Ranker

Anime Underground

Button Mash

Graveyard Shift

Total Nerd

Unspeakable Times

Weird History

Weird Nature

Weirdly Interesting

Sports

Music

Entertainment

Living

Culture

Food

Makeup

Halloween

Thanksgiving

Holidays

Watchworthy

HBO Max

Lists about the most memorable fictional characters in film, TV, and literature that will stick in our minds forever.

Female Characters

Jane Eyre

Some of the greatest characters in literature are women and girls, but which ones are the very best?&nbsp;From the evil to the undeniably perfect, the always strong to those who those who <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/fictional-characters-who-never-give-up/ranker-characters" target="_blank">never give up</a>, these are the greatest female characters from literature of all genres. This list includes the best female characters of all ages, like the youthful girls Matilda (Matilda) and Hermione Granger (Harry Potter) to the ever-so-adult Evelyn Couch (Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe). We&#39;re even ranking <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/fictional-characters-who-are-immortal/ranker-characters" target="_blank">immortal female characters</a>, like Galadriel from Lord of the Rings and the goddess Athena you read about in Greek mythology.

Why do female literary characters stay with readers long after they&rsquo;ve finished reading the novels these characters are featured in? Often, it&rsquo;s due to the intimacy with which readers have come to know a character. Jane Eyre (and all of her desires and feelings), for example, becomes so real to readers that they feel as if they&rsquo;ve met and understood this amazing female character. So many people relate to fiery, independent Jo March that her marriage at the end of Little Women feels like a betrayal - something <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/jo-professor-bhaer-relationship-little-women/bailey-brown" target="_blank">the 2019 film adaptation addresses head-on</a>.

Other times, readers love female characters in literature because of the audacity of their actions. Scarlett O&rsquo;Hara (Gone with the Wind) was exceedingly bold for a woman of her time, while Madame Defarge (A Tale of Two Cities) is an exemplar of tireless villainy. Some of the most popular female literary characters manage to embody both wholesome and defiant, becoming reflections of the complex nature of women.

For the wide range of personality traits we find in these <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-female-tv-characters-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">great female characters</a> (and the audacious actions they&rsquo;ve performed), these women have earned their titles as the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-female-movie-characters/ranker-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best female characters</a> in literature. They may be young or old, charming or black-hearted, but they are all memorable. Whether you love them or love to hate them, all the famous fictional heroines are here in this list of the best female characters in literary history.&nbsp;

Most Annoying

Steve Urkel

You know them. You hate them. Honestly, who knows&nbsp;why these characters even exist. Did someone think they were funny? Maybe adorable? Seriously? Like fingernails on a chalkboard, these annoying characters take teeth-gritting perseverance and expert channel-switching to avoid. Usually an attempt at comic relief, these are the characters you can&#39;t even love to hate. You just hate them. There are even some <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/whiniest-heroes-movies/ashley-reign" target="_blank">movie heroes whose incessant whininess</a> is enough to drive us all crazy.

Who is the most annoying movie or TV character of all time? We may never know. But this list will help us get a step closer (and let you know which movies and shows to avoid). Do annoying movie characters like Jar Jar Binks make Star Wars not worth watching? Maybe not. But we definitely won&#39;t be seeing any spinoff sequels starring the annoying little guy.

Is Barney the most annoying TV character ever? Or do you hate Screech more? No one can blame you for finding these characters obnoxious and terrible, but to crown the worst offender, you&#39;ve got to make your voice heard. Vote for the MOST annoying characters, rank them as you see fit... and be sure to add any that are missing. After you are done, head over and vote on the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-annoying-kid-characters-of-all-time/desertrat89?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most annoying kid</a> characters in pop culture history.

Feminism

Daenerys Targaryen

Looking for more strong women characters in your life? This list of awesome <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-female-characters-in-literature?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">women in literature</a>, TV, and film has all kinds. One owns the love of dragons with the desire to become a queen. Another wields a sword in battle to seek atonement for the mistakes of her past, and help the weak combat the oppressive. Yet another fights against entertainment stereotypes and still others speak up for themselves and for women - and people of any gender - everywhere.

