Famous People with Name Shirley

Shirley Englehorn            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Shirley Englehorn: (born on December 12, 1940 in Caldwell, Idaho, U.S.) is an American professional golfer.

Shirley Jackson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Shirley Jackson: was an influential American author. A popular writer in her time, her work has received increasing attention from literary critics in recent years. She has influenced such writers as Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Nigel Kneale and Richard Matheson.

Shirley Jane Temple            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Shirley Jane Temple: is an Academy Award-winning actress and tap dancer, most famous for being an iconic American child actress of the 1930s, who enjoyed a notable career as a diplomat as an adult. After rising to fame at the age of six with her breakthrough performance in Bright Eyes in 1934, she starred in a series of highly successful films which won her widespread public adulation and saw her become the top grossing star at the American box-office during the height of the Great Depression. She went on to star in films as a young adult in the 1940s. In later life, she became a United States ambassador and diplomat.

Shirley Verrett            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Shirley Verrett: is an American mezzo-soprano and soprano who sings opera as well as American musical theater. Verrett has enjoyed great fame since the late 1960s and is much admired for her radiant voice, beauty, and great versatility.Born into an African-American family of devout Seventh-day Adventists in New Orleans, Louisiana, Verrett showed early musical abilities, but initially a singing career was frowned upon by her family. Later Verrett went on to study in Los Angeles, California and at the Juilliard School in New York.

Shirley Mae Jones            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Shirley Mae Jones: is an American actress and singer. She starred as wholesome characters in a number of well-known musical films, such as Oklahoma!, Carousel, and The Music Man. Ironically,

Paul Murphy Shirley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Paul Murphy Shirley: is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for Menorca Bàsquet of the Spanish ACB. He is also a writer, with his primary focus on his basketball experiences.Shirley is most noted for briefly maintaining an online journal while playing for the Phoenix Suns in 2004-05. His first journal dealt with a several-day-long road trip, while the second chronicled the Suns' NBA Playoffs run. After their playoff elimination, the Suns did not re-sign him, as he rarely played in his twelfth man position. He is the author of a blog for ESPN.com entitled "My So-Called Career". As of July 2008, it contained 56 column-length entries.

Andrew (Drew) Shirley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Andrew (Drew) Shirley: a guitarist and the newest member of the rock band Switchfoot. Shirley attended California Baptist University studying a Fine Arts degree with a Music minor. During that time he also started and led the Chapel Worship Team and the Thursday Night Live Bible Study. He had only started playing guitar as a senior in high school. After graduating from college, he also began working with Youth for Christ as the Riverside area Campus Life director.He started touring with Switchfoot soon after their 2003 release The Beautiful Letdown. He has recorded two albums with the band, his first, Nothing Is Sound, was released September 13, 2005, his second Oh! Gravity., was released December 26, 2006

Steven Brian Shirley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Steven Brian Shirley: was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in 11 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers during the 1982 baseball season. He also pitched two seasons in Japan, 1983 and 1984, for the Lotte Orions. He is currently the manager of the Sioux Falls Pheasants[1].

Joe Shirley, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joe Shirley, Jr.: is a Native American politician who was the previous President of the Navajo Nation. He is of the Navajo Tribe and is from Chinle, Arizona. He was elected in November 2002 and served until January, 2011. Although Navajo Nation elections are officially non