Frederick Carl Sherman (27 May 1888 – 27 July 1957) was a highly decorated admiral of the United States Navy during World War II.

His father, Frederick Ward Sherman, sold the newspaper in 1907 and moved to California, where he was editor and publisher of The Daily Independent in Santa Barbara in 1911.

His wife wrote a book titled Admiral Wags which told the story of the family cocker spaniel who accompanied Sherman during his command of Lexington.

Sherman wrote Combat Command, a history of the Pacific Theater of World War II, drawing on his personal experiences.

Sherman appeared on the Groucho Marx radio game show You Bet Your Life on January 4, 1950, where he mentioned his greatest thrill as being on the bridge of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, watching the Japanese sign surrender terms at the end of World War II.