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 Withdrawn entries and consolidated duplicates are excluded from this directory.
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WilberforceDirectory summary
Historical · 10 Downing Street (UK Prime Minister's residence)
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
Downing Street cat under four British Prime Ministers
WillowDirectory summary
Real pet · Squires family of Boulder, Colorado
Legacy summary; expanded biography awaiting source review.
A cat lost from a Boulder, Colorado home, who was discovered 5 years later and 1,800 miles away in New York City. She survived owls, coyotes, criminals, and...
WillyDirectory summary
A rising young jazz cat in New York City who goes by the stage name of "The Rockin' Kat".
WinnieDirectory summary
Who awakened a New Castle, Indiana family in April 2007 at 1 a.m. after detecting carbon monoxide in their home, saving the family's lives.
YseultDirectory summary
One of the two cats belong to the narrator of a short fantasy story in the book The Hart.
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.