From comedians to pornstars to shredding metal guitarists, here’s a look at some of our favorite Kats (and a Katt). No Cats, Katz or kittens here, just a round-up of folks with nothing in common but their names, usually an abbreviation for Katherine, Kathleen or Katrina. Meow.

Kat Von D
Real name: Katherine Von Drachenberg
Kat nip: The tattoo artist made a name for herself as a guest artist on the TLC reality series “Miami Ink,” but her popularity soared when she inked her own series, “L.A. Ink,” which eclipsed her former series in the ratings. These days she dates Nikki Sixx from Motley Crue, has her own line of makeup through Sephora and dresses like one of the American Gladiators.
Kat fact: Has 21 stars tattooed on her face.

Katt Williams
Real name: Micah S. Katt Williams
Kat nip: The comic actor has been generating more press these days for his erratic behavior than his stand-up comedy, but the man who starred in “Norbit” and “Friday After Next” has a career on the rise… if he can stay out of trouble.
Katt fact: The night before his Carnegie Hall performance he was arrested on gun charges and released 35 minutes before showtime.

Kat Dennings
Real name: Katherine Litwack
Kat nip: The young actress has just started to make a name for herself after parts in “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” “The House Bunny” and opposite Michael Cera in “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist.” Plus, she blogs.
Kat fact: Her favorite film character is Phil Connors in “Groundhog Day,” played by the inimitable Bill Murray.

Kat DeLuna
Real name: Kathleen Emperatriz DeLuna
Kat nip: At 13, this Domincan-American R&B singer joined the all-girl group Swallower, but eventually found greater success on her own after signing to rapper Akon’s Konvict Muzik label, where her debut album made it to number 58 on the Billboard charts.
Kat fact: Recently gigged in Tanzania as part of the Fiesta Full Kujiramba.

Kat Foster
Kat nip: The New York stage actress co-starred on the FOX sitcom “‘Til Death” with Brad Garrett until this current season when producers wrote her character off the series.
Kat fact: In the “Love Blactually” episode of “Family Guy,” plays Brian’s girlfriend who gets caught cheating with Cleveland… over and over again.

The Great Kat
Real name: Katherine Thomas
Kat nip: This Julliard-trained violinist took famous classical pieces and turned them into thrash metal guitar opuses. She is known for her ridiculously quick playing, and has been compared to fellow classically-trained guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen.
Kat fact: Says she dresses on stage in fetish gear to force men to realize “women can be as violent, powerful, angry, aggressive, competitive and virtuostic as men.”

Kat
Kat nip: A braces-wearing Mexican pornstar who has appeared in over 300 adult films, Kat was recruited into the business by a roommate who worked in the industry. Aside from her youthful image, she is also known for her squirting ability and was nominated for the 2007 AVN Award for most outrageous sex scene.
Kat fact: Would like to be a journalist when she leaves porn.

KAT
Kat nip: Formed in Katowince, Poland in 1979, KAT — which translates to “executioner” in Polish — are one of Europe’s longest running metal acts. Over the course of their nearly 30 years together, their sound has evolved from hard rock to thrash to black metal, and their 1992 opus “Bastard” is considered one of the greatest Polish metal records ever (it’s a short list!).
KAT fact: Have played with Metallica and Iron Maiden.

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