Fictional Characters from Books
This list is comprised of some of the most recognizable names from fictional books. These include novels, short stories, graphic novels and comic books. If shown, the year indicates when the book was first published.
| Name | Year | Book | Other Names | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerusha Abbott | 1912 | Daddy-Long-Legs |  | |
| Vanessa Abrams | 2002 | Gossip Girl | | |
| Roger Ackroyd | 1926 | The Murder of Roger Ackroyd | | |
| Nick Adams | 1924 | In Our Time | | |
| Irene Adler | 1891 | A Scandal in Bohemia | | |
| Captain Ahab | 1851 | Moby-Dick | | |
| Alanna of Trebond | 1983 | Alanna: The First Adventure | | |
| Alex | 1962 | A Clockwork Orange | (DeLarge) | |
| Alexander | 1972 | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day | | |
| Algernon | 1959 | Flowers for Algernon | | |
| Alice | 1865 | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | | |
| Altamiro | 1965 | Altamiro de la Cueva | | |
| Cathy Ames | 1952 | East of Eden | (Albey, Trask) | |
| Sophie Amundsen | 1991 | Sophie's World | | |
| Anatool | 1955 | Jommeke | | |
| Archie Andrews | 1942 | Archie Comics | | |
| Jane Andrews | 1908 | Anne of Green Gables | | |
| Pamela Andrews | 1740 | Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded | | |
| Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom | 1960 | Rabbit, Run | | |
| Anna | 1974 | Mister God, This Is Anna | | |
| Annabel | 2010 | Annabel | | |
| Fern Arable | 1952 | Charlotte's Web | | |
| Aragorn | 1954 | The Lord of the Rings | | |
| Aramis | 1844 | The Three Musketeers | (d'Herblay) | |
| Nate Archibald | 2002 | Gossip Girl | | |
| Asterix | 1961 | Asterix the Gaul | | |
| Athos | 1844 | The Three Musketeers | | |
| Jack Aubrey | 1969 | Master and Commander | | |
| Steve Austin | 1972 | Cyborg | | |
| Babar | 1931 | Histoire de Babar | | |
| Abra Bacon | 1952 | East of Eden | | |
| Petyr Baelish | 1996 | A Game of Thrones | | |
| Bilbo Baggins | 1937 | The Hobbit | | |
| Frodo Baggins | 1954 | The Lord of the Rings | | |
| Hannah Baker | 2007 | Thirteen Reasons Why | | |
| Jordan Baker | 1925 | The Great Gatsby | | |
| David Balfour | 1886 | Kidnapped | | |
| Bambi | 1923 | Bambi, a Life in the Woods | | |
| Bruce Banner | 1962 | The Incredible Hulk | | |
| Joffrey Baratheon | 1996 | A Game of Thrones | | |
| Robert Baratheon | 1996 | A Game of Thrones | | |
| Barbara | 1939 | Barbara | | |
| Tom Barnaby | 1987 | The Killings at Badger's Drift | | |
| Clive Barnard | 1984 | Frost at Christmas | | |
| Diana Barry | 1908 | Anne of Green Gables | | |
| Josephine Barry | 1908 | Anne of Green Gables | | |
| Lily Bart | 1905 | Edith Wharton | | |
| Mary Barton | 1848 | Mary Barton | | |
| Chuck Bass | 2002 | Gossip Girl | | |
| Patrick Bateman | 1991 | American Psycho | | |
| Paul Bäumer | 1929 | All Quiet on the Western Front | | |
| Jody Baxter | 1938 | The Yearling | | |
| Jamie Beauville | 1995 | What Jamie Saw | | |
| Becky Sharp | 1847 | Vanity Fair | | |
| Zaphod Beeblebrox | 1979 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | | |
| Jancis Beguildy | 1924 | Precious Bane | | |
| Lyra Belacqua | 1995 | Northern Lights | | |
| Andy Bellefleur | 2001 | The Southern Vampire Mysteries | | |
| Terry Bellefleur | 2001 | The Southern Vampire Mysteries | | |
| Judah Ben-Hur | 1880 | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ | | |
| Tirzah Ben-Hur | 1880 | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ | | |
| Catherine Bennet | 1813 | Pride and Prejudice | | |
| Elizabeth Bennet | 1813 | Pride and Prejudice | | |
| Jane Bennet | 1813 | Pride and Prejudice | | |
| Lydia Bennet | 1813 | Pride and Prejudice | | |
| Mary Bennet | 1813 | Pride and Prejudice | | |
| James Benwick | 1818 | Persuasion | | |
| Beowulf | 10xx | Beowulf | | |
| Tommy Beresford | 1922 | The Secret Adversary | | |
| Tuppence Beresford | 1922 | The Secret Adversary | (Cowley) | |
| Edmund Bertram | 1814 | Mansfield Park | | |
| Julia Bertram | 1814 | Mansfield Park | | |
| Maria Bertram | 1814 | Mansfield Park | | |
| Tom Bertram | 1814 | Mansfield Park | | |
| Pierre Bezukhov | 1869 | War and Peace | | |
| Friedrich Bhaer | 1869 | Little Women | | |
| Caroline Bingley | 1813 | Pride and Prejudice | | |
| Charles Bingley | 1813 | Pride and Prejudice | | |
| Sirius Black | 1999 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | | |
| Stephen Blackpool | 1854 | Hard Times | | |
| Leopold Bloom | 1922 | Ulysses | | |
| Molly Bloom | 1922 | Ulysses | | |
| Katharina Blum | 1974 | The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum | | |
| Gilbert Blythe | 1908 | Anne of Green Gables | | |
| Boes | 1980 | Boes | | |
| Lise Bolkonskaya | 1869 | War and Peace | | |
| Mariya Bolkonskaya | 1869 | War and Peace | | |
| Andrey Bolkonsky | 1869 | War and Peace | | |
| Campion Bond | 1999 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | | |
| James Bond | 1953 | Casino Royale | | |
| Charlie Bone | 2002 | Midnight for Charlie Bone | | |
| Billy Bones | 1883 | Treasure Island | | |
| Christopher John Francis Boone | 2003 | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | | |
| Anya Borzakovskaya | 2011 | Anya's Ghost | | |
| Josiah Bounderby | 1854 | Hard Times | | |
| Jason Bourne | 1980 | The Bourne Identity | | |
