Patrick (given name)

Patrick is a male given name of Latin origin. It is derived from the Roman name Patricius (meaning patrician, i.e. "father", "nobleman").

Actors and entertainers

 * Patrick Armand, French ballet dancer
 * Patrick Brasca, Canadian–Taiwanese singer
 * Patrick Cargill, British actor
 * Pat Condell, English stand-up comedian
 * Pat Corley, American actor
 * Patrick Dempsey (born 1966), American actor
 * Patrick Duffy, American actor
 * Patrick Ellis (radio host) (1943–2020), American radio show host
 * Patrick Nattawat Finkler (born 2003), Thai–German actor, singer, dancer, songwriter and model
 * Patrick Fugit (born 1982), American actor
 * Patrick Gower, New Zealand journalist
 * Patrick Heusinger (born 1981), American actor
 * Patrick J. Adams (born 1981), Canadian actor
 * Patrick Macnee, English actor
 * Patrick Magee, Irish actor
 * Patrick McDonnell, Irish actor
 * Patrick McGoohan (1928–2009), Irish-American actor
 * Patrick Monahan, Irish comedian
 * Patrick O'Connell, Irish actor
 * Pat Paulsen (1927–1997), American comedian and satirist
 * Patrick Poivey (1948-2020), French voice of Bruce Willis.
 * Pat Sajak, American game show host
 * Patrick Stewart (born 1940), English actor
 * Patrick Swayze (1952–2009), American actor
 * Patrick Tam (actor) (born 1969), Hong Kong actor and singer
 * Patrick Tang (born 1974), Hong Kong singer, actor, and television host
 * Patrick Topaloff (1944–2010), French singer and actor
 * Patrick Troughton (1920–1987), English actor
 * Patrick Tse (born 1936), Hong Kong actor, producer, screenwriter and director
 * Patrick Warburton (born 1964), American actor
 * Patrick Waltz (1924–1972), American actor
 * Patrick Wilson (born 1973), American actor and singer


 * Other
 * Sean Patrick Flanery, American actor
 * Sean Patrick Thomas, American actor
 * Neil Patrick Harris, American actor

Authors

 * Patrick, the pseudonym used by artist John Byrne (born 1940), Scottish playwright
 * Patrick Cary (c. 1624–1658), English poet
 * Pat Chapman, English food writer
 * Padraic Colum (1881–1972), Irish author
 * Patrick Cullinan (1932–2011), South African poet and biographer
 * Patrick Delaforce, historian and British Army captain
 * Patrick Jennings (born 1962), American children's book author
 * Patrick Jones (born 1965), Welsh poet and playwright
 * Patrick Lane (1939–2019), Canadian poet
 * Patrick Modiano (born 1945), French novelist
 * Patrick Pearse (1879–1916), Irish poet and nationalist
 * Patrick O'Brian (1914–2000), English author and translator
 * Patrick Süskind (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 (born 1934), American singer
 * Patrick Brasca, Canadian-Taiwanese singer
 * Patrick Bruel, French singer
 * Patrick Carney (born 1980), American drummer, member of indie rock band The Black Keys
 * Pat DiNizio (1955–2017), American songwriter, lead singer of the band The Smithereens
 * Patrick Doyle, Scottish film composer
 * Patrick Girondi, singer, composer
 * Patrick Hernandez, French singer
 * Patrick Lindner, German singer
 * Pat Metheny, American jazz guitarist
 * Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 1959), British singer
 * Patrick Monahan (born 1969), American musician (rock band Train)
 * Patrick "Pat" O'Brien, former lead guitarist for the death metal band Cannibal Corpse, former member for the heavy metal band Nevermore and a former touring musician with the thrash metal band Slayer
 * Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu, known as Tinie Tempah, British rapper
 * Patrick Simmons (born 1948), American guitarist and singer, founding member of the band The Doobie Brothers
 * Patrick Stump (born 1984), American musician, lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the band Fall Out Boy
 * Patrick Wilson (born 1969), American musician, drummer of the band Weezer
 * Patrick Wolf (born 1983), English singer-songwriter

Politicians

 * Patrick Dankwa Anin (1928-1999), Ghanaian politician
 * Pat Bell (born 1957), Canadian politician)
 * Patrik Björck (born 1957), Swedish politician
 * Patrick Blake (1846–1909), Canadian politician
 * Patrick Boland, Irish politician
 * Patrick Buchanan, American political commentator, author and politician
 * Patrick Byrne, Irish politician
 * Patrick Connor, Irish politician
 * Patrick Donnelly, Irish politician
 * Patrick Duffy, Irish politician
 * Patrick Duncan, South African politician
 * Patrik Engström (born 1968), Swedish politician
 * Patrick F. Gill, American Representative
 * Patrick Henry (1736–1799), American revolutionary figure
 * Patrick Hetzel (born 1964), French Member of Parliament
 * Patrick Hillery (1923–2008), the sixth President of Ireland (1976–1990)
 * Patrick Home (1728–1808), Scottish MP for Berwickshire (1784–1796)
 * Patrick J. Kennedy, former United States congressman
 * Patrick Leonard, Irish politician
 * Patrik Lundqvist (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
 * Patrick Pearse (aka Pádraig Pearse) (1879–1916), Irish activist and revolutionary
 * Pat Roberts, American Senator from Kansas
 * Pat Robertson, American preacher and political figure
 * Patrick Lipton Robinson, Jamaican U.N. judge
 * Patrick Tierney, Irish politician
 * Patrick Vahoe (born 1970), Solomon Islands politician
 * Patrick Vans, Scottish judge
 * Patrick Vanse (1655–1733), Scottish MP
 * Levy Patrick Mwanawasa (1948-2008), Former President of the Republic of Zambia

