Namesakes
Arthurian Characters:
1 character
King Arthur (m) 
Australian Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Arthur Fadden 1941
Austrian Chancellors and Presidents:
1 chancellor, 1 president
(president) Michael Hainisch (middle name Arthur) 1920-1928
(chancellor) Arthur Seyss-Inquart 1938
British Prime Ministers:
4 prime ministers
Arthur Wellesley 1828-1830; 1834
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil (middle name Arthur) 1885-1886; 1886-1892; 1895-1902
Arthur Balfour 1902-1905
Neville Chamberlain (a.k.a. Arthur) 1937-1940
Canadian Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Arthur Meighen 1920-1921; 1926
Characters in Celtic Mythology:
1 character
Arthur (m)
King Charles III (middle name Arthur) 2022-
Fictional Characters from Books:
4 characters
Arthur Gride 1839 Nicholas Nickleby
Arthur Holmwood 1897 Dracula
Arthur "Boo" Radley 1960 To Kill a Mockingbird
Arthur Dent 1979 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Arthur 1981 Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
Fictional Characters from Television:
11 characters
Rory Williams (middle name Arthur) 1963 Doctor Who
Arthur Wilson 1968 Dad's Army
Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli 1974 Happy Days
Gary Ewing (middle name Arthur) 1978; 1979 Dallas; Knots Landing
Templeton "Faceman" Peck (middle name Arthur) 1983 The A-Team
Eddie Winslow (middle name Arthur) 1989 Family Matters
Arthur Branch 1990 Law & Order
Arthur Fancy 1993 NYPD Blue
Artie Abrams 2009 Glee
Arthur Arden 2012 American Horror Story: Asylum
Gil Grissom (middle name Arthur) 2000; 2021 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; CSI: Vegas
Fictional Characters from Traditional Tales:
1 character
King Arthur British
Grammy Award Winners:
1 album of the year/record of the year
(album of the year/record of the year) Art Garfunkel 1969; 1971 Mrs. Robinson; Bridge over Troubled Water
Hall-of-Famers:
5 football, 4 ice hockey, 2 baseball
(baseball) Candy Cummings (middle name Arthur) 1939
(ice hockey) Art Ross 1945
(baseball) Charles Arthur "Dazzy" Vance 1955
(football) Art Rooney 1964
(ice hockey) Arthur Farrell 1965
(football) Art Donovan 1968
(ice hockey) Art Coulter 1974
(football) Art Shell 1989
(football) Art Monk 2008
(ice hockey) Jarome Iginla (middle name Arthur) 2020
(football) Art McNally 2022
Harry Potter Characters:
2 characters
Arthur Weasley
Bill Weasley (middle name Arthur)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
6 storms, 1 hurricane
Storm Arthur 1984
Storm Arthur 1990
Storm Arthur 1996
Storm Arthur 2002
Storm Arthur 2008
Hurricane Arthur 2014
Storm Arthur 2020
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Charles Arthur "Dazzy" Vance 1924 baseball
Nobel Prize Winners:
4 physics, 3 chemistry, 2 economics, 1 medicine, 1 peace
(physics) Arthur Compton 1927
(chemistry) Arthur Harden 1929
(peace) Arthur Henderson 1934
(medicine) Arthur Kornberg 1959
(economics) Arthur Lewis 1979
(physics) Arthur Leonard Schawlow 1981
(chemistry) Rudolph A. Marcus (middle name Arthur) 1992
(economics) George Akerlof (middle name Arthur) 2001
(chemistry) Thomas A. Steitz (middle name Arthur) 2009
(physics) Arthur B. McDonald 2015
(physics) Arthur Ashkin 2018
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
