Fictional Characters from Movies
This list is comprised of some of the most recognizable names from fictional movies. If shown, the year indicates when the movie was first released.
| Name | Year | Movie | Other Names | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pauline Marvin | 1914 | The Perils of Pauline |  | |
| Pert Barlow | 1919 | Checkers | | |
| Mickey Mouse | 1928 | Steamboat Willie | | |
| Minnie Mouse | 1928 | Steamboat Willie | | |
| Sadie Thompson | 1928 | Sadie Thompson | | |
| Betty Boop | 1930 | Dizzy Dishes | | |
| Count Dracula | 1931 | Dracula | | |
| Marius | 1931 | Marius | | |
| Pluto | 1931 | The Moose Hunt | | |
| Goofy | 1932 | The Whoopee Party | | |
| Olive Oyl | 1933 | Popeye the Sailor | | |
| Popeye | 1933 | Popeye the Sailor | | |
| Sally Bird | 1933 | Aunt Sally | | |
| Donald Duck | 1934 | The Wise Little Hen | | |
| Marie Galante | 1934 | Marie Galante | | |
| Porky Pig | 1935 | I Haven't Got a Hat | | |
| Daffy Duck | 1937 | Porky's Duck Hunt | | |
| Hazel Flagg | 1937 | Hazel Flagg | | |
| Stella Dallas | 1937; 1990 | Stella Dallas; Stella | | |
| Dewey | 1938 | Donald's Nephews | | |
| Huey | 1938 | Donald's Nephews | | |
| Louie | 1938 | Donald's Nephews | | |
| Ashley Wilkes | 1939 | Gone With the Wind | (George) | |
| Carreen O'Hara | 1939 | Gone With the Wind | (Caroline, Irene) | |
| Dorothy Gale | 1939 | The Wizard of Oz | | |
| Melanie Hamilton Wilkes | 1939 | Gone With the Wind | | |
| Rhett Butler | 1939 | Gone With the Wind | | |
| Scarlett O'Hara | 1939 | Gone With the Wind | (Katie) | |
| Suellen O'Hara | 1939 | Gone With the Wind | (Susan, Elinor) | |
| Bugs Bunny | 1940 | A Wild Hare | | |
| Daisy Duck | 1940 | Mr. Duck Steps Out | | |
| Elmer Fudd | 1940 | Elmer's Candid Camera | | |
| Pinocchio | 1940 | Pinocchio | | |
| Andy Hardy | 1941 | Andy Hardy's Private Secretary | | |
| Charles Foster Kane | 1941 | Citizen Kane | | |
| Jerry Mouse | 1941 | The Midnight Snack | | |
| Sam Spade | 1941 | The Maltese Falcon | | |
| Tom Cat | 1941 | The Midnight Snack | | |
| Ilsa Lund | 1942 | Casablanca | | |
| Rick Blaine | 1942 | Casablanca | | |
| Tweety Bird | 1942 | A Tale of Two Kitties | | |
| Chip | 1943 | Private Pluto | | |
| Dale | 1943 | Private Pluto | | |
| George Blake | 1943 | Bell-Bottom George | | |
| Lassie | 1943 | Lassie Come Home | | |
| Laura Hunt | 1944 | Laura | | |
| Velvet Brown | 1944 | National Velvet | | |
| Yosemite Sam | 1945 | Hare Trigger | | |
| Sylvester | 1945 | Life with Feathers | | |
| George Bailey | 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life | | |
| Jody Baxter | 1946 | The Yearling | | |
| Margie MacDuff | 1946 | Margie | (Marjorie) | |
| Philip Marlowe | 1946 | The Big Sleep | | |
| Amber St. Clair | 1947 | Forever Amber | | |
| Judy Foster | 1948 | A Date with Judy | | |
| Lark Ingoldsby | 1948 | Enchantment | | |
| Marvin the Martian | 1948 | Haredevil Hare | | |
| Joe Gillis | 1950 | Sunset Boulevard | | |
| Norma Desmond | 1950 | Sunset Boulevard | | |
| Blanche DuBois | 1951 | A Streetcar Named Desire | | |
| Stanley Kowalski | 1951 | A Streetcar Named Desire | | |
