Arthur

Namesakes

Arthurian Characters: 1 character
King Arthur   (m)  
Australian Prime Ministers: 1 prime minister
Arthur Fadden   1941  
Austrian Chancellors and Presidents: 1 chancellor, 1 president
(president) Michael Hainisch (a.k.a. Arthur)   1920-1928  
(chancellor) Arthur Seyss-Inquart   1938  
British Prime Ministers: 4 prime ministers
Arthur Wellesley   1828-1830; 1834  
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil (a.k.a. Arthur)   1885-1886; 1886-1892; 1895-1902  
Arthur Balfour   1902-1905  
Neville Chamberlain (a.k.a. Arthur)   1937-1940  
Canadian Prime Ministers: 1 prime minister
Arthur Meighen   1920-1921; 1926  
Characters in Celtic Mythology: 1 character
Arthur   (m)  
English and British Kings and Queens: 1 king
King Charles III (a.k.a. Arthur)   2022-  
Fictional Characters from Books: 4 characters
Arthur Gride   1839   Nicholas Nickleby  
Arthur Holmwood   1897   Dracula  
Arthur "Boo" Radley   1960   To Kill a Mockingbird  
Arthur Dent   1979   The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy  
Fictional Characters from Song Titles: 1 character
(character) Arthur   1981   Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)  
Fictional Characters from Television: 11 characters
Rory Williams (a.k.a. Arthur)   1963   Doctor Who  
Arthur Wilson   1968   Dad's Army  
Arthur "The Fonz" Fonzarelli   1974   Happy Days  
Gary Ewing (a.k.a. Arthur)   1978; 1979   Dallas; Knots Landing  
Templeton "Faceman" Peck (a.k.a. Arthur)   1983   The A-Team  
Eddie Winslow (a.k.a. Arthur)   1989   Family Matters  
Arthur Branch   1990   Law & Order  
Arthur Fancy   1993   NYPD Blue  
Artie Abrams   2009   Glee  
Arthur Arden   2012   American Horror Story: Asylum  
Gil Grissom (a.k.a. Arthur)   2000; 2021   CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; CSI: Vegas  
Fictional Characters from Traditional Tales: 1 character
King Arthur   British  
Grammy Award Winners: 1 record of the year/album of the year
(record of the year/album of the year) Art Garfunkel   1969; 1971   Mrs. Robinson; Bridge over Troubled Water  
Hall-of-Famers: 5 football, 4 ice hockey, 2 baseball
(baseball) Candy Cummings (a.k.a. Arthur)   1939  
(ice hockey) Art Ross   1945  
(baseball) Charles Arthur "Dazzy" Vance   1955  
(football) Art Rooney   1964  
(ice hockey) Arthur Farrell   1965  
(football) Art Donovan   1968  
(ice hockey) Art Coulter   1974  
(football) Art Shell   1989  
(football) Art Monk   2008  
(ice hockey) Jarome Iginla (a.k.a. Arthur)   2020  
(football) Art McNally   2022  
Harry Potter Characters: 2 characters
Arthur Weasley  
Bill Weasley (a.k.a. Arthur)  
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms: 6 storms, 1 hurricane
Storm Arthur   1984  
Storm Arthur   1990  
Storm Arthur   1996  
Storm Arthur   2002  
Storm Arthur   2008  
Hurricane Arthur   2014  
Storm Arthur   2020  
Most Valuable Players: 1 winner
Charles Arthur "Dazzy" Vance   1924   baseball  
Nobel Prize Winners: 4 physics, 3 chemistry, 2 economics, 1 medicine, 1 peace
(physics) Arthur Compton   1927  
(chemistry) Arthur Harden   1929  
(peace) Arthur Henderson   1934  
(medicine) Arthur Kornberg   1959  
(economics) Arthur Lewis   1979  
(physics) Arthur Leonard Schawlow   1981  
(chemistry) Rudolph A. Marcus (a.k.a. Arthur)   1992  
(economics) George Akerlof (a.k.a. Arthur)   2001  
(chemistry) Thomas A. Steitz (a.k.a. Arthur)   2009  
(physics) Arthur B. McDonald   2015  
(physics) Arthur Ashkin   2018  
