Comic and cartoon characters named after people
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This is a list of characters from animated cartoons, comic books and comic strips that are named after real people.
For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people) see Lists of etymologies.
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Characters named after famous people
- Calamity James from The Beano comic. Named after Calamity Jane.
- Calvin from "Calvin and Hobbes" – John Calvin, 16th century theologian
- Hobbes from "Calvin and Hobbes" – Thomas Hobbes, 17th century philosopher
- Foghorn Leghorn, Warner Bros. cartoons – Senator Claghorn, regular character on the Fred Allen radio show
- Dewey, one of "Huey, Dewey and Louie" – Thomas Edmund Dewey, American politician
- Huey, one of "Huey, Dewey and Louie" – Huey Pierce Long, American politician
- Louie, one of "Huey, Dewey and Louie" – Louie Schmitt, animator
- Ivy the Terrible from The Beano comic. Named after Ivan the Terrible.
- Pepe Le Pew Warner Bros. French skunk character – Pepe le Moko fictional character from the novel and movies of the same name
- Scrooge McDuck – Ebenezer Scrooge, fictional character in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
- Robin of the Batman series – Robin Hood, English folk hero
- Yogi Bear – Yogi Berra, baseball player
- The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are each named for a Renaissance painter - Raphael, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Leonardo.
Characters named after non-famous people
- 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.
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