British Royal Navy officer
• Washington Shirley, 8th Earl Ferrers (1760–1842), British peer
• Washington Shirley, 9th Earl Ferrers (1822–1859), British peer
• William Shirley (1694–1771), British colonial governor of Massachusetts
• William Shirley (cricketer) (1900–1970), English colonial police officer in British Nigeria and cricketer
• William Thomas Shirley (1876–1929), British-Australian WWI veteran