Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals
These lists are comprised of some of the most recognizable names from fictional stage plays and musicals. If shown, the year indicates when the play was first published.
| Name | Year | Play | Other Names | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adele | 1913 | Adele |  | |
| Ado Annie Carnes | 1930; 1943 | Green Grow the Lilacs; Oklahoma! | | |
| Adonis Marble | 1884 | Adonis | | |
| Aida | 1871 | Aida | | |
| Alexandra Giddens | 1939 | The Little Foxes | (Zan, Zannie) | |
| Algernon Moncrieff | 1895 | The Importance of Being Earnest | | |
| Alma | 1910 | Alma, Where Do You Live? | | |
| Amalia Balash | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Amaryllis | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Annie Warbucks | 1977 | Annie | | |
| Sir Anthony Absolute | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Antonio | 1596 | The Merchant of Venice | | |
| Ariel | c. 1610 | The Tempest | | |
| Ariodante | 1735 | Ariodante | | |
| Arpad Laszlo | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Beatrice | c. 1598 | Much Ado About Nothing | | |
| Benedick | c. 1598 | Much Ado About Nothing | | |
| Benvolio | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Bernarda Alba | 1945 | The House of Bernarda Alba | | |
| Betty | 1915 | Betty | | |
| Billy Bigelow | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Billy Fisher | 1974 | Billy | (William) | |
| Blanche DuBois | 1947 | A Streetcar Named Desire | | |
| Bob Acres | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Carmen | 1875 | Carmen | | |
| Carmen Jones | 1943 | Carmen Jones | | |
| Carrie Pipperidge | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Cecily Cardew | 1895 | The Importance of Being Earnest | | |
| Charley Wykeham | 1892 | Charley's Aunt | | |
| Charlie Dalrymple | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Charlie Hadwell | 1965 | Charlie Girl | (Charlotte) | |
| Charlotte Sweet | 1982 | Charlotte Sweet | | |
| Cindy Kreller | 1964 | Cindy | | |
| Claudia | 2006 | Lestat | | |
| Claudio | c. 1598 | Much Ado About Nothing | | |
| King Claudius | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| Cordelia | c. 1605 | King Lear | | |
| Cosette Fauchelevant | 1980 | Les Misérables | (Euphrasie) | |
| Curly McClain; Curly McLain | 1930; 1943 | Green Grow the Lilacs; Oklahoma! | | |
| Demetrius | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Desdemona | c. 1603 | Othello | | |
| Dolly Gallagher Levi | 1938; 1964 | The Merchant of Yonkers; Hello, Dolly! | | |
| Eddie Kettle | 1915 | Very Good Eddie | | |
| Edmund | c. 1605 | King Lear | | |
| Edwina Spoonapple | 2008 | Dear Edwina | | |
| Eileen Mulvaney | 1917 | Eileen | | |
| Eilert Lövborg | 1891 | Hedda Gabler | | |
| Eliza Doolittle | 1912; 1956 | Pygmalion; My Fair Lady | | |
| Elsie Crofton | 1923 | A Dangerous Maid | | |
| Emily Webb | 1938 | Our Town | | |
| Enoch Snow | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Éponine Thénardier | 1980 | Les Misérables | | |
| Erik | 1986 | The Phantom of the Opera | | |
| Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Fantine | 1980 | Les Misérables | | |
| Figaro | 1775; 1786 | The Barber of Seville; The Marriage of Figaro | | |
| Finian McLonergan | 1947 | Finian's Rainbow | | |
| Fiona MacLaren | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Freddy Eynsford-Hill | 1912; 1956 | Pygmalion; My Fair Lady | | |
| Georg Nowack | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Queen Gertrude | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| Ginevra | 1735 | Ariodante | | |
| Don Juan; Don Giovanni | 1665; 1787 | Dom Juan; Don Giovanni | (Juan) | |
| Giovanni Venturi | 1962 | Bravo Giovanni | | |
| Goneril | c. 1605 | King Lear | (Gonerill, Gonoril) | |
| Gwendolen Fairfax | 1895 | The Importance of Being Earnest | | |
| Prince Hamlet | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| Harold Hill | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Hattie Maloney | 1940 | Panama Hattie | | |
| Hedwig Robinson | 1998 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | | |
| Helena | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Henry Higgins | 1912; 1956 | Pygmalion; My Fair Lady | | |
| Hermia | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Hero | c. 1598 | Much Ado About Nothing | | |
| Hop Kelly | 1965 | Kelly | | |
