Howard is a masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

derived from the English surname

Howard Howard is a masculine given name derived from the English surname Howard. ''The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names'' notes that "the use of this surname as a christian name is quite recent and there seems to be no particular reason for ...

. ''The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names'' notes that "the use of this surname as a christian name is quite recent and there seems to be no particular reason for it except that it is the name of several noble families". The surname has a number of possible origins; in the case of the

noble family Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy (class), aristocracy. It is normally appointed by and ranked immediately below Royal family, royalty. Nobility has often been an Estates of the realm, estate of the rea ...

, the likely source is the Norse given name Hávarðr, composed of the elements ''há'' ("high") and ''varðr'' ("guardian"). Diminutives include Howie and Ward. Howard reached peak popularity in the United States in the 1920s, when it ranked as the 26th most popular boys' name. As of 2018, it had fallen to 968th place.

People with the given name

Howard Allen Howard Arthur Allen (February 10, 1949 – June 5, 2020) was an American serial killer from Indianapolis, Indiana. He murdered three elderly people and also committed assault, burglary, and arson. Early life Allen was one of eight children wh ...

(1949–2020), American serial killer * Howard

Duane Allman Howard Duane Allman (November 20, 1946 – October 29, 1971) was an American rock and blues guitarist and the founder and original leader of the Allman Brothers Band, for which he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fam ...

(1946–1971), American guitar virtuoso *

Howard Anderson (disambiguation) Howard Anderson may refer to: People * Howard A. Anderson Jr. (1920–2015), American visual effects artist and title designer * Howard C. Anderson Jr., North Dakota politician * Howard P. Anderson (1915–2000), Virginia politician * Howard Anders ...

, name of several people * Howard Andrew (1934–2021), American poker player *

Howard Ashman Howard Elliott Ashman (May 17, 1950 – March 14, 1991) was an American playwright, lyricist and stage director. He is most widely known for his work on feature films for Walt Disney Animation Studios, for which Ashman wrote the lyrics and Alan M ...

(1950–1991), American playwright, lyricist and stage director * Howard Baker (disambiguation), name of several people *

Howard Berman Howard Lawrence Berman (born April 15, 1941) is an American attorney and retired politician who served as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from California from 1983 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party (United St ...

(born 1941), American attorney and politician * Howard Bragman (1956–2023), American crisis manager and publicist * Howard W. Brill (born 1943), chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court * Howard Graham Buffett (born 1954), American businessman, politician, philanthropist, photographer, farmer, and conservationist * Howard Burnett (athlete) (born 1961), Jamaican track and field athlete * Howard J. Burnett (1929–2019), American president of Washington & Jefferson College *

Howard Carpendale Howard Victor Carpendale (born 14 January 1946) is a South African-German singer living and working in Germany. Carpendale is a pop singer who sings most of his songs in German. His 1979 song ''Nachts, wenn alles schläft'' had been among the ...

(born 1946), German singer *

Howard Carter (disambiguation) Howard Carter Howard Carter (9 May 18742 March 1939) was a British archaeologist and Egyptology, Egyptologist who Discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, discovered Tomb of Tutankhamun, the intact tomb of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, 18th Dy ...

, name of several people *

Howard Chaykin Howard Victor Chaykin (; born October 7, 1950) is an Americans, American comics artist, comic book artist and writer. Chaykin's influences include his one-time employer and mentor, Gil Kane, and the mid-20th century illustrators Robert Fawcett an ...

(born 1950), American comic book artist and writer * Howard Y T Cheng (born 1981), champion apprentice jockey in Hong Kong *

Howard Cosell Howard William Cosell (; né Cohen; March 25, 1918 – April 23, 1995) was an American sports journalist, broadcaster and author. Cosell became prominent and influential during his tenure with ABC Sports from 1953 until 1985. Cosell was widel ...

(1918–1995), sports broadcaster * Howard "Ward" Cunningham (born 1949), American founder of WikiWikiWeb * Howard B. Cushing (1838–1871), American soldier during the

Civil War A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same Sovereign state, state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies.J ...

