Professional Wrestling
- Ed Farhat (1926-2003), American wrestler who performed as "The Sheik" and is also known as the "Original Sheik"
- Iron Sheik (born 1943), ring name of Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, Iranian wrestler and actor
- Joseph Cabibbo (born 1974), American wrestler with ring name of The Sheik
- Shawn Daivari (born 1984), American wrestler who has performed as "Sheik Abdul Bashir"
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