This is a list of characters from animated cartoons, comic books and comic strips that are named after people. An animated cartoon is a moving picture generated by photographing drawings frame-by-frame, as opposed to a normal movie, which is produced by shooting 24 frames a second of actual moving persons or objects. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ...

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Characters named after famous people

• Alexander Lemming from The Beano, named after Alexander Fleming
• Ann-Margrock Flintstones character after actress Ann-Margret
• Arpine Lusène, named after Arsène Lupin, a fictional character from Maurice Leblanc.
• Baby Crockett, from The Beezer comic – Davy Crockett
• Baby Face Finlayson, from The Beano comic – Baby Face Nelson
• Calamity James from The Beano comic – Calamity Jane
• Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes – John Calvin, 16th century theologian
• Hobbes from Calvin and Hobbes – Thomas Hobbes, 17th century philosopher
• Cary Granite Flintstones character after actor Cary Grant
• Char Aznable (Mobile Suit Gundam through Char's Counterattack). Rumored to be named after French lounge singer Charles Aznavour.
• Foghorn Leghorn, Warner Brothers cartoons – Senator Claghorn, regular character on the Fred Allen radio show
• Frankie Stein, from the Wham!, Shiver and Shake, Whoopee! and Monster Fun comics. – Frankenstein
• Dewey, one of "Huey, Dewey and Louie" – Thomas Edmund Dewey, American politician
• Huey, one of "Huey, Dewey and Louie" – Huey Pierce Long, American politician
• Hitmonlee from Pokémon – Bruce Lee, martial artist
• Hitmonchan from Pokémon – Jackie Chan, martial artist
• Hohenheim of Light, from Fullmetal Alchemist - Paracelsus, sixteenth-century alchemist, whose real name was Theophrastus Van Hohenheim
• Louie, one of "Huey, Dewey and Louie" – Louie Schmitt, animator
• Ivy the Terrible, from The Beano comic – Ivan the Terrible.
• John D. Rockerduck, named after John D. Rockefeller.
• Ludwig Von Drake, named after Ludwig van Beethoven.
• Mickey Mouse, Mickey Rooney claims it was named after him (see cartoon character's page for the official origin).
• Nemo from the movie Finding Nemo – Captain Nemo, fictional character in Jules Verne's novels: 20,000 Leagues under the Sea and The Mysterious Island.
• Oscar from Cerebus – named after poet and playwright Oscar Wilde.
• Pepe Le Pew, French skunk in Warner Brothers cartoons – Pepe le Moko, fictional character from the novel and movies of the same name
• Philip J. Fry, from Futurama – Phil Hartman, voice actor
• Scrooge McDuck – Ebenezer Scrooge, fictional character in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
• Richard the Lion, from The Beano comic – Richard the Lionheart
• Rip Van Wink, from The Beano comic – Rip van Winkle
• Sigmund (dutch comics character), named after Sigmund Freud
• Stony Curtis Flintstones character after actor Tony Curtis
• Sweeny Toddler, from the Shiver and Shake, Whoopee! and Buster comics – Named after Sweeney Todd
• Tycho Brahe, from Penny Arcade – Tycho Brahe, sixteenth-century astronomer
• Yogi Bear – Yogi Berra, baseball player
• The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are each named for a Renaissance painter - Raphael, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Leonardo.
• Victor and Hugo, from The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film, 1996) - Named after Victor Hugo, author of The Hunchback of Notre Dame
• Wolfgang from Hey Arnold! - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Ludvig from Hey Arnold! - Ludvig van Beethoven