| Emma Bovary | 1856 | Madame Bovary | | |
| Bradamante | 1483 | Orlando Innamorato | | |
| Ilsa Brandes | 1946 | Ilsa | | |
| Colonel Brandon | 1811 | Sense and Sensibility | | |
| Madeline Bray | 1839 | Nicholas Nickleby | | |
| Brienne of Tarth | 1998 | A Clash of Kings | | |
| Niall Brigant | 2001 | The Southern Vampire Mysteries | | |
| Jean Brodie | 1961 | The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | | |
| John Brooke | 1868 | Little Women | | |
| John Browdie | 1839 | Nicholas Nickleby | | |
| Father Brown | 1910 | The Blue Cross | | |
| Ella Brown | 1999 | Just Ella | | |
| Junior Brown | 1971 | The Planet of Junior Brown | | |
| Velvet Brown | 1935 | National Velvet | | |
| William Brown | 1922 | Just William | | |
| Daisy Buchanan | 1925 | The Great Gatsby | | |
| Tom Buchanan | 1925 | The Great Gatsby | | |
| Charlie Bucket | 1964 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | | |
| Aureliano Buendía | 1967 | One Hundred Years of Solitude | | |
| Benjamin Bunny | 1904 | The Tale of Benjamin Bunny | | |
| Bonnie Butler | 1936 | Gone With the Wind | | |
| Rhett Butler | 1936 | Gone With the Wind | | |
| Benjamin Button | 1922 | The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button | | |
| Sarah Byrnes | 1993 | Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes | | |
| Cal | 1983 | Cal | | |
| Rupert Campbell-Black | 1986 | Riders | | |
| Campion | 2008 | House of Suns | | |
| Campion | 1972 | Watership Down | | |
| Carmen | 1845 | Carmen | | |
| Demelza Carne | 1945; 1946 | Ross Poldark; Demelza | | |
| Katy Carr | 1872 | What Katy Did | | |
| Nick Carraway | 1925 | The Great Gatsby | | |
| Sydney Carton | 1854 | A Tale of Two Cities | | |
| Prince Caspian | 1951 | Prince Caspian | | |
| Chuck Cathcart | 1961 | Catch-22 | | |
| Catherine | 1994 | Catherine, Called Birdy | | |
| Catherine Earnshaw | 1847 | Wuthering Heights | | |
| Holden Caulfield | 1951 | The Catcher in the Rye | | |
| Charlotte A. Cavatica | 1952 | Charlotte's Web | | |
| Celia | 2000 | Feeling Sorry for Celia | | |
| Christopher Chant | 1988 | The Lives of Christopher Chant | | |
| Annabeth Chase | 2005 | The Lightning Thief | | |
| Anton Chigurh | 2005 | No Country For Old Men | | |
| Christina | 1985 | Christina's Ghost | | |
| Frank Churchill | 1815 | Emma | | |
| Martin Chuzzlewit | 1844 | Martin Chuzzlewit | | |
| Claudia | 1976 | Interview with the Vampire | | |
| Noah Claypole | 1838 | Oliver Twist | | |
| Holly Cleary | 2001 | The Southern Vampire Mysteries | (Darwin) | |
| Sandor Clegane | 1996 | A Game of Thrones | | |
| Benjy Compson | 1929 | The Sound and the Fury | | |
| Jason Compson IV | 1929 | The Sound and the Fury | | |
| Quentin Compson III | 1929 | The Sound and the Fury | | |
| Bill Compton | 2001 | The Southern Vampire Mysteries | | |
| Conan the Barbarian | 1932 | Weird Tales | | |
| Marcus Cooley | 2007 | Thirteen Reasons Why | | |
| Betty Cooper | 1942 | Archie Comics | | |
| David Copperfield | 1849 | David Copperfield | | |
| Michael Corleone | 1969 | The Godfather | | |
| Vito Corleone | 1969 | The Godfather | | |
| Ichabod Crane | 1820 | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow | | |
| Henry Crawford | 1814 | Mansfield Park | | |
| Mary Crawford | 1814 | Mansfield Park | | |
| Rawdon Crawley | 1847 | Vanity Fair | | |
| Courtney Crimsen | 2007 | Thirteen Reasons Why | | |
| Sophia Croft | 1818 | Persuasion | | |
| Lenina Crowne | 1932 | Brave New World | | |
| Robinson Crusoe | 1719 | Robinson Crusoe | | |
| Cthulhu | 1928 | The Call of Cthulhu | | |
| Cubitus | 1968 | Cubitus | | |
| Edward Cullen | 2005 | Twilight | | |
| Marilla Cuthbert | 1908 | Anne of Green Gables | | |
| Matthew Cuthbert | 1908 | Anne of Green Gables | | |
| Adam Dalgliesh | 1962 | Cover Her Face | | |
| Stella Dallas | 1923 | Stella Dallas | | |
| Clarissa Dalloway | 1925 | Mrs Dalloway | | |
| Andy Dalziel | 1970 | A Clubbable Woman | | |
| Danny | 1975 | Danny, the Champion of the World | | |
| Edmond Dantès | 1844 | The Count of Monte Cristo | | |
| Carol Danvers | 1977 | Ms. Marvel | | |
| Olga da Polga | 1971 | The Tales of Olga Da Polga | | |
| Fitzwilliam Darcy | 1813 | Pride and Prejudice | | |
| Georgiana Darcy | 1813 | Pride and Prejudice | | |
| Dariel | 1897 | Dariel: a romance of Surrey | | |
| Sebastian Darke | 2007 | Sebastian Darke: Prince Of Fools | | |
| Wendy Darling | 1911 | Peter & Wendy | | |
| Charles Darnay | 1854 | A Tale of Two Cities | | |
| D'Artagnan | 1844 | The Three Musketeers | | |
| Elinor Dashwood | 1811 | Sense and Sensibility | | |
| Fanny Dashwood | 1811 | Sense and Sensibility | | |
| John Dashwood | 1811 | Sense and Sensibility | | |
| Margaret Dashwood | 1811 | Sense and Sensibility | | |
| Marianne Dashwood | 1811 | Sense and Sensibility | | |
| David | 1963 | I Am David | | |
| Jessica Davis | 2007 | Thirteen Reasons Why | | |
| Jack Dawkins | 1838 | Oliver Twist | | |
| Judalon de Bornay | 1951 | The Iron Mistress | | |
| Lady Catherine de Bourgh | 1813 | Pride and Prejudice | | |
| Phoebus de Chateaupers | 1831 | The Hunchback of Notre-Dame | | |
| Stephen Dedalus | 1916; 1922 | A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man; Ulysses | | |
| Thérèse Defarge | 1854 | A Tale of Two Cities | | |