Howard David Howard David is an American sportscaster. Biography Over the years, David has been the radio play-by-play man for several pro sports teams including the NBA's New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics and the NFL's New York Jets ...

(fl. 1990s–2010s), American sportscaster *

Howard Davies (disambiguation) Howard Davies may refer to: * Howard Davies (rugby union) (1916–1987), Wales rugby union international * Sir Howard Davies (economist) (born 1951), former Director of the London School of Economics and former British financial regulator * Howa ...

, name of several people *

Howard Davis (disambiguation) Howard Davis is the name of: * Howard Davis (professor of architecture) (born 1948), American writer and professor of architecture at the University of Oregon * Howard Davis (musician) (1940–2008), British violinist * Howard Davis (sprinter) (bor ...

, name of several people *

Howard Dean Howard Brush Dean III (born November 17, 1948) is an American physician, author, consultant, and retired politician who served as the 79th governor of Vermont from 1991 to 2003 and chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from 2005 to 20 ...

(born 1948), American politician *

Howard Donald Howard Paul Donald (born 28 April 1968) is an English singer, songwriter, drummer, pianist, dancer, DJ and record producer. He is a member of the pop group Take That. He was also judge on the German reality talent show ''Got to Dance'' from 20 ...

(born 1968), English singer *

Howard Devoto Howard Devoto (born Howard Andrew Trafford, 15 March 1952) is an English singer and songwriter, who began his career as the frontman for punk rock band Buzzcocks, but then left to form Magazine, an early post-punk band. After Magazine, he went ...

(born Howard Trafford, 1952), English singer-songwriter *

Howard Duff Howard Green Duff (November 24, 1913July 8, 1990) was an American actor. He started in radio during World War II before appearing in many Hollywood features and television programs from 1947 to 1990. He also directed for television. His career ...

(1913–1990), American actor *

Howard Eastman Howard Anthony Eastman (born 8 December 1970) is a Guyanese-British former professional boxer who competed from 1994 to 2014. He challenged twice for middleweight world championships; the vacant WBA title in 2001; and the undisputed title a ...

(born 1970), Guyanese-British boxer * Howard Ehmke (1894–1959), American baseball pitcher *

Howard Eisenberg Howard Eisenberg (born 26 August 1926) is an American author and journalist best known for his contributions to biography, self-help and children's literature. A magazine journalist since the early 1950s and recent playwright, as well as a member ...

(born 1926), American author and journalist *

Howard Eisley Howard Jonathan Eisley (born December 4, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player and current coach. Born in Detroit, Eisley played college basketball for the Boston College Eagles and was drafted in 1994 by the Minnesota Timbe ...

(born 1972), American basketball player and coach * Howard Engel (1931–2019), Canadian mystery writer * Howard Eskin (born 1951), American sports radio personality *

Howard Evans (disambiguation) Howard Evans may refer to: * Howard Evans (journalist) (1839–1915), British Radical and Nonconformist journalist * Howard Ensign Evans (1919–2002), American entomologist * Howard Evans (trumpeter) (1944–2006), British trumpeter {{hndi ...

, name of several people *

Howard Fast Howard Melvin Fast (November 11, 1914 – March 12, 2003) was an American novelist and television writer. Fast also wrote under the pen names E.V. Cunningham and Walter Ericson. Biography Early life Fast was born in New York City. His mother, ...

(1914–2003) American novelist and television writer *

Howard Fineman Howard David Fineman (November 17, 1948 – June 11, 2024) was an American journalist and television commentator. In a career that spanned nearly five decades, Fineman covered nine presidential campaigns as a reporter, writer, and analyst. For ...

(1948–2024), American journalist and television commentator *

Howard Florey Howard Walter Florey, Baron Florey, (; 24 September 1898 – 21 February 1968) was an Australian pharmacologist and pathologist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Ernst Chain and Sir Alexander Fleming for his ro ...

(1898–1968), Australian pharmacologist *

Howard Gardner Howard Earl Gardner (born July 11, 1943) is an American developmental psychologist and the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education at Harvard University. He was a founding member of Harvard Project Zero in 1967 ...

