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 Withdrawn entries and consolidated duplicates are excluded from this directory.
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CatDirectory summary
A blue cat whose best friend is Peg. He loves circles and accompanies Peg on her adventures.
Cat (Flow)Directory summary
Movie 2024 · Flow (Gints Zilbalodis, 2024)
Wary and self-reliant at first, the cat gradually trades solitary instinct for trust, becoming the quiet emotional center of an unlikely animal crew.
Cat MarioDirectory summary
Game · Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo, Wii U)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Cat Suit power-up form of Mario, Luigi, Peach, or Toad in Super Mario 3D World (2013) and successor games; first Nintendo suit modelling real-animal movement.
Cat MorganDirectory summary
A gruff but likeable character in the Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. Retired and works as a doorman at the book publishers Faber and Faber.
CatarinaDirectory summary
Edgar Allan Poe's pet cat and the inspiration for his story The Black Cat.
CatbertDirectory summary
The evil human resources director in the comic strip Dilbert.
Catbug
Tv · Bravest Warriors
Character in Bravest Warriors, the Pendleton Ward-created series launched by Cartoon Hangover.
CatbusDirectory summary
Movie · My Neighbor Totoro (Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
A large creature in the animation My Neighbor Totoro, depicted as a grinning male cat with a hollow body that serves as a bus, complete with windows and seat...
CatDogDirectory summary
Tv · CatDog (Nickelodeon)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Conjoined cat-and-dog brother duo sharing one body on the Nickelodeon animated series CatDog created by Peter Hannan.
CatmandoDirectory summary
Real pet · Official Monster Raving Loony Party
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Black cat co-leader of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party in Scotland from 1999 until his death in 2002.
CatstelloDirectory summary
One of the duo that appeared in a couple of Looney Tunes shorts, voiced by Mel Blanc.
Cattanooga CatsDirectory summary
Tv · The Cattanooga Cats (ABC / Hanna-Barbera)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Four-piece anthropomorphic rock band — Country, Scoots, Groovy and Kitty Jo — fronting the Saturday-morning ABC variety show The Cattanooga Cats.
CCDirectory summary
Copy Cat or Carbon Cat, the first cloned cat.
Chairman MeowDirectory summary
Tv · Sex and the City (HBO)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Carrie Bradshaw's white kitten adopted in season four of HBO's Sex and the City after Aidan Shaw gives her the cat as a peace offering.
ChanceDirectory summary
The larger member of the SWAT Kats and pilot of the Turbokat jet.
ChaosDirectory summary
A winged blue cat from Aladdin TV series, who desires that life be unpredictable, full of surprise and change. He is a fun-loving prankster and uses his powe...
Chase No FaceDirectory summary
A cat who lost her face in an accident, and is now a therapy cat for people with disfigurements.
CheddarDirectory summary
Real pet · Stephen Harper household, Canadian PM (2006–2015)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Who belongs to the Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper.
Cherry PopDirectory summary
A pedigree Champion Persian who became the poster cat for the Broward Country Humane Society.
Cheshire CatDirectory summary
Book · Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
A grinning cat from the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, capable of disappearing piecemeal and leaving its smile behind.
ChessieDirectory summary
The mascot of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, and later the Chessie System, whose slogan was "sleep like a kitten."
ChewieDirectory summary
Comic 2006 · Ms. Marvel / Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics)
Looks and acts like an ordinary house cat but is a dangerous alien able to store objects, and lay eggs, in the pocket dimensions inside her. Fiercely loyal t...
ChiDirectory summary
An adorable gray and white kitten with black stripes in the animation Chi's Sweet Home.
Chipi Chipi Chapa Chapa CatDirectory summary
Internet 2023 · TikTok / Instagram meme (Dubidubidu)
Bouncy and hypnotically rhythmic, a cat that seems built to bob its head in perfect time to a catchy tune.
Chiyo-chichiDirectory summary
Chiyo's "father" in the comic strip Azumanga Daioh.
ChococatDirectory summary
Chococat is drawn as a black cat with huge black eyes, four whiskers, and like his counterpart Hello Kitty, no mouth. His name comes from his chocolate-color...
ChoupetteDirectory summary
Real pet · Karl Lagerfeld
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
The pet and muse of designer Karl Lagerfeld.
Chubby HuggsDirectory summary
Oversized, overaffectionate cartoon cat in the comic strip Get Fuzzy.
