Howard (name)
Howard is a family name that is particularly common in English-speaking countries. It also appears as a first name .
Name bearer
family name
A.
- Ada Howard (Adeline Lydia "Ada" Howard; 1829–1907), American educator and university professor
- Adina Howard (* 1974), American singer
- Agnes Howard (1477-1545), Duchess of Norfolk, see Agnes Tilney
- Alan Howard (1937–2015), British theater and film actor
- Albert Howard (1873-1947), British biologist
- Albert Andrew Howard (1858–1925), American classical philologist
- Albert C. Howard (1828–1910), American politician
- Andrew Howard (born 1969), Welsh actor
- Ann Howard (restaurateur) (1924–2007), American club owner
- Ann Howard (singer) (1934-2014), British singer (mezzo-soprano)
- Ann Howard (writer) (* 1942), Australian writer and journalist
- Anne Howard, Countess of Arundel (1557-1630), British noblewoman and poet
- Anne Howard (actress) (1925–1991), American actress
- Anne Marie Howard (* 1960), American actress
- Anthony Howard (1934-2010), English journalist, radio announcer and author
- Anthony Howard (swimmer) (born 1979), British swimmer
- Arliss Howard (* 1954), American filmmaker
- Arthur Clifford Howard (1893–1971), Australian inventor and entrepreneur
B.
- Barbara Howard (track and field athlete) (1920-2017), Canadian track and field athlete
- Barbara Howard (artist) (1926–2002), Canadian painter, designer and draftsman
- Barbara Howard (actress) (born 1956), American actress
- Barry Howard (1937-2016), British actor
- Bart Howard (1915-2004), American jazz composer
- Ben Howard (* 1987), English singer-songwriter
- Benjamin Howard (politician) (1760–1814), American politician
- Benjamin Chew Howard (1791–1872), American politician
- Blanche Willis Howard (1847–1898), American writer
- Bob Howard (musician) (1906–1986), American jazz musician
- Bob Howard ( Robert William Howard ; * 1963), American wrestler, see Hardcore Holly
- Bob Howard (freestyle skier) (* 1955), American freestyle skier
- Brittany Howard (* 1988), American musician, singer and songwriter
- Bronson Howard (1842–1908), American journalist and playwright
- Bruce Howard († 2012), American screenwriter
- Bryce Dallas Howard (born 1981), American actress
- Byron Howard (* 1968), American animator and director
C.
- Catherine Howard (* ~ 1525–1542) wife of the English King Henry VIII.
- Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham (1536–1624), English statesman and admiral
- Charles Howard, 2nd Earl of Nottingham (1579–1642), English nobleman and politician
- Charles Howard of Greystoke (1630–1713), English nobleman and traveler
- Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle (1674–1738), English politician
- Charles Howard (soccer player) , English soccer player and coach
- Cecil de Blaquiere Howard (1888–1956), Canadian draftsman, painter and sculptor
- Chaunté Howard , maiden name of Chaunté Lowe (* 1984), American high jumper
- Clint Howard (born 1959), American actor
- Curly Howard (1903–1952), American comedian
- Cy Howard (1915–1993), American screenwriter, film director and production manager
D.
- Daniel E. Howard (1861–1935), Liberian politician, president 1912–1920
- Darnell Howard (1905–1966), American jazz musician
- David Howard (Director) (1896–1941), American film director
- David Howard (poet) (born 1959), New Zealand poet and editor
- David Howard ( American football player , 1961) (born 1961), American football player
- David Howard (Screenwriter, I) , American screenwriter and university professor
- David Howard (Screenwriter, II) , American screenwriter and producer
- David Howard ( born 1987), American football player
- David Howard (sailor) (born 1918), Canadian sailor
- David S. Howard (born 1928), American actor
- Denean Howard (* 1964), American athlete
- Desmond Howard (born 1970), American football player
- Dick Howard (track and field athlete) (1935-1967), American hurdler
- Dick Howard (soccer player) (* 1943), Canadian soccer goalkeeper of British origin
- Dominic Howard (* 1977), British musician
- Dorothy Howard (1929–2013), Canadian mezzo-soprano singer and music teacher
- Dwight Howard (born 1985), American basketball player
E.
