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
Clayton Shields (born 1976), American basketball player
Eileen Shields (born 1970), American footwear designer
Francis Alexander Shields (1941–2003), Brooke Shields' father
Frank Shields (1909–1975), American tennis player and actor
Harry Shields (1899–1971), American dixieland jazz musician
Jake Shields (born 1979), American mixed martial arts fighter
James Shields (politician, born 1810) (1810–1879), American politician and U.S. Army officer
James Shields (politician, born 1762) (1762–1831), American congressman from Ohio
James Shields (baseball) (born 1981), American baseball player
Jimi Shields (active since 1991), Irish musician
John Shields (disambiguation)
Kevin Shields (born 1963), American musician
Larry Shields (1893–1953), American dixieland jazz clarinetist
Mark Shields (born 1937), American political pundit
Mark Shields (police commissioner) (born 1959), Jamaica's Deputy Police Commissioner
Michael Shields (disambiguation)
Mick Shields (1912–1983), Australian rugby league footballer
Paul Shields (disambiguation)
Pete Shields (1891–1961), American baseball player
Sam Shields (born 1987), American football player
Scot Shields (born 1975), American baseball player
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