Notable Actors and Entertainers: 25 actors, 1 comedian, 1 comedian/actor, 1 presenter
Dooley Wilson (a.k.a. Arthur)   1886-1953  
Stan Laurel (a.k.a. Arthur)   1890-1965  
Kynaston Reeves (a.k.a. Arthur)   1893-1971  
Arthur Treacher   1894-1975  
Arthur Shields   1896-1970  
John Gielgud (a.k.a. Arthur)   1904-2000  
Arthur O'Connell   1908-1981  
Arthur Hunnicutt   1910-1979  
Robert Flemyng (a.k.a. Arthur)   1912-1995  
Arthur Kennedy   1914-1990  
Arthur Lowe   1915-1982  
Art Carney   1918-2003  
Ken Dodd (a.k.a. Arthur)   1927-2018  
Arte Johnson   1929-2019  
Christopher Plummer (a.k.a. Arthur)   1929-2021  
Edward Woodward (a.k.a. Arthur)   1930-2009  
Tab Hunter (a.k.a. Arthur)   1931-2018  
Alan Bates (a.k.a. Arthur)   1934-2003  
Bamber Gascoigne (a.k.a. Arthur)   1935-2022  
David Carradine (a.k.a. Arthur)   1936-2009  
Ron Silver (a.k.a. Arthur)   1946-2009  
Richard Beckinsale (a.k.a. Arthur)   1947-1979  
Koen Crucke (a.k.a. Arthur)   1952-  
Victor Löw (a.k.a. Arthur)   1962-  
Artie Lange   1967-  
Ed Quinn (a.k.a. Arthur)   1968-  
Colin O'Donoghue (a.k.a. Arthur)   1981-  
Arthur Darvill   1982-  
Notable Athletes: 4 soccer, 2 ice hockey, 2 tennis
(ice hockey) Art Ross   1885-1964  
(soccer) Arthur Friedenreich   1892-1969  
(tennis) Arthur Ashe   1943-1993  
(soccer) Zico (a.k.a. Arthur)   1953-  
(soccer) Arthur Numan   1969-  
(ice hockey) Jarome Iginla (a.k.a. Arthur)   1977-  
(soccer) Arthur Boka   1983-  
(tennis) Arthur De Greef   1992-  
Notable Businesspeople: 2 businesspersons
Arthur Guinness   c. 1725-1803  
Arthur Davidson   1881-1950  
Notable Evildoers: 1 persecutor
Arthur Seyss-Inquart   1892-1946  
Notable Filmmakers: 1 director
Sidney Lumet (a.k.a. Arthur)   1924-2011  
Notable Military Figures: 1 commander, 1 general
Arthur Wellesley   1769-1852  
Arthur Harris   1892-1984  
Notable Musicians: 3 musicians, 3 singers, 1 composer
Arthur Sullivan   1842-1900  
Dooley Wilson (a.k.a. Arthur)   1886-1953  
Arthur Rubinstein   1887-1982  
Will Tura (a.k.a. Arthur)   1940-  
Arthur Davies   1941-2018  
Art Garfunkel   1941-  
Alex Van Halen (a.k.a. Arthur)   1953-  
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers: 1 mathematician, 1 philosopher
Arthur Schopenhauer   1788-1860  
Arthur Eddington   1882-1944  
Notable Scientists and Inventors: 4 physicists, 1 archaeologist, 1 astronomer/physicist, 1 chemist
Arthur Evans   1851-1941  
Arthur Harden   1865-1940  
Arthur Eddington   1882-1944  
Arthur Compton   1892-1962  
Arthur Leonard Schawlow   1921-1999  
Arthur Ashkin   1922-2020  
Arthur B. McDonald   1943-  
Notable Writers: 3 authors, 2 playwrights, 1 poet
Arthur Rimbaud   1854-1891  
Arthur Conan Doyle   1859-1930  
Arthur Schnitzler   1862-1931  
Arthur Miller   1915-2005  
Arthur C. Clarke   1917-2008  
James Baldwin (a.k.a. Arthur)   1924-1987  
Olympic Medalists: 14 gold, 8 silver, 6 bronze, 4 bronze/silver, 3 gold/silver, 1 gold/bronze, 1 gold/bronze/silver, 1 silver/gold
(silver) Arthur Blake   1896   1500 m  
(gold) John Arthur Jarvis   1900   swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 4000 m freestyle  
(gold) Arthur Robertson   1900   water polo  
(gold/bronze) Arthur L. Newton   1904   3000 m steeplechase; 4 mile team; marathon  
(bronze/silver) John Biller (a.k.a. Arthur)   1904; 1908   long jump - standing; high jump - standing  
(gold/silver) Arthur Robertson   1908   3 mile team; 3200 m steeplechase  
(gold) Arthur Russell   1908   3200 m steeplechase  
