Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Television:
4 characters
Sheldon Hawkes 2004 CSI: NY 
Sheldon Wallace 2007 Private Practice
Sheldon Beiste 2009 Glee
Sheldon Cooper 2007; 2017 The Big Bang Theory; Young Sheldon
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 physics
(physics) Sheldon Lee Glashow 1979
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
1 comedian
Shecky Greene (a.k.a. Sheldon) 1926-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 physicist
Sheldon Lee Glashow 1932-
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze
(bronze) John Collier (a.k.a. Sheldon) 1928 110 m hurdles