The 101 in Rank Order
1. Greek and Roman Myths
Prometheus—#46
Apollo and Dionysus—#23
Venus and Cupid—#45
Pandora—#47
Helen—#59
Odysseus—#24
Midas—#29
Pygmalion—#88
Icarus—#80
Hercules—#76
2. Folktales
Santa Claus—#4
The Pied Piper—#69
The Wandering Jew—#92
Hansel and Gretel—#52
Cinderella, A Rebuttal—#26
3. Legends
Lilith—#99
Saint Valentine—#58
King Arthur—#3
Robin Hood—#12
William Tell—#42
Don Juan—#40
4. Monsters
Dr. Frankenstein’s Monster—#6
Loch Ness Monster—#56
King Kong—#74
Godzilla—#38
5. Stereotypes
Prince charming—#20
Jim Crow—#13
Mammy—#81
6. Adventure
Sindbad the Sailor—#82
Robinson Crusoe—#22
Buck—#94
Tarzan—#49
Luke Skywalker—#85
7. Crime
Sherlock Holmes—#8
Batman—#60
Hans Beckert—#90
Dick Tracy—#77
8. Americana
Uncle Sam—#61
Uncle Tom—#11
Hiawatha—#71
The American Cowboy—#19
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn—#65
Paul Bunyan—#101
Amos ‘n’ Andy—#83
G. I. Joe—#48
John Doe—#100
9. Literature
Don Quixote—#17
Ivanhoe—#97
Ebenezer Scrooge—#16
Captain Ahab—#53
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde—#10
The Great Gatsby—#93
10. Children’s Literature
The Little Engine That Could—#31
The Ugly Duckling—#55
Alice—#34
Peter Pan—#70
The Cat in the Hat—#79
11. Theater
Oedipus—#14
Romeo and Juliet—#9
Hamlet—#5
Othello—#72
Shylock—#27
Figaro—#37
Faust—#36
Madame Butterfly—#89
Siegfried—#7
Willy Loman—#95
12. Movies
The Little Tramp—#73
Dracula—#33
Dorothy Gale—#91
Sam Spade—#68
Citizen Kane—#35
Richard Blaine—#54
Elmer Gantry—#98
Norman Bates—#75
Dr. Strangelove—#87
Bond, James Bond—#51
Atticus Finch—#57
HAL 9000—#66
13. Women’s Liberation
Hester Prynne—#30
Nora Helmer—#25
Lady Chatterly—#15
Nancy Drew—#62
Mary Richards—#39
Buffy the Vampire Slayer—#44
14. Comics and Animation
Mickey Mouse—#18
Betty Boop—#96
Buck Rogers—#84
Superman—#64
Bambi—#41
15. Commerce
The Marlboro Man—#1
Barbie—#43
Joe Camel—#78
16. Propaganda
Smokey Bear—#21
Rosie the Riveter—#28
Big Brother—#2
17. Television
Perry Mason—#86
Archie Bunker—#32
Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock—#50
J. R. Ewing—#63
Kermit the Frog—#67