Arts and Music

• Howard Hanson (born 1896, died 1981)

  American composer.

  • 1944 Pulitzer Prize winner for Music Composition (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Music)
  • Composed Merry Mount (see list of Composers of the 20th Century)
• Howard Pyle (born 1853, died 1911)

  American illustrator and author.

  • Illustrated his classic retelling of The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (see list of Graphic Designers)
• Howard Van Doren Shaw
  • 1927 American Institute of Architects gold medal winner (see list of Winners of the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal)

Leadership

• Howard M. Dean
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Dean Foods (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Howard R. Hughes (born 1905, died 1976)

  Eccentric American billionaire who became a recluse in later life. Built the Spruce Goose, the world's largest wooden aircraft.

  • Industrialist, financier, aviator, and film producer (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)
• Howard M. Jenkins
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Publix Super Markets (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Howard Johnson (born 1896, died 1972)

  American businessman.

  • Founded the hotel chain that bears his name (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)

Miscellaneous

• Howard Eaton
  • National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
• Howard H. Baker, Jr. (born 1925)

  American legislator and government official. White House chief of staff, 1987-88.

  • 1984 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)

Science and Philosophy

• Howard L. Bachrach
  • 1985 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• Howard W. Florey (born 1898, died 1968)

  British pathologist who helped isolate and test penicillin.

  • 1945 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with Ernst Chain and Alexander Fleming (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
• Howard R. Hughes (born 1905, died 1976)

  Eccentric American billionaire who became a recluse in later life. Built the Spruce Goose, the world's largest wooden aircraft.

  • Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
• Howard E. Simmons
  • 1992 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• Howard M. Temin (born 1934, died 1994)

  American virologist who proved that viral RNA can cause cancer by producing infected DNA.

  • 1992 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
  • 1975 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with David Baltimore and Renato Dulbecco (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)

Sports

• Howard Cann

  American basketball coach.

  • Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1967 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
• Howard ''Hopalong'' Cassady

  American football player.

  • 1955 Heisman Memorial Trophy winner (see list of Heisman Trophy Winners)
  • 1955 Associated Press Athlete of the Year (see list of Associated Press Athletes of the Year)
• Howard Head

  Skier.

  • Elected to the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame in 1992 (see list of Members of the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame)
• Howard Hobson

  American basketball coach.

  • Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1965 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
• Howard McCullough
  • Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
• Howard Wilcox

  Race-car driver.

  • 1919 Indianapolis 500 winner (see list of Indianapolis 500 Winners)

Stage and Screen

• Howard Caine (born 1928, died 1993)

  American actor.

  • Portrayed Maj. Wolfgang Hochstetter (see list of Actors on ''Hogan's Heroes'')
• Howard Cunningham

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Tom Bosley (see list of Characters on ''Happy Days'')
• Howard Duff (born 1917, died 1990)

  American actor.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Howard Winchester Hawks (born 1896, died 1977)

  American movie director and producer.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Howard

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Denholm Elliott (see list of Characters in the film September)
• Lt. Howard Hunter

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by James Sikking (see list of Characters on ''Hill Street Blues'')
• Howard Keel (born 1919)

  American actor and singer. Original name: Harold Leek.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Howard Koch (born 1901, died 1995)

  American actor.

  • On The Hollywood Blacklist (see list of Blacklisted Hollywood Figures)
• Howard McNear (born 1905, died 1969)

  American actor.

  • Portrayed Floyd Lawson (see list of Actors on ''The Andy Griffith Show'')
• Howard Morris (born 1919)

  American actor and director.

  • Portrayed Ernest T. Bass (see list of Actors on ''The Andy Griffith Show'')
• Howard Morton
  • Portrayed Bladimir Dracula, a.k.a. ''''Grandpa'''' (see list of Actors on ''The Munsters'')
• Howard Da Silva (born 1909, died 1986)

  American author, director and producer.

  • On The Hollywood Blacklist (see list of Blacklisted Hollywood Figures)
• Howard Sprague

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Jack Dodson (see list of Characters on ''The Andy Griffith Show'')

The Literary World

• Howard W. Blakeslee
  • 1937 Pulitzer Prize winner for Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Reporting)
• Howard Compson

  Fictional character.

  • Character in William Faulkner''s The Sound and the Fury (see list of Characters in Literature of the American South)
• Howard James
  • 1968 Pulitzer Prize winner for National Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting)
• Howard Mumford Jones
  • 1965 Pulitzer Prize winner for General Nonfiction, for O Strange New World (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction)
• Howard Lindsay (born 1889, died 1968)

  American playwright, producer, and actor.

  • 1946 Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama, for State of the Union (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama)
• Howard Moss

  American poet.

  • 1972 National Book Award winner for Poetry, for Selected Poems (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Poetry)
• Howard Nemerov (born 1920, died 1991)

  American poet.

  • 1978 Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry, for Collected Poems (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry)
  • 1978 National Book Award winner for Poetry, for Collected Poems (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Poetry)
  • 1981 Bollingen Prize winner (see list of Winners of the Bollingen Prize for Poetry)
  • Poet Laureate of the U.S., 1988-90 (see list of United States Poets Laureate)
• Howard Rosenberg
  • 1985 Pulitzer Prize winner for Criticism (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism)
• Howard Sackler (born 1929, died 1982)

  American playwright.

  • 1969 Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama, for The Great White Hope (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama)
• Howard Van Smith
  • 1959 Pulitzer Prize winner for National Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting)
• Howard Stern (born 1953)

  Radio talk show host.

  • Author of Private Parts (see list of Authors of some of the most frequently banned books between 1990-99, in the United States)