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 Withdrawn entries and consolidated duplicates are excluded from this directory.
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Showing 60 of 485.
JakeDirectory summary
An cat-like alien from the film The Cat from Outer Space.
JakeDirectory summary
The smaller member of the SWAT Kats, who is a mechanical genius.
JellylorumDirectory summary
A cat from the book Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.
JellylorumDirectory summary
Book · Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (T. S. Eliot)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
T. S. Eliot's own cat, immortalized in Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, the basis for the musical Cats.
JennieDirectory summary
A young boy named Peter is transformed into a cat after an accident, and is taken in by Jennie and taught the ways of cats in the book Jennie.
JennyDirectory summary
A cat from the animation Bucky O'Hare, the attractive pilot of the Righteous Indignation, who belongs to an order of artificers.
JennyanydotsDirectory summary
Another cat from the Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.
JeoffryDirectory summary
The visionary poet Christopher Smart's cat, who is praised as "surpassing in beauty" in his owner's poem Jubilate Agno (A Poem from Bedlam).
JessDirectory summary
Pat's black and white cat who goes everywhere with him in the animated TV series Postman Pat.
JibanyanDirectory summary
Game 2013 · Yo-kai Watch (Level-5, Nintendo); video game fr...
A lazy, chocolate-bar-loving slacker who naps constantly but springs into furious action when his friends are threatened.
JijiDirectory summary
Movie · Kiki's Delivery Service (Hayao Miyazaki / Studi...
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Sardonic black cat and familiar to the young witch Kiki in the 1989 Studio Ghibli film Kiki's Delivery Service.
Joe GreyDirectory summary
A talking gray-and-white tomcat in the book Cat on the Edge that has solved various murders and other crimes with the help of his mate Dulcie. He has a docke...
JólakötturinnDirectory summary
Historical · Icelandic folk tradition, recorded by Jón Árnas...
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
The Icelandic Yule Cat of folklore, a monstrous black feline said to roam the snow at Christmas and eat anyone without new clothes.
JonesyDirectory summary
Movie · Alien (Ridley Scott film)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
A cat with orange fur who serves as mascot aboard the Nostromo in the film Alien. He and Ellen Ripley are the only survivors of their mission to planet LV-426.
JuliusDirectory summary
A tuxedo cat who serves as a sidekick to Alice in the animation Alice Comedies. He was the first recurring cartoon character created by Walt Disney.
JupiterDirectory summary
A cat from the book The Deptford Mice, worshipped as the Lord of All by the rats, feared like a dark god of the sewers.
KasparDirectory summary
Historical · Savoy Hotel, London (Basil Ionides sculpture, 1...
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Black-lacquered Art Deco wooden cat sculpture carved by Basil Ionides in 1926 for the Savoy Hotel London; used as the "fourteenth guest" at any table set for...
KatDirectory summary
A space alien that looks like a Sphinx cat in the animation Kid vs. Kat.
KatzDirectory summary
A red thin cat with yellow eyes in the animation Courage the Cowardly Dog.
KayDirectory summary
A cat who studies martial arts in the game Legend of Kay, but when his school is shut down, he goes on a mission to rid the evil rulers' stranglehold on his...
KeanuDirectory summary
Movie 2016 · Keanu (2016 film)
An irresistibly cute kitten whose wide-eyed appeal disarms hardened criminals and turns gang members into doting softies the moment they lay eyes on him.
KetzelDirectory summary
The tuxedo cat who won a prize for his piano composition in 1997.
Keyboard CatDirectory summary
Internet · Charlie Schmidt (owner / video creator)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
An internet celebrity.
KhajiitDirectory summary
Game · The Elder Scrolls series (Bethesda Game Studios)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Cat-like humanoid playable race in Bethesda's Elder Scrolls series, native to the province of Elsweyr; first appeared in Arena (1994).
Khouli-KhanDirectory summary
The cat of Thomas Anson is memorialized by the neoclassical "Cat's Monument" in the park at Shugborough Hall, Staffordshire, unless the cat in question is th...
KiraraDirectory summary
Sango's faithful demon-cat companion who usually appears to be a small kitten-sized feline with two tails, but can become large enough to carry several passe...
