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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | | |
| Ariodante | 1735 | Ariodante | | |
| Ginevra | 1735 | Ariodante | | |
| Tommy Albright | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Meg Brockie | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Charlie Dalrymple | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Jeff Douglas | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Fiona MacLaren | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Jean MacLaren | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Billy Bigelow | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Louise Bigelow | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Nettie Fowler | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Julie Jordan | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Carrie Pipperidge | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Enoch Snow | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Jonathas | 1688 | David et Jonathas | | |
| 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 | | |
| Elisabeth of Austria | 1992 | Elisabeth | | |
| Franz Joseph I | 1992 | Elisabeth | | |
| Luigi Lucheni | 1992 | Elisabeth | | |
| Prince Rudolf | 1992 | Elisabeth | | |
| Archduchess Sophie | 1992 | Elisabeth | | |
| Ado Annie Carnes | 1930; 1943 | Green Grow the Lilacs; Oklahoma! | | |
| Curly McClain; Curly McLain | 1930; 1943 | Green Grow the Lilacs; Oklahoma! | (McLain) | |
| 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 | | |
| Julius Caesar | 1599 | Julius Caesar | | |
| Marcus Junius Brutus | 1599 | Julius Caesar | | |
| Mark Antony | 1599 | Julius Caesar | | |
| 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 | | |
| 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 | | |
| Macbeth | 1606 | Macbeth | | |
| Lady Macbeth | 1606 | Macbeth | | |
| Macduff | 1606 | Macbeth | | |
| 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 | | |
| Desdemona | c. 1603 | Othello | | |
| Othello | c. 1603 | Othello | | |
| Emily Webb | 1938 | Our Town | | |
| 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 | | |
| Richard III | c. 1592 | Richard III | | |
| Benvolio | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Juliet | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Friar Laurence | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Mercutio | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Romeo | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Tybalt | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| 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 | | |
| Katherina Minola | c. 1590 | Taming of the Shrew | | |
| Petruchio | c. 1590 | Taming of the Shrew | | |
| Cecily Cardew | 1895 | The Importance of Being Earnest | | |
| The Hon. 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 | | |
| Amaryllis | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Tommy Djilas | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Professor 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 | | |
| Titus Andronicus | c. 1591 | Titus Andronicus | | |
| Olivia | 1601 | Twelfth Night | | |
| Duke Orsino | 1601 | Twelfth Night | | |
| Sebastian | 1601 | Twelfth Night | | |
| Viola | 1601 | Twelfth Night | |