Shaw (family name)
Shaw is an originally local English surname for someone who lived in a thicket (from Old English sceaga ).
Name bearer
A.
- Aaron Shaw (1811-1887), American politician
- Aiden Shaw (* 1966), American author and porn actor
- Albert D. Shaw (1841–1901), American politician
- Alexandra Shaw (* 1983), German basketball player
- Alice Shaw-Stewart (around 1863–1942), British nobleman
- Andrew Shaw (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player
- Anna Howard Shaw (1847-1919), American civil rights activist
- Annie Cornelia Shaw (1852–1887), American landscape and animal painter
- Arthur Shaw (soccer player, 1869) (1869-1946), English soccer player
- Arthur Shaw (track and field athlete) (1886–1955), American hurdler
- Arthur Shaw (soccer player, 1924) (1924-2015), English soccer player
- Arthur Jonathan Shaw (* 1954), American botanist
- Artie Shaw (1910-2004), American jazz musician, clarinetist and band leader
- Arvell Shaw (1923-2002), American double bass player
- Audley Shaw (born 1952), Jamaican politician (JLP)
B.
- Barclay Shaw (born 1949), American artist
- Battling Shaw (1910-1994), Mexican light welterweight boxer, world champion
- Bernard Shaw (journalist) (* 1940), American television journalist
- Bernard Shaw (soccer player) (born 1945), English soccer player
- Bernard Graham Shaw , British composer and percussionist
- Bernie Shaw (* 1956), English rock singer
- Billy Shaw (born 1938), American football player
- Bob Shaw (1931-1996), Northern Irish writer
- Bob Shaw ( American football player ) (1921-2011) American football player and coach
- Bob Shaw (tattoo artist) (1926-1993), American tattoo artist
- Bob Shaw (athlete) (born 1932), British hurdler
- Bob Shaw (baseball player) (1933-2010) American baseball player
- Bob Shaw (golfer) (born 1944), Australian golfer
- Bob Shaw (screenwriter) , American screenwriter
- Bobbi Shaw (born 1942), American actress
- Brad Shaw (born 1964), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Brewster Hopkinson Shaw (* 1945), American astronaut
- Brian Shaw (basketball player) (born 1966), American basketball player
- Brian Shaw (Strongman) (* 1982), American strongman
- Bryony Shaw (* 1983), British windsurfer
C.
- Carlos María Bollini Shaw (1903 – after 1964), Argentine diplomat
- Carol Shaw (* 1955), American programmer
- Caroline Shaw (* 1982), American composer
- Catherine Shaw ; Pseudonym of Leila Schneps (* 1961), American mathematician and author
- Charles Shaw (writer) (1900–1955), Australian writer and journalist
- Charles Shaw, Baron Kilbrandon (1906–1989), British lawyer and politician
- Charles Shaw (singer) (born 1960), American soldier and singer
- Charles Shaw-Lefevre, 1st Viscount Eversley (1794–1888), British politician (Whigs)
- Charles Bobo Shaw (1947–2017), American jazz drummer and band leader
- Charles Green Shaw (1892–1974), American painter and author
- Clarence Shaw (1926–1973), American jazz trumpeter
- Clay Shaw (1913–1974), American businessman
- Clifford Robe Shaw (1895–1957), American sociologist and criminologist
- Cosima Shaw (* 1973), German actress
D.
- Daoud Shaw († 2018), American jazz and rock musician
- Darwin Shaw , British actor
- David Shaw (Screenwriter) (1916-2007), American screenwriter
- David Shaw (soccer player, 1917) (born 1917), Scottish soccer player
- David Shaw (soccer player, 1948) (born 1948), English soccer player
- David Shaw (politician) (born 1950), British politician
- David Shaw (ice hockey player) (born 1964), Canadian ice hockey player
- David Shaw (badminton) (* 1968), American badminton player
- David Shaw (biathlete) (* around 1985), American biathlete
- David E. Shaw (* 1951), American hedge fund manager, billionaire and bioinformatician
- Doc Shaw (* 1992), American actor, singer, rapper and model
- Donald L. Shaw (* 1936), American communication scientist
E.
- E. Clay Shaw (1939–2013), American lawyer and politician
- Eddie Shaw (1937-2018), American saxophonist
- Edward B. Shaw (around 1895-1987), American pediatrician
- Elijah Shaw (also Lyge or Lije Shaw ; 1900–1982), American jazz musician
- Elizabeth Shaw (1920–1992), Irish-German graphic artist, illustrator and author
- Elizabeth Anne Shaw (* 1934), American botanist
- Elwyn Riley Shaw (1888–1950), American lawyer
F.
