Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals
These lists are comprised of some of the most recognizable names from fictional stage plays and musicals. If shown, the year indicates when the play was first published.
| Name | Year | Play | Other Names | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elsie Crofton | 1923 | A Dangerous Maid |  | |
| Demetrius | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Helena | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Hermia | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Lysander | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Oberon | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Titania | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Blanche DuBois | 1947 | A Streetcar Named Desire | | |
| Stanley Kowalski | 1947 | A Streetcar Named Desire | | |
| Stella Kowalski | 1947 | A Streetcar Named Desire | | |
| Adele | 1913 | Adele | | |
| Adonis Marble | 1884 | Adonis | | |
| Aida | 1871 | Aida | | |
| Alma | 1910 | Alma, Where Do You Live? | | |
| Annie Warbucks | 1977 | Annie | | |
| Ariodante | 1735 | Ariodante | | |
| Ginevra | 1735 | Ariodante | | |
| Betty | 1915 | Betty | | |
| Billy Fisher | 1974 | Billy | | |
| Giovanni Venturi | 1962 | Bravo Giovanni | | |
| Tommy Albright | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Meg Brockie | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Charlie Dalrymple | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Jeff Douglas | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Fiona MacLaren | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Jean MacLaren | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Louie | 1988 | Captain Louie | | |
| Carmen | 1875 | Carmen | | |
| Carmen Jones | 1943 | Carmen Jones | | |
| Billy Bigelow | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Louise Bigelow | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Nettie Fowler | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Julie Jordan | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Carrie Pipperidge | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Enoch Snow | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Charley Wykeham | 1892 | Charley's Aunt | | |
| Charlie Hadwell | 1965 | Charlie Girl | | |
| Charlotte Sweet | 1982 | Charlotte Sweet | | |
| Cindy Kreller | 1964 | Cindy | | |
| Maritza | 1924 | Countess Maritza | | |
| Edwina Spoonapple | 2008 | Dear Edwina | | |
| Willy Loman | 1949 | Death of a Salesman | | |
| Don Juan; Don Giovanni | 1665; 1787 | Dom Juan; Don Giovanni | | |
| Eileen Mulvaney | 1917 | Eileen | | |
| Finian McLonergan | 1947 | Finian's Rainbow | | |
| Ado Annie Carnes | 1930; 1943 | Green Grow the Lilacs; Oklahoma! | | |
| Curly McClain; Curly McLain | 1930; 1943 | Green Grow the Lilacs; Oklahoma! | | |
| Laurey Williams | 1930; 1943 | Green Grow the Lilacs; Oklahoma! | | |
| King Claudius | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| Queen Gertrude | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| Prince Hamlet | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| Ophelia | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| Polonius | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| Eilert Lövborg | 1891 | Hedda Gabler | | |
| Hedwig Robinson | 1998 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | | |
| Irene O'Dare | 1919 | Irene | | |
| Irma La Douce | 1956 | Irma La Douce | | |
| Johnny Johnson | 1936 | Johnny Johnson | | |
| Johnny Pye | 1993 | Johnny Pye and the Fool-Killer | | |
| Juan Darién | 1988 | Juan Darién: A Carnival Mass | | |
| Hop Kelly | 1965 | Kelly | | |
| Cordelia | c. 1605 | King Lear | | |
| Edmund | c. 1605 | King Lear | | |
| Goneril | c. 1605 | King Lear | | |
| King Lear | c. 1605 | King Lear | | |
| Regan | c. 1605 | King Lear | | |
| Kristina | 1995 | Kristina från Duvemåla | | |
| Fantine | 1980 | Les Misérables | | |
| Cosette Fauchelevant | 1980 | Les Misérables | | |
| Inspector Javert | 1980 | Les Misérables | | |
| Marius Pontmercy | 1980 | Les Misérables | | |
| Éponine Thénardier | 1980 | Les Misérables | | |
| Jean Valjean | 1980 | Les Misérables | (Fauchelevent) | |
| Claudia | 2006 | Lestat | | |
| Johnny Jones | 1904 | Little Johnny Jones | | |
| Mary Potts | 1959 | Little Mary Sunshine | | |
| Lady Macbeth | 1606 | Macbeth | | |
| Macduff | 1606 | Macbeth | | |
| Marguerite | 2008 | Marguerite | | |
