Last name Sheppard (Sheppard 
, שפרד 
, シェパード 
) , worldwide, is a common cognomen. The surname Sheppard is characteristic of Guernsey, where it is quite a common surname, Antigua and Barbuda, and Isle of Man (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, the name is most common in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
| john sheppard English singer and composer (b. 1515) |
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| nicholas sheppard English churchman and academic, Master of St John's College, Cambridge and Archdeacon of Northampton (b. 1533) |
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| william sheppard English barrister and legal writer (b. 1595) |
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| william sheppard English portrait painter (b. 1602) |
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| samuel sheppard English writer (b. 1624) |
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| fleetwood sheppard English poet (b. 1634) |
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jack sheppard English thief and prison escapee, GB (b. 1702) |
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| james sheppard English politician (b. 1681) |
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| robert sheppard English engraver (b. 1700) |
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| sheppard frere (1712-1780) (b. 1712) |
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moses sheppard American merchant (b. 1771) |
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| abraham sheppard American politician, US (b. 1730) |
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| thomas sheppard British politician (b. 1766) |
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| revett sheppard British malacologist (1778-1830) (b. 1778) |
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william ludwell sheppard American sculptor and illustrator, US (b. 1833) |
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