# Shepherd (name)

Shepherd is a surname, cognate of the English word "Shepherd". Several common spelling variations exist, including Shepperd, Shephard, Shepard, and Sheppard.

## Shepherd
### Surname

* Adaline Shepherd (1883–1950), American composer
* Alan Shepherd (1935–2007), British motorcycle Grand Prix road racer
* Alfred Shepherd (1893–1917), Australian fighter ace
* Amba Shepherd (born 1991), Australian singer
* Ann Shepherd (1910–2002), American actress born Shaindel Kalish
* Briana Shepherd (born c. 1987), Western Australian journalist, reporter and news presenter, former New York City Ballet dancer
* Chandler Shepherd (born 1992), American professional baseball player (Boston Red Sox)
* Cybill Shepherd (born 1950), American actress
* Darrius Shepherd (born 1995), American football player
* David Shepherd (disambiguation)
* Dolly Shepherd (1886–1983), hot-air balloon trapeze artist
* F. H. S. Shepherd (1877–1948), English painter
* Frances Alice Shepherd (fl. 1970s–2020s), Canadian academic
* Freddy Shepherd (1941–2017), businessman and chairman of Newcastle United
* George Shepherd (artist) (1784–1862), English draughtsman and watercolourist
* George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd (1881–1954), British Labour politician
* Gordon Shepherd (disambiguation), several people
* Haven Shepherd (born 2003), American swimmer
* J. Marshall Shepherd (fl. 1990s–2020s), American meteorologist
* Jack Shepherd (disambiguation), multiple people
* JaCorey Shepherd (born 1993), American football player
* Jean Shepherd (1921–1999), American radio personality and writer
* Jenny Shepherd (born 1972), New Zealand field hockey player
* Joel Shepherd (born 1974), Australian science fiction author
* John Shepherd (disambiguation), several people
* Jonathan Shepherd (fl. 1970s–2020s), Welsh surgeon
* Karen Shepherd (born 1940), U.S. Representative from Utah
* Keith Shepherd (born 1968), major league baseball player
* Kenny Wayne Shepherd (born Kenneth Wayne Brobst; 1977), an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
* Kirk Shepherd (born 1986), English darts player
* Leo Shepherd (fl. 1940s–1950s), US jazz trumpeter
* Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd (1918–2001), British Labour politician
* Mark Shepherd (businessman) (1923–2009), chairman and CEO of Texas Instruments
* Mark Shepherd (novelist) (1961–2011), author of several fantasy novels
* Mark Allen Shepherd (born 1961), actor
* Lady Mary Shepherd (1777–1847), British philosopher
* Mary Patricia Shepherd (1933–2003), British thoracic surgeon
* Michael Shepherd (psychiatrist) (1923–1995), British psychiatrist and author
* Morgan Shepherd (born 1941), NASCAR driver
* Nathan Shepherd (born 1993), Canadian-American football player
* Noma Shepherd (1935–2023), New Zealand community leader
* Robbie Shepherd (1936–2023), Scottish broadcaster and author
* Robert Shepherd (1937–2008), law professor
* Robert Shepherd (footballer) (born 1956), Australian rules footballer
* Romario Shepherd, (born 1994) Guyanese and West Indian cricketer
* Roy Shepherd (born 1931), British ice hockey player
* Roy Shepherd (pianist) (1907–1986), Australian pianist and teacher
* Russell B. Shepherd (1829–1901), American politician
* Sanger Shepherd (fl. 1900s–1920s), British inventor of an early colour photography process
* Sherri Shepherd (born 1967), media personality, actress and comedian
* Thomas D. Shepherd (1889–1954), American college football player and coach
* Thomas H. Shepherd (1792–1864), British architectural artist
* William Robert Shepherd (1871–1934), American cartographer and historian

### Given name

* Shepherd Brooks, member of a prominent Medford family who developed the 19th-century Shepherd Brooks Estate
* Shepherd Gundu Chengeta (1966–2023), Zimbabwean politician
* Shepherd Clark (born 1971), American competitive figure skater
* Shepherd Dawson (1880–1935), British psychologist
* Shepherd Heyward (died 1859), free black man who was killed during the raid on Harpers Ferry
* Shepherd Leffler (1811–1879), U.S. Representative from Iowa
* Shepherd Mead (1914–1994), born Edward Mead, American writer
* Shepherd Murape (born 1949), Zimbabwean former football player and manager
* Shepherd Skanes (fl. 2000s–2020s), American football coach

### Fictional Shepherds

* Derrial Book (a.k.a. Shepherd Book), character in the television series, Firefly
* Alex Shepherd, character from the Silent Hill series
* Derek Shepherd, character on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice
* Amelia Shepherd, character on the ABC television series Private Practice and Grey's Anatomy
* Erma Shepherd, is the captain of the Rescue Corps in Pikmin 4
* General Shepherd, a fictional character and the main antagonist from video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
* Jason Shepherd, the main protagonist of the film Big Fat Liar
* Tommy Shepherd, a superhero from Marvel Comics
Adrian shepherd(the main player character in half life: opposing force)