These females are the fighters, they are brave in battle, and stand up against injustices in the workplace. They protect and serve, yet never complain. These are the strongest, most bad*ss female characters in the history of film, books, and television.

This Ranker list has it all, from detectives to textile workers. Good girl characters form unions and sometimes need to stand alone in order to unite. It&#39;s not always easy for a female to lead, to upend media stereotypes, to essentially be a heroine when no one thinks that you can win. But not every hero needs to stand six feet tall with the ability to bench press 300 pounds. Don&rsquo;t think that a chick can save the day? Just ask Sarah Connor how many cyborgs she&rsquo;s terminated.

We salute the many awesome fictional heroines with this list. From the courtroom to the battleground, these are the coolest, strongest, not to be messed with&nbsp;female characters on the silver screen, the small screen, and the pages of great literature. Be sure to make your voice heard and upvote the greatest, most memorable female characters.

Kathryn Merteuil, 'Cruel Intentions'

What would a teenage/young adult television show or movie be without a mean girl? We need the villain in order to highlight the hero. Cady Heron is nothing without Regina George in Mean Girls. Sure, we hate the mean girl, but we also worship her in that love-to-hate sort of way. Here are the&nbsp;best mean girls in movies and TV.

There seems to be one fairly consistent trend among this storied list of mean girl characters. Many, if not all of them, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-queen-bees-movies/eric-vega" target="_blank">are the queen bee of their respective group</a>. It&rsquo;s as if in order to lead, you have to be a bully. The standard operating procedure of bossy female characters is to be cruel to enemies, friends, and frenemies alike.

The <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-female-villains?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">mean female characters</a> on this list are generally evil, malicious, selfish, and unfortunately, also attractive. They wear the trendiest designer clothes and have the Coach bags to match. Their hair is seemingly never out of place, and they can pull off gym uniform grays like a model during fashion week.

Some of the girls on this list are just commonly cruel and catty, but are otherwise harmless. They will even flash a sensitive side when no one is looking. But others are killers (literally) who will destroy anyone who stands in the way of what they want.

Be sure to make your voice heard and vote up your favorite mean girl characters.

poll

King Richard

Are you a fan of movies with kings in them? Browse through this list of the greatest fictional kings to find the ruler you are looking for. Ranked by the community in order from most popular to least popular, there are many fictional kings on this list to choose from. If you spy a favorite fictional king that you think is the greatest but who's on the bottom of the list, vote him up to see him rise to a higher spot on the list. If you don’t see your favorite fictional king on the list, go ahead and add him below. Some kings are portrayed in fiction as being kind, good and strong and efficient leaders. Others are weak and inefficient leaders of their country, causing disaster and chaos to reign supreme. If you are a fan of great fictional kings who make <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/female-role-models/ericascheidt?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">strong role models</a>, you are sure to find some on this list that you can relate to. Vote up your favorite kings below and add any fictional kings who aren't on the list.

Mark Sloan

We all remember losing our favorite characters -- Elliot Stabler (Law &amp; Order SVU), Mark Greene (ER), Diane Chambers (Cheers), Fox Mulder (The X Files), Kalinda Sharma and Will Gardner (The Good Wife), Mathew Crawley (Downton Abbey) and practically everyone we started to emotionally invest in on Game of Thrones or The Walking Dead. They get killed off, leave town, die of a terminal illness, get kidnapped, or sometimes just get transported to another world. Regardless of how they were written off (or why the actor chose to leave), they leave a gaping void in the show they built. This list is about ranking the greatest losses, whether the characters were good or evil. We wish the characters would have stayed because there were so many more stories to tell.&nbsp;Without them, the TV show went on but was never quite the same.&nbsp;

