Namesakes
Australian Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
John Howard 1996-2007 
Fictional Characters from Movies:
1 character
Becky Howard 1996 McLeod's Daughters
Fictional Characters from Television:
8 characters
Beverly Crusher (a.k.a. Howard) 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation
Katrina Howard 2000 Waking the Dead
Becky Howard 2001 McLeod's Daughters
Ryan Howard 2005 The Office
Ashleigh Howard 2007 Greek
Billie Dean Howard 2011 American Horror Story
Timothy Howard 2011 American Horror Story
Fritz Howard 2005; 2012 The Closer; Major Crimes
Most Valuable Players:
2 winners
Elston Howard 1963 baseball
Ryan Howard 2006 baseball
Notable Actors and Actresses:
3 actors, 2 actresses
Rance Howard 1928-2017
Duane Howard 1963-
Terrence Howard 1969-
Bryce Dallas Howard 1981-
Ainsley Howard 1983-
Notable Athletes:
2 baseball, 1 football, 1 gymnastics, 1 soccer
(baseball) Elston Howard 1929-1980
(gymnastics) Kathy Howard 1958-
(soccer) Tim Howard 1979-
(baseball) Ryan Howard 1979-
(football) Jaye Howard 1988-
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Ron Howard 1954-
Notable Musicians:
1 composer
James Newton Howard 1951-
Olympic Medalists:
2 bronze, 2 gold, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver
(bronze) Dick Howard 1960 400 m hurdles
(gold) Sherri Howard 1984 4x400 m relay
(silver) Denean Hill (a.k.a. Howard) 1988; 1992 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Melissa Morrison-Howard 2000; 2004 100 m hurdles
(gold/silver) Malcolm Howard 2008; 2012 rowing
(gold) Dwight Howard 2008 basketball
Oscar Award Winners:
1 director
(director) Ron Howard 2001 A Beautiful Mind
Other Leaders:
1 prime minister
Prime Minister Joseph Howard 1921-1923 Malta
Saints:
1 blessed, 1 saint
Saint Philip Howard ?-1595
Blessed William Howard 1614-1680