| Maria DeLuca | 1998 | Roswell High | | |
| Demelza | 1946 | Demelza | | |
| Zach Dempsey | 2007 | Thirteen Reasons Why | | |
| Arthur Dent | 1979 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | | |
| Daniel Deronda | 1876 | Daniel Deronda | | |
| Roland Deschain | 1978 | The Gunslinger | | |
| Cruella de Vil | 1956 | The Hundred and One Dalmatians | | |
| Maxim de Winter | 1938 | Rebecca | | |
| Rebecca de Winter | 1938 | Rebecca | | |
| Jacob de Zoet | 2010 | The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet | | |
| Diana of Themyscira | 1942 | Wonder Woman | (Prince) | |
| Cedric Diggory | 2000 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | | |
| Jim Dixon | 1953 | Lucky Jim | | |
| William Dobbin | 1847 | Vanity Fair | | |
| Maisie Dobbs | 2003 | Maisie Dobbs | | |
| Zuleika Dobson | 1911 | Zuleika Dobson | | |
| Lorna Doone | 1869 | Lorna Doone | | |
| Amy Dorrit | 1857 | Little Dorrit | | |
| Eleanor Douglas | 2012 | Eleanor & Park | | |
| Tyler Down | 2007 | Thirteen Reasons Why | | |
| Charlotte Doyle | 1990 | The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle | | |
| Count Dracula | 1897 | Dracula | | |
| Nancy Drew | 1930 | The Secret of the Old Clock | | |
| Khal Drogo | 1996 | A Game of Thrones | | |
| Edwin Drood | 1870 | The Mystery of Edwin Drood | | |
| Albus Dumbledore | 1997 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | | |
| Tess Durbeyfield | 1981 | Tess of the D'Urbervilles | | |
| Tyler Durden | 1996 | Fight Club | | |
| Russell Edgington | 2001 | The Southern Vampire Mysteries | | |
| Elizabeth | 1967 | Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley and Me, Elizabeth | | |
| Ella | 1997 | Ella Enchanted | | |
| Anne Elliot | 1818 | Persuasion | | |
| Elizabeth Elliot | 1818 | Persuasion | | |
| Walter Elliot | 1818 | Persuasion | | |
| William Elliot | 1818 | Persuasion | | |
| Elrond | 1954 | The Lord of the Rings | | |
| Augusta Elton | 1815 | Emma | (Hawkins) | |
| Philip Elton | 1815 | Emma | | |
| Emily | 1961 | Emily's Runaway Imagination | | |
| Erik | 1909 | The Phantom of the Opera | | |
| Esmeralda | 1831 | The Hunchback of Notre-Dame | | |
| Eva | 1988 | Eva | | |
| Eva Luna | 1987 | Eva Luna | | |
| Isabel Evans | 1998 | Roswell High | | |
| Max Evans | 1998 | Roswell High | | |
| Katniss Everdeen | 2008 | The Hunger Games | | |
| Bathsheba Everdene | 1847 | Far From the Madding Crowd | | |
| Jane Eyre | 1847 | Jane Eyre | | |
| Fagin | 1838 | Oliver Twist | | |
| Jane Fairfax | 1815 | Emma | | |
| Fantine | 1862 | Les Misérables | | |
| Maisie Farange | 1897 | What Maisie Knew | | |
| Cosette Fauchelevant | 1862 | Les Misérables | | |
| Jude Fawley | 1895 | Jude the Obscure | | |
| George Fayne | 1931 | The Secret at Shadow Ranch | | |
| Edward Ferrars | 1811 | Sense and Sensibility | | |
| Robert Ferrars | 1811 | Sense and Sensibility | | |
| Atticus Finch | 1960 | To Kill a Mockingbird | | |
| Jem Finch | 1960 | To Kill a Mockingbird | | |
| Scout Finch | 1960 | To Kill a Mockingbird | | |
| Jeremy Fink | 2006 | Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life | | |
| Huckleberry Finn | 1876 | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | | |
| Geoffrey Firmin | 1947 | Under the Volcano | | |
| Billy Fisher | 1959 | Billy Liar | | |
| Jeremy Fisher | 1906 | The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher | | |
| Edred Fitzpiers | 1886 | The Woodlanders | | |
| Randall Flagg | 1978 | The Stand | | |
| Harry Flashman | 1969 | Flashman | | |
| Princess Flavia of Ruritania | 1894 | The Prisoner of Zenda | | |
| Captain Flint | 1883 | Treasure Island | | |
| Florete | 12xx | Floriant et Florete | | |
| Floriant | 12xx | Floriant et Florete | | |
| Phileas Fogg | 1872 | Around the World in Eighty Days | | |
| Justin Foley | 2007 | Thirteen Reasons Why | | |
| Hoyt Fortenberry | 2001 | The Southern Vampire Mysteries | | |
| Pauline Fossil | 1936 | Ballet Shoes | | |
| Petrova Fossil | 1936 | Ballet Shoes | | |
| Posy Fossil | 1936 | Ballet Shoes | | |
| Arlene Fowler | 2001 | The Southern Vampire Mysteries | | |
| Victor Frankenstein | 1818 | Frankenstein | | |
| Frankie | 2010 | Minding Frankie | | |
| Alice Franklin | 2014 | The Truth About Alice | | |
| Claude Frollo | 1831 | The Hunchback of Notre-Dame | | |
| Ethan Frome | 1911 | Ethan Frome | | |
| Jack Frost | 1984 | Frost at Christmas | | |
| Harold Fry | 2012 | The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry | | |
| Galadriel | 1954 | The Lord of the Rings | | |
| Dorothy Gale | 1900 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | | |
| Samwise Gamgee | 1954 | The Lord of the Rings | | |
| Gandalf | 1937 | The Hobbit | | |
| Joe Gargery | 1860 | Great Expectations | | |
| Luna Garza | 2001 | The Southern Vampire Mysteries | | |
| Jay Gatsby | 1925 | The Great Gatsby | (Gatz) | |
| George Gently | 1955 | Gently Does It | | |
| Curious George | 1941 | Curious George | | |
| Geralt of Rivia | 1986 | The Witcher | | |
| Dilsey Gibson | 1929 | The Sound and the Fury | | |
| George Gideon | 1955 | Gideon's Day | | |
| Gigi | 1944 | Gigi | | |
| Elena Gilbert | 1991 | The Vampire Diaries | | |
| Ruby Gillis | 1908 | Anne of Green Gables | | |
| Maximilian Glick | 1982 | The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick | | |
