Title

• Sher-e-Mysore (Lion of Mysore), a popular title of Tipu Sultan of the Mysore Sultanate
• Sher-e-Punjab (disambiguation)
  • Sher-e-Punjab (Lion of Punjab), a popular title of Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Empire

• Sher-e-Punjab (Lion of Punjab), Lala Lajpat Rai, an Indian independence activist

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

• Sher-e-Delhi (Lion of Delhi), a popular title of 20th-century Indian statesman Chaudhary Brahm Prakash
• Sher-e-Hindustan (disambiguation)

Surname

• Avner Sher (born 1951), Israeli architect and artist
• Antony Sher (1949–2021), British actor
• Barbara Sher (1935–2020), 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

Given name

• Ali Sher (disambiguation)
• Sher Afzal Marwat, (born 1971) Pakistani Pashtun lawyer
• 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 (died 2020), Indian politician
• Sher Bahadur Thapa (1921–1944), Nepalese army officer in the British Indian Army
• Sher Jung Thapa (1907–1999), Gurkha military officer
• Sher Lama (born 1973), Hong Kong cricketer
• Sher Malang, Afghan governor of Nimruz Province, Afghanistan under the Taliban government
• Sher Mian Dad (born 1968), Pakistani folk singer
• Sher Mohammed (disambiguation)
• Sher Muhammad, a Khan of Moghlistan from 1421 to 1425
• Sher Shah Suri (1486–1545), king of the Sur Empire in India
• Sher Singh (1807–1843), Sikh ruler of the sovereign country of Punjab and the Sikh Empire
• Sher Singh Attariwalla (died 1858), 19th century Sikh military commander

• Sher Singh Ghubaya (born 1962), Indian politician
• Sher Singh Rana, Indian criminal
• Sher Valenzuela, American political candidate
• Sher Ali Bacha (1935–1998), Pashtun revolutionary leader
• Sher Zaman Taizi (1931–2009), Pashtun journalist