Shaw (disambiguation)
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The name Shaw might refer to:
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[edit] First name
- Shaw Clifton, the 18th General of The Salvation Army.
[edit] Last name
- Bill Shaw (b. 1975), World Famous Firefighter.
- Artie Shaw (b. May 23 1910), bandleader.
- Bernard Shaw (CNN).
- Bill Shaw, British army captain, explorer.
- Billy Shaw (b. 1938), American football player.
- Bob Shaw (1931–1996), British science-fiction author.
- Brian Shaw, former NBA basketball player.
- Clay Shaw, charged by Jim Garrison with conspiracy to murder John F. Kennedy.
- David Shaw, hedge fund manager.
- Fiona Shaw (b. July 10 1958), Irish actress.
- George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950), Irish playwright.
- George Shaw (1751–1813), English botanist and zoologist.
- Graham Shaw (1934–1998), a former Sheffield United footballer.
- Irwin Shaw, American playwright, screen writer and author.
- J. R. Shaw (b. 1934), Canadian businessman.
- Joe Shaw (b. 1928), a former Sheffield United footballer.
- John Shaw (disambiguation), various people
- Jonathan Shaw, British politician.
- Lindsey Shaw, co-star of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.
- Henry Shaw (1800–1889), St. Louis botanist and philanthropist.
- Henry Wheeler Shaw (1818–1895), "Josh Billings," American humorist.
- Martin Shaw (b. 1945), English actor.
- Marlena Shaw (b. 1943), American singer.
- Richard G. Shaw (b. 1943), first African American Insurance Commissioner for West Virginia.
- Richard Norman Shaw (1831–1912), British architect.
- Robert Shaw (1927–1978), English actor.
- Robert Gould Shaw (1837–1863), commander in the American Civil War.
- Ronald Shaw (1920–1945), Royal Air Force Corporal during World War II.
- Sandie Shaw (b. February 26 1947), British singer.
- Sebastian Shaw (actor) (1905–1994), British actor.
- Tommy Shaw American Musician (Styx)(1953).
As a transliteration of Chinese family name 邵:
- See Shao
[edit] Companies
- Shaw Brothers Studio, an early film company in Hong Kong.
- Shaw Communications Inc., a Canadian cable television provider.
- The Shaw Group, an American engineering corporation.
- Shaw Industries, an American carpet manufacturer.
- Shaw's Supermarkets, an American grocery group.
- Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, an international law firm.
- D. E. Shaw & Co. group, an American investment and technology development firm.
[edit] Places
[edit] United States
- Shaw, Mississippi, United States.
- Shaw, Washington, DC, United States.
[edit] United Kingdom
- Shaw, Berkshire, England.
- Shaw, Wiltshire, England.
- Shaw and Crompton, Greater Manchester, England.
[edit] Other
- Shaw Festival is a major Canadian theatre festival.
- Shaw University is a historically black college located in Raleigh, North Carolina.
- Clan Shaw is an ancient Scottish clan, part of the Chattan Confederation and formerly a sept of Clan MacKintosh.
Shaw: the shoeing of a horse.