Namesakes
Allen Kelley
(a.k.a. Earl) (m) 1932-2016 
Olympic Medalists 1960 basketball (gold)
Ben E. King
(middle name Earl) (m) 1938-2015
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1988 The Drifters
Bob Bennett
(middle name Earl) (m) 1943-
Olympic Medalists 1960; 1964 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 200 m backstroke (bronze)
Bob Kenney
(middle name Earl) (m) 1931-2014
Olympic Medalists 1952 basketball (gold)
Bob McMillen
(middle name Earl) (m) 1928-2007
Olympic Medalists 1952 1500 m (silver)
Brian Thompson
(middle name Earl) (m) 1959-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chuck Rayner
(middle name Earl) (m) 1920-2002
Hall-of-Famers 1973 (ice hockey)
Most Valuable Players 1950 ice hockey
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Dan Hartman
(middle name Earl) (m) 1950-1994
Notable Musicians
Dennis Morgan
(a.k.a. Earl) (m) 1908-1994
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Earl
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 1980 (hurricane)
Earl
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 1986 (hurricane)
Earl
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 1992 (storm)
Earl
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 1998 (hurricane)
Earl
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1999 Goodbye Earl
Earl
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2004 (storm)
Earl
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2010 (hurricane)
Earl
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2016 (hurricane)
Earl
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2022 (hurricane)
Earl Averill
(m) 1902-1983
Hall-of-Famers 1975 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Earl Bell
(m) 1955-
Olympic Medalists 1984 pole vault (bronze)
Earl Campbell
(m) 1955-
Hall-of-Famers 1991 (football)
Most Valuable Players 1979 football
Earl "Dutch" Clark
(m) 1906-1978
Hall-of-Famers 1963 (football)
Earl Eby
(m) 1894-1970
Olympic Medalists 1920 800 m (silver)
Earl Hindman
(m) 1942-2003
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Earl Hines
(m) 1903-1983
Notable Musicians
Earl Holliman
(m) 1928-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Earl Jackson
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 2012 Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Earl Johnson
(m) 1891-1965
Olympic Medalists 1924 cross country individual; cross country team (bronze/silver)
Earl "Pops" Johnson
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2014; 2018 Black-ish; Grown-ish
Earl Jones
(m) 1964-
Olympic Medalists 1984 800 m (bronze)
Earl "Curly" Lambeau
(m) 1898-1965
Hall-of-Famers 1963 (football)
Notable Athletes (football)
Earl Lloyd
(m) 1928-2015
Hall-of-Famers 2003 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Earl Monroe
(m) 1944-
Hall-of-Famers 1990 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Earl Morrall
(m) 1934-2014
Most Valuable Players 1968 football
Earl Seibert
(m) 1910-1990
Hall-of-Famers 1963 (ice hockey)
Earl "DMX" Simmons
(m) 1970-2021
Notable Musicians
Earl Wilbur Sutherland Jr.
(m) 1915-1974
Nobel Prize Winners 1971 (medicine)
Earl Thomson
(m) 1895-1971
Olympic Medalists 1920 110 m hurdles (gold)
Earl J. Waggedorn
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1968 Julia
Earl Young
(m) 1941-
Olympic Medalists 1960 4x400 m relay (gold)
Harold Barron
(middle name Earl) (m) 1894-1978
Olympic Medalists 1920 110 m hurdles (silver)
Howie Williams
(middle name Earl) (m) 1927-2004
Olympic Medalists 1952 basketball (gold)
Jack Deveraux
(middle name Earl) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
James Earl Jones
(m) 1931-2024
Emmy Award Winners 1991 Gabriel's Fire (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jimmy Carter
(middle name Earl) (m) 1924-
American Presidents 1977-1981
Nobel Prize Winners 2002 (peace)
Jonathan Franzen
(middle name Earl) (m) 1959-
Notable Writers
Lance Deal
(middle name Earl) (m) 1961-
Olympic Medalists 1996 hammer throw (silver)
Robert Buckley
(middle name Earl) (m) 1981-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ryan Merriman
(middle name Earl) (m) 1983-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Steve "Patch" Johnson
(middle name Earl) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Steve Lewis
(middle name Earl) (m) 1969-
Olympic Medalists 1988; 1992 400 m; 4x400 m relay (gold/silver)
Steve Riddick
(middle name Earl) (m) 1951-
Olympic Medalists 1976 4x100 m relay (gold)
Sydney Chaplin
(middle name Earl) (m) 1926-2009
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Wentworth Miller
(middle name Earl) (m) 1972-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
W. Earl Brown
(m) 1963-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
William "Bootsy" Collins
(middle name Earl) (m) 1951-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1997 Parliament-Funkadelic