Famous Cats That Start With M
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 Withdrawn entries and consolidated duplicates are excluded from this directory.
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MacakDirectory summary
Nikola Tesla's cat.
MacavityDirectory summary
Book · Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (T. S. Eliot)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
A devilish cat in Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. He's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity.
Mademoiselle FifiDirectory summary
The beloved pet cat of aviator John Moisant. Fifi often accompanied Moisant on his flights, and on August 23, 1910 Mademoiselle Fifi became the first cat to...
Mae BorowskiDirectory summary
Game · Night in the Woods (Infinite Fall)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Anthropomorphic black-and-pink cat protagonist of the 2017 indie narrative game Night in the Woods, set in a dying Pennsylvania mining town.
Maisie MacKenzieDirectory summary
An anthropomorphic cat who lives in Morningside, Edinburgh in the book Maisie Comes to Morningside, Maisie wears a kilt and her adventures have taken her fro...
Maneki-nekoDirectory summary
Historical · Gotokuji Temple founding legend, Edo period
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
The beckoning Japanese cat figurine whose Edo-period origin legend places a calico at Gotokuji Temple in Setagaya, Tokyo.
MaoDirectory summary
Frank's master and good friend of Al Capone, Mao is most notable for being a giant talking cat with a penchant for alcohol.
MaomolinDirectory summary
A giant bakeneko in the animation Ranma 1/2 whom Shampoo accidentally brought to Nerima inside a giant bell.
MaruDirectory summary
Internet · mugumogu (YouTube channel)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Internet celebrity famous for his love of boxes.
MarzipanDirectory summary
A calico cat who lived in the lobby of Astor Theatre in Melbourne, Australia. She was the theatre's unofficial mascot and was often seen sitting on the couch...
Master KorinDirectory summary
A master of Akido in the animation Dragon Ball, and guardian of the path to Heaven.
MatagotDirectory summary
Historical · French and Occitan folk tradition, recorded by...
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
A magical black cat from French folklore, especially of Provence and Gascony, said to bring wealth to whoever feeds it the first bite of every meal.
MatildaDirectory summary
Resident cat of the Algonquin Hotel in New York City.
MauriceDirectory summary
The eponymous fast-talking confidence trickster cat who operates a 'pied-piper' scam in the Discworld series of books, organising teams of rats to infest a t...
MayaDirectory summary
Sakaki's pet Iriomote Cat in the comic strip Azumanga Daioh.
MehitabelDirectory summary
Book · Archy and Mehitabel (Don Marquis)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
An alley cat who is the best friend of the cockroach Archy in the book Archy and Mehitabel.
MeowDirectory summary
Once the world's heaviest cat.
MeowDirectory summary
A dimwitted cat-like Betelgeusian in the animation Space Dandy who is brought aboard the Aloha Oe after Dandy and QT mistake him for a new species of alien.
MeowsclesDirectory summary
Game 2020 · Fortnite (Epic Games)
A hulking, tough secret-agent cat with a calm, cool demeanor, prone to flexing his oversized muscles between missions.
Meowth
Game · Pokémon
Pokémon number 0052; its standard form is Normal type and classified as Scratch Cat.
MeredithDirectory summary
A Scottish Fold belonging to Taylor Swift.
Mewtwo
Game · Pokémon
Pokémon numbered 0150; its standard form is Psychic type and classified as Genetic.
Mickey MiggsDirectory summary
An abandoned kitten raised by the Miggs mouse family in the book The Kitten Who Thought He Was A Mouse, who was not aware that he was a cat until he was befr...
Midnight LouieDirectory summary
20 Pound (9 kg) tomcat companion to amateur sleuth in the book Crystal Days.
MikeDirectory summary
A cat who guarded the entrance to the British Museum
MikoDirectory summary
Real pet · Garden Lodge, Kensington (Freddie Mercury house...
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Tortoiseshell cat at Freddie Mercury's Garden Lodge in Kensington; photographed for the inner-sleeve artwork of Queen's 1991 album Innuendo.
MiloDirectory summary
Ginger kitten from the film The Adventures of Milo and Otis.
Minna Minna MowbrayDirectory summary
Belonging to Michael Joseph; an entire chapter is dedicated to her in Cat's Company 1946.
