Namesakes
Katherine Mansfield
(a.k.a. Kathleen) (f) 1888-1923 
Notable Writers
Kathleen Russell
(f) 1912-1992
Olympic Medalists 1928 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (bronze)
Audrey Brown
(a.k.a. Kathleen) (f) 1913-2005
Olympic Medalists 1936 4x100 m relay (silver)
Kathleen Ryan
(f) 1922-1985
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nina Simone
(a.k.a. Kathleen) (f) 1933-2003
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2018
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
(f) 1939-2007
Notable Writers
Kathy Ellis
(f) 1946-
Olympic Medalists 1964 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (bronze/gold)
Kathy Bates
(f) 1948-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1991 Misery (actress)
Kathy Reichs
(f) 1948-
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Notable Writers
Kathleen Kennedy
(f) 1953-
Notable Filmmakers
Kathleen Turner
(f) 1954-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kathleen Quinlan
(f) 1954-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bonnie Blair
(a.k.a. Kathleen) (f) 1964-
Notable Athletes (skating)
Olympic Medalists 1988; 1992; 1994 speed skating (bronze/gold)
J. K. Rowling
(a.k.a. Kathleen) (f) 1965-
Notable Writers
Kathleen Nord
(f) 1965-2022
Olympic Medalists 1988 swimming - 200 m butterfly (gold)
Kate Walsh
(f) 1967-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Molly Ringwald
(a.k.a. Kathleen) (f) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Renée Zellweger
(a.k.a. Kathleen) (f) 1969-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2004; 2020 Cold Mountain; Judy (actress)
Emily Mortimer
(a.k.a. Kathleen) (f) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Kathleen Rose Perkins
(f) 1974-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Amanda Borden
(a.k.a. Kathleen) (f) 1977-
Olympic Medalists 1996 artistic gymnastics (gold)
Kathleen Aerts
(f) 1978-
Notable Musicians
Kathleen MacLeod
(f) 1986-
Olympic Medalists 2012 basketball (bronze)
Abby O'Neil
(a.k.a. Kathleen) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1997 Dharma & Greg
Katie Ledecky
(f) 1997-
Notable Athletes (swimming)
Olympic Medalists 2012 swimming (gold)
Kathleen Topolsky
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1999 Roswell
Kathleen
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2009 Kathleen
Kathleen
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2014 Kathleen