(born 1943), American developmental psychologist *

Howard Goodall Howard Lindsay Goodall (; born 26 May 1958) is an English composer of musicals, choral music and music for television. He also presents music-based programmes for television and radio, for which he has won many awards. In May 2008, he was name ...

(born 1958), British musician, musicologist and TV presenter *

Howard Grant (boxer) Howard Grant (born June 22, 1966, in Saint Ann, Jamaica) is a retired male Canadian boxer, competing in the light-welterweight (– 63.5 kg) division. A resident of Montréal, Quebec, he represented Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seo ...

(born 1966), Jamaican-Canadian boxer *

Howard Hanson Howard Harold Hanson (October 28, 1896 – February 26, 1981)''The New York Times'' – Obituaries. Harold C. Schonberg. February 28, 1981 p. 1011/ref> was an American composer, conductor, educator and music theorist. As director for forty year ...

(1896–1981), American composer, conductor, educator, and music theorist *

Howard Hawks Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896December 26, 1977) was an American film director, Film producer, producer, and screenwriter of the Classical Hollywood cinema, classic Hollywood era. Critic Leonard Maltin called him "the greatest American ...

(1896–1977), American producer *

Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman (February 27, 1940 – January 29, 2022) was an American actor known for his television roles as burned-out disc jockey Dr. Johnny Fever on '' WKRP in Cincinnati'' and the lead role of history teacher Charlie Moore on '' Head ...

(1940–2022), American actor *

Howard Hotson Howard Baier Hotson is Professor of Early Modern Intellectual History at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. Life and career Born in the United States and raised in Canada, Hotson was educated at Trinity College ...

(fl. 2000–2020s), British historian * Howard A. Howe (1901–1976), American virologist *

Howard Hughes Howard Robard Hughes Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was an American Aerospace engineering, aerospace engineer, business magnate, film producer, and investor. He was The World's Billionaires, one of the richest and most influential peo ...

(1905–1976), American aviation pioneer and film mogul * Howard Jacobson (born 1942), British novelist and journalist *

Howard Johnson (disambiguation) Howard Johnson may refer to: Entertainers Music * Howard Johnson (lyricist) (1887–1941), American songwriter * Howard E. Johnson (1908–1991), American swing alto saxophonist * Howie Johnson (drummer) (1932–1987), drummer for American rock ba ...

, name of several people *

Howard Jones (disambiguation) Howard Jones may refer to: *Howard Jones (British musician) (born 1955), English pop singer *Howard Jones (American singer) (born 1970), vocalist for Light The Torch *Howard Jones (American football coach) Howard Harding Jones (August 23, 188 ...

, name of several people *

Howard Judd Howard Lund Judd (December 28, 1935 – July 19, 2007) was an American physician and biomedical research, medical researcher. He specialized in obstetrics and gynaecology, and contributed significant research to the field of women's health, in ...

(1935–2007), American physician and medical researcher * Howard Kazanjian (born 1942), Armenian-American film producer *

Howard Keel Harold Clifford Keel (April 13, 1919November 7, 2004), professionally Howard Keel, was an American actor and singer known for his rich bass-baritone singing voice. He starred in a number of MGM musicals in the 1950s, including ''Show Boat'' (195 ...

(1919–2004), singer and actor born Harry Keel *

Howard Kendall Howard Kendall (22 May 1946 – 17 October 2015) was an English footballer and manager. Kendall joined Preston North End as an apprentice and stayed with the club when he turned professional. He was a runner-up in the 1964 FA Cup with Preston ...

(1946–2015), English football player and manager *

Howard Kirshbaum Howard M. Kirshbaum (born September 19, 1938) was an associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court from 1983 to 1997. He received an undergraduate degree from Yale College, and law degree from Harvard Law School in 1965. While at Harvard Law S ...

(born 1938), associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court * Howard Andrew Knox (1885–1949), American physician *

Howard Kurtz Howard Alan Kurtz (; born August 1, 1953) is an American journalist and author and host of '' Media Buzz'' on Fox News. He is the former media writer for ''The Washington Post'' and the former Washington bureau chief for ''The Daily Beast''. He h ...

