Sheldon
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Places
Australia- Sheldon, QueenslandSheldon, QueenslandSheldon is a suburb of Redland City, Australia 23 km south-east of the Brisbane CBD.The suburb and surrounds form part of South-East Queensland's largest Koala protection zones and plays a vital part in the preservation of Queensland's Koala population....
- Sheldon ForestSheldon ForestSheldon Forest is a pocket of urban bushland located north-west of Sydney, Australia in a narrow valley between Turramurra and Pymble.Sheldon Forest is of high conservation status because it contains some of the last remnants of the endangered Sydney Turpentine-Ironbark Forest and Blue Gum High...
, New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
United Kingdom
- Sheldon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- Sheldon, DerbyshireSheldon, DerbyshireSheldon is a village in the Derbyshire Peak District, England near Bakewell. It is best known for being the closest village to Magpie Mine, a lead mine with an engine house built in the Cornish style...
, England - Sheldon, Devon, England
- Sheldon, West MidlandsSheldon, West MidlandsSheldon is an area of eastern Birmingham in the West Midlands, England. It is close to the border with the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull and Birmingham International Airport....
, England - Sheldon ManorSheldon ManorSheldon Manor near Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, is Wiltshire's oldest inhabited manor house and dates back to Saxon times. Its structure is mostly 17th century and it is a Grade I listed building.- History :...
, Chippenham, Wiltshire
USA
- Sheldon, IllinoisSheldon, IllinoisSheldon is a village in Sheldon Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,232 at the 2000 census, and 1,130 in 2009.-Geography:Sheldon is located at ....
- Sheldon, IowaSheldon, IowaSheldon is a city in O'Brien and Sioux Counties in the U.S. state of Iowa, along the Floyd River. The population was 4,914 at the 2000 census; it is the largest city in O'Brien County.- History and culture :...
- Sheldon, MissouriSheldon, MissouriSheldon is a city in Vernon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 529 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sheldon is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
- Sheldon, New YorkSheldon, New YorkSheldon is a town in Wyoming County, New York, United States. The population was 2,561 at the 2000 census.The Town of Sheldon is on the west border of Wyoming County. The town is southeast of Buffalo, New York.- History :...
- Sheldon, North DakotaSheldon, North DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 135 people, 62 households, and 30 families residing in the city. The population density was 680.8 people per square mile . There were 71 housing units at an average density of 358.0 per square mile...
- Sheldon, South CarolinaSheldon, South CarolinaSheldon is an unincorporated community in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, at latitude 32.602 and longitude -80.793. The elevation is 23 feet. Sheldon appears on the Sheldon U.S. Geological Survey Map. The Old Sheldon Church Ruins are located nearby. US 17 and 21 run through the...
- Sheldon, TexasSheldon, TexasSheldon is a census-designated place in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,831 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sheldon is located at ....
- Sheldon, VermontSheldon, VermontSheldon is a town in Franklin County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,990 at the 2000 census. It contains the unincorporated village of Sheldon Springs.-Geography:...
- Sheldon, Monroe County, WisconsinSheldon, Monroe County, WisconsinSheldon is a town in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 682 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Oil City, Wisconsin is located within the town of Sheldon.-Geography:...
- Sheldon, Rusk County, Wisconsin
People
Given name- Sheldon AdelsonSheldon AdelsonSheldon Gary Adelson is an American casino magnate. Adelson is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Las Vegas Sands Corp., the parent company of Venetian Macao Limited which operates The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and the Sands Expo and Convention Center...
, American billionaire businessman - Sheldon BlockburgerSheldon BlockburgerSheldon Blockburger is a retired male decathlete from the United States, who competed in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. He set his personal best in the men's decathlon event on June 13, 1990 at the US National Championships in Norwalk, California.-Achievements:-References:*...
(b. 1964), American decathlete - Sheldon Brown (artist)Sheldon Brown (artist)Sheldon Brown is an American artist and Professor of Computer Art at the University of California, San Diego. He is the Director of the Center for Research in Computing and the Arts at UCSD, a founder of the California Institute of Information Technologies and Telecommunications, where he is...
(b. 1962), artist and professor of computer art - Sheldon Brown (football player)Sheldon Brown (football player)Sheldon Dion Brown is an American football cornerback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft...
(b. 1979), professional American football player - Sheldon Brown (bicycle mechanic)Sheldon Brown (bicycle mechanic)Sheldon Brown was an American bicycle mechanic and technical authority on bicycles. He contributed to numerous print and online sources related to bicycling, bicycle mechanics and maintenance, including his own website — and received numerous awards for his contributions.-Biography:Brown...
(1944 – 2008), bicycle mechanic, writer, and webmaster - Sheldon DrobnySheldon DrobnySheldon Drobny is an American accountant and successful investor, best known for forming the company that later became Air America Radio.-Career:...
