• Sher, a Baloch tribe in Pakistan
• Sher-e-Bangla (Lion of Bengal), a popular title of the 20th century Bengali statesman A. K. Fazlul Huq

Surname

• Antony Sher (born 1949), British actor
• Barbara Sher, career/lifestyle coach, and author
• Bartlett Sher (born 1959), American theatre director
• Byron Sher (born 1928), American Democratic politician
• Eden Sher (born 1991), American television actor
• George Sher, American professor
• Gila Sher, Israeli professor
• Gilead Sher (born 1953), Israeli attorney
• Izzy Sher (1912–1999), Jewish-American sculptor
• Jack Sher (1913–1988), American director and writer
• Julian Sher, Canadian journalist
• Lawrence Sher (born 1970), American cinematographer
• Neal Sher, American lawyer
• Richard Sher (disambiguation)
• Stacey Sher (born 1962), American film producer
• Tamara Sher (born 1962), American psychologist
• Zaheer Sher (born 1975), English cricketer, also known by his nickname, Bobby
• Zachary Sher (born 1980), American architect

Given name

• Sher Ahmad Khan (died 1861), Pashtun chief
• Sher Ahmed Khan (1902–1972), Kashmiri guerrilla commander
• Sher Ali (disambiguation)
• Sher Alam Ibrahimi (born 1955), Afghan governor and military commander
• Sher Bahadur Deuba (born 1946), Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister
• Sher Bahadur Kunwor, Nepalese politician
• Sher Bahadur Singh, Indian politician
• Sher Bahadur Thapa (1921–1944), Nepalese army officer in the British Indian Army
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