| Sammy Glick | 1941 | What Makes Sammy Run? | | |
| Gloriant | 13xx | Gloriant | | |
| Oscar Goldman | 1972 | Cyborg | | |
| Goldmund | 1930 | Narziß und Goldmund | | |
| Holly Golightly | 1958 | Breakfast at Tiffany's | | |
| Gollum | 1937 | The Hobbit | | |
| Louisa Gradgrind | 1854 | Hard Times | (Bounderby) | |
| Thomas Gradgrind | 1854 | Hard Times | | |
| Hermione Granger | 1997 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | | |
| Alan Grant | 1990 | Jurassic Park | | |
| David Grantland | 1967 | Christy | | |
| Dorian Gray | 1890 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | | |
| Dick Grayson | 1940 | Batman | | |
| Will Grayson | 2010 | Will Grayson, Will Grayson | | |
| Agnes Grey | 1847 | Agnes Grey | | |
| Theon Greyjoy | 1996 | A Game of Thrones | | |
| Arthur Gride | 1839 | Nicholas Nickleby | | |
| Grigola | 1882 | The Patricide | | |
| Pierre Gringoire | 1831 | The Hunchback of Notre-Dame | | |
| Michael Guerin | 1998 | Roswell High | | |
| Lemuel Gulliver | 1726 | Gulliver's Travels | | |
| Forrest Gump | 1986 | Forrest Gump | | |
| Ben Gunn | 1883 | Treasure Island | | |
| Rubeus Hagrid | 1997 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | | |
| Ruth Hall | 1854 | Ruth Hall | | |
| Basil Hallward | 1890 | The Picture of Dorian Gray | | |
| Charles Hamilton | 1936 | Gone With the Wind | | |
| Melanie Hamilton Wilkes | 1936 | Gone With the Wind | | |
| Wade Hampton Hamilton | 1936 | Gone With the Wind | | |
| Mike Hammer | 1947 | I, the Jury | | |
| Frank Hardy | 1927 | The Tower Treasure | | |
| Joe Hardy | 1927 | The Tower Treasure | | |
| Jonathan Harker | 1897 | Dracula | | |
| Mina Harker | 1897 | Dracula | (Murray) | |
| Gwendolen Harleth | 1876 | Daniel Deronda | | |
| Clarissa Harlowe | 1748 | Clarissa | | |
| Clarissa Harlowe | 1748 | Clarissa | | |
| Elam Harnish | 1910 | Burning Daylight | | |
| Helen Elizabeth Harper | 1986 | Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story | | |
| Dill Harris | 1960 | To Kill a Mockingbird | | |
| Barbara Havers | 1988 | A Great Deliverance | | |
| Estella Havisham | 1861 | Great Expectations | | |
| Sir Mulberry Hawk | 1839 | Nicholas Nickleby | | |
| Jim Hawkins | 1883 | Treasure Island | | |
| Gale Hawthorne | 2008 | The Hunger Games | | |
| George Hazard | 1982 | North and South | | |
| Heathcliff | 1847 | Wuthering Heights | | |
| Heather | 1989 | Heather Has Two Mommies | | |
| Uriah Heep | 1849 | David Copperfield | | |
| Heidi | 1880 | Heidi | | |
| Alice Henderson | 1967 | Christy | | |
| Alcide Herveaux | 2001 | The Southern Vampire Mysteries | | |
| Jacob Heym | 1969 | Jakob the Liar | | |
| Fanny Hill | 1748 | Fanny Hill | | |
| Phillis Holman | 1864 | Cousin Phillis | | |
| Sherlock Holmes | 1887 | A Study in Scarlet | | |
| Arthur Holmwood | 1897 | Dracula | | |
| Honoria, Lady Dedlock | 1852 | Bleak House | | |
| Lottie Horn | 1949 | Lisa and Lottie | | |
| Horatio Hornblower | 1937 | The Happy Return | | |
| Alice Howland | 2007 | Still Alice | | |
| Christy Huddleston | 1967 | Christy | | |
| Humbert Humbert | 1955 | Lolita | | |
| Dan Humphrey | 2002 | Gossip Girl | | |
| Jenny Humphrey | 2002 | Gossip Girl | | |
| Iago | 1882 | The Patricide | | |
| Maura Isles | 2002 | The Apprentice | | |
| Ivan | 2012 | The One and Only Ivan | | |
| Bloody Jack | 2002 | Bloody Jack | (Faber) | |
| Earl Jackson | 2012 | Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | | |
| Percy Jackson | 2005 | The Lightning Thief | | |
| Inspector Javert | 1862 | Les Misérables | | |
| Jeeves | 1915 | Extricating Young Gussie | | |
| Henry Jekyll | 1886 | Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | (Hyde) | |
| Jennifer | 1967 | Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley and Me, Elizabeth | | |
| Clay Jensen | 2007 | Thirteen Reasons Why | | |
| Jeroentje | 1970 | Jan, Jans en de kinderen | | |
| Jerom | 1945 | Suske en Wiske | | |
| Jim | 1900 | Lord Jim | | |
| Tom Joad | 1939 | The Grapes of Wrath | | |
| John | 2007 | John Dies at the End | | |
| John the Savage | 1932 | Brave New World | | |
| Janie Johnson | 1990 | The Face on the Milk Carton | | |
| Jommeke | 1955 | Jommeke | | |
| Jonathas | 13xx | Jonathas ende Rosafiere | | |
| Bridget Jones | 1996 | Bridget Jones's Diary | | |
| Coraline Jones | 2002 | Coraline | | |
| Forsythe "Jughead" Jones | 1942 | Archie Comics | | |
| Jemima Jones | 2001 | Jemima J | | |
| Tom Jones | 1749 | Tom Jones | | |
| Josef K. | 1925 | The Trial | | |
| Don Juan | 1819 | Don Juan | | |
| Julie | 2012 | Code Name Verity | | |
| Julie | 1972 | Julie of the Wolves | | |
| Cecelia Jupe | 1854 | Hard Times | | |
| Alyosha Karamazov | 1879 | The Brothers Karamazov | | |
| Fyodor Karamazov | 1879 | The Brothers Karamazov | | |
| Anna Karenina | 1877 | Anna Karenina | | |
| Kate Svetlana | 2010 | Plain Kate | | |
| Katherine | 2006 | An Abundance of Katherines | | |
| Tacy Kelly | 1940 | Betsy-Tacy | | |
| Cordelia Kenn | 2005 | This is All: The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn | | |
| Ella Lorena Kennedy | 1936 | Gone With the Wind | | |
| Frank Kennedy | 1936 | Gone With the Wind | | |
| Clark Kent | 1938 | Superman | | |
| Annie Kenyon | 1982 | Annie on My Mind | | |
