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Here you'll find some of your favorite fictional characters from literature, film, television, and the like, whether it's the analytical mastermind Sherlock Holmes and his endearing associate Dr. Watson or the menacing and helmeted Darth Vader, the ill-tempered Donald Duck, or the teenage sleuth Nancy Drew.
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Bumble, Mr.
Mr. Bumble, fictional character in the novel Oliver Twist (1837–39) by Charles Dickens. Mr. Bumble is the cruel,......
Bumppo, Natty
Natty Bumppo, fictional character, a mythic frontiersman and guide who is the protagonist of James Fenimore Cooper’s......
Bunter
Bunter, fictional character, the perfect valet in the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries of Dorothy L. Sayers. Bunter......
Bunter, Billy
Billy Bunter, fictional character, a fat English schoolboy at Greyfriars School who, though an antihero, is the......
Butler, Rhett
Rhett Butler, fictional character, the rakish third husband of Scarlett O’Hara in Margaret Mitchell’s novel Gone......
Caesar, Julius
Julius Caesar, Roman general and statesman in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Shakespeare’s portrayal of the......
Caliban
Caliban, a feral, sullen, misshapen creature in Shakespeare’s The Tempest. The son of the sorceress Sycorax, Caliban......
Camille
Camille, fictional character, the protagonist of La Dame aux camélias (1848; staged 1852) by Alexandre Dumas fils.......
Camillo, Don
Don Camillo, fictional character, a pugnacious Italian village priest whose confrontations with his equally belligerent......
Campion, Albert
Albert Campion, fictional English detective, the upper-class protagonist of a series of mystery novels beginning......
Captain America
Captain America, comic-strip superhero created by writer Joe Simon and artist Jack Kirby for Timely (later Marvel)......
Carey, Philip
Philip Carey, fictional character, a disabled young medical student who is the protagonist of W. Somerset Maugham’s......
Carraway, Nick
Nick Carraway, fictional character, the compassionate young narrator of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby......
Carstone, Richard
Richard Carstone, fictional character, the heir of John Jarndyce in Charles Dickens’s Bleak House...
Carter, Nick
Nick Carter, fictional character, a detective who was created by John Russell Coryell in the story “The Old Detective’s......
Carton, Sydney
Sydney Carton, fictional character, one of the protagonists of Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities (1859), set......
Casaubon, Edward
Edward Casaubon, fictional character, one of the main figures in George Eliot’s masterpiece Middlemarch (1871–72).......
Castorp, Hans
Hans Castorp, fictional character, a young German engineer who is the protagonist of the novel The Magic Mountain......
Catwoman
Catwoman, comic character, a wily and agile professional thief and sometime love interest of superhero Batman.......
Caulfield, Holden
Holden Caulfield, fictional character, the teenaged protagonist and narrator of J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher......
Chancellor, Olive
Olive Chancellor, fictional character, a feminist social reformer in The Bostonians (1886) by Henry James. Chancellor,......
Charlus, Baron de
Baron de Charlus, fictional character, a licentious gay man in the seven-volume novel Remembrance of Things Past......
Cheshire Cat
Cheshire Cat, fictional character, a cat notable for its broad grin and its ability to disappear and reappear at......
Chillingworth, Roger
Roger Chillingworth, fictional character, the vengeful cuckolded physician husband of Hester Prynne, protagonist......
Chingachgook
Chingachgook, fictional character, a Mohican chief in four of the novels by James Fenimore Cooper known under the......
Chips, Mr.
Mr. Chips, fictional character, a gentle and kindly English schoolteacher in the novel Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1934)......
Christie, Anna
Anna Christie, fictional character, the protagonist of the play Anna Christie (1922) by Eugene...
Chuzzlewit, Martin
Martin Chuzzlewit, fictional character, the protagonist of the novel Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) by Charles...
Claggart, John
John Claggart, fictional character, the sinister master-at-arms aboard the ship Indomitable in the novel Billy......
Clare, Angel
Angel Clare, fictional character, the idealistic husband of the title character in Tess of the d’Urbervilles (1891)......
Claudine
Claudine, fictional character, the heroine of a series of novels by Colette, originally published in French as......
Claudius
Claudius, the usurping king of Denmark, uncle-stepfather of Hamlet, and second husband to Gertrude in Shakespeare’s...
