Namesakes
Biblical Characters:
4 characters
Ethan (m) 1 Kgs. 4:31 
Ethan (m) 1 Chr. 2:6
Ethan (m) 1 Chr. 6:42
Ethan (m) 1 Chr. 6:44
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Ethan Frome 1911 Ethan Frome
Fictional Characters from Movies:
1 character, 1 hero
Ethan Edwards 1956 The Searchers
Ethan Hunt 1996 Mission Impossible
Fictional Characters from Television:
4 characters
Ethan Rayne 1997 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Ethan Kanin 2001 24
Ethan Rom 2004 Lost
Ethan Gross 2011 Body of Proof
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
5 actors
Ethan Phillips 1955-
Ethan Hawke 1970-
Ethan Suplee 1976-
Ethan Embry 1978-
Ethan Peck 1986-
Notable Athletes:
1 soccer
(soccer) Ian Maatsen (a.k.a. Ethan) 2002-
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director, 1 screenwriter/director
Ethan Coen 1957-
Stuart Blumberg (a.k.a. Ethan) 1969-
Oscar Award Winners:
1 director
(director) Ethan Coen 2008 No Country for Old Men