Namesakes
William Howard Taft
(m) 1857-1930 
American Presidents 1909-1913
H. P. Lovecraft
(a.k.a. Howard) (m) 1890-1937
Notable Writers
Howard Carter
(m) 1874-1939
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Howard Northrop
(m) 1891-1987
Nobel Prize Winners 1946 (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Howard Florey
(m) 1898-1968
Nobel Prize Winners 1945 (medicine)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Howard Hughes
(m) 1905-1976
Notable Businesspeople
Anne Rice
(a.k.a. Howard) (f) 1941-2021
Notable Writers
Robert H. Grubbs
(a.k.a. Howard) (m) 1942-2021
Nobel Prize Winners 2005 (chemistry)
Howard Hawks
(m) 1896-1977
Notable Filmmakers
William Howard Stein
(m) 1911-1980
Nobel Prize Winners 1972 (chemistry)
Anton LaVey
(a.k.a. Howard) (m) 1930-1997
Other Religious Leaders 1966-1997 Church of Satan
Howard Martin Temin
(m) 1934-1994
Nobel Prize Winners 1975 (medicine)
Merton Miller
(a.k.a. Howard) (m) 1923-2000
Nobel Prize Winners 1990 (economics)
Albert Fish
(a.k.a. Howard) (m) 1870-1936
Notable Evildoers
Howard Shore
(m) 1946-
Notable Musicians
H. Robert Horvitz
(a.k.a. Howard) (m) 1947-
Nobel Prize Winners 2002 (medicine)
Howard Stern
(m) 1954-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Tony Goldwyn
(a.k.a. Howard) (m) 1960-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Howard Keel
(m) 1919-2004
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Willie Mays
(a.k.a. Howard) (m) 1931-
Hall-of-Famers 1979 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1954; 1965 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
David Thompson
(a.k.a. Howard) (m) 1961-2010
Other Leaders 2008-2010 Barbados (prime minister)
Eric Carmen
(a.k.a. Howard) (m) 1949-2024
Notable Musicians
John Payne
(a.k.a. Howard) (m) 1912-1989
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Howie Dorough
(m) 1973-
Notable Musicians
Howard Donald
(m) 1968-
Notable Musicians
Bruce Kulick
(a.k.a. Howard) (m) 1953-
Notable Musicians
Howard Wolowitz
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2007 The Big Bang Theory
Howie Mandel
(m) 1955-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian)
Howard Valentine
(m) 1881-1932
Olympic Medalists 1904 4 mile team; 800 m (gold/silver)
John Gallagher Jr.
(a.k.a. Howard) (m) 1984-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Adrian Smith
(a.k.a. Howard) (m) 1936-
Olympic Medalists 1960 basketball (gold)
P. H. Newby
(a.k.a. Howard) (m) 1918-1997
Notable Writers
Gerry Ashworth
(a.k.a. Howard) (m) 1942-
Olympic Medalists 1964 4x100 m relay (gold)
Howie Morenz
(m) 1902-1937
Hall-of-Famers 1945 (ice hockey)
Most Valuable Players 1928; 1931; 1932 ice hockey
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Peter H. Gilmore
(a.k.a. Howard) (m) 1958-
Other Religious Leaders 2001- Church of Satan
Howard W. Hunter
(m) 1907-1995
Other Religious Leaders 1994-1995 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Howie Williams
(m) 1927-2004
Olympic Medalists 1952 basketball (gold)
Howard E. Rollins
(m) 1950-1996
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Romare Bearden
(a.k.a. Howard) (m) 1911-1988
Notable Artists
Weldon Olson
(a.k.a. Howard) (m) 1932-2023
Olympic Medalists 1956; 1960 ice hockey (silver/gold)
Robert Bennett
(a.k.a. Howard) (m) 1919-1974
Olympic Medalists 1948 hammer throw (bronze)
Craig Lincoln
(a.k.a. Howard) (m) 1950-
Olympic Medalists 1972 diving - springboard (bronze)
Howie Day
(m) 1981-
Notable Musicians
J. Howard Marshall
(m) 1905-1995
Notable Businesspeople
Howie Long
(m) 1960-
Hall-of-Famers 2000 (football)
Notable Athletes (football)
Howard Davis
(m) 1967-
Olympic Medalists 1988 4x400 m relay (silver)
Howard Carpendale
(m) 1946-
Notable Musicians
Howie Epstein
(m) 1955-2003
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2002 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Jon Svendsen
(a.k.a. Howard) (m) 1953-
Olympic Medalists 1984 water polo (silver)
Howard Leese
(m) 1951-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2013 Heart
Howard Newly
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2007 Samantha Who?