- Ferdia Shaw , Irish film actor
- Fiona Shaw (born 1958), Irish actress
- Frank Shaw (screenwriter) (1932-2006), American screenwriter
- Frank L. Shaw (1877–1958), American politician
- Frank Thomas Shaw (1841–1923), American politician
- Frank X. Shaw (1895–1962), American film producer and assistant director
- Frankie Shaw (* 1986), American actress
G
- Gary Shaw (born 1961), English football player
- Gaylor Shaw († 2015), American journalist
- George Shaw (1751-1813), English zoologist and botanist
- George Shaw (football player, 1899) ( George Edward Shaw ; 1899–1973), English football player
- George Shaw , real name of Lakewood Louie , American poker player
- George Shaw (soccer player, 1969) (born 1969), Scottish soccer player
- George B. Shaw (1854-1894), American politician
- George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950), Irish playwright
- George Russell Shaw (1848–1937), American botanist
- George Donald Shaw (1931–1988), American track and field athlete and Olympian
- Gordon Shaw (* 1994), South African weightlifter
- Guy L. Shaw (1881–1950), American politician
H
- Harold Shaw (racing driver) (1906–1941), American racing driver
- Harold Shaw ( American football player ) (born 1974), American football player
- Harold M. Shaw (1877–1926), American actor, film director and screenwriter
- Henry Shaw (politician) (1788–1857), American politician
- Henry Shaw (botanist) (1800–1889) British-American botanist
- Henry Marchmore Shaw (1819–1864), American politician
- Henry Selby Hele-Shaw (1854–1941), British engineer and university professor
- Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw (1902–1985), English botanist
- Hugh Shaw-Stewart, 8th Baronet (1854–1942), Scottish politician
I.
- Ian Shaw (Egyptologist) (* 1961), English Egyptologist
- Ian Shaw (singer) (born 1962), Welsh jazz singer
- Ian Shaw (actor) (born 1969), English actor
- Irwin Shaw (1913–1984), American writer and screenwriter
J
- Jaleel Shaw (* 1978), American jazz musician
- James Shaw (politician, 1798) (1798–1878), Canadian politician
- James Shaw (politician, 1973) (* 1973), New Zealand politician with the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
- James Shaw (cyclist) (born 1966), British cyclist
- James Shaw (volleyball player) , American volleyball player
- Jamie Shaw (born 1985), British singer
- Janet Shaw (1966–2012), Australian cyclist
- Jason Shaw (* 1972), American photo model
- Jayson Shaw (* 1988), Scottish pool player
- Joe Shaw (boxer) , American boxer
- Joe Shaw (soccer player, 1882) ( Joseph F. Shaw ; 1882– ??), English soccer player
- Joe Shaw (soccer player, 1883) ( Joseph Ebenezer Shaw ; 1883–1963), English soccer player and coach
- Joe Shaw (soccer player, 1928) ( Joseph Shaw ; 1928–2007), English soccer player
- Joey Shaw (* 1987), American-Austrian basketball player
- John Shaw (naval officer) (1773-1823), American naval officer
- John Shaw (politician) (1837–1917), Canadian attorney and politician, Mayor of Toronto
- John Shaw (soccer player, 1886) (1886-1916), English soccer player
- John Shaw (soccer player, 1916) (1916–1973), English soccer player
- John Shaw (singer) (born 1921), Australian opera singer (baritone)
- John Shaw (sailor) (born 1937), Australian sailor
- John Shaw (soccer player, 1954) (born 1954), Scottish soccer goalkeeper
- John Shaw (hockey player) (born 1962), British hockey player
- John Shaw (chess player) (* 1968), Scottish chess player
- John Clifford Shaw (1922–1991), American computer scientist
- John G. Shaw (1859–1932), American politician
- John William Shaw (1863–1934), American clergyman, Archbishop of New Orleans
- Joseph Shaw (chess player) (1834-1897), Canadian chess player
- Joseph Shaw (actor) (1920–2008), British actor
- Julia Shaw (cyclist) (born 1965), British cyclist
- Julia Shaw (psychologist) (* 1987), German-Canadian legal psychologist
- Julian Mark Hugh Shaw (* 1955), British botanist
K
- Kathleen Shaw (1903-1983), British figure skater
- Khadija Shaw (* 1997), Jamaican soccer player
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (* 1953), Indian entrepreneur
L.
- LM Shaw (1848–1932), American politician
- Larry Shaw (physicist) (1939–2017), American physicist and artist
- Larry Shaw (Director) (* before 1986), American director and television producer
- Larry T. Shaw (1924–1985), American writer
- Leander J. Shaw, Jr. (1930-2015), American attorney and judge
- Lee Shaw (1926–2015), American jazz pianist
- Lige Shaw (1900-1982), American jazz drummer, see Elijah Shaw
- Lindsey Shaw (* 1989), American actress
- Lisa Shaw (house singer) (born 1969), Canadian singer
- Lisa Shaw (gospel singer) , British singer
- Logan Shaw (* 1992), Canadian ice hockey player
- Lorraine Shaw (* 1968), British athlete
- Luke Shaw (* 1995), English soccer player
M.
