Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Television:
3 characters
Sue Ellen Ewing (a.k.a. Shepard) 1978 Dallas 
Kristin Shepard 1978 Dallas
Jenny Shepard 2003 NCIS
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
2 actors
Sam Shepard 1943-2017
Dax Shepard 1975-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
Alan Shepard 1923-1998
Notable Writers:
1 playwright
Sam Shepard 1943-2017
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Sam Shepard 1979 Buried Child