Shaw is a surname, and may refer to:
- Clan Shaw is an ancient Scottish clan, part of the Chattan Confederation and formerly a sept of Clan MacKintosh
- Artie Shaw (1910-2004), American bandleader
- Bernard Shaw (CNN)
- Bill Shaw, British army captain, explorer
- Billy Shaw (born 1938), American football player
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For people with the name Bob or Robert Shaw, see Robert Shaw.
- Brian Shaw, former NBA basketball player
- Clay Shaw, charged by Jim Garrison with conspiracy to murder John F. Kennedy
- David Shaw (CEO), hedge fund manager
- Fiona Shaw (born 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 (born 1934), Canadian businessman
- Joe Shaw (Sheffield United) (born 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 (botanist) (1800–1889), St. Louis botanist and philanthropist
- Henry Wheeler Shaw (1818–1895), "Josh Billings," American humorist
- Martin Shaw (born 1945), English actor
- Marlena Shaw (born 1943), American singer
- Reta Shaw (born 1912), American actress [1]
- Richard G. Shaw (born 1943), first African American insurance commissioner for West Virginia
- Richard Norman Shaw (1831–1912), British architect
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For people with the name Robert or Bob Shaw, see Robert Shaw.
- Ronald Shaw (1920–1945), Royal Air Force Corporal during World War II
- Sandie Shaw (born 1947), British singer
- Spenser Shaw(born 1990), Canadian Actress and Professional Orange Pitcher
- Sebastian Shaw (actor) (1905–1994), British actor
- T.E. Shaw, pseudonym of T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia")
- Tommy Shaw American musician (Styx) (1953)
See also
- Shao, a Chinese family name
