# Fictional characters with state names **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 21, 2015, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072 "2015-06-21T10:38:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/1 "2015-06-21T10:38:43Z")
I’m interested in finding how many different US states have a fictional character with the same name. I’ve made up a list of those I can find. I’d like to hear about any additions to my list. I’m mostly interested in characters whose last names are the same as a state, but I’ll take a first name if we can’t find a last name. Here’s my list of last names: [ul] [li] **Arizona** – Arizona family (Nathan, Florence, quints) :: _Raising Arizona_ :: movie[/li][li] **California** – Robert California :: _The Office_ :: tv show[/li][li] **Idaho** – Duncan Idaho :: _Dune_ et seq. :: novels :: Frank Herbert[/li][li] **Maine** – Norman Maine :: _A Star is Born_ :: movie[/li][li] **Montana** – Hannah Montana :: _Hannah Montana_ :: tv series/movie[/li][li] **Nebraska** – Steve Nebraska :: _The Scout_ :: movie[/li][li] **Oregon** – Ukiah Oregon :: _Alien Taste_ et seq. :: novels :: Wen Spencer[/li][li] **Utah** – Johnny Utah :: _Point Break_ :: movie[/li][li] **Washington** – Martha Washington :: _Give Me Liberty_ :: comic books :: Frank Miller[/li][/ul] And of first names: [ul] [li] **Alaska** – Alaska Young :: _Looking for Alaska_ :: novel :: John Green[/li][li] **Georgia** – Georgia Bottoms :: _Georgia Bottoms_ :: novel :: Mark Childress[/li][li] **Indiana** – Indiana Jones :: _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ :: movie[/li][li] **Minnesota** – Minnesota Fats :: _The Hustler_ :: novel, movie :: Walter Tevis[/li][li] **Nevada** – Nevada Smith :: _Nevada Smith_ :: movie [/li][li] **Virginia** – Virginia Otis :: _The Canterville Ghost_ :: short story :: Oscar Wilde[/li][li] **Wyoming** – Wyoming Knott :: _The Moon is a Harsh Mistress_ :: novel :: Robert Heinlein[/li][/ul] Note that I only want one for each state. And the names must be the full name of the state. Partial names like Tex and Dakota are right out. Also, the character must be from an English language work. So anyone have any additions? ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/2 "2015-06-21T10:45:10Z")
There’s s character called “Oregon” in the British sitcom “Fresh Meat” ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/3 "2015-06-21T11:02:28Z")
Florida Evans from [Good Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Times). ---
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/4 "2015-06-21T11:04:43Z")
Michigan J. Frog ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/5 "2015-06-21T11:13:44Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > [ul] > [li] **Indiana** – Indiana Jones :: _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ :: movie[/li][/ul] > > And the names must be the full name of the state. Partial names like Tex and Dakota are right out. South Dakota Slim > **[Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) ⭐ 5.6 | Comedy, Musical, Romance](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058953/?ref_=fn_ch_ch_47a)** > > 1h 38m | Approved Alabama Smith > **[Flying Tigers (1942) ⭐ 6.7 | Action, Drama, Romance](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034742/?ref_=fn_ch_ch_2a)** > > 1h 42m | Approved These are probably nicknames within the film, but so’s Indiana Jones. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/6 "2015-06-21T11:21:09Z")
[Episode 4161](http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_4161) of Sesame Street, an Indiana Jones parody titled “The Golden Triangle of Destiny,” includes Minnesota Mel, Texas Telly, Wyoming Walt, and Virginia Virginia as characters. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/7 "2015-06-21T13:43:50Z")
The film _[Identity](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309698/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv)_, whose characters include Dakota, Caroline, Lou Isiana, Rhodes, Maine, Nevada, Washington, and York. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/8 "2015-06-21T13:47:48Z")
Alabama (Patricia Arquette) in _ **True Romance** _. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/9 "2015-06-21T14:55:52Z")
**Tennessee** Tuxedo (and his tales) ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/10 "2015-06-21T19:49:53Z")
Mississippi Beaumont from the novel\*\* Savvy\*\* by Ingrid Law. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/11 "2015-06-21T20:04:53Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > South Dakota Slim > [Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) - IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058953/?ref_=fn_ch_ch_47a) Who was, of course, a parody of Minnesota Fats. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/12 "2015-06-21T20:14:12Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > These are probably nicknames within the film, but so’s Indiana Jones. So’s Minnesota Fats and probably a couple others in my list. Nicknames are OK as long as they’re the name the character mostly goes by. Thanks for the additions everyone. Unfortunately no one found any last names, but I guess I shouldn’t be too surprised at that. I would like a better example for Texas, though. A one-episode character in a long-running show is less than ideal. – Found one: Texas Jack is a character in [“The Great Race” (1965)](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059243/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm). ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/13 "2015-06-21T20:25:38Z")
