Aaron is the name of a character in William Shakespeare's earliest tragedy, 'Titus Andronicus'. In the play, although Aaron initially starts off as the most villainous character, the birth of his illegimite son by the Roman Empress Tamora significantly alters his personality to the extent that he sacrifices himself for his child.
Aaron Fricke was a boy who attended a Catholic school. As a Senior in 1980, he was told he could not bring his boyfriend, Paul, to prom. He took the school to court, won, and is among the most well-known people in gay history. He wrote a book entitled, "Reflections of a Rock Lobster: A Story About Growing Up Gay", and wrote "Sudden Strangers: The Story of a Gay Son and His Father" with his father, Walter.
This name is borne by Aaron Eckhart (born March 12, 1968), an American film actor, known for roles in films like 'In the Company of Men' (1997), 'Erin Brockovich' (2000), 'Nurse Betty' (2000), 'The Black Dahlia' (2006), and 'No Reservations' (2007), as well as a Golden Globe Award-nominated role in 'Thank You for Smoking' (2005).
This is the name of a characer in John Steinbeck's book "East of Eden". This character chooses himself to spell it Aron, and has a twin brother named Caleb ("Cal"); they're story is a reflection of that of Cain and Abel's in the Bible.
One famous bearer is Aaron Aaronsohn (1876-1919), a Jewish agronomist, botanist and Zionist activist. He's known for discovering wild emmer growing in Rosh Pinna (now Israel) in 1906.