Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
2 characters
(character) Floyd 1958 Pretty Boy Floyd 
(character) Floyd 1989 Floyd the Barber
Fictional Characters from Television:
1 character
Floyd Henderson 1997 Smart Guy
Hall-of-Famers:
1 baseball, 1 football
(baseball) Arky Vaughan (middle name Floyd) 1985
(football) Floyd Little 2010
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
4 hurricanes
Hurricane Floyd 1981
Hurricane Floyd 1987
Hurricane Floyd 1993
Hurricane Floyd 1999
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 chemistry
(chemistry) Robert Curl Jr. (middle name Floyd) 1996
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
1 activist
(activist) Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman 1936-2007
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
1 actor
Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman 1936-2007
Notable Athletes:
2 boxing, 1 soccer
(boxing) Floyd Patterson 1935-2006
(soccer) Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 1972-
(boxing) Floyd Mayweather Jr. 1977-
Notable Musicians:
1 singer
Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman 1936-2007
Olympic Medalists:
2 bronze, 1 gold
(bronze) Floyd Simmons 1948; 1952 decathlon
(gold) Floyd Patterson 1952 boxing
(bronze) Floyd Mayweather Jr. 1996 boxing
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
1 musician
Nokie Edwards (middle name Floyd) 2008 The Ventures