Do’oh! How could I forget
Tom Bombadil (Lord of the Rings, Tolkien)
and
Charles Wallace
???
I’ll second the nominations for Iago, Odysseus, Archie Goodwin, Raskolnikov, and two of the Brothers Karamazov (Ivan and Alyosha).
But among the great ones I HAVEN’T seen yet are…
Bertie Wooster
Jeeves
Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher
Father Brown
Jimmy Rabbitt Sr. (from Roddy Doyle’s Barrytown series)
Oh, I’ll second Charles Wallace!
And add (or possibly second, I don’t remember who all’s been mentioned):
Stu Redman
Joe Kavalier
Taylor Greer
Almost at 80…
About 21 to go…
I meant that there’s 79, so far. 
John LeCarre’s George Smiley
Randall P. McMurphy
Chief Broom
Big Nurse
Augustus McCrae
Hamish Macbeth
Sherlock Holmes
Bilbo Baggins
Frodo Baggins
Gandalf the Gray
Valentine Michael Smith
I also forgot:
Nigger Jim (The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin, Mark Twain)
Mickey Mouse
Hari Seldon (Foundation, Isaac Asimov)
Andrew Merton (“The Bicentennial Man”, Isaac Asimov)
And from myth/folklore:
Teresias
Anansi the Spider
Br’er Rabbit
"Hari Seldon (*Foundation, Isaac Asimov)
Andrew Merton (“The Bicentennial Man”, Isaac Asimov) "
I second these two.
BTW, here’s the list now, so far. If I made any booboos, PLEASE let me know! Kthnx!
1.Sherlock Holmes–9
2Captain Ahab–5
3Robinson Curosoe–4
4James Bond–6
5Huckleberry Finn-9
6Superman–8
7Atticus Finch–8
8Gandalf-9
9Holden Caulfield–6
10Dracula–7
11Zaphod Beeblebrox -3
12Winston Smith–6
13Ford Perfect–3
14Arthur Dent–3
15Bilbo Baggins–8
16Dr. Frankenstein–6
17Ebenezer Scrooge --5
18Tom Sawer–6
19Tarzan–7
20Hamlet-7
21Othello-6
22Hannibal Lector–4
23Harry Potter–3
24Captain Nemo–5
25Marius–3
26. Jean Valjean --4
27. Don Quixote --5
28. Frankenstein’s Monster–6
29 Hercule Poirot 4
30. Jane Marple–3
31. Frodo–6
32. Gollum–5
33. Flagg-3
34. Achillies–7
35Lazarus Long–4
36. Elizabeth Bennet–4
37. Jay Gatsby–5
38. Lancelot–6
39. King Arthur–8
40. Hawkeye–3
41. Iago–6
42. Sheriff Pangborn-3
43. Satan-4
44. Robin Hood-5
45. Guenevere-4
46. Batman-5
47. Macbeth–4
48. King Lear–5
49. Oliver Twist–4
50. Oedipus–3
51. Romeo-3
52-Juliet–3
53. Sancho–3
54. Phillip Marlowe-3
55. Ichabod Crane–3
56. Quasimodo–3
57. Scarlett O’Hara --6
58. Grendel-3
59. Merlin–4
60. Lady Macbeth–5
61. Ulysses/Odysseus–6
62. Humbet Humbert–4
63. Aladdin-3
64. Anna Karenina -3
65. Don Juan–3
66. Puck–6
67. Falstaff–3
68. Doc Watson-3
69. Paul Atredies–4
70. Heathcliff–3
71. Jane Eyre–3
72. Emma Bovary–3
73. Rhett Butler–3
74. Tom Joad–3
75. Samwise Gamgee --6
76. HAL-3
77. Morgaine–3
78. Raskolnikov-3
79. Brothers Karamazov–3
80. B’rer Rabbit–4
Here’s the list, all tagimatated.
