Patrick is a male given name of

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origin. It is derived from the Roman name Patricius (

patrician Patrician may refer to: * Patrician (ancient Rome), the original aristocratic families of ancient Rome, and a synonym for "aristocratic" in modern English usage * Patrician (post-Roman Europe), the governing elites of cities in parts of medieval ...

, i.e. "father", "nobleman"). Alternative meaning could be derived from

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elements ''Pǣga'' of an unknown meaning, and ''rice'' meaning ruler. The female equivalent is

Patricia Patricia is a female given name of Latin language, Latin origin. Derived from the Latin word ''Patrician (ancient Rome), patrician'', meaning "noble"; it is the feminine form of the masculine given name Patrick (given name), Patrick. The name Patr ...

People named Patrick

Actors and entertainers

Pat Condell Patrick Condell (born 23 November 1949) is a British writer, polemicist, and former stand-up comedian. In his early career, he wrote and performed in alternative comedy shows during the 1980s and 1990s in London, winning the Time Out Comedy Awa ...

, English stand-up comedian *

Pat Paulsen Patrick Layton Paulsen (July 6, 1927 – April 25, 1997) was an American comedian and satirist notable for his roles on several of the Smothers Brothers television shows, and for his satirical campaigns for President of the United States between ...

(1927–1997), American comedian and satirist *

Pat Sajak Pat Sajak ( , born Patrick Leonard ; born October 26, 1946) is an American television personality and game show host. He is best known as the host of the American television game show ''Wheel of Fortune'', a position he has held since 1981. Fo ...

, American game show host *

Patrick Armand Patrick Armand is a French retired ballet dancer, and the director of the San Francisco Ballet School since 2017. Early life Armand was born in Marseille, France, where he studied with Rudy Bryans, his mother Colette Armand, and at the Ecole d ...

, French ballet dancer *

Patrick Brasca Patrick Brasca (, born September 6, 1999) known professionally in Chinese as Pai Weijun () is a Canadian-Taiwanese pop singer and songwriter known for singing the theme song "Try" of the film ''Kung Fu Panda 3''. The song also features Jay Chou ...

, Canadian-Taiwanese singer *

Patrick Cargill Patrick Cargill (3 June 191823 May 1996) was an English actor remembered for his lead role in the British television sitcom ''Father, Dear Father''. Career Cargill was born to middle-class parents living in Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex. After educati ...

, British actor *

Patrick Dempsey Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is an American actor and race car driver. He is best known for his role as neurosurgeon Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd in ''Grey's Anatomy''. He had early success as an actor, starring in a number of fil ...

, American actor *

Patrick Duffy Patrick Duffy (born March 17, 1949) is an American actor and director widely known for his role on the CBS primetime soap opera ''Dallas'', where he played Bobby Ewing, the youngest son of Miss Ellie, and the nicest brother of J.R. Ewing (pla ...

, American actor *

Patrick Ellis (radio host) Patrick Connery Ellis (May 30, 1943 – July 16, 2020) was an American radio show host and production director. He hosted "Gospel Spirit" for over forty years on WHUR-FM. Upon his death, Ellis was the longest running on air personality in Washin ...

(1943–2020), American radio show host *

Patrick Gower Patrick Gower (born 1976/1977) is a New Zealand political journalist and National Correspondent for ''Newshub'' (formerly called 3 News)''.'' Prior to his current role he was Newshub's political editor. Early life Gower grew up in New Plymouth ...

, New Zealand journalist (

Newshub ''Newshub'' (stylised as ''Newshub.'') is a New Zealand news service that airs on the television channels Three and Eden, as well as on digital platforms. It formerly operated across radio stations run by MediaWorks Radio until December 202 ...

) *

Patrick Heusinger Patrick Heusinger (born February 14, 1981) is an American actor, known for his roles on the television series ''Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce'', ''Gossip Girl'', ''Royal Pains'' and '' Absentia''. Early life Heusinger was born and raised in Jac ...

, American actor *

Patrick J. Adams Patrick Johannes Adams (born August 27, 1981) is a Canadian actor. He is known for playing Mike Ross, a college dropout turned unlicensed lawyer in USA Network's series '' Suits''. For his role in ''Suits'', Adams was nominated for Outstanding ...

(born 1981), Canadian actor *

Patrick Macnee Daniel Patrick Macnee (6 February 1922 – 25 June 2015) was a British film and television actor. After serving in the Royal Navy during World War II, he began his acting career in Canada. Despite having some small film roles, Macnee spent much ...

, English actor * Patrick Magee, Irish actor *

Patrick McDonnell Patrick McDonnell (born March 17, 1956) is a cartoonist, author, and playwright. He is the creator of the daily comic strip '' Mutts'', which follows the adventures of a dog and a cat, that has been syndicated since 1994. Prior to creating ''Mut ...