Alexander Fleming Sir Alexander Fleming (August 6, 1881 – March 11, 1955) was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. ... Ann-Margret Ann-Margret (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish-born actress and singer. ... Arpine Lusène is a fictional character of the Scrooge McDuck Universe created by Keno Don Rosa. ... Arsène Lupin is a fictional gentleman-thief character appearing in a series of novels by Maurice Leblanc. ... Maurice Leblanc Maurice Leblanc Maurice-marie-émile Leblanc (11 December 1864 - 6 November 1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, often described as a French counterpart to Conan Doyles creation Sherlock... The Beezer was a British comic book that started on 21 January 1956 and ran until 21 August 1993, when it merged with The Beano. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... Baby Face Finlayson was a comic strip in the Beano, starting in 1972. ... This article is about the comic. ... Lester J. Gillis, a. ... Calamity James is a fictional character who has his own comic strip in the UK comic The Beano. ... The factual accuracy of this article needs to be verified. ... Calvin and Hobbes took many wagon rides over the years—this one showed up on the cover of the first collection of comic strips. ... John Calvin (July 10, 1509 – May 27, 1564) was an important French Christian theologian during the Protestant Reformation and is the namesake of the system of Christian theology called Calvinism. ... Calvin and Hobbes took many wagon rides over the years—this one showed up on the cover of the first collection of comic strips. ... Hobbes redirects here. ... Cary Grant Archibald Alexander Leach (January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986), better known by his screen name, Cary Grant, was a British-born American film actor. ... Char Aznable, as appeared in Mobile Suit Gundam: Chars Counterattack Char Aznable (シャア・アズナブル) is a fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam and its sequels, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Chars Counterattack, voiced by Shuichi Ikeda (Japanese), Michael Kopsa (English dub of original series and Chars... Mobile Suit Gundam (Japanese: 機動戦士ガンダム) is a televised anime that was written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino and is made up of 43 episodes that were aired in 1979. ... Mobile Suit Gundam: Chars Counterattack is an anime movie set in the primary (UC) timeline of Gundam, taking place in UC0093. ... Charles Aznavour. ... Foghorn Leghorn in Foghorn Leghorn. ... Warner Bros. ... Senator Beauregard Claghorn was a popular radio character on the Allens Alley segment of The Fred Allen Show. ... He has eyes like Venetian blinds and a tongue like an adder - radio/television critic John Crosby about humourist Fred Allen, portrayed here by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. ... Shiver and Shake was a British comic book that ran from (issues dates) 10 March 1973 to 5 October 1974, when it merged with Whoopee!. Borrowing from the successful Whizzer and Chips, it was two comics in one; Shake being a pull-out section from Shiver. The main star of... Whoopee! was a British comic book that ran from (issues dates) 9 March 1974 to 30 March 1985, when it merged with Whizzer and Chips. ... Monster Fun was a British comic for young children (7-12). ... Anatomical painting of the human arm by Girolamo Fabrici Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. ... Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck, with Donald Duck, en route to their first meeting with Scrooge McDuck. ... Thomas Edmund Dewey (March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971) was the Governor of New York (1943-1955) and the Republican candidate for the U.S. Presidency in two elections (1944 and 1948), losing both times. ... Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck, with Donald Duck, en route to their first meeting with Scrooge McDuck. ... Huey Pierce Long (August 30, 1893–September 10, 1935), known as The Kingfish, was an American politician; he was governor of Louisiana (1928–1932), Senator (1932–1935) and a presidential hopeful before his assassination. ... Hitmonlee is a fictional species of Pokémon in the Pokémon animé, manga, and video game series. ... Pokémon (ポケモン Pokemon, pronounced //, although frequently, and even intentionally mispronounced //), is a multi-billion dollar media franchise, created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996 (it celebrated its tenth anniversary on February 27, 2006). ... Bruce Lee. ... Hitmonchan (エビワラー Ebiwalar in Japanese, Nockchan in German and Tygnon in French) is a fictional character from the Pokémon franchise that uses mainly punching attacks. ... Pokémon (ポケモン Pokemon, pronounced //, although frequently, and even intentionally mispronounced //), is a multi-billion dollar media franchise, created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996 (it celebrated its tenth anniversary on February 27, 2006). ... Jackie Chan (born April 7, 1954 in Hong Kong) is a Chinese martial artist, actor, director, stuntman and singer. ... Fullmetal Alchemist ), or commonly abbreviated FMA or Hagaren by fans, is a manga series created by Hiromu Arakawa and serialized in Monthly Shonen Gangan. ... Paracelsus Paracelsus (November 11 or December 17, 1493 - September 24, 1541) was a famous alchemist, physician, astrologer, and general occultist. ... Huey, Dewey and Louie Duck, with Donald Duck, en route to their first meeting with Scrooge McDuck. ... Ivy the Terrible is a fictional character who has her own comic strip in The Beano. ... Ivan IV (August 25, 1530–March 18, 1584) was the first ruler of Russia to assume the title of tsar. ... John D. Rockerduck is a fictional character from the Scrooge McDuck Universe. ... 1917 painting by John Singer Sargent. ... Ludwig Von Drake is one of Walt Disneys cartoon and comic book characters. ... Ludwig van Beethoven by Carl Jäger (Date unknown). ... Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is a comic animal cartoon character who has become a symbol for The Walt Disney Company. ... Actor Mickey Rooney speaks at the Pentagon in 2000 during a ceremony honoring the USO. Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr. ... Finding Nemo is a Academy Award winning computer-animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released to theatres by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution in the United States on May 30, 2003, in Australia on the 28th of August, 2003. ... Captain Nemos first appearance This page is about the fictional character Captain Nemo. ... Cerebus the Aardvark (or simply Cerebus) was an ambitious monthly independent comic book begun by Canadian artist Dave Sim in 1977, and running for 300 issues and 6,000 pages, through March 2004. ... Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, short story writer and Freemason. ... Pepe Le Pew in the short Little Beau Pepe. ... Genera Conepatus Mydaus Mephitis Spilogale Skunks are moderately small mammals with black-and-white fur belonging to the family Mustelidae and the order Carnivora. ... Pépé le Moko is a 1937 film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Jean Gabin. ... Philip J. Fry Philip J. Fry (born 1974), better known simply as Fry, is the central character of the television series Futurama. ... Futurama is an American animated television series created by Matt Groening (creator of The Simpsons) and David X. Cohen (also a writer for The Simpsons). ... Phil Hartman (September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a Canadian-born American graphic artist, writer, actor and comedian. ... Scrooge McDuck, the Richest Duck in the World, by Carl Barks. ... Ebenezer Scrooge encounters Ignorance and Want in A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge is the main character in Charles Dickens 1843 novella A Christmas Carol. ... Charles Dickens was a prolific writer who was almost always working on a new installment for a story and rarely missed a deadline. ... A Christmas Carol frontpiece, first edition 1843. ... Richard the Lion was a fictional character in a comic strip in the UK comic The Beano, starting in issue 1678, dated 14 September 1974, and continuing for another few years afterwards. ... Richard I (September 8, 1157 – April 6, 1199) was King of England from 1189 to 1199. ... Rip Van Wink was a comic strip in the UK comic The Beano. ... Rip van Winkle is a short story by Washington Irving published in 1819, as well as the name of the storys fictional protagonist. ... This article is about the Dutch comics character Sigmund, for other meanings see: Sigmund (disambiguation). ... Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud (IPA: []) (May 6, 1856–September 23, 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology. ... Tony Curtis at the height of his fame in the 1950s Roger Moore and Tony Curtis in The Persuaders! Tony Curtis (born June 3, 1925) is an American film actor. ... Sweeny Toddler (a play on Sweeney Todd), also known as Help! Its Sweeny Toddler, was a fictional character and comic strip in, originally, the UK comic Shiver and Shake, first appearing in issue 1, dated 10 March 1973 in the Shiver section. ... Shiver and Shake was a British comic book that ran from (issues dates) 10 March 1973 to 5 October 1974, when it merged with Whoopee!. Borrowing from the successful Whizzer and Chips, it was two comics in one; Shake being a pull-out section from Shiver. The main star of... Whoopee! was a British comic book that ran from (issues dates) 9 March 1974 to 30 March 1985, when it merged with Whizzer and Chips. ... Buster was a long-running British comic (28 May 1960 - 4 January 2000) which carried a mixture of humour and adventure strips, although the latter genre would become a rarer occurrence as the comic went on. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Penny Arcade is a webcomic written by Jerry Holkins and illustrated by Mike Krahulik. ... Tycho Brahe (help· info) , born Tyge Ottesen Brahe (December 14, 1546 – October 24, 1601), was a Danish (Scanian) nobleman astronomer as well as an astrologer and alchemist. ... Yogi Bear Yogi Bear is a cartoon character (an upright bear) created by Hanna-Barbera Productions. ... Yogi Berra on his 80th birthday Lawrence Peter Yogi Berra (born May 12, 1925) is a former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball who played almost his entire career for the New York Yankees. ... The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT or Ninja Turtles) are a fictional team of four anthropomorphic turtles who are also teenagers, mutants, and ninjas. ... In the traditional view, the Renaissance is understood as an historical age that was preceded by the Middle Ages and followed by the Reformation. ... This page is about the artist. ... Michelangelo (full name Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni) (March 6, 1475 - February 18, 1564) was a Renaissance sculptor, architect, painter, and poet. ... Statue of Donatello outside the Uffizi, Florence Donatello (Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi) (1386 - December 13, 1466) was a famous Florentine artist and sculptor of the early Renaissance. ... Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci, Italy, April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519, Cloux, France) was an Italian Renaissance polymath: an architect, musician, anatomist, inventor, engineer, sculptor, geometer, and painter. ... The Hunchback of Notre Dame (in French, Notre-Dame de Paris) is a novel first published in 1831 by the French literary giant Victor Hugo. ... Walt Disney Pictures is an American movie studio, with off-shoot studios in Japan and other sites in the United States. ... Victor-Marie Hugo. ... The Hunchback of Notre Dame (in French, Notre-Dame de Paris) is a novel first published in 1831 by the French literary giant Victor Hugo. ... Hey Arnold! is an American animated television series that ran on Nickelodeon from Autumn 1996 through Summer 2004. ... Mozart drawing by Doris Stock, 1789 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart; January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) is among the most significant and enduringly popular composers of European classical music. ... Hey Arnold! is an American animated television series that ran on Nickelodeon from Autumn 1996 through Summer 2004. ... Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17, 1770 – March 26, 1827) was a German composer of Classical music, the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras. ...

Characters named after non-famous people

• Homer Simpson, Marge Simpson, Lisa Simpson, and Maggie Simpson of The Simpsons are named after the family members of creator Matt Groening: his father Homer, his mother Marge and his sisters Lisa and Maggie.
• Garfield is named after Jim Davis's grandfather, James Garfield Davis
• Alvin, Simon, and Theodore (The Chipmunks), are named after the executives of their original record label, Liberty Records: Alvin Bennett (the president), Theodore Keep (the chief engineer), and Simon Waronker (the founder and owner).
• Timmy Turner from The Fairly OddParents – Timmy Hartman (younger brother of Butch Hartman)
• Charlie Brown and Linus, from Peanuts, were named after friends of Charles Schulz from Art Instruction Inc., where Schulz taught before and at the beginning of his cartoon career.
• Cree Lincoln, from Codename: Kids Next Door, is named after her voice actress, Cree Summer.
• Bullwinkle J. Moose is named after Clarence Bullwinkel, a friend of Jay Ward and Alex Anderson, who created Bullwinkle.

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See also

• List of comic books
• List of comic strips
• Archive of fictional things