| Amrita Sher-Gil | Hungarian Indian artist | 1913–1941 |
| Philip Sheridan | United States Army general | 1831–1888 |
| Richard Brinsley Sheridan | Irish-British politician, pla… | 1751–1816 |
| Allan Sherman | American comedian | 1924–1973 |
| Forrest Sherman | Recipient of the Purple Heart… | 1896–1951 |
| Francis Joseph Sherman | Canadian writer | 1871–1926 |
| Richard M. Sherman | American songwriter | 1928 |
| William T. Sherman | American General, businessman… | 1820–1891 |
| Amy Sherman-Palladino | American television writer, d… | 1966 |
| Michael Shermer | American science writer | 1954 |
| Fred Shero | Former ice hockey player and … | 1925–1990 |
| Charles Scott Sherrington | English neurophysiologist and… | 1857–1952 |
| Ben Sherwood | American author, journalist, … | 1964 |
| H.V. Sheshadri | Indian writer | 1926–2005 |
| Lev Shestov | Russian theologian | 1866–1938 |
| Jay Shetty | internet personality | 1987 |
| Salil Shetty | human rights campaigner | 1961 |
| Eduard Shevardnadze | Georgian politician and diplo… | 1928–2014 |
| Andriy Shevchenko | Ukrainian association footbal… | 1976 |
| Taras Shevchenko | Ukrainian poet and painter | 1814–1861 |
| Walter A. Shewhart | American statistician | 1891–1967 |
| Hui Shi | | |
| Su Shi | Chinese writer | 1037–1101 |
| Shoji Shiba | Japanese academic | 1930 |
| Sheng Shicai | Chinese warlord | 1895–1970 |
| Tim Shieff | American freerunner | 1988 |
| Brooke Shields | US actress | 1965 |
| Carol Shields | American author | 1935–2003 |
| Jake Shields | American mixed martial artist | 1979 |
| Hsieh Shie-liang | researcher | |
| Jonathan M. Shiff | Australian television producer | |
| Jiang Shigong | Chinese legal and political t… | 1967 |
| Hu Shih | Chinese philosopher, essayist… | 1891–1962 |
| Chen Shih-chung | politician | |
| Feng Shih-kuan | Taiwanese politician | 1945 |
| Masaoka Shiki | Japanese poet, author, and li… | 1867–1902 |
| Izumi Shikibu | Japanese poet | 976–1033 |
| Murasaki Shikibu | Japanese novelist, poet durin… | 973–1014 |
| Robert J. Shiller | American economist | 1946 |
| Randy Shilts | American journalist | 1951–1994 |
| Yoko Shimomura | Japanese video game composer | 1967 |
| Goro Shimura | Japanese mathematician | 1930–2019 |
| Kyung-sook Shin | Korean writer | 1963 |
| Thaksin Shinawatra | Thai politician | 1949 |
| Yingluck Shinawatra | Thai businesswoman and politi… | 1967 |
| Takeda Shingen | Japanese daimyo of the Sengok… | 1521–1573 |
| Makoto Shinkai | Japanese anime director and f… | 1973 |
| Yoji Shinkawa | Japanese illustrator | 1971 |
| Florence Scovel Shinn | American writer | 1871–1940 |
| Sharon Shinn | American science fiction writ… | 1957 |
| Masahiro Shinoda | Japanese film director and sc… | 1931 |
| Mike Shinoda | American musician | 1977 |
| Eric Shinseki | retired United States Army fo… | 1942 |
| Rick Shiomi | Canadian writer | 1947 |
| Anna Shipton | British religious writer | 1815–1901 |
| Eric Shipton | British explorer | 1907–1977 |
| Toshio Shiratori | Japanese politician | 1887–1949 |
| Sai Baba of Shirdi | Hindu and muslim saint | 1836–1918 |
| Priscilla Shirer | American writer | 1974 |
| William L. Shirer | American journalist | 1904–1993 |
| Clay Shirky | American technology writer | 1964 |
| James Shirley | English writer | 1596–1666 |
| Masamune Shirow | manga artist | 1961 |
| Vandana Shiva | Indian philosopher | 1952 |
| Shivaji | founder of Maratha Empire | 1627–1680 |
| Sally Shlaer | American computer scientist | 1938–1998 |
| John Shoch | American computer scientist | |
| William Shockley | American physicist and invent… | 1910–1989 |
| Yoshida Shoin | Japanese politician | 1830–1859 |
| Mikhail Sholokhov | Soviet writer | 1905–1984 |
| William Hanna Shomali | auxiliary bishop of the Latin… | 1950 |
| Sei Shonagon | Japanese author and a court l… | 966–1025 |
| Shingai Shoniwa | British musician | 1981 |
| Dinah Shore | American singer and actress | 1916–1994 |
| Clare Short | British politician | 1946 |
| Martin Short | Canadian stand-up comedian | 1950 |
| Nigel Short | British chess player and writ… | 1965 |
| Joseph Henry Shorthouse | British writer | 1834–1903 |
| Will Shortz | American puzzle creator and e… | 1952 |
| Dmitri Shostakovich | Russian composer and pianist | 1906–1975 |
| Arun Shourie | Indian journalist and politic… | 1941 |
| Gena Showalter | American writer | 1975 |
| Swami Shraddhanand | Indian monk and philosopher | 1856–1926 |
| Anita Shreve | American writer | 1946–2018 |
| David Shrigley | British artist | 1968 |
| Eunice Kennedy Shriver | sister of John F. Kennedy and… | 1921–2009 |
| Lionel Shriver | American writer | 1957 |
| Maria Shriver | journalist and author from th… | 1955 |
| Mohammad Shtayyeh | Palestinian politician | 1958 |
| Gary Shteyngart | american journalist and writer | 1972 |
| Teh one love fly the shthf | | |
| Peng Shuai | Chinese female tennis player … | 1986 |
| Chen Shui-bian | Taiwanese politician | 1950 |
| Hsu Shui-teh | Taiwanese politician | 1931 |
| Chen Shui-tsai | Magistrate of Kinmen County | 1948 |
| Roman Shukhevych | Commander of the Ukrainian In… | 1907–1950 |
| Krishna Kant Shukla | Indian Classical musician | 1959 |
| Dara Shukoh | Indian prince | 1615–1659 |
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| Hu Shuli | Chinese journalist | 1953 |
