Namesakes
Katherina Minola
(a.k.a. Katherine) (f) 
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals c. 1590 Taming of the Shrew
Shakespearian Characters Taming of the Shrew
Katherine Swynford
(f) c. 1349-1403
Other Royalty 1396-1399 Lancaster and Aquitaine (duchess)
Catherine of Aragon
(a.k.a. Katherine) (f) 1485-1536
Other Royalty 1509-1533 England (queen consort)
Shakespearian Characters (Queen Katherine) Henry VIII
Katherine Mansfield
(f) 1888-1923
Notable Writers
Katherine Anne Porter
(f) 1890-1980
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1966 The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
Katherine Rawls
(f) 1917-1982
Olympic Medalists 1932; 1936 diving - springboard; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (silver/bronze)
Katherine Johnson
(f) 1918-2020
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Patricia Routledge
(a.k.a. Katherine) (f) 1929-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Katherine Helmond
(f) 1929-2019
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Katherine Paterson
(f) 1932-
Notable Writers
Kathy Baker
(f) 1950-
Emmy Award Winners 1993; 1995; 1996 Picket Fences (actress)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kate Mulgrew
(f) 1955-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Katherine Applegate
(f) 1956-
Notable Writers
Katie Couric
(f) 1957-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Notable Journalists
Kate Burton
(f) 1957-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kathy Johnson
(f) 1959-
Olympic Medalists 1984 gymnastics (bronze/silver)
Tilda Swinton
(a.k.a. Katherine) (f) 1960-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2008 Michael Clayton (actress)
Kassie DePaiva
(a.k.a. Katherine) (f) 1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lea Thompson
(a.k.a. Katherine) (f) 1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Katherine Kelly Lang
(f) 1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kate Spade
(f) 1962-2018
Notable Artists
Notable Businesspeople
Kate Roberts
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Mia Zapata
(a.k.a. Katherine) (f) 1965-1993
Notable Musicians
Kate Allen
(f) 1970-
Olympic Medalists 2004 triathlon (gold)
Kate Moss
(f) 1974-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (model)
Anne Montminy
(a.k.a. Katherine) (f) 1975-
Olympic Medalists 2000 diving - platform; diving - synchronized platform (bronze/silver)
Katherine Grainger
(f) 1975-
Olympic Medalists 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012 rowing (silver/gold)
Katherine Heigl
(f) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Katherine Jenkins
(f) 1980-
Notable Musicians
Maggie Seaver
(a.k.a. Katherine) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1985 Growing Pains
Haylie Duff
(a.k.a. Katherine) (f) 1985-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kat Dennings
(f) 1986-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Katherine Pulaski
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation
Katie Logan
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987 The Bold and the Beautiful
Anna Popplewell
(a.k.a. Katherine) (f) 1988-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Katherine Copeland
(f) 1990-
Olympic Medalists 2012 rowing (gold)
Kate Upton
(f) 1992-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (model)
Dana Scully
(a.k.a. Katherine) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1993 The X-Files
Katherine Langford
(f) 1996-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kitty Montgomery
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1997 Dharma & Greg
Kitty Forman
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1998 That '70s Show
Annie McNamara
(a.k.a. Katherine) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2003 Nip/Tuck
Kate Austen
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2004 Lost
Katherine Mayfair
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2004 Desperate Housewives
Izzie Stevens
(a.k.a. Katherine) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Grey's Anatomy
Katherine
(f)
Fictional Characters from Books 2006 An Abundance of Katherines
Katherine
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2009 Katherine Kiss Me