Sheepshanks is a surname. Notable people include:

Anne Sheepshanks (1794–1855), English astronomical benefactor Sheepshanks (crater), a lunar crater named for Anne Sheepshanks David Sheepshanks, British businessman Ernest Sheepshanks (1910–1937), English cricketer John Sheepshanks (disambiguation), multiple people Mary Sheepshanks (1872–1960), English pacifist, feminist, journalist, and social worker Richard Sheepshanks (1794–1855), English astronomer Sheepshanks equatorial, of many things named for Sheepshanks this was refracting telescope of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich Sheepshanks Gift, 1857 donation of art