Comments for the name Arthur

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created the famous sleuth Sherlock Holmes. [noted -ed]

Arthur Weasley is a character in the Harry Potter series (and the father of Harry's best friend, Ron).

Arthur is an aardvark in a series of children's books and a T.V. show.

Chester A. Arthur was the 21st President of the United States.

Arthur Dent is the name of the protagonist of Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" series.

Famous bearer is Arthur Balfour, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905.

Famous bearer is Arthur Rimbaud, a French poet.

Arthur Spooner, played by Jerry Stiller, is a character on the T.V. show "King of Queens."

Arthur Marx was Harpo of the Marx Brothers.

Arthur Miller was a famous playwright who wrote "The Crucible" and "Death of a Salesman".

In the movie, "Shrek The Third" the next king of Far Far Away is named Arthur, but they call him Artie. He is a lowlife highschooler but proves everyone wrong when he is king. He's cute. :)

Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is a main character in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter.

Gerard Arthur Way is the vocalist in My Chemical Romance.

Arthur Sullivan, of Gilbert & Sullivan, is a famous bearer. He wrote the music for The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore, and many other famous operettas.

A famous bearer was Arthur Ashe, Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993), a prominent African American tennis player. During his playing career, he won three Grand Slam titles. He is also remembered for his efforts to further social causes.

The Kinks have an album, called "Arthur (or, the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)". It is a concept album, which tells the story of Arthur, the main character in the album.

This was Boo Radley's first name in "To Kill a Mockingbird". He's a recluse, but a nice one.

Arthur Neumann was the father of actor Paul Newman. His parents were Hungarian father Simon Neumann and Polish mother Hanna Kohnowa.

Famous bearer: Arthur Lee of the '60s band Love. They had hits with songs like "She Comes in Colors" and "Alone Again Or."

Variations of this name appear in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series (Artur Hawkwing) and Blizzard's WarCraft franchise (Arthas Menethil). Arthas Menethil's mentor was called Uther the Lightbringer.

Author Arthur C. Clarke died on March 19, 2008 (1917-2008). You may want to update the name's entry. [noted -ed]

The very cool character known as Fonzie or The Fonz, on the 1980s show Happy Days, had the full name Arthur Fonzarelli. He was played by Henry Winkler, and he was quite the ladies man!

Arthur Rimbaud, one of the most illustrious French poets with Victor Hugo and Charles Baudelaire.

Arthur, played by Freddie Highmore, is the main character of "Arthur et les Minimoys" which is a French movie directed by Luc Besson ("Arthur and the Invisibles" in English-speaking countries).

Arthur is Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character in Inception who is oh so cute :)

Arthur Huntingdon is a (rather unsavory) character in Anne Brontë's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.

Arthur Clennam, by contrast, is a completely standup gentleman in Charles Dickens' Little Dorrit.

Arthur Rackham (19 September 1867 – 6 September 1939) was an English book illustrator whose style is both elegant and gritty.

Arthur Davies was the husband of Sylvia Llewelyn, both close friends of J.M. Barrie, writer of Peter Pan. The Davieses' children, George, Jack, Peter, Michael, and Nico, were great inspiration to Barrie for his play, in particular George and Michael. Despite what the movie Finding Neverland would have you believe (what a terrible film), Arthur Davies was quite alive for some years after Barrie became acquainted with his family, but eventually died of cancer of the jaw.

I'm surprised no one mentioned Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852), the famous (first) Duke of Wellington. It was largely due to his fame that the name became so popular in the 19th century.

Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd (1920-1999) was an Australian painter, printmaker, sculptor, designer and ceramicist.

Arthur Miller (1915-2005) was an American playwright. He was best known for "The Crucible", "Death of a Salesman", and "A View from the Bridge".

Arthur was the son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He was his mother's favourite child. He was the Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. His daughter Margaret was the grandmother of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden as well as Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.

Arthur (1486-1502) was the oldest son of King Henry VII and his wife Elizabeth of York. He was suppost to become King but died age 15. His wife Catherine of Aragon married Arthur's younger brother, King Henry VIII of England.

I'm quite surprised that nobody mentioned Arthur Kirkland, the personification of England/United Kingdom in the manga/anime Axis Powers Hetalia.