Clennam, Arthur
Arthur Clennam, fictional character, a kindly middle-aged man who loves Amy Dorrit, the heroine of Charles Dickens’s......
Cleopatra
Cleopatra, queen of Egypt and mistress of Mark Antony in Shakespeare’s Antony and...
Clinker, Humphry
Humphry Clinker, fictional character, a poor, naive young man encountered by Matthew Bramble in the epistolary......
Clouseau, Jacques
Jacques Clouseau, fictional French police detective inspector, most memorably portrayed by the English comic actor......
Compson family
Compson family, fictional characters created by William Faulkner in his novels about Yoknapatawpha county, Miss.,......
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian, fictional hero of pulp novels, comic books, and films whose fantasy adventures take place......
Cookie Monster
Cookie Monster, American television puppet character (one of the Muppets) whose appetite for cookies is legendary.......
Copperfield, David
David Copperfield, fictional character, the young hero of Charles Dickens’s most popular novel, the semiautobiographical......
Cordelia
Cordelia, the king’s youngest and only honourable daughter in Shakespeare’s tragedy King Lear. Her enduring love......
Cory, Richard
Richard Cory, fictional character, the subject of the poem “Richard Cory” by Edwin Arlington...
Courage, Mother
Mother Courage, fictional character, the protagonist of the play Mother Courage and Her Children (1941) by Bertolt...
Coverley, Sir Roger de
Sir Roger de Coverley, fictional character, devised by Joseph Addison, who portrayed him as the ostensible author......
Crane, Ichabod
Ichabod Crane, fictional character, a lanky and unattractive schoolmaster who is the protagonist of Washington......
Cratchit family
Cratchit family, fictional characters, an impoverished hardworking and warmhearted family in A Christmas Carol......
Crawford, Janie
Janie Crawford, fictional character, the spirited protagonist of Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale...
Crich, Gerald
Gerald Crich, fictional character, a successful but emotionally destructive mine owner in the novel Women in Love......
Crouchback, Guy
Guy Crouchback, fictional character, the protagonist of Evelyn Waugh’s trilogy Sword of Honour (1965; published......
Crusoe, Robinson
Robinson Crusoe, one of the best-known characters in world literature, a fictional English seaman who is shipwrecked......
Cthulhu
Cthulhu, fictional entity created by fantasy-horror writer H.P. Lovecraft and introduced in his story “The Call......
Cuff, Sergeant
Sergeant Cuff, fictional character, the detective in Wilkie Collins’s mystery The Moonstone (1868). Like Inspector......
Cunégonde
Cunégonde, fictional character who is the childhood friend and later the lover and wife of the title character......
cyborg
cyborg, term blending the words cybernetic and organism, originally proposed in 1960 to describe a human being......
Dantès, Edmond
Edmond Dantès, fictional character, the hero of the novel The Count of Monte Cristo (1844–45) by Alexandre Dumas......
Darcy, Fitzwilliam
Fitzwilliam Darcy, fictional character, the suitor of Elizabeth Bennet in the novel Pride and Prejudice (1813)......
Daredevil
Daredevil, American comic strip superhero created for Marvel Comics by writer Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett.......
Darnay, Charles
Charles Darnay, fictional character, one of the protagonists of Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities (1859).......
Darth Vader
Darth Vader, film character, lead villain of the science-fiction franchise Star Wars and one of the most recognizable......
Deadpool
Deadpool, is a Marvel Comics antihero. Making his debut in The New Mutants no. 98 in February 1991, Deadpool has......
Dedalus, Stephen
Stephen Dedalus, fictional character, the protagonist of James Joyce’s autobiographical novel A Portrait of the......
Dedlock, Lady
Lady Dedlock, fictional character in the novel Bleak House (1853) by Charles Dickens, a beautiful woman who harbours......
Defarge, Madame
Madame Defarge, fictional character in A Tale of Two Cities (1859), a novel by Charles Dickens set during the French......
Defenders, the
the Defenders, American comic strip superhero team created for Marvel Comics by writer Roy Thomas and artist Ross......
Deirdre
Deirdre, in early Irish literature, the gentle and fair heroine of The Fate of the Sons of Usnech (Oidheadh Chloinne......
Des Esseintes, Jean
Jean Des Esseintes, fictional character, a reclusive aesthete in the novel Against the Grain (1884) by Joris-Karl......
