# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/21 "2015-06-22T01:59:33Z")
Montana Wildhack from **Slaughterhouse Five** (book and movie). ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/22 "2015-06-22T02:15:45Z")
[Kentucky Jones](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057761/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Grady Sutton played “Alabam’” in a series of “[Boy Friends](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020831/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_224)” short films. In the radio version of **Hopalong Cassidy** , his sidekick was California Carlson, played by Andy Clyde. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/23 "2015-06-22T02:21:57Z")
A number of characters named Arkansas, most notably one played by [Arthur Hunnicut](http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0494193/?ref_=tt_cl_t2) in at least seven westerns in the 1940s. Also a character in the [_Sugarfoot_](http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0206768/?ref_=fn_ch_ch_3) TV series in 1957. There’s also several named Kansas, like[Kansas Sawyer](http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0187854/?ref_=fn_ch_ch_8) in _The Rifleman_ and [Kansas Jones](http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0494085/?ref_=fn_ch_ch_6) in a couple of westerns. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/24 "2015-06-22T02:29:43Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Alabama (Patricia Arquette) in _ **True Romance** _. This is the one that jumped to mind for me when I read the thread title. Her full name is Alabama Worley after she gets married to Clarence, but at the start of the movie her (maiden) name is Alabama Whitman. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/25 "2015-06-22T02:34:57Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Montana Wildhack from **Slaughterhouse Five** (book and movie). Oh, good one. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/26 "2015-06-22T02:37:11Z")
Would you accept [Fargo North, Decoder](http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0323028/)? ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/27 "2015-06-22T08:26:22Z")
Another Nevada: Sparks Nevada, Marshall on Mars from the Thrilling Adventure Hour stage show, podcast, and now comic book. And another Montana: in one episode of The Adventures of Brisco County Jr, there was a Utah Johnny Montana. (To quote the show, “It used to be Utah John Cougar Montana but he dropped the Cougar 'cause he thought it was pretentious.”) What are you going to do with a last name like Washington, which is both a last name and a state? ---
**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 22, 2015, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/28 "2015-06-22T11:17:10Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > Unfortunately no one found any last names In the movie I mentioned above, _[Identity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_(film)#Cast)_, Dakota, Rhodes, Nevada, Washington, York, and Maine are all used as surnames. Additionally, the name “Lou Isiana” is distributed across a first name and a surname. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/29 "2015-06-22T11:49:28Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > Plenty of beauty queens with names like ‘Miss New York’ I could go into a lot of explanation, but I think I’ll just summarize it by saying this isn’t really what I’m looking for. > [@Dancer\_Flight](#): > > 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). Ditto for this. > [@Leiko](#): > > What are you going to do with a last name like Washington, which is both a last name and a state? Nothing more than I’ve already done. I think some people don’t quite understand what I’m looking for. I want characters named the same as states, preferably their last name. But I only want one for each state. You can tell me about others and I won’t complain, but I’ll ignore it as far as putting them in my lists. In the case of Washington, I already have one with that as a last name, so I don’t need any more. The fact that it’s also the name of a real person(s) is irrelevant. That applies to other names that are also real names (Montana, Maryland, and Vermont are ones I know of). As far as the current lists, here’s what I have so far with all the additions people have provided above: Last names [ol] [li] **Arizona** – Nathan Arizona :: _Raising Arizona_ :: movie (1987)[/li][li] **California** – Robert California :: _The Office_ :: tv show (2005-2013)[/li][li] **Colorado** – Nat Colorado :: _Cowboys and Aliens_ :: movie (2011)[/li][li] **Delaware** – Canton Delaware :: _Doctor Who_ :: tv show (3 episodes, 2011)[/li][li] **Georgia** – Ethel Georgia :: _The Good Companions_ :: movie (1933)[/li][li] **Idaho** – Duncan Idaho :: _Dune_ :: novel (Frank Herbert, 1965)[/li][li] **Maine** – Norman Maine :: _A Star is Born_ :: movie (1976)[/li][li] **Montana** – Hannah Montana :: _Hannah Montana_ :: tv series (2006-2011)[/li][li] **Nebraska** – Steve Nebraska :: _The Scout_ :: movie (1994)[/li][li] **Nevada** – Wanda Nevada :: _Wanda Nevada_ :: movie (1979)[/li][li] **Oregon** – Ukiah Oregon :: _Alien Taste_ :: novel (Wen Spencer, 2001)[/li][li] **Utah** – Johnny Utah :: _Point Break_ :: movie (1991)[/li][li] **Vermont** – Jane Vermont :: _Ann Lee_ :: tv show (1 episode, 1994)[/li][li] **Washington** – Martha Washington :: _Give Me Liberty_ :: comic books (Frank Miller, 1990)[/li][/ol] First names [ol] [li] **Alabama** – Alabama Whitman :: _True Romance_ :: movie (1993)[/li][li] **Alaska** – Alaska Young :: _Looking for Alaska_ :: novel (John Green, 2005)[/li][li] **Arkansas** – Arkansas Ferguson :: _Sugarfoot_ :: tv show (4 episodes, 1958-1959)[/li][li] **Florida** – Florida Evans :: _Good Times_ :: tv show (1974-1979)[/li][li] **Illinois** – Illinois Gordon :: _Hoodlum_ :: movie (1997)[/li][li] **Indiana** – Indiana Jones :: _Raiders of the Lost Ark_ :: movie (1981)[/li][li] **Kansas** – Kansas Jones :: _Cowboys from Texas_ :: movie (1939)[/li][li] **Kentucky** – Kentucky Jones :: _Kentucky Jones_ :: tv show (1964-1965)[/li][li] **Michigan** – Michigan J Frog :: _One Froggy Evening_ :: cartoon (1955)[/li][li] **Minnesota** – Minnesota Fats :: _The Hustler_ :: novel (Walter Tevis, 1969)[/li][li] **Mississippi** – Mississippi Beaumont :: _Savvy_ :: novel (Ingrid Law, 2008)[/li][li] **South Dakota** – South Dakota Slim :: _Beach Blanket Bingo_ :: movie (1965)[/li][li] **Tennessee** – Tennessee Tuxedo :: _Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales_ :: cartoon (1963-1966)[/li][li] **Texas** – Texas Jack :: _The Great Race_ :: movie (1965)[/li][li] **Virginia** – Virginia Otis :: _The Canterville Ghost_ :: short story (Oscar Wilde, 1887)[/li][li] **Wyoming** – Wyoming Knott :: _The Moon is a Harsh Mistress_ :: novel (Robert Heinlein, 1966)[/li][/ol] I want to thank all the people who made suggestions, even if I didn’t use them. Keep up the good work. The combined lists have 30 different states, so we have 20 to go. So don’t stop now. We can get them all, I’m sure of it. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/30 "2015-06-22T12:12:17Z")
Oh, yes, I forgot a couple of items. I’m not interested in names like “Ken Tucky” and “Lou Isiana” as far as my list goes. Although it’s [del]cute[/del] interesting that someone came up with them. Some names combine city and state names, and those may have someone who’s interested in them. I note “Reno Nevada” and “Sparks Nevada” above. Also “Ukiah Oregon” is one. (The Ukiah in Oregon is a very small place, much smaller than the one in California.) There may be others among the contributions above. Oh, yeah, about “Fargo North, Decoder”, nope not interested. ---
**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 22, 2015, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/31 "2015-06-22T13:29:49Z")
[quote=“dtilque, post:29, topic:723072”] [li] **Georgia** – Ethel Georgia :: _The Good Companions_ :: movie (1933)[/li][/QUOTE] nitpick - it’s a novel by J. B. Priestley that has been filmed several times. North Dakota Pete [http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0427005/?ref\_=fn\_al\_ch\_1](http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0427005/?ref_=fn_al_ch_1) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/32 "2015-06-22T13:32:32Z")
As a lifelong Buckeye, I’m amazed there’s no character named “Ohio,” either as a first name or a last name, in any movie ever made, according to [IMDb.com](http://IMDb.com). Long overdue! Can’t think of any literary character of that name, either. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_John_Marcej)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/33 "2015-06-22T13:59:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > As a lifelong Buckeye, I’m amazed there’s no character named “Ohio,” either as a first name or a last name, in any movie ever made, according to [IMDb.com](http://IMDb.com). Long overdue! > > Can’t think of any literary character of that name, either. The closest I can think of is _The Cincinnati Kid_. ---
**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 22, 2015, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/34 "2015-06-22T14:13:48Z")
I’m also surprised that nobody has used Virginia West or Dakota North as a name. Probably would be rejected by the OP anyway. ---
**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 22, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/35 "2015-06-22T14:51:11Z")
> [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](#): > > The closest I can think of is _The Cincinnati Kid_. Or maybe Cleveland Brown from “The Cleveland Show.” ---
**Author:** ![Cartoonacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/36 "2015-06-22T15:32:53Z")
Just watched Disney’s _The Love Bug_ on cable. Buddy Hackett’s character was named Tennessee Steinmetz. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/37 "2015-06-22T15:52:48Z")
Indiana was the dog’s name: > [@](#): > > Henry: Come on, Junior. > Indiana: Will you please stop calling me Junior? > Sallah: Please, what does this mean? Always with this Junior? > Henry: That’s his name: Henry Jones, Junior. > Indiana: I like Indiana. > Henry: We named the dog Indiana. > Sallah: The dog? You are named after the dog. > Marcus: Can we go home please? > Indiana: I have a lot of fond memories of that dog. ---
**Author:** ![Cartoonacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/38 "2015-06-22T15:55:36Z")
A 1954 issue of the comic book _Fighting American_ featured a Communist villain named [Rhode Island Red](http://www.comics.org/issue/11625/cover/4/). ---
**Author:** ![Cartoonacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/39 "2015-06-22T21:38:56Z")
[Oklahoma Bones](http://www.comics.org/issue/36482/cover/4/) – 1982 parody of Indiana Jones. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2015, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072/40 "2015-06-22T23:23:10Z")
Thanks for the additions. That brings the total to 33, so 17 more to go: Connecticut Iowa Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts Missouri Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania South Carolina West Viginia Wisconsin BTW, if you find any last names of states that are on the first name list, I’d like ot hear about those, as well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-with-state-names/723072.md?page=3)