| Kevin Khatchadourian | 2003 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | | |
| Felicity King | 1911 | The Story Girl | | |
| Tom Kitten | 1907 | The Tale of Tom Kitten | | |
| Olive Kitteridge | 2007 | Olive Kitteridge | | |
| George Knightley | 1815 | Emma | | |
| Isabella Knightley | 1815 | Emma | | |
| Koba | 1882 | The Patricide | | |
| George Kranky | 1981 | George's Marvellous Medicine | | |
| Felix Krull | 1954 | Confessions of Felix Krull | | |
| Anastasia Krupnik | 1978 | Anastasia Krupnik | | |
| Anatole Kuragin | 1869 | War and Peace | | |
| Hélène Kuragina | 1869 | War and Peace | | |
| Jenny Kurtz | 2007 | Thirteen Reasons Why | | |
| "Flat" Stanley Lambchop | 1964 | Flat Stanley | | |
| Hazel Grace Lancaster | 2012 | The Fault in Our Stars | | |
| Frankie Landau-Banks | 2008 | The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks | | |
| Lois Lane | 1938 | Superman | | |
| Scott Lang | 1979 | The Avengers | | |
| Robert Langdon | 2003 | The Da Vinci Code | | |
| Cersei Lannister | 1996 | A Game of Thrones | | |
| Jaime Lannister | 1996 | A Game of Thrones | | |
| Tyrion Lannister | 1996 | A Game of Thrones | | |
| Mirah Lapidoth | 1876 | Daniel Deronda | | |
| Lassie | 1940 | Lassie Come-Home | | |
| Theodore Laurence | 1868 | Little Women | | |
| Hannibal Lecter | 1981 | Red Dragon | | |
| Mary Lennox | 1910 | The Secret Garden | | |
| Leon | 1971 | The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel) | | |
| Naomi León | 2004 | Becoming Naomi León | | |
| Bellatrix Lestrange | 2000 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | | |
| Robbie Lewis | 1975 | Last Bus to Woodstock | | |
| Lily | 1997 | Lily's Crossing | | |
| Catherine Linton | 1847 | Wuthering Heights | | |
| Isabella Linton | 1847 | Wuthering Heights | | |
| Stuart Little | 1945 | Stuart Little | | |
| David Livesey | 1883 | Treasure Island | | |
| Jonathan Livingston Seagull | 1970 | Jonathan Livingston Seagull | | |
| Veronica Lodge | 1942 | Archie Comics | | |
| Loedertje | 1970 | Jan, Jans en de kinderen | | |
| Logan "Wolverine" | 1974 | X-Men | (Howlett) | |
| Lolita | 1955 | Lolita | (Haze, Schiller) | |
| Tom Long | 1958 | Tom's Midnight Garden | | |
| Neville Longbottom | 1997 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | | |
| Pippi Longstocking | 1945 | Pippi Longstocking | (Långstrump) | |
| Luna Lovegood | 2003 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | | |
| Charlotte Lucas | 1813 | Pride and Prejudice | | |
| Lucy | 1990 | Lucy | | |
| Luke | 1975 | Eight Days of Luke | | |
| Arsène Lupin | 1907 | Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar | | |
| Rachel Lynde | 1908 | Anne of Green Gables | | |
| Thomas Lynley | 1988 | A Great Deliverance | | |
| Bindy Mackenzie | 2006 | The Betrayal of Bindy Mackenzie | | |
| Neil MacNeill | 1967 | Christy | | |
| Madeline | 1939 | Madeline | | |
| Abel Magwitch | 1860 | Great Expectations | | |
| Orry Main | 1982 | North and South | | |
| Ian Malcolm | 1990 | Jurassic Park | | |
| Draco Malfoy | 1997 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | | |
| Lucius Malfoy | 1998 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | | |
| Alexandre Manette | 1854 | A Tale of Two Cities | | |
| Lucie Manette | 1854 | A Tale of Two Cities | | |
| Marcella | 1894 | Marcella | | |
| Amy March | 1868 | Little Women | | |
| Beth March | 1868 | Little Women | | |
| Jo March | 1868 | Little Women | | |
| Meg March | 1868 | Little Women | | |
| Jacob Marley | 1843 | A Christmas Carol | | |
| Philip Marlowe | 1939 | The Big Sleep | | |
| Silas Marner | 1861 | Silas Marner | | |
| Miss Jane Marple | 1930 | The Murder at the Vicarage | | |
| Marv | 1991 | Sin City | | |
| Bess Marvin | 1931 | The Secret at Shadow Ranch | | |
| Bernard Marx | 1932 | Brave New World | | |
| Bertha Antoinetta Mason | 1847 | Jane Eyre | | |
| Perry Mason | 1933 | The Case of the Velvet Claws | | |
| Matt | 1923 | King Matt the First | | |
| Stephen Maturin | 1969 | Master and Commander | | |
| Maurice | 2001 | The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents | | |
| May | 1992 | Missing May | | |
| Rose Maylie | 1838 | Oliver Twist | | |
| Minerva McGonagall | 1997 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | | |
| Alice McKinley | 1985 | The Agony of Alice | | |
| Randle McMurphy | 1962 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | | |
| Owen Meany | 1989 | A Prayer for Owen Meany | | |
| Sam Meeker | 1974 | My Brother Sam Is Dead | | |
| Zac Meier | 2013 | Zac & Mia | | |
| Grace Melbury | 1886 | The Woodlanders | | |
| Tim Melville | 1974 | Tim | | |
| Karen Memery | 2015 | Karen Memory | | |
| Liesel Meminger | 2005 | The Book Thief | | |
| Aristotle Mendoza | 2012 | Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe | | |
| Sam Merlotte | 2001 | The Southern Vampire Mysteries | | |
| Isabelle de Merteuil | 1782 | Dangerous Liaisons | | |
| Daisy Miller | 1878 | Daisy Miller | | |
| Skye Miller | 2007 | Thirteen Reasons Why | | |
| Milly-Molly-Mandy | 1928 | Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories | | |
| George Milton | 1937 | Of Mice and Men | | |
| Walter Mitty | 1939 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | | |
| Adrian Mole | 1982 | The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ | | |
