Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Shannon 1976 Shannon 
Fictional Characters from Television:
2 characters
Shannon Rutherford 2004 Lost
Sheldon Beiste (a.k.a. Shannon) 2009 Glee
Hall-of-Famers:
1 football
(football) Shannon Sharpe 2011
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
5 actors
Chris Penn (a.k.a. Shannon) 1965-2006
Shannon Elizabeth 1973-
Shane West (a.k.a. Shannon) 1978-
Shannon Kook 1987-
Shay Mitchell (a.k.a. Shannon) 1987-
Notable Athletes:
1 football, 1 gymnastics
(football) Shannon Sharpe 1968-
(gymnastics) Shannon Miller 1977-
Olympic Medalists:
4 gold, 1 bronze, 1 bronze/silver/gold
(bronze) Shannon Smith 1976 swimming - 400 m freestyle
(bronze/silver/gold) Shannon Miller 1992; 1996 artistic gymnastics
(gold) Shannon Johnson 2004 basketball
(gold) Shannon Boxx 2004; 2008; 2012 football
(gold) Shannon Vreeland 2012 swimming
(gold) Shannon Szabados 2010; 2014 ice hockey