ChurchDirectory summary
Book · Pet Sematary (Stephen King)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
The unfortunate cat in the book Pet Sematary which is killed by a truck, buried in the ancient burial ground of the title, then returns home, in a manner rem...
Clue-CatDirectory summary
One of the cats in the book The Thief of Always, which are the friendly familiars of the magical Holiday House.
Coby
Real pet · Coby the Cat
White, blue-eyed British Shorthair described by his owner in an ABC News interview in February 2016.
Cole and Marmalade
Real pet · Cole and Marmalade
Cats featured by Chris and Jess on Cole and Marmalade; their site records Cole’s adoption in 2012 and Marmalade’s in 2013.
Colonel MeowDirectory summary
A Himalayan-Persian mix who became famous on social media websites for his extremely long fur and scowling face. As of 2014, he holds the Guinness world reco...
CoricopatDirectory summary
Male twin to Tantomile in the Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. Coricopat and Tantomile are often portrayed as psychic cats, as they sense the presence of...
Courageous CatDirectory summary
A cat from the animation Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse, the protector of Empire City. When fighting bad guys, Courageous Cat would use all-purpose Cat Gun...
Creme PuffDirectory summary
the world's oldest cat (1967–2005), owned by Jake Perry.
Crookshanks
Book · Harry Potter
Hermione Granger’s cat in Harry Potter; the official character profile identifies him as half-Kneazle.
Cygnus Regulus Powers
Real pet · Guinness World Records: longest tail on a domes...
Maine Coon announced with a 44.66 cm tail in the Guinness World Records 2018 launch.
DannyDirectory summary
A cheerful, naive cat who wants to become a famous Hollywood star in the animation Cats Don't Dance.
DCDirectory summary
A wily, adventurous Siamese tomcat in the film That Darn Cat!, who lives with two young women, suburbanite sisters Ingrid and Patti Randall.
DelilahDirectory summary
Belonging to the late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury; Mercury paid tribute to Delilah, a female tortoiseshell cat, on the Queen album, Innuendo.
DemeterDirectory summary
Black and gold with a few patches of white and red or orange in the Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, is the cat who unmasks Macavity when he tries to dis...
Dewey Readmore BooksDirectory summary
The library cat from Spencer, Iowa.
Dex-StarrDirectory summary
A member of the Red Lantern Corps in the comic strip Green Lantern.
DianaDirectory summary
A Black Munchkin cat with white paws who uses Dark Magic in the animation Jewelpet. She wears a lace-trimmed pink waistcoat, a pink bow, and a silver heart-s...
DianaDirectory summary
A cat from the animation Sailor Moon, child of Luna and Artemis and guardian to Chibiusa.
Didga
Real pet · Guinness World Records: most tricks by a cat in...
Cat credited by Guinness with 24 tricks in one minute on 5 February 2016.
DinahDirectory summary
Movie · Alice in Wonderland (Disney) / Lewis Carroll so...
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Alice's cat Dinah is brown and white and wears a pink bow in the animation Alice in wonderland.
DinoDirectory summary
Movie · A Cat in Paris / Une vie de chat (Felicioli & G...
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Black house cat with a double life in the French animated film A Cat in Paris (2010), Oscar-nominated for Best Animated Feature.
DocDirectory summary
A Doc think black and white cat tuxedo voiced by Paul Frees Hickory and Dickory together in the animation Hickory, Dickory, and Doc.
Doraemon
Comic · Doraemon
Manga character credited to Fujiko F. Fujio, the individual pen name of Hiroshi Fujimoto.
DoritoDirectory summary
Real pet · Ed Sheeran household
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Ed Sheeran's second pet cat, co-star of The Wibbles Instagram with sibling Calippo.
Dr. Paula HutchisonDirectory summary
A cat from the animation Rocko's Modern Life.
DulcieDirectory summary
A cat from the book Cat on the Edge, regarded as the sharpest feline sleuth on the mystery scene, a clawed and formidable enemy of crime.
EekDirectory summary
A purple cat whose motto is "it never hurts to help". This attitude generally gets him into trouble, from which much of the humor of the show is derived.
ElectraDirectory summary
One of the youngest female kittens in the tribe of Jellicle cats. Like many of the other young feline characters, she is in awe of the Rum Tum Tugger, a flir...
EmilyDirectory summary
An American cat who, after being lost, was found to have gone to France.
Espurr
Game · Pokémon
Pokémon number 0677; its standard form is Psychic type and classified as Restraint.
EvilDirectory summary
A villain from the cartoon series Earthworm Jim.
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.