Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Television:
1 character
Mel Burke 2010 Melissa & Joey 
Hall-of-Famers:
3 football, 1 baseball, 1 basketball
(baseball) Mel Ott 1951
(football) Mel Hein 1963
(football) Mel Blount 1989
(football) Mel Renfro 1996
(basketball) Mel Daniels 2012
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
3 actors
Mel Brooks 1926-
Mel Gibson 1956-
Mel Harris 1956-
Notable Athletes:
1 baseball, 1 basketball
(baseball) Mel Ott 1909-1958
(basketball) Mel Daniels 1944-2015
Notable Filmmakers:
2 directors
Mel Brooks 1926-
Mel Gibson 1956-
Notable Musicians:
3 singers
Melanie C. (a.k.a. Mel) 1974-
Melanie Blatt (a.k.a. Mel) 1975-
Mel B. 1975-
Olympic Medalists:
3 gold, 1 gold/silver
(gold/silver) Mel Sheppard 1908; 1912 1500 m; medley relay; 4x400 m relay; 800 m
(gold) Mel Patton 1948 200 m; 4x100 m relay
(gold) Mel Counts 1964 basketball
(gold) Mel Pender Jr 1968 4x100 m relay
Oscar Award Winners:
1 director
(director) Mel Gibson 1996 Braveheart
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
2 musicians
Melvin "Melle Mel" Glover (middle name Mel) 2007 Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Mel Taylor 2008 The Ventures
Saints:
1 saint
Saint Mél of Ardagh ?-488
Tony Award Winners:
1 director
(director) Mel Brooks 2001 The Producers