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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ado Annie Carnes | 1930; 1943 | Green Grow the Lilacs; Oklahoma! |  | |
| Alexandra Giddens | 1939 | The Little Foxes | (Zan, Zannie) | |
| Algernon Moncrieff | 1895 | The Importance of Being Earnest | | |
| Amalia Balash | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Amaryllis | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Sir Anthony Absolute | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Antonio | 1596 | The Merchant of Venice | | |
| Ariel | c. 1610 | The Tempest | | |
| Ariodante | 1735 | Ariodante | | |
| Arpad Laszlo | 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 | | |
| Blanche DuBois | 1947 | A Streetcar Named Desire | | |
| Bob Acres | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Carrie Pipperidge | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Cecily Cardew | 1895 | The Importance of Being Earnest | | |
| Charlie Dalrymple | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Claudia | 2006 | Lestat | | |
| Claudio | c. 1598 | Much Ado About Nothing | | |
| King Claudius | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| Cordelia | c. 1605 | King Lear | | |
| Cosette Fauchelevant | 1980 | Les Misérables | (Euphrasie) | |
| Curly McClain; Curly McLain | 1930; 1943 | Green Grow the Lilacs; Oklahoma! | | |
| Demetrius | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Desdemona | c. 1603 | Othello | | |
| Edmund | c. 1605 | King Lear | | |
| Eliza Doolittle | 1912; 1956 | Pygmalion; My Fair Lady | | |
| Emily Webb | 1938 | Our Town | | |
| Enoch Snow | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Éponine Thénardier | 1980 | Les Misérables | | |
| Erik | 1986 | The Phantom of the Opera | | |
| Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Fantine | 1980 | Les Misérables | | |
| Fiona MacLaren | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Freddy Eynsford-Hill | 1912; 1956 | Pygmalion; My Fair Lady | | |
| Georg Nowack | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Queen Gertrude | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| 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 | (Juan) | |
| Goneril | c. 1605 | King Lear | (Gonerill, Gonoril) | |
| Gwendolen Fairfax | 1895 | The Importance of Being Earnest | | |
| Prince Hamlet | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| Harold Hill | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Helena | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Henry Higgins | 1912; 1956 | Pygmalion; My Fair Lady | | |
| Hermia | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Hero | c. 1598 | Much Ado About Nothing | | |
| Ilona Ritter | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Captain Jack Absolute | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Inspector Javert | 1980 | Les Misérables | | |
| Jean MacLaren | 1947 | Brigadoon | (Jeannie) | |
| Jean Valjean | 1980 | Les Misérables | (Ultime) | |
| Jeff Douglas | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| John Worthing | 1895 | The Importance of Being Earnest | (Ernest, Jack) | |
| Julia Melville | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Julie Jordan | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Juliet | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Katherina Minola | c. 1590 | Taming of the Shrew | (Kate, Katherine) | |
| Ladislav Sipos | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Friar Laurence | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Laurey Williams | 1930; 1943 | Green Grow the Lilacs; Oklahoma! | | |
| King Lear | c. 1605 | King Lear | | |
| Louise Bigelow | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Sir Lucius O'Trigger | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Lydia Languish | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Lysander | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Lady Macbeth | 1606 | Macbeth | | |
| Macduff | 1606 | Macbeth | | |
| Marcellus Washburn | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Marian Paroo | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Marius Pontmercy | 1980 | Les Misérables | | |
| Maxim de Winter | 2006 | Rebecca | (Maximilian) | |
| Meg Brockie | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Mercutio | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Miranda | c. 1610 | The Tempest | | |
| Nettie Fowler | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Oberon | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Olivia | 1601 | Twelfth Night | | |
| Ophelia | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| Duke Orsino | 1601 | Twelfth Night | | |
| Othello | c. 1603 | Othello | | |
| Pert Barlow | 1903 | Checkers | | |
| Peter Pan | 1904 | Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up | | |
| Petruchio | c. 1590 | Taming of the Shrew | (Petruccio) | |
| Polonius | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| Portia | 1596 | The Merchant of Venice | | |
| Prospero | c. 1610 | The Tempest | | |
| Regan | c. 1605 | King Lear | | |
| Romeo | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Sebastian | 1601 | Twelfth Night | | |
| Shylock | 1596 | The Merchant of Venice | | |
| Stanley Kowalski | 1947 | A Streetcar Named Desire | | |
| Stella Kowalski | 1947 | A Streetcar Named Desire | | |
| Stephen Kodaly | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Titania | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Titus Andronicus | c. 1591 | Titus Andronicus | | |
| Tommy Albright | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Tommy Djilas | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Tybalt | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Viola | 1601 | Twelfth Night | | |
| Wendy Darling | 1904 | Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up | | |
| Winthrop Paroo | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Zaneeta Shinn | 1957 | The Music Man | |