, Irish actor *

Patrick McGoohan Patrick Joseph McGoohan (; March 19, 1928 – January 13, 2009) was an Irish-American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer of film and television. Born in the United States to Irish emigrant parents, he was raised in Ireland and Engla ...

(1928–2009), Irish-American actor *

Patrick Monahan Patrick Monahan (born February 28, 1969) is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer and sole constant member of the band Train. He has collaborated with multiple artists and recorded a solo album, '' Las ...

, Irish comedian * Patrick O'Connell, Irish actor *

Patrick Stewart Sir Patrick Stewart (born 13 July 1940) is an English actor who has a career spanning seven decades in various stage productions, television, film and video games. He has been nominated for Olivier, Tony, Golden Globe, Emmy, and Screen Actor ...

(born 1940), British actor *

Patrick Swayze Patrick Wayne Swayze (; August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009) was an American actor, dancer, and singer known for playing distinctive lead roles, particularly romantic, tough, and comedic characters. He was also known for his media image and ...

(1952–2009), American actor *

Patrick Tam (actor) Patrick Tam (; born 19 March 1969) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Career He first set foot into the entertainment industry after winning the 1988 New Talent Awards in Hong Kong alongside another notable Hong Kong singer, Sammi Cheng who wa ...

(born 1969), Hong Kong actor and singer *

Patrick Tang Patrick Tang (; born 6 May 1974) is a Hong Kong singer, actor, and TV show host who has been involved in numerous drama and movie productions. He has three sisters. He started his career with TVB, where he has been from 2000 to the present day. ...

(born 1974), Hong Kong singer, actor, and TV show host *

Patrick Topaloff Patrick Topaloff (30 December 1944 – 7 March 2010) was a French comedian, singer, and actor. The son of a Georgia (country), Georgian father and a Corsican mother which, according to him, made him "a delicate Franco-Russian dessert", Topaloff b ...

(1944–2010), French singer and actor *

Patrick Troughton Patrick George Troughton (; 25 March 1920 – 28 March 1987) was an English actor who was classically trained for the stage but became known for his roles in television and film. His work included appearances in several fantasy, science fiction ...

(1920–1987), English actor *

Patrick Tse Patrick Tse Yin (born Tse Ka-yuk; 9 August 1936) is a Hong Kong actor, producer, screenwriter and director in Hong Kong cinema. Biography Patrick Tse began his acting career in the 1950s and remained active for the next 40 years. He is a versat ...

(born 1936), Hong Kong actor, producer, screenwriter and director *

Patrick Warburton Patrick Warburton (born November 14, 1964) is an American actor. On television, he has played David Puddy on '' Seinfeld'', the title character on '' The Tick'', Jeb Denton on ''Less Than Perfect'', Jeff Bingham on ''Rules of Engagement'' and Lem ...

(born 1964), American actor *

Patrick Waltz Jack Richard Waltz (December 6, 1924 – August 13, 1972) was an American film and television actor. He was credited in his first film as Philip Shawn. Waltz was born in Akron, Ohio, the younger of two sons born to Frank and Lucy Leona (nee Dug ...

(1924–1972), American actor *

Patrick Wilson Patrick Joseph Wilson (born July 3, 1973) is an American actor and director. He began his career in 1995, starring in Broadway musicals. He received nominations for two Tony Awards for his roles in ''The Full Monty'' (2000–2001) and ''Oklahoma ...

(born 1973), American actor ;Other *

Sean Patrick Flanery Sean Patrick Flanery (born October 11, 1965) is an American actor, author, and martial artist. He is known for playing Connor MacManus in ''The Boondock Saints'' (1999) and its sequel '' The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day'' (2009), Greg Sti ...

, American actor *

Sean Patrick Thomas Sean Patrick Thomas is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Derek Reynolds in the 2001 film ''Save the Last Dance'' and as Jimmy James in '' Barbershop'' (2002), '' Barbershop 2: Back in Business'' (2004), and '' Barbershop: The Ne ...

, American actor *

Neil Patrick Harris Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host. Primarily known for his comedic television roles and dramatic and musical stage roles, he has received multiple accolades throughout ...

, American actor

Authors

* Patrick, the pseudonym used by artist John Byrne (born 1940), Scottish playwright *

Patrick Cary Patrick may refer to: * Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name * Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People * Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint *Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick ...

(c. 1624–1658), English poet *

Pat Chapman Patrick Lawrence Chapman (20 December 1940 – 22 July 2022) was an English food writer, broadcaster and author, best known for founding The Curry Club. Early days Chapman was born in London during the Blitz. His grandfather had achieved seni ...

