Shelby (name)

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

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 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 Coleman (born 1992), American fashion model
 * 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 Jensen (born 2001), American wheelchair fencer
 * 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 Robertson (fl. 1993), American comics artist
 * 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

 * 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, 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 Eatenton-Latcherie, in the play Steel Magnolias and its film adaptation
 * Shelby Marcus, from Best Friends Whenever
 * 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                    Shelby Marie Thompson, ficcional character created in 2016, She is a Blond girl from Califórnia who wears braces and has low Intelligence and drives BMWs. She is also a lesbian.