, investor - Sheldon Glashow, 1979 winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics
- Sheldon JacksonSheldon JacksonSheldon Jackson was a Presbyterian missionary who also became a political leader. During this career he travelled about 1 million miles and established over 100 missions and churches in the Western United States. He is best remembered for his extensive work during the final quarter of the 19th...
, 19th century missionary - Sheldon LeonardSheldon LeonardSheldon Leonard was a pioneering American film and television producer, director, writer, and actor.-Biography:...
, actor - Sheldon SilverSheldon SilverSheldon "Shelly" Silver is an American lawyer and Democratic politician from New York. He has held the office of Speaker of the New York State Assembly since 1994.- Personal life :...
, Speaker of the New York State Assembly - Shel SilversteinShel SilversteinSheldon Allan "Shel" Silverstein , was an American poet, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter and author of children's books. He styled himself as Uncle Shelby in his children's books...
, American poet, songwriter, cartoonist, and children's book author - Sheldon WhitehouseSheldon WhitehouseSheldon Whitehouse is the junior U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
, Democratic United States Senator from Rhode Island (2007-) - Sheldon BrookbankSheldon BrookbankSheldon Brookbank is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League...
, hockey player - Sheldon KennedySheldon KennedySheldon Kennedy is a former professional ice hockey player. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins and Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League . Kennedy was drafted by the Red Wings in the fourth round of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft while playing with the Swift Current Broncos of...
, hockey player - Sheldon SouraySheldon SouraySheldon Sharik Souray is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League . He has previously played for the Edmonton Oilers, New Jersey Devils, who originally drafted him 71st overall in 1994, and the Montreal Canadiens...
, hockey player
Surname
- Alexander SheldonAlexander SheldonAlexander Sheldon was an American physician and politician.-Life:...
(1766–1832), Speaker of the New York State Assembly - Charles SheldonCharles SheldonCharles Monroe Sheldon was an American minister in the Congregational churches and leader of the Social Gospel movement...
, American Congregationalist minister - Charles H. SheldonCharles H. SheldonCharles Henry Sheldon was the second Governor of South Dakota.-Biography:Charles Henry Sheldon was born in Lamoille County, Vermont, the third of four children of Gresham and Mary Sheldon. After the death of his father in 1844, Sheldon worked as a farm laborer from the ages of twelve to...
, American politician - Chris SheldonChris SheldonChris Sheldon is a record producer, particularly of rock music, based in London, UK. He has produced or mixed records for the Foo Fighters, Garbage, Feeder, Biffy Clyro, Oceansize and Pixies amongst others...
, record producer - David SheldonDavid SheldonLater in 1980's Russian assassin #1 was portrayed by Joe Piermatteo, another masked wrestler out of Johnny Rodz StableDavid Sheldon was a professional wrestler, known by his ring name the Angel of Death, who wrestled in North American regional promotions during the 1980s and early 1990s including...
, American wrestler - Edward SheldonEdward SheldonEdward Brewster Sheldon was an American dramatist. His plays include Salvation Nell and Romance , which was made into a motion picture with Greta Garbo....
, American dramatist - Gene SheldonGene SheldonGene Sheldon was an American film and television actor and musician. He is best remembered as the mute servant Bernardo on Walt Disney's live-action TV series Zorro .-Biography and career:...
(Eugene Hume), American pantomime actor - George L. SheldonGeorge L. SheldonGeorge Lawson Sheldon was the 14th Governor of Nebraska from 1907 until 1909. He was a Republican from the progressive wing of that party, identified nationally with Theodore Roosevelt.-Early years:...
, American politician - Gilbert SheldonGilbert SheldonGilbert Sheldon was an English Archbishop of Canterbury.-Early life:He was born in Stanton, Staffordshire in the parish of Ellastone, on 19 July 1598, the youngest son of Roger Sheldon; his father worked for Gilbert Talbot, 7th Earl of Shrewsbury. He was educated at Trinity College, Oxford; he...
, (1598–1677), Archbishop of Canterbury and builder of the Sheldonian Theatre - Henry D. SheldonHenry D. SheldonHenry Davidson Sheldon was an American educator and historian.Sheldon was born while his parents were en route to Oregon from the New York area. He was educated at the University of the Pacific and Stanford University...
, American educator - Ingrid SheldonIngrid SheldonIngrid Blom Sheldon was mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan from 1993 to 2000. A moderate Republican, she served four two-year terms in the post.-Biography:...
, American politician - Jack SheldonJack SheldonJack Sheldon is an American bebop and West Coast jazz trumpeter, singer, and actor. He is a trumpet player and was a comedian on The Merv Griffin Show, as well as the voice heard on several episodes of the educational music television series Schoolhouse Rock.-Biography:Sheldon was born in...
, American jazz trumpeter - Lee Sheldon (writer)Lee Sheldon (writer)Lee Sheldon is a game designer, book author, and television producer and scriptwriter. He is the author of the mystery novel Impossible Bliss, the non-fiction books The Multiplayer Classroom: Designing Coursework as a Game and Character Development and Storytelling for Games. He was lead writer on...