| Ilona Ritter | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Irene O'Dare | 1919 | Irene | | |
| Irma La Douce | 1956 | Irma La Douce | | |
| Captain Jack Absolute | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Saucy Jack De 'Ath | 1995 | Saucy Jack and the Space Vixens | | |
| Jamie McRuin | 1952 | Three Wishes for Jamie | | |
| Inspector Javert | 1980 | Les Misérables | | |
| Jean MacLaren | 1947 | Brigadoon | (Jeannie) | |
| Jean Valjean | 1980 | Les Misérables | (Ultime) | |
| Jeff Douglas | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Joey Evans | 1940 | Pal Joey | | |
| John Worthing | 1895 | The Importance of Being Earnest | (Ernest, Jack) | |
| Johnny Johnson | 1936 | Johnny Johnson | | |
| Johnny Jones | 1904 | Little Johnny Jones | | |
| Johnny Pye | 1993 | Johnny Pye and the Fool-Killer | | |
| Juan Darién | 1988 | Juan Darién: A Carnival Mass | | |
| Julia Melville | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Julie Jordan | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Juliet | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Katherina Minola | c. 1590 | Taming of the Shrew | (Kate, Katherine) | |
| Kay | 1926 | Oh, Kay! | | |
| Kristina | 1995 | Kristina från Duvemåla | | |
| Ladislav Sipos | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Friar Laurence | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Laurey Williams | 1930; 1943 | Green Grow the Lilacs; Oklahoma! | | |
| King Lear | c. 1605 | King Lear | (Leir) | |
| Louie | 1988 | Captain Louie | | |
| Louise Bigelow | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Sir Lucius O'Trigger | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Lydia Languish | 1775 | The Rivals | | |
| Lysander | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Lady Macbeth | 1606 | Macbeth | | |
| Macduff | 1606 | Macbeth | | |
| Marcellus Washburn | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Marguerite | 2008 | Marguerite | | |
| Maria | 1956 | West Side Story | | |
| Marian Paroo | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Marie Christine | 1999 | Marie Christine | | |
| Marinka | 1945 | Marinka | | |
| Maritza | 1924 | Countess Maritza | | |
| Marius | 1929 | Marius | | |
| Marius Pontmercy | 1980 | Les Misérables | | |
| Mary Potts | 1959 | Little Mary Sunshine | | |
| Maxim de Winter | 2006 | Rebecca | (Maximilian) | |
| Meg Brockie | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Mercutio | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Miranda | c. 1610 | The Tempest | | |
| Molly Brown | 1960 | The Unsinkable Molly Brown | (Margaret) | |
| Nettie Fowler | 1945 | Carousel | | |
| Oberon | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Olivia | 1601 | Twelfth Night | | |
| Ophelia | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| Duke Orsino | 1601 | Twelfth Night | | |
| Othello | c. 1603 | Othello | | |
| Peter | 1998 | Shockheaded Peter | | |
| Peter Pan | 1904 | Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up | | |
| Petruchio | c. 1590 | Taming of the Shrew | (Petruccio) | |
| Polonius | c. 1599 | Hamlet | | |
| Portia | 1596 | The Merchant of Venice | | |
| Prospero | c. 1610 | The Tempest | | |
| Regan | c. 1605 | King Lear | | |
| Roberta | 1933 | Roberta | | |
| Romeo | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Princess Rosalie | 1928 | Rosalie | | |
| Rose-Marie La Flemme | 1924 | Rose-Marie | | |
| Sabrina Fairchild | 1953 | Sabrina Fair | | |
| Sally | 1920 | Sally | | |
| Sebastian | 1601 | Twelfth Night | | |
| Shylock | 1596 | The Merchant of Venice | | |
| Stanley Kowalski | 1947 | A Streetcar Named Desire | | |
| Stella Kowalski | 1947 | A Streetcar Named Desire | | |
| Stephen Kodaly | 1963 | She Loves Me | | |
| Titania | 1595 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | | |
| Titus Andronicus | c. 1591 | Titus Andronicus | | |
| Tommy Albright | 1947 | Brigadoon | | |
| Tommy Djilas | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Tybalt | 1595 | Romeo and Juliet | | |
| Viola | 1601 | Twelfth Night | | |
| Violet Karl | 1997 | Violet | | |
| Wendy Darling | 1904 | Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up | | |
| Willy Loman | 1949 | Death of a Salesman | (William) | |
| Winthrop Paroo | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Zaneeta Shinn | 1957 | The Music Man | | |
| Zanna | 2002 | Zanna, Don't! | |