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.
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NameYearPlayOther Names
Katherina Minolac. 1590Taming of the Shrew
Petruchioc. 1590Taming of the Shrew
Titus Andronicusc. 1591Titus Andronicus
Benvolio1595Romeo and Juliet
Demetrius1595A Midsummer Night's Dream
Helena1595A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hermia1595A Midsummer Night's Dream
Juliet1595Romeo and Juliet(Capulet)
Friar Laurence1595Romeo and Juliet
Lysander1595A Midsummer Night's Dream
Mercutio1595Romeo and Juliet
Oberon1595A Midsummer Night's Dream
Romeo1595Romeo and Juliet(Montague)
Titania1595A Midsummer Night's Dream
Tybalt1595Romeo and Juliet
Antonio1596The Merchant of Venice
Portia1596The Merchant of Venice
Shylock1596The Merchant of Venice
Beatricec. 1598Much Ado About Nothing
Benedickc. 1598Much Ado About Nothing
Claudioc. 1598Much Ado About Nothing
Heroc. 1598Much Ado About Nothing
King Claudiusc. 1599Hamlet
Queen Gertrudec. 1599Hamlet
Prince Hamletc. 1599Hamlet
Opheliac. 1599Hamlet
Poloniusc. 1599Hamlet
Olivia1601Twelfth Night
Duke Orsino1601Twelfth Night
Sebastian1601Twelfth Night
Viola1601Twelfth Night
Desdemonac. 1603Othello
Othelloc. 1603Othello
Cordeliac. 1605King Lear
Edmundc. 1605King Lear
Gonerilc. 1605King Lear
King Learc. 1605King Lear
Reganc. 1605King Lear
Lady Macbeth1606Macbeth
Macduff1606Macbeth
Arielc. 1610The Tempest
Mirandac. 1610The Tempest
Prosperoc. 1610The Tempest
Don Juan; Don Giovanni1665; 1787Dom Juan; Don Giovanni
Ariodante1735Ariodante
Ginevra1735Ariodante
Sir Anthony Absolute1775The Rivals
Captain Jack Absolute1775The Rivals(Beverley)
Bob Acres1775The Rivals
Lydia Languish1775The Rivals
Julia Melville1775The Rivals
Sir Lucius O'Trigger1775The Rivals
Figaro1775; 1786The Barber of Seville; The Marriage of Figaro
Aida1871Aida
Carmen1875Carmen
Adonis Marble1884Adonis
Eilert Lövborg1891Hedda Gabler
Charley Wykeham1892Charley's Aunt
Cecily Cardew1895The Importance of Being Earnest
Gwendolen Fairfax1895The Importance of Being Earnest
Algernon Moncrieff1895The Importance of Being Earnest
John Worthing1895The Importance of Being Earnest
Wendy Darling1904Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up
Johnny Jones1904Little Johnny Jones
Peter Pan1904Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up
Alma1910Alma, Where Do You Live?
Eliza Doolittle1912; 1956Pygmalion; My Fair Lady
Freddy Eynsford-Hill1912; 1956Pygmalion; My Fair Lady
Henry Higgins1912; 1956Pygmalion; My Fair Lady
Adele1913Adele
Betty1915Betty
Eddie Kettle1915Very Good Eddie
Eileen Mulvaney1917Eileen
Irene O'Dare1919Irene
Sally1920Sally
Elsie Crofton1923A Dangerous Maid
Rose-Marie La Flemme1924Rose-Marie
Maritza1924Countess Maritza
Kay1926Oh, Kay!
Princess Rosalie1928Rosalie
Marius1929Marius
Ado Annie Carnes1930; 1943Green Grow the Lilacs; Oklahoma!
Curly McClain; Curly McLain1930; 1943Green Grow the Lilacs; Oklahoma!(McLain)
Laurey Williams1930; 1943Green Grow the Lilacs; Oklahoma!
Roberta1933Roberta
Johnny Johnson1936Johnny Johnson
Emily Webb1938Our Town
Dolly Gallagher Levi1938; 1964The Merchant of Yonkers; Hello, Dolly!
Alexandra Giddens1939The Little Foxes
Joey Evans1940Pal Joey
Hattie Maloney1940Panama Hattie
Carmen Jones1943Carmen Jones
Bernarda Alba1945The House of Bernarda Alba
Billy Bigelow1945Carousel
Louise Bigelow1945Carousel
Nettie Fowler1945Carousel
Julie Jordan1945Carousel
Marinka1945Marinka
Carrie Pipperidge1945Carousel
Enoch Snow1945Carousel
Tommy Albright1947Brigadoon
Meg Brockie1947Brigadoon
Charlie Dalrymple1947Brigadoon
Jeff Douglas1947Brigadoon
Blanche DuBois1947A Streetcar Named Desire
Stanley Kowalski1947A Streetcar Named Desire
Stella Kowalski1947A Streetcar Named Desire
Fiona MacLaren1947Brigadoon
Jean MacLaren1947Brigadoon
Finian McLonergan1947Finian's Rainbow
Willy Loman1949Death of a Salesman
Jamie McRuin1952Three Wishes for Jamie
Sabrina Fairchild1953Sabrina Fair
Irma La Douce1956Irma La Douce
Maria1956West Side Story
Amaryllis1957The Music Man
Tommy Djilas1957The Music Man
Harold Hill1957The Music Man
Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn1957The Music Man
Marian Paroo1957The Music Man
Winthrop Paroo1957The Music Man
Zaneeta Shinn1957The Music Man
Marcellus Washburn1957The Music Man
Mary Potts1959Little Mary Sunshine
Molly Brown1960The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Giovanni Venturi1962Bravo Giovanni
Amalia Balash1963She Loves Me
Stephen Kodaly1963She Loves Me
Arpad Laszlo1963She Loves Me
Georg Nowack1963She Loves Me
Ilona Ritter1963She Loves Me
Ladislav Sipos1963She Loves Me
Cindy Kreller1964Cindy
Charlie Hadwell1965Charlie Girl
Hop Kelly1965Kelly
Billy Fisher1974Billy
Annie Warbucks1977Annie
Fantine1980Les Misérables
Cosette Fauchelevant1980Les Misérables
Inspector Javert1980Les Misérables
Marius Pontmercy1980Les Misérables
Éponine Thénardier1980Les Misérables
Jean Valjean1980Les Misérables(Fauchelevent)
Charlotte Sweet1982Charlotte Sweet
Erik1986The Phantom of the Opera
Juan Darién1988Juan Darién: A Carnival Mass
Louie1988Captain Louie
Johnny Pye1993Johnny Pye and the Fool-Killer
Saucy Jack De 'Ath1995Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens
Kristina1995Kristina från Duvemåla
Violet Karl1997Violet
Peter1998Shockheaded Peter
Hedwig Robinson1998Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Marie Christine1999Marie Christine
Zanna2002Zanna, Don't!
Claudia2006Lestat
Maxim de Winter2006Rebecca
Marguerite2008Marguerite
Edwina Spoonapple2008Dear Edwina