Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Wade Hampton Hamilton 1936 Gone With the Wind 
Fictional Characters from Television:
4 characters
Wade Swoboda 1993 Grace Under Fire
Dawson Leery (middle name Wade) 1998 Dawson's Creek
Wade Matthews 2007 Greek
Unique Adams (a.k.a. Wade) 2009 Glee
Hall-of-Famers:
1 baseball, 1 basketball
(baseball) Wade Boggs 2005
(basketball) Charles Barkley (middle name Wade) 2006
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Charles Barkley (middle name Wade) 1993 basketball
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
2 actors
Wade Williams 1961-
Logan Lerman (middle name Wade) 1992-
Notable Athletes:
1 baseball, 1 basketball
(baseball) Wade Boggs 1958-
(basketball) Charles Barkley (middle name Wade) 1963-
Notable Writers:
1 author
Manly Wade Wellman 1903-1986
Olympic Medalists:
3 gold
(gold) Bob King (middle name Wade) 1928 high jump
(gold) Charles Barkley (middle name Wade) 1992; 1996 basketball
(gold) Allan Houston (middle name Wade) 2000 basketball