, English food writer *

Padraic Colum Padraic Colum (8 December 1881 – 11 January 1972) was an Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer, playwright, children's author and collector of folklore. He was one of the leading figures of the Irish Literary Revival. Early life Col ...

(1881–1972), Irish author *

Patrick Cullinan Patrick Roland Cullinan (21 May 1932 – 14 April 2011) was a South African poet and biographer. He was born in Pretoria into a significant diamond-mining family (his grandfather, Sir Thomas Cullinan, a diamond mine owner, gave his name t ...

(1932–2011), South African poet and biographer * Patrick Delaforce, historian and British Army captain *

Patrick Jennings Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings, (20 March 183111 July 1897) was an Irish-Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales. Early life Jennings was born at Newry, Ireland, the son of Francis Jennings, a well-known merchant in that town. He ...

(born 1962), American children's book author * Patrick Jones (born 1965), Welsh poet and playwright * Patrick Lane (1939–2019), Canadian poet *

Patrick Modiano Jean Patrick Modiano (; born 30 July 1945), generally known as Patrick Modiano, is a French novelist and recipient of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is a noted writer of autofiction, the blend of autobiography and historical fiction. I ...

(born 1945), French novelist *

Patrick Pearse Patrick Henry Pearse (also known as Pádraig or Pádraic Pearse; ga, Pádraig Anraí Mac Piarais; 10 November 1879 – 3 May 1916) was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, nationalist, republican political activist and revolutionary who ...

(1879–1916), Irish poet and nationalist *

Patrick O'Brian Patrick O'Brian, Order of the British Empire, CBE (12 December 1914 – 2 January 2000), born Richard Patrick Russ, was an English novelist and translator, best known for his Aubrey–Maturin series of sea novels set in the Royal Navy during t ...

(1914–2000), English author and translator *

Patrick Süskind Patrick Süskind (; born 26 March 1949) is a German writer and screenwriter, known best for his novel '' Perfume: The Story of a Murderer'', first published in 1985. Early life Süskind was born in Ambach, Bavaria. His father was writer and jo ...

(born 1949), German writer and screenwriter

Musicians

* Pat Acuña (born 1986), American drummer, member of indie rock band Silent Old Mtns * Patrick Alavi, German musician *

Pat Boone Patrick Charles Eugene Boone (born June 1, 1934) is an American singer and actor. He was a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He sold more than 45 million records, had 38 Top 40 hits, and appeared in mo ...

, American singer *

, Canadian-Taiwanese singer *

Patrick Carney Patrick James Carney (born April 15, 1980) is an American musician and producer best known as the drummer of the Black Keys, a blues rock band from Akron, Ohio. Early life Carney's father, Jim, is a retired reporter for the '' Akron Beacon Journ ...

(born 1980), American drummer, member of indie rock band

The Black Keys The Black Keys are an American rock duo formed in Akron, Ohio, in 2001. The group consists of Dan Auerbach (guitar, vocals) and Patrick Carney (drums). The duo began as an independent act, recording music in basements and self-producing their ...

Pat DiNizio Patrick Michael DiNizio (October 12, 1955 – December 12, 2017) was the lead singer, songwriter, and founding member of the band The Smithereens, which he formed in 1980 with Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken, and Mike Mesaros, from Carteret, New Jersey ...

(1955–2017), American songwriter, lead singer of the band The Smithereens *

Patrick Doyle Patrick Doyle (born 6 April 1953) is a Scottish film composer with Irish heritage. A longtime collaborator of actor-director Kenneth Branagh, Doyle is known for his work composing for films such as ''Henry V'', ''Sense and Sensibility'', ''Hamle ...

, film composer * Patrick Girondi, singer, composer *

Patrick Hernandez Patrick Pierre Hernandez (born 6 April 1949) is a French singer who had a worldwide hit with "Born to Be Alive" in 1979. Biography Born to a Spanish father and an Italian mother in Le Blanc-Mesnil, Seine-Saint-Denis, Hernandez grew up in the 1 ...

, French singer *

Patrick Lindner Patrick Lindner (born 27 September 1960 in Munich, West Germany) is a German Volksmusik singer. Life Born as Friedrich Günther Raab, Lindner worked as a chef before his breakthrough in 1989 when he was second in the Grand Prix der Volksmusik. ...

, German singer *

Pat Metheny Patrick Bruce Metheny ( ; born August 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. He is the leader of the Pat Metheny Group and is also involved in duets, solo works, and other side projects. His style incorporates elements of progre ...

