- James Bond, various books, created by Ian Fleming
- Jay Gatsby, The Great Gatsby, created by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Holly Golightly, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, created by Truman Capote
- Philip Marlowe, The Big Sleep, created by Raymond Chandler
- John Singer, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, created by Carson McCullers
- Jack Torrence, The Shining, created by Stephen King
- Nick and Nora, The Thin Man series, created by Dashiell Hammet
- Dean Morriarty, On the Road, created by Jack Kerouac
- Martha, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, created by Edward Albee
- Jack Barnes, The Sun Also Rises, created by Ernest Hemmingway
- Rachel, The Girl on the Train, created by Paula Hawkins
- Falstaff, various plays, created by William Shakespeare
- Brick Pollitt, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, created by Tennessee Williams
- Camille, Sharp Objects, created by Gillian Flynn
- Anthony Blanche, Brideshead Revisited, created by Evelyn Waugh
