People

William Shakespeare

Born: April 23, 1564 Stratford-upon-Avon, England Died: April 23, 1616 Stratford-upon-Avon, England English dramatist and poet ...

John Patrick Shanley

Playwright Born October 13, 1950, in New York, NY; son of a meatpacker; married and divorced first wife; married Jayne Haynes (an actress; divorced); children: Nick, Frank. ...

Maria Sharapova

Professional tennis player Born April 19, 1987, in Nyagan, Siberia, Russian Federation; daughter of Yuri and Yelena Sharapova. Addresses: Agent ...

Maria Sharapova

April 19, 1987 • Nyagan, Siberia, Soviet Union Tennis player In the summer of 2004, seventeen-year-old Maria Sharapova became the first Russian player to win Wimbledon,...

Nisha Sharma

c. 1982 • India Activist In any culture, a cancelled wedding can be a great embarrassment (particularly to the bride), but when Nisha S...

Nisha Sharma

Social activist Born c. 1982, in India; daughter of Devdutt (a factory owner) and Vidya Sharma. Education: Studied software engineering at a Delhi co...

Artie Shaw

Born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky, May 23, 1910, in New York, NY; died December 30, 2004, at his home in Newbury Park, CA. Clarinetist and bandleader. Artie Shaw's "innovations, musical depth, a...

George Bernard Shaw

Born: July 26, 1856 Dublin, Ireland Died: November 2, 1950 Ayot St. Lawrence, England Irish playwright and critic Bri...

The University of Sheffield

Science and education

The University of Sheffield is a public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Its history traces back to the foundation of Sheffield Medical School in 1828, Firth College in 1879

Northern & Shell

Advertising and media

Northern & Shell was founded in 1974 as the publisher of the music magazine International Musician and Recording World. The Northern & Shell group experienced four decades of expansion from th

Royal Dutch Shell

Industry and Production

Royal Dutch Shell, Royal Dutch shell» - a British-Dutch oil and gas company. As of 2018, it is the largest oil and gas company and the 11th largest publicly traded company in

Percy Shelley

Born: September 4, 1792 Field Place, Sussex, England Died: July 8, 1822 Viareggio, Italy English poet The English rom...

Mary Shelley

Born: August 30, 1797 London, England Died: February 1, 1851 Bournemouth, England English novelist English novelist M...

William Sheppard

William Henry Sheppard (1865–1927), dubbed the "Black Livingstone" after the famed Scottish explorer of Central Africa, was among the first African-American missionaries sent to ...

Carol Shields

Born Carol Ann Warner, June 2, 1935, in Oak Park, IL; died of breast cancer, July 16, 2003, in Victoria, BC, Canada. Author. Canadian–American novelist Carol Shields wrote several acclaime...

Thaksin Shinawatra

Prime minister of Thailand Born July 26, 1949, in Chiang Mai, Thailand; son of Boonlert (a silk businessman); married Potjaman; children: Parthongtae (son), Praethongtarn (d...

Bill Shoemaker

Born William Lee Shoemaker, August 19, 1931, in Fabens, TX; died of natural causes, October 12, 2003, in San Marino, CA. Professional jockey. Hall of Fame jockey Bill Shoemaker, known as "...

Shoezone

Consumer goods

Shoe Zone (stylised as shoezone) is a footwear retailer in the United Kingdom which sells shoes at low prices. It has over 410 stores in different cities and towns throug

Barry Prevor and Steven Shore

Owners of Steve & Barry's University Sportswear Born Barry Prevor, c. 1963. Born Steven Shore, c. 1963. Education: Prevor: University of Pennsylvania, ...

Beverly Sills

Born: May 25, 1929 Brooklyn, New York American singer Beverly Sills was a child performer, coloratura soprano (a light voice used in a very ornat...