Namesakes
American Presidents:
1 president
William Howard Taft 1909-1913 
Fictional Characters from Television:
2 characters
Howard Newly 2007 Samantha Who?
Howard Wolowitz 2007 The Big Bang Theory
Hall-of-Famers:
1 baseball, 1 football, 1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Howie Morenz 1945
(baseball) Willie Mays (middle name Howard) 1979
(football) Howie Long 2000
Most Valuable Players:
2 winners
Howie Morenz 1928; 1931; 1932 ice hockey
Willie Mays (middle name Howard) 1954; 1965 baseball
Nobel Prize Winners:
3 chemistry, 3 medicine, 1 economics
(medicine) Howard Florey 1945
(chemistry) John Howard Northrop 1946
(chemistry) William Howard Stein 1972
(medicine) Howard Martin Temin 1975
(economics) Merton Miller (middle name Howard) 1990
(medicine) H. Robert Horvitz (a.k.a. Howard) 2002
(chemistry) Robert H. Grubbs (middle name Howard) 2005
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
5 actors, 1 comedian, 1 presenter
John Payne (middle name Howard) 1912-1989
Howard Keel 1919-2004
Howard E. Rollins 1950-1996
Howard Stern 1954-
Howie Mandel 1955-
Tony Goldwyn (middle name Howard) 1960-
John Gallagher Jr. (middle name Howard) 1984-
Notable Artists:
1 artist
Romare Bearden (middle name Howard) 1911-1988
Notable Athletes:
1 baseball, 1 football, 1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Howie Morenz 1902-1937
(baseball) Willie Mays (middle name Howard) 1931-
(football) Howie Long 1960-
Notable Businesspeople:
2 businesspersons
J. Howard Marshall 1905-1995
Howard Hughes 1905-1976
Notable Evildoers:
1 murderer
Albert Fish (middle name Howard) 1870-1936
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Howard Hawks 1896-1977
Notable Musicians:
5 singers, 1 composer, 1 musician
Howard Carpendale 1946-
Howard Shore 1946-
Eric Carmen (middle name Howard) 1949-2024
Bruce Kulick (middle name Howard) 1953-
Howard Donald 1968-
Howie Dorough 1973-
Howie Day 1981-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 archaeologist, 1 biologist, 1 chemist
Howard Carter 1874-1939
John Howard Northrop 1891-1987
Howard Florey 1898-1968
Notable Writers:
3 authors
H. P. Lovecraft (a.k.a. Howard) 1890-1937
P. H. Newby (middle name Howard) 1918-1997
Anne Rice (a.k.a. Howard) 1941-2021
Olympic Medalists:
3 gold, 2 bronze, 2 silver, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver/gold
(gold/silver) Howard Valentine 1904 4 mile team; 800 m
(bronze) Robert Bennett (middle name Howard) 1948 hammer throw
(gold) Howie Williams 1952 basketball
(silver/gold) Weldon Olson (middle name Howard) 1956; 1960 ice hockey
(gold) Adrian Smith (middle name Howard) 1960 basketball
(gold) Gerry Ashworth (middle name Howard) 1964 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Craig Lincoln (middle name Howard) 1972 diving - springboard
(silver) Jon Svendsen (middle name Howard) 1984 water polo
(silver) Howard Davis 1988 4x400 m relay
Other Leaders:
1 prime minister
Prime Minister David Thompson (middle name Howard) 2008-2010 Barbados
Other Religious Leaders:
3 leaders
Anton LaVey (a.k.a. Howard) 1966-1997 Church of Satan
Howard W. Hunter 1994-1995 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Peter H. Gilmore (middle name Howard) 2001- Church of Satan
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
2 musicians
Howie Epstein 2002 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Howard Leese 2013 Heart