Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Television:
3 characters
Shawn Brady 1965 Days of Our Lives 
Shawn-Douglas Brady 1965 Days of Our Lives
Shawn Hunter 1993; 2014 Boy Meets World; Girl Meets World
Grammy Award Winners:
1 record of the year/song of the year
(record of the year/song of the year) Shawn Colvin 1998 Sunny Came Home
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
4 actors, 1 actor/comedian
Shawn Christian 1965-
Shawn Wayans 1971-
Shawn Hatosy 1975-
Shawn Ashmore 1979-
Shawn Toovey 1983-
Notable Athletes:
1 gymnastics
(gymnastics) Shawn Johnson East 1992-
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director/producer
Shawn Levy 1968-
Notable Musicians:
2 singers, 1 musician
Shawn "Clown" Crahan 1969-
Jay-Z (a.k.a. Shawn) 1969-
Shawn Mendes 1998-
Olympic Medalists:
2 gold/silver, 1 bronze
(bronze) Shawn Marion 2004 basketball
(gold/silver) Shawn Crawford 2004; 2008 4x100 m relay; 200 m
(gold/silver) Shawn Johnson East 2008 gymnastics
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
1 musician
Jay-Z (a.k.a. Shawn) 2021