(born 1953), American journalist and author * Howard Lassoff (1955–2013), American-Israeli basketball player * Howard Lederer (born 1964), professional poker player * Howard Lesnick (1931–2020), American, Jefferson B. Fordham Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School * Howard Long (1905–1939), American convicted murderer *

H. P. Lovecraft Howard Phillips Lovecraft (, ; August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American writer of Weird fiction, weird, Science fiction, science, fantasy, and horror fiction. He is best known for his creation of the Cthulhu Mythos. Born in Provi ...

(1890–1937), American writer (full name Howard Phillips Lovecraft) *

Howard Lutnick Howard William Lutnick (born July 14, 1961) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and government official who has served as the 41st United States Secretary of Commerce, United States secretary of commerce since February 2025. In 1983, Lu ...

(born 1961), United States Secretary of Commerce *

Howard Hamilton Mackey Howard Hamilton Mackey Sr., (1901–1987), was an American architect, painter, educator, and academic administrator. For 50 years he worked at Howard University, from 1924 until 1973; including serving as the department head, and associate dean. ...

(1901–1987), American architect, educator *

Howard McNear Howard Terbell McNear (January 27, 1905 – January 3, 1969) was an American stage, screen, and radio character actor. McNear is best remembered as the original voice of Doc Adams in the radio version of ''Gunsmoke'' and as Floyd Lawson (Flo ...

(1905–1969), American radio and television actor *

Howard Marks Dennis Howard Marks (13 August 1945 – 10 April 2016) was a Welsh drug smuggler and author who achieved notoriety as an international Cannabis (drug), cannabis smuggler through high-profile court cases. At his peak he claimed to have been sm ...

(1945–2016), teacher, drug smuggler and author *

Howard Matthews William Howard Matthews (29 November 1885 – 9 February 1963) was an English football goalkeeper who played for Port Vale, Burton United, Oldham Athletic, Halifax Town, Chester, and Oswestry Town. With Oldham, he finished second in the Sec ...

(1885–1963), English footballer * Howard W. Mattson (1927–1998), American chemist and journalist *

Howard Metzenbaum Howard Morton Metzenbaum (June 4, 1917March 12, 2008) was an American politician and businessman who served for almost 20 years as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from Ohio (1974, 1976–1995). He also served in the Ohio House ...

(1917–2008) American politician and businessman *

Howard Morris Howard Jerome Morris (September 4, 1919 – May 21, 2005) was an American actor, comedian, and director. He was best known for his role in ''The Andy Griffith Show'' as Ernest T. Bass, and as "Uncle Goopy" in a celebrated comedy sketch on Sid ...

(1919–2005), American actor, comedian, and director *

Howard T. Odum Howard Thomas Odum (September 1, 1924 – September 11, 2002), usually cited as H. T. Odum, was an American ecologist. He is known for his pioneering work on ecosystem ecology, and for his provocative proposals for additional laws of thermodyna ...

(1924–2002), American ecologist * Howard Payne (athlete) (1931–1992), English hammer thrower *

Howard Pyle Howard Pyle (March 5, 1853 – November 9, 1911) was an American illustrator, Painting, painter, and author, primarily of books for young people. He was a native of Wilmington, Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware, and he spent the last year of his life ...

(1853–1911), American illustrator, painter, and author *

Howard Schatz Howard Schatz (born 1940) is an American photographer, who previously had a career as an ophthalmologist. Life and work Ophthalmology Schatz began his professional life in medicine. He completed his medical degree at The University of Illinois Co ...

, American fine art photographer *

Anne Rice Anne Rice (born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien; October 4, 1941 – December 11, 2021) was an American author of Gothic fiction, erotic literature, and Bible fiction. She is best known for writing ''The Vampire Chronicles''. She later adapted t ...

(1941–2021), born Howard O'Brien, American author *

Howard Roberts Howard Mancel Roberts (October 2, 1929 – June 28, 1992) was an American jazz guitarist, educator, and session musician. Early life Roberts was born in Phoenix, Arizona to Damon and Vesta Roberts, and began playing guitar at the age of 8 — a ...

