Famous Shawnee
- Cornstalk (1720–1777), led the Shawnee in Dunmore's War,
- Blue Jacket (1743–1810), also known as Weyapiersenwah, was an important predecessor to Tecumseh and a leader in the Northwest Indian War.
- Black Hoof (1740–1831), also known as Catecahassa, was a respected Shawnee chief who believed the Shawnee had to adapt to European-American culture to survive.
- Chiksika (1760–1792), Kispoko war chief and older brother of Tecumseh
- Tecumseh (1768–1813), Shawnee leader; with his brother Tenskwatawa attempted to unite the Eastern tribes against the expansion of European-American settlement.
- Tenskwatawa (1775–1836), Shawnee prophet and younger brother of Tecumseh
- Black Bob, 19th century leader and warrior
- Sat-Okh (1920–2003), Polish-Shawnee Canadian, fought in WWII, novelist
- Link Wray (1929–2005), Shawnee U.S. rock and roll guitarist, songwriter and singer
- Nas'Naga (born 1941), Shawnee U.S. novelist and poet.
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