, American jazz guitarist * Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 1959), British singer *

(born 1969), American musician (rock band Train) * Patrick "Pat" O'Brien, former

lead guitarist Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featured ...

for the

death metal Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...

band

Cannibal Corpse Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band formed in Buffalo, New York in 1988, now based out of Tampa, Florida. The band has released fifteen studio albums, two box sets, four video albums, and two live albums. The band has had little radi ...

, former member for the heavy metal band

Nevermore Nevermore was an American heavy metal band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1991. The band has been inactive since 2011, due to personal issues between the band members. In April 2015, lead singer Warrel Dane confirmed that Nevermore had n ...

and a former touring musician with the

thrash metal Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, 2007, . ...

band

Slayer Slayer was an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California. The band was formed in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, drummer Dave Lombardo and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical style ...

* Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu, known as

Tinie Tempah Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu (born 7 November 1988), better known by his stage name Tinie Tempah, is a British rapper. He has been signed to Parlophone Records since 2009, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. He created his own entertainment compa ...

, British rapper *

Patrick Simmons Patrick Simmons (born October 19, 1948) is an American musician best known as a founding member of the rock band The Doobie Brothers. Born in Aberdeen, Washington, he has been the only consistent member of the band throughout their tenure. Simm ...

(born 1948), American guitarist and singer, founding member of the band

The Doobie Brothers The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band formed in 1970 in San Jose, California, known for their flexibility in performing across numerous genres and their vocal harmonies. Active for five decades, with their greatest success in the 1970s, ...

Patrick Stump Patrick Martin Stumph (born April 27, 1984), known professionally as Patrick Vaughn Stump, is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Fall Out Boy, originally from Wilmette, I ...

(born 1984), American musician, lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the band

Fall Out Boy Fall Out Boy is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, in 2001. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, lead guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer A ...

(born 1969), American musician, drummer of the band

Weezer Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing v ...

Patrick Wolf Patrick Wolf (born Patrick Denis Apps; 30 June 1983) is an English singer-songwriter from South London. Wolf uses a wide variety of instruments in his music, most commonly the ukulele, piano, and viola. He is known for combining electronic samp ...

(born 1983), English singer-songwriter

Politicians

Patrick Dankwa Anin Patrick Dankwa Anin (27 July 1928 – 24 October 1999) was a foreign minister of Ghana in the Second Republic. He died in 1999. He was the first foreign minister to be appointed in the Progress Party government by Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia, the Pri ...

(1928-1999), Ghanaian politician *

Patrik Björck Patrik Björck (born 1957) is a Swedish politician, trade unionist and member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Västra Götaland County East since October 2006. Björck was bo ...

(born 1957), Swedish politician *

Patrick Blake Patrick Blake may refer to: *Patrick Blake (Canadian politician) (1846–1909), businessman and politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada *Sir Patrick Blake, 1st Baronet (c. 1742–1784), MP for Sudbury *Sir Patrick Blake, 2nd Baronet ( 1768–1818 ...

(1846–1909), Canadian politician * Patrick Boland, Irish politician *

Patrick Buchanan Patrick Joseph Buchanan (; born November 2, 1938) is an American paleoconservative political commentator, columnist, politician, and broadcaster. Buchanan was an assistant and special consultant to U.S. Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, a ...

, American political commentator, author and politician * Patrick Byrne, Irish politician * Patrick Connor, Irish politician * Patrick Donnelly, Irish politician *

, Irish politician * Patrik Engström (born 1968), Swedish politician * Patrick F. Gill, American Representative *

Patrick Henry Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736June 6, 1799) was an American attorney, planter, politician and orator known for declaring to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): " Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first an ...

(1736–1799), American revolutionary figure *

Patrick Hetzel Patrick Hetzel (born 2 July 1964) is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who has been a member of the National Assembly since 2012. He represents Bas-Rhin's 7th constituency. Political career In parliament, Hetzel has served as member o ...

(born 1964), French Member of Parliament *

Patrick Hillery Patrick John Hillery ( ga, Pádraig J. Ó hIrghile; 2 May 1923 – 12 April 2008) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as the sixth president of Ireland from December 1976 to December 1990. He also served as vice-president of the Euro ...

(1923–2008), the sixth President of Ireland (1976–1990) *

Patrick J. Kennedy Patrick Joseph Kennedy II (born July 14, 1967) is an American politician and mental health advocate. From 1995 to 2011, he served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 1st congressional distr ...

, former United States congressman *

Patrick Leonard Patrick Ray Leonard (born March 14, 1956) is an American songwriter, keyboardist, film composer, and music producer, best known for his longtime collaboration with Madonna. His work with Madonna includes her albums '' True Blue'' (1986), ''Who's ...

