# Sheila

Sheila (alternatively spelled Shelagh, Sheilagh 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 (French singer) (born 1945), real name Annie Chancel, French singer of group "Sheila (and) B. Devotion" Sheila Dara Aisha (born 1992), Indonesian actress and singer Sheila Matthews Allen (1929–2013), American actress Sheila F. Anthony, American attorney Sheila Atim (born c. 1991), Ugandan-British actress and singer Sheila Bair (born 1954), American academic and government official Sheila Bartels, Ghanaian entrepreneur and politician Sheila Black, American poet Sheila Bleck (born 1974), American bodybuilder Sheila Levrant de Bretteville (born 1940), American graphic designer, artist and educator Sheila Bridges (born 1963/1964), American interior designer Sheila Bromley (1907–2003), American actress Sheila P. Burke (born 1950/51), American nurse and policy advisor Sheila Burnett (born 1949), British sprint canoeist Sheila Cameron (1934–2025), British lawyer Sheila Carrasco, American actress Sheila Cassidy (born 1937), English doctor Sheila Chandra (born 1965), English pop singer Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (born 1979), American politician Sheila Chisholm (1895–1969), Australian socialite Sheila Collenette (1927–2017), British botanist Sheila Copps (born 1952), Canadian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Sheila Coronel, Filipina journalist and professor Sheila Darcy (1914–2004), American actress Sheila Dhar (1929–2001), Indian author and singer Sheila Dikshit (1938–2019), Indian politician Sheila Dixon (born 1953), American mayor Sheila E. (born 1957), American singer Sheila Ellison, American author on parenting and relationships Sheila Elorza (born 1996), Spanish footballer Sheila Faith (1928–2014), British politician Sheila Fearn (born 1940), English actress Sheila Ferguson (born 1947), American singer Sheila Fitzpatrick (born 1941), Australian historian Sheila Florance (1916–1991), Australian actress Sheila Ford Hamp (born 1951), American businesswoman and sports team owner Sheila Forshaw (born 1958), Canadian field hockey player Sheila García (born 1997), Spanish footballer Sheila Giolitti, American painter Sheila Gish (1942–2005), English actress Sheila Gordon (1927–2013), South African-born American novelist Sheila Graber (born 1940), British animator, artist and Visiting Professor at the University of Sunderland Sheila Greaves (1911–2005), British nurse, recipient of the George Medal during the Second World War Sheila Greibach (born 1939), American theoretical computer scientist Sheila Gujral (1924–2011), Indian poet and writer Sheila Hancock (born 1933), English actress and author Sheila Hayman (born 1956), British documentary filmmaker, journalist and novelist Sheila Heti (born 1976), Canadian writer Sheila A. Hellstrom (1935–2020), Canadian general Sheila Henig (1934–1979), Canadian pianist and soprano Sheila Hicks (born 1934), American artist Sheila Horne, American singer and songwriter Sheila Hoskin (born 1936), English track and field athlete Sheila Ingram (1957–2020), American sprinter Sheila Jasanoff (born 1944), American social scientist Sheila Jeffreys (born 1948), English-Australian activist and author Sheila Johnson (born 1949), American businesswoman Sheila Jordan (1928–2025), American jazz singer and songwriter Sheila Kaul (1915–2015), Indian politician Sheila Kaye-Smith (1887–1956), English writer Sheila Keith (1920–2004), British actress Sheila Kennedy (born 1962), American actress Sheila Kohler (born 1941), South African author Sheila Kuehl (born 1941), American actor and politician Sheila LaBarre (born 1958), American murderer and possible serial killer Sheila Lambert (born 1980), American basketball player Sheila Lapinsky (born 1944), South African anti-apartheid and LGBTQ+ activist Sheila Leather (1898–1983) British engineer, business owner, president of the Women's Engineering Society Sheila Leatherman (born 1951), Professor in Global Health Sheila Jackson Lee (1950–2024), American lawyer and politician Sheila Lieder (fl.