KittyDirectory summary
A housecat from the book Bad Kitty who wreaks havoc around her owner's home when she is in a bad mood. She has black fur and a white tuft of fur on her chest.
KittyDirectory summary
Tv · Scooby-Doo (Hanna-Barbera)
A Mutant Kitty exposed to be a disguise by villain kid Shirley after being caught by Scooby Doo gang.
Kitty GaloreDirectory summary
Former M.E.O.W.S. agent Ivana Clawyu in the film Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore.
Kitty KatswellDirectory summary
A female cat who is one of T.U.F.F.'s best agents. She is also Dudley's partner and best friend. Skilled in various fighting styles and use of firearms, shor...
Kitty PurryDirectory summary
A Maine Coon belonging to singer Katy Perry.
Kitty SoftpawsDirectory summary
Movie 2011 · Puss in Boots (2011) and Puss in Boots: The Las...
A clever, confident, light-fingered thief who masks past hurt with sass and slowly opens up to partnership.
Korky the CatDirectory summary
A cat from the comic strip The Dandy.
Krazy KatDirectory summary
Comic · Krazy Kat (George Herriman)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
A cat from the comic strip Krazy Kat.
KrospDirectory summary
Emperor of All Cats in the comic strip Girl Genius.
KuroDirectory summary
A Black and white robotic cat tuxedo in the animation Cyborg Kuro-chan.
Kuroneko-samaDirectory summary
A black cat who appears in every single episode of Trigun.
Kyo SohmaDirectory summary
A character in the manga and anime series Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya. He transforms into an orange cat whenever he is hugged by a person of the opposite...
Larry
Real pet · 10 Downing Street
Downing Street cat recruited from Battersea in February 2011 as Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office.
LeopoldDirectory summary
The pacifistic, and intelligent cat in the animation Leopold the Cat. Leopold always wears a bow tie even when swimming.
LewisDirectory summary
A cat who became infamous after being placed under house arrest.
LihoDirectory summary
Comic 2014 · Black Widow (Marvel Comics)
A wary former stray who warms slowly to one trusted person. Quiet, watchful, and stubbornly independent, much like the spy who took her in.
Lil BubDirectory summary
Internet · Mike Bridavsky / Lil Bub & Friendz
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Star of Lil Bub & Friendz.
Lilieput
Real pet · Guinness World Records: shortest domestic cat l...
Cat measured at 13.34 cm from floor to shoulders in a Guinness record dated 19 July 2013.
Link the CatDirectory summary
A cat and character of Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. He is the cat of Sera, a shopkeeper in Ordon Village who owns Sera's Sundries.
LipstickDirectory summary
One of the two cats that Koko the gorilla chose after All Ball escaped and was killed by a car.
LisztDirectory summary
A cat from the book "Edward the Conqueror", a woman believes the stray cat who appreciates her piano music is a reincarnation of Franz Liszt.
Litten
Game · Pokémon
Pokémon number 0725; its standard form is Fire type and classified as Fire Cat.
Little KittyDirectory summary
Game 2024 · Little Kitty, Big City
A mischievous, curious housecat who causes gentle chaos while trying to get back home.
Little NickyDirectory summary
First cloned animal for commercial reasons.
LogosDirectory summary
The cat of Jacques Derrida.
Loki the Vampire CatDirectory summary
Internet · Instagram @loki_kitteh
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Portland, Maine rescue with protruding lower fangs and pale blue eyes, whose @loki_kitteh Instagram account turned her glower into a recurring viral feature.
LongcatDirectory summary
Internet 2005 · Early imageboard meme (Futaba / 4chan)
An icon of deadpan internet surrealism, calm and patient while being stretched to legendary proportions for the camera.
Lord TubbingtonDirectory summary
The male pet of Brittany Pierce in the Television Glee.
LuciferDirectory summary
Movie · Cinderella (Disney)
Lady Tremaine’s cat in Disney’s Cinderella.
LuckyDirectory summary
The Tanners' pet cat, whom ALF repeatedly tried to eat.
Ludo
Real pet · Guinness World Records: longest domestic cat li...
Maine Coon measured at 118.33 cm for the longest domestic cat living record in October 2015.
LunaDirectory summary
A black cat in the animation Sailor Moonwho is a devoted servant to Princess Serenity and advisor to her mother, Queen Serenity.
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.
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.