Famous Cats
A directory of 485 famous cats from movies, television, books, comics, the internet, history, and the real pets of public figures. 41 entries have an available article. The other entries remain as directory summaries or brief reference notes. Forty-four profiles have dated source reviews, including three short reference notes. The 116 expanded biographies awaiting individual source review are withheld; their legacy directory summaries remain labelled unchecked. Withdrawn entries and consolidated duplicates are excluded from this directory.
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Abigail kittenDirectory summary
Appeared in Halloween episode of "I Carly".
AlfieDirectory summary
Movie 2024 · Argylle (Matthew Vaughn / Universal & Apple Ori...
Calm, pampered and ever-present, an unflappable travelling companion content to watch the chaos unfold from inside a transparent backpack.
All BallDirectory summary
The first cat of Koko the gorilla.
Alley-Kat-AbraDirectory summary
Feline magician formerly with the Zoo Crew in the comic strip New Teen Titans.
AlonzoDirectory summary
A black and white tom in the Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, and is often considered the 'second-hand-man' to Munkustrap.
AlpineDirectory summary
Comic 2018 · Winter Soldier / Falcon & Winter Soldier (Marve...
A calm, grounding companion whose steady presence offsets a turbulent owner. Affectionate and unhurried, the picture of a settled house cat.
AmDirectory summary
Movie · Lady and the Tramp (Disney)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
One of the unpleasant Siamese cats in the animation Lady and the Tramp, best remembered for their song.
AndyDirectory summary
One of nine cats belonging to actress Jenna Fischer.
Anfield CatDirectory summary
A cat who became famous after wandering on to the Liverpool pitch during a football match. Currently has over 74,000 followers on Twitter.
AngieDirectory summary
One of the Jazz Cats in the Television The Friendly Giant, cat puppets who played music with the The Friendly Giant and his friends.
ApollinarisDirectory summary
Historical · Letters and memoirs of Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Mark Twain's Hartford household cat in the 1880s, named after the German bottled mineral water the family drank.
AristotleDirectory summary
A kitten in the book The Nine Lives of Aristotle, depends on his nine lives and the magical powers of his owner in order to emerge safely from various advent...
ArleneDirectory summary
A female cat in animation Garfield, and she is pink, skinny, elegant and has a gap between her two front teeth which Garfield often makes fun of.
ArtemisDirectory summary
A cat from the animation Codename: Sailor V, the companion to the leader of the Guardian Senshi.
AtchoumDirectory summary
Internet · Instagram (@atchoumfan, 2014–present)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Quebec Persian cat with congenital hypertrichosis universalis; the most-photographed individual case of the feline condition.
AzraelDirectory summary
Tv · The Smurfs (Hanna-Barbera adaptation of Peyo's...
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
A cat from Smurfs & The Smurfs Christmas Special, always tries but never catches the Smurfs.
BabbitDirectory summary
One of the duo that appeared in a couple of Looney Tunes shorts, voiced by Tedd Pierce.
BaggageDirectory summary
A cat owned by British television presenter Gok Wan. Baggage was the inspiration for Gok's TV series 'Baggage', first broadcast in the UK on the 21st of Sept...
BagpussDirectory summary
Tv · Bagpuss (BBC children's programme)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
The large, saggy, pink and white striped, stuffed cat belonging to Emily and main character of the children's television show Bagpuss.
BakenekoDirectory summary
Historical · Edo-period Japanese folklore, kaidan compilations
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
A shapeshifting cat-spirit of Japanese folklore from the Edo period, said to walk on its hind legs and speak human language.
Banana CatDirectory summary
Internet 2023 · TikTok / YouTube meme (Sad Banana Cat)
Wildly, comically emotional, a cat in a banana suit ready to dissolve into tears at any moment.
BangsDirectory summary
A little girl's cat from the book Sam, Bangs and Moonshine, which is the winner of the 1967 Caldecott Medal.
BanjoDirectory summary
An overly curious and rebellious kitten from the animation Banjo the Woodpile Cat.
Barivel
Real pet · Guinness World Records: longest domestic cat li...
Maine Coon measured at 120 cm for the longest domestic cat living record in May 2018.
BartDirectory summary
Also known as zombie cat, a cat who survived a traffic accident, was unintentionally buried alive, and clawed its way out of the grave.
BeansDirectory summary
A cat from the animation Merrie Melodies, early colleague of Porky Pig and sometimes Ham and Ex's uncle.
BeerusDirectory summary
Tv · Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (Toei Animation)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Purple cat based loosely on Egyptian mythology in the animation Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods. He is the god of destruction.
BehemothDirectory summary
An abnormally large black cat in the book The Master and Margarita who walks on his hind legs and carries a pistol. Being a member of the Devil's entourage,...
Benjamin ButtonDirectory summary
Real pet · Taylor Swift household
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Taylor Swift's Ragdoll cat adopted in 2019 from the set of the ME! music video.
BeverelyDirectory summary
Spoiled cat of Claude Pertwee in the animation Where's Huddles?.