| Judalon de Bornay | 1952 | The Iron Mistress | | |
| Danny Gilmartin | 1953 | Calamity Jane | | |
| Katie Brown | 1953 | Calamity Jane | | |
| Athena Mulvain | 1954 | Athena | | |
| Désirée Clary | 1954 | Désirée | | |
| Godzilla | 1954 | Godzilla | (Gojira) | |
| Sabrina Fairchild | 1954 | Sabrina | | |
| Stella | 1955 | Stella | | |
| Ethan Edwards | 1956 | The Searchers | | |
| Joey Evans | 1957 | Pal Joey | | |
| Gigi | 1958 | Gigi | (Gilberte) | |
| Darby O'Gill | 1959 | Darby O'Gill and the Little People | | |
| Judah Ben-Hur | 1959 | Ben-Hur | | |
| Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk | 1959 | Some Like It Hot | | |
| Norman Bates | 1960 | Psycho | | |
| Ada Gillis | 1961 | Ada | | |
| Atticus Finch | 1962 | To Kill a Mockingbird | | |
| David Clemens | 1962 | David and Lisa | | |
| James Bond | 1962 | Dr. No | | |
| Lisa Brandt | 1962 | David and Lisa | | |
| Thomasina | 1963 | The Three Lives of Thomasina | | |
| Henry Orient | 1964 | The World of Henry Orient | | |
| Marnie Edgar | 1964 | Marnie | | |
| Mary Poppins | 1964 | Marry Poppins | | |
| Billie Carol | 1965 | Billie | | |
| Benjamin Braddock | 1967 | The Graduate | | |
| Luke Jackson | 1967 | Cool Hand Luke | (Lucas) | |
| Millie Dillmount | 1967 | Thoroughly Modern Millie | | |
| Mrs. Robinson | 1967 | The Graduate | | |
| David Bowman | 1968 | 2001: A Space Odyssey | (Dave) | |
| Rosemary Woodhouse | 1968 | Rosemary's Baby | | |
| Lili Smith | 1970 | Darling Lili | | |
| Alex DeLarge | 1971 | A Clockwork Orange | | |
| Ben Walton | 1971 | The Homecoming: A Christmas Story | (Benjamin) | |
| Elizabeth Walton | 1971 | The Homecoming: A Christmas Story | (Tyler) | |
| Esther "Grandma" Walton | 1971 | The Homecoming: A Christmas Story | | |
| "Dirty" Harry Callahan | 1971 | Dirty Harry | | |
| Jason Walton | 1971 | The Homecoming: A Christmas Story | | |
| John Walton Sr. | 1971 | The Homecoming: A Christmas Story | | |
| John "John-Boy" Walton Jr. | 1971 | The Homecoming: A Christmas Story | (Lee) | |
| Mary Ellen Walton | 1971 | The Homecoming: A Christmas Story | | |
| Olivia Walton | 1971 | The Homecoming: A Christmas Story | | |
| Zeb "Grandpa" Walton | 1971 | The Homecoming: A Christmas Story | (Zebb, Zebulon) | |
| Vito Corleone | 1972 | The Godfather | | |
| Michael Corleone | 1973 | The Godfather | | |
| Regan MacNeil | 1973 | The Exorcist | | |
| Alice Hyatt | 1974 | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | | |
| Thomasine | 1974 | Thomasine & Bushrod | | |
| Martin Brody | 1975 | Jaws | | |
| Randle McMurphy | 1975 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | (Patrick) | |
| Rosco P. Coltrane | 1975 | Moonrunners | (Purvis) | |
| Tommy Walker | 1975 | Tommy | | |
| Carrie White | 1976 | Carrie | (Carietta, Carrietta) | |
| Geoffrey Griffin | 1976 | Griffin and Phoenix | | |
| Rocky Balboa | 1976 | Rocky | | |
| Sarah Phoenix | 1976 | Griffin and Phoenix | | |
| Travis Bickle | 1976 | Taxi Driver | | |
| Annie Hall | 1977 | Annie Hall | | |
| Chewbacca | 1977 | Star Wars | | |
| Han Solo | 1977 | Star Wars | | |
| Princess Leia Organa | 1977 | Star Wars | | |
