List of comic and cartoon characters named after people

This is a list of characters from animated cartoon, comic books, webcomics and comic strips who are named after people.

A

 * Mayor Adam West in Family Guy, who is also dubbed by Adam West.
 * Alexander Lemming from The Beano – Scottish chemist Alexander Fleming.
 * Alexander Owlcott, a character in The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos – Alexander Woolcott.
 * Alister from the anime Yu-Gi-Oh! was named after Aleister Crowley in the dub version (the character's original name is Amelda).
 * Alvida of the anime and manga series One Piece gets her name from the female pirate Awilda
 * Ann-Margrock, a Flintstones character – Ann-Margret
 * Apu Nahasapeemapetilon (The Simpsons) is named after Apu, the title character in The Apu trilogy.
 * Archimedes the owl (The Sword and the Stone) is named after ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes.
 * Arnie Pie from The Simpsons – Ernie Pyle.
 * Arpine Lusène – Arsène Lupin, a fictional character from Maurice Leblanc.
 * Ax-hand Morgan of the anime and manga series One Piece gets his surname from Henry Morgan, a Welsh privateer who made a name in the Caribbean as a leader of buccaneers.
 * Attila the dog – (Belgian comic strip Attila ) is named after Attila the Hun.
 * Attila the dog – (Los Trotamúsicos) is named after Attila the Hun.

B

 * Babbitt and Catstello, characters in A Tale of Two Kitties – Comedians Abbott and Costello.
 * Baby Crockett, from The Beezer comic – Frontiersman Davy Crockett.
 * Baby Face Finlayson, from The Beano comic – Criminal Baby Face Nelson.
 * Bakelandt (from the Belgian comic series Bakelandt) is named after 18th-century criminal Ludovicus Baekelandt.
 * Professor Barabas – (Suske en Wiske) – Barabbas, the biblical thief.
 * Barbe Rouge (English name: Redbeard) is named after real-life pirate Hayreddin Barbarossa, who also had the nickname Redbeard.
 * Barney Gumble – (The Simpsons) was named after The Flintstones character Barney Rubble.
 * Bartholomew Kuma from the anime and manga series One Piece is named after Welsh pirate Bartholomew Roberts.
 * Basil Hawkins from the anime and manga series One Piece is named after both English Admiral Sir John Hawkins and English Doctor Basil Ringrose.
 * Bellamy the Hyena from the anime and manga series One Piece is named after Samuel Bellamy, a formidable pirate in the early eighteenth century.
 * Betty Savis, a character in She Was an Acrobat's Daughter – Bette Davis.
 * Bing Crowsby, in The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos – Singer Bing Crosby.
 * Bogey Go Cart, a character in Bacall to Arms – Hollywood actor Humphrey Bogart.
 * Brutus (The Rescuers) is named after Roman senator Brutus.
 * Butch and Cassidy, villains from Pokémon – Criminal Butch Cassidy.
 * Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story – Astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

C

 * Calamity James from The Beano comic – Calamity Jane.
 * Calamity Jane from Lucky Luke – Frontierswoman Calamity Jane.
 * Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes – John Calvin, 16th century theologian.
 * Markies de Canteclaer – (Tom Poes) is named after Canteclaer the rooster from Reynard the Fox.
 * Capone Bege from the anime and manga series One Piece is named after Al Capone and William le Sauvage.
 * Cary Granite, a Flintstones character – Hollywood actor Cary Grant.
 * Casey Strangle, a Flintstones character – Casey Stengel.
 * Cecil Crumey from Code Geass – Novelist Andrew Crumey.
 * Char Aznable (Mobile Suit Gundam through Char's Counterattack). Rumored to be named after French lounge singer Charles Aznavour.
 * Chilly Willy – Actor Chill Wills.
 * Chuck, from Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters – Hollywood actor Chuck Norris.
 * Clark Gravel, a Flintstones – Hollywood actor Clark Gable.
 * Clint, from Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters – Hollywood actor Clint Eastwood.
 * Clo-Clo Pheip (The Adventures of Nero), named after the French singer Claude François, who was nicknamed Clo-Clo.
 * Cupidon, named after the Greek-Roman mythological character Cupid.