| Marie Christine | 1999 | Marie Christine | | |
| Marinka | 1945 | Marinka | | |
| Marius | 1929 | Marius | | |
| Beatrice | c. 1598 | Much Ado About Nothing | | |
| Benedick | c. 1598 | Much Ado About Nothing | | |
| Claudio | c. 1598 | Much Ado About Nothing | | |
| Hero | c. 1598 | Much Ado About Nothing | | |
| Kay | 1926 | Oh, Kay! | | |
| Desdemona | c. 1603 | Othello | | |
| Othello | c. 1603 | Othello | | |
| Emily Webb | 1938 | Our Town | | |
| Joey Evans | 1940 | Pal Joey | | |
| Hattie Maloney | 1940 | Panama Hattie | | |
| Wendy Darling | 1904 | Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up | | |
| Peter Pan | 1904 | Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up | | |
| Eliza Doolittle | 1912; 1956 | Pygmalion; My Fair Lady | | |
| Freddy Eynsford-Hill | 1912; 1956 | Pygmalion; My Fair Lady | | |
| Henry Higgins | 1912; 1956 | Pygmalion; My Fair Lady | | |
| Maxim de Winter | 2006 | Rebecca | | |
| Roberta | 1933 | Roberta | | |
| Benvolio | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Juliet | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | (Capulet) | |
| Friar Laurence | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Mercutio | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Romeo | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | (Montague) | |
| Tybalt | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Princess Rosalie | 1928 | Rosalie | | |
| Rose-Marie La Flemme | 1924 | Rose-Marie | | |
| Sabrina Fairchild | 1953 | Sabrina Fair | | |
| Sally | 1920 | Sally | | |
| Saucy Jack De 'Ath | 1995 | Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens | | |
| Amalia Balash | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Stephen Kodaly | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Arpad Laszlo | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Georg Nowack | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Ilona Ritter | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Ladislav Sipos | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Peter | 1998 | Shockheaded Peter | | |
| Katherina Minola | c. 1590 | Taming of the Shrew | | |
| Petruchio | c. 1590 | Taming of the Shrew | | |
| Figaro | 1775; 1786 | The Barber of Seville; The Marriage of Figaro | | |
| Bernarda Alba | 1945 | The House of Bernarda Alba | | |
| Cecily Cardew | 1895 | The Importance of Being Earnest | | |
| Gwendolen Fairfax | 1895 | The Importance of Being Earnest | | |
| Algernon Moncrieff | 1895 | The Importance of Being Earnest | | |
| John Worthing | 1895 | The Importance of Being Earnest | | |
| Alexandra Giddens | 1939 | The Little Foxes | | |
| Antonio | 1596 | The Merchant of Venice | | |
| Portia | 1596 | The Merchant of Venice | | |
| Shylock | 1596 | The Merchant of Venice | | |
| Dolly Gallagher Levi | 1938; 1964 | The Merchant of Yonkers; Hello, Dolly! | | |
| Amaryllis | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Tommy Djilas | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Harold Hill | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Marian Paroo | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Winthrop Paroo | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Zaneeta Shinn | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Marcellus Washburn | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Erik | 1986 | The Phantom of the Opera | | |
| Sir Anthony Absolute | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Captain Jack Absolute | 1775 | The Rivals | (Beverley) | |
| Bob Acres | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Lydia Languish | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Julia Melville | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Sir Lucius O'Trigger | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Ariel | c. 1610 | The Tempest | | |
| Miranda | c. 1610 | The Tempest | | |
| Prospero | c. 1610 | The Tempest | | |
| Molly Brown | 1960 | The Unsinkable Molly Brown | | |
| Jamie McRuin | 1952 | Three Wishes for Jamie | | |
| Titus Andronicus | c. 1591 | Titus Andronicus | | |
| Olivia | 1601 | Twelfth Night | | |
| Duke Orsino | 1601 | Twelfth Night | | |
| Sebastian | 1601 | Twelfth Night | | |
| Viola | 1601 | Twelfth Night | | |
| Eddie Kettle | 1915 | Very Good Eddie | | |
| Violet Karl | 1997 | Violet | | |
| Maria | 1956 | West Side Story | | |
| Zanna | 2002 | Zanna, Don't! | |