List of fictional characters on stamps of the United States
This article lists fictional characters that have been featured on United States postage stamps, listed by their name, the year they were first featured on a stamp (some common national symbolic characters have appeared many times on stamps, only the first appearance is noted by year), and a very short description of their notability.
For the purpose of this list, "featured" may mean:
- The likeness of a character,
- The name of a character, or
- Characters who have neither their likeness nor name on a stamp, but are documented by the United States Postal Service as being the subject of a stamp.
A
- Aladdin (2007) character from Aladdin[1]
- Aleta, Queen of the Misty Isles (1995) character from Prince Valiant
- Alice (2005) character from Alice in Wonderland[2]
- Alley Oop (1995) comic strip character
- Captain America (2007) comic book superhero[1]
- American bald eagle (1988) caricature of America
- Padmé Amidala (2007) character from Star Wars[1]
- Ellen "Elle" Andrews (2012) character from It Happened One Night[3]
- Animal (2005) character from The Muppet Show[2]
- Annie (1995) character from Little Orphan Annie
- Aquaman (2006) comic book superhero[4]
- Ariel (2005) character from The Little Mermaid[2]
- Atlas (2001) statue by Lee Lawrie[5][6][7]
- Princess Aurora (2008) character from Sleeping Beauty[8]
- Australian koala (1988) caricature of Australia
B
- Baloo (2008) character from The Jungle Book[8]
- Bambi (2004) character from Bambi[7]
- Bandit Who Fires At Camera (1998) character from The Great Train Robbery[9]
- Barbie (1999) doll introduced in 1959[10]
- Batman (2006) comic book superhero[4]
- Beaker (2005) character from The Muppet Show[2]
- Fozzie Bear (2005) a Muppet created by Jim Henson[2]
- Mr. Beasley the Postman (1995) character from Blondie
- Beast (2006) character from Beauty and the Beast[4]
- "Beau" (1990) character from Beau Geste
- Belle (2006) character from Beauty and the Beast[4]
- Bess (1993) character from Porgy and Bess
- Josephine "Jo" March Bhaer (1993) character from Little Women[11]
- Big Bird (1999) character from Sesame Street[10]
- Ernest G. Bilko (2009) character from The Phil Silvers Show[12]
- Captain Bill Bones (2001) character from Treasure Island[5]
- Boo (2012) character from Monsters, Inc.[13][14][15]
- Br'er Rabbit (2001) American folklore character[5]
- Margaret "Meg" March Brooke (1993) character from Little Women[11]
- Buckbeak (2013) character from Harry Potter[16]
- Bullseye (2012) character from Toy Story[13][14][15]
- Blondie Bumstead (1995) character from Blondie
- Dagwood Bumstead (1995) character from Blondie
- Bugs Bunny (1997) cartoon character[17][18]
- Paul Bunyan (1996) American folk hero
- Hamilton Burger (2009) character from Perry Mason[12]
- Rhett Butler (1990) character from Gone with the Wind
C
- C-3PO (2007) character from Star Wars[1]
- Camilla the Chicken (2005) character from The Muppet Show[2]
- Hopalong Cassidy (2009) character from Hopalong Cassidy[12]
- The Cat in the Hat (1999) character created by Dr. Seuss[7][10][11][19][20]
- Caterpillar (2006) character from The Very Hungry Caterpillar[4][11][21]
- Prince Charming (2006) character from Cinderella[4]
- Chewbacca (2007) character from Star Wars[1]
- Cinderella (2006) character from Cinderella[4]
- Flip Corkin (1995) character from Terry and the Pirates
- Wile E. Coyote (2000) character from the Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner cartoon series[22]
1974 American Folklore issue showing the Headless Horseman chasing Ichabod Crane
- Ichabod Crane (1974) from a novel by Washington Irving
- Curious George (2006) character from the Curious George series of books[4][11][21]
D
- Dash / Dashiell Parr (2012) character from The Incredibles[13][14][15]
- Cynthia Day (1994) character portrayed by Clara Bow
- Julio Desnoyers (1994) character portrayed by Rudolph Valentino
- Dinny (1995) character from Alley Oop
- Discobolus (1932) statue of discus thrower
- Dobby (2013) character from Harry Potter[16]