, Irish politician *

Patrik Lundqvist Axel Patrik Lundqvist (born 1984) is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Gävleborg County since September 2014. Lundqvist is the son of Per Lund ...

(born 1984), Swedish politician * Patrick Matibini (born 1959), Zambian politician and judge / current speaker of the national assembly 'parliament' * Patrick Murphy, Irish politician * Patrick Norton, Irish politician * Patrick Palmer, Irish politician *

(aka Pádraig Pearse) (1879–1916), Irish activist and revolutionary *

Pat Roberts Charles Patrick Roberts (born April 20, 1936) is a retired American politician and journalist who served as a United States senator from Kansas from 1997 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Roberts served 8 terms in the U.S. House of Re ...

, American Senator from Kansas *

Pat Robertson Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson (born March 22, 1930) is an American media mogul, religious broadcaster, political commentator, former presidential candidate, and former Southern Baptist minister. Robertson advocates a conservative Christian ...

, American preacher and political figure * Patrick Lipton Robinson, Jamaican U.N. judge * Patrick Tierney, Irish politician * Patrick Vans, Scottish judge *

Patrick Vanse Sir Patrick Vans (c. 1655 – 27 January 1733) was a Scottish army officer and politician who sat in the British House of Commons between 1710 and 1722. Vans was the only surviving son of Alexander Vans of Barnbarroch and his wife, Margaret Maxw ...

(1655–1733), Scottish MP * Levy Patrick Mwanawasa (1948-2008), Former President of the Republic of Zambia

Religious figures

Saint Patrick Saint Patrick ( la, Patricius; ga, Pádraig ; cy, Padrig) was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland, the other patron saints be ...

, Christian saint *

Patrick Duggan (bishop) Patrick Duggan (10 November 1813 – 15 August 1896) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Clonfert from 1872 until his death. Duggan was born in Cummer, County Galway in 1813. He spent his early years on his mother' ...

, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clonfert in Ireland

Sportspeople

* Patrick, the working name of professional wrestler Don Harris *

Patrik Andersson Patrik Jonas Andersson (; born 18 August 1971) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Starting off his career with Malmö FF in the late 1980s, he went on to play professionally in England, Germany, and Spain, an ...

, Swedish football player *

Patrick Baldassarre Patrick Baldassarre (born 3 May 1986) is a Swiss professional basketball player for Kleb Basket Ferrara of the Italian Serie A2 Basket. Professional career In 2018, he joined Benacquista Assicurazioni Latina of the Italian Serie A2 Basket. In ...

(born 1986), Swiss basketball player *

Patrick Bamford Patrick James Bamford (born 5 September 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Leeds United and the England national team. Bamford began his career at Nottingham Forest, making his debut in December 2011, ...

, English football player * Pat Barry (born 1979), American kickboxer and mixed martial artist * Pat Batteaux (born 1978), American football player *

Patrick Battiston Patrick Raymond Jean Battiston (born 12 March 1957) is a French former footballer who played as a defender for the France national team in three World Cups and won the 1984 European Football Championship. At club level, he played for Metz, Sa ...

(born 1957), French footballer *

Patrik Berger Patrik Berger (; born 10 November 1973) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He started his career in his own country with Slavia Prague and spent a season in Germany playing for Borussia Dortmund. He moved to ...

, Czech football player * Patrik Berglund, Swedish ice hockey player *

Pat Boller Pat Boller (born November 20, 1972) is an American ice hockey coach and executive. He is currently an assistant coach and the assistant general manager with the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League (AHL). Boller joined the Hartford W ...

(born 1972), American ice hockey coach and executive *

Paddy Bradley Patrick Bradley (born 23 May 1981) is an Irish sportsman who plays Gaelic football for John Mitchel's Glenullin and the Derry county team. With the county he has won two National League titles, and individually an All Stars Award for his perf ...

, Irish Gaelic football player *

Patrick Burris Patrick Mitsugi Burris (born December 28, 1950) is a retired competitive judoka who represented the United States at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich and the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in Montreal. He won the bronze medal at the 1975 Pan ...

, American judoka and two-time Olympian * Patrick Cain, American football player *

Pat Calathes Patrick Sean Calathes ( el, Πατρίκιος Σον "Πατ" Καλάθης, born on December 12, 1985) is a Greek-American former professional basketball player. At a height of 6' 10" (2.08 m) tall, he played at both the small forward and powe ...

(born 1985), Greek-American basketball player *

Pat Cash Patrick Hart Cash (born 27 May 1965) is an Australian former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 4 in May 1988 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 6 in August 1988. Upon winning ...