THE DOPE LIST OF TOP – UMM – 80 FICTIONAL CHARACTERS:
(in Letterman-style backwards order for your anticipatory pleasure)
- Aladdin-3
- Anna Karenina -3
- Arthur Dent–3
- Brothers Karamazov–3
- Doc Watson-3
- Don Juan–3
- Emma Bovary–3
- Falstaff–3
- Flagg-3
- Ford Perfect–3
- Grendel-3
- HAL-3
- Harry Potter–3
- Hawkeye–3
- Heathcliff–3
- Ichabod Crane–3
- Jane Eyre–3
- Jane Marple–3
- Juliet–3
- Marius–3
- Morgaine–3
- Oedipus–3
- Phillip Marlowe-3
- Quasimodo–3
- Raskolnikov-3
- Rhett Butler–3
- Romeo-3
- Sancho–3
- Sheriff Pangborn-3
- Tom Joad–3
- Zaphod Beeblebrox -3
- B’rer Rabbit–4
- Elizabeth Bennet–4
- Guenevere-4
- Hannibal Lector–4
- Hercule Poirot 4
- Humbet Humbert–4
- Jean Valjean --4
- Lazarus Long–4
- Macbeth–4
- Merlin–4
- Oliver Twist–4
- Paul Atredies–4
- Robinson Curosoe–4
- Satan-4
- Batman-5
- Captain Ahab–5
- Captain Nemo–5
- Don Quixote --5
- Ebenezer Scrooge --5
- Gollum–5
- Jay Gatsby–5
- King Lear–5
- Lady Macbeth–5
- Robin Hood-5
- Dr. Frankenstein–6
- Frankenstein’s Monster–6
- Frodo–6
- Holden Caulfield–6
- Iago–6
- James Bond–6
- Lancelot–6
- Othello-6
- Puck–6
- Samwise Gamgee --6
- Scarlett O’Hara --6
- Tom Sawer–6
- Ulysses/Odysseus–6
- Winston Smith–6
- Achillies–7
- Dracula–7
- Hamlet-7
- Tarzan–7
- Atticus Finch–8
- Bilbo Baggins–8
- King Arthur–8
- Superman–8
- Gandalf-9
- Huckleberry Finn-9
- Sherlock Holmes–9
Or to put it another way:
Tied for 1st:
Sherlock Holmes
Huck Finn
Gandalf
Tied for 2nd:
Atticus Finch
Bilbo Baggins
King Arthur
Superman
Tied for 3rd:
Achillies
Dracula
Hamlet
Tarzan
Tied for 4th:
Dr. Frankenstein
Frankenstein’s Monster
Frodo
Holden Caulfield
Iago
James Bond
Lancelot
Othello
Puck
Samwise Gamgee
Scarlett O’Hara
Tom Sawer
Ulysses/Odysseus
Winston Smith
Tied for 5th:
Batman
Captain Ahab
Captain Nemo
Don Quixote
Ebenezer Scrooge
Gollum
Jay Gatsby
King Lear
Lady Macbeth
Robin Hood
Tied for 6th:
B’rer Rabbit
Elizabeth Bennet
Guenevere
Hannibal Lector
Hercule Poirot
Humbet Humbert
Jean Valjean
Lazarus Long
Macbeth
Merlin
Oliver Twist
Paul Atredies
Robinson Curosoe
Satan
Tied for 7th:
Aladdin
Anna Karenina
Arthur Dent
Brothers Karamazov
Doc Watson
Don Juan
Emma Bovary
Falstaff
Flagg
Ford Perfect
Grendel
HAL
Harry Potter
Hawkeye
Heathcliff
Ichabod Crane
Jane Eyre
Jane Marple
Juliet
Marius
Morgaine
Oedipus
Phillip Marlowe
Quasimodo
Raskolnikov
Rhett Butler
Romeo
Sancho
Sheriff Pangborn
Tom Joad
Zaphod Beeblebrox
WHEEEEE!!! Thanks! 
Is the “Hawkeye” on the list the same as “Natty Bumppo”? That was one of the names he went by (as well as Deerslayer, Leatherstocking, Pathfinder, and a few others), but it’s a common enough nickname that the folks who nominated him might have had someone else in mind.
I never knew that “Hawkeye” was a nickname for Natty Bumppo, but I knew that the other ones were. Heh
heh, I’m gonna throw in a bit for Yoshi Toranaga from Shogun.
Erek
Annie Sullivan- the miracle worker, because she doesnt give up even though she is dealing with her own internal struggle
Jean Valjean- LEs miserables- because he is kind and gentle and charitable but can kick some serious ass if need be
Katherine- taming of the shrew, because she spoke her mind even though it was not acceptable for women to do that in that time period
Blanche Dubois- a streetcar named desire, because she is one of the best potrayed crazy people ever and it is impossible not to feel for her
ophelia- the basis of all good crazy characters
dracula- dracula, because he is DVACULA
lysistrata- lysistrata, because her plan to stop the war is funny as hell and it worked
antigone- becasue she is strong and stands up for what she beleives in
Fantine- les miserables, becasue she is the ultimate mother figure, sacrafising literally everything for the wellfare of her child
Anna- My sister’s keeper, because she is so strong and loving not only everyone else but herself as well, a trait that many people have trouble with (also the book is just awesome)
the lorax- the lorax, because he speaks for the trees
the cat in the hat- the cat in the hat, because i need him to come clean m room
Puck- mid summer nights dream, becuase hes just awesome (also his monolouge at the end could be used as a disclaimer for just about anything and is really fun to randomly start resiting)
atticus finch- becasue he is exactly what everyone wishes the law was always like and a perfect role modle for pretty much everyone
Elphaba- wicked, because backstories are important
thats all…for now
George Milton
Lennie Small
Dracula
Dr. Frankenstein
Frankenstein’s monster
Tom Sawyer
Captain Nemo
Captain Ahab
Oliver Twist
Ebenezer Scrooge
Superman
Batman
Spider-Man
Bilbo Baggins
Aslan
Robin Hood
There’s more.
Yossarian of Catch-22
Humbert Humbert of Lolita
Kilgore Trout- Breakfast of Champions and other Vonnegut novels
Billy Pilgrim of Slaughterhouse-5
Lemuel Gulliver- Gulliver’s Travels
Don Juan-Don Juan
Bazarov- Fathers and Sons
Randall McMurphy- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Nurse Ratchett- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Frederick Clegg- The Collector
Frank Cauldhame- The Wasp Factory
T. S. Garp–For remaining sexually normal when everyone around him is definitely bent.
Gordon Ralfe from A Patch of Blue–Truly a remarkable man, willing to help a blind white girl in a time when it leads to his downfall.
bluto in animal house.
more racism