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This is a list of characters from [[animated cartoon]], comic books, [[webcomic]]s and [[comic strip]]s who are named after people.
==Characters named after famous people==
===A===
* Mayor Adam West in ''Family Guy'', who is also dubbed by [[Adam West]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/content/node/23365 |title=Seth MacFarlane |access-date=2007-09-26 |last=Rabin |first=Nathan |date=2006-01-26 |work=The A.V. Club |publisher=Onion, Inc. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070328104414/http://www.avclub.com/content/node/23365 |archive-date=28 March 2007}}</ref>
* [[Alexander Lemming]] from ''The Beano'' – Scottish chemist [[Alexander Fleming]] {{citation needed| date=November 2021}}
* [[Alexander Owlcott]], a character in ''[[The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos]]'' – [[Alexander Woollcott]] {{citation needed| date=November 2021}}
* [[List of Yu-Gi-Oh! characters#Alister|Alister]] from the anime [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]] was named after [[Aleister Crowley]]{{citation needed| date=November 2021}} in the dub version (the character's original name is Amelda).
* [[List of One Piece characters#Alvida|Alvida]] of the anime and manga series ''[[One Piece]]'' gets her name from the female pirate [[Awilda]]{{citation needed| date=November 2021}}
* [[Ann-Margrock]], a ''[[The Flintstones|Flintstones]]'' character – [[Ann-Margret]]<ref name="flint-tv">{{cite news | newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer | date=23 September 1963 | title=Today's Channel Check | page=39 | url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89101536/ann-margrock/ | access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="flint-film">{{cite news | newspaper=Northwest Herald | ___location=Woodstock, Illinois | date=28 April 2000 | title='Rock' on | last=Westhoff | first=Jeffrey | page=81| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89101694/northwest-herald/| access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref>
* [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]] (''[[The Simpsons]]'') is named after Apu, the title character in ''[[The Apu Trilogy]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nextshark.com/simpsons-apu-tribute-greatest-films | title='Simpsons' Creator Says Apu is Actually a Tribute to the 'Greatest Films' Ever | date=21 July 2018 }}</ref>
* Archimedes the owl (''[[The Sword in the Stone (1963 film)|The Sword and the Stone]]'') is named after ancient Greek mathematician [[Archimedes]].
* [[Arnie Pie]] from ''[[The Simpsons]]'' – [[Ernie Pyle]] {{citation needed| date=November 2021}}
* [[Arpine Lusène]] – [[Arsène Lupin]], a fictional character from [[Maurice Leblanc]]
* [[List of One Piece characters#Navy|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''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/derib.htm|title = Derib}}</ref>) 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 [[The Beezer|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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/leemans.htm|title = Hec Leemans}}</ref>
* [[Professor Barabas]] – (''[[Suske en Wiske]]'') – [[Barabbas]], the biblical thief<ref>Van Hooydonck, Peter, "Willy Vandersteen: De Bruegel van het Beeldverhaal", Standaard Uitgeverij, 1995.</ref>
* [[Barbe Rouge]] (English name: ''Redbeard'') is named after real-life pirate [[Hayreddin Barbarossa]], who also had the nickname ''Redbeard''.
* [[Barney Gumble]] – (''[[The Simpsons]]'') is 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 [[John Hawkins (naval commander)|Sir John Hawkins]] and English doctor [[Basil Ringrose]].
* [[List of One Piece characters#Bellamy|Bellamy the Hyena]] from the anime and manga series ''[[One Piece]]'' is named after [[Samuel Bellamy]], a formidable pirate in the early 18th 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]].
* Bunny and Claude, villains from the [[Warner Bros.-Seven Arts]] era of ''[[Looney Tunes]]'', are named after the notorious criminal couple, [[Bonnie & Clyde]].
* 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 and Hobbes|
* Markies de Canteclaer – (''[[Tom Poes]]'') is named after Canteclaer the rooster from ''[[Reynard the Fox]]''.
* [[
* [[Cary Grant|Cary Granite]], a ''Flintstones'' character – Hollywood actor [[Cary Grant]]
* Casey Strangle, a ''Flintstones'' character – [[Casey Stengel]]
* Cecil Crumey from ''[[Code Geass]]'' – Novelist [[Andrew Crumey]]
* [[
* [[Chilly Willy]] – Actor [[Chill Wills]]
* Chuck, from ''[[Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters]]'' – Hollywood actor [[Chuck Norris]]
* [[Clark Gable|Clark Gravel]], a ''[[The Flintstones|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''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/sleen.htm|title = Marc Sleen}}</ref>
* [[Cupidon (comics)|Cupidon]], named after the Greek-Roman mythological character [[Cupid]]
===D===
* [[The Daltons (Lucky Luke)]] are named after the real-life 19th-century [[Dalton Gang]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/morris.htm|title = Morris}}</ref>
* 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 (TMNT)|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 by the Spanish.