, Australian tennis player *

Patrick Chan Patrick Lewis Wai–Kuan Chan (born December 31, 1990) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He is a 2018 Olympic gold medallist in the team event, 2014 Olympic silver medallist in the men's and team events, a three–time World ch ...

(born 1990), Canadian figure skater *

Patrick Chung Patrick Christopher Chung (born August 19, 1987) is a Jamaican-American former football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons, primarily with the New England Patriots. He played college football at Oregon and wa ...

, American football player *

Patrick Dangerfield Patrick Dangerfield (born 5 April 1990) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Adelaide Football Club. Drafted by Adelaide in 2007, Dangerfi ...

, Australian football player *

Patrick Eaves Patrick Campbell Eaves (born May 1, 1984) is a Canadian-born American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators, Carolina Hurricanes, Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators, Dal ...

, American-Canadian ice hockey player * Pat Elflein, American football player *

Pat Elzie Patrick Elzie (born November 22, 1960) is an American-German professional basketball coach and former professional player. He played collegiately at Holy Cross and professionally in Europe. He acquired German citizenship in 1994. Playing career ...

, American-German basketball coach and former player *

Patrick Ewing Patrick Aloysius Ewing (born August 5, 1962) is a Jamaican-American basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Georgetown University men's team. He played most of his career as the starting center for the New ...

, American basketball player *

Patrick Faber (field hockey) Patrick Franciscus Maria Faber (born May 7, 1964 in 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant) is a former Netherlands, Dutch field hockey player, who earned a total number of 27 caps, scoring five goals in the 1980s for the Netherlands men's national field ...

, Dutch field hockey player * Patrick Fernandes (born 1993), Cape Verdean footballer *

Pat Freiermuth Patrick John Freiermuth (born October 25, 1998) is an American football tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State and was drafted by the Steelers in the second round ...

(born 1998), American football player * Patrik Gunnarsson (born 2000), Icelandic footballer *

Pádraig Harrington Pádraig Peter Harrington (born 31 August 1971) is an Irish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. He has won three major championships: The Open Championship in 2007 and 2008 and the PGA Champ ...

, Irish professional golfer *

Patrick Heuscher Patrick Heuscher (born 22 December 1976 in Frauenfeld) is a Swiss beach volleyball player. With his partner Stefan Kobel he won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Between 2007 and 2011 he teamed with Sascha Heyer, they finished 17t ...

, Swiss volleyball player *

Patric Hörnqvist Patric Gösta Hörnqvist (; born 1 January 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the Florida Panthers in the National Hockey League. He has also played for the Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins. H� ...

, Swedish ice hockey player *

Patrekur Jóhannesson Patrekur Jóhannesson (born 7 July 1972) is an Icelandic former handball player, who played for the Iceland men's national handball team, Icelandic national handball team and competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics. After he stopped playing handbal ...

, Icelandic handball coach *

Patrick Kane Patrick Timothy Kane II (born November 19, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey right winger and alternate captain for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Blackhawks selected him with the first overall pick ...

, professional ice hockey player *

Patrick Kluivert Patrick Stephan Kluivert (; born 1 July 1976) is a Dutch former football player, coach and sporting director. He played as a striker, most notably for AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona and the Netherlands national team. He was part of Ajax's Golden Gene ...

, Dutch football player * Patrick Kühl, German swimmer *

Patrik Kühnen Patrik Kühnen (born 11 February 1966) is a German former professional tennis player, who turned professional in 1985. Kühnen had his biggest career singles win in the fourth round at Wimbledon in 1988 when he beat Jimmy Connors en route to th ...

, German tennis player *

Patrik Laine Patrik Laine (; born 19 April 1998) is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. Laine formerly played in his native Finland with Tappara in the Finnish Liiga befor ...

, Finnish ice hockey player *

Patrick Laird Patrick Michael Laird (born August 17, 1995) is an American football running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at California. Early years Laird attended Mission College Preparat ...

(born 1995), American football player * Patrick Lam (born 1983), Hong Kong equestrian *

Patrick Larkins Patrick C. Larkins (February 14, 1860–November 25, 1918) was a Major League Baseball third baseman who played in 17 games for the Washington Nationals of the Union Association The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball whi ...

(1860–1918), American baseball player *

Patrick Lewis Patrick Lewis Jr. (born January 30, 1991) is a former American football center. He played college football at Texas A&M. Lewis was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2013. Early life and high school career Lewis was ...

, American football player *

Pat Mahomes Patrick Lavon Mahomes (born August 9, 1970) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from to with the Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, and Pittsburgh Pi ...

, American baseball player; father of Patrick Mahomes II * Patrick Mahomes II, American football player *

Patrick Matt Patrick Matt (born 4 April 1969) is a retired male track cyclist from Liechtenstein, who competed for his native country in two events at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. His best result at the games was finishing in 18th place i ...