| Luke Skywalker | 1977 | Star Wars | | |
| Mary Jane Harper | 1977 | Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night | | |
| Obi-Wan Kenobi | 1977 | Star Wars | (Ben) | |
| Pete | 1977 | Pete's Dragon | | |
| Darth Vader | 1977 | Star Wars | (Anakin) | |
| Clark Kent | 1978 | Superman | | |
| Jennifer Baylor | 1978 | Jennifer | | |
| Laura Mars | 1978 | Eyes of Laura Mars | | |
| Laurie Strode | 1978 | Halloween | | |
| Lois Lane | 1978 | Superman | | |
| Michael Myers | 1978 | Halloween | | |
| Patrick Thompson | 1978 | Patrick | | |
| Buck Rogers | 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | | |
| Ellen Ripley | 1979 | Alien | (Louise) | |
| Felicity Robinson | 1979 | Felicity | | |
| Laura Moore | 1979 | Laura | | |
| "Mad" Max Rockatansky | 1979 | Mad Max | | |
| Walter Kurtz | 1979 | Apocalypse Now | | |
| Boba Fett | 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | | |
| Elwood Blues | 1980 | The Blues Brothers | | |
| Jack Torrance | 1980 | The Shining | | |
| Jake Blues | 1980 | The Blues Brothers | | |
| Jason Voorhees | 1980 | Friday the 13th | | |
| Yoda | 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | | |
| Ash Williams | 1981 | The Evil Dead | (Ashley) | |
| Indiana Jones | 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | (Indy) | |
| Snake Plissken | 1981 | Escape from New York | | |
| Elliott Taylor | 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | | |
| Roy Batty | 1982 | Blade Runner | | |
| Sarah | 1982 | Sarah | | |
| Sophie Zawistowski | 1982 | Sophie's Choice | (Zophia) | |
| Victoria Grant | 1982 | Victor/Victoria | | |
| Tony Montana | 1983 | Scarface | (Antonio) | |
| Axel Foley | 1984 | Beverly Hills Cop | | |
| Freddy Krueger | 1984 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | | |
| Kyle Reese | 1984 | The Terminator | | |
| Peter Venkman | 1984 | Ghostbusters | | |
| Rosaleen | 1984 | The Company of Wolves | | |
| Sarah Connor | 1984 | The Terminator | (Jeanette) | |
| Sheena | 1984 | Sheena | | |
| Agnes Devereaux | 1985 | Agnes of God | | |
| Billie Jean Davy | 1985 | The Legend of Billie Jean | | |
| Emmett "Doc" Brown | 1985 | Back to the Future | | |
| Honeythorn Gump | 1985 | Legend | | |
| Louden Swain | 1985 | Vision Quest | | |
| Marie Ragghianti | 1985 | Marie | | |
| Marty McFly | 1985 | Back to the Future | (Martin) | |
| Dwayne Hicks | 1986 | Aliens | | |
| Ferris Bueller | 1986 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | | |
| Frank Booth | 1986 | Blue Velvet | | |
| Johnny Number 5 | 1986 | Short Circuit | | |
| Iris | 1987 | Iris | | |
| Martin Riggs | 1987 | Lethal Weapon | | |
| Roxanne Kowalski | 1987 | Roxanne | | |
| Frank Drebin | 1988 | The Naked Gun | | |
| Jessica Rabbit | 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | | |
| John McClane | 1988 | Die Hard | | |
| Oliver | 1988 | Oliver & Company | | |
| Roger Rabbit | 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit? | | |
| Wanda Gershwitz | 1988 | A Fish Called Wanda | | |
| Willow Ufgood | 1988 | Willow | | |
| Bruce Wayne | 1989 | Batman | | |
| Harry Burns | 1989 | When Harry Met Sally... | | |
