Namesakes
Shirley Booth
(f) 1898-1992 
Emmy Award Winners 1962; 1963 Hazel (actress)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1953 Come Back, Little Sheba (actress)
Shirley Jackson
(f) 1916-1965
Notable Writers
Grayson Hall
(a.k.a. Shirley) (f) 1922-1985
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean Hagen
(middle name Shirley) (f) 1923-1977
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Shirley Strickland
(f) 1925-2004
Olympic Medalists 1948; 1952; 1956 4x100 m relay; 100 m; 80 m hurdles (silver/bronze/gold)
Shirley Dinsdale
(f) 1926-1999
Emmy Award Winners 1949 (actress)
Shirley Temple
(f) 1928-2014
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Shirley Ann Grau
(f) 1929-2020
Pulitzer Award Winners 1965 The Keepers of the House
Shirley Hazzard
(f) 1931-2016
Notable Writers
Sheree North
(middle name Shirley) (f) 1932-2005
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Shirley Cawley
(f) 1932-
Olympic Medalists 1952 long jump (bronze)
Shirley Jones
(f) 1934-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1961 Elmer Gantry (actress)
Shirley MacLaine
(f) 1934-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1984 Terms of Endearment (actress)
Shirley Knight
(f) 1936-2020
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Shirley Bassey
(f) 1937-
Notable Musicians
Shirley Eaton
(f) 1937-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Shirley Owens
(f) 1941-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1996 The Shirelles
Shirley Stobs
(f) 1942-
Olympic Medalists 1960 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (gold)
Shirley Babashoff
(f) 1957-
Olympic Medalists 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 (gold/silver)
Shirley Strong
(f) 1958-
Olympic Medalists 1984 100 m hurdles (silver)
Shirley Henderson
(f) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Shirley Manson
(f) 1966-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Shirley Spectra
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987 The Bold and the Beautiful