Fictional Characters

Sherlock Holmes

We all like to fantasize and daydream about our favorite <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/fictional-characters-you-would-leave-your-woman-for/lisa-waugh?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">hot fictional characters</a>. Maybe you've struck some kind of a deal with your romantic partner - if Sam and Dean Winchester come to life, you're allowed a hall pass for the weekend. Or maybe you keep your passionate devotion to Fox Mulder or Han Solo on the down low. Whatever the case, it's fun to imagine what it would be like to spend time with one of these handsome fictional men. Categorizing them can be tricky, because some of these sexy, fictional dudes come with a lot of baggage. For example, we all know how sexy Christian Grey and Edward Cullen are, but would you REALLY want to deal with all of their weird emotional issues? Could you look past Loki's mischievous ways and look only to his righteous abs? Would Tony Stark's good looks be enough to drown out his extreme narcissism? These are the questions you'll have to answer as you pour over this list of fictional characters you'd leave your man for. How do your hot fictional characters skew? Are you more about the good guys, like Thor and Elliot Stabler, or do the bad boys get your blood flowing, like Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Or are you interested in just the right mix of Stiles, Sherlock Holmes, and Magic Mike? However your list stacks up, have fun picking and choosing the fictional characters you'd leave your man for. A little crush on someone you could never actually get with is completely healthy and normal. Vote up the hottest fictional male characters, and be sure to add any to the list that we may have forgotten!

Count Dracula

Immortality is a common theme in fiction. It often explores many different themes, from what it means to live forever, to what it’s like to see the world change around you. Many fictional immortal characters deal with eternal loneliness. Characters like The Doctor from &quot;Doctor Who&quot; and the vampire Lestat are constantly looking for companions to spend their eternal, never ending days with, even if they know the company is only temporary.Many fictional immortal characters are supernatural beings, such as vampires, highlanders, and aliens. The most famous immortal vampires include Dracula, Barnabas Collins, and practically the entire cast of &quot;True Blood,&quot; and &quot;Twilight.&quot;Other times immortality comes from a special, even magical source as in the cases of Dorian Gray, Ra’s al Ghul, and Jesse Tuck.Who is your favorite immortal character? This list features some of the most famous immortal characters to ever appear in fiction, whether it be books, TV, film, or comic books.

Kitana

&nbsp;

Whether found in books, on the stage, or on the big screen, all of the princesses on this list share one characteristic: they&rsquo;re all instantly recognizable as the most amazing princesses fiction has to offer. From cartoon favorites such as She-Ra to film legends such as Princess Buttercup from The Princess Bride, you&rsquo;ll find them all here on this list of the greatest fictional princesses of all time.

Perhaps one of the most awesome princesses from the fictional realm is Leia Organa, the beautiful and noble princess introduced in Star Wars in the 1970s. The popularity of Star Wars never seems to fade and neither does fans&rsquo; love of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-princess-leia-quotes/movie-and-tv-quotes" target="_blank">Princess Leia</a>. She&rsquo;s inspired everything from Halloween costumes to wedding dresses. Her beauty, grace, and popularity have definitely made her one of the most amazing fictional princesses.

Of course, no list of fictional princesses would be complete without some of the most famous princesses - the Disney princesses. Although the Disney princesses are usually considered to be for children, adults love them, too. Who can deny the beauty and grace of Princess Ariel? She may be an animated character, but as a princess she&rsquo;s lovely and majestic, something even adults can appreciate.

This list contains all of the best fictional princesses, be they from books, movies, television shows, or theatrical productions. Some go on to become queens, while others retain the title of princess, but they&rsquo;re all memorable and have earned their places on this list of the greatest fictional princesses. Cast your votes below and see where the fictional princesses you think are the best rank.

