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Shawarma
Shawarma (Arabic shawirma, from Turkish cevirme, turning) is a Levantine dish of marinated meat stacked on a vertical rotating spit, shaved as it cooks, and served in flatbread; distinct from döner and gyros in spicing and sauces.
Shawarmer
Shawarmer (Arabic: شاورمر) is a Saudi shawarma fast-food chain founded in Riyadh in 1999, owned by Innovative Foods Holding, with about 160 branches and two in Cairo.
Shawkat Osman
Shawkat Osman (শওকত ওসমান), born Sheikh Azizur Rahman in 1917, was a Bangladeshi novelist known for Janani and Kritadasher Hashi and for novels attacking dictatorship and the 1971 Liberation War, who won the Independence Day Award.
Shawki Allam
Shawki Allam (شوقي علام), born 1961, is an Egyptian Islamic law scholar who served as the 19th Grand Mufti of Egypt from 2013 to 2024.
Shawl
Shawl: a rectangular, square, or triangular drape of cloth worn over shoulders, head, or upper body, with no seams or fastenings. From Persian shal; famed Kashmir pashmina shawls, the boteh or paisley motif, and the Jacquard-loom European imitations.
Shawn (album)
Shawn is Shawn Mendes' fifth studio album, released November 15, 2024 on Island Records after his 2022 tour cancellation; a 12-track, 30-minute folk-leaning record with singles Why Why Why and Isn't That Enough, peaking at No. 22 in the UK.
Shawn Achor
Shawn Achor is an American positive psychology researcher, author of The Happiness Advantage, and founder of the consulting firm Good Think Inc., known for a widely viewed TED talk.
Shawn Ashmore
Shawn Ashmore, also Shawn Robert Ashmore, Canadian actor born 1979 in Richmond, British Columbia; identical twin of Aaron Ashmore; played Iceman in the X-Men films, Mike Weston in The Following, and Wesley Evers in The Rookie.
Shawn Bradley
Shawn Bradley, "The Stormin' Mormon", 7'6" (2.29 m) NBA center born 1972 in Landstuhl, Germany; drafted 2nd overall 1993 by Philadelphia, played 12 seasons (76ers, Nets, Mavericks), 2,119 blocks; paralyzed in 2021 bike accident.
Shawn Carolan
Shawn Carolan is a partner at Menlo Ventures, the Silicon Valley firm he joined in 2002, best known for early investments in Roku, Uber, Siri, and Chime.
Shawn Christian
Shawn Patrick Christian (born 1965) is an American TV and film actor known as Mike Kasnoff on As the World Turns, Dr. Daniel Jonas on Days of Our Lives, and Summerland's Johnny Durant.
Shawn Colvin
Shawn Colvin (born 1956, Vermillion, South Dakota) is an American folk-pop singer-songwriter based in Austin, Texas. Three-time Grammy winner: Best Contemporary Folk for Steady On (1989) and Record and Song of the Year for "Sunny Came Home" from A Few Small Repairs (1996).
Shawn Crahan
Shawn "Clown" Crahan (Michael Shawn Crahan, born 1970) is the American custom percussionist and co-founder of Slipknot, formed 1995 in Des Moines; he originated the band's masks, directs its visual work, and is its only surviving original member.
Shawn D. Aaron
Shawn D. Aaron, also published as Shawn Aaron, is a Canadian respirologist at the University of Ottawa known for large trials on diagnosing and treating COPD and asthma.
Shawn Daivari
Shawn Daivari (Dara Shawn Daivari, دارا داوری), born 1984, American pro wrestler from Minneapolis; WWE's Daivari, Muhammad Hassan's manager, TNA's Sheik Abdul Bashir, X Division Champion, now a WWE producer.
Shawn Dean
Shawn Dean (Shawn Dean McBride, born 1986, Chicago) is an AEW and Ring of Honor wrestler, 'Captain' Shawn Dean of The Infantry and Shane Taylor Promotions, ROH Six-Man Tag Team Champion, and AEW's Extras Coordinator since 2021.
Shawn Dou (窦骁)
Shawn Dou (窦骁), born 1988 in Xi'an, China, is a Chinese-born Canadian film and television actor who debuted in Zhang Yimou's Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010).
Shawn Douglas
Shawn Michael Douglas is an American DNA nanotechnology researcher and associate professor at UCSF, known for 3D DNA origami, a logic-gated DNA nanorobot targeting cancer cells, and cadnano.
Shawn Doyle
Shawn Doyle (born 1968) is a Canadian actor from Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador, known for television roles including Joey Henrickson on Big Love and Sadavir Errinwright on The Expanse.
Shawn Eichorst
Shawn Eichorst, American college athletics administrator and attorney; athletic director at UW-Whitewater, Miami, Nebraska (2012-17), and Wisconsin from July 2026; former Texas deputy AD.
Shawn Fanning
Shawn Fanning is an American entrepreneur and programmer who wrote Napster as a Northeastern freshman, popularizing peer-to-peer music sharing and triggering landmark copyright lawsuits from 1999 to 2001.
Shawn Grate
Shawn Grate, Ohio serial killer arrested in 2016 after a captive woman's 911 call; convicted of murdering Elizabeth Griffin, Stacey Stanley, Rebekah Leicy, Candace Cunningham, and Dana Lowrey; sentenced to death.
Shawn Harris
Shawn Harris is an American politician and retired Army brigadier general who was the Democratic nominee for Georgia's 14th Congressional District in 2024 and 2026.
Shawn Hatosy
Shawn Wayne Hatosy (born 1975, Frederick, Maryland) is an American actor and director known for Pope in Animal Kingdom, Sammy Bryant in Southland, and Emmy-winning Dr. Jack Abbot in The Pitt.
Shawn Johnson East
Shawn Johnson East (Shawn Machel Johnson, born 1992, Des Moines, Iowa) is a retired American gymnast: 2008 Olympic balance beam gold plus three silvers, 2007 World all-around champion, Dancing with the Stars winner, author, and entrepreneur married to Andrew East.
Shawn Jordan
Shawn Jordan is an American engineering education researcher and Associate Professor at Arizona State University, awarded a 2014 PECASE for developing Navajo culturally contextualized engineering curricula.
Shawn Kemp
Shawn Kemp, the "Reign Man" (born 1969, Elkhart, Indiana), NBA power forward drafted 17th overall in 1989 straight from high school by Seattle; six-time All-Star, 1996 Finals runner-up, later Cavaliers, Trail Blazers, Magic.
Shawn Lane
Shawn Lane (1963–2003), 'the Memphis Monster', was a Memphis guitarist and keyboardist famed for sheets-of-sound technique, the solo albums Powers of Ten and Tri-Tone Fascination, and seven albums with Jonas Hellborg.
Shawn Levy
Shawn Levy (Shawn Adam Levy, born 1968, Montreal) is a Canadian director and founder of 21 Laps Entertainment, known for Night at the Museum, Free Guy, Stranger Things, and Deadpool & Wolverine.
Shawn Loh (罗守恩)
Shawn Loh (罗守恩, Shawn Loh Shou-En), born 1986 or 1987, is a Singaporean PAP politician, MP for Jalan Besar GRC (Whampoa) since May 2025, former MOF Budget director for 2024-2025, Commonwealth Capital Group managing director, and Minister of State for Health and Education from January 2027.