List of memorable movie character names

This is a compilation of culturally significant American film character names based on popular ^[1] ^[2] ^[3] and industry ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] periodicals. Most of these characters have appeared in one or more such list.

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Character	Movie
HAL 9000	2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Rocky Balboa	Rocky (1976)
Buckaroo Banzai	The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
James Bond	Dr. No (1963)
Ferris Bueller	Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
Rhett Butler	Gone With the Wind (1939)
C-3PO and R2-D2	Star Wars (1977)
Chewbacca	Star Wars (1977)
Inspector Clouseau	The Pink Panther (1963)
Rooster Cogburn	True Grit (1969)
Michael Corleone	The Godfather (1972)
Eliza Doolittle	My Fair Lady (1964)
Atticus Finch	To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Rufus T. Firefly	Duck Soup (1933)
Axel Foley	Beverly Hills Cop 1984
Samwise Gamgee	The Lord Of The Rings 2001
Gordon Gekko	Wall Street (1987)
Auric Goldfinger	Goldfinger (1964)
Holly Golightly	Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Hans Gruber	Die Hard (1988)
Forrest Gump	Forrest Gump (1994)
Marge Gunderson	Fargo (1996)
Tom Joad	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Indiana Jones	Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Obi-Wan Kenobi	Star Wars (1977)
Captain Kirk	Star Trek (1979)
Hans Landa	Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Hannibal Lecter	The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Buzz Lightyear	Toy Story (1995)
Ilsa Lund	Casablanca (1942)
Duke Mantee	The Petrified Forest (1936)
Maximus Decimus Meridus	Gladiator (2000)
Mini-Me	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Inigo Montoya	The Princess Bride (1987)
Bat Morgan	Frisco Kid (1935)
Snake Plissken	Escape From New York (1981)
Mr. Potter	It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
John Rambo	Rambo: First Blood (1982)
Mad Max Rockatansky	Mad Max (1979)
Honey Ryder	Dr. No (1962)
Luke Skywalker	Star Wars (1977)
Han Solo	Star Wars (1977)
Spartacus	Spartacus (1960)
Dr. Strangelove	Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Terminator	The Terminator (1984)
Darth Vader	The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Ace Ventura	Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Keyser Söze	The Usual Suspects (1995)

References[edit]

↑ "TOP 20 GREATEST MOVIE CHARACTERS OF ALL TIME". watchmojo.com. Watchmojo.
↑ "The 101 Most Iconic Movie Characters Ever". listchallenges.com. List Challanges.
↑ "The 50 Best Character Names In Movie History". thegoodinmovies.com. The Good in Movies.
↑ AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains
↑ "The 100 Greatest Movie Characters". empireonline.com. Bauer Media Group.
↑ "100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time". filmsite.org. Premiere Magazine.

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[1] "TOP 20 GREATEST MOVIE CHARACTERS OF ALL TIME". watchmojo.com. Watchmojo.

[2] "The 101 Most Iconic Movie Characters Ever". listchallenges.com. List Challanges.

[3] "The 50 Best Character Names In Movie History". thegoodinmovies.com. The Good in Movies.

[4] AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains

[5] "The 100 Greatest Movie Characters". empireonline.com. Bauer Media Group.

[6] "100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time". filmsite.org. Premiere Magazine.

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