- Howdy Doody (2009) character from Howdy Doody[12]
- Eliza Doolittle (1993) character from My Fair Lady
- Dopey (2005) character from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs[2]
- Dot (2012) character from A Bug's Life[14][15]
- Count Dracula (1997) character portrayed by Bela Lugosi[18]
- Oliver J. "Ollie" Dragon (2009) character from Kukla, Fran and Ollie[12]
- Blanche DuBois (1999) character from A Streetcar Named Desire[10]
- Daffy Duck (1999) cartoon character[10]
- Donald Duck (2004) cartoon character[7]
- Dug (2011) character from Up[15][23][24][25][26]
- Albus Dumbledore (2013) character from Harry Potter[16]
- Dumbo (2007) character from Dumbo[1]
E
- Ethan Edwards (2012) character from The Searchers[3]
- Erik, The Phantom of the Opera (1994) character portrayed by Lon Chaney[18]
- E.T. (2000) character from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial[6][22]
F
- Fauna (2008) character from Sleeping Beauty[8]
- Fawkes (2013) character from Harry Potter[16]
- Boba Fett (2007) character from Star Wars[1]
- Filk (2012) character from A Bug's Life[13][14][15]
- Huckleberry Finn (1993) character from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn[11]
- Flash (2006) comic book superhero[4]
- Flora (2008) character from Sleeping Beauty[8]
- Flounder (2005) character from The Little Mermaid[2]
- Fox (2006) character from Fox in Socks[4][11][21]
- Frankenstein's monster (1997) character portrayed by Boris Karloff[6][18]
- Freddie the Freeloader (2009) character portrayed by Red Skelton[12]
- Frederick (2006) character from Frederick as illustrated by Leo Lionni[4][11][21]
- Carl Fredericksen (2011) character from Up[15][23][24][25][26]
1922 Freedom issue
- Freedom (1922) detail of a statue on the U.S. Capitol building
- Joe Friday (2009) character from Dragnet[12]
G
1968 Christmas issue depicting Gabriel
- Gabriel (1968) detail of a painting by Jan van Eyck
- Dorothy Gale (1990) character from The Wizard of Oz
- The Genie (2007) character from Aladdin[1]
- Glotz / Klotz (2004) character from Oh Say Can You Say?[7][11][20]
- The Great Gonzo (2005) character from The Muppet Show[2]
- Goofy (2004) cartoon character[7]
- Barney Google (1995) character from Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
- Flash Gordon (1995) comic strip character
- Hermione Granger (2013) character from Harry Potter[16]
- The Greatest Mother (1931) from a painting by Alonzo Foringer
- Green Arrow (2006) comic book superhero[4]
- Green Lantern (2006) comic book superhero[4]
- The Grinch (2004) character from How the Grinch Stole Christmas![7][11][19][20]
H
- Rubeus Hagrid (2013) character from Harry Potter[16]
- The (Mad) Hatter (2005) character from Alice in Wonderland[2]
- Hawkman (2006) comic book superhero[4]
- Headless Horseman (1974) from a novel by Washington Irving
- Hedwig (2013) character from Harry Potter[16]
- John Henry (1996) American folk hero
- Henry Higgins (1993) character from My Fair Lady
- Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Ph.D. (2005) character from The Muppet Show[2]
- Hulk (2007) comic book superhero[1]
I
- Ignatz Mouse (1995) character from Krazy Kat
- Imhotep / The Mummy (1997) character portrayed by Boris Karloff
- Mr. Incredible / Bob Parr (2012) character from The Incredibles[13][14][15]
J
- Jessie (2012) character from Toy Story 2[13][14][15]
- Jiggs (1995) character from Bringing Up Father
- Jiminy Cricket (2004) character from Pinocchio[7]
- Joe (2010) character created by Bill Mauldin[27]
K
- Charles Foster Kane (1999) character from Citizen Kane[10]
- The Katzenjammer Kids (1995) comic strip characters
- Obi-Wan Kenobi (2007) character from Star Wars[1]
- Kermit the Frog (2005) a Muppet created by Jim Henson[2]
- Keystone Cops (1994) caricatures of incompetent police officers in film
- Krazy Kat (1995) comic strip character
- Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk (2012) character from Some Like It Hot[3]
- Stanley Kowalski (1999) character from A Streetcar Named Desire[10]
- Ralph Kramden (2009) character from The Honeymooners[12]
