Namesakes
American First Ladies:
1 first lady
Margaret Taylor 1849-1850 
American Presidents:
1 president
Zachary Taylor 1849-1850
Fictional Characters from Movies:
2 characters
Elliott Taylor 1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Ellen Taylor 2012 For Ellen
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Vince Taylor 1973 Just Like Vince Taylor
Fictional Characters from Television:
20 characters
Andy Taylor 1960 The Andy Griffith Show
Opie Taylor 1960 The Andy Griffith Show
Marcus Taylor 1987 Tour of Duty
Kelly Taylor 1990 Beverly Hills, 90210
Brad Taylor 1991 Home Improvement
Jeff Taylor 1991 Home Improvement
Jill Taylor 1991 Home Improvement
Mark Taylor 1991 Home Improvement
Marty Taylor 1991 Home Improvement
Randy Taylor 1991 Home Improvement
Tim Taylor 1991 Home Improvement
Rose Taylor 1996 7th Heaven
Allison Taylor 2001 24
Henry Taylor 2001 24
Danny Taylor 2002 Without a Trace
Mac Taylor 2004 CSI: NY
Zach Young (a.k.a. Taylor) 2004 Desperate Housewives
Eric Taylor 2006 Friday Night Lights
Tami Taylor 2006 Friday Night Lights
Russell Taylor 2005; 2012 The Closer; Major Crimes
Hall-of-Famers:
4 football, 1 baseball, 1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Fred "Cyclone" Taylor 1947
(football) Jim Taylor 1976
(football) Charley Taylor 1984
(football) Lawrence Taylor 1999
(baseball) Ben Taylor 2006
(football) Jason Taylor 2017
Most Valuable Players:
2 winners
Jim Taylor 1962 football
Lawrence Taylor 1986 football
Nobel Prize Winners:
2 physics
(physics) Richard E. Taylor 1990
(physics) Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. 1993
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
26 actors
William Desmond Taylor 1872-1922
Estelle Taylor 1894-1958
Dub Taylor 1907-1994
Robert Taylor 1911-1969
Don Taylor 1920-1998
Rod Taylor 1930-2015
Elizabeth Taylor 1932-2011
Renée Taylor 1933-
Holland Taylor 1943-
Malcolm McDowell (a.k.a. Taylor) 1943-
Russi Taylor 1944-2019
Meshach Taylor 1947-2014
Roberta Taylor 1948-
Robert Taylor 1963-
Lili Taylor 1967-
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor 1969-
Noah Taylor 1969-
Tamara Taylor 1970-
Christine Taylor 1971-
Natascha McElhone (a.k.a. Taylor) 1971-
Robin Lord Taylor 1978-
Rachael Taylor 1984-
Scout Taylor-Compton 1989-
Eliza Taylor 1989-
Aaron Taylor-Johnson 1990-
Anya Taylor-Joy 1996-
Notable Athletes:
2 football, 2 soccer, 1 rugby
(football) Lawrence Taylor 1959-
(soccer) Neil Taylor 1989-
(football) Tyrod Taylor 1989-
(rugby) Codie Taylor 1991-
(soccer) Kenneth Taylor 2002-
Notable Filmmakers:
3 directors
William Desmond Taylor 1872-1922
Don Taylor 1920-1998
Sam Taylor-Johnson 1967-
Notable Musicians:
3 musicians, 2 singers
Cecil Taylor 1929-2018
James Taylor 1948-
Roger Taylor 1949-
Corey Taylor 1973-
Jayceon "The Game" Taylor 1979-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Marjorie Taylor Greene 1974-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
2 physicists
Richard E. Taylor 1929-2018
Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. 1941-
Notable Writers:
1 author, 1 author/playwright
Elizabeth Taylor 1912-1975
Drew Hayden Taylor 1962-
Olympic Medalists:
5 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze, 2 gold/bronze, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver/gold
(gold) Leonie Taylor 1904 archery - team round
(silver) Mabel Taylor 1904 archery - team
(gold) John Taylor Jr. 1908 medley relay
(gold/bronze) Henry Taylor 1908; 1912; 1920 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold/bronze) Morgan Taylor 1924; 1928; 1932 400 m hurdles
(bronze) Betty Gardner Taylor 1936 80 m hurdles
(gold) Irving Taylor 1948 ice hockey
(bronze) Jack Taylor 1952 swimming - 100 m backstroke
(silver/gold) Robert Taylor 1972 100 m; 4x100 m relay
(silver) Angella Taylor-Issajenko 1984 4x100 m relay
(gold/silver) Angelo F. Taylor 2000; 2008; 2012 400 m hurdles; 4x400 m relay
(silver) Leon Taylor 2004 diving - synchronized platform
(silver) Penny Taylor 2004; 2008 basketball
(bronze) Peter Taylor 2012 rowing
(gold) Katie Taylor 2012 boxing
(gold) Christian Taylor 2012; 2016 triple jump
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actress
(actress) Elizabeth Taylor 1961; 1967 Butterfield 8; Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Other Religious Leaders:
1 leader
John Taylor 1880-1887 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Pulitzer Award Winners:
2 literatures
(literature) Robert Lewis Taylor 1959 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
(literature) Peter Taylor 1987 A Summons to Memphis
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
8 musicians
Mick Taylor 1989 The Rolling Stones
Zola Taylor 1990 The Platters
James Taylor 2000
Roger Taylor 2001 Queen
Mel Taylor 2008 The Ventures
Roger Taylor 2022 Duran Duran
John Taylor 2022 Duran Duran
Andy Taylor 2022 Duran Duran
Saints:
2 blessed
Blessed Hugh Taylor 1560-1585
Blessed Francis Taylor ?-1621