&nbsp;

Generally, moviegoers&nbsp;and TV viewers&nbsp;are force fed a protagonist that they're supposed to root for no matter what, even if some of the things said protagonist does are objectively terrible. In fact, there are a ton of supposedly good characters who don't deserve a <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/movie-happy-endings-that-are-actually-sad/jacob-shelton&nbsp;" target="_blank">happy ending in movies</a>&nbsp;or TV. While <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-movies-where-guy-doesnt-get-girl/anncasano" target="_blank">movies where the loveable idiot&nbsp;doesn't&nbsp;get the girl</a>&nbsp;exist, there are far&nbsp;more shows and movies&nbsp;that end happily even when they shouldn't.It's not always about love. Sometimes, the heroes of the stories commit&nbsp;crimes for which they aren't punished at all. Sometimes, they're jerks who inexplicably get to keep their friends and family regardless of their heartless behavior.Here's a list of characters who don't&nbsp;deserve their happy endings.

A list of supporting characters who stole the show so hard that they deserve spinoffs of their own (if they don&#39;t have them already). Generally, side characters in film and TV are supposed to be off to the side. Supporting characters are supposed to do just that, helping the leads carry the story. But sometimes, the most compelling characters are on the margins, or at least not front and center. Sometimes it&#39;s accidental. Sometimes an actor is just that good, and they <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/actors-who-stole-the-movie/josh-plainse" target="_blank">elevate their character</a> to new and often iconic heights.&nbsp;

This list is all about those characters, the ones who grab the spotlight without even seeming to try. Sometimes, scene stealers like these are promoted thanks to spinoffs, but more often than not, their full stories are left untold and fans are left wanting more. You never know how it happens or why producers decide just who ends up starring in a spinoff, but these characters are great, sometimes career-making, and we&#39;d love to see more of them.

From indie films to the most popular TV shows, we&#39;ve looked through everything to find the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-female-characters-in-literature?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best fictional characters</a> that stole the show. Vote up the supporting characters who most memorably overshadowed the leads!

Prince Humperdinck

A list of fictional leaders who you’d most like to behead. Do you know of some fictional kings, queens, princes, or politicians that you really dislike? Are they all named Joffrey? Could you envision a horrible fate for these terrible kings? Browse through this list of fictional kings that you would most like to behead. These kings are ranked by the community from most want to behead, to not too horrible. If you don’t agree with the ranking, go ahead and vote up the kings you think should be beheaded.&nbsp;If you don’t see a particularly horrible king on the list, add him to the list below. Some kings are strong leaders and really help their people and country, while other kings are so evil and horrible that they don’t need to be leading a country. These kings are the ones that people would most like to see beheaded.

Gus Gorman - Superman 3

For years, film and television writers have tried to crystallize what a hacker is and explain it to the technophobes of the world, but more often than not their depictions of console cowboys are one note and completely flat.&nbsp;Why write a nuanced character when all you need to do is slap some black hair dye on an actor and make them spout a bunch of techno babble? On this list you&#39;ll find some of the worst hackers in film and television, from Superman 3 to CSI.

A lot of the hackers on this list come from the time capsule that was the &#39;90s,&nbsp;a time when everything felt possible and no one knew what was coming next from Silicon Valley. Some writers felt that virtual reality was the next step in the burgeoning technological evolution, while others thought that we&#39;d be jamming information straight into our heads by the year 2000. Almost no one assumed that we would be carrying around tiny computers in our pockets. Regardless, hacking in movies and hackers on TV often missed the mark, leaving us with these hacker characters, who definitely leave something to be desired.

So with the sense of superiority that comes with hindsight, we&#39;re looking back at the hackers of film and television&#39;s yesterday and laughing our virtual faces off at their anachronism, ridiculous techno speak, and dumb hair. Vote up the hacker you think is the worst, and feel free to add anyone we missed from hacking films.