(1929–1992) American guitarist, educator, and session musician *

Howard Schultz Howard D. Schultz (born July 19, 1953) is an American businessman and author who was the chairman and chief executive officer of Starbucks from 1986 to 2000, from 2008 to 2017, and interim CEO from 2022 to 2023. Schultz owned the Seattle SuperS ...

(born 1953), American businessman and CEO of Starbucks * Howard Shane, American Autism researcher *

Howard Shore Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer, conductor and orchestrator noted for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and '' The Hobbit'' fi ...

(born 1946), Canadian composer *

Howard Sims Howard "Sandman" Sims (January 24, 1917 – May 20, 2003) was an African-American tap dancer who began his career in vaudeville. He was skilled in a style of dancing that he performed in a wooden sandbox of his own construction, and acquired h ...

(1917–2003) African-American tap dancer * Howard da Silva (1909–1986), American actor, director and musical performer * Howard Smalley (born 1942), New Zealand cricketer * Howard Smith (disambiguation), name of several people *

Howard Smothers Howard Smothers (born November 16, 1973) is an American former professional football offensive lineman who played three seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Orlando Predators and Buffalo Destroyers. He was selected by the Philade ...

(born 1973), American football player * Howard Spira, American gambler who was paid by George Steinbrenner to find dirt on baseball player Dave Winfield * Howard Stableford (born 1959), British television and radio presenter *

Howard Staunton Howard Staunton (April 1810 – 22 June 1874) was an English chess master who is generally regarded as the world's strongest player from 1843 to 1851, largely as a result of his 1843 victory over Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-A ...

(1810–1874), British chess player and Shakespearean scholar *

Howard Stern Howard Allan Stern (born January 12, 1954) is an American broadcaster and media personality. He is best known for his radio show, ''The Howard Stern Show'', which gained popularity when it was nationally syndicated on terrestrial radio from 1 ...

(born 1954), American talk-radio host * Howard K. Stern (born 1968), attorney for Anna Nicole Smith * Howard Stidham (born 1954), American football player *

Howard Stupp Howard Michael Stupp (born 3 May 1955) is a Canadian former amateur wrestling, wrestler. An Olympian, he won five Canadian championships (1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981), two Pan Am Games titles (1975, 1979), two Canadian Interuniversity Athletics ...

(born 1955), Canadian Olympic wrestler *

Howard Tayler Howard V. Tayler (born February 29, 1968, in Florida) is the creator of the webcomic ''Schlock Mercenary''. He worked as a volunteer missionary for the LDS Church, then graduated from Brigham Young University. Using his degree in music composit ...

(born 1968), American cartoonist * Howard Turner (1897–1976), American football player *

Howard Unruh Howard Barton Unruh (January 21, 1921 – October 19, 2009) was an American mass murderer who shot and killed thirteen people during a twelve-minute walk through his neighborhood in Camden, New Jersey, on September 6, 1949 in an incident that be ...

(1921–2009), American spree killer * Howard Van Smith (1909–1987), American journalist * Howard Wales (1943–2020), American musician *

Howard Walker (disambiguation) Howard Walker may refer to: * Howard Walker (ice hockey) (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey player * Howard Walker (politician) (born 1954), American politician from Michigan * Howard Kent Walker (born 1935), US diplomat {{hndis, Walker, Howard ...

, name of several people * Howard Walter (1883–1918), American Congregationalist minister and hymnist *

Howard Washington Howard Washington Jr. (born March 24, 1998) is an American-Canadian professional basketball player for the Buffalo eXtreme of the American Basketball Association (ABA). He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange. Washington is currentl ...

(born 1998), American-Canadian basketball player *

Howard Watt Howard Hugh Watt (1 March 1911 – 17 August 2005) was the last surviving pre-war Springbok and part of the South African rugby team nicknamed "The Invincibles". Nicknamed ''Sparkle'', he was both a cricketer and rugby player. Early life Watt w ...

(1911–2005), South African rugby union player * Howard Watts III (born 1987), American politician *

Howard Webb Howard Melton Webb MBE (born 14 July 1971) is an English former professional football referee who officiated primarily in the Premier League from 2003 to 2014, as well as for FIFA as a FIFA international referee from 2005 to 2014. Webb is ...

