
Scarlett O’Hara (1936) Created by Margaret Mitchell for the novel Gone With the Wind.The Joker (1940) Created by Jerry Robinson, Bill Finger, and Bob Kane for Batman #1 (DC Comics).Godzilla (1954) Created by Tomoyuki Tanaka, Ishiro Honda, and Eiji Tsubaraya for the film Godzilla.Portrayed most famously by Leonard Nimoy. Spock (1964) Created by Gene Roddenberry for Star Trek.Barbie (1959) Created by Ruth Handler for the toy company Mattel.Spider-Man (1962) Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko for Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel Comics).King Kong (1933) Created by Edgar Wallace and Merian C Cooper for the film King Kong.Awdry and Christopher Awdry for The Railway Series, later Britt Allcroft's TV show Thomas & Friends. Thomas the Tank Engine (1945) Created by Rev W.Lucy Ricardo (1951) Portrayed by Lucille Ball for I Love Lucy.Homer Simpson (1987) Created by Matt Groening for The Tracey Ullman Show, later The Simpsons as voiced by Dan Castellaneta.Laurel and Hardy (1921) Created by Hal Roach and Larry Harmon.Later portrayed by Marlon Brando and Robert DeNiro in Coppola’s film adaptation. Vito Corleone (1969) Created by Mario Puzo for novel The Godfather.Rocky Balboa (1976) Created and portrayed by Sylvester Stallone for Rocky.Indiana Jones (1981) Created by George Lucas for R aiders of the Lost Ark.

The Tramp (1914) Created and portrayed by Charlie Chaplin for Kid Auto Races at Venice.


Later portrayed by Judy Garland in the 1939 film adaptation. Frank Baum for novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Batman (1939) Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane for Detective Comics #27 (DC Comics).Bugs Bunny (1938) Created by Warner Bros and originally voiced by Mel Blanc.James Bond (1953) Created by Ian Fleming for novel Casino Royale.Mickey Mouse (1928) Created by Walt Disney and Ub Iworks for Steamboat Willie.Superman (first appearance: 1938) Created by Jerry Siegal and Joe Shuster for Action Comics #1 (DC Comics).The 100 most iconic, well-known, and generally beloved fictional characters of film, television, literature, and pop culture since the turn of the 20th Century.
