Shields is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Brooke Shields (born 1965), American actress
• Carol Shields (1935–2003), American author
• Carol Shields (ophthalmologist) (born 1957), American doctor
• Cian Shields (born 2005), British-Irish racing driver
• Clayton Shields (born 1976), American basketball player
• Colin Shields (born 1980), British ice hockey player
• Claressa Shields (born 1955), American professional boxer and professional mixed martial artist
• Derek "Mob" Shields (born 1977), a member of the Lords of Chaos
• Eileen Shields (born 1970), American footwear designer
• Francis Alexander Shields (1941–2003), Brooke Shields' father
• Frank Shields (1909–1975), American tennis player and actor
• Frank Shields (director), Australian film and TV director
• Frank Shields (politician), Oregon politician
• Frederic Shields (1833–1911), British artist, illustrator and designer
• George Oliver Shields (1846–1925), American outdoors magazine editor
• Harry Shields (1899–1971), American dixieland jazz musician
• Jake Shields (born 1979), American mixed martial arts fighter
• James Shields
  • James Shields (baseball) (born 1981), American baseball player
  • James Shields (politician, born 1810) (1810–1879), American politician and U.S. Army officer
  • James Shields (politician, born 1762) (1762–1831), U.S. Representative from Ohio
• Jimi Shields (born 1967), Irish musician and architect
• John Shields
• Kathy Shields, Canadian basketball coach
• Ken Shields
  • Ken Shields (basketball), Canadian basketball coach
• Kevin Shields (born 1963), Irish musician
• Larry Shields (1893–1953), American dixieland jazz clarinetist
• Lonnie Shields (born 1956), American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist
• Mark Shields (1937–2022), American political pundit
• Mark Shields (police commissioner) (born 1959), Jamaica's Deputy Police Commissioner
• Michael Shields, several people
• Mick Shields (1912–1983), Australian rugby league footballer
• Nicki Shields, British television presenter
• Paul Shields, several people
• Pete Shields (1891–1961), American baseball player
• Portia Holmes Shields, American academic administrator
• Robert Shields
  • Rev. Robert Shields (1918–2007), American minister and diarist
• Ryan Shields (born 1983), Jamaican sprinter from Chicago, Illinois
• Sam Shields (born 1987), American football player
• Scot Shields (born 1975), American baseball player
• Shavon Shields (born 1994), Danish basketballer
• Steve Shields
  • Steve Shields (baseball) (born 1958), American baseball player
  • Steve Shields (basketball coach) (born 1965), American basketball coach
  • Steve Shields (ice hockey) (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player
• Teri Shields (1933–2012), Brooke Shields' mother
• Thomas Todhunter Shields (1873–1955), Canadian religious leader
• Tyler Shields (born 1982), American photographer
• Will Shields (born 1971), American football player
• William Ernest Shields (1892-1921), Canadian military aviator
• Willow Shields (born 2000), American actress

• Lana Shields, a character on Three's Company
• Miss Shields, a character in the 1983 American movie A Christmas Story

• Shiels, a surname
• Shields (disambiguation)