* [[Duck Dodgers]], played by [[Daffy Duck]], was named after famous character [[Buck Rogers]].
* [[Duckula]], named after [[Dracula]]
* [[Dumbo (character)|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 "Captain" Kidd|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! (comic)|Wham!]]'', ''[[Shiver and Shake]]'', ''[[Whoopee! (comic)|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 (character)|Hamlet]].
* [[Helga G. Pataki]] of "[[Hey Arnold!]]", named after former NY governor [[George Pataki]].
* [[Huey Freeman]] from ''[[The Boondocks (TV series)|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
* [[Calvin and Hobbes|Hobbes]] from ''Calvin and Hobbes'' – [[Thomas Hobbes]], 17th century philosopher.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/w/watterson.htm|title = Bill Watterson}}</ref>
* Hohenheim of Light, from [[Fullmetal Alchemist]] – [[Paracelsus]], sixteenth-century alchemist, whose real name was Theophrastus Van Hohenheim
* [[
* [[Huckleberry Hound]] – [[Huckleberry Finn (character)|Huckleberry Finn]], ''[[The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]''.
===I===
* [[Iago (Aladdin)|Iago]] from ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|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 (2005 film)|The Ringer]]'' – Serial killer [[Jeffrey Dahmer]].
* [[Jerom]], of ''[[Suske en Wiske]]'' – Jeroom Verten – Belgian playwright.<ref>Van Hooydonck, Peter, Willy Vandersteen: De Bruegel van het Beeldverhaal, Standaard Uitgeverij, Antwerpen, 1994</ref>
* 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===
*
* [[List of One Piece characters#Ten Titanic Captains|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 (comics)|Léonard the inventor]] is named after Italian scientist and inventor [[Leonardo da Vinci]].
* [[Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|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 (actor)|Leslie Howard]].
* [[Little Annie Fanny]] is named after comic character [[Little Annie Rooney]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/kurtzman.htm|title = Harvey Kurtzman}}</ref>
* 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 [[List of One Piece characters#Whitebeard|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 (TMNT)|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 Nixon|Richard Milhous Nixon]].<ref>Rhodes, Joe (2000-10-21). "''Flash! 24 Simpsons Stars Reveal Themselves''". [[TV Guide]].</ref> 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 (comics)|Urbanus]]'') is named after [[Nebuchadnezzar II]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/linthout.htm|title = Willy Linthout}}</ref>
* 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 (comic book character)|Nero]] – [[The Adventures of Nero|Nero]], Belgian comic character by [[Marc Sleen]] is named after the Roman emperor [[Nero]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/sleen.htm|title = Marc Sleen}}</ref>
* 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/lodewijk.htm|title = Martin Lodewijk}}</ref>
* 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 (Disney)|Pluto]], named after the dwarf planet [[Pluto]], in itself named after Greek-Roman mythological character [[Pluto (mythology)|Pluto]]
===R===
* [[Raphael (TMNT)|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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/sokal_b.htm|title = Benoît Sokal}}</ref>
* [[Richard the Lion]], from ''The Beano'' comic – English king [[Richard I of England|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 Hudson|Rock Quarry]] – ''[[The Flintstones|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 (comics)|Sigmund]] (Dutch comics character) – [[Sigmund Freud]], Austrian psychiatrist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/w/wit_peter_de.htm|title = Peter de Wit}}</ref>
*
* [[
* [[Sweeny Toddler]], from the ''[[Shiver and Shake]]'', ''[[Whoopee! (comic)|Whoopee!]]'' and ''[[Buster (comic)|Buster]]'' comics – Literary character [[Sweeney Todd]]
===T===
* [[Thor (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|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]].
*
* [[Penny Arcade|Tycho Brahe]], from ''Penny Arcade'' – [[Tycho Brahe]], 16th-century astronomer
===V===
* Victor and Hugo (''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'', [[Walt Disney Pictures|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.
* Virginia Wolfe, the mother of [[Heffer Wolfe|Heffer]] in ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'', is named after the British author [[Virginia Woolf]].