Desdemona
Desdemona, fictional character, the wife of Othello and the object of his unwarranted jealousy, in William Shakespeare’s......
Dick, Mr.
Mr. Dick, fictional character in Charles Dickens’s novel David Copperfield (1849–50), a simpleminded but kind man......
Dimmesdale, Arthur
Arthur Dimmesdale, fictional character, a tormented Boston minister in The Scarlet Letter (1850) by Nathaniel Hawthorne.......
Diver, Dick and Nicole
Dick and Nicole Diver, fictional characters, an ill-fated American couple in Europe in the novel Tender Is the......
Doc Savage
Doc Savage, American pulp magazine character created by Lester Dent for Street & Smith Publications in 1933. He......
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange, American comic-book superhero created for Marvel Comics by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko.......
Dolittle, Doctor
Doctor Dolittle, hero of 10 children’s books by the British-American author Hugh Lofting...
Don Quixote
Don Quixote, 17th-century Spanish literary character, the protagonist of the novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes.......
Donald Duck
Donald Duck, an ill-tempered, squawking cartoon duck who was Walt Disney’s second most famous cartoon character......
Doolittle, Eliza
Eliza Doolittle, fictional character, a Cockney flower girl who is transformed into a woman of poise and polish......
Doone, Lorna
Lorna Doone, fictional heroine of the historical romance Lorna Doone (1869) by R.D. Blackmore. The novel is set......
Dorothy
Dorothy, fictional character, the youthful heroine of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900; film 1939), a book-length......
Drew, Nancy
Nancy Drew, fictional teenage amateur detective in an extended series of mystery books written by Carolyn Keene......
Drood, Edwin
Edwin Drood, fictional character, the alleged victim in the unfinished novel The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1870)......
Drummond, Bulldog
Bulldog Drummond, fictional character, the English hero of a popular series of English mystery novels (from 1920)......
Dryasdust
Dryasdust, fictional character, an antiquarian created by Sir Walter Scott writing pseudonymously as “Editor,”......
DuBois, Blanche
Blanche DuBois, character in A Streetcar Named Desire (1947), a Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Tennessee Williams.......
Duchess, the
the Duchess, fictional character in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) by Lewis Carroll. The Duchess, an ugly......
Duke and the Dauphin, the
the Duke and the Dauphin, fictional characters, a comic pair of swindlers who present themselves to Huck and Jim......
Dulcinea
Dulcinea, fictional character in the two-part picaresque novel Don Quixote (Part I, 1605; Part II, 1615) by Miguel......
Duncan
Duncan, fictional character, the Scottish king who is murdered by Macbeth, one of his generals, in William Shakespeare’s......
Dupin, C. Auguste
C. Auguste Dupin, fictional detective appearing in three stories by Edgar Allan Poe. Dupin was the original model......
Durbeyfield, Tess
Tess Durbeyfield, fictional character, the protagonist of Thomas Hardy’s novel Tess of the d’Urbervilles (1891).......
D’Artagnan
D’Artagnan, a protagonist of The Three Musketeers (published 1844, performed 1845) by Alexandre Dumas père. The......
Earwicker, Humphrey Chimpden
Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker, fictional character, a middle-aged tavern owner who is the protagonist of James Joyce’s......
Eeyore
Eeyore, fictional character, a donkey in several popular children’s stories by A.A. Milne. Eeyore, whose tail is......
Elaine
Elaine, character of Arthurian legend, first portrayed in Le Morte Darthur (1485) by Sir Thomas Malory. In Malory’s......
Elektra
Elektra, American comic strip superhero created for Marvel Comics by writer and artist Frank Miller. The character......
Elliot family
Elliot family, fictional characters in the novel Persuasion (1817) by Jane Austen. The head of the family is Sir......
Emily
Emily, fictional character, the childhood playmate and first love of David Copperfield in Charles Dickens’s novel......
Emsworth, Lord
Lord Emsworth, fictional character, the elderly absentminded ninth proprietor of Blandings Castle, Shropshire,......
Esmond, Henry
Henry Esmond, fictional character, the protagonist of William Makepeace Thackeray’s novel The History of Henry......
Everdene, Bathsheba
Bathsheba Everdene, fictional character, heroine of the pastoral novel Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) by Thomas......
Fagin
Fagin, fictional character, one of the villains in Charles Dickens’s novel Oliver Twist (1837–39) and one of the......

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