List RulesVote up your favorite characters who play by their own rules - not someone else's.
Get ready to stick it to authority as we rank the greatest rebels in TV history. Believe it or not, rebels have been on television since the dawn of the medium. Whether they’re bad boys, anti-authoritarians, scorned heroes, women who buck the patriarchy, or even school teachers who take matters into their own hands, there’s usually at least one rebel in every group.
While most of these characters come from different backgrounds, the one thing they have in common is that they are all strong-willed and dynamic characters who will stop at nothing for what they think is right. From Walter White in Breaking Bad to Ruth Wilder in GLOW, these characters are known for sticking up for their principles - regardless of whether they’re right or wrong.
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Arya Stark is a fictional character created by American author George R. R. Martin. She is a... more on Wikipedia3617Arya Stark
Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire2
Walter Hartwell White is a fictional character. The main protagonist, and anti-hero, in the... more on Wikipedia3721Walter White
Breaking Bad3
2113Buffy Summers
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffy the Vampire SlayerPowers & Abilities: Healing factor, Superhuman strength, Prophetic dreaming
Buffy Anne Summers is a fictional character from Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer... more on Wikipedia4
Bartholomew JoJo "Bart" Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series The... more on Wikipedia179Bart Simpson
The Simpsons, The Tracey Ullman Show5
Jackson Nathaniel "Jax" Teller is a fictional character and the protagonist on the FX... more on Wikipedia2219Jax Teller
Sons of Anarchy6
Jack Bauer is a fictional character and the lead protagonist of the Fox television series 24.... more on Wikipedia1713Jack Bauer
24, Journeys Below the Line: The Editing Process of 247
Cookie Lyon is a fictional character from the tv series Empire.2425Cookie Lyon
Empire8
Daryl Dixon is a fictional character from the horror drama television series The Walking Dead,... more on Wikipedia1415Daryl Dixon
The Walking Dead9
Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli is a fictional character played by Henry Winkler in the American... more on Wikipedia1111Fonzie
Happy Days, Joanie Loves Chachi10
1517Jessica Jones
Marvel UniversePowers & Abilities: Flight
Jessica Campbell Jones Cage is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by... more on Wikipedia11
Cousin Stavros is a fictional character on the sitcom Full House.1215Jesse Katsopolis
Full House, Hangin' with Michelle12
Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Firefly franchise.... more on Wikipedia1317Malcolm Reynolds
Firefly, Serenity13
Ronald Ulysses "Ron" Swanson is a fictional character portrayed by Nick Offerman from the... more on Wikipedia913Ron Swanson
Parks and Recreation14
816Nora Durst
The Leftovers15
Margaret "Peggy" Carter is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel... more on Wikipedia918Peggy Carter
Agent Carter, Captain America: The First Avenger16
Ruth Wilder is a fictional character from the TV series GLOW who wrestles under the name Zoya... more on Wikipedia918Ruth Wilder
GLOW17
Dylan McKay is a fictional character from the Tv series Beverly Hills, 90210.1021Dylan McKay
beverly Hills, 9021018
Michael Alan Westen is a fictional character played by Jeffrey Donovan in the television... more on Wikipedia617Michael Westen
Burn Notice, Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe19
516Barry Berkman
Barry20
Daniel Desario is a fictional character from the tv series Freaks and Geeks.414Daniel Desario
Freaks and Geeks21
Mark Healy is a fictional character from the 1988 tv series Roseanne.214Mark Healy
Roseanne