I'm the only one who likes this as a first name? Aww. Might be because one of my favorite characters ever (second one mentioned in the next paragraph comment) bears it.Anyway, two of the four DC Comics heroes codenamed the Flash - Barry Allen and Bart Allen - have this as a proper first name, though it's rarely mentioned (I'd say a dozen times, total).
Sir Bartholomew Middleton was the hero of the Bartland Revolution in 1782. According to legend he is an immortal that attained eternal life after drinking a potion in the early 11th century.
The character Bart Simpson on the Simpsons full name is Bartholomew Jojo Simpson.
― Anonymous User 3/7/2006
4
This is the name of the main character of Dr. Seuss's book The Five Hundred Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, about a little boy on whose head another hat would magically appear whenever he took off one.