- Ebenezer Howard (1850-1928), British town planner
- Ed Howard ( Edward U. Howard ; * 1960), American jazz bassist
- Eddy Howard (1914–1963), American singer and band leader
- Edgar Howard (1858–1951), American politician
- Edmund Howard (1478–1539), English father of the royal consort Catherine Howard
- Edmund FitzAlan-Howard, 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent (1855–1947), British nobleman and politician
- Edward Howard (Admiral) (1476–1513), English admiral
- Edward Howard (watchmaker) (1813–1904), American watchmaker and entrepreneur
- Edward Charles Howard (1774-1816), British chemist
- Edward Daniel Howard (1877–1983), American Roman Catholic bishop
- Edward Henry Howard (1829-1892), English Roman Catholic cardinal
- Edward U. Howard (* 1960), American jazz bassist, see Ed Howard
- Elbert Howard (1938–2018), radical Afro-American civil rights activist
- Elizabeth Jane Howard (1923-2014), British writer
- Elston Howard (1929–1980), American baseball player
- Emily Howard (* 1979), British composer
- Euan Howard, 4th Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal (1923–2018), British politician
- Everette B. Howard (1873–1950), American politician
- Evlyn Howard-Jones (1877–1951), English pianist, conductor and music teacher
F.
- Felix Howard (* 1973), British model and songwriter
- Frances Howard (1590–1632), English nobleman
- Frances Howard (actress) (1903-1976), American actress
- Francis Howard, 6th Baron Howard of Effingham (1643–1695), English nobleman and politician
- Frank Howard (1805–1866), British painter, lithographer, and art writer
G
- George Howard, 6th Earl of Carlisle (1773–1848), British nobleman and politician
- George Howard (politician) (1789–1846), American politician
- George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle ( George William Frederick Howard of Carlisle ; 1802–1864), British politician, military and writer
- George Howard (soccer player, 1881) (1881-1946), English soccer player
- George Howard (soccer player, 1883) (1883–1955), English soccer player
- George Howard, Baron Howard of Henderskelfe (1920–1984), British politician
- George Howard (Hebraist) (* 1935), American theologian and Hebraist
- George Howard, 13th Earl of Carlisle ( Viscount Morpeth ; * 1949), British nobleman and politician
- George Howard (musician) (1956–1998), American jazz musician
- George Howard (soccer player, 1996) (born 1996), Australian soccer player
- George Elliot Howard (1849–1928), American sociologist
- George James Howard, 9th Earl of Carlise (1843–1911), British politician and painter
- Greville Howard, Baron Howard of Rising (born 1941), British Conservative politician
- Guy Victor Howard (1879–1954), American politician
- Gwen Howard (* 1945), American politician
H
- Harlan Howard (1927–2002), American composer and country singer
- Harriet Howard (* 1823 as Elizabeth Ann Haryett; † 1865), mistress and financial patroness of Napoleon III. in the years 1846 to 1848
- Hartley Howard (1908–1979), English journalist and writer
- Hayden Howard (1925-2014), American writer
- Henrietta Howard (1688-1767), Countess of Suffolk
- Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (1516–1547), English poet
- Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel (1608-1652), English nobleman
- Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk (1628–1684), English nobleman
- Henry Howard (painter) (1769–1847) English painter
- Henry Howard (1802–1875) , English politician
- Henry Howard (politician) (1826-1905), American politician (Rhode Island)
- Henry Mowbray Howard (1873–1953), British-American marine painter
- Hildegarde Howard (1901–1998), American paleontologist
J
- Jack Howard (ice hockey player) ( John Francis Howard ; 1909–1983), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jack Howard (sprinter) (* 1981), Micronesian sprinter
- Jacob M. Howard (1805–1871), American politician
- James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk (1620–1689), English nobleman
- James Howard (* 1984), American ice hockey player, see Jimmy Howard
- James Howard-Johnston (* 1942) English historian
- James J. Howard (1927–1988), American politician
- James L. Howard (1818–1906), American politician
- James Newton Howard (* 1951), American composer and music producer
- Jamie Howard (born 1976), American wrestler
- Jay Howard (* 1981), British racing driver
- Jean Howard (1910–2000), American actress and photographer
- Jean E. Howard (* 1948), American literary scholar
- Jeremy Howard (born 1981), American actor
- Jewel Howard-Taylor (* 1963), Liberian politician and businesswoman
- Jimmy Howard (* 1984), American ice hockey player
- JoGayle Howard (1951-2011), American zoologist
- John Howard (Admiral) (1310–1347), English admiral
- John Howard (politician, around 1366) (around 1366–1437), English nobleman and politician
- John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk (1430–1485), English peer
- John Howard (philanthropist) (1726–1790), English philanthropist and reformer
- John Howard (track and field athlete, 1888) (1888–1937), Canadian track and field athlete
- John Howard (soldier) (1912-1999), English major
- John Howard (actor, 1913) (1913–1995), American actor
- John Howard (politician) (born 1939), Australian politician
- John Howard (cyclist) (born 1947), American cyclist