| Johnny "Handsome" Sedley | 1989 | Johnny Handsome | (John) | |
| Sally Albright | 1989 | When Harry Met Sally... | | |
| Alice Tate | 1990 | Alice | | |
| Dick Tracy | 1990 | Dick Tracy | | |
| Edward Scissorhands | 1990 | Edward Scissorhands | | |
| Kevin McCallister | 1990 | Home Alone | | |
| Lulu | 1990 | The Ages of Lulu | | |
| Tommy DeVito | 1990 | Goodfellas | | |
| Belle | 1991 | Beauty and the Beast | | |
| Bob Wiley | 1991 | What About Bob? | | |
| Clarice Starling | 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | | |
| Hannibal Lecter | 1991 | The Silence of the Lambs | | |
| Henry Turner | 1991 | Regarding Henry | | |
| John Connor | 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day | | |
| Buffy Summers | 1992 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | (Anne) | |
| Vic Vega | 1992 | Reservoir Dogs | (Victor) | |
| Wayne Campbell | 1992 | Wayne's World | | |
| Ada McGrath | 1993 | The Piano | | |
| Alan Grant | 1993 | Jurassic Park | | |
| Ellie Sattler | 1993 | Jurassic Park | | |
| Ian Malcolm | 1993 | Jurassic Park | | |
| Jack Skellington | 1993 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | | |
| Vincenzo Coccotti | 1993 | True Romance | | |
| Ace Ventura | 1994 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | | |
| Andy Dufresne | 1994 | The Shawshank Redemption | | |
| Butch Coolidge | 1994 | Pulp Fiction | | |
| Claudia | 1994 | Interview with the Vampire | | |
| Daniel Jackson | 1994 | Stargate | | |
| David Goodson | 1994 | David's Mother | | |
| Ellis Redding | 1994 | The Shawshank Redemption | (Red) | |
| Forrest Gump | 1994 | Forrest Gump | | |
| Jack O'Neill | 1994 | Stargate | (Jonathan) | |
| Jules Winnfield | 1994 | Pulp Fiction | | |
| Mathilda Lando | 1994 | Léon: The Professional | | |
| Mia Wallace | 1994 | Pulp Fiction | | |
| Mufasa | 1994 | The Lion King | | |
| Muriel Heslop | 1994 | Muriel's Wedding | | |
| Nala | 1994 | The Lion King | | |
| Priscilla | 1994 | The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | | |
| Randal Graves | 1994 | Clerks | | |
| Scar | 1994 | The Lion King | | |
| Simba | 1994 | The Lion King | | |
| Vincent Vega | 1994 | Pulp Fiction | | |
| Colonel Brandon | 1995 | Sense and Sensibility | | |
| Buzz Lightyear | 1995 | Toy Story | | |
| Isaiah | 1995 | Losing Isaiah | | |
| Jade | 1995 | Jade | (Anna, Katrina) | |
| Keyser Söze | 1995 | The Usual Suspects | | |
| Becky Howard | 1996 | McLeod's Daughters | (Rebecca) | |
| Claire McLeod | 1996 | McLeod's Daughters | (Louise) | |
| Ethan Hunt | 1996 | Mission Impossible | | |
| Jack Powell | 1996 | Jack | | |
| Marge Gunderson | 1996 | Fargo | | |
| Sidney Prescott | 1996 | Scream | | |
| Tess McLeod | 1996 | McLeod's Daughters | (Teresa, Charlotte) | |
| Austin Powers | 1997 | Austin Powers | | |
| Cal Hockley | 1997 | Titanic | (Caledon) | |
| Jack Dawson | 1997 | Titanic | | |
| Martin Blank | 1997 | Grosse Pointe Blank | | |
| Rose DeWitt Bukater | 1997 | Titanic | | |
| Jeff "the Dude" Lebowski | 1998 | The Big Lebowski | | |
| John Miller | 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | | |
