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