# Sheila

Sheila (alternatively spelled Shelagh and Sheelagh) is a common feminine given name, derived from the Irish name Síle, which is believed to be a Gaelic form of the Latin name Caelia, the feminine form of the Roman clan name Caelius, meaning 'heavenly'.

## People

* Sheelagh Matear, New Zealand professor of marketing
* Sheila (French singer) (born 1945), real name Annie Chancel, French singer of group "Sheila (and) B. Devotion"
* Sheila (German singer) (born 1984), Sheila Jozi, German folk/schlager singer of Iranian descent
* Sheila Bair (born 1954), chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Sheila Bleck (born 1974), American bodybuilder
* Sheila Burnett (born 1949), British sprint canoeist
* Sheila Chandra (born 1965), English pop singer
* Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (born 1979), American politician
* Sheila Chisholm (1895–1969), Australian socialite, probable inspiration for the Australian phrase "a good-looking sheila"
* Sheila Copps (born 1952), Canadian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, 1993–97
* Sheila Dikshit (1938–2019), Chief Minister of Delhi, India, 1998–2003
* Sheila Dixon (born 1953), former mayor of Baltimore and criminal
* Sheila E. (born 1957), American singer
* Sheila Ellison, American author on parenting and relationships
* Sheila Elorza (born 1996), Spanish footballer
* Sheila Fearn (born 1940), English actress
* Sheila Ferguson (born 1947), American singer
* Sheila Florance (1916–1991), Australian actress
* Sheila Gordon (1927–2013), South African novelist
* Sheila Graber (born 1940), British animator, artist and Visiting Professor at the University of Sunderland
* Sheila Greibach (born 1939), American theoretical computer scientist
* Sheila Hancock (born 1933), English actress and author
* Sheila A. Hellstrom (1935–2020), Canadian general
* Sheila Henig (1934–1979), Canadian pianist and soprano
* Sheila Hicks (born 1934), American artist
* Sheila Hoskin (born 1936), English track and field athlete
* Sheila Ingram (1957–2020), American sprinter
* Sheila Jordan (born 1928), American jazz singer and songwriter
* Sheila Kaye-Smith (1887–1956), English writer
* Sheila Leather (1898–1983) British engineer, business owner, president of the Women's Engineering Society
* Sheila Leatherman (born 1951), Professor in Global Health at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
* Sheila Lieder (fl. 2022), American politician
* Sheila Lyman, American politician
* Sheila McCarthy (1956 --) Canadian Actress & Singer
* Sheila Miyoshi Jager (born 1963), American anthropologist
* Sheila McGuffie (1911–2007), British aeronautical engineer
* Sheila Oliver (1952–2023), American politician
* Sheila M. Riggs, American dentistry scholar
* Sheila Rowan (physicist), British physicist
* Sheila Scott (1922–1988), British aviator
* Sheila Sim (1922–2016), English film and theatre actress
* Sheila Steafel (1935–2019), South African-born British actress
* Sheila Taormina (born 1969), American athlete
* Sheila Ward (1936–2019), British police officer
* Sheila White (actress) (1950–2018), English actress
* Sheila White (activist) (born 1988), American abolitionist and human trafficking victim

## Fiction

* Sheila Bennet, Bonnie Bennett's grandmother, in The Vampire Diaries
* Shelagh Turner, in Call the Midwife
* Sheila Bryant, in the musical A Chorus Line
* The tank in Red vs. Blue; see List of characters in Red vs. Blue
* A character in Army of Darkness
* Sheila Broflovski, from the animated series South Park
* Sheila Carter, from The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful
* Sheila Corkhill, from the British soap opera Brookside
* Sheila Franklin, a character and a song in the musical Hair
* Sheila Futterman, in Gremlins
* Sheila Gallagher, from the British television series Shameless
* Sheila Grant, in the British soap opera Brookside
* Sheila Tubman, in Judy Blume's book series Fudge
* Sheila R. Webb, in Agatha Christie's novel The Clocks
* Sheela na gig, a female character in ancient figurative carvings, used as architectural grotesques on churches, castles and other buildings, particularly in Ireland and Great Britain
* Sheila, one of the main characters in the animated television series Dungeons and Dragons
* Sheila, from Mis Adorables Vecinos (2004–2006), played by Yaiza Esteve
* Sheila, one of the main characters in the anime series Tweeny Witches
* Sheila, from SheZow
* Sheila, a playable kangaroo in the PlayStation game Spyro: Year of the Dragon
* Sheila, from item song "Sheila Ki Jawani", portrayed by Katrina Kaif from film Tees Maar Khan
* Sheila Birling, from J. B. Priestley's play An Inspector Calls
* Sheila, a yacht in the film The Last of Sheila named after one of the characters, Sheila Greene
* Sheila Take a Bow, 1987 single by The Smiths.
* Sheila, from manga Hunter x Hunter