- Kukla (2009) character from Kukla, Fran and Ollie[12]
L
- Labor (1956) detail of a mosaic at the AFL–CIO headquarters
- Lady (2006) character from Lady and the Tramp[4]
- Lassie (2009) character from Lassie[12]
- Amy Curtis March Laurence (1993) character from Little Women[11]
- Terry Lee (1995) character from Terry and the Pirates
- Princess Leia (2007) character from Star Wars
- Leo (2005) sign of the Zodiac[2]
- Bellatrix Lestrange (2013) character from Harry Potter[16]
1922 Liberty issue
- Liberty (1940) personification of Liberty[2][4][23][26]
- Buzz Lightyear (2011) character from Toy Story[15][23][24][25][26]
- Alfredo Linguini (2011) character from Ratatouille[15][23][24][25][26]
- Little Nemo (1995) comic strip character
- Lone Ranger (2009) character from The Lone Ranger[12]
- Luna Lovegood (2013) character from Harry Potter[16]
- Lyra (2005) harpist or the harp from the myth of Orpheus[2]
M
- Maggie (1995) character from Bringing Up Father
- Draco Malfoy (2013) character from Harry Potter[16]
- Elizabeth "Beth" March (1993) character from Little Women[11]
- Perry Mason (2009) character from Perry Mason[12]
- Mater (2011) character from Cars[15][23][24][25][26]
- Darth Maul (2007) character from Star Wars[1]
- Betsy McCall (1997) 20th century American doll
- Charlie McCarthy (1991) ventriloquist dummy voiced by Edgar Bergen
- Minerva McGonagall (2013) character from Harry Potter[16]
- McGruff the Crime Dog (1984) anticrime awareness mascot
- Lightning McQueen (2011) character from Cars[15][23][24][25][26]
- Merryweather (2008) character from Sleeping Beauty[8]
- Ethel Mertz (2009) character from I Love Lucy[12]
- Ming the Merciless (1995) character from Flash Gordon
- Mighty Casey (1996) character from Casey at the Bat
- Maggie Mix-Up (1997) 20th century American doll
- Maisy Mouse (2006) character from the Maisy picture book series[4][11][21]
- Mickey Mouse (2004) cartoon character[1][2][4][7][8]
- Minnie Mouse (2006) cartoon character[4]
- Timothy Q. Mouse (2007) character from Dumbo[1]
- Mowgli (2008) character from The Jungle Book[8]
- Mufasa (2004) character from The Lion King[7]
N
- Namor the Sub-Mariner (2007) comic book superhero[1]
- Nemo (2012) character from Finding Nemo[13][14][15]
1958 Atlantic cable centenary stamp showing Neptune at the left of the stamp design
- Neptune (1958) a god in Roman mythology[28]
- Nora (1995) character from Bringing Up Father
- Ed Norton (2009) character from The Honeymooners[12]
O
- Hank O'Hair (1995) character from Brenda Starr, Reporter
- Scarlett O'Hara (1990) character from Gone with the Wind
1955 New Hampshire issue depicting the Old Man of the Mountain
- Old Man of the Mountain (1955) rock formation in New Hampshire
- Olivia (2006) character from the Olivia book series[4][11][21]
- Orion (2005) huntsman from Greek mythology[2]
P
- Palpatine (2007) character from Star Wars[1]
- Peter Pan (2007) character from Peter Pan[1]
- Pecos Bill (1996) American folk hero
- Pegasus (2005) character from Greek mythology[2]
- Miss Piggy (2005) a Muppet created by Jim Henson[2]
- Pink Panther (character) (2004) character from The Pink Panther series[7]
- Pinocchio (2004) character from Pinocchio[7]
- Plastic Man (2006) comic book superhero[4]
- Pluto (2005) cartoon character[2]
- Pongo (2008) character from One Hundred and One Dalmatians[8]
- Popeye the Sailor Man (1995) comic strip and cartoon character
- Porgy (1993) character from Porgy and Bess
- Porky Pig (2001) cartoon character[5]
- Harry Potter (2013) character from Harry Potter[16][29]
- Sylvester J. Pussycat, Sr. (1998) cartoon character[9]
R
- R2-D2 (2007) character from Star Wars[1]
- Raggedy Ann (1997) children's book character and popular doll subject
- Rebecca Rowena Randall (1993) character from Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm[11]
- Remy (2011) character from Ratatouille[15][23][24][26]
- Lucy and Ricky Ricardo (1999) characters from I Love Lucy[10][12]
- the Ringo Kid (1990) character from Stagecoach
- Nancy Ritz (1995) character from Nancy