| Stella Payne | 1998 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | | |
| Walter Sobchak | 1998 | The Big Lebowski | | |
| Molly McKay | 1999 | Molly | | |
| Neo | 1999 | The Matrix | | |
| Agent Smith | 1999 | The Matrix | | |
| Trinity | 1999 | The Matrix | | |
| Tyler Durden | 1999 | Fight Club | | |
| Betty Sizemore | 2000 | Nurse Betty | | |
| Billy Elliot | 2000 | Billy Elliot | | |
| Erin Brockovich | 2000 | Erin Brockovich | | |
| Grace Trevethyn | 2000 | Saving Grace | | |
| Jane | 2000 | The Truth About Jane | | |
| Logan "Wolverine" | 2000 | X-Men | (James) | |
| Maximus Decimus Meridius | 2000 | Gladiator | | |
| Patrick Bateman | 2000 | American Psycho | | |
| Albus Dumbledore | 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | (Percival, Wulfric, Brian) | |
| Amélie Poulain | 2001 | Amélie | | |
| Aragorn | 2001 | The Lord of the Rings | (Elessar, Estel, Strider) | |
| Charlotte Gray | 2001 | Charlotte Gray | | |
| Donnie Darko | 2001 | Donnie Darko | | |
| Fiona | 2001 | Shrek | | |
| Gandalf | 2001 | The Lord of the Rings | (Mithrandir, Olórin) | |
| Harry Potter | 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | (James) | |
| Hermione Granger | 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | (Jean) | |
| Ron Weasley | 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | (Ronald, Bilius) | |
| Shrek | 2001 | Shrek | | |
| Spencer | 2001 | According to Spencer | | |
| Lord Voldemort | 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | (Tom, Marvolo) | |
| Gollum | 2002 | The Lord of the Rings | (Sméagol, Trahald) | |
| Jason Bourne | 2002 | The Bourne Identity | | |
| Kate Carson | 2002 | Repli-Kate | | |
| Lucy | 2002 | I'm with Lucy | | |
| May Kennedy | 2002 | May | | |
| Peter Parker | 2002 | Spider-Man | | |
| Sonny | 2002 | Sonny | | |
| Wilson "Rocket" Rodriguez | 2002 | City of God | | |
| Beatrix Kiddo | 2003 | Kill Bill | | |
| Bruce Banner | 2003 | Hulk | (Hulk) | |
| David Gale | 2003 | The Life of David Gale | | |
| Dory | 2003 | Finding Nemo | | |
| Elizabeth Swann | 2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean | | |
| Jack Sparrow | 2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean | | |
| Jonny Vang | 2003 | Jonny Vang | | |
| Kanaalaq | 2003 | The Snow Walker | | |
| Marlin | 2003 | Finding Nemo | | |
| Nemo | 2003 | Finding Nemo | | |
| Will Turner | 2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean | (William) | |
| Brick Tamland | 2004 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | | |
| Laura | 2004 | Laura's Star | | |
| Napoleon Dynamite | 2004 | Napoleon Dynamite | | |
| Ron Burgundy | 2004 | Anchorman | | |
| Vera Drake | 2004 | Vera Drake | | |
| White Goodman | 2004 | Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | | |
| Malcolm Reynolds | 2005 | Serenity | (Mal) | |
| Marv | 2005 | Sin City | | |
| Melissa | 2005 | Melissa P. | | |
| Bernard Lafferty | 2006 | Bernard and Doris | | |
| Alice | 2007 | Alice's House | | |
| Anton Chigurh | 2007 | No Country For Old Men | | |
| Barry B. Benson | 2007 | Bee Movie | | |
| Daniel Plainview | 2007 | There Will Be Blood | | |
