Famous People with Name Shirley

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,

Shirley MacLaine            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Shirley MacLaine: is an American Academy Award-winning film and theater actress, well-known not only for her acting, but also now for her beliefs in new age spirituality and reincarnation. She is also the writer of a large number of autobiographical works, many dealing with her spiritual beliefs as well as her Hollywood career. She is the older sister of Warren Beatty.

Shirley Muldowney            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Shirley Muldowney: the "First Lady of Drag Racing" was the first woman to receive a licence to drive a top fuel dragster by the NHRA. She won the NHRA Top Fuel championship in 1977, 1980 and 1982.

Shirley Brown            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Shirley Brown: is a soul singer,who is best known for her single "Woman to Woman" which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1975.

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