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Sheila (alternatively spelled Shelagh 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 (German singer) (born 1984), Sheila Jozi, German folk/schlager singer of Iranian descent
• Sheila Bair (born 1954), chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Sheila Bleck (born 1974), IFBB bodybuilder
• Sheila Burnett (born 1949), British sprint canoeist
• Sheila Chandra (born 1965), English pop singer
• Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (born 1979), American politician
• Sheila Chisholm (1895–1969), socialite, probable inspiration for the Australian phrase "a good-looking sheila"
• Sheila Copps (born 1952), Canadian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, 1993–97
• Sheila Dikshit (1938–2019), Chief Minister of Delhi, India, 1998-2003
• Sheila Dixon (born 1953), former Mayor of Baltimore and criminal
• Sheila E. (born 1957), American singer
• Sheila Ellison, American author on parenting and relationships
• Sheila Elorza (born 1996), Spanish footballer
• Sheila Fearn (born 1940), English actress
• Sheila Florance (1916–1991), Australian actress
• Sheila Gordon (1927–2013), South African novelist
• Sheila Graber (born 1940), British animator, artist and Visiting Professor at the University of Sunderland.
• Sheila Greibach (born 1939), American theoretical computer scientist
• Sheila Hancock (born 1933), English actress and author
• Sheila A. Hellstrom (1935–2020), Canadian general
• Sheila Henig (1934–1979), Canadian pianist and soprano
• Sheila Hicks (born 1934), American artist
• Sheila Hoskin (born 1936), English track and field athlete
• Sheila Ingram (1957–2020), American sprinter
• Sheila Jordan (born 1928), American jazz singer and songwriter
• Sheila Kaye-Smith (1887–1956), English writer
• Sheila Lieder (fl. 2022), American politician
• Sheila Miyoshi Jager (born 1963), American anthropologist
• Sheila Oliver (1952–2023), American politician
• Sheila M. Riggs, American dentistry scholar
• Sheila Rowan (physicist), British physicist
• Sheila Sim (1922–2016), English film and theatre actress
• Sheila Steafel (1935–2019), South African-born British actress
• Sheila Taormina (born 1969), American athlete
• Sheila Ward (1936–2019), British police officer
• Sheila White (actress) (1950–2018), English actress
• Sheila White (activist) (born 1988), American abolitionist and human trafficking victim

Fiction

• Sheila Bennet, Bonnie Bennet's grandmother, referred to as Grams by her, a character in The Vampire Diaries
• Shelagh Turner, nurse and midwife, a character in Call the Midwife.
• Sheila, a character from the Webcomic Satan and Me
• Sheila Bryant, a character in the musical A Chorus Line
• The tank in Red vs. Blue; see List of characters in Red vs. Blue
• A character in Army of Darkness
• Sheila Broflovski, a character from the animated series South Park
• Sheila Carter, a character from The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful
• Sheila Corkhill, a character from the defunct British soap opera Brookside
• Sheila Franklin, a character and a song in the musical Hair
• Sheila Futterman, a character in Gremlins
• Sheila Gallagher, a character from the British television series Shameless
• Sheila Grant, a character in the British soap opera Brookside
• Sheila Tubman, a character in Judy Blume's book series Fudge
• Sheila R. Webb, a character in Agatha Christie's novel The Clocks
• Sheela na gig, a female character in ancient figurative carvings, used as architectural grotesques on churches, castles and other buildings, particularly in Ireland and Great Britain
• Sheila, one of the main characters in the animated television series Dungeons and Dragons
• Sheila, a fictional character (a Spanish child singer) from Mis Adorables Vecinos (2004–2006), played by Yaiza Esteve
• Sheila, one of the main characters in the anime series Tweeny Witches
• Sheila, a fictional character from SheZow
• Sheila, a playable kangaroo in the PlayStation game Spyro: Year of the Dragon
• Sheila, a character from item song "Sheila Ki Jawani", portrayed by Katrina Kaif from film Tees Maar Khan
• Sheila Birling, a character from J. B. Priestley's play An Inspector Calls
• Sheila, a yacht and a setting for the film The Last of Sheila. Named after one of the characters Sheila Greene