, Liechtensteiner cyclist *

Pat Matzdorf Patrick Clifford Matzdorf (born December 26, 1949) is an American former high jumper, who set a world record of 2.29 meters (7'-6 1/4") at a World All-Star Track Meet in Berkeley, California Berkeley ( ) is a city on the eastern shore of San ...

, American athlete *

Patrick Mazeika Patrick Alan Mazeika (born October 14, 1993) is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He played college baseball at Stetson University, and was drafted by the New York Mets in the eighth round of the 2015 MLB draft. He mad ...

(born 1993), American baseball player *

Patrick Mboma Henri Patrick Mboma Dem (born 15 November 1970) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the former all-time top goal-scorer for the Cameroon national team. Club career Born in Douala, Cameroon, Mboma sta ...

(born 1970), Cameroonian football player * Pat McAfee (born 1987), American football player and

Sports analyst A sports analyst is a person looking through technical, tactical, physiological, and psychological performance metrics /sup> working with the sports coach and sports science team to improve athlete performance. They will often use Video motion an ...

Patrick McEnroe Patrick William McEnroe (born July 1, 1966) is an American former professional tennis player, broadcaster, and former captain of the United States Davis Cup team. Born in Manhasset, New York, he is John McEnroe's youngest brother. He won one ...

, American tennis player * Patrick McGuirk (born 1967), American football player *

Patrick Mekari Patrick Mekari (born August 13, 1997) is an American football offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at California. Professional career The Baltimore Ravens signed Mekari as ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Patrick Miller (basketball) Patrick Miller (born May 22, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Brose Bamberg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played college basketball for Tennessee State. High school career Miller played basketball at Chicago's Hal ...

(born 1992), American basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

Patty Mills Patrick Sammy Mills (born 11 August 1988) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Mills was born and raised in Canberra, and is of Torres Strait Islander and Aborigin ...

, Australian basketball player← * Patrick Morris (American football) (born 1995), American football player * Pat Mountain, Welsh football player * Patrick O'Connell (1887–1959), Irish footballer * Pat O'Connor (disambiguation), multiple people * Pat O'Hanlon (born 1991), Australia Rugby League player * Patrick Owomoyela (born 1979), German footballer *

Patrick Pedersen Patrick Pedersen (born 25 November 1991) is a Danish association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for Valur men's football, Valur. Career In December 2015, Pedersen signed for Norwegian Tippeligaen side ...

(born 1991), Danish footballer *

Patrick Queen Patrick Queen (born August 13, 1999) is an American football inside linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU and was drafted 28th overall by the Ravens in the 2020 NFL Draft. ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Patrick Rafter Patrick Michael Rafter (born 28 December 1972) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. He reached the top Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking on 26 July 1999. His career highlights include consecutive US Open ...

, Australian tennis player *

Patrick Rakovsky Patrick Rakovsky (born 2 June 1993) is a German professional Association football, footballer who plays as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Phoenix Rising FC in the USL Championship. Rakovsky joined Orange County SC of the USL ...

, German football player *

Patrick Ramsey Patrick Allen Ramsey (born February 14, 1979) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the Tulane Green Wave and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft. Ramsey has also b ...

, American football player *

Patrick Ricard (American football) Patrick Ricard (born May 27, 1994) is an American football fullback and occasional defensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Maine. Early years Ricard played high school foo ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Pat Richards Pat Richards (born 27 February 1982) is a former professional rugby league footballer. An Ireland international er, he played in the National Rugby League for Sydney clubs the Parramatta Eels and the Wests Tigers, with whom he won the 2005 NRL ...

(born 1981), Australian Rugby League player * Patrick Rowe (born 1969), American football player *

Patrick Roy Patrick Jacques Roy (; born October 5, 1965) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender and executive, who serves as the head coach for the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). In 2017, Roy was named o ...

, Canadian ice hockey goaltender * Pat Ryan (born 1955), American football player * Patrick Sandoval, American baseball player *

Patrick Scales (American football) Patrick Scales (born February 11, 1988) is an American football long snapper for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah State. He has also been a member of the Baltimore Ravens, Miami Dolphins, ...

, American football player *

Patrick Schmollinger Patrick Schmollinger (born 2 September 1973 in Waiblingen, Baden-Württemberg) is a retired male breaststroke swimmer from Austria, who was born in Germany. He represented Austria at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia Austral ...

, Austrian swimmer *

Patrick da Silva Patrick Roberto Daniel da Silva commonly known as Patrick (born 26 March 1985) is a Brazilian footballer plays for Liga Futebol Timor-Leste club Karketu Dili. Career Patrick played in the youth academies of Portuguesa and São Paulo before he ...

