This is a list of characters from animated cartoons, comic books and comic strips that are named after real people.

For other lists of people, see Lists of people.

For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people), see Lists of etymologies.

For a list of eponyms sorted by name see List of eponyms.

Characters named after famous people

• Alexander Lemming from The Beano, named after Alexander Fleming
• Arpine Lusène, named after Arsène Lupin, a fictional character from Maurice Leblanc.
• Baby Face Finlayson, formerly from The Beano comic – Baby Face Nelson
• Calamity James from The Beano comic – Calamity Jane
• Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes – John Calvin, 16th century theologian
• Hobbes from Calvin and Hobbes – Thomas Hobbes, 17th century philosopher
• Char Aznable (Mobile Suit Gundam thru Char's Counterattack). Rumored to be named after French lounge singer Charles Aznavour.
• Foghorn Leghorn, Warner Brothers 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 – Ivan the Terrible.
• John D. Rockerduck, named after John D. Rockefeller.
• Nemo from the movie Finding Nemo – Captain Nemo, fictional character in Jules Verne's novels: 20,000 Leagues under the Sea and The Mysterious Island.
• Pepe Le Pew, French skunk in Warner Brothers cartoons – 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
• Sigmund (dutch comics character), named after Sigmund Freud
• Tycho Brahe, from Penny Arcade – Tycho Brahe, sixteenth-century astronomer
• Yogi Bear – Yogi Berra, baseball player
• The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are each named for a Renaissance painter - Raphael, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Leonardo.
• Victor and Hugo, from The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film, 1996) - Named after Victor Hugo, author of The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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.
• Garfield is named after Jim Davis' grandfather, James Garfield Davis
• 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)