(born 1971), English professional football referee * Howard Weyers (1934–2018), American football player and assistant coach *

Howard Wilkinson Howard Wilkinson (born 13 November 1943) is an English former footballer and manager. Despite having a low-profile playing career, Wilkinson embarked on a successful managerial career. He won the First Division championship in 1992 with Leeds ...

(born 1943), English football manager *

Howard Williams (disambiguation) Howard Williams may refer to: *Howard Williams (humanitarian) (1837–1931), English activist, historian, and writer *Howard Williams (archaeologist), British archaeologist *Howard Williams (TV presenter), British TV presenter with Basil Brush glov ...

, name of several people *

Howard Wilson (American football) Howard Wilson (born October 30, 1995) is an American former professional football cornerback. He played college football at Houston, and was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL draft. Professional career Clevelan ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Howard Wilson (physicist) Howard Wilson is a British physicist. He is Professor of plasma physics at the University of York. He served as research programme director at the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority is a UK govern ...

, British physicist *

Howard Zinn Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922January 27, 2010) was an American historian and a veteran of World War II. He was chair of the history and social sciences department at Spelman College, and a political science professor at Boston University. Zinn ...

(1922–2010), American historian, academic, author, playwright, and social activist

People known as Howie

Howie B Howard Simon Bernstein (born 18 April 1963, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish musician, producer and DJ who has worked with artists including Björk, U2, Tricky, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Soul II Soul, Robbie Robertson, Elisa, Mukul Deo ...

(born 1963), Scottish musician and producer Howard Bernstein *

Howie Carr Howard Louis Carr Jr. (born January 17, 1952) is an American conservative radio talk-show host, political author, news reporter and award-winning writer. He hosts '' The Howie Carr Show'' originating from his studios in Wellesley, Massachuset ...

(born 1952), American journalist *

Howie Day Howard Kern Day (born January 15, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter. Beginning his career as a solo artist in the late 1990s, Day became known for his extensive touring and in-concert use of sampler (musical instrument), samplers and effect ...

(born 1981), American singer-songwriter *

Howie Dorough Howard Dwaine Dorough (born August 22, 1973), also known as Howie D, is an American singer and actor. He is a member of the pop vocal group Backstreet Boys. Early life Dorough was born August 22, 1973, in Orlando, Florida, where he met his frie ...

(born 1973), American musician with Backstreet Boys *

Howie Epstein Howard Norman Epstein (July 21, 1955 – February 23, 2003) was an American musician best known as a bassist with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Early life Epstein was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He grew up in a musical household. Epste ...

(1955–2003), American musician * Howie Gordon (later known as Richard Pacheco), American pornographic actor *

Howie Hawkins Howard Gresham Hawkins III (born December 8, 1952) is an American trade unionist and environmental activist. Co-founder of the Green Party of the United States, Hawkins was the party's presidential nominee in the 2020 presidential election. Hi ...

, American politician and activist *

Howie Long Howard Matthew Moses Long (born January 6, 1960) is an American former professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders. He played college football for ...

(born 1960), American former football player and actor *

Howie Mandel Howard Michael Mandel (born November 29, 1955) is a Canadian comedian, television personality, actor, and producer. Mandel is known for voicing Gizmo in the 1984 film ''Gremlins'' and the 1990 sequel ''Gremlins 2: The New Batch'', playing rowd ...

(born 1955), Canadian comedian and actor, host of the TV show ''Deal or No Deal'' *

Howie Meeker Howard William Meeker (November 4, 1923 – November 8, 2020) was a Canadian professional hockey player in the National Hockey League, youth coach and educator in ice hockey, and a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament. He became best ...

(1923–2020), Canadian hockey player, TV sports announcer, Member of Parliament *

Howie Morenz Howard William Morenz (September 21, 1902 – March 8, 1937) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Beginning in 1923, he played centre for three National Hockey League (NHL) teams: the Montreal Canadiens (in two stints), the Chicago Bla ...

