Shams (Persian: شمس, Arabic: شمس) is an Arabic origin word which is used as a unisex given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name Female Shams (singer) (born 1980), a Saudi-Kuwaiti singer Shams Abbasi (1924–2011), Pakistani scholar Shams Aghahuseynova (born 2010), Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast Shams al-Baroudi (born 1945), Egyptian actress Shams C. Inati, American scholar Shams un Nisa Memon, Pakistani politician Shams ol-Moluk Mosahab (1913–1997), Iranian educator and politician Shams Pahlavi (1917–1996), member of the Iranian royal family
Male Shams Aalam (born 1986), Indian para swimmer Shams Badran (1929–2020), Egyptian military officer Shams Buneri (1946–2023), Pakistani poet Shams Chak, Kashmiri Commander from the Chak dynasty Shams Charania (born 1994), American television presenter Shams Chowdhury (born 1966), Bangladeshi army general Shams al-Dawla (died 1021), Buyid ruler of Hamadan Shams al-Muluk Duqaq (died 1104), Seljuq ruler of Damascus Shams-i Fakhri, Iranian lexicographer and philologist Shams al-Mulk Isma'il (1113–1135), Seljuk ruler of the Emirate of Damascus Shams-i-Jahan (died 1408), Khan of Mughlistan Shams Langeroodi (born 1950), Iranian poet Shams al-Muluk Muhammad (died 1317), Baduspanid ruler of Rustamdar Shams Mulani (born 1997), Indian cricketer Shams al-Mulk Nasr (died 1080), Karakhanid ruler in Transoxiana Shams Ali Qalandar (1874–1966), Pakistani Sufi faqir and qalandar Shams Rahman, Bangladeshi academic Shams Sumon (1967–2026), Bangladeshi actor Shams Tabraiz (missionary) (died 1356), Indian Ismaili saint Shams Tabrizi (1185–1248), Iranian Sufi mystic Shams Naved Usmani (1931–1993), Indian Muslim scholar Shams ibn Uthman (594–625), companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
Surname Ajmal Shams (born 1972), Afghan politician and engineer Fatemeh Shams (born 1983), Iranian poet and literary scholar Hossein Shams (born 1961), Iranian futsal coach and football player Ibrahim Shams (1917–2001), Egyptian Olympic weightlifter Kalimuddin Shams (1939–2013), Indian politician Ladan Shams, American psychologist Mohammad Shams (born 1954), Iranian musical artist Noorena Shams (born 1997), Pakistani sportsperson Randy J. Shams, American musical artist Siavash Shams (born 1963), Iranian musical artist Sumera Shams (born 1991), Pakistani politician Wahid Shams Kolahi (born 1965), Iranian German engineer
Arabic-based compound names with Shams as an element Shamsul Alam, meaning Sun of the world Shams al-Din, meaning Sun of the religion/faith Shams ul Huda, meaning Sun of the guidance Shams ul Haq, meaning Sun of Al Haqq Shamsul Islam, meaning Sun of Islam Shamsuzzaman, meaning Sun of the era Shams ud Duha, meaning Sun of the dawn Shamsunnahar, meaning Sun of the morning Shamsur Rahman, meaning Sun of the Most Merciful Shamsi (name), meaning Sunny