D

 * The Daltons (Lucky Luke) are named after the real-life 19th-century Dalton Gang.
 * Darwin Watterson, from The Amazing World of Gumball – Biologist Charles Darwin.
 * Dewey, one of "Huey, Dewey and Louie" – U.S. politician Thomas Dewey.
 * Dick Fowl, a character in The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos – Dick Powell.
 * Dina Saur from Beany and Cecil. A singing dinosaur named after singer Dinah Shore.
 * Dio Brando is named after both Ronnie James Dio and Marlon Brando.
 * Dole Promise, a character from She Was an Acrobat's Daughter – Lowell Thomas.
 * Donatello, the second youngest of the ninja turtle brothers from TMNT – the Italian Renaissance artist and sculptor, Donatello.
 * Donquixote Doflamingo from the anime and manga series One Piece is named after the a character from Spanish film of the same name Don Quixote.
 * X. Drake from the anime and manga series One Piece is named after the famous English naval Vice Adm. Francis Drake, who was known as a pirate the Spanish.
 * Duck Dodgers, played by Daffy Duck, was named after famous character Buck Rogers.
 * Duckula, named after Dracula.
 * Dumbo is named after 19th-century circus elephant Jumbo.

E

 * Ed G. Robemsome, a character in Thugs with Dirty Mugs – Edward G. Robinson.
 * Egroeg Sacul, Star Tours at the Disney's Hollywood Studios, named after Star Wars creator George Lucas. Egroeg Sacul is George Lucas spelled backwards.
 * Empoleon from Pokémon – French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.
 * Eustass Kid from the anime and manga series One Piece is named after the mercenary Eustace the Monk and the Scottish privateer William Kid.

F

 * Fats Swallow, a character in The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos – Jazz musician Fats Waller.
 * Foghorn Leghorn, Warner Brothers cartoons – Senator Claghorn, regular character on The Fred Allen Show.
 * Francesca Lucchini from the anime Strike Witches, named after Italian World War 2 fighter pilot Franco Lucchini.
 * Frankie Stein, from the Wham!, Shiver and Shake, Whoopee! and Monster Fun comics. – Frankenstein.
 * Fred Bonaparte, from the game Psychonauts – his apparent ancestor, Napoleon Bonaparte.
 * Fred McFurry, a character in The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos – Fred MacMurray.

G

 * Gloria Von Gouten, from the game Psychonauts, named after the famous actor, Gloria Swanson.
 * Goddard, the robot dog of Jimmy Neutron, is named for rocket scientist Robert Goddard.

H

 * Hamlet – (Hagar the Horrible) is named after Shakespearean character Hamlet.
 * Helga G. Pataki of "Hey Arnold!", named after former governor George Pataki.
 * Huey Freeman from The Boondocks is named after Huey P. Newton
 * 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
 * Hobbes from Calvin and Hobbes – Thomas Hobbes, 17th century philosopher.
 * Hohenheim of Light, from Fullmetal Alchemist – Paracelsus, sixteenth-century alchemist, whose real name was Theophrastus Van Hohenheim
 * Hubert Farnsworth from Futurama – Inventor Philo Farnsworth
 * Huckleberry Hound – Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

I

 * Iago from Aladdin – Iago, William Shakespeare's play Othello.
 * Ivy the Terrible – Russian czar Ivan the Terrible.

J

 * Jack Bunny, a character in I Love to Singa – Jack Benny.
 * Jackie, from Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters comic book – Martial artist Jackie Chan.
 * James Isaac Neutron from The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius – Isaac Newton, English scientist, and James Chadwick, who was nicknamed "Jimmy Neutron".
 * Jeffy Dahmer, of The Ringer – Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
 * Jerom, of Suske en Wiske – Jeroom Verten – Belgian playwright.
 * Jessie and James, villains from Pokémon named after outlaw Jesse James.
 * Jewelry Bonney from the anime and manga series One Piece is named after female pirate Anne Bonny.
 * Jimmy Darrock, a Flintstones character – singer James Darren.
 * John D. Rockerduck – Billionnaire John D. Rockefeller.
 * Jules and Verne, the sons of Doctor Emmett Brown in Back to the Future: The Animated Series, are named after Jules Verne.