- John Howard (triathlete) (born 1947), American triathlete
- John Howard (actor, 1952) (born 1952), Australian actor
- John Howard (athlete, 1981) (born 1981), Micronesian athlete
- John C. Howard (1930-1983), American film editor
- John Eager Howard (1752–1827), American politician
- John Eager Howard (Medical Doctor) (1902–1985), American endocrinologist
- John George Howard (1803–1890), Canadian architect and builder
- Jon Howard (* 1985), American musician and producer
- Jonas G. Howard (1825–1911), American politician
- Jonathan Howard (soccer player) (born 1971), English soccer player
- Jonathan Howard (actor) , British actor
- Jonathan L. Howard , British writer and game developer
- Jonathon Howard (* 1957), British biochemist
- Joseph Howard (politician) (1862-1925), Maltese politician
- Joseph Howard (Golfer) (1878–1908) American golfer
- Joseph Howard , pseudonym of Paul Rudnick (* 1957), American screenwriter
- Joseph E. Howard ( Joseph Edgar Howard ; 1878–1961), American composer
- Joseph Jackson Howard (1827–1902), British genealogist
- Joseph Kinsey Howard (1906–1951), American historian
- Josh Howard (* 1980), American basketball player
- Julian Howard (* 1989), German athlete
- Juwan Howard (* 1973), American basketball player
K
- Kathleen Howard (1884–1956), Canadian actress, opera singer and journalist
- Ken Howard (1944-2016), American actor
- Kenneth Howard (artist) ( Von Dutch ; 1929–1992), American mechanic and artist
- Kenneth Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham (1767–1845), British soldier and nobleman
- Kenneth I. Howard (1932-2000), American psychotherapy researcher and psychotherapist
- Kenneth Howard , pseudonym of the German director Jürgen Enz (* 1941)
- Kenneth Charles Howard ( Ken Howard ; * 1939), British composer, see Ken Howard & Alan Blaikley
- Kenneth Joseph Howard, Jr. (1944-2016), American actor, see Ken Howard
- Kid Howard ( Avery Howard ; 1908–1966), American trumpeter and singer
- Kirsty Howard († 2015), British charity organizer
- Kyle Howard (* 1978), American actor
L.
- Laura Howard (* 1977) British actress,
- Leigh Howard (* 1989), Australian cyclist
- Leland Ossian Howard (1857–1950), American entomologist and parasitologist
- Len Howard (1894–1973), British naturalist and musicologist
- Leslie Howard (actor) (1893–1943), English actor
- Leslie Howard (pianist) (born 1948), Australian pianist and composer
- Leslie Howard Saunders (1899–1994), 51st Mayor of Toronto
- Linda Howard (writer) (born 1950), American writer
- Linda Howard (table tennis player) (* ~ 1956), English table tennis player
- Lisa Howard (born 1963), Canadian actress
- Louis Norberg Howard (1929–2015), American mathematician
- Luke Howard (1772–1864), English pharmacist and meteorologist
M.
- Mabel Howard (1894–1972), New Zealand politician
- Malcolm Howard (born 1983), Canadian rower
- Mary Howard (1913–2009), American actress
- Matt Howard (* 1989), American basketball player
- Meggie Dougherty Howard (* 1995), American soccer player
- Melissa Morrison-Howard (* 1971), American hurdler
- Michael Howard (historian) (1922-2019), British historian
- Michael Howard (fencer) (born 1928), British fencer
- Michael Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk (born 1935), British peer and politician (Conservative Party)
- Michael Howard (* 1941), British politician
- Michelle J. Howard (* 1960), American admiral
- Milford W. Howard (1862–1937), American politician
- Moe Howard (1897–1975), American comedian
N
- Natasha Howard (rower) (born 1980), British rower
- Natasha Howard (basketball player) (* 1991), American basketball player
- Neva Howard , American dancer and choreographer
- Nick Howard (* 1982), British pop singer
- Noah Howard (1943-2010), American jazz saxophonist
O
- Oliver Otis Howard (1830–1909), American general
P
- Paul Howard (1895–1980), American jazz musician
- Paul Howard (basketball player) (* 1968), American-British basketball player
- Peter Howard (city master) (1878–1969), American city master in Hollywood
- Peter Howard , pseudonym of Howard Koch (1901-1995), American screenwriter
- Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel (1557–1595), English martyr
- Philip Thomas Howard (1629–1694), English nobleman, Dominican and cardinal
- Pierre Howard (* 1943), American politician
R.
- Rachel Howard (* 1977), New Zealand soccer player
- Rance Howard (1928-2017), American actor
- Randy Howard († 2015), American country musician
- Richard Alden Howard (1917–2003), American botanist
- Richard Howard (* 1929), American writer
- Robert Howard (musician) (born 1961), British musician and songwriter, member of The Blow Monkeys
- Robert Howard (athlete) (1975-2004), American triple jumper
- Robert E. Howard (1906–1936), American writer
- Robert L. Howard (1939-2009), American Colonel
- Robert William Howard , known as Hardcore Holly (born 1963), American wrestler
- Robin Howard (1924–1989), British philanthropist, promoter of modern dance
- Ron Howard (* 1954), American actor and director
- Ronald Howard (1918–1996), British actor
- Rosetta Howard (1914–1974), American jazz and R&B singer
- Rowland S. Howard (1959-2009), Australian musician
- Roy W. Howard (1883–1964), American journalist
- Russ Howard (* 1956), Canadian curler
- Ryan Howard (* 1979), American baseball player
- Ryon Howard (* 1984), American basketball player
S.
