People

• nickname of:
• Alessandro Del Piero, an Italian footballer
• Luís Figo, a Portuguese footballer
• Badr Hari, a moroccan K-1 Kickboxer
• William Holden, who became a star after his breakthrough leading role in the 1939 film
• Paul Hornung, a retired American football player
• Oscar de la Hoya, a boxer
• Fred Lorenzen, NASCAR driver
• Diego Maradona (also El pibe de oro), an Argentine footballer
• Mike O'Meara, the host of the nationally syndicated radio program The Mike O'Meara Show
• Cristiano Ronaldo, a Portuguese footballer
• Arnold Skaaland, a former American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager
• Francesco Totti (called "er Bimbo de Oro" in Romanesco), an Italian footballer

Fictional people

• Golden Boy (Wild Cards), a superhero from the Wild Cards series
• Sandy Hawkins, a fictional character in the DC Comics universe once called Sandy the Golden Boy

Cartoon

• Golden Boy, an episode of the Nickelodeon TV series All Grown Up!

Anime

• Golden Boy (manga), a manga and anime series

Artwork

• Golden Boy (AT&T), a statue and symbol of AT&T
• Golden Boy (Manitoba), a statue on the dome of the Manitoba Legislative Building
• Golden Boy of Pye Corner, a monument in Smithfield, London
• Golden Boy, a nickname given to the insectoid character who appears on the first three (and later subsequent) album covers of the Canadian progressive-rock band Saga.

Film and Theater

• Golden Boy (play), a play by Clifford Odets
• Golden Boy (film), a 1939 film adaptation of the Odets play
• Golden Boy (musical), a musical version of the Odets play

Songs

• "Golden Boy", a song by Godley & Creme released as a single in 1984
• "Golden Boy", a song by Sin With Sebastian released in 1996
• "Golden Boy", a song by Primus from their 1997 Brown Album
• "Golden Boy", a song by The Mountain Goats from their 2002 compilation Ghana
• "The Golden Boy", a song by Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé from their album Barcelona
• "Golden Boys", a song by NOFX from their EP "Never Trust A Hippy"

Other

• "Golden Boy", an episode of Power Rangers: Dino Thunder
• Goldenboy, a band
• "Golden Boy", the name Jerry gives to his favorite t-shirt in "The Marine Biologist", an episode of the TV series Seinfeld
• Golden Boy (award), the award that designates the best under-21 football player in Europe, voted by sportswriters
• Golden Boy Coaches, a UK Coach company, established in 1968, based just outside London.
• Golden Boy Promotions, Oscar De La Hoya's Boxing promotional company
• "Golden Boy", a brand of Shinko Tires, South Korea