Namesakes
Emmy Award Winners:
1 actress
(actress) Kathy Baker 1993; 1995; 1996 Picket Fences 
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Katherine 2006 An Abundance of Katherines
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals:
1 character
Katherina Minola (a.k.a. Katherine) c. 1590 Taming of the Shrew
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Katherine 2009 Katherine Kiss Me
Fictional Characters from Television:
11 characters
Kate Roberts 1965 Days of Our Lives
Maggie Seaver (a.k.a. Katherine) 1985 Growing Pains
Katherine Pulaski 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation
Katie Logan 1987 The Bold and the Beautiful
Dana Scully (a.k.a. Katherine) 1993 The X-Files
Kitty Montgomery 1997 Dharma & Greg
Kitty Forman 1998 That '70s Show
Annie McNamara (a.k.a. Katherine) 2003 Nip/Tuck
Kate Austen 2004 Lost
Katherine Mayfair 2004 Desperate Housewives
Izzie Stevens (a.k.a. Katherine) 2005 Grey's Anatomy
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
19 actors, 2 models, 1 comedian/actor, 1 presenter, 1 reality star
Marie Doro (a.k.a. Katherine) 1882-1956
Patricia Routledge (a.k.a. Katherine) 1929-
Katherine Helmond 1929-2019
Kathy Baker 1950-
Kate Mulgrew 1955-
Katie Couric 1957-
Kate Burton 1957-
Tilda Swinton (a.k.a. Katherine) 1960-
Kassie DePaiva (a.k.a. Katherine) 1961-
Kate Vernon 1961-
Lea Thompson (a.k.a. Katherine) 1961-
Katherine Kelly Lang 1961-
Katherine LaNasa 1966-
Miranda Hart (a.k.a. Katherine) 1972-
Kate Moss 1974-
Katherine Moennig 1977-
Katherine Heigl 1978-
Katherine Waterston 1980-
Haylie Duff (a.k.a. Katherine) 1985-
Lauren Conrad (a.k.a. Katherine) 1986-
Kat Dennings 1986-
Anna Popplewell (a.k.a. Katherine) 1988-
Kate Upton 1992-
Katherine Langford 1996-
Notable Artists:
1 fashion designer
Kate Spade 1962-2018
Notable Businesspeople:
1 businessperson
Kate Spade 1962-2018
Notable Journalists:
1 news presenter
(news presenter) Katie Couric 1957-
Notable Musicians:
2 singers
Mia Zapata (a.k.a. Katherine) 1965-1993
Katherine Jenkins 1980-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 mathematician
Katherine Johnson 1918-2020
Notable Writers:
4 authors
Katherine Mansfield 1888-1923
Katherine Anne Porter 1890-1980
Katherine Paterson 1932-
Katherine Applegate 1956-
Olympic Medalists:
2 bronze/silver, 2 gold, 1 bronze, 1 silver/bronze, 1 silver/gold
(silver/bronze) Katherine Rawls 1932; 1936 diving - springboard; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(bronze/silver) Kathy Johnson 1984 gymnastics
(bronze/silver) Anne Montminy (a.k.a. Katherine) 2000 diving - platform; diving - synchronized platform
(gold) Kate Allen 2004 triathlon
(bronze) Katherine Sayers 2008 javelin throw
(silver/gold) Katherine Grainger 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012 rowing
(gold) Katherine Copeland 2012 rowing
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actress
(actress) Tilda Swinton (a.k.a. Katherine) 2008 Michael Clayton
Other Royalty:
1 duchess, 1 queen consort
Katherine Swynford 1396-1399 Lancaster and Aquitaine
Catherine of Aragon (a.k.a. Katherine) 1509-1533 England
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Katherine Anne Porter 1966 The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
Shakespearian Characters:
2 characters
Katherina Minola (a.k.a. Katherine) Taming of the Shrew
Queen Katherine Henry VIII