- Sandy Howard (1927–2008), American film producer
- Sara Howard (* 1981), American politician
- Shemp Howard (1895–1955), American comedian
- Sherman Howard (born 1949), American actor and voice actor
- Sherri Howard (* 1962), American sprinter
- Sidney Howard (1891-1939), American playwright
- Sophie Howard (* 1993), German-English soccer player
- Susan Howard (born 1944), American actress
T
- Terrence Howard (born 1969), American actor
- Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk (1584–1640), English politician
- Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1443–1524), English general and courtier
- Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (1473–1554), English peer
- Thomas Howard (1511–1537) , English nobleman
- Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (1538–1572), English peer
- Thomas Howard, 1st Viscount Howard of Bindon (around 1520–1582), English peer
- Thomas Howard, 3rd Viscount Howard of Bindon († 1611), English peer
- Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (1561–1626), English peer
- Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel (1585–1646), English peer
- Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk (1627–1677), English peer
- Thomas Howard (pirate) (before 1698 – after 1703), pirate
- Thomas Howard (baseball player) (born 1964), American baseball player
- Thomas Howard ( American football player ) (1983-2013), American football player
- Thomas A. Howard (* 1967), American theologian and university professor
- Tilghman Howard (1797-1844), American politician
- Tim Howard (* 1979), American football player
- Todd Howard (* 1971), American computer game developer
- Tom Howard (1910–1985), British special effects designer
- Traylor Howard (born 1966), American actress
- Trevor Howard (1913–1988), British actor
- Tytus Howard (born 1996), American football player
V
- Volney Howard (1809-1889), American politician
- Vernon Howard (1918-1992), American writer
W.
- Walker Howard (born 1980), American actor
- Walter Howard (1910–2005), German sculptor
- Webster Eugene Howard (* 1934), American physicist
- Wesley Tc Howard (* 1979), German director, screenwriter, actor and martial artist
- Wil Howard (1879–1945), German landscape and portrait painter, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor and craftsman
- Wilhelm Hermann Howard (1848–1919), German agricultural economist
- William Howard (judge) (around 1242–1308), British lawyer and judge
- William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham (around 1510–1573), English Lord High Admiral and Lord Seal Keeper
- William Howard (Antiquarian) (also Belted Will or Bauld Will ; 1563–1640), English nobleman and antiquarian
- William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford (1614–1680), British landowner and royalist
- William Howard (Politician) (1817-1891), American Politician (Ohio)
- William Howard , a pseudonym of Jürgen Enz (* 1941), German director
- William Howard (basketball player) (born 1993), French basketball player
- William Alanson Howard (1813–1880), American politician
- William Alvin Howard (* 1926), American logician
- William K. Howard (1899–1954), American director, producer and screenwriter
- William Marcellus Howard (1857–1932), American politician
- William S. Howard (1875–1953), American politician
X
- Xavien Howard (born 1993), American football player
First name
- Howard Hathaway Aiken (1900–1973), American computer scientist
- Howard Baker (1925–2014), American politician
- Howard Carpendale (* 1946), German pop singer of South African origin
- Howard Carter (1874–1939), British archaeologist
- Howard Donald (* 1968), British singer
- Howard Engel (1931-2019), Canadian writer
- Howard Ferguson (1870–1946), Canadian politician
- Howard Ferguson (1908–1999), Irish-British composer and musicologist
- Howard Garns (1905–1989), American Sudoku inventor
- Howard Griffiths (born 1950), British conductor
- Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017), British painter
- Howard Hughes (1905–1976), American entrepreneur, film producer and aviation pioneer
- Howard Jacobson (born 1942), British writer and columnist
- Howard Marion-Crawford (1914-1969), British actor
- Howard MacNutt (1859-1926), American Bahai
- Howard Mudd (born 1942), American football player
- Howard Nemerov (1920–1991), American literary professor and poet
- Howard Robertson (1888–1963), English architect
- Howard P. Robertson (1903–1961), American mathematician and physicist
- Howard Shore (born 1946), Canadian composer
- Howard Stern (* 1954), American radio presenter
- Howard O. Sturgis (1855-1920), British writer
- Howard Wilcox (1889–1923), American racing driver
- Howard Williams (1929 / 1930–2018), American jazz musician