Sharmila Rege was an Indian sociologist, feminist scholar and author of Writing Caste, Writing Gender. She led the Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Women's Studies Centre, at University of Pune which position she occupied since 1991. She received the Malcolm Adiseshiah award for distinguished contribution to development studies from the Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) in 2006.
Sharof Rashidovich Rashidov was the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan from 1959 until his death in 1983. During his tenure the Uzbek SSR saw considerable economic growth and had a very high degree of autonomy from the rest of the Soviet Union.
Sharon A. Williams (1951-2016) was a Canadian lawyer and legal scholar who served as a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague from 1991 to 1997, was a consultant to the Canadian Department of Justice on extradition matters, and was a Judge ad litem at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia from 2001 to 2003. She studied at Harvard (LL.B.) and Osgoode Hall Law School where she was a professor of law.
Sharon Beder is an environmentalist and former professor in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia. Her research has focused on how power relationships are maintained and challenged, particularly by corporations and professions. She has written 11 books, and many articles, book chapters and conference papers, as well as designing teaching resources and educational websites.
Sharon Emily Cameron is a Canadian politician and former civil servant, who served as the leader of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party from November 19, 2022 to April 6, 2023.
Sharon Creech is an American writer of children's novels. She was the first American winner of the Carnegie Medal for British children's books and the first person to win both the American Newbery Medal and the British Carnegie.
Sharon G. Flake is an American writer of children and young adult literature. She has lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her daughter for many years. She is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a BA in English.