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Shaykhdom of Mohammerah
The Shaykhdom of Mohammerah (شیخنشین محمره) was a semi-autonomous Arab principality at the port of Mohammerah, now Khorramshahr, in Khuzestan, nominally under Qajar rule and ruled by the al-Ka'bi family until its 1925 absorption into Iran.
Shaykhi school
The Shaykhi school (شیخیه) is a school of Twelver Shi'ism founded by Shaykh Ahmad Ahsa'i and Sayyid Kazim Rashti in Iran and Iraq around 1800.
Shaykhu
Shaykhu (شيخو), honorifically Sayf al-Din al-Nasiri, was a Mamluk amir who dominated the court of Sultan al-Nasir Hasan in Cairo until his murder in 1357.
Shayn (lunar crater)
Shayn is a 92.90-km-diameter lunar impact crater centered at 32.52, 172.42 (planetographic +East), IAU-approved in 1970 and named for Grigorii Abramovich Shayn, Soviet astrophysicist (1892-1956); satellite craters include Shayn B and Shayn F.
Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler, "The Queen of Spades", is an American pro wrestler and former UFC fighter (15-8 MMA record) from Sioux Falls, South Dakota; a catch wrestling practitioner who became the first two-time NXT Women's Champion in WWE.
Shayne Coplan
Shayne Coplan is an American entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Polymarket, a blockchain-based prediction market he founded in 2020, becoming what Bloomberg called the youngest self-made billionaire in 2025.
Shayne Gostisbehere
Shayne Gostisbehere, nicknamed Ghost, American NHL defenseman born 1993, drafted 78th overall 2012 by Philadelphia; record rookie season, 2016 Calder runner-up; later Coyotes, Red Wings, Hurricanes; 2026 Stanley Cup champion.
Shayne Lamas
Shayne Dahl Lamas (born 1985, Santa Monica) is an American reality TV personality and actress, daughter of Lorenzo Lamas, who won The Bachelor season 12 (2008), starred in E!'s Leave It to Lamas, and married Nik Richie in 2010.
Shayne Nelson
Shayne Nelson is an Australian banking executive who has served as Group CEO of Emirates NBD, a Dubai-based banking group, since 2013, after senior roles at Standard Chartered.
Shayne Piasta
Shayne Piasta, also known as Shayne B. Piasta, is an American educational psychologist at The Ohio State University who received the 2017 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Shayne Reese
Shayne Reese (Shayne Leanne Reese), Australian swimmer born 1982 in Ballarat, Victoria; two-time Olympian who won 2008 relay gold and bronze in Beijing and medals at Worlds, short-course Worlds, and the Commonwealth Games.
Shayne Topp
Shayne Topp (Shayne Robert Topp, born 1991) is an American actor and comedian, a Smosh cast member since 2015, Matt Bradley on The Goldbergs, Shayne Zabo on So Random!, and host of Smosh Mouth and Reading Reddit Stories.
Shayne Ward
Shayne Ward (Shayne Thomas Ward, born 1984, Manchester) is an English pop singer and actor: X Factor 2005 winner, Christmas number one with "That's My Goal", Coronation Street's Aidan Connor, and star of The Good Ship Murder.
Shaynna Blaze
Shaynna Blaze (also Shaynna Blaze-Vaughan) is an Australian interior designer and TV personality, judge on The Block since 2012 and co-presenter of Selling Houses Australia (2008-2022), author, Celebrity Apprentice 2021 winner, and Voice of Change charity founder.
Shazad Latif
Shazad Latif (born 1988) is a British actor known for Lieutenant Ash Tyler in Star Trek: Discovery, Captain Nemo in Nautilus, and Dr. Jekyll in Penny Dreadful.
Shazahn Padamsee
Shazahn Padamsee, also Shazahn Padamsee Kanakia, Indian actress, model, and singer, daughter of Alyque Padamsee and Sharon Prabhakar; debuted in Rocket Singh (2009), known for Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji and Housefull 2, released single Raatan Kaaliyan in 2026.
Shazam
Shazam, originally Captain Marvel, is DC Comics' Billy Batson, a boy transformed into an adult superhero by the wizard's magic word. Created by Parker and Beck for Fawcett in Whiz Comics #2 (1940), subject of DC's Superman lawsuit, renamed Shazam in 2011.
Shazam Safin
Shazam Safin (Шазам Сергеевич Сафин, 1932-1985), Soviet Greco-Roman wrestler; won gold in lightweight (≤67 kg) at Helsinki 1952, beating Gustav Freij; bronze at 1953 Worlds; first Soviet Olympic wrestling champion.
Shazam! (film)
Shazam! is a 2019 American superhero film directed by David F. Sandberg, starring Zachary Levi as the DC Comics hero and Mark Strong as the villain Dr. Thaddeus Sivana.
Shazam! (TV series)
Shazam! (1974–1976) is a Filmation live-action CBS Saturday morning series in which Billy Batson (Michael Gray) becomes Captain Marvel (Jackson Bostwick, later John Davey), traveling with Mentor (Les Tremayne); 28 episodes, later The Shazam!/Isis Hour.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Shazam! Fury of the Gods is a 2023 American superhero film, the sequel to Shazam! (2019), directed by David F. Sandberg and starring Zachary Levi as Shazam.
Shazand power station
Shazand power station (نیروگاه شازند) is a 1,300 MW thermal power station in Shazand, Markazi Province, Iran, near Arak, burning natural gas and fuel oil.
Shazia Ilmi (शाज़िया इल्मी)
Shazia Ilmi (शाज़िया इल्मी), born 1970 in Kanpur, is a BJP national spokesperson, former Star News television journalist, India Against Corruption spokesperson, and AAP founder-member who contested R K Puram 2013 and Ghaziabad 2014 before joining the BJP in 2015.
Shaznay Lewis
Shaznay Lewis (Tricia Marie Lewis, born 1975, Islington, London) is an English singer-songwriter, founding member and primary songwriter of All Saints, Ivor Novello winner for Pure Shores, with solo albums Open (2004) and Pages (2024).
Shchedrivka
Shchedrivka (щедрівка), plural shchedrivky, is a Ukrainian calendar-ritual song genre sung on Generous Eve at the New Year, praising the householder and wishing harvest, livestock increase, and health.
Shchedryk (song)
Shchedryk (Щедрик), also known as Carol of the Bells, is a Ukrainian New Year ritual song arranged for choir by Mykola Leontovych, premiered in Kyiv in 1916, taken worldwide by Koshyts's Ukrainian Republican Capella, and given English Christmas lyrics by Peter Wilhousky in 1936.
Shchi (щи)
Shchi (щи) is the classic Russian cabbage soup, fresh or sauerkraut, cooked since the 10th century; rich or empty, stove-simmered, with 24+ varieties, served with smetana and black bread.
Shdemot
Shdemot (שדמות) was a Hebrew-language periodical of the kibbutz movement in Israel, founded in April 1960 by Avraham Shapira, through which the movement's second generation reexamined its relationship to Judaism and Jewish tradition.
Shdw & Obscure Shape
SHDW & Obscure Shape are a German techno duo from Stuttgart, formed by Marco Bläsi and Luigi Urban, who run the labels From Another Mind and Mutual Rytm.
She (Charles Aznavour song)
"She" (Tous les visages de l'amour) is a 1974 Charles Aznavour ballad with English lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer, written as the theme for the ITV series Seven Faces of Woman; it topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks and was later covered by Elvis Costello for Notting Hill.