Shamus
Shamus may refer to:
- Slang term for a private investigator, probably from the Irish name Séamus (James): many Irish Americans traditionally served in the Police (cf. the Australian slang "Sheila" for "woman")
Persons
- Shamus Culhane (1908–1996), American animator, film director and producer
- Shamus Khan (born 1978), American sociologist
- Shamus O'Brien (1907–1981), Scottish-American soccer player
- Gareb Shamus, CEO of Wizard Entertainment
Toponyms
- Shamus, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran.
- Shamus River, a tributary of Matchi-Manitou Lake, flowing in Val d'Or and in unorganized territory of Réservoir-Dozois, Quebec, in RCM La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, in Abitibi-Temiscamingue, in Quebec, in Canada.
Arts and cinemas
- Shamus Wong, a character from the children's book Tracey McBean
- Shamus (film), a 1973 film starring Burt Reynolds
- Shamus Award, for best detective fiction
- Shamus (computer game), a 1980s computer game
See also
- Shamu, SeaWorld's first killer whale (died 1971)
- Shamu (SeaWorld show), SeaWorld's contemporary killer whale shows
- Seamus (disambiguation)
- Sheamus (born 1978), Irish professional wrestler
- Gabbai, or shammes, a term for the caretaker of a synagogue
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