Namesakes
Biblical Characters:
2 characters
Claudius Lysias (m) Acts 23:26/24:22 
Claudius Caesar (m) Acts 18:2
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals:
1 villain
King Claudius c. 1599 Hamlet
Notable Artists:
1 fashion designer
Pierre Balmain (a.k.a. Claudius) 1914-1982
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 mathematician
Ptolemy (a.k.a. Claudius) c. 100-c. 168
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 astronomer
Ptolemy (a.k.a. Claudius) c. 100-c. 168
Notable Writers:
1 author/poet
Claude McKay (a.k.a. Claudius) 1890-1948
Roman and Byzantine Emperors:
2 emperors
Emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Germanicus (a.k.a. Claudius) 41-54
Emperor Marcus Aurelius Claudius (a.k.a. Claudius) 268-270
Saints:
8 saints
Saint Claudius ?-273
Saint Claudius ?-284
Saint Claudius ?-287
Saint Claudius ?-295
Saint Claudius ?-300
Saint Claudius ?-303
Saint Claudius ?-303
Saint Claudius of Besançon 607-699
Shakespearian Characters:
2 characters
King Claudius Hamlet
Claudius Julius Caesar