## Shepperd
### Surname

* Augustine Henry Shepperd (1792–1864), Congressional Representative from North Carolina
* Robin Shepperd, British television director

### Given name

* Shepperd Strudwick, American actor of film, television and stage
* William Shepperd Ashe, Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1849 and 1855

### Other uses

* Shepperd's Dell, a small canyon in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon

## Shephard
### Surname

* Ben Shephard (born 1974), English television presenter
* Ben Shephard (historian) (1948–2017), English historian
* Esther Shephard (1891–1975), American writer
* Garry Shephard (born 1976), former Welsh professional footballer
* Geoffrey Colin Shephard (1927-2016), British mathematician
* Gillian Shephard, Baroness Shephard of Northwold (born 1940), British Conservative politician
* Gordon Strachey Shephard (1885–1918), Brigadier-General killed in action
* Hale Horatio Shephard (1842–1921), British judge in India
* Michelle Shephard (born 1972), Canadian journalist
* Neil Shephard (born 1964), British economist
* Richard Shephard (1949–2021), British choral music composer
* Ronald Shephard (1912–1982), American economist
* Rupert Shephard (1909–1992), English artist
* Sidney Shephard (1894–1953), British politician

### Other uses

* Shephard's lemma
* Shephard's problem
* Chevalley–Shephard–Todd theorem

### Fictional Shephards

* Adrian Shephard, character in the computer game Half-Life: Opposing Force
* Mitchell Shephard, character in the computer game Hunt Down The Freeman
* Christian Shephard, character on the television series Lost, father of Jack Shephard
* Jack Shephard, character on the television series Lost

## Sheppard
### Surname

* Alison Sheppard (born 1972), Scottish Olympic swimmer
* Allen Sheppard, Baron Sheppard of Didgemere (1932–2015), British industrialist
* Andy Sheppard (born 1957), British jazz saxophonist and composer
* Ashley Sheppard (born 1969), American football player
* Austin Oke Sheppard (1844-1927), British colony of Newfoundland, 3rd generation lighthouse keeper, posts at Dodding Head, Fort Amherst and Cape Spear, grandfather of Robert Carl Sheppard
* Bob Sheppard (1910–2010), American sports announcer
* Bob Sheppard (musician) (born 1952), American jazz saxophonist
* Barbara Bohannan-Sheppard (born 1950), American politician
* Charles Bradford Sheppard (fl. 1940s), American radio and electrical engineer
* Chris Sheppard (born c. 1963), Jamaican-Canadian disc jockey and musician
* Chris Sheppard (rugby league) (born 1981), Australian rugby player
* Colin Sheppard, British engineering professor
* Curtis Sheppard (born c. 1919), American boxer
* Dave Sheppard (1931–2000), American weightlifter and Olympic medalist
* David Sheppard (1929–2005), English cricketer and bishop
* David Sheppard (broadcaster) (born 1981), British radio presenter
* Dick Sheppard (priest) (1880–1937), English clergyman and pacifist
* Dick Sheppard (footballer) (1945–1998), English football goalkeeper
* Eleanor P. Sheppard (1907–1991), American politician
* Elizabeth Sheppard (1830–1862), British novelist
* Ella Sheppard (1851-1914), American singer and composer of spirituals
* Emma Sheppard (1813-1871), English writer and workhouse reformer
* Fleetwood Sheppard (1634–1698), British poet
* Francis M. Sheppard (1868-1948) American politician
* Gerrard Sheppard (born 1990), American football player
* Harriet Sheppard (1786–1858), Canadian botanist
* Howard Sheppard (1933–2013), Canadian politician
* Jack Sheppard (1702–1724), English criminal
* Jack Sheppard (cave diver) (1909–2001), British cave diver
* Jack Sheppard (cricketer) (born 1992), English cricketer
* James Sheppard (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player
* Ja'Quan Sheppard (born 2000), American football player
* Jason Sheppard (born 1978), American politician
* Jeff Sheppard (born 1974), American professional and collegiate basketball player; father of Reed Sheppard
* John Sheppard (disambiguation), several people
* Joseph Sheppard (born 1958), American actor
* Kate Sheppard (1848–1934), New Zealand suffragette and civil rights campaigner
* Kenny Wayne Shepherd (born 1977), American guitarist, singer, and songwriter
* Lianne Sheppard, American statistician
* Lito Sheppard (born 1981), American football cornerback
* Mark Sheppard (born 1964), English actor
* Mel Sheppard (1883–1942), American athlete
* Mike Sheppard (baseball) (1936–2019), American college baseball coach
* Mike Sheppard (American football) (born 1951), American football player and coach
* Morris Sheppard (1875–1941), American Congressman and Senator
* Moses Sheppard (1771–1857), American businessman and Quaker
* Mubin Sheppard (1905–1994), Irish-born historian of Malaysian culture
* Peter Sheppard Skærved (born 1966), British violinist
* Philip Sheppard (1921–1976), British geneticist
* R. Sheppard Marble and Stone Works of Toronto, Ontario was a monumental masonry firm active in nineteenth-century Ontario
* Ray Sheppard (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player
* Reed Sheppard (born 2004), American basketball player; son of Jeff Sheppard
* Revett Sheppard (1778-1830), British naturalist
* Richard Sheppard (architect) (1910–1982), English architect
* Rob Sheppard (fl. 1990s–2020s), American college baseball coach
* Robert Carl Sheppard, MBE (1897-1954), from the British colony of Newfoundland, WW1 veteran of the Battle of the Somme (Beaumont-Hamel, France), lighthouse keeper at Fort Amherst, NL and master mariner of two ships chartered for the British Antarctic expedition, Operation Tabarin.
* Ronald G. Sheppard (born 1939), American politician
* Sam Sheppard (1923–1970), American neurosurgeon
* Samara Sheppard (born 1990), New Zealand mountain biker
* Scott S. Sheppard (born 1976), American astronomer
* Sheppard family (clothiers), family in Frome, Somerset since 1614
* Sherri D. Sheppard (born 1956), American professor of mechanical engineering
* Simon Sheppard (writer), American writer
* Simon Sheppard (activist) (born 1957), British far-right activist
* Simon Sheppard (footballer) (born 1973), English former goalkeeper
* Stephen Lea Sheppard (born 1983), Canadian television and film actor
* Thomas Sheppard (disambiguation), several people
* T. G. Sheppard (born 1944), American country music singer
* William Sheppard (disambiguation), several people