, Brazilian football player *

Patrik Sjöberg Jan Niklas Patrik Sjöberg (; born 5 January 1965) is a Swedish former high jumper. He broke the world record with in Stockholm on 30 June 1987. This mark is still the European record and ranks him third on the world all-time list behind Jav ...

, Swedish high jumper *Pat Spillane, Irish Gaelic footballer *Patrick Surtain (born 1976), American football player *Patrick Surtain II (born 2000), American football player *Pat Tillman (born 1976), American football player and Army Ranger *Patrick Vahe (born 1996), American football player *Patrick Veszpremi, Australian rules footballer *Patrick Vieira, Senegalese-born French football player *Patrik Virta (born 1996), Finnish ice hockey player *Patrick Willis (born 1985), American football player

Other

*His Imperial Highness, H.I.H. Prince Patrick Ali Pahlavi, Prince Patrick Ali of Iran *Patrick Abercrombie, English town planner *Patrick Bokanowski, a French filmmaker *Patrick Tracy Burris (1967–2009), American spree killer *Patrick Carr (disambiguation), multiple people *Patrick Critton, American former teacher and the first successful aircraft hijacker *Patrick E. Crago, American medical researcher *Patrick Wood Crusius (born 1998), suspect in the 2019 El Paso shooting *Patrick Degorce (born 1969), French hedge fund manager *Pat Finucane (1949–1989), Irish lawyer *Patrick Fitzgerald, American Attorney *Patrick Flanagan, American inventor *Patrick Gaffney (disambiguation), multiple people *Patrik Gardesten, Swedish officer *Patrick de Gayardon (1960–1998), French skydiver, skysurfer and BASE jumper *Patrick Gordon, Imperial Russian Army general *Patrick Graham (disambiguation), multiple people *Patrick Harvey (disambiguation), multiple people *Patrick Hitler, half-nephew of Adolf Hitler *Patrick Jeffrey, American diver *Patrick Kearney (born 1939), prolific American serial killer, rapist, and necrophile *Pat Kenny, Irish broadcaster *Patrick Kielty, Irish comedian and television presenter *Pat Kiernan, television news anchor *Patrick Kong, Hong Kong film director and screenwriter *Patrick Lee (Chinese businessman), Chinese business magnate *Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield (1939–2005; also known as Patrick Lichfield), photographer *Patrick Lin (chef), Hong Kong Senior Executive Chef *Patrick Lin (cinematographer), Hong Kong–born cinematographer and layout artist *Patrick Lung (1934-2014), Hong Kong film director *Patrick Lynch (disambiguation), multiple people *Patrick Mackay (born 1952), British serial killer *Patrick McGuinness (disambiguation), multiple people *Sir Patrick Moore, English astronomer *Patrick Moore (consultant), Patrick Moore (born 1947), founder member of Greenpeace *Patrick Nogueira, Brazilian murderer serving three life sentences plus 25 years in Spain *Patrick Russell (disambiguation), multiple people *Nicholas Ribic, Patrick Rechner, Canadian Captain taken hostage working as a UN observer in Bosnia *Patrick "Spaz" Spaziante, American comic book artist *Patrick Swift (1927–1983), painter *Patrick Tam (film director) (born 1948), Hong Kong film director and film editor *Patrick Whelan (1893–1916), Irish Volunteer, KIA during the Easter Rising of 1916 *Patrick Taylor (disambiguation), multiple people *Patrick Theodore (born 1985), Footwear Designer (Indonesian) *Patrick Williams (disambiguation), multiple people *Patrick Yau, Hong Kong film director and assistant director

Fictional characters

*Lord Harry, also known as Patrick, the locomotive character from ''The Railway Series'' books by the Rev. W. Awdry *List of Corner Shop Show characters#Recurring characters, Patrick, an Irish chip shop owner played by David Mullane in the British web series ''Corner Shop Show'' *Patrick Bateman in Bret Easton Ellis' novel ''American Psycho'' *Patrick Darling in ''Dirty Sexy Money'' *Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore in the ''Harry Potter'' series of books *Patrick Harper (fiction), the Irish right-hand man in the ''Sharpe (novel series), Sharpe'' book and television series *Patrick Jane, main character in ''The Mentalist'' *Paddy Kirk popular character in the Yorkshire-based soap opera Emmerdale. *Patrick McKinney in the Netflix television series ''Stranger Things''. * Patrick O'Malley, main character in the video game series ''Delicious (video game series), Delicious'' *Patrick Star in the television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' * Patrick Verona, main character in 10 Things I Hate About You

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