Namesakes
Frankish and French Kings:
1 king
King Hugues Capet (a.k.a. Hugh) 987-996 
Hall-of-Famers:
2 baseball, 2 football, 1 ice hockey
(baseball) Hugh Duffy 1945
(baseball) Hughie Jennings 1945
(ice hockey) Hughie Lehman 1958
(football) Hugh "Shorty" Ray 1966
(football) Hugh McElhenny 1970
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 medicine, 1 physics
(medicine) Maurice Wilkins (middle name Hugh) 1962
(physics) Hugh David Politzer 2004
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
11 actors
Hugh Griffith 1912-1980
Alan Dale (middle name Hugh) 1947-
Simon Callow (middle name Hugh) 1949-
Hugh Laurie 1959-
Hugh Grant 1960-
Hugh Bonneville 1963-
Hugh Jackman 1968-
Burn Gorman (middle name Hugh) 1974-
Hugh O'Conor 1975-
Hugh Dancy 1975-
Rory Culkin (middle name Hugh) 1989-
Notable Athletes:
1 rugby
(rugby) Richie McCaw (middle name Hugh) 1980-
Notable Businesspeople:
1 businessperson
Hugh Hefner 1926-2017
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Hugh Wilson 1943-2018
Notable Musicians:
2 musicians, 1 singer
Leo Sayer (middle name Hugh) 1948-
Hugh Cornwell 1949-
Marilyn Manson (middle name Hugh) 1969-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
2 physicists
Maurice Wilkins (middle name Hugh) 1916-2004
Hugh David Politzer 1949-
Olympic Medalists:
2 bronze, 2 silver
(bronze) Hugh Durant 1912 shooting
(silver) Ron Morris (middle name Hugh) 1960 pole vault
(bronze) David Segal (middle name Hugh) 1960 4x100 m relay
(silver) John Cooper (middle name Hugh) 1964 400 m hurdles; 4x400 m relay
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Hugh Griffith 1960 Ben-Hur
Other Leaders:
1 premier, 1 president, 1 prime minister
Premier Hugh Gordon Cummins 1958-1961 Barbados
Prime Minister Hugh Shearer 1967-1972 Jamaica
President Desmond Hoyte (a.k.a. Hugh) 1985-1992 Guyana
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
2 musicians
Hugh McDonald 2018 Bon Jovi
Hugh Grundy 2019 The Zombies
Saints:
8 saints, 5 blessed
Saint Hugh ?-730
Saint Hugh of Anzy le Duc ?-930
Saint Hugh of Cluny 1024-1109
Saint Hugh of Châteauneuf 1053-1132
Blessed Hugh of Fosses 1093-1164
Saint Hugh of Avalon 1140-1200
Saint Hugh of Genoa 1168-1230
Saint Hugh of Noara ?-1170
Saint Hugh dei Lippi Ugucioni ?-1282
Blessed Hugh Cook Faringdon c. 1490-1539
Blessed Hugh Taylor 1560-1585
Blessed Hugh More 1563-1588
Blessed Hugh Green 1584-1642
Shakespearian Characters:
2 characters
Sir Hugh Evans The Merry Wives of Windsor
Sir Hugh Mortimer Henry VI (3)