### Given name

* Sheppard Frere (1916–2015), British historian and archaeologist
* Sheppard Homans Jr. (1871–1952), All-American football player and insurance executive
* Sheppard J. Shreaves (1885–1968), dockmaster, shipwright and diver
* Sheppard Solomon (born 1969), American songwriter

### Fictional Sheppards

* John Sheppard (Stargate), lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force played by Joe Flanigan in the television series Stargate Atlantis
* James Sheppard, the narrator in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
* Bruno Sheppard, an antagonist in M.A.S.K. (TV series)
* Principal Sheppard, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation

## Shepard
### Surname

* Alan Shepard (1923–1998), American astronaut
* Alexandra Shepard (fl. 2000s–2020s), Scottish historian
* Anna O. Shepard (1903–1971), American archaeologist
* Bert Shepard (1920–2008), American WWII pilot & baseball player
* Lil Gnar (born Caleb Shepard; 1996), American singer and rapper
* Cecelia Shepard (c. 1947–1969), victim of the Zodiac Killer
* David Shepard (film preservationist) (1940–2017), American film preservationist
* David H. Shepard (1923–2007), American inventor
* Dax Shepard (born 1975), American actor, comedian, writer, and director
* Elliott Fitch Shepard (1833–1893), American lawyer, banker, and newspaper editor
* E. H. Shepard (1879–1976), British artist and illustrator
* Edward M. Shepard (1850–1911), American lawyer and political reformer
* Irene Shepard (1922–2014), American educator and politician
* Isaac F. Shepard (1816–1899), American Civil War officer
* Jan Shepard (1928–2025), American actress
* Jean Shepard (1933–2016), American honky tonk singer and songwriter
* Jessica Shepard (born 1996), American basketball player
* Kiki Shepard (born 1951), American television host
* Lorenzo B. Shepard (1821–1856), American lawyer and politician
* Louis C. Shepard (1841–1919), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
* Lucius Shepard (1943–2014), American science fiction and fantasy writer
* Marshall L. Shepard (1899–1967), American politician
* Mary Shepard (1909–2000), British illustrator
* Matt Shepard (sportscaster) (born c. 1965), Detroit, Michigan TV sports commentator
* Matthew Shepard (1976–1998), American victim of a hate crime
* Norman Shepard (1897–1977), American college sports coach
* Roger Shepard (1929–2020), American cognitive scientist
* Sam Shepard (1943-2017), American playwright and actor
* Sara Shepard (born 1977), American author
* Thomas Shepard (minister) (1605–1649), Puritan minister in colonial America
* Thomas Z. Shepard (born 1936), American recording producer, composer, and conductor
* Vonda Shepard (born 1963), American singer
* William Shepard (1737–1817), former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts

### Given name

* Shepard Barclay (1847–1925), justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri
* Shepard Broad (1906–2001), American banker and lawyer
* Shepard Cary (1805–1866), U.S. Representative from Maine
* Shepard Fairey (born 1970), American artist
* Shepard Smith (born 1964), American TV anchor

### Fictional Shepards

* Commander Shepard, main character of the Mass Effect video games.
* Tim Shepard, character from S.E. Hinton's novel The Outsiders. He has siblings Curly Shepard and Angela Shepard, featuring in Hinton's novel That Was Then, This Is Now
* Shepard (comics), character in the Marvel Comics Universe
* Director Jenny Shepard, character on the TV series NCIS