# Shields (surname)

Shields is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Brooke Shields (born 1965), American actress
* Carol Shields (1935–2003), American author
* Carol Shields (ophthalmologist) (born 1957), American doctor
* Cian Shields (born 2005), British-Irish racing driver
* Clayton Shields (born 1976), American basketball player
* Colin Shields (born 1980), British ice hockey player
* Claressa Shields (born 1955), American professional boxer and professional mixed martial artist
* Derek "Mob" Shields (born 1977), a member of the Lords of Chaos
* Eileen Shields (born 1970), American footwear designer
* Francis Alexander Shields (1941–2003), Brooke Shields' father
* Frank Shields (1909–1975), American tennis player and actor
* Frank Shields (director), Australian film and TV director
* Frank Shields (politician), Oregon politician
* Frederic Shields (1833–1911), British artist, illustrator and designer
* George Oliver Shields (1846–1925), American outdoors magazine editor
* Harry Shields (1899–1971), American dixieland jazz musician
* Jake Shields (born 1979), American mixed martial arts fighter
* James Shields
** James Shields (baseball) (born 1981), American baseball player
** James Shields (politician, born 1810) (1810–1879), American politician and U.S. Army officer
** James Shields (politician, born 1762) (1762–1831), U.S. Representative from Ohio
* Jimi Shields (born 1967), Irish musician and architect
* John Shields
* Kathy Shields, Canadian basketball coach
* Ken Shields
** Ken Shields (basketball), Canadian basketball coach
* Kevin Shields (born 1963), Irish musician
* Larry Shields (1893–1953), American dixieland jazz clarinetist
* Lonnie Shields (born 1956), American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist
* Mark Shields (1937–2022), American political pundit
* Mark Shields (police commissioner) (born 1959), Jamaica's Deputy Police Commissioner
* Michael Shields, several people
* Mick Shields (1912–1983), Australian rugby league footballer
* Nicki Shields, British television presenter
* Paul Shields, several people
* Pete Shields (1891–1961), American baseball player
* Portia Holmes Shields, American academic administrator
* Robert Shields
** Rev. Robert Shields (1918–2007), American minister and diarist
* Ryan Shields (born 1983), Jamaican sprinter from Chicago, Illinois
* Sam Shields (born 1987), American football player
* Scot Shields (born 1975), American baseball player
* Shavon Shields (born 1994), Danish basketballer
* Steve Shields
** Steve Shields (baseball) (born 1958), American baseball player
** Steve Shields (basketball coach) (born 1965), American basketball coach
** Steve Shields (ice hockey) (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player
* Teri Shields (1933–2012), Brooke Shields' mother
* Thomas Todhunter Shields (1873–1955), Canadian religious leader
* Tyler Shields (born 1982), American photographer
* Will Shields (born 1971), American football player
* William Ernest Shields (1892-1921), Canadian military aviator
* Willow Shields (born 2000), American actress

## Fictional characters

* Lana Shields, a character on Three's Company
* Miss Shields, a character in the 1983 American movie A Christmas Story