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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Anthony Absolute | 1775 | The Rivals |  | |
| Captain Jack Absolute | 1775 | The Rivals | (Beverley) | |
| Bob Acres | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Tommy Albright | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Amaryllis | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Antonio | 1596 | The Merchant of Venice | | |
| Ariel | c. 1610 | The Tempest | | |
| Ariodante | 1735 | Ariodante | | |
| Amalia Balash | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Beatrice | c. 1598 | Much Ado About Nothing | | |
| Benedick | c. 1598 | Much Ado About Nothing | | |
| Benvolio | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Billy Bigelow | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Louise Bigelow | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Meg Brockie | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Cecily Cardew | 1895 | The Importance of Being Earnest | | |
| Ado Annie Carnes | 1930; 1943 | Green Grow the Lilacs; Oklahoma! | | |
| Claudia | 2006 | Lestat | | |
| Claudio | c. 1598 | Much Ado About Nothing | | |
| King Claudius | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| Cordelia | c. 1605 | King Lear | | |
| Charlie Dalrymple | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Wendy Darling | 1904 | Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up | | |
| Demetrius | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Desdemona | c. 1603 | Othello | | |
| Maxim de Winter | 2006 | Rebecca | | |
| Tommy Djilas | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Eliza Doolittle | 1912; 1956 | Pygmalion; My Fair Lady | | |
| Jeff Douglas | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Blanche DuBois | 1947 | A Streetcar Named Desire | | |
| Edmund | c. 1605 | King Lear | | |
| Elisabeth of Austria | 1992 | Elisabeth | | |
| Erik | 1986 | The Phantom of the Opera | | |
| Freddy Eynsford-Hill | 1912; 1956 | Pygmalion; My Fair Lady | | |
| The Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax | 1895 | The Importance of Being Earnest | | |
| Fantine | 1980 | Les Misérables | | |
| Cosette Fauchelevant | 1980 | Les Misérables | | |
| Nettie Fowler | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Franz Joseph I | 1992 | Elisabeth | | |
| Queen Gertrude | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| Alexandra Giddens | 1939 | The Little Foxes | | |
| Ginevra | 1735 | Ariodante | | |
| Don Juan; Don Giovanni | 1630; 1665; 1787 | El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra; Dom Juan ou le Festin de pierre; Don Giovanni; Don Giovanni Tenorio | | |
| Goneril | c. 1605 | King Lear | | |
| Prince Hamlet | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| Helena | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Hermia | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Hero | c. 1598 | Much Ado About Nothing | | |
| Henry Higgins | 1912; 1956 | Pygmalion; My Fair Lady | | |
| Professor Harold Hill | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Inspector Javert | 1980 | Les Misérables | | |
| Jonathas | 1688 | David et Jonathas | | |
| Julie Jordan | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Juliet | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Julius Caesar | 1599 | Julius Caesar | | |
| Stephen Kodaly | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Stanley Kowalski | 1947 | A Streetcar Named Desire | | |
| Stella Kowalski | 1947 | A Streetcar Named Desire | | |
| Lydia Languish | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Arpad Laszlo | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Friar Laurence | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| King Lear | c. 1605 | King Lear | | |
| Luigi Lucheni | 1992 | Elisabeth | | |
| Lysander | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Lady Macbeth | 1606 | Macbeth | | |
| Macbeth | 1606 | Macbeth | | |
| Macduff | 1606 | Macbeth | | |
| Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Fiona MacLaren | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Jean MacLaren | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Marcus Junius Brutus | 1599 | Julius Caesar | | |
| Mark Antony | 1599 | Julius Caesar | | |
| Curly McClain; Curly McLain | 1930; 1943 | Green Grow the Lilacs; Oklahoma! | (McLain) | |
| Julia Melville | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Mercutio | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Katherina Minola | c. 1590 | Taming of the Shrew | | |
| Miranda | c. 1610 | The Tempest | | |
| Algernon Moncrieff | 1895 | The Importance of Being Earnest | | |
| Georg Nowack | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Oberon | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Olivia | 1601 | Twelfth Night | | |
| Ophelia | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| Duke Orsino | 1601 | Twelfth Night | | |
| Othello | c. 1603 | Othello | | |
| Sir Lucius O'Trigger | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Peter Pan | 1904 | Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up | | |
| Marian Paroo | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Winthrop Paroo | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Petruchio | c. 1590 | Taming of the Shrew | | |
| Carrie Pipperidge | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Polonius | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| Marius Pontmercy | 1980 | Les Misérables | | |
| Portia | 1596 | The Merchant of Venice | | |
| Prospero | c. 1610 | The Tempest | | |
| Regan | c. 1605 | King Lear | | |
| Richard III | c. 1592 | Richard III | | |
| Ilona Ritter | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Romeo | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Prince Rudolf | 1992 | Elisabeth | | |
| Sebastian | 1601 | Twelfth Night | | |
| Zaneeta Shinn | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Shylock | 1596 | The Merchant of Venice | | |
| Ladislav Sipos | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Enoch Snow | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Archduchess Sophie | 1992 | Elisabeth | | |
| Éponine Thénardier | 1980 | Les Misérables | | |
| Titania | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Titus Andronicus | c. 1591 | Titus Andronicus | | |
| Tybalt | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Jean Valjean | 1980 | Les Misérables | (Fauchelevent) | |
| Viola | 1601 | Twelfth Night | | |
| Marcellus Washburn | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Emily Webb | 1938 | Our Town | | |
| Laurey Williams | 1930; 1943 | Green Grow the Lilacs; Oklahoma! | | |
| John Worthing | 1895 | The Importance of Being Earnest | |