Namesakes
Biblical Characters:
1 character
Bartholomew (a.k.a. Nathaniel) (m) Matt. 10:3/John 21:2 
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Nate Archibald (a.k.a. Nathaniel) 2002 Gossip Girl
Fictional Characters from Television:
5 characters
Nat Bussichio (a.k.a. Nathaniel) 1990 Beverly Hills, 90210
Nathaniel Greene 1994; 1996 Touched by an Angel; Promised Land
Nate Fisher (a.k.a. Nathaniel) 2001 Six Feet Under
Nathaniel Fisher 2001 Six Feet Under
Nate Archibald (a.k.a. Nathaniel) 2007 Gossip Girl
Hall-of-Famers:
1 basketball
(basketball) Nate Archibald (a.k.a. Nathaniel) 1991
Notable Actors and Actresses:
2 actors
Nathaniel Parker 1962-
Nathaniel Arcand 1971-
Notable Athletes:
2 soccer, 1 basketball, 1 rugby
(basketball) Nate Archibald (a.k.a. Nathaniel) 1948-
(rugby) Jannie du Plessis (a.k.a. Nathaniël) 1982-
(soccer) Nathaniel Clyne 1991-
(soccer) Joel Campbell (a.k.a. Nathaniel) 1992-
Notable Musicians:
1 composer/musician, 1 musician
Nathaniel Gow 1763-1831
Nat King Cole (a.k.a. Nathaniel) 1919-1965 jazz
Notable Writers:
1 author
Nathaniel Hawthorne 1804-1864
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze, 1 gold, 1 silver/bronze/gold
(silver/bronze/gold) Nathaniel John Cartmell 1904; 1908 100 m; 200 m; medley relay
(bronze) Blaine Sexton (a.k.a. Nathaniel) 1924 ice hockey
(gold) Joe DeLoach (a.k.a. Nathaniel) 1988 200 m
Saints:
1 saint
Saint Bartholomew (a.k.a. Nathaniel) ?-72
Shakespearian Characters:
2 characters
Sir Nathaniel Love's Labour's Lost
Nathaniel Taming of the Shrew