Famous Cats
An encyclopedia of 632 famous cats from movies, television, books, comics, the internet, history, and the real pets of public figures. 297 entries currently carry full extended biographies; the rest still show the short legacy summary while we work through the expansion.
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Coby
Internet 2015 · Instagram (@cobythecat, 2015+)
British Shorthair carrying a recessive blue-eye gene without the usual colour-point coat that accompanies it.
Cole and Marmalade
Internet 2010 · YouTube — Cole and Marmalade channel (2010–pres...
Educational duo whose content centres veterinary care, TNR, and black-cat adoption rather than humour clips.
Colonel Meow
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...
Cooper the Photographer Cat
Internet 2007 · CatCam photo project / book 'Cooper, the Photog...
Independent, curious, prone to long outdoor wanders that produced unpredictable framing of the city.
Coricopat
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...
Cosmic Creepers
Movie 1971 · Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Walt Disney Productions)
A near-silent black cat familiar with film-stealing reaction shots; rides the enchanted bedknob alongside the children.
Courageous Cat
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...
Crimean Tom
Historical 1855 · Crimean War regimental records and Royal Naval...
Survivor cat retrieved from a cellar by Captain William Gair after the siege; calm enough to be brought home by sea and preserved after death.
Crookshanks
Book 1999 · Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Half-Kneazle ginger cat with a flat squashed face whose intelligence repeatedly reads situations the human characters miss.
Cygnus Regulus Powers
Real pet 2018 · Guinness World Records
Stately, slow-moving, accustomed to careful handling around his lengthy tail.
Danny
A cheerful, naive cat who wants to become a famous Hollywood star in the animation Cats Don't Dance.
DC
A wily, adventurous Siamese tomcat in the film That Darn Cat!, who lives with two young women, suburbanite sisters Ingrid and Patti Randall.
Delcatty
Game 2002 · Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
Aloof, fastidious, nap-prone; refuses to keep a fixed nest and wanders for cleaner spots.
Delilah
Belonging to the late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury; Mercury paid tribute to Delilah, a female tortoiseshell cat, on the Queen album, Innuendo.
Demeter
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...
Diana
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...
Dick Whittington's Cat
Historical 1605 · English folklore (first printed play, 1605)
Resourceful rat-catcher of folktale; sold to a Barbary king plagued by vermin, returning vast wealth to its poor master.
Didga
Real pet 2017 · Guinness World Records
Athletic, clicker-trained, comfortable on skateboards and around dogs.
Diego
Movie 2002 · Ice Age (Blue Sky Studios / 20th Century Fox)
A pack predator with a sarcastic streak who slowly accepts his place in a mismatched mammal herd.
Dinah
Movie 1951 · Alice in Wonderland (Disney) / Lewis Carroll so...
Brown-and-white tabby kitten serving as Alice's anchor to the waking world both before and after Wonderland.
Dino
Movie 2010 · A Cat in Paris / Une vie de chat (Felicioli & G...
Daytime pet to a mute girl; nighttime burglary accomplice to a Paris cat burglar.
Doc
A Doc think black and white cat tuxedo voiced by Paul Frees Hickory and Dickory together in the animation Hickory, Dickory, and Doc.
Doraemon
Tv 1969 · Doraemon (Fujiko F. Fujio)
Earless blue robot cat from the 22nd century, sent back in time to fix the misadventures of an unremarkable schoolboy.
Dorito
Real pet 2014 · Ed Sheeran household
Ginger and curious, often filmed exploring guitar cases and studio gear.
Duchess
Movie 1970 · The Aristocats (Disney)
White Turkish Angora and single mother of three kittens, voiced by Eva Gabor.
Dulcie
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.
Dusty the Klepto Kitty
Internet 2011 · Animal Planet special 'The Klepto Cat'
Compulsive, sneaky, undeterred by repeated returns of stolen goods; brought items home most nights.
Eek
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.
Electra
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...
Espeon
Game 1999 · Pokemon Gold and Silver (Game Freak / Nintendo)
Loyal lilac-furred psychic cat with red forehead gem; senses air currents and predicts opponent attacks.
Espurr
Game 2013 · Pokémon X and Y (Game Freak / Nintendo, 3DS 2013)
Gray flat-faced cat with folded Scottish Fold-style ears that dampen its uncontrolled psychic projection.
F.D.C. Willard
Actually called Chester, the cat of Jack H. Hetherington, who listed him as author of several physics papers from 1975 to 1980.
Faith
A London cat that took up residence in St Faith & St Augustine's church in wartime, and received a PDSA Silver Medal for her bravery in caring for her kitten...
Fantomcat
A masked swashbuckling hero who joins the Detective Team after his release and is nicknamed Fantomcat.
Felicette
The first cat ever launched into space by the French Centre d'Enseignement et de Recherches de Medecine Aeronautique.
Felicia
Game 1994 · Darkstalkers / Vampire (Capcom, arcade 1994)
Catholic-orphanage-raised cat-girl with rolling and grappling attack patterns based on cat-play movement.
Felix
Movie 1919 · Felix the Cat (Pat Sullivan / Otto Messmer)
Wide-eyed black cat from the silent era whose surreal sight gags predated sound and predicted the entire animated-character format.
Fiddle
One of the Jazz Cats in the Television The Friendly Giant, cat puppets who played music with the The Friendly Giant and his friends.
Figaro
Movie 1940 · Pinocchio (Disney)
Black-and-white tuxedo kitten whose expressive jealousy made him a Disney secondary mascot for the 1940s.
Findus
A cat who dresses up and talks with his old Swedish farmer, Pettson in the book Pettson and Findus.
Firestar
The main character for the first arc of Warriors books as well as a major supporting character for the subsequent arcs, he is a flame-colored tom with deep g...
Flossie
Real pet 1995 · Guinness World Records (oldest living cat)
An affectionate, easygoing senior cat who stayed playful well past her twenties.
Foss
Belonging to Edward Lear; subject of many drawings, some published in The Heraldic Blazon of Foss the Cat; inspired The Owl & the Pussycat.
Francis
An irrepressibly curious house cat in the book Felidae, deduces that whoever is murdering the neighborhood tabbys has a warped mind and is attempting to bree...
Fred the Undercover Kitty
A cat famous for assisting the NYPD and Brooklyn District Attorney's Office in 2006.
Freddy the Cat
An alley cat whose object is to perform certain tasks within the homes of people in order to reach to his love Felicia.
Fritti Tailchaser
Joins with friends Pouncequick and Roofshadow on an epic quest in the book Tailchaser's Song.
Fritz
Comic 1965 · Fritz the Cat (Robert Crumb)
Underground-comix anthropomorphic cat whose 1972 film became the first feature animation to receive the X rating.
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). Extended biographies are written one at a time and fact-checked against Wikipedia and primary sources — see /methodology. Have a famous cat we should add? Tell us.