Sheriff is a political or legal office, varying greatly between countries.
Sheriff or Sherriff may also refer to:
People
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edit- Alexander Clunes Sheriff (1816–1878), English businessman and Member of Parliament (MP) for Worcester 1865–78
- Frank Sheriff (born 1957), abstract sculptor
- Mary Sheriff, American art historian
- Noam Sheriff (1935–2018), conductor, composer, and arranger
- Paula Sherriff, British Labour Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Dewsbury 2015–2019
- R. C. Sherriff (1896–1975), writer, novelist and playwright
- Ryan Sherriff (born 1990), American Major League Baseball player
Nickname or pseudonym
edit- Eli Cohen (footballer, born 1951), Israeli soccer player and manager nicknamed "The Sheriff"
- Del Gainer (1886–1947), American Major League Baseball player nicknamed "Sheriff"
- Peyton Manning (born 1976), American retired National Football League player nicknamed "The Sheriff"
- Ken Owens (born 1987), Welsh rugby player nicknamed "The Sheriff"
Arts and entertainment
edit- Sheriff (band), a Canadian rock band from the early 1980s
- The Sheriff (album), an album by Modern Jazz Quartet
- "The Sheriff", a track on the 1972 album Trilogy by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- The Sheriff (1918 film), a film starring Fatty Arbuckle
- The Sheriff (1959 film), an Italian Western comedy film
- Sheriff (Cars), a character from the Cars franchise
- Sheriff (video game), an arcade game by Nintendo in 1979
- Sheriff: Narko Integriti, a 2024 Malaysian crime film
Other uses
edit- Sheriff Mountain, Montana, United States
- Sheriff (company), a Transnistrian (Moldovan) conglomerate
- Sheriff (Slovenia), a term coined by the Slovenian media in reference to local politicians faced with accusations of political corruption and with criminal investigations
- Sheriff (weapon), a crowd-control vehicle of the U.S. military
- FC Sheriff Tiraspol, a Moldovan football club founded by the company
See also
edit- Sharif (disambiguation)
- Sherif, given name and surname