K

 * Kangaskhan from some Western localizations of Pokémon – Genghis Khan, the Mongol Emperor
 * The Koopalings are named after musicians.

L

 * Lafayette (The Aristocats) is named after the French military officer Marquis de Lafayette.
 * Laffite from the anime and manga series One Piece is named after French pirate Jean Lafitte.
 * Lapras from Pokémon – Mathematician Pierre-Simon Laplace.
 * Laurie Be Cool, a character in Bacall to Arms – Hollywood actress Lauren Bacall.
 * Léonard the inventor is named after Italian scientist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci.
 * Leonardo, the oldest of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – the great Italian Renaissance artist and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci
 * Leo Ferocious, a Flintstones character – Baseball player Leo Durocher.
 * Lester Coward, a character in She Was an Acrobat's Daughter – Actor Leslie Howard.
 * Little Annie Fanny is named after comic character Little Annie Rooney.
 * Louis the Alligator (The Princess and the Frog) is named after Louis Armstrong.
 * Ludvig from Hey Arnold! – Composer Ludwig van Beethoven
 * Ludwig Von Drake – Composer Ludwig van Beethoven.

M

 * Marge Simpson (born Marge Bouvier) – Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, former First Lady of the United States, widow to John F. Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis.
 * Marshall D. Teach, Thatch, and Edward Newgate from the anime and manga series One Piece are named after Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, who was a notorious English pirate in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic during the early 18th century.
 * Dr. Marvin Monroe (The Simpsons) is named after Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe.
 * Madame Medusa (The Rescuers) is named after Greek mythological character Medusa.
 * Michelangelo, the youngest of the ninja turtle brothers from TMNT – the great Italian Renaissance artist and sculptor, Michelangelo Buonarroti.
 * Milhouse Van Houten, a character on The Simpsons – Richard Milhous Nixon, see BBC Simpson's page. Milhouse's middle name Mussolini is based on Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.
 * Milton Squirrel, in The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos – Comedian Milton Berle.
 * Morlocks – in Marvel Comics, a group of mutants naming themselves after the futuristic race in H. G. Wells' The Time Machine

N

 * Nabuko Donosor (Urbanus) is named after Nebuchadnezzar II.
 * Napoleon (The Aristocrats) is named after Napoleon Bonaparte.
 * Nebby K. Nezzer from Veggie Tales is named after Nebuchadnezzar.
 * Nemo from the movie Finding Nemo – Captain Nemo, fictional character in Jules Verne's novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas and The Mysterious Island.
 * Nero – Nero, Belgian comic character by Marc Sleen is named after the Roman emperor Nero.
 * Nero (The Rescuers) is named after Roman emperor Nero.
 * Nina Einstein from Code Geass – Albert Einstein.

O

 * Olga Lawina (Agent 327) is named after Dutch singer Olga Lowina.
 * Oscar from Cerebus – named after poet and playwright Oscar Wilde.
 * Owl Jolson, a character in I Love to Singa – Al Jolson.

P

 * Pepé 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.
 * Pluto, named after the dwarf planet Pluto, in itself named after Greek-Roman mythological character Pluto.

R

 * Raphael, the second oldest of the ninja turtle brothers from TMNT, was named after the Italian Renaissance artist and sculptor, Raphael Sanzio.
 * Rasputin (Inspector Canardo) is named after Rasputin.
 * Richard the Lion, from The Beano comic – English king Richard the Lionheart.
 * Rip Van Wink, from The Beano comic – Literary character Rip van Winkle.
 * Rock Lee from Naruto is named after martial artist Bruce Lee.
 * Rock Quarry – Flintstones character named after actor Rock Hudson.
 * Roronoa Zoro from the anime and manga series One Piece is named after French pirate François l'Olonnais and fictional hero/vigilante Zorro.
 * Rubberduck, comic book character from Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew, is the secret identity of actor Byrd Rentals, named after Burt Reynolds.

