Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Basil Hallward 1890 The Picture of Dorian Gray 
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Basil 2015 Basil
Fictional Characters from Television:
1 character
Basil Fawlty 1975 Fawlty Towers
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
4 actors
Basil Rathbone 1892-1967
Edwin Hodge (middle name Basil) 1985-
Aldis Hodge (middle name Basil) 1986-
Jacob Anderson (middle name Basil) 1990-
Notable Musicians:
1 composer, 1 singer
Basil Poledouris 1945-2006
Jacob Anderson (middle name Basil) 1990-
Olympic Medalists:
2 bronze, 1 silver
(bronze) Basil Williams 1920 figure skating
(bronze) Basil Bennett 1920 hammer throw
(silver) Basil Heatley 1964 marathon
Roman and Byzantine Emperors:
2 emperors
Emperor Basil 867-886
Emperor Basil 976-1025
Saints:
7 saints, 1 blessed
Saint Basil ?-284
Saint Basil the Great 329-379
Saint Basil ?-335
Saint Basil of Chersonesus ?-3xx
Saint Basil of Ancyra ?-362
Saint Basil the Younger ?-952
Saint Basili of Khakhuli (a.k.a. Basil) c. 981-c. 1040
Blessed Vasil Hopko (a.k.a. Basil) 1904-1976
Tony Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Basil Rathbone 1948 The Heiress