Smarts

Even <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/ew-com_s-the-50-smartest-people-in-hollywood/celebrity-insider?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the smartest people</a> make dumb decisions. These stupid movie geniuses may be intelligent enough to build a time machine or figure out impossible mathematical equations, but that doesn&rsquo;t mean they use their brilliance in every situation life throws at them.&nbsp;

It&rsquo;s the smart characters who are actually dumb that make the biggest mistakes. Perhaps their ego turns them cocky, or they simply lack common sense. These dumb movie geniuses almost caused WWIII, caused the loss of innocent lives&nbsp;by ignoring quarantine protocol, and nearly let an asteroid wipe out the Earth.

Which smart characters (who are actually dumb) do you think made the biggest mistakes? Vote up the smartest dumbest movie geniuses.&nbsp;

Best Characters

Jaime Escalante

There are a bunch of movies that feature teachers prominently. In most movies, teachers are a nameless bunch who often times lurk in the background and don&#39;t play much of a role in shaping the plot line. The fictional teachers on this list are different. They play prominent roles in the movies they are in and their teaching and mentoring of the characters is an integral part of the movie. Whenever Robin Williams is sporting a thick beard, he is playing a serious role. Playing the parts of John Keating in Dead Poets Society and Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting, Williams thrived as these characters and they are considered two of the best fictional <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-teacher-characters-in-film/ranker-characters?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">teachers in movies</a>.

Though he&#39;s not a teacher in the traditional sense, Mr. Miyagi proved to be one of the greatest mentors in movie history. He taught Daniel LaRusso (and later Julie Pierce) discipline and how to outsmart and outthink his opponents. On the opposite end of the spectrum is Dewey Finn, played by Jack Black in School of Rock. Not a teacher by trade, Finn taught his class of 10-year-olds life lessons and how to play rock music and by the end of the film, learned a thing or two about himself.

Vote for the teach you think is the best fictional teacher. If there is anyone missing from this list, feel free to add them.

There are so many bartenders and drink slingers in TV and movies that should be available to pour our cocktails any night of the week that it&#39;s almost sad when you remember the greatest fictional bartenders are just that: fictional. These amazing fictional bartenders hail from some of the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-movies-of-all-time">best movies of all time</a> and the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-tv-shows-of-recent-memory">best TV shows of recent memory</a>. 
From &quot;Sweet Dee&quot; on It&#39;s Always Sunny in Philadelphia&nbsp;to the rotating cast of pour jockeys at Cheers, there are plenty of little and big screen bartenders to choose from in the quest to name the best bartender that doesn&#39;t actually exist. Considering, on shows like The Simpsons,&nbsp;the bartenders can literally do ANYTHING imaginable (like conceive of a flaming drink that takes the boozing world by storm), it actually takes quite a bit to grab the title of best fake bartender.

This list of the best bartenders in TV and film, ranked by people like you, is here to help determine who the top movie or TV bartender really is. These <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-bartender-characters-in-movies/erin-cody" target="_blank">famous movie bartenders</a> and television barkeeps serve the best drinks, share the most interesting stories, tell the funniest bar jokes, and lend the most sympathetic ears. Vote up your favorite fictional characters to help determine who is the best bartender in entertainment.

Atticus Finch

Perseverance is one of the most admirable traits a person can have and it’s quite common in fiction to have a protagonist who deals with adversity at every turn. These characters might watch the people they love die, while facing hurdle after hurdle. The average person would cut their losses and give up. Since these fictional characters are so extraordinary, they never give up, despite every hardship they face.In literature, determination shows up in some of the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-movie-characters-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most famous characters</a> of all time. Odysseus traveled for decades, facing monsters and war in order to get home to his wife. Captain Ahab searched for a mythical whale, even when he was labeled crazy for doing so. In supernatural fiction, characters <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/movies-tv-shows-like-harry-potter/ranker-recs?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">like Harry Potter</a>, Frodo, and Buffy are given plenty of opportunities to abandon their quests, but choose to press on. Practically every superhero character is also imbued with this admirable trait.As rare as perseverance is in real life, it’s a common character trait in some of the best fiction, from television to books. Vote up the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-famous-fictional-character-from-each-state/matthew-lavelle?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best fictional characters</a> below, those who never gave up, even when things were tough.