| Guy Montag | 1953 | Fahrenheit 451 | | |
| Molly Moon | 2002 | Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism | | |
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| Gertrude Morel | 1913 | Sons and Lovers | | |
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| Dexter Morgan | 2004 | Darkly Dreaming Dexter | (Moser) | |
| Harry Morgan | 2004 | Darkly Dreaming Dexter | | |
| Harry Morgan | 1937 | To Have and Have Not | | |
| James Moriarty | 1894 | The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes | | |
| Catherine Morland | 1817 | Northanger Abbey | | |
| James Morland | 1817 | Northanger Abbey | | |
| Quincey Morris | 1897 | Dracula | | |
| Ruby Mae Morrison | 1967 | Christy | | |
| Endeavour Morse | 1975 | Last Bus to Woodstock | | |
| Chet Morton | 1927 | The Tower Treasure | | |
| Briar Moss | 1999 | Briar's Book | | |
| Mowgli | 1894 | The Jungle Book | | |
| Tib Muller | 1940 | Betsy-Tacy | | |
| Charles Musgrove | 1818 | Persuasion | | |
| Henrietta Musgrove | 1818 | Persuasion | | |
| Louisa Musgrove | 1818 | Persuasion | | |
| Mary Musgrove | 1818 | Persuasion | | |
| Nancy | 1838 | Oliver Twist | | |
| Narziß | 1930 | Narziß und Goldmund | | |
| Captain Nemo | 1869 | Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas | | |
| Sophie Neveu | 2003 | The Da Vinci Code | | |
| Steve Newlin | 2001 | The Southern Vampire Mysteries | | |
| Kate Nickleby | 1839 | Nicholas Nickleby | | |
| Nicholas Nickleby | 1839 | Nicholas Nickleby | | |
| Ralph Nickleby | 1839 | Nicholas Nickleby | | |
| Newman Noggs | 1839 | Nicholas Nickleby | | |
| Crystal Norris | 2001 | The Southern Vampire Mysteries | | |
| Eric Northman | 2001 | The Southern Vampire Mysteries | | |
| Nunu | 1882 | The Patricide | | |
| Gabriel Oak | 1847 | Far From the Madding Crowd | | |
| Tom Oakley | 1981 | Goodnight Mister Tom | | |
| Obelix | 1961 | Asterix the Gaul | | |
| Carreen O'Hara | 1936 | Gone With the Wind | | |
| Gerald O'Hara | 1936 | Gone With the Wind | | |
| Kim O'Hara | 1901 | Kim | | |
| Scarlett O'Hara | 1936 | Gone With the Wind | | |
| Suellen O'Hara | 1936 | Gone With the Wind | | |
| Nick O'Leary | 2005 | Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist | | |
| Anna Oliphant | 2010 | Anna and the French Kiss | | |
| Olive | 2003 | Olive's Ocean | | |
| Jimmy Olsen | 1941 | Superman | | |
| Eugene Onegin | 1833 | Eugene Onegin | | |
| Orlando | 1928 | Orlando: A Biography | | |
| Esperanza Ortega | 2002 | Esperanza Rising | | |
| George Osborne | 1847 | Vanity Fair | | |
| Paddington | 1958 | A Bear Called Paddington | (Brown) | |
| Lisa Palfy | 1949 | Lisa and Lottie | | |
| Peter Pan | 1902 | The Little White Bird | | |
| Sancho Panza | 1605 | Don Quixote | | |
| Peter Parker | 1962 | Spider-Man | | |
| Peter Pascoe | 1970 | A Clubbable Woman | | |
| Piscine Molitor Patel | 2002 | Life of Pi | | |
| Leonard Peacock | 2013 | Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock | | |
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| Angeline Persopolis | 1983 | Someday Angeline | | |
| Peter | 1845 | Der Struwwelpeter | | |
| Peter Rabbit | 1910 | Old Mother West Wind | | |
| Peter Rabbit | 1902 | The Tale of Peter Rabbit | | |
| Henrietta Petowker | 1839 | Nicholas Nickleby | | |
| Edmund Pevensie | 1950 | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | | |
| Lucy Pevensie | 1950 | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | | |
| Peter Pevensie | 1950 | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | | |
| Susan Pevensie | 1950 | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | | |
| Mia Phillips | 2013 | Zac & Mia | | |
| Mildred Pierce | 1941 | Mildred Pierce | | |
| Joey Pigza | 1998 | Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key | | |
| Billy Pilgrim | 1969 | Slaughterhouse-Five | | |
| Scott Pilgrim | 2004 | Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life | | |
| Pinocchio | 1883 | The Adventures of Pinocchio | | |
| Cosimo Piovasco di Rondò | 1957 | The Baron in the Trees | | |
| Philip "Pip" Pirrip | 1860 | Great Expectations | | |
| Herbert Pocket | 1860 | Great Expectations | | |
| Hercule Poirot | 1920 | The Mysterious Affair at Styles | | |
| Ross Poldark | 1945 | Ross Poldark | | |
| Pollyanna | 1913 | Pollyanna | | |
| Marius Pontmercy | 1862 | Les Misérables | | |
| Mary Poppins | 1934 | Marry Poppins | | |
| Jane Porter | 1912 | Tarzan of the Apes | | |
| Porthos | 1844 | The Three Musketeers | (du Vallon) | |
| Cameron Post | 2012 | The Miseducation of Cameron Post | | |
| Harry Potter | 1997 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | | |
| Ford Prefect | 1979 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | | |
| Fanny Price | 1814 | Mansfield Park | | |
| Homer Price | 1943 | Homer Price | | |
| Matilda Price | 1839 | Nicholas Nickleby | | |
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| Hester Prynne | 1850 | The Scarlet Letter | | |
| Jemima Puddle-Duck | 1908 | The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck | | |
| Josie Pye | 1908 | Anne of Green Gables | | |
| Quasimodo | 1831 | The Hunchback of Notre-Dame | | |
| Peter Quill | 1976 | Marvel Preview | | |
| Ramona Quimby | 1950 | Henry Huggins | | |