, game developer and writer - Lewis SheldonLewis SheldonLewis Pendleton Sheldon was an American athlete who competed in jumping events in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won bronze medals in triple jump and standing high jump, as well as fourth place in the standing...
, American triple jumper - Lou SheldonLou SheldonLouis P. Sheldon is an American Presbyterian pastor and chairman of the social conservative organization, the Traditional Values Coalition...
, American Presbyterian pastor and activist - Oliver SheldonOliver SheldonOliver Sheldon was a director of the Rowntree Company in York, in the UK, in the 1920s.He was closely involved in restructuring the management and organisation of the growing confectionery company at a stage where its growth meant by necessity it had to move away from the personal, family-centred...
, British businessman - Sam SheldonSam SheldonSam Sheldon is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.-Early life:Sam has Indigenous Australian heritage and his tribal ancestry can be traced to the Wemba-Wemba.-Draft:...
, Australian rules footballer - Scott SheldonScott SheldonScott Patrick Sheldon is a former Major League Baseball third baseman/shortstop and right-handed batter who played for the Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers...
, American baseball player - Sidney SheldonSidney SheldonSidney Sheldon was an Academy Award-winning American writer. His TV works spanned a 20-year period during which he created The Patty Duke Show , I Dream of Jeannie and Hart to Hart , but he became most famous after he turned 50 and began writing best-selling novels such as Master of the Game ,...
, American screenwriter and novelist - Stagger Lee Sheldon, American murderer
- William Herbert Sheldon, (1899–1977), American psychologist
- William Wallace Barbour SheldonWilliam Wallace Barbour SheldonWilliam Wallace Barbour Sheldon, commonly known as Wallace, was an architectural engineer and pioneer of California. Being a leading figure of the engineering history of the California coast. Wallace began his career with the Central Pacific Railroad and was present at the laying of the Golden...
(1836–1915), American architect - Wilmon Henry SheldonWilmon Henry Sheldon-Life and career:Sheldon was educated at Harvard University and taught at Yale.-References:...
(1875–1981), American philosopher
Fiction
- Sheldon Lee, a fictional character in My Life as a Teenage RobotMy Life as a Teenage RobotMy Life as a Teenage Robot is an American animated television series, created by Rob Renzetti for Nickelodeon. The series follows the adventures of XJ-9, better known as Jenny Wakeman, a female robot designed to protect Earth, who is excessively addicted to teen-related activities, which are almost...
- Sheldon PlanktonPlankton (SpongeBob SquarePants)Sheldon Jim Plankton, Jr., or simply Plankton, is a fictional character on the American television cartoon series SpongeBob SquarePants. He is voiced by Mr. Lawrence. The character is also in video games and other media based on the series...
, a character in the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePantsSpongeBob SquarePantsSpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"... - Paul Sheldon, fictional character from the novel Misery
- Sheldon CooperSheldon CooperSheldon Lee Cooper, B.S., M.S., M.A., Ph.D., Sc.D. is a fictional character from Texas on the CBS television series The Big Bang Theory, portrayed by actor Jim Parsons...
, fictional character from the American comedy The Big Bang TheoryThe Big Bang TheoryThe Big Bang Theory is an American sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom serve as executive producers on the show, along with Steven Molaro. All three also serve as head writers... - Sheldon (webcomic), a daily webcomicWebcomicWebcomics, online comics, or Internet comics are comics published on a website. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers or often in self-published books....
created by Dave KellettDave KellettDave Kellett is the creator and cartoonist of two webcomic titles, Sheldon and Drive, and the co-author of How To Make Webcomics. He is one of a small but growing group of webcomic artists who are self-sufficient.-Early Years and education:...
. - Sheldon, a young seahorse in the PixarPixarPixar Animation Studios, pronounced , is an American computer animation film studio based in Emeryville, California. The studio has earned 26 Academy Awards, seven Golden Globes, and three Grammy Awards, among many other awards and acknowledgments. Its films have made over $6.3 billion worldwide...
animated movie Finding NemoFinding NemoFinding Nemo is a 2003 American comi-drama animated film written by Andrew Stanton, directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich and produced by Pixar. It tells the story of the overly protective clownfish Marlin who, along with a regal tang called Dory , searches for his abducted son Nemo...
Other
- Sheldon Capital Ltd, a financial services firm located in London, UK that specialises in American Depositary ReceiptAmerican Depositary ReceiptAn American depositary receipt is a negotiable security that represents the underlying securities of a non-U.S. company that trades in the US financial markets...
s (ADRs) and other foreign listings of shares of UK companies http://www.sheldoncapital.com - The SheldonThe SheldonThe Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, Missouri was designed by noted 1904 World’s Fair architect Louis C. Spiering and built in 1912 as the home of the Ethical Society of St. Louis. Musicians and public speakers throughout the years have enjoyed the perfect acoustics of the Sheldon Concert Hall,...
concert hall and art galleries, St. Louis, Missouri - UK Sheldon Association http://www.sheldonfamilyhistory.co.uk