Shadrach

Shadrach or Shadrack is the name of a man in the biblical story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. It may also refer to:

Fictional characters

 * Shadrach Dingle, on the British soap Emmerdale
 * Shadrach Jones, the titular character in the short story "The King of the Elves" by Philip K. Dick
 * Shadrach, a mercenary in the novel Perdido Street Station
 * Shadrack, a mentally-ill World War I veteran in the novel Sula by Toni Morrison
 * Shadrack, an undertaker and employer of the title character in the novel Billy Liar by Keith Waterhouse

Other arts and entertainment

 * "Shadrack" (Robert MacGimsey song), a 1962 popular song written in the 1930s by Robert MacGimsey
 * "Shadrach" (Beastie Boys song), a 1989 single by the Beastie Boys
 * Shadrach (novel), a 1953 children's book by Meindert De Jong
 * "Shadrach," a 1978 short story by William Styron
 * Shadrach (film), a 1998 movie based on the Styron short story

People

 * Shadrach Bond (1773–1832), first governor of the US state of Illinois
 * Shadrach A. Hall (1835–1915), American politician
 * Shadrack Ireland (died 1778), cult leader
 * Shadrach Kabango, Canadian hip hop musician
 * S. M. Lockridge (1913–2000), Baptist pastor in California
 * Shadrach Minkins (1814–1875), African-American fugitive slave who in 1850 was captured in Boston, held by federal marshals and freed by a group of black men
 * Shadrach Ogie (born 2001), Irish footballer
 * Shadrach Roundy (1789–1872), early Latter Day Saint leader
 * Shadrach Walton (1658–1741), British colonial administrator and soldier in the Province of New Hampshire
 * Shadrach Woods (1923–1973), American architect, urban planner and theorist
 * Azariah Shadrach (1774–1844), Welsh evangelical writer and pastor
 * Gracia Shadrack, 21st century Vanuatuan politician
 * Philip G. Shadrach (1840–1862), Civil War Union Army soldier who participated in the Great Locomotive Chase, awarded the Medal of Honor in 2024