Character Costumes

Stanley Ipkiss

In fiction, masks are often used to disguise secret identities. These masks usually become as iconic, if not more so, than the characters who wear them - even if they often look <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/worst-comic-book-masks/brent-sprecher" target="_blank">pretty uncomfortable</a>&nbsp;or <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/worst-disguises-in-movies/jessica-bedewi" target="_blank">embarrassingly&nbsp;bad</a>. Often times characters will don a mask in order to protect their identity while living their secret life. Other fictional characters use masks to cover up disfigurement.

Horror movies often use masks as a way to hide the identity of the killer, especially since it&rsquo;s more terrifying to wonder what sort of face is so scary that it needs to be hidden away. The masks in Friday the 13th&nbsp;and Scream have become far more well-known than the killers that wore them and are often worn as Halloween costumes.

The fictional characters on this list wear masks for a myriad of reasons, from hiding secret identities to scaring potential murder victims. Who is your <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/what-your-favorite-fictional-character-says-about-you/nathan-gibson?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">favorite fictional character</a> to ever don a mask?

Child Stars

Angelica Pickles - 'Rugrats'

Today we pit nature against nurture as we look at fictional children who are going to make for some messed up adults. Does it come from parenting? Is it something already built into their DNA? Or does it have to do more with the environment they&rsquo;re brought up in?&nbsp;Some of these characters have to avenge their families, some are required to be leaders before their time, and some are raised in truly awful worlds. Look at the precious ragamuffins below, and vote up the kids you feel certain are going to have a tough time as adults.

Tom Beck

A list of the greatest fictional presidents. Browse through this list of the greatest fictional presidents <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/fictional-tv-presidents/ranker-tv" target="_blank">from TV</a>, movies, and more to see those characters who served their country well. These presidents are ranked by the community in order from most popular fictional presidents to the least popular.

If you don&rsquo;t agree with the rankings below, vote up the presidents that you think were the greatest, and see them rise on the list. If you don&rsquo;t see the great fictional president you love on the list, go ahead and add him or her below. Some presidents are strong leaders and really help their people and country, while other presidents are so horrible that they don&rsquo;t need to be doing any sort of leading.&nbsp;

The great presidential leaders are the ones that you will find on this list. Cast your votes below - there&#39;s no electoral college to get in the way in this election!

Characters We'll Never Forget

pageType

unsafe_grapeshot

unsafe_grapeshot_crime

unsafe_grapeshot_death_injury

X_AMP

top_search_2-3

mod_open_sys

mod_criteria

longtail_search

ranker_prime

temp_ab_tag

scale_cleanup

RL_Boost

cb_characters-we_ll-never-forget

srch

A list of fictional lawyers you’d most want defending you. Do you know of a movie with a great lawyer in it? Do you wish some of the fictional lawyers were real so that you could have a great lawyer to defend your case? The fictional lawyers on this list are ranked in order of the most popular fictional lawyer to the least popular. If you don’t agree with the ranking, vote up the attorney you'd want on your side to see him or her rise in the rankings.If you have a really special fictional lawyer that you would love to have defending you, but you don’t see him or her on the list, add them below. Lawyers don’t have the best reputation, and often, it can be discouraging to watch movies where the lawyers confirm the punchlines for all those lawyer jokes.However, some fictional attorneys instill confidence and enthusiasm in the readers or viewers. Perry Mason, for instance, was a great lawyer who hardly ever lost a case. He also cared about his clients more than he cared about the money. Wouldn't it be wonderful if fictional lawyers like this existed in the real world?

