Characters in written fiction

A Zhu（阿朱）, or Crimson in English, is a character in Jinyong's Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. Her full name is Ruan A Zhu（阮阿朱）, following the surname of her mother, Ruan Xingzhu（阮星竹）. A seventeen-year-old beauty with an oval shaped face and vibrant personality, she was given away to villagers shortly after she was born by her birth mother, with only an identifying tattoo on her body and a golden jewellery, on which the Chinese words "Sky full of stars, Bright and shiny, Forever brilliant, A long time of peace" was carved. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Zhu"

A.J. (Arthur J.) Raffles is a character created by E. W. Hornung, a brother-in-law to Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Raffles is, in many ways, a deliberate inversion of Holmes — he is a " gentleman thief," living in the Albany Mansions, a very upscale address in London, playing cricket for the Gentlemen of England and supporting himself by carrying out ingenious burglaries. He is called the "Amateur Cracksman," and often, at first, differentiates between himself and the "professors" — professional criminals from the lower classes. ...more on Wikipedia about "A.J. Raffles"

Abby Hayes is a fictional fifth-grade student, the protagonist of a series of novels by Anne Mazer. She is one of four children, younger than her twin sisters Eva and Isabel, but older than her brother Alex. Her parents are Olivia and Paul Hayes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abby Hayes"

Abtin is a character in Shahnama (national epic of Iran), Faridoon's father. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abtin"

A man called Achaemenes is a minor character in Virgil's Aeneid. His character seems to have been chosen by Virgil treating the Persian name Achaemenes as Greek and extracting a meaning "he who waits with affliction". ...more on Wikipedia about "Achaemenes (character)"

Adam Dalgliesh is a fictional character who has been the protagonist of twelve mystery novels by P. D. James. Dalgliesh first appeared in James' 1962 novel Cover Her Face, and has appeared in most of James' subsequent novels. ...more on Wikipedia about "Adam Dalgliesh"

Adrian Albert Mole (born April 2, 1967) is the fictional protagonist in a series of books by Sue Townsend. The author once famously spotted the future Prime Minister John Major (a minor cabinet minister at the time) in a photograph and said that Adrian would grow up to become just like him. The character first appeared in a BBC Radio 4 single play in 1982. ...more on Wikipedia about "Adrian Mole" Pure shortopedia. Pure Information Power. shortopedia

Alexander "Alex" DeLarge (his last name is never given in the novel) is the narrator and antihero of Anthony Burgess' novel A Clockwork Orange and the movie adaptation, in which he is played by Malcolm McDowell.

Alex Delaware is the fictional protagonist of Jonathan Kellerman's popular murder mystery series. Alex Delaware is a child psychologist who solves mysteries, often with the help of policeman Milo Sturgis. The Alex Delaware series is set in Los Angeles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alex Delaware"

Story told in Europe about a cat that originally guarded Egyptian tombs. Her name comes from English heritage. Spoken word tales (often to children) include many adventures about this curious and brave feline. The last known tale involves Ali Queen Anne adventures across the sea to the south of France. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ali Queen Anne"

Allan Quatermain is a fictional character, the protagonist of H. Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines and its various sequels and prequels. Allan Quatermain was also the title of an 1887 book in this sequence. ...more on Wikipedia about "Allan Quatermain"

Alleyne Edricson is the main character in the book The White Company, written by Arthur Conan Doyle. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alleyne Edricson"

Alonzo Quijana is a fictional character from Miguel de Cervantes' novel, Don Quixote de la Mancha. Alonzo Quijana was a poor unknown hidalgo from somewhere in La Mancha in Spain who gained fame by assuming the name of Don Quixote de la Mancha and the persona of a knight-errant. He was inspired by reading countless tales of chivalry. Cervantes tells of his crazy adventures with his squire Sancho Panza in what many consider to be the greatest novel of all time. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alonzo Quijana"

Dr. Aloysius X. L. Pendergast is a fictional character appearing in novels by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aloysius X. L. Pendergast"

Sir Amyas Leigh was the title character in " Westward Ho! or the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth" by Charles Kingsley. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amyas Leigh"

Angelica (original Angélique) is series of 15 French historical adventure books by the novelist duo Anne and Serge Golon. Some of these books were then adapted into 5 once popular movies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Angelica (series)"

Anne Shirley is a fictional character from the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anne Shirley"

Aramis is a fictional character in the novels The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After and The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas. He and the other two musketeers Athos and Porthos are friends of the novel's protagonist, d'Artagnan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aramis"

Arglebargle is the name given to the host of a party in the Stephen King novel The Tommyknockers. The character's name is Arberg, but a drunken poet starts calling him Arglebargle. Arglebargle is a "beefy sonofawhore." ...more on Wikipedia about "Arglebargle"

Ariadne Oliver is a fictional character in the novels of Agatha Christie. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ariadne Oliver"

Armand is a fictional character in Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles series. ...more on Wikipedia about "Armand (vampire)"

Armorel of Lyonesse is the title character of the novel "Armorel of Lyonesse: The Last Inhabitant of the Isle of Samson in the Isles of Scilly" by Walter Besant. ...more on Wikipedia about "Armorel of Lyonesse"

Arn Magnusson is a fictional character created by Swedish writer and author Jan Guillou. He is said to have been born in Arnäs in 1150. At the age of 5, he had an accident, and he saved his life due to his mother's prayers to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. Since the boy was saved, his parents decided that in reward for the miracle, he was to be sent to a convent, where he spent twelve years. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arn Magnusson"

Arthur Philip Dent is a fictional character, the hapless protagonist in the comic science fiction series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arthur Dent"

Captain Arthur Hastings is a fictional character, the partner and best friend of Agatha Christie's Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. He is first introduced in her novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles and appears in many subsequent Poirot stories and novels, generally as the narrator. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arthur Hastings"

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