(bronze) Arthur Shaw   1908   110 m hurdles  
(silver) Arthur Hoffmann   1908   medley relay  
(gold) Arthur Edwin Hill   1912   water polo  
(bronze/silver) Arthur Mabellon   1920   archery - moving target 28 m, team; archery - moving target 33 m, team; archery - moving target 50 m, team  
(silver) Arthur Studenroth   1924   cross country team  
(bronze) Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt   1924   100 m  
(silver) Arthur Clark   1924   3000 m team  
(bronze) Arthur Austin   1924   water polo  
(silver) Herbert Johnston (a.k.a. Arthur)   1924   3000 m team  
(gold) Douglas Lowe (a.k.a. Arthur)   1924; 1928   800 m  
(bronze) Lew Wyld (a.k.a. Arthur)   1928   cycling - track  
(bronze/silver) Arthur Jonath   1932   100 m; 4x100 m relay  
(gold) Bill Carr (a.k.a. Arthur)   1932   400 m; 4x400 m relay  
(silver) Arthur Tell Schwab   1936   50 km walk  
(gold) Donald Piper (a.k.a. Arthur)   1936   basketball  
(silver) Art Chapman   1936   basketball  
(gold) Art Mollner   1936   basketball  
(silver/gold) Godfrey Brown (a.k.a. Arthur)   1936   400 m; 4x400 m relay  
(silver) Jack Gregory (a.k.a. Arthur)   1948   4x100 m relay  
(gold) Arthur Harnden   1948   4x400 m relay  
(gold) John Winter (a.k.a. Arthur)   1948   high jump  
(bronze/silver) Fritz Schwab (a.k.a. Arthur)   1948; 1952   10 km walk  
(gold/silver) Arthur Wint   1948; 1952   400 m; 4x400 m relay; 800 m  
(bronze) Arthur Barnard   1952   110 m hurdles  
(gold/bronze/silver) John Ljunggren (a.k.a. Arthur)   1948; 1956; 1960   50 km walk  
(bronze) Barry Magee (a.k.a. Arthur)   1960   marathon  
(gold/silver) Don Schollander (a.k.a. Arthur)   1964; 1968   swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay; swimming - 200 m freestyle  
(gold) Mike Kinkade (a.k.a. Arthur)   2000   baseball  
(gold) Jarome Iginla (a.k.a. Arthur)   2002; 2010   ice hockey  
(gold) Arthur Zanetti   2012   artistic gymnastics  
(gold) Michael Norman (a.k.a. Arthur)   2020   4x400 m relay  
Oscar Award Winners: 3 actors
(actor) Art Carney   1975   Harry and Tonto  
(actor) John Gielgud (a.k.a. Arthur)   1982   Arthur  
(actor) Christopher Plummer (a.k.a. Arthur)   2012   Beginners  
Other Leaders: 2 presidents
President Arthur Chung   1970-1980   Guyana  
President David A. Granger (a.k.a. Arthur)   2015-   Guyana  
Other Royalty: 6 princes, 1 duke
Arthur I   1196-1203   Brittany  
Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn   1850-1942   United Kingdom  
Arthur of Connaught   1883-1938   United Kingdom  
Gustaf Adolf of Sweden (a.k.a. Arthur)   1906-1947   Sweden  
Carl Johan of Sweden (a.k.a. Arthur)   1916-1946   Sweden  
William, Prince of Wales (a.k.a. Arthur)   1982-   United Kingdom  
Louis of Wales (a.k.a. Arthur)   2018-   United Kingdom  
Pulitzer Award Winners: 1 literature
(literature) Arthur Miller   1949   Death of a Salesman  
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers: 5 musicians
Art Garfunkel   1990   Simon & Garfunkel  
Arthur Brooks   1991   The Impressions  
Alex Van Halen (a.k.a. Arthur)   2007   Van Halen  
Darren Arthur "Dizzy" Reed   2012   Guns N' Roses  
Bill Legend (a.k.a. Arthur)   2020   T. Rex  
Saints: 1 blessed
Blessed Arthur Bell   1590-1643  
Shakespearian Characters: 1 character
Arthur   King John  
Swiss Presidents: 1 president
Arthur Hoffmann   1914  
Tony Award Winners: 1 actor/director
(actor/director) John Gielgud (a.k.a. Arthur)   1948; 1959; 1961   The Importance of Being Earnest; Ages of Man; Big Fish, Little Fish