Sheila

Sheila (alternatively spelled Shelagh and Sheelagh) is a common feminine given name, derived from the Irish name Síle, which is believed to be a Gaelic form of the Latin name Caelia, the feminine form of the Roman clan name Caelius, meaning 'heavenly'.

People

• Sheila (singer) (born 1945), real name Annie Chancel, French singer of group "Sheila (and) B. Devotion"
• Sheila (German singer) (born 1984), Sheila Jozi, German folk/schlager singer of Iranian descent
• Sheila Bair (born 1954), chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Sheila Bleck (born 1974), IFBB bodybuilder
• Sheila Burnett (born 1949), British sprint canoeist
• Sheila Chandra (born 1965), English pop singer
• Sheila Chisholm (1895–1969), socialite, probable inspiration for the Australian phrase "a good-looking sheila"
• Sheila Copps (born 1952), Canadian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, 1993-97
• Sheila Dikshit (1938–2019), Chief Minister of Delhi, India, 1998-2003
• Sheila Dixon (born 1953), Democrat mayor of Baltimore and criminal
• Sheila E. (born 1957), American singer
• Sheila Ellison, American author on parenting and relationships
• Sheila Fearn (born 1940), English actress
• Sheila Florance (1916–1991), Australian actress
• Sheila Gordon (born 1927), South African novelist
• Sheila Greibach (born 1939), American Theoretical computer scientist
• Sheila Hancock (born 1933), English actress and author
• Sheila Hicks (born 1934), American artist
• Sheila Hoskin (born 1936), English track and field athlete
• Sheila Ingram (1957–2020), American sprinter
• Sheila Jordan (born 1928), American jazz singer and songwriter
• Sheila Kaye-Smith (1887–1956), English writer
• Sheila Miyoshi Jager (born 1963), American anthropologist
• Sheila Oliver (born 1952), American politician
• Sheila M. Riggs, American dentistry scholar
• Sheila Rowan (physicist), British physicist
• Sheila Steafel (1935–2019), South African-born British actress
• Sheila Scribner (born 1984), American singer
• Sheila Taormina (born 1969), American athlete
• Sheila White (actress) (born 1950), English actress
• Sheila White (abolitionist) (born 1988), American abolitionist and human trafficking victim

Fiction

• Sheila Bennet, Bonnie Bennet's grandmother, referred to as grams by her, a character in The Vampire Diaries
• Shelagh Turner, nurse and midwife, a character in Call the Midwife.
• Sheila, a character from the Webcomic Satan and Me
• Sheila Bryant, a character in the musical "A Chorus Line"
• The tank in Red vs. Blue; see List of characters in Red vs. Blue
• A character in Army of Darkness
• Sheila Broflovski, a character from the animated series South Park
• Sheila Carter, a character from The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful
• Sheila Corkhill, a character from the defunct British soap opera Brookside
• Sheila Franklin, a character and a song in the musical Hair
• Sheila Futterman, a character in Gremlins
• Sheila Gallagher, a character from the British television series Shameless
• Sheila Grant, a character in the British soap opera Brookside
• Sheila Tubman, a character in Judy Blume's book series Fudge
• Sheila R. Webb, a character in Agatha Christie's novel The Clocks
• Sheela na gig, a female character in ancient figurative carvings, used as architectural grotesques on churches, castles and other buildings, particularly in Ireland and Great Britain
• Sheila, one of the main characters in the animated television series Dungeons and Dragons
• Sheila, a fictional character (a Spanish child singer) from Mis Adorables Vecinos (2004–2006), played by Yaiza Esteve
• Sheila, one of the main characters in the anime series Tweeny Witches
• Sheila, a fictional character from SheZow
• Sheila, a playable kangaroo in the PlayStation game Spyro: Year of the Dragon
• Sheila, a character from item song Sheila Ki Jawani, portrayed by Katrina Kaif from film Tees Maar Khan

See also

• Shelia