Best Fictional Lawyers | Attorney Characters from TV & Film

Fictional Lawyers You'd Most Want Defending You

The Best Comics Lists - Find or Make a Fictional Characters List  | Ranker  | Ranker - A World of Lists

Fictional Character

Other

Best Rankings of Random Cool Facts + Stuff

other

Ranker Characters

Gender

Women

Gen Zs

Millenials

Gen Xers

Baby Boomers

Region

West Coast US

Mountain US

Midwest US

Southern US

Northeastern US

International

Atticus Finch is a fictional character of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus is a lawyer and resident of the fictional Maycomb County, Alabama, and the father of Jeremy "Jem" Finch and Jean Louise "Scout" Finch. Lee based the character on her own father, Amasa Coleman Lee, an Alabama lawyer who, like Atticus Finch, represented black defendants in a highly publicized criminal trial. Book Magazine '​s list of The 100 Best Characters in Fiction Since 1900 names Finch as the 7th best fictional character of 20th century literature. In 2003, the American Film Institute voted Atticus Finch, as portrayed by Gregory Peck in the book's 1962 film adaptation, the greatest hero in American film.

Ranker Community

Harvey Specter

Harvey Specter is a fictional character from the tv series Suits.

hellodalai

Perry Mason

Perry Mason is a fictional character, a criminal defense lawyer who is the main character in works of detective fiction written by Erle Stanley Gardner. Perry Mason is featured in more than 80 novels and short stories, most of which involve his client's murder trial. Typically, Mason establishes his client's innocence by implicating another character, who then confesses.
The character of Perry Mason was adapted for a long-running radio series, followed by well-known depictions on film and television, including "television's most successful and longest-running lawyer series" Perry Mason from 1957 to 1966 starring Raymond Burr; another series, The New Perry Mason starring Monte Markham, from 1973 to 1974; and 26 made-for-TV movies starring Burr filmed from 1985 to Burr's death in 1993.

Saul Goodman

Saul Goodman is a fictional character in the American television drama series Breaking Bad and the titular character of the spin-off series Better Call Saul on AMC. He is portrayed by Bob Odenkirk and was created by series creator Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, a writer on the series. Saul is a criminal lawyer and can be easily found in the yellow pages of Albuquerque. Throughout Breaking Bad, he acts as Walter White and Jesse Pinkman's attorney and accomplice. His made-up name is a play on words to better attract clients: "'S'all good, man!" becomes the semitic "Saul Goodman". He is also known for his low-budget television commercials and print advertisements in Albuquerque, wherein he advertises mainly under the tagline "Better Call Saul!".

Ben Matlock

Alan Shore

Alan Shore is a fictional character from Boston Legal.

Professor Annalise Keating

Professor Annalise Keating is a fictional character from the tv series How to Get Away with Murder.

aria2000

Jack McCoy

John James "Jack" McCoy is a fictional character in the television drama Law & Order. He was created by Michael S. Chernuchin and portrayed by Sam Waterston from 1994 until 2010. He is the second-longest tenured character on the show, after Lt. Anita Van Buren. On January 28, 2009, McCoy's character ended the longest run of a character appearing in consecutive episodes. He was not featured in the episode "Lucky Stiff". His streak ended with 333 uninterrupted appearances since the first episode of the fifth season in 1994.. He appeared in 368 episodes of Law & Order, three episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, two episodes of Law & Order: Trial by Jury, two episodes of Homicide: Life on the Street and Exiled: A Law & Order Movie.
Waterston's performance as McCoy on the New York-based series was so popular that it resulted in him being declared a "Living Landmark" by the New York Landmarks Conservancy, along with fellow longtime series cast member Jerry Orbach.

