Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 hero
Dorothy Gale 1900 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 
Fictional Characters from Movies:
1 hero
Dorothy Gale 1939 The Wizard of Oz
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Dorothy 2010 Dorothy
Fictional Characters from Television:
2 characters
Dorothy Zbornak 1985 The Golden Girls
Dorothy Jennings 1993 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
2 hurricanes, 1 storm
Hurricane Dorothy 1966
Storm Dorothy 1970
Hurricane Dorothy 1977
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 chemistry
(chemistry) Dorothy Hodgkin 1964
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
16 actors, 1 model
Dorothy Gish 1898-1968
Mildred Dunnock (middle name Dorothy) 1901-1991
Ann Harding (a.k.a. Dorothy) 1902-1981
Diana Wynyard (a.k.a. Dorothy) 1906-1964
Ann Todd (a.k.a. Dorothy) 1907-1993
Penny Singleton (middle name Dorothy) 1908-2003
Helen Martin (middle name Dorothy) 1909-2000
Claire Dodd (a.k.a. Dorothy) 1911-1973
Dorothy Lamour 1914-1996
Dorothy McGuire 1916-2001
Dorothy Dandridge 1922-1965
Dorothy Malone 1925-2018
Dorothy Loudon 1925-2003
Dovima (a.k.a. Dorothy) 1927-1990
Dorothy Tutin 1930-2001
Jean Seberg (middle name Dorothy) 1938-1979
Bel Powley (middle name Dorothy) 1992-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 chemist
Dorothy Hodgkin 1910-1994
Notable Writers:
2 authors, 1 author/playwright, 1 author/playwright/poet
Dorothy L. Sayers 1893-1957
Dodie Smith 1896-1990
Dorothy West 1907-1998
P. D. James (middle name Dorothy) 1920-2014
Olympic Medalists:
4 silver, 2 bronze, 1 gold, 1 silver/bronze, 1 silver/gold/bronze
(bronze) Dorothy Brookshaw 1936 4x100 m relay
(silver/gold/bronze) Dorothy Poynton-Hill 1928; 1932; 1936 diving - platform; diving - springboard
(silver) Dorothy Tyler 1936; 1948 high jump
(bronze) Dorothy Dalton 1948 gymnastics
(silver) Dorothy Manley 1948 100 m
(silver) Dorothy Shirley 1960 high jump
(silver/bronze) Dorothy Hyman 1960; 1964 100 m; 200 m; 4x100 m relay
(gold) Louise Ritter (middle name Dorothy) 1988 high jump
(silver) Dotsie Bausch 2012 cycling - track
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actress
(actress) Dorothy Malone 1957 Written on the Wind
Saints:
2 saints
Saint Dorothy ?-311
Saint Dorothea of Montau (a.k.a. Dorothy) 1347-1394