Namesakes
Katherina Minola
(a.k.a. Katherine) (f) 
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals c. 1590 Taming of the Shrew
Shakespearian Characters Taming of the Shrew
Katherine Swynford
(f) c. 1349-1403
Other Royalty 1396-1399 Lancaster and Aquitaine (duchess)
Catherine of Aragon
(a.k.a. Katherine) (f) 1485-1536
Other Royalty 1509-1533 England (queen consort)
Shakespearian Characters (Queen Katherine) Henry VIII
Marie Doro
(middle name Katherine) (f) 1882-1956
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Katherine Mansfield
(f) 1888-1923
Notable Writers
Katherine Anne Porter
(f) 1890-1980
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1966 The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
Ekaterini of Greece and Denmark
(a.k.a. Katherine) (f) 1913-2007
Other Royalty 1913-1974; 1913-2007 Greece; Denmark (princess)
Katherine Rawls
(f) 1917-1982
Olympic Medalists 1932; 1936 diving - springboard; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (silver/bronze)
Katherine Johnson
(f) 1918-2020
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Patricia Routledge
(a.k.a. Katherine) (f) 1929-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Katherine Helmond
(f) 1929-2019
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Katherine Paterson
(f) 1932-
Notable Writers
Kathy Baker
(f) 1950-
Emmy Award Winners 1993; 1995; 1996 Picket Fences (actress)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kate Mulgrew
(f) 1955-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Katherine Applegate
(f) 1956-
Notable Writers
Katie Couric
(f) 1957-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Notable Journalists
Kate Burton
(f) 1957-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kathy Johnson
(f) 1959-
Olympic Medalists 1984 gymnastics (bronze/silver)
Tilda Swinton
(a.k.a. Katherine) (f) 1960-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2008 Michael Clayton (actress)
Kassie DePaiva
(a.k.a. Katherine) (f) 1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kate Vernon
(f) 1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lea Thompson
(middle name Katherine) (f) 1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Katherine Kelly Lang
(f) 1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kate Spade
(f) 1962-2018
Notable Artists
Notable Businesspeople
Kate Roberts
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Mia Zapata
(middle name Katherine) (f) 1965-1993
Notable Musicians
Katherine LaNasa
(f) 1966-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kate Allen
(f) 1970-
Olympic Medalists 2004 triathlon (gold)
Miranda Hart
(middle name Katherine) (f) 1972-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Kate Moss
(f) 1974-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (model)
Anne Montminy
(middle name Katherine) (f) 1975-
Olympic Medalists 2000 diving - platform; diving - synchronized platform (bronze/silver)
Katherine Grainger
(f) 1975-
Olympic Medalists 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012 rowing (silver/gold)
Katherine Moennig
(f) 1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Katherine Parkinson
(f) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Katherine Heigl
(f) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Katherine Waterston
(f) 1980-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Katherine Jenkins
(f) 1980-
Notable Musicians
Katherine Sayers
(f) 1982-
Olympic Medalists 2008 javelin throw (bronze)
Maggie Seaver
(middle name Katherine) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1985 Growing Pains
Haylie Duff
(middle name Katherine) (f) 1985-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lauren Conrad
(middle name Katherine) (f) 1986-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (reality star)
Kat Dennings
(f) 1986-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Katherine Pulaski
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation
Katie Logan
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987 The Bold and the Beautiful
Anna Popplewell
(middle name Katherine) (f) 1988-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Katherine Copeland
(f) 1990-
Olympic Medalists 2012 rowing (gold)
Kate Upton
(f) 1992-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (model)
Katie Stevens
(f) 1992-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dana Scully
(middle name Katherine) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1993 The X-Files
Katherine Langford
(f) 1996-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kitty Montgomery
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1997 Dharma & Greg
Kitty Forman
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1998 That '70s Show
Annie McNamara
(middle name Katherine) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2003 Nip/Tuck
Kate Austen
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2004 Lost
Katherine Mayfair
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2004 Desperate Housewives
Izzie Stevens
(middle name Katherine) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Grey's Anatomy
Katherine
(f)
Fictional Characters from Books 2006 An Abundance of Katherines
Katherine
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2009 Katherine Kiss Me