- The Road Runner (2000) character from the Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner cartoon series[22]
- Rowlf the Dog (2005) a Muppet created by Jim Henson[2]
S
- Sam the Eagle (2005) character from The Muppet Show[2]
- Sandy (1995) character from Little Orphan Annie
- Santa Claus (1972) personification of Christmas[2][5][7][13][30]
- Tom Sawyer (1972) from a novel by Mark Twain
- Silver (2009) character from The Lone Ranger[12]
- Silver Surfer (2007) comic book superhero[1]
- Simba (2004) character from The Lion King[7]
- Bart Simpson (2009) character from The Simpsons[12]
- Homer Simpson (2009) character from The Simpsons[12]
- Lisa Simpson (2009) character from The Simpsons[12]
- Maggie Simpson (2009) character from The Simpsons[12]
- Marge Simpson (2009) character from The Simpsons[12]
- Skeezix (1995) character from Gasoline Alley
- The Skipper (1995) character from Toonerville Folks
- Skippy (1997) character from Skippy and 20th century American doll
- The Skrink (2004) character from I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew[7][11][20]
- The Skritz (2004) character from I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew[7][11][20]
- Luke Skywalker (2007) character from Star Wars[1]
- Sluggo Smith (1995) character from Nancy
- Smokey Bear (1984) forest fire awareness mascot
- Severus Snape (2013) character from Harry Potter[16]
- Snoopy (2001) character from Peanuts[5]
- Snow White (1998) character from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs[2][9]
- Han Solo (2007) character from Star Wars[1]
- The Sower (1954) a statue by Lee Lawrie
- Sam Spade (2012) character from The Maltese Falcon[3][13]
- Spark Plug (1995) character from Barney Google and Snuffy Smith
- Spider-Man (2007) comic book superhero[1]
- Spider-Woman (2007) comic book superheroine[1]
- Squirt (2012) character from Finding Nemo[13][14][15]
- Brenda Starr (1995) character from Brenda Starr, Reporter
- Statler and Waldorf (2005) characters from The Muppet Show[2]
- James P. "Sulley" Sullivan (2012) character from Monsters, Inc.[13][14][15]
- Supergirl (2006) comic book superheroine[4]
- Superman (1998) comic book superhero[4][9]
- Swedish Chef (2005) character from The Muppet Show[2]
T
- Larry Talbot / The Wolf Man (1997) character portrayed by Lon Chaney, Jr.[18]
- Tarzan (2012) character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs[13][15][31][32]
- Thing (2007) character from Fantastic Four[1]
- The Three Graces (1940) detail of a painting by Botticelli
- Thumper (2004) character from Bambi[7]
- Tinker Bell (2007) character from Peter Pan[1]
- Topper (2009) fictional horse ridden by Hopalong Cassidy[12]
- Dick Tracy (1995) comic strip character
- The Tramp (1994) character portrayed by Charlie Chaplin[9]
- Tramp (2006) character from Lady and the Tramp[4]
- Tweety (1998) cartoon character[9]
V
- Darth Vader / Anakin Skywalker (2007) character from Star Wars[1]
- Prince Valiant (1995) comic strip character
- Victory (1919) personification of Nike
- Lord Voldemort (2013) character from Harry Potter[16]
W
- WALL-E (2011) character from WALL-E[15][23][24][25][26]
- Walt Wallet (1995) character from Gasoline Alley
- Peter Warne (2012) character from It Happened One Night[3]
- Michael "Mike" Wazowski (2012) character from Monsters, Inc.[13][14][15]
- Fred and George Weasley (2013) characters from Harry Potter[16]
- Ginny Weasley (2013) character from Harry Potter[16]
- Ron Weasley (2013) character from Harry Potter[16]
- Wilbur (2006) character from Charlotte's Web[4][11][21]
- Wild Thing (2006) character from Where the Wild Things Are[4][11][21]
- Willie (2010) character created by Bill Mauldin[27]
- Wonder Woman (2006) comic book superheroine[4]
- Sheriff Woody (2012) character from Toy Story[13][14][15]
Y
- The Yellow Kid (1995) comic strip character
- Yoda (2007) character from Star Wars[1]
- Daisy Mae Yokum (1995) character from Li'l Abner
- Li'l Abner Yokum (1995) character from Li'l Abner
See also
- List of people on stamps of the United States
References
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