| Dante Quintana | 2012 | Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe | | |
| Don Quixote | 1605 | Don Quixote | (Quijano, Quijote, Quixano) | |
| Jessica Rabbit | 1981 | Who Censored Roger Rabbit? | | |
| Roger Rabbit | 1981 | Who Censored Roger Rabbit? | | |
| Arthur "Boo" Radley | 1960 | To Kill a Mockingbird | | |
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| Thérèse Raquin | 1867 | Thérèse Raquin | | |
| Rodion Raskolnikov | 1866 | Crime and Punishment | | |
| Betsy Ray | 1940 | Betsy-Tacy | | |
| Julia Ray | 1940 | Betsy-Tacy | | |
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| Ellis Redding | 1982 | Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption | | |
| Ignatius J. Reilly | 1980 | A Confederacy of Dunces | | |
| Francis Reynaud | 2012 | Chocolat | | |
| Lafayette Reynolds | 2001 | The Southern Vampire Mysteries | | |
| Tom Ripley | 1955 | The Talented Mr. Ripley | | |
| Jane Rizzoli | 2001 | The Surgeon | | |
| Rob Roy | 1817 | Rob Roy | (MacGregor) | |
| Ellen Robillard O'Hara | 1936 | Gone With the Wind | | |
| Christopher Robin | 1926 | Winnie-the-Pooh | | |
| Fanny Robin | 1847 | Far From the Madding Crowd | | |
| Edward Fairfax Rochester | 1847 | Jane Eyre | | |
| Steve Rogers | 1940 | Captain America Comics | | |
| Natasha Romanova | 1964 | Tales of Suspense | | |
| Rosafiere | 13xx | Jonathas ende Rosafiere | | |
| Count Ilya Rostov | 1869 | War and Peace | | |
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| Petya Rostov | 1869 | War and Peace | | |
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| Sonya Rostova | 1869 | War and Peace | | |
| Nicholas Rubashov | 1940 | Darkness at Noon | | |
| Ruth | 2000 | Drowning Ruth | | |
| Jack Ryan | 1984 | The Hunt for Red October | | |
| Salem Saberhagen | 1971 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | | |
| Lisbeth Salander | 2005 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | | |
| Damon Salvatore | 1991 | The Vampire Diaries | | |
| Stefan Salvatore | 1991 | The Vampire Diaries | | |
| Gregor Samsa | 1915 | The Metamorphosis | | |
| Angélique Sancé | 1957 | Angélique, Marquise des Anges | | |
| Rachel Sangalletti | 1951 | My Cousin Rachel | | |
| Santiago | 1952 | The Old Man and the Sea | | |
| Gideon Sarn | 1924 | Precious Bane | | |
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| Ellie Sattler | 1990 | Jurassic Park | | |
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| Scarlett | 2006 | Scarlett | | |
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| Serafina | 2015 | Serafina and the Black Cloak | | |
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| Gideon Seymour | 2006 | Gideon the Cutpurse | | |
| Tristram Shandy | 1759 | Tristram Shandy | | |
| Ryan Shaver | 2007 | Thirteen Reasons Why | | |
| Sheena | 1938 | Sheena, Queen of the Jungle | | |
| Anne Shirley | 1908 | Anne of Green Gables | | |
| Ivan Denisovich Shukhov | 1962 | One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich | | |
| Tante Sidonia | 1945 | Suske en Wiske | | |
| Bill Sikes | 1838 | Oliver Twist | | |
| Long John Silver | 1883 | Treasure Island | | |
| Norah Silverberg | 2005 | Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist | | |
| Margaret Simon | 1970 | Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret | | |
| Albertine Simonet | 1919 | In Search of Lost Time | | |
| Mary Ann Singleton | 1978 | Tales of the City | | |
| Peg Sliderskew | 1839 | Nicholas Nickleby | | |
| Lennie Small | 1937 | Of Mice and Men | | |
| George Smiley | 1974 | Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | | |
| Harriet Smith | 1815 | Emma | | |
| Winston Smith | 1949 | Nineteen Eighty-Four | | |
| Alexander Smollett | 1883 | Treasure Island | | |
| Severus Snape | 1997 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | | |
| Jon Snow | 1996 | A Game of Thrones | | |
| Sophie Zawistowski | 1976 | Sophie's Choice | | |
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| Marty South | 1886 | The Woodlanders | | |
| Dolfje Spaan | 1996 | Dolfje Weerwolfje | | |
| Sam Spade | 1930 | The Maltese Falcon | | |
| Hilda Spellman | 1971 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | | |
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| Sookie Stackhouse | 2001 | The Southern Vampire Mysteries | | |
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| Alex Standall | 2007 | Thirteen Reasons Why | | |
| Beryl Stapleton | 1902 | The Hound of the Baskervilles | | |
| Arya Stark | 1996 | A Game of Thrones | | |
| Bran Stark | 1996 | A Game of Thrones | | |
| Catelyn Stark | 1996 | A Game of Thrones | | |
| Ned Stark | 1996 | A Game of Thrones | | |
| Robb Stark | 1996 | A Game of Thrones | | |
| Sansa Stark | 1996 | A Game of Thrones | | |
| Tony Stark | 1963 | Iron Man | | |
| Clarice Starling | 1988 | The Silence of the Lambs | | |
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| Sarah Starzynski | 2006 | Sarah's Key | | |
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| Amber St. Clair | 1944 | Forever Amber | | |
| Charlie St. Cloud | 2004 | The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud | | |
| Anne Steele | 1811 | Sense and Sensibility | | |
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| Whitney Stone | 1985 | Whitney, My Love | | |
