Namesakes
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
(m) 1772-1834 
Notable Writers
P. T. Barnum
(a.k.a. Taylor) (m) 1810-1891
Notable Businesspeople
Simeon Price
(a.k.a. Taylor) (m) 1882-1945
Olympic Medalists 1904 golf (bronze)
Leroy Brown
(a.k.a. Taylor) (m) 1902-1970
Olympic Medalists 1924 high jump (silver)
Sue Grafton
(a.k.a. Taylor) (f) 1940-2017
Notable Writers
Taylor Hackford
(m) 1944-
Notable Filmmakers
Tate Armstrong
(a.k.a. Taylor) (m) 1955-
Olympic Medalists 1976 basketball (gold)
Christopher Dorst
(a.k.a. Taylor) (m) 1956-
Olympic Medalists 1984 water polo (silver)
Pruitt Taylor Vince
(m) 1960-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Taylor Walker
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Taylor Sheridan
(m) 1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
Taylor Hawkins
(m) 1972-2022
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2021 Foo Fighters
Austin O'Brien
(a.k.a. Taylor) (m) 1981-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
(m) 1981-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Pendleton Ward
(a.k.a. Taylor) (m) 1982-
Notable Artists
Taylor Hanson
(m) 1983-
Notable Musicians
Taylor Teagarden
(m) 1983-
Olympic Medalists 2008 baseball (bronze)
Taylor Cole
(f) 1984-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Taylor Schilling
(f) 1984-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Taylor Hayes
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987 The Bold and the Beautiful
Taylor Ritzel
(f) 1988-
Olympic Medalists 2012 rowing (gold)
Taylor Walsh
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1989 Baywatch
Taylor Swift
(f) 1989-
Grammy Award Winners 2010; 2016; 2021 Fearless; 1989; Folklore (album of the year)
Notable Musicians
Taylor Worth
(m) 1991-
Olympic Medalists 2016 archery - team (bronze)
Taylor Hall
(m) 1991-
Most Valuable Players 2018 ice hockey
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Taylor Lautner
(m) 1992-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Taylor Ellis-Watson
(f) 1993-
Olympic Medalists 2016 4x400 m relay (gold)
Miranda Cosgrove
(a.k.a. Taylor) (f) 1993-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Taylor Russell
(f) 1994-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Madison Kocian
(a.k.a. Taylor) (f) 1997-
Notable Athletes (gymnastics)
Olympic Medalists 2016 artistic gymnastics (gold/silver)
Taylor Manson
(f) 1999-
Olympic Medalists 2020 4x400 m mixed (bronze)
Taylor Doose
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2000 Gilmore Girls
Taylor
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2003 Taylor
Taylor Townsend
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2003 The O.C.
Taylor Wethersby
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2008 Eli Stone