26 actors, 1 actor/comedian, 1 comedian, 1 presenter
Dooley Wilson (a.k.a. Arthur) 1886-1953
Stan Laurel (a.k.a. Arthur) 1890-1965
Kynaston Reeves (middle name Arthur) 1893-1971
Arthur Treacher 1894-1975
Arthur Shields 1896-1970
John Gielgud (a.k.a. Arthur) 1904-2000
Arthur O'Connell 1908-1981
Arthur Hunnicutt 1910-1979
Robert Flemyng (middle name Arthur) 1912-1995
Arthur Kennedy 1914-1990
Arthur Lowe 1915-1982
Art Carney 1918-2003
Ken Dodd (middle name Arthur) 1927-2018
Arte Johnson 1929-2019
Christopher Plummer (a.k.a. Arthur) 1929-2021
Edward Woodward (middle name Arthur) 1930-2009
Tab Hunter (a.k.a. Arthur) 1931-2018
Alan Bates (middle name Arthur) 1934-2003
Bamber Gascoigne (a.k.a. Arthur) 1935-2022
David Carradine (middle name Arthur) 1936-2009
Ron Silver (middle name Arthur) 1946-2009
Richard Beckinsale (middle name Arthur) 1947-1979
Koen Crucke (middle name Arthur) 1952-
Victor Löw (middle name Arthur) 1962-
Artie Lange 1967-
Ed Quinn (a.k.a. Arthur) 1968-
Colin O'Donoghue (middle name Arthur) 1981-
Arthur Darvill 1982-
Zackary Arthur (middle name Arthur) 2006-
Notable Athletes:
4 soccer, 2 ice hockey, 2 tennis
(ice hockey) Art Ross 1885-1964
(soccer) Arthur Friedenreich 1892-1969
(tennis) Arthur Ashe 1943-1993
(soccer) Zico (a.k.a. Arthur) 1953-
(soccer) Arthur Numan 1969-
(ice hockey) Jarome Iginla (middle name Arthur) 1977-
(soccer) Arthur Boka 1983-
(tennis) Arthur De Greef 1992-
Notable Businesspeople:
2 businesspersons
Arthur Guinness c. 1725-1803
Arthur Davidson 1881-1950
Notable Evildoers:
1 persecutor
Arthur Seyss-Inquart 1892-1946
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Sidney Lumet (middle name Arthur) 1924-2011
Notable Military Figures:
1 commander, 1 general
Arthur Wellesley 1769-1852
Arthur Harris 1892-1984
Notable Musicians:
4 singers, 3 musicians, 1 composer
Arthur Sullivan 1842-1900
Dooley Wilson (a.k.a. Arthur) 1886-1953
Arthur Rubinstein 1887-1982
Will Tura (a.k.a. Arthur) 1940-
Arthur Davies 1941-2018
Art Garfunkel 1941-
Alex Van Halen (middle name Arthur) 1953-
Gerard Way (middle name Arthur) 1977-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 mathematician, 1 philosopher
Arthur Schopenhauer 1788-1860
Arthur Eddington 1882-1944
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
4 physicists, 1 archaeologist, 1 astronomer/physicist, 1 chemist
Arthur Evans 1851-1941
Arthur Harden 1865-1940
Arthur Eddington 1882-1944
Arthur Compton 1892-1962
Arthur Leonard Schawlow 1921-1999
Arthur Ashkin 1922-2020
Arthur B. McDonald 1943-
Notable Writers:
3 authors, 2 playwrights, 1 poet
Arthur Rimbaud 1854-1891
Arthur Conan Doyle 1859-1930
Arthur Schnitzler 1862-1931
Arthur Miller 1915-2005
Arthur C. Clarke 1917-2008
James Baldwin (middle name Arthur) 1924-1987
Olympic Medalists:
14 gold, 8 silver, 6 bronze, 4 bronze/silver, 2 gold/silver, 2 silver/gold, 1 gold/bronze, 1 gold/bronze/silver
(silver) Arthur Blake 1896 1500 m
(gold) John Arthur Jarvis 1900 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 4000 m freestyle
(gold) Arthur Robertson 1900 water polo
(gold/bronze) Arthur L. Newton 1904 3000 m steeplechase; 4 mile team; marathon
(bronze/silver) John Biller (middle name Arthur) 1904; 1908 long jump - standing; high jump - standing
(gold/silver) Arthur Robertson 1908 3 mile team; 3200 m steeplechase