S

 * Scrooge McDuck – Ebenezer Scrooge, fictional character in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
 * Seymour Skinner (The Simpsons) is named after psychologist B.F. Skinner.
 * Sigmund (Dutch comics character) – Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychiatrist.
 * Sophie Turkey, a character in The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos – Sophie Tucker.
 * Stony Curtis, a Flintstones character – Hollywood actor Tony Curtis.
 * Sweeny Toddler, from the Shiver and Shake, Whoopee! and Buster comics – Literary character Sweeney Todd.

T

 * Thor (Marvel character) is named after the Norse god Thor.
 * Tony Zucco – Rumored to be named after the actor George Zucco.
 * Trafalgar Law from the anime and manga series One Piece's last name Law is based on notorious English pirate Edward Low. His first name is from the Battle of Trafalgar.
 * Troy McClure from The Simpsons – Actors Troy Donahue and Doug McClure.
 * Tycho Brahe, from Penny Arcade – Tycho Brahe, sixteenth-century astronomer.

V

 * Victor and Hugo (The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Disney film) – Victor Hugo, author of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
 * Victor and Hugo, the Cosgrove Hall Films characters, are also named after the author.

W

 * W.C. Fieldmouse – Hollywood comedian W.C. Fields.
 * Wolfgang from Hey Arnold! – Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
 * Woodhouse, the butler from Archer, is named after British author P.G. Wodehouse, who created the famous fictional butler, Jeeves.
 * Woody from Toy Story – American football player and actor Woody Strode.

Y

 * Yankee Poodle, comic book character from Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew, is the secret identity of Rova Barkitt, named after gossip columnist Rona Barrett.
 * Yensid, from Fantasia, after Walt Disney. Yensid is Disney spelled backwards.
 * Yogi Bear – Baseball player Yogi Berra.

Z

 * Zippy the Pinhead is named after real-life sideshow artist Zip the Pinhead.
 * Zorry Kid is named after masked avenger Zorro.

Characters named after non-famous people

 * Bugs Bunny from Looney Tunes – Ben "Bugs" Hardaway, storyboard artist.
 * Chang Chong-Chen – (The Adventures of Tintin) is named after a friend of Hergé, Zhang Chongren.
 * 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 (who is named after James Abram Garfield).
 * Jeff Fischer, from American Dad! is named after Seth MacFarlane's good friend with the same name.
 * Louie, one of "Huey, Dewey and Louie" – Louie Schmitt, animator
 * 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.
 * Lois Lane, from the Superman comics, is named after Lois Amster, a girl that Jerry Siegel had a crush on.
 * Bullwinkle J. Moose is named after Clarence Bullwinkel, a friend of Jay Ward and Alex Anderson, who created Bullwinkle. The J in his name is for his creator Jay Ward, as the J in Homer Simpson's middle name was Matt Groening's way of honoring Jay Ward.
 * Pocoyo, the main protagonist of the TV show "Pocoyo", named after his three-year-old daughter used it in her nightly prayers saying "Eres niño poco yo" ("You're a child little me") instead of "Eres niño como yo ("You're a child like me").
 * Super Zia (from Toothpique Productions' series of the same title) is named after the actor playing him, a friend of the director's, Ziauddin Md. Nasrullah.
 * Erfaan a.k.a. Mr. 85 (from Toothpique Productions' Super Zia) is named after a friend of the director's girlfriend.
 * Shinji Ikari from Neon Genesis Evangelion is named after Shinji Higuchi, head of Gainax, the animation studio of Evangelion.
 * Kirby is named after lawyer John Kirby, who defended Nintendo in the Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd. case in 1984.
 * Porky Pig from Looney Tunes is named two childhood classmates of creator Friz Freleng, nicknamed "Porky" and "Piggy".
 * Mario is named after Nintendo of America's warehouse landlord Mario Segale.
 * Dennis the Menace is named after the comic strip creator Hank Ketcham's son Dennis Ketcham, whom the artist's wife once called "a menace".