BigDirectory summary
Game · Sonic Adventure (Sega)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
A large, purple, hourglass shaped anthropomorphic cat with yellow eyes and long ears in the video game Sonic Adventure: Dreamcast. Big is laid-back and easyg...
Bill the CatDirectory summary
A largely comatose orange tabby in the comic strip Bloom County.
BillyDirectory summary
A boy killed in a car accident and reincarnated as a cat in the Franco-Belgian comic strip Billy the Cat.
BinxDirectory summary
The Sanderson Sisters turned Thackary Binx into a cat when he tried to save his sister from them at the beginning of the movie Hocus Pocus. He then plays a t...
BlackieDirectory summary
A cat that inherited 15 million British Pounds and thus became the richest cat in history.
Blackie the Talking CatDirectory summary
A "talking" cat who was exhibited by an unemployed couple on the streets of Augusta, Georgia. Blackie became the subject of a court case, Miles v. City Counc...
BlacksadDirectory summary
John, main character of graphic novel series.
BlairDirectory summary
Comic 2004 · Soul Eater
Blair is playful, flirtatious, and mischievous, fond of teasing Soul in particular to Maka's irritation. She enjoys having fun without seeking real harm and...
BlancaDirectory summary
Game · Animal Crossing (Nintendo)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
A recurring character of the Animal Crossing series. She is a white cat who oddly does not have a face, so she will ask the player to draw on her face to cre...
Blaze the CatDirectory summary
A cat from the game Sonic Rush, appointed as defender of the Sol Emeralds; her role is similar to that of Sonic the Hedgehog and Knuckles the Echidna combine...
BlinxDirectory summary
A young Time Sweeper who is voiced by RZA of Blinx the Time Sweeper.
Blue-CatDirectory summary
One of the cats in the book The Thief of Always, which are the friendly familiars of the magical Holiday House.
BobDirectory summary
Real pet · A Street Cat Named Bob (James Bowen, 2012)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
A ginger cat that was found injured and subsequently adopted by London busker, James Bowen, in 2007.
BombalurinaDirectory summary
A flirtatious red Queen with a white chest and black spots and marks in the book Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.
Bonkers D. BobcatDirectory summary
Tv · Bonkers (Disney Afternoon)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Yellow bobcat former toon star turned Hollywood police officer on the Disney Afternoon series Bonkers, a Walt Disney Television Animation production.
BooDirectory summary
Ghost cat sidekick of Funky Phantom who teased Elmo the dog.
BorregadDirectory summary
A Jester figure in the book Lyrec, who finds a variant of Guinness stout to cheer himself in this fantasy world.
BranyaDirectory summary
An adorable little orange kitty who embodies the manga's mascot in the animation The Comic Artist and Assistants. He wears a black tuxedo and a pink bra over...
BrowserDirectory summary
Real pet 2010 · White Settlement Public Library, Texas
A calm, people-loving mascot who quietly outlasted the officials who tried to remove him.
BrünnhildeDirectory summary
Historical 1936 · 1936 costume photographs by Adolph Edward Weidh...
A dignified, theatrical-looking tabby immortalized posing solemnly in operatic Valkyrie armor.
Brutus "The Morrisons Cat"Directory summary
Famous in his village of Saltney just outside Chester where he visits the Morrisons supermarket nearly every day.
Bucky KattDirectory summary
Selfish, cynical, and lazy cat from the comic strip Get Fuzzy. His ears are nearly always drawn laid back flat on his head, a feline sign of defiance, aggres...
Bustopher JonesDirectory summary
A parody of an Edwardian gentleman of leisure and is described as the St. James's Street cat in the Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, he is extremely obese.
ButchDirectory summary
A black and white alley cat, who made his first appearance in the Tom and Jerry series in the 1943 short.
Cait SithDirectory summary
Game · Final Fantasy VII (Square)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
A robotic talking cat who is friendly, but often unreliable and speaks with a Scottish accent. In Final Fantasy VII, he rides on the back of an unnamed robot...
CalippoDirectory summary
Real pet · Ed Sheeran household
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
One of Ed Sheeran's two pet cats, known to fans through the dedicated Instagram account The Wibbles.
Captain ClawDirectory summary
An anthropomorphic cat pirate in the video game Claw, who must defeat the Cocker Spaniard Armada.
CarbonelDirectory summary
A black cat in the book the King of the Cats, as shown by the book cover illustrations of a wide variety of reprints.
CarlaDirectory summary
A small, white Exceed with pink ears and brown eyes in the animation Fairy Tail.
CasperDirectory summary
A male domestic cat that was famous for travelling on a No. 3 bus in Plymouth, and inspired the book, Casper the Commuting Cat.
About this encyclopedia
Entries cover both fictional cats (movies, books, comics, video games) and real ones (presidential pets, military mascots, internet celebrities, public-figure rescues). Legacy summaries still need individual source review. Unreviewed expanded biographies are withheld; short reference notes and summary-only detail pages carry noindex. The methodology explains the review scope. Have a famous cat we should add? Tell us.