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: Murder House
Fritz Howard 2005; 2012 The Closer; Major Crimes
Timothy Howard 2012 American Horror Story: Asylum
Most Valuable Players:
2 winners
Elston Howard 1963 baseball
Ryan Howard 2006 baseball
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
11 actors, 3 actor/comedians
Leslie Howard 1893-1943
Shemp Howard 1895-1955
Moe Howard 1897-1975
Curly Howard 1903-1952
Trevor Howard 1913-1988
Rance Howard 1928-2017
Ken Howard 1944-2016
Ron Howard 1954-
Arliss Howard 1954-
Clint Howard 1959-
Traylor Howard 1966-
Terrence Howard 1969-
Bryce Dallas Howard 1981-
Leo Howard 1997-
Notable Athletes:
1 baseball, 1 basketball, 1 soccer
(soccer) Tim Howard 1979-
(baseball) Ryan Howard 1979-
(basketball) Dwight Howard 1985-
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Ron Howard 1954-
Notable Musicians:
1 composer, 1 musician
James Newton Howard 1951-
Dominic Howard 1977-
Olympic Medalists:
3 bronze, 2 gold, 2 gold/silver
(bronze) Dick Howard 1960 400 m hurdles
(gold) Sherri Howard 1984 4x400 m relay
(gold/silver) Denean Hill (a.k.a. Howard) 1984; 1988; 1992 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Melissa Morrison-Howard 2000; 2004 100 m hurdles
(bronze) Chaunté Lowe (a.k.a. Howard) 2008 high jump
(gold) Dwight Howard 2008 basketball
(gold/silver) Malcolm Howard 2008; 2012 rowing
Oscar Award Winners:
1 director
(director) Ron Howard 2002 A Beautiful Mind
Other Leaders:
1 prime minister
Prime Minister Joseph Howard 1921-1923 Malta
Other Royalty:
1 queen consort
Catherine Howard 1540-1541 England
Saints:
1 blessed, 1 saint
Saint Philip Howard 1557-1595
Blessed William Howard 1614-1680