Alexandra Cabot

Alexandra "Alex" Cabot is a fictional character within the Law & Order universe portrayed by Stephanie March. She is a primary character in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Conviction.

michael-koebnick

Elle Woods

Elle Woods is a fictional character and the protagonist of Amanda Brown's novel Legally Blonde and the film of the same name. She was portrayed in two films by Reese Witherspoon. In a Broadway theatre adaptation of the first film, Legally Blonde - The Musical, Woods has been portrayed by eight different actresses in different stagings of the show. They were Gabby Cinque, Olivia Mezzerina, Laura Bell Bundy, Bailey Hanks, Becky Gulsvig, Jessica Jung, Nikki Bohne, Luna Park, Jung Eun-ji, and in the West End by Sheridan Smith OBE. From 11th July 2011 Carley Stenson took over the role of Elle Woods with Susan McFadden leaving the show.
Entertainment Weekly put Elle Woods on its end-of-the-decade, "best-of" list, saying, "She's blond, bubbly, and carries a tiny Chihuahua. But despite the inevitable Paris Hilton comparisons, Reese Witherspoon's Legally Blonde dynamo managed to be taken seriously. Case closed!"
The character is mentioned, but not seen in a later direct-to-video sequel, Legally Blondes, which portrays the adventures of her two British cousins.

Casey Novak

Casey Novak is a fictional character on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, portrayed by Diane Neal. She is the only female Assistant District Attorney to have appeared in five complete seasons in any Law & Order series and the longest-running ADA in the entire franchise.

Jim Marshall

Michael Ross

Michael Ross is a fictional character from the tv series Suits.

Lt. Daniel Kaffee

Denny Crane

Claire Kincaid

Assistant District Attorney Claire Kincaid is a fictional character on the television series Law & Order, played by Jill Hennessy from 1993 to 1996. She appeared in 69 episodes.

Vinny Gambini

Ben Stone

Daredevil

Daredevil is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Daredevil was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby. The character first appeared in Daredevil #1 (April 1964). Writer/artist Frank Miller's influential tenure on the title in the early 1980s cemented the character as a popular and influential part of the Marvel Universe. Daredevil is commonly known by such epithets as the "Man Without Fear" and the "Devil of Hell's Kitchen".

go_sullivan

Alicia Florrick

Alicia Florrick is a fictional character from the TV Series The Good Wife.

chantellebelle

Phoenix Wright

Ryuuichi Naruhodou is a fictional character from Ace Attorney.

Son Goku

Tom Hagen

Thomas Feargal "Tom" Hagen is a fictional character in Mario Puzo's novel Godfather and Francis Ford Coppola's films The Godfather and The Godfather Part II. He was portrayed by Robert Duvall in the films.

clash1977

Olivia Pope

Olivia Carolyn Pope is a fictional character portrayed by Kerry Washington, created by Shonda Rhimes and partially based on Judy Smith for the political drama television series Scandal. Pope is a Washington, D.C.-based crisis manager who runs her own firm, Pope & Associates, that specializes in political situations. The character has become a widely-watched fashion and style trendsetter.

Ling Woo

Ling Woo is a fictional character in the US comedy-drama Ally McBeal, portrayed by American actress Lucy Liu. A Mandarin-speaking Chinese American lawyer, Ling has been described as cold and ferocious and knowledgeable in an art of sexual pleasure unknown to the Western world. At the time, she was the most famous and only significant representative of Asian women on US television. Thus, the portrayal of Ling Woo attracted much scholarly attention in the US.

jaina

She-Hulk

She-Hulk is a fictional superheroine that appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Buscema, she first appeared in Savage She-Hulk #1. A cousin to Dr. Bruce Banner, Walters once received an emergency blood transfusion from him when she was wounded, which led to her acquiring a milder version of his Hulk condition. As such, Walters becomes a large powerful green-hued version of herself while still largely retaining her personality; in particular she retains her intelligence and emotional control, though like Hulk, she still becomes stronger if enraged. In later issues, her transformation is permanent.
She-Hulk has been a member of the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, Heroes for Hire, the Defenders, Fantastic Force, and S.H.I.E.L.D. A highly skilled lawyer, she has served as legal counsel to various superheroes on numerous occasions.

Diane Lockhart

Diane Lockhart is a fictional character from the 2009 TV series The Good Wife.

amberhunter

A list of fictional lawyers you’d most want defending you. Do you know of a movie with a great lawyer in it? Do you wish some of the fictional lawyers were ...