Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Books:
2 characters
Ruby Mae Morrison 1967 Christy 
Tara Thornton (a.k.a. Mae) 2001 The Southern Vampire Mysteries
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Maggie May (a.k.a. Mae) 18xx; 1970 Maggie May; Maggie Mae
Fictional Characters from Television:
5 characters
Daisy Duke (a.k.a. Mae) 1979 The Dukes of Hazzard
Ruby Mae Morrison 1994 Christy
Ella Mae Farmer 2000 The District
Maeby Fünke (a.k.a. Mae) 2003 Arrested Development
Tara Thornton (a.k.a. Mae) 2008 True Blood
Grammy Award Winners:
1 record of the year
(record of the year) Tina Turner (a.k.a. Mae) 1985 What's Love Got to Do with It
Hall-of-Famers:
1 basketball
(basketball) Lusia Harris-Stewart (a.k.a. Mae) 1992
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
8 actors
Mae West 1893-1980
Mae Marsh 1894-1968
Pearl Bailey (a.k.a. Mae) 1918-1990
Deanna Durbin (a.k.a. Mae) 1921-2013
Janis Paige (a.k.a. Mae) 1922-2024
Eartha Kitt (a.k.a. Mae) 1927-2008
Mae Whitman 1988-
Erin Kellyman (a.k.a. Mae) 1998-
Notable Athletes:
1 basketball
(basketball) Lusia Harris-Stewart (a.k.a. Mae) 1955-2022
Notable Musicians:
5 singers, 2 musicians
Pearl Bailey (a.k.a. Mae) 1918-1990
Deanna Durbin (a.k.a. Mae) 1921-2013
Eartha Kitt (a.k.a. Mae) 1927-2008
Tina Turner (a.k.a. Mae) 1939-2023
Brenda Lee (a.k.a. Mae) 1944-
Pat Benatar (a.k.a. Mae) 1953-
Vanessa-Mae 1978-
Olympic Medalists:
1 gold, 1 gold/bronze, 1 silver
(gold/bronze) Mae Faggs 1952; 1956 4x100 m relay
(silver) Lusia Harris-Stewart (a.k.a. Mae) 1976 basketball
(gold) Lillie Leatherwood (a.k.a. Mae) 1984 4x400 m relay
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
3 musicians
Tina Turner (a.k.a. Mae) 1991; 2021 Ike & Tina Turner;
Brenda Lee (a.k.a. Mae) 2002
Pat Benatar (a.k.a. Mae) 2022 Pat Benatar