Shirley

• Shirley Temple was Hollywood's top box office star as a child in the 1930s and later served as a U.S. ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia.
• Shirley Marie Tilghman is a Canadian molecular biologist who served as Princeton University's first female president from 2001 to 2013.
• Shirley Booth was an American actress who earned the Triple Crown of Acting with an Oscar, two Emmys and three Tony Awards.
• Shirley Ann Jackson is a physicist, former president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the first African American woman to earn a doctorate at MIT.
• Shirley Collins is an English folk singer who helped shape the British folk revival, often performing with her sister Dolly.
• Shirley Graham Du Bois was an award-winning American-Ghanaian writer, playwright, composer, and activist for African American rights.
• Shirley Joy Thompson is an English composer, conductor, and violinist of Jamaican descent, honored with an OBE for her services to music.
• Shirley Abrahamson was the first female justice and chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, serving a record 43 years.
• Shirley Caesar is an American gospel singer known as the Queen of Gospel Music who signed her first record deal at 12 and has won 12 Grammy Awards over a seven decade career.
• Shirley Knight was an American actress celebrated for her work in film, television, and theatre, earning Emmy, Golden Globe, and Tony Awards.