List of Peanuts characters
This is a list of characters from the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. This list contains limited information on the characters; for more, visit their respective articles.
Main characters
| Character | Date Introduced | Last appearance | Character traits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Brown | October 2, 1950 | February 13, 2000 | The main character, an everyman with ever-changing mood and grace; both befriended by all and ostracised by everyone; a loser-yet-leader who rises out of every downfall with shining hope and determination. |
| Patty | October 2, 1950 | November 27, 1997 | An early character who sometimes bullies the others; served as an early love interest of Charlie Brown. |
| Shermy | October 2, 1950 | June 15, 1969 | An early character, served as a love interest of Patty. |
| Snoopy | October 4, 1950 | February 13, 2000 | Charlie Brown's pet dog. |
| Violet Gray | February 7, 1951 | November 27, 1997 | Lucy's and Patty's best friend; a mean and snobby girl; served as an early love interest of Charlie Brown |
| Schroeder | May 30, 1951 | September 12, 1999 | A piano-playing character; Lucy's love interest; admirer of Beethoven; Charlie Brown's second best friend after Linus. |
| Lucy van Pelt | March 3, 1952 | February 13, 2000 | Linus' older sister; a bossy, crabby girl who sometimes torments Charlie Brown; has a crush on Schroeder. |
| Linus van Pelt | September 19, 1952 | February 13, 2000 | Charlie Brown's blanket-toting best friend; Sally's love interest; the most insecure but the smartest out of all the characters, with the most intellectualism; a philosopher and theologian. |
| Pig-Pen | July 13, 1954 | September 8, 1999 | The character who attracts dust, making him very filthy. |
| Sally Brown | August 23, 1959 | February 13, 2000 | Charlie Brown's younger sister who has a crush on Linus; often complains about or overreacts to situations. |
| Frieda | March 6, 1961 | November 22, 1985 | The girl who brags about her "naturally curly hair" and is quite obsessed about her beauty. |
| Peppermint Patty | August 22, 1966 | February 13, 2000 | A freckle-faced tomboy who loves Charlie Brown; calls Charlie Brown 'Chuck'; leader of a baseball team and is one of Charlie Brown's rival managers. |
| Woodstock | March 17, 1966 | February 13, 2000 | Snoopy's best friend; a tiny yellow bird. |
| Franklin | July 31, 1968 | November 5, 1999 | The African-American child; was initially bemused by the strange things in Charlie Brown's neighborhood; has smarts comparable to Linus; manages a baseball team that has rivaled Charlie Brown's. |
| Marcie | July 20, 1971 | February 13, 2000 | The bespectacled character; Peppermint Patty's best friend; calls Peppermint Patty "Sir"; secretly likes Charlie Brown |
| Rerun van Pelt | March 26, 1973 | February 13, 2000 | Younger brother of Linus and Lucy; frequently rode on the back of his mother's bicycle; often took his siblings' places and roles. |
| Eudora | June 13, 1978 | June 13, 1987 | A girl Sally met at a camp who moved down the street. |
| Peggy Jean | July 23, 1990 | July 11, 1999 | Charlie Brown's girlfriend in the 1990s after the Little Red-Haired Girl. |
Minor characters
Main article: List of minor characters in Peanuts
A list of some of the fairly prominent minor characters.
- Roy: Friend of Peppermint Patty and Franklin; seen at camp with Charlie Brown.
- Charlotte Braun: An early, short-lived female version of Charlie Brown.
- Kite-Eating Tree: A large tree that eats kites; often depicted with large teeth and grins.
- Spike: A brother of Snoopy.
Unseen characters
- Adults implied in the strip (but not seen) include: all of the characters' parents; Linus van Pelt's teacher Miss Othmar; Miss Halverson (Miss Othmar's replacement); Charlie Brown's baseball hero Joe Shlabotnik; and Linus's blanket-hating grandmother. Adults in most of the Peanuts animated cartoons are only heard by the unintelligible (to the audience) sounds of a trombone (wah-wah-wah).
- The Little Red-Haired Girl (Charlie Brown's crush), seen in many animated television specials where she was known as "Heather", but was never seen in the strip itself (except once in silhouette).
- The Great Pumpkin, a holiday figure whom Linus believes to appear in the most sincere pumpkin patch to deliver presents to good children, but never confirmed to be real and is likely a legendary creation of Linus's imagination.
- The Cat Next Door who often destroys Snoopy's house.