Sheldon (first name)
Sheldon is a male name .
Origin and meaning
Sheldon is originally a family name that was later used as a given name. The family name is derived from several places called Sheldon.
Name bearer
- Sheldon Adelson (* 1933), American entrepreneur and billionaire
- Sheldon Brookbank (* 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
- Sheldon Fox (1930-2006), American architect
- Sheldon Lee Glashow (* 1932), American physicist, Nobel Prize 1979
- Sheldon Glueck (1896–1980), American criminologist
- Sheldon Lettich (* 1951), American film director, screenwriter and producer
- Sheldon Moldoff (1920–2012), American comic artist
- Sheldon Whitehouse (* 1955), American politician (Democratic Party)
- Sheldon van der Linde (* 1999) South African professional racing driver
Fictitious namesake
- Sheldon Lee Cooper, character from the US series The Big Bang Theory
- Sheldon James Plankton, character from the US series SpongeBob SquarePants
- Sheldon Wallace, character from the US series Private Practice