| Juno MacGuff | 2007 | Juno | | |
| Mikaela Banes | 2007 | Transformers | | |
| Naomi Mills | 2007 | Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List | | |
| Optimus Prime | 2007 | Transformers | | |
| Sam Witwicky | 2007 | Transformers | | |
| Amanda Tangerman | 2008 | Finding Amanda | | |
| Mariah Mundi | 2008 | The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box | | |
| Nancy Stockwell | 2008 | Downloading Nancy | | |
| Nick O'Leary | 2008 | Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist | | |
| Norah Silverberg | 2008 | Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist | | |
| Stella | 2008 | Stella | | |
| Tony Stark | 2008 | Iron Man | (Anthony) | |
| Brüno Gehard | 2009 | Brüno | | |
| Daisy Adair | 2009 | Dead like Me: Life After Death | | |
| George Lass | 2009 | Dead like Me: Life After Death | (Georgia) | |
| Harry Sweeney | 2009 | Handsome Harry | | |
| Joy Lass | 2009 | Dead like Me: Life After Death | | |
| Mason | 2009 | Dead like Me: Life After Death | | |
| Pippa Lee | 2009 | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | | |
| Reggie Lass | 2009 | Dead like Me: Life After Death | (Regina) | |
| Roxy Harvey | 2009 | Dead like Me: Life After Death | (Roxanne) | |
| Julia Levin | 2010 | Julia's Eyes | | |
| Pascal | 2010 | Bibliothèque Pascal | | |
| Scott Pilgrim | 2010 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | | |
| Hanna Heller | 2011 | Hanna | | |
| Sonny Bosco | 2011 | Searching for Sonny | | |
| Steve Rogers | 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | | |
| Celeste Martin | 2012 | Celeste and Jesse Forever | | |
| Elisa | 2012 | Para Elisa | | |
| Ellen Taylor | 2012 | For Ellen | | |
| Jesse Abrams | 2012 | Celeste and Jesse Forever | | |
| Katniss Everdeen | 2012 | The Hunger Games | | |
| Natasha Romanova | 2012 | The Avengers | | |
| Timothy Green | 2012 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green | | |
| Annie Parker | 2013 | Decoding Annie Parker | | |
| Emanuel | 2013 | The Truth About Emanuel | | |
| Joe Ransom | 2013 | Joe | | |
| Molly Maxwell | 2013 | Molly Maxwell | | |
| Oggy | 2013 | Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie | | |
| Philomena Lee | 2013 | Philomena | (Annie) | |
| Alice Howland | 2014 | Still Alice | | |
| Annabelle | 2014 | Annabelle | | |
| Barry Burke | 2014 | Someone Marry Barry | | |
| Beth Slocum | 2014 | Life After Beth | | |
| Cal | 2014 | Kelly & Cal | | |
| Jamie Marks | 2014 | Jamie Marks Is Dead | | |
| Kelly | 2014 | Kelly & Cal | | |
| Peter Quill | 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | (Jason) | |
| Tammy Banks | 2014 | Tammy | | |
| Vincent MacKenna | 2014 | St. Vincent | | |
| Beatrice Prior | 2014 | Divergent | (Tris) | |
| Ely Diamond | 2015 | Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List | | |
| Scott Lang | 2015 | Ant-Man | | |
| Stephen Strange | 2016 | Doctor Strange | (Vincent) | |
| Diana of Themyscira | 2017 | Wonder Woman | | |
| T'Challa | 2018 | Black Panther | | |
| Carol Danvers | 2019 | Captain Marvel | | |
| Kekoa Shaw | 2021 | Malignant | | |
| Nate Foster | 2022 | Better Nate Than Ever | |