MinoesDirectory summary
A cat who gets transformed into a human by a chemical accident in the book Minoes.
MirageDirectory summary
A cat-like enchantress in the Aladdin TV series holding powers over illusions, dreams and shadows, her magic powers are enough to create a mirage of Agrabah,...
Miss Kitty FantasticoDirectory summary
Pet kitten of Tara Maclay and Willow Rosenberg in the Television Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She is black with white rear feet, a white stripe from her chin to...
Miss MoppetDirectory summary
One of Tabitha Twitchit's daughters in the book The Story of Miss Moppet.
MisterDirectory summary
A bob-tailed grey tomcat belonging to the wizard Harry Dresden in the book The Dresden Files. He is often used as a vessel for Bob to inhabit on intelligence...
Misty Malarky Ying YangDirectory summary
A Siamese belonging to Amy Carter and former pet of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
MittensDirectory summary
Book · The Tale of Tom Kitten (Beatrix Potter)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
One of Tabitha Twitchit's daughters in the book The Tale of Tom Kitten.
MochiDirectory summary
Movie · Big Hero 6 (Disney)
Cat appearing in Disney’s Big Hero 6.
MogDirectory summary
Faithful pet of the Thomas family in the book Mog the Forgetful Cat.
MonkeyDirectory summary
A cat belonging to singer Katy Perry. Was originally named Krusty when she was married to Russell Brand, as a combination of their names.
MonkeyDirectory summary
In the Perry Mason TV episode "The Case of the Careless Kitten", Monkey, the titular cat, helps provide Mason with a clue to a murderer.
MontyDirectory summary
Internet · Instagram @monty_happiness
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Copenhagen domestic shorthair born without a nasal bridge bone, whose Instagram account @monty_happiness used his face to advocate for special-needs adoption.
MorganaDirectory summary
Game 2016 · Persona 5 (Atlus)
Proud, confident, and eager to mentor the team, Morgana offers advice on missions and daily life, though his vanity and insecurities show when his usefulness...
Morris the CatDirectory summary
Advertising cat best known as finicky cat Morris of 9 Lives cat food.
MorrisseyDirectory summary
A cat belonging to actor / comedian Russell Brand.
MourkaDirectory summary
Belonging to George Balanchine and the subject of Mourka: the autobiography of a cat by Tanaquil LeClercq, Stein & Day, New York, 1964.
MouschiDirectory summary
The tabby cat who lived in the Secret Annexe of Anne Frank's family; it was actually Peter van Pels (aka Peter Van Daan)'s cat.
MoxieDirectory summary
Will's cat who leads him through the window to Citta'gazze in the book The Subtle Knife, where he meets Lyra. Later, Will's daemon settles as a cat.
Mr. BigglesworthDirectory summary
Movie · Austin Powers (Jay Roach films)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
A parody of Blofeld's cat from James Bond films.
Mr. CatDirectory summary
Tv · Kaeloo (France 3 / Canal+ Family)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Sadistic purple cat antagonist on the French stop-motion-style CGI series Kaeloo, produced by Cube Creative.
Mr. FreshDirectory summary
Internet 2023 · Hello Street Cat livestream app (China); viral...
Picky and unbothered, he famously waits only for fresh food and shoots a deadpan, judgmental side-eye at the camera.
Mr. Jinks
Tv · The Huckleberry Hound Show
Cat who pursues the mice Pixie and Dixie in The Huckleberry Hound Show.
Mr. JinxDirectory summary
A cat from the film Meet the Parents, played by two five-year-old Himalayan cats named Bailey and Misha.
Mr. MistoffeleesDirectory summary
A cat from the Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.
Mr. PussDirectory summary
Male pet of Hunter Clarington in the Television Glee, the leader of the rival glee club, The Warblers of Dalton Academy School.
Mr. TinklesDirectory summary
An evil snow white cat in the film Cats & Dogs, who planning to sabotage the efforts of Professor Brody to discover a cure for human allergies to dogs.
Mr. WhiskersDirectory summary
A angora cat are girls into vampire evil cat in the animation Frankenweenie.
Mrs. ChippyDirectory summary
Cat on the Ernest Shackleton expedition.
Mrs. PawDirectory summary
A live-action Cat from the Television program Big Barn Farm.
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.