Namesakes

Fictional Characters from Stage Productions

A collection of well-known fictional characters from stage plays and musicals. Years shown indicate first publication or performance dates.

159 results

Alphabetically Chronologically
Name
Years
1665; 1787
Ariodante
1735
1735
Bob
1775
1775
1775
1775
1775
1775
1775; 1786
1871
1875
1884
1891
1892
1895
1895
1895
1895
1904
1904
1910
1911
1912; 1956
1912; 1956
1912; 1956
1913
1915
1915
1917
1919
1920
1923
1924
1924
1926
1928
1929
1930; 1943
1930; 1943
Laurey Williams
1930; 1943
1933
1936
1938
1938; 1964
1939
1940
1940
1943
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1945
1947
1947
Finian McLonergan
1947
1947
1947
1947
Meg
1947
1947
1947
1947
1949
1952
1953
1956
1956
1957
1957
1957
1957
1957
1957
1957
Zaneeta Shinn
1957
1959
1960
1962
1963
1963
1963
1963
1963
1963
1964
1965
Hop Kelly
1965
1974
1977
1980
1980
1980
Inspector Javert
1980
1980
1980
1982
1986
1988
1988
1993
1995
1995
1997
1998
1998
1999
2002
2006
2006
2008
2008
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hamlet
Hamlet
Hamlet
Hamlet
Hamlet
King Lear
King Lear
King Lear
King Lear
King Lear
Macbeth
Macduff
Macbeth
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
Othello
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Taming of the Shrew
Taming of the Shrew
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
The Tempest
The Tempest
The Tempest
Titus Andronicus
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night