Religious figures

 * Saint Patrick, Christian saint
 * Patrick Duggan (bishop), Roman Catholic Bishop of Clonfert in Ireland

Sportspeople

 * Patrick, the working name of professional wrestler Don Harris
 * Patrik Andersson, Swedish football player
 * Patrick Bailey (born 1999), American baseball player
 * Patrick Baldassarre (born 1986), Swiss basketball player
 * Patrick Bamford, English football player
 * Pat Barry (born 1979), American kickboxer and mixed martial artist
 * Pat Batteaux (born 1978), American football player
 * Patrick Battiston (born 1957), French footballer
 * Patrik Berger, Czech football player
 * Patrik Berglund, Swedish ice hockey player
 * Pat Boller (born 1972), American ice hockey coach and executive
 * Paddy Bradley, Irish Gaelic football player
 * Patrick Burris, American judoka and two-time Olympian
 * Patrick Cain, American football player
 * Pat Calathes (born 1985), Greek-American basketball player
 * Pat Cash, Australian tennis player
 * Patrick Chan (born 1990), Canadian figure skater
 * Patrick Chung, American football player
 * Pat Cummins, Australian cricketer
 * Patrick Dangerfield, Australian football player
 * Patrick Eaves, American-Canadian ice hockey player
 * Pat Elflein, American football player
 * Pat Elzie, American-German basketball coach and former player
 * Patrick Ewing, American basketball player
 * Patrick Faber (field hockey), Dutch field hockey player
 * Patrick Fernandes (born 1993), Cape Verdean footballer
 * Pat Freiermuth (born 1998), American football player
 * Patrik Gunnarsson (born 2000), Icelandic footballer
 * Pádraig Harrington, Irish professional golfer
 * Patrick Heuscher, Swiss volleyball player
 * Patric Hörnqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
 * Patrekur Jóhannesson, Icelandic handball coach
 * Patrick Kane, professional ice hockey player
 * Patrick Kluivert, Dutch football player and coach
 * Patrick Kühl, German swimmer
 * Patrik Kühnen, German tennis player
 * Patrik Laine, Finnish ice hockey player
 * Patrick Laird (born 1995), American football player
 * Patrick Lam (born 1983), Hong Kong equestrian
 * Patrick Larkins (1860–1918), American baseball player
 * Patrick Lewis, American football player
 * Pat Mahomes, American baseball player; father of Patrick Mahomes II
 * Patrick Mahomes II, American football player
 * Patrick Matt, Liechtensteiner cyclist
 * Pat Matzdorf, American athlete
 * Patrick Mazeika (born 1993), American baseball player
 * Patrick Mboma (born 1970), Cameroonian football player
 * Pat McAfee (born 1987), American football player and Sports analyst
 * Patrick McEnroe, American tennis player
 * Patrick McGuirk (born 1967), American football player
 * Patrick McMorris (born 2001), American football player
 * Patrick Mekari (born 1997), American football player
 * Patrick Miller (basketball) (born 1992), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Patty Mills, 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 (born 1991), Danish footballer
 * Patrick Queen (born 1999), American football player
 * Patrick Rafter, Australian tennis player
 * Patrick Rakovsky, German football player
 * Patrick Ramsey, American football player
 * Patrick Ricard (American football) (born 1994), American football player
 * Pat Richards (born 1981), Australian Rugby League player
 * Patrick Rowe (born 1969), American football player
 * Patrick Roy, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
 * Pat Ryan (born 1955), American football player
 * Patrick Sandoval, American baseball player
 * Patrick Scales (American football), American football player
 * Patrick Schmollinger, Austrian swimmer
 * Patrick da Silva, Brazilian football player
 * Patrik Sjöberg, 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 Vörös (born 1993), Canadian professional wrestler
 * Patrick Willis (born 1985), American football player

Other

 * H.I.H. 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), perpetrator of the 2019 El Paso shooting
 * Patrick Degorce (born 1969), French hedge fund manager
 * Patrick Dumont, American businessman
 * 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 Hemingway, son of author Ernest Hemingway
 * 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 (born 1947), founder member of Greenpeace
 * Patrick Nogueira, Brazilian murderer serving three life sentences plus 25 years in Spain
 * Pat O'Brien, radio and television personality
 * Patrick Russell (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Patrick Rechner, Canadian Captain taken hostage working as a UN observer in Bosnia
 * Patrick "Spaz" Spaziante, American comic book artist
 * Patrick Stritch, Irish photographer from Fermoy, County Cork, best known for his picture of Irish Republican Army general, Liam Lynch
 * 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 Warren (born 1985) British missing person since 1996
 * 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
 * Patrick, an Irish chip shop owner played by David Mullane in the British web series Corner Shop Show
 * Patrick, a cement mixer in the British children's TV series Thomas & Friends
 * Patrick Bateman in Bret Easton Ellis' novel American Psycho
 * Patrick Clifton, titular character in Postman Pat
 * 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 book and television series
 * Patrick Jane, main character in The Mentalist
 * Paddy Kirk popular character in the Yorkshire-based soap opera Emmerdale.
 * Patrick Kuby, a character from the television series Breaking Bad
 * Patrick McKinney in the Netflix television series Stranger Things.
 * Patrick McReary, character in GTA IV and GTA V.
 * Patrick Star in the television series SpongeBob SquarePants
 * Patrick Verona, main character in 10 Things I Hate About You