Namesakes
Emmy Award Winners:
2 actresses
(actress) Shirley Dinsdale 1949 
(actress) Shirley Booth 1962; 1963 Hazel
Fictional Characters from Television:
1 character
Shirley Spectra 1987 The Bold and the Beautiful
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
11 actors
Shirley Booth 1898-1992
Grayson Hall (a.k.a. Shirley) 1922-1985
Jean Hagen (middle name Shirley) 1923-1977
Shirley Temple 1928-2014
Sheree North (middle name Shirley) 1932-2005
Shirley Jones 1934-
Shirley MacLaine 1934-
Shirley Knight 1936-2020
Shirley Eaton 1937-
Shirley Henderson 1965-
Shirley Manson 1966-
Notable Musicians:
1 musician, 1 singer
Shirley Bassey 1937-
Shirley Manson 1966-
Notable Writers:
2 authors
Shirley Jackson 1916-1965
Shirley Hazzard 1931-2016
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze, 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 silver/bronze/gold, 1 silver/gold
(silver/bronze/gold) Shirley Strickland 1948; 1952; 1956 100 m; 4x100 m relay; 80 m hurdles
(bronze) Shirley Cawley 1952 long jump
(gold) Shirley Stobs 1960 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(silver/gold) Shirley Babashoff 1972; 1976 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 800 m freestyle
(silver) Shirley Strong 1984 100 m hurdles
Oscar Award Winners:
3 actresses
(actress) Shirley Booth 1953 Come Back, Little Sheba
(actress) Shirley Jones 1961 Elmer Gantry
(actress) Shirley MacLaine 1984 Terms of Endearment
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Shirley Ann Grau 1965 The Keepers of the House
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
1 musician
Shirley Owens 1996 The Shirelles