- M. Thomas Shaw (1945–2014), American clergyman, Anglican Bishop of Massachusetts
- Malcolm Shaw (* 1947), English lawyer and university professor
- Marlena Shaw (born 1942), American singer
- Martin Shaw (* 1945), British actor
- Martin Shaw (composer) (1875–1958), English composer
- Matt Shaw (born 1965), American ice hockey player and coach
- Michael Shaw, Baron Shaw of Northstead (* 1920), British politician
- Michael James Shaw (* 1986), American actor
- Mike Shaw (1957-2010), American wrestler
N
- Napier Shaw (1854-1945), British meteorologist
O
- Oli Shaw (* 1998), Scottish football player
- Oscar Shaw (1887–1967), American actor
P
- Patricia Shaw (* 1929), Australian author
- Pedro Shaw (1925–1984), Belgian missionary and clergyman, Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo
- Percy Shaw (1890–1976), British entrepreneur and inventor
R.
- Ralph R. Shaw (1907–1972), American librarian
- Ransford W. Shaw (1856–1945), American lawyer and politician
- Raqib Shaw (* 1974), Indian painter
- Reta Shaw (1912–1982), American actress
- Rhae-Christie Shaw (* 1975), Canadian triathlete and racing cyclist
- Richard Norman Shaw (1831-1912), British architect
- Robert Shaw (Bishop) († 1527), Scottish clergyman
- Robert Shaw (Author) (1839–1879) British tea planter and travel writer
- Robert Shaw (conductor) (1916–1999), American conductor
- Robert Shaw (actor) (1927–1978), British actor
- Robert Shaw (physicist) (* 1946), American physicist
- Robert A. Shaw (* 1924), British chemist
- Robert Gould Shaw (1837–1863), American officer
- Roland Shaw (1920–2012), British arranger
- Ronald Shaw (1929–2016), British physicist and mathematician
- Roy Shaw (1936–2012), British entrepreneur
- Run Run Shaw (1907-2014), Chinese film producer
S.
- Sam Shaw (photographer) (1912–1999), American photographer, film producer, and painter
- Sam Shaw (American football player) (born 1991), Australian rules football player
- Sam Shaw (cyclist) (* 1992), New Zealand cyclist
- Sam Shaw (screenwriter) , American screenwriter
- Sam F. Shaw (* 1946), American sound engineer
- Samuel Shaw (1768–1827), American politician
- Sandie Shaw (born 1947), British singer
- Sebastian Shaw (1905-1994), English actor
- Shou Zhenhuang ( Shaw Tsen-Hwang ; 1899–1964), Chinese zoologist
- Simon Shaw (born 1973), English rugby player
- Snowy Shaw ( Tommie Mike Christer Helgesson ; * 1968), Swedish multi-instrumentalist and singer
- Stan Shaw (born 1952), American actor
- Stanford Shaw (1930-2006), American historian
- Stephan Shaw (* 1992), American boxer
- Steven A. Shaw († 2014), American blogger
- Stuart Shaw (* 1977), Australian cyclist
T
- Thomas Shaw (composer) (around 1752 – around 1830), English composer
- Thomas Shaw (singer) (1908–1977), American guitarist and singer
- Thomas Shaw, 1st Baron Craigmyle (1850–1937), Scottish-British lawyer and politician
- Thurstan Shaw (1914-2013), British archaeologist
- Tiger Shaw (* 1961), American alpine ski racer
- Tim Shaw (born 1957), American swimmer and water polo player
- Tommy Shaw (born 1953), American rock musician
- Tristram Shaw (1786–1843), American politician
- Ty Shaw (* 1979), American basketball coach
V
- Vernon Shaw (1930–2013), Dominican politician, president 1998–2003
- Victoria Shaw (1935–1988), Australian actress
- Vinessa Shaw (* 1976), American actress
W.
- Walter Robert Shaw (1871– ??), American botanist
- Walter Russell Shaw (1887–1981), Prince Edward Island politician
- William Shaw (philologist) (1749–1831), British philologist and clergyman
- William Shaw (politician) (1823–1895) Irish politician
- William Shaw (cricketer) (1827-1890), English cricketer
- William Arthur Shaw (1865-1943), British historian
- William Shaw (soccer player) (1897 – after 1928), English soccer player
- William Shaw (mathematician) ( William T. Shaw ; * 1958), British mathematician
- William Shaw (Author) (born 1959), British journalist and author
- William Fletcher Shaw (1878–1961), British medic and university professor
- William Lewis Shaw (born 1938), American football player, see Billy Shaw
- William Smith Shaw (1778–1826), American librarian
- Wini Shaw (1910–1982), American actress
- Woody Shaw (1944–1989), American jazz trumpeter
Individual evidence
- ↑ Shaw on surnames.behindthename.com (English)