(1902–1937), Canadian ice hockey player *

Howie Nave Howie Nave, also known as Howard Nave, is an American stand-up comedian, radio personality, writer, and movie critic based in the resort town of Lake Tahoe, Nevada. He was recently known for incorporating music, especially guitar in his comedic pe ...

(born 1956), American comedian, radio personality, writer, promoter and movie critic *

Howie Rose Howard Jeffrey Rose (born February 13, 1954) is an American sportscaster. He is a radio broadcaster for the New York Mets on WHSQ. Previously, Rose called play-by-play for the New York Rangers and New York Islanders. Early life Rose was born i ...

(born 1954), American sportscaster *

Howie Severino Horacio "Howie" Gorospe Severino (born July 18, 1961) is a Filipino broadcast journalist, anchor, host, documentarist and podcaster who is currently working in GMA Network, as consultant of GMA Integrated News, editor-at-large of GMA News Onli ...

(born 1961), Filipino broadcast journalist *

Howie Winter Howard Thomas Winter (March 17, 1929 – November 12, 2020) was an American mobster who was a Crime boss, boss of the Winter Hill Gang, an Irish mob group in Somerville, Massachusetts, a northwestern suburb of Boston. Early life Winter was born ...

(1929–2020), American mobster

Fictional characters

* Howard Bellamy (''Doctors''), in the British soap opera ''Doctors'' * Howard Clifford, a fictional villain in the '' Detective Pikachu'' movie * Howard Cunningham (''Happy Days''), in the TV series ''Happy Days'' * Howard DeVille, in the animated series ''

Rugrats ''Rugrats'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The series focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, and Lil, and their day-to-d ...

'' *

Howard Hamlin Howard Hamlin is a fictional character who appears in the crime drama television series ''Better Call Saul'', a Spin-off (media), spin-off prequel of ''Breaking Bad''. He is portrayed by Patrick Fabian and was created by Vince Gilligan and Peter ...

, a fictional character on the AMC television series ''Better Call Saul'' *

Howard Huge ''Howard Huge'' is a cartoon series written by Bunny Hoest and illustrated by John Reiner. Created by Bill Hoest, the series had 80 million readers, since it ran in the Sunday supplement magazine, ''Parade'' from 1980 to 2007, continuing on a webs ...

, a comic strip dog * Howard Hunter, in the TV series ''

Hill Street Blues ''Hill Street Blues'' is an American serial police procedural television series that aired on NBC in prime-time from January 15, 1981, to May 12, 1987, for 146 episodes. The show chronicles the lives of the Metropolitan Police Department staff ...

'', played by James B. Sikking * Howard Langston, in the 1996 film '' Jingle All the Way'' * Howard McBride, in the animated series ''The Loud House'' * Howard McGreggor, in the TV series ''Fresh Meat'' (TV series) * Howard Moon, in the TV series ''The Mighty Boosh'', portrayed by Julian Barratt * Howard Nichols, a character in the 1981 American made-for-television movie ''

Fallen Angel Fallen angels are angels who were expelled from Heaven. The literal term "fallen angel" does not appear in any Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic religious texts, but is used to describe angels cast out of heaven. Such angels are often described ...

'' * Howard Roark, protagonist of Ayn Rand's novel ''The Fountainhead'' *

Howard Stark Howard Stark is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as a background character in stories featuring Iron Man and stories featuring Captain America. He is the founder of Stark ...

, father of Tony Stark/Iron Man *

Howard Wolowitz Howard Joel Wolowitz, M.Eng. is a fictional character and one of the protagonists on the 2007–2019 CBS television series ''The Big Bang Theory'' created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady and portrayed by actor Simon Helberg. Among the four main mal ...

, a fictional character on the CBS television series ''The Big Bang Theory'', portrayed by actor Simon Helberg. *

Howard the Duck Howard the Duck is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Steve Gerber, based very loosely on his college friend Howard Tockman, and artist Val Mayerik. Howard the Duck firs ...

, a comic book character * Howard Link, a "Crow" and Inspector for the Black Order in the anime/manga '' D. Gray Man'' * Howard Marner, a fictional character from ''Short Circuit'' (1986 film) * Howard Silk, main character and agent in the TV series ''Counterpart'' (TV series)

References

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