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Book Magazine's the Best of Bookish Characters

Book Magazine, now defunct, compiled a panel of 55 authors, literary agents, editors, and actors in 2002 to “rank the top one hundred characters in literature since 1900.”
The book titles are listed under the character photos with the book characters in parentheses. Some books are listed more than once with different characters.
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The Great Gatsby (Jay Gatsby)
The Great Gatsby
1
Jay Gatsby
The Catcher in the Rye (Holden Caulfield)
The Catcher in the Rye
2
Holden Caulfield
Lolita (Humbert Humbert)
Lolita
3
Humbert Humbert
Ulysses (Leopold Bloom)
Ulysses
4
Leopold Bloom
Rabbit, Run (Rabbit Angstrom)
Rabbit, Run
5
Rabbit Angstrom
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
6
Sherlock Holmes
To Kill a Mockingbird (Atticus Finch)
To Kill a Mockingbird
7
Atticus Finch
Ulysses (Molly Bloom)
Ulysses
8
Molly Bloom
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Stephen Dedalus)
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
9
Stephen Dedalus
The House of Mirth (Lily Bart)
The House of Mirth
10
Lily Bart
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Holly Golightly)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
11
Holly Golightly
The Metamorphosis (Gregor Samsa)
The Metamorphosis
12
Gregor Samsa
Invisible Man (The Invisible Man)
Invisible Man
13
The Invisible Man
Lolita (Lolita)
Lolita
14
Lolita
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Aureliano Buendia)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
15
Aureliano Buendia
Mrs. Dalloway (Clarissa Dalloway)
Mrs. Dalloway
16
Clarissa Dalloway
A Confederacy of Dunces (Ignatius Reilly)
A Confederacy of Dunces
17
Ignatius Reilly
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (George Smiley)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
18
George Smiley
To the Lighthouse (Mrs. Ramsay)
To the Lighthouse
19
Mrs. Ramsay
Native Son (Bigger Thomas)
Native Son
20
Bigger Thomas
In Our Time (Nick Adams)
In Our Time
21
Nick Adams
Catch-22 (Yossarian)
Catch-22
22
Yossarian
Gone With the Wind (Scarlett O'Hara)
Gone With the Wind
23
Scarlett O'Hara
To Kill a Mockingbird (Scout Finch)
To Kill a Mockingbird
24
Scout Finch
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe)
The Big Sleep
25
Philip Marlowe
Heart of Darkness (Kurtz)
Heart of Darkness
26
Kurtz
The Remains of the Day (Stevens)
The Remains of the Day
27
Stevens
The Baron in the Trees (Cosimo Piovasco Di Rondo)
The Baron in the Trees
28
Cosimo Piovasco Di Rondo
Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
Winnie-The-Pooh
29
A. A. Milne
The Tin Drum (Oskar Matzerath)
The Tin Drum
30
Oskar Matzerath
Wise Blood (Hazel Motes)
Wise Blood
31
Hazel Motes
Portnoy's Complaint (Alex Portnoy)
Portnoy's Complaint
32
Alex Portnoy
The Moviegoer (Binx Bolling)
The Moviegoer
33
Binx Bolling
Brideshead Revisited (Sebastian Flyte)
Brideshead Revisited
34
Sebastian Flyte
My Man Jeeves (Jeeves)
My Man Jeeves
35
Jeeves
Henderson the Rain King (Eugene Henderson)
Henderson the Rain King
36
Eugene Henderson
Remembrance of Things Past (Marcel)
Remembrance of Things Past