| Jonathan Strange | 2004 | Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell | | |
| Stephen Strange | 1963 | Strange Tales | | |
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| Henry Sugar | 1977 | The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More | | |
| Lucy Sullivan | 1996 | Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married | | |
| Esther Summerson | 1852 | Bleak House | | |
| Sun Wukong | c. 1592 | Journey to the West | | |
| Suske | 1945 | Suske en Wiske | | |
| Louden Swain | 1979 | Vision Quest | | |
| Bella Swan | 2005 | Twilight | | |
| Josh Swenson | 2001 | The Gospel According to Larry | | |
| Daenerys Targaryen | 1996 | A Game of Thrones | | |
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| Tarzan | 1912 | Tarzan of the Apes | | |
| T'Challa | 1966 | Fantastic Four | | |
| Jeremy Thatcher | 1991 | Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher | | |
| Azelma Thénardier | 1862 | Les Misérables | | |
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| Thomas the Tank Engine | 1946 | Thomas the Tank Engine | | |
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| Theodosia Throckmorton | 2007 | Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos | | |
| Eric Thursley | 1990 | Eric | | |
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| Frederick Tilney | 1817 | Northanger Abbey | | |
| Henry Tilney | 1817 | Northanger Abbey | | |
| Tintin | 1929 | Tintin in the Land of the Soviets | | |
| Emil Tischbein | 1928 | Emil and the Detectives | | |
| Thomasina Tittlemouse | 1910 | The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse | | |
| Uncle Tom | 1852 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | | |
| Jack Torrance | 1977 | The Shining | | |
| Adam Trask | 1952 | East of Eden | | |
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| Caleb Trask | 1952 | East of Eden | | |
| Charles Trask | 1952 | East of Eden | | |
| Cyrus Trask | 1952 | East of Eden | | |
| Treebeard | 1954 | The Lord of the Rings | | |
| John Trelawney | 1883 | Treasure Island | | |
| Johnny Tremain | 1943 | Johnny Tremain | | |
| Emily Trevelyan | 1869 | He Knew He Was Right | | |
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| Trillian | 1979 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | (McMillan) | |
| Catootje Tromp | 1970 | Jan, Jans en de kinderen | | |
| Gerrit Tromp | 1970 | Jan, Jans en de kinderen | | |
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| Karlijn Tromp | 1970 | Jan, Jans en de kinderen | | |
| James Henry Trotter | 1961 | James and the Giant Peach | | |
| Betsey Trotwood | 1849 | David Copperfield | | |
| Clopin Trouillefou | 1831 | The Hunchback of Notre-Dame | | |
| Kilgore Trout | 1965 | God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater | | |
| Francis Troy | 1847 | Far From the Madding Crowd | | |
| Gavin Troy | 1987 | The Killings at Badger's Drift | | |
| Sheila Tubman | 1972 | Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great | | |
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| John Tyree | 2007 | Dear John | | |
| Dolores Umbridge | 2003 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | | |
| Jim Valenti | 1998 | Roswell High | | |
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| Jean Valjean | 1862 | Les Misérables | (Fauchelevent) | |
| Sebastian Valmont | 1782 | Dangerous Liaisons | | |
| Serena van der Woodsen | 2002 | Gossip Girl | | |
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| Abraham Van Helsing | 1897 | Dracula | | |
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| Lord Voldemort | 1997 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | (Riddle) | |
| Jessica Wakefield | 1983 | Double Love | | |
| Blair Waldorf | 2002 | Gossip Girl | | |
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| Rachel Wallace | 1980 | Looking For Rachel Wallace | | |
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| Dr. John Watson | 1887 | A Study in Scarlet | | |
| Kit Watson | 1999 | Kit's Wilderness | | |
| Bruce Wayne | 1939 | Batman | | |
| Ginny Weasley | 1997 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | | |
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| Carrie White | 1974 | Carrie | | |
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| George Wickham | 1813 | Pride and Prejudice | | |
| Wilbur | 1952 | Charlotte's Web | | |
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| Winnetou | 1875 | Old Firehand | | |
| Winnie-the-Pooh | 1926 | Winnie-the-Pooh | | |
| Giles Winterborne | 1886 | The Woodlanders | | |
| Barb Wire | 1994 | Barb Wire | | |
| Wiske | 1945 | Suske en Wiske | | |
| Suzie Wong | 1957 | The World Of Suzie Wong | | |
| Willy Wonka | 1964 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | | |
| Allan Woodcourt | 1852 | Bleak House | | |
| Emma Woodhouse | 1815 | Emma | | |
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| Rosemary Woodhouse | 1967 | Rosemary's Baby | | |
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| Matilda Wormwood | 1988 | Matilda | | |
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| Charles Wycliffe | 1968 | Wycliffe and the Three-Toed Pussy | | |
| John Yossarian | 1961 | Catch-22 | | |
| Zorro | 1919 | The Curse of Capistrano | (de la Vega) | |