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.
Characters named after famous people
- Mayor Adam West in Family Guy, who is also dubbed by Adam West
- Alexander Lemming from The Beano – 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.
- Archeops from Pokémon – Cheops, an Egyptian Pharaoh
- 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.
- Babbitt and Catstello, characters in A Tale of Two Kitties – Abbott and Costello.
- Baby Crockett, from The Beezer comic – Davy Crockett.
- Baby Face Finlayson, from The Beano comic – Baby Face Nelson.
- Professor Barabas, from Suske en Wiske – Barabbas, the biblical thief.[1]
- 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 – Bing Crosby.
- Boa Hancock from the anime and manga series One Piece.
- Bogey Go Cart, a character in Bacall to Arms – Humphrey Bogart.
- Butch and Cassidy, villains from Pokémon – Butch Cassidy.
- Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story – Buzz Aldrin.
- Calamity James from The Beano comic – Calamity Jane.
- Calamity Jane from Lucky Luke – Calamity Jane.
- Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes – John Calvin, 16th century theologian
- Capone Bege from the anime and manga series One Piece is named after Al Capone and William le Sauvage.
- Cary Granite, a Flintstones character – 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 – Chill Wills, actor.
- Chuck, from Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters comic book – Chuck Norris.
- Clark Gravel, a Flintstones character – Clark Gable.
- Clint, from Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters comic book – Clint Eastwood.
- Darwin Watterson, from The Amazing World of Gumball – Charles Darwin.
- Dewey, one of "Huey, Dewey and Louie" – Thomas Dewey, American politician.
- Dick Fowl, a character in The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos – Dick Powell.
- Dina Saur from Beany and Cecil. A singing dinosaur named after Dinah Shore a popular female singer on TV at that time.
- 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.
- 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 – Napoleon Bonaparte, the French Emperor
- Eustass Kid from the anime and manga series One Piece is named after the mercenary Eustace the Monk and the Scottish privateer William Kid.
- Fats Swallow, a character in The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos – 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.
- 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
- 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 – Philo Farnsworth
- Huckleberry Hound – Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- Iago from Aladdin – Iago, William Shakespeare's play Othello.
- Ivy the Terrible, from The Beano comic – Ivan the Terrible.
- Jack Bunny, a character in I Love to Singa – Jack Benny.
- Jackie Chan from Jackie Chan Adventures – Jackie Chan
- Jackie, from Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters comic book – 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 – Jeffery Dahmer the serial killer
- Jerom, of Suske en Wiske – Jeroom Verten – Belgian playwright.[2]
- Jessie and James, villains from Pokémon named after Jesse James.
- Jewelry Bonney from the anime and manga series One Piece is named after Irish female pirate Anne Bonny.
- Jimmy Darrock, a Flintstones character – singer James Darren.
- John D. Rockerduck – 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.
- Kangaskhan from some Western localizations of Pokémon – Genghis Khan, the Mongol Emperor
- The Koopalings are named after musicians.
- Laffite from the anime and manga series One Piece is named after French pirate Jean Lafitte.
- Lapras from Pokémon – Laplace, a mathematician.
- Laurie Be Cool, a character in Bacall to Arms – Lauren Bacall.
- Leonardo, the oldest of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – the great Italian Renaissance artist and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci
- Leo Ferocious, a Flintstones character – Leo Durocher.
- Lester Coward, a character in She Was an Acrobat's Daughter – Leslie Howard.
- Ludvig from Hey Arnold! – Ludwig van Beethoven
- Ludwig Von Drake – Ludwig van Beethoven.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mickey Mouse – Mickey Rooney claims it was named after him (see cartoon character's page for the official origin).
- Milton Squirrel, in The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos – Milton Berle.
- Morlocks – in Marvel Comics, a group of mutants naming themselves after the futuristic race in H.G. Wells' The Time Machine
- 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 20,000 Leagues under the Sea and The Mysterious Island.
- Nero – Nero, Belgian comic character by Marc Sleen is named after the Roman emperor Nero.[3]
- Nina Einstein from Code Geass – Albert Einstein.
- Oscar from Cerebus – named after poet and playwright Oscar Wilde.
- Owl Jolson, a character in I Love to Singa – Al Jolson.
- 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.
- Raphael, the second oldest of the ninja turtle brothers from TMNT, was named after the Italian Renaissance artist and sculptor, Raphael Sanzio
- Richard the Lion, from The Beano comic – Richard the Lionheart
- Rip Van Wink, from The Beano comic – Rip van Winkle
- Rock Lee from Naruto is named after 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.
- Scrooge McDuck – Ebenezer Scrooge, fictional character in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
- Seymour Skinner is named after 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 – Tony Curtis.
- Sweeny Toddler, from the Shiver and Shake, Whoopee! and Buster comics – Sweeney Todd
- 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 – Troy Donahue and Doug McClure
- Tycho Brahe, from Penny Arcade – Tycho Brahe, sixteenth-century astronomer
- Victor and Hugo, from 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.C. Fieldmouse – W.C. Fields.
- Wolfgang from Hey Arnold! – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- Woodhouse, the butler from Archer, is named for British author P.G. Wodehouse, who created the famous fictional butler, Jeeves.
- Woody from Toy Story – Woody Strode.
- 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 – Yogi Berra, baseball player.
Characters named after non-famous people
- Bugs Bunny from Looney Tunes – Ben "Bugs" Hardaway, storyboard artist
- 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.[4]
- 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.
References
- Van Hooydonck, Peter, "Willy Vandersteen: De Bruegel van het Beeldverhaal", Standaard Uitgeverij, 1995.
- VAN HOOYDONCK, Peter, Willy Vandersteen: De Bruegel van het Beeldverhaal, Standaard Uitgeverij, Antwerpen, 1994
- https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/sleen.htm
- See the "Family" section of "Matt Groening Profile Archived 2008-06-17 at the Wayback Machine", E!.
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