Namesakes
American First Ladies:
2 first ladies
Sarah Jackson 1834-1837 
Sarah Polk 1845-1849
Biblical Characters:
2 characters
Sarah (f) Gen. 11:29
Serah (a.k.a. Sarah) (f) Gen. 46:17
Emmy Award Winners:
3 actresses
(actress) Sarah Jessica Parker 2004 Sex and the City
(actress) Olivia Colman (a.k.a. Sarah) 2021 The Crown
(actress) Sarah Snook 2023 Succession
Fictional Characters from Books:
3 characters
Sarah Wheaton 1985 Sarah, Plain and Tall
Sarah Byrnes 1993 Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
Sarah Starzynski 2006 Sarah's Key
Fictional Characters from Movies:
2 heroes, 1 character
Sarah Phoenix 1976 Griffin and Phoenix
Sarah 1982 Sarah
Sarah Connor 1984 The Terminator
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
6 characters
(character) Sarah 1979 Sarah
(character) Sarah 1997 Sarah Yellin'
(character) Sarah 2002 Sarah's World
(character) Sarah 2005 What Sarah Said
(character) Sarah 2011 Sarah Smiles
(character) Sarah 2015 Sarah O'Sarah
Fictional Characters from Television:
7 characters, 1 hero
Sarah Horton 1965 Days of Our Lives
Sarah Livingston 1994 Heartbreak High
Sarah Reeves Merrin 1994; 1999 Party of Five; Time of Your Life
Sarah Cavendish 2000 Waking the Dead
Sarah Gavin 2001 24
Sarah O'Connor 2001 Six Feet Under
Sarah Henrickson 2006 Big Love
Sarah Connor 2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
1 social activist
(social activist) Calpernia Addams (middle name Sarah) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
25 actors, 1 actor/comedian, 1 presenter
Sarah Siddons 1755-1831
Sarah Bernhardt 1844-1923
Patsy Kelly (a.k.a. Sarah) 1910-1981
Sarah Miles 1941-
Sarah Douglas 1952-
Sarah Jessica Parker 1965-
Torri Higginson (a.k.a. Sarah) 1969-
Sarah Silverman 1970-
Calpernia Addams (middle name Sarah) 1971-
Jessalyn Gilsig (middle name Sarah) 1971-
Sarah Rafferty 1972-
Olivia Colman (a.k.a. Sarah) 1974-
Sarah Paulson 1974-
Sarah Chalke 1976-
Sarah Jane Morris 1977-
Sarah Michelle Gellar 1977-
Sarah Wayne Callies 1977-
Sarah Shahi 1980-
Sarah Drew 1980-
Sarah-Jane Crawford 1981-
Rachel Bilson (middle name Sarah) 1981-
Sarah Utterback 1982-
Jenny Slate (middle name Sarah) 1982-
Sarah Greene 1984-
Sarah Snook 1987-
Sarah Hyland 1990-
Sarah Bolger 1991-
Notable Artists:
1 fashion designer
Sarah Burton 1974-
Notable Athletes:
1 tennis
(tennis) Virginia Wade (a.k.a. Sarah) 1945-
Notable Musicians:
4 singers
Sarah Vaughan 1924-1990
Sarah Brightman 1960-
Sarah McLachlan 1968-
Sarah Connor 1980-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
2 politicians
Sarah Palin 1964-
Sarah Huckabee Sanders 1982-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 astronomer/physicist
Sarah Frances Whiting 1847-1927
Notable Writers:
3 authors, 1 poet
Sara Teasdale (a.k.a. Sarah) 1884-1933
Nora Roberts (a.k.a. Sarah) 1950-
Sarah Waters 1966-
Sarah Hall 1974-
Olympic Medalists:
4 silver, 3 bronze, 2 silver/gold, 1 bronze/silver, 1 gold, 1 silver/bronze
(gold) Fanny Durack (a.k.a. Sarah) 1912 swimming - 100 m freestyle
(silver) Cissie Stewart (a.k.a. Sarah) 1928 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(silver/bronze) Sarah Hardcastle 1984 swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 800 m freestyle
(silver/gold) Sarah Josephson 1988; 1992 synchronized swimming - duet
(silver/gold) Sarah Ryan 1996; 2000; 2004 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Sarah Poewe 2004 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Sarah Thomas 2012 field hockey
(silver) Sarah Tait 2012 rowing
(silver) Sarah Hammer 2012 cycling - track
(silver) Sarah Walker 2012 cycling - BMX
(bronze) Sarah Forster 2014 ice hockey
(bronze/silver) Sarah Michel 2020; 2024 basketball
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actress
(actress) Olivia Colman (a.k.a. Sarah) 2019 The Favourite
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Sara Teasdale (a.k.a. Sarah) 1918 Love Songs