(gold) Arthur Russell 1908 3200 m steeplechase
(bronze) Arthur Shaw 1908 110 m hurdles
(silver) Arthur Hoffmann 1908 medley relay
(gold) Arthur Edwin Hill 1912 water polo
(bronze/silver) Arthur Mabellon 1920 archery - moving target 28 m, team; archery - moving target 33 m, team; archery - moving target 50 m, team
(silver) Arthur Studenroth 1924 cross country team
(bronze) Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt 1924 100 m
(silver) Arthur Clark 1924 3000 m team
(bronze) Arthur Austin 1924 water polo
(silver) Herbert Johnston (middle name Arthur) 1924 3000 m team
(gold) Douglas Lowe (middle name Arthur) 1924; 1928 800 m
(bronze) Lew Wyld (middle name Arthur) 1928 cycling - track
(bronze/silver) Arthur Jonath 1932 100 m; 4x100 m relay
(gold) Bill Carr (middle name Arthur) 1932 400 m; 4x400 m relay
(silver) Arthur Tell Schwab 1936 50 km walk
(gold) Donald Piper (middle name Arthur) 1936 basketball
(silver) Art Chapman 1936 basketball
(gold) Art Mollner 1936 basketball
(silver/gold) Godfrey Brown (a.k.a. Arthur) 1936 400 m; 4x400 m relay
(silver) Jack Gregory (middle name Arthur) 1948 4x100 m relay
(gold) Arthur Harnden 1948 4x400 m relay
(gold) John Winter (middle name Arthur) 1948 high jump
(bronze/silver) Fritz Schwab (middle name Arthur) 1948; 1952 10 km walk
(gold/silver) Arthur Wint 1948; 1952 400 m; 4x400 m relay; 800 m
(bronze) Arthur Barnard 1952 110 m hurdles
(gold/bronze/silver) John Ljunggren (middle name Arthur) 1948; 1956; 1960 50 km walk
(bronze) Barry Magee (a.k.a. Arthur) 1960 marathon
(silver/gold) Don Schollander (middle name Arthur) 1964; 1968 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Mike Kinkade (middle name Arthur) 2000 baseball
(gold) Jarome Iginla (middle name Arthur) 2002; 2010 ice hockey
(gold) Arthur Zanetti 2012 artistic gymnastics
(gold) Michael Norman (middle name Arthur) 2020 4x400 m relay
Oscar Award Winners:
3 actors
(actor) Art Carney 1975 Harry and Tonto
(actor) John Gielgud (a.k.a. Arthur) 1982 Arthur
(actor) Christopher Plummer (a.k.a. Arthur) 2012 Beginners
Other Leaders:
2 presidents
President Arthur Chung 1970-1980 Guyana
President David A. Granger (middle name Arthur) 2015- Guyana
Other Royalty:
6 princes, 1 duke
Arthur I 1196-1203 Brittany
Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn 1850-1942 United Kingdom
Arthur of Connaught 1883-1938 United Kingdom
Gustaf Adolf of Sweden (middle name Arthur) 1906-1947 Sweden
Carl Johan of Sweden (middle name Arthur) 1916-1946 Sweden
William, Prince of Wales (middle name Arthur) 1982- United Kingdom
Louis of Wales (middle name Arthur) 2018- United Kingdom
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Arthur Miller 1949 Death of a Salesman
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
5 musicians
Art Garfunkel 1990 Simon & Garfunkel
Arthur Brooks 1991 The Impressions
Alex Van Halen (middle name Arthur) 2007 Van Halen
Darren Arthur "Dizzy" Reed 2012 Guns N' Roses
Bill Legend (middle name Arthur) 2020 T. Rex
Saints:
1 blessed
Blessed Arthur Bell 1590-1643
Shakespearian Characters:
1 character
Arthur King John
Swiss Presidents:
1 president
Arthur Hoffmann 1914
Tony Award Winners:
1 actor/director
(actor/director) John Gielgud (a.k.a. Arthur) 1948; 1959; 1961 The Importance of Being Earnest; Ages of Man; Big Fish, Little Fish