===W===
* W.C. Fieldmouse – Hollywood comedian [[W.C. Fields]]
* Wolfgang from ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' – Composer [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]]
* Woodhouse, the butler from ''[[Archer (2009 TV series)|Archer]]'', is named after British author [[P.G. Wodehouse]], who created the famous fictional butler, Jeeves
* [[Woody (Toy Story)|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 (1940 film)|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 Hardaway|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.<ref>See the "Family" section of "[http://www.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/index.jsp?uuid=fc84007d-2747-4717-b244-32a9f28bcc76 Matt Groening Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080617033121/http://www.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/index.jsp?uuid=fc84007d-2747-4717-b244-32a9f28bcc76 |date=2008-06-17 }}", E!.</ref>
* [[Garfield]] is named after [[Jim Davis (cartoonist)|Jim Davis]]'s grandfather, James Garfield Davis (who is named after [[James Abram Garfield]]).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090214062806/http://archives.cnn.com/2000/fyi/student.bureau/10/24/jim.davis/ The cat's meow: Famous fat feline 'Garfield' feeds on the talents of cartoonist Jim Davis] at CNNfyi.com</ref>
* [[Jeff Fischer (American Dad!)|Jeff Fischer]], from ''[[American Dad!]]'', is named after [[Seth MacFarlane]]'s good friend with the [[Jeff Fischer (actor)|same name]].
* [[Plankton and Karen|Karen]], from ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'', is named after and inspired by series creator [[Stephen Hillenburg]]'s wife, Karen Hillenburg.
* 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
* [[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. 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 franchise|Neon Genesis Evangelion]] is named after [[Shinji Higuchi]], head of [[Gainax]], the animation studio of Evangelion.
* [[Kirby (character)|Kirby]] is named after lawyer [[John Kirby (attorney)|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 former warehouse landlord [[Mario Segale]].<ref name=donjames1>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2012/02/gamelife-podcast-episode-18/ |title=Game Life Podcast: When Jay Mohr Met Tomonobu Itagaki |first=Chris |last=Kohler |magazine=Wired |date=February 17, 2012 |access-date=September 28, 2024 |archive-date=April 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417022605/https://www.wired.com/2012/02/gamelife-podcast-episode-18/ |quote="And so we thought, 'This guy [Segale] is a recluse. No one's ever actually met him.' So we thought, 'Wouldn't it be a great joke if we named this character Mario?' And so we said, 'That's great,' and we sent a telex to Japan, and that's how Mario got his name."}} Interview with Don James starts at 51:16. Quotation occurs at 52:00.</ref><ref name=donjames2>{{cite web |date=June 14, 2018 |title=Nintendo Treehouse Live - E3 2018 - Arcade Archives Donkey Kong, Sky Skipper |website=[[YouTube]] |publisher=Nintendo Everything |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CizC6MqyiJM&t=138s |url-status=live |access-date=September 28, 2024 |archive-date=October 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003035157/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CizC6MqyiJM |quote="Mr. Arakawa, who was the president, and myself looked at the character, and we had a landlord that happened to be named Mario as well, and we'd never met the guy, so we thought it'd be funny to name this main character Mario after our landlord in Southcenter. And that's actually how Mario got his name."}} Quotation occurs at 2:25.</ref>
* The American [[Dennis the Menace (U.S. comics)|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".<ref>{{cite news | last = Weinraub| first = Judith| title = Dennis's Dear Old Dad| newspaper = The Washington Post| date = 5 May 1990| url = https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/72586949.html?dids=72586949:72586949&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=MAY+05%2C+1990&author=Judith+Weinraub&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Dennis%27s+Dear+Old+Dad%3BCartoonist+Hank+Ketcham%2C+In+a+World+Without+Menace&pqatl=google| archive-url = https://archive.today/20140811220505/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/72586949.html?dids=72586949:72586949&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=MAY+05,+1990&author=Judith+Weinraub&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Dennis's+Dear+Old+Dad;Cartoonist+Hank+Ketcham,+In+a+World+Without+Menace&pqatl=google| url-status = dead| archive-date = 11 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="nytimesobit">{{cite news | last = Van Gelder| first = Lawrence| title = Hank Ketcham, Father of Dennis the Menace, Dies at 81| newspaper = The New York Times| date = 2 June 2001| url = https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9B01E4D8163FF931A35755C0A9679C8B63&n=Top/News/Business/Companies/Google%20Inc.| access-date = 2007-09-17}}</ref>
* [[Eek! the Cat]] was named after one of co-creator [[Savage Steve Holland]]'s deceased pet cats.
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