_Rio Bravo_ has a character named Colorado Ryan played by Ricky Nelson. _El Dorado_ has a character named MIssissippi played by James Caan. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/14 "2015-06-21T21:14:36Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > Thanks for the additions everyone. Unfortunately no one found any last names Nat Colorado, from _Cowboys and Aliens_ > **[Cowboys & Aliens (2011) ⭐ 6.0 | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409847/?ref_=fn_ch_ch_15a)** > > 1h 59m | PG-13 Canton Delaware from Doctor Who [http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0238704/?ref\_=fn\_ch\_ch\_3](http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0238704/?ref_=fn_ch_ch_3) Ethel Georgia from The Good Companions [http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0209690/?ref\_=fn\_ch\_ch\_32](http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0209690/?ref_=fn_ch_ch_32) Ken Tucky from Garbage Pail Kids [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Garbage-Pail-Kids-2015-Series-1-Green-Parallel-29a-KEN-Tucky-/111650696426](http://www.ebay.com/itm/Garbage-Pail-Kids-2015-Series-1-Green-Parallel-29a-KEN-Tucky-/111650696426) Jane Vermont from Anna Lee. [http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0280478/?ref\_=fn\_ch\_ch\_3](http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0280478/?ref_=fn_ch_ch_3) > [@](#): > > I would like a better example for Texas, though. . Texas Pete, from [Superted](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuperTed) ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/15 "2015-06-21T21:17:00Z")
Reno Nevada, from _Buckaroo Banzai_ (also an origin novel as well as the film). Delaware was a name before it was a state, as well. (ETA: A zillion years ago I had regular customer whose check address always cracked me up - he was John Boston who lived on Sacramento Street in San Francisco. So the three city names stacked neatly on the imprint.) ---
**Author:** ![Dancer\_Flight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dancer_flight/32/7601_2.png) [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/16 "2015-06-21T21:53:45Z")
The Red vs. Blue series in the mid seasons had agents in Project Freelancer named after states, including North and South Dakota (Siblings), Carolina (sorry only one, so no North or South), Maine, York (without the New), Washington, Wyoming, and Texas (mostly went by Tex). These were code names, but we do not know their real names except for Tex, (Allison in the series, Beth in the song Girl Named Tex). -DF ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/17 "2015-06-21T22:19:28Z")
I just discovered a two-fer: Brooke Shields as **[Wanda Nevada](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080116/?ref_=nv_sr_1)** (from the movie of the same name); Paul Fix as Texas Curly (same film). ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/18 "2015-06-21T22:51:03Z")
Plenty of beauty queens with names like ‘Miss New York’ > **[Miss Castaway and the Island Girls (TV Movie 2004) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395669/?ref_=fn_al_ch_1a)** > > Miss Castaway and the Island Girls: Directed by Bryan Michael Stoller. With Eric Roberts, Charlie Schlatter, Joyce Giraud, Stuart Pankin. A spoof that combines Cast Away with Miss Congeniality, Planet of the Apes, Love Boat, Gilligan's Island, The... > **[Miss Congeniality (2000) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212346/?ref_=fn_ch_ch_3a)** > > Miss Congeniality: Directed by Donald Petrie. With Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt, Candice Bergen. An F.B.I. Agent must go undercover in the Miss United States beauty pageant to prevent a group from bombing the event. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/19 "2015-06-21T22:52:42Z")
Illinois Gordon from _[Hoodlum](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119311/)_. ---
**Author:** ![ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryan)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/20 "2015-06-22T01:43:17Z")
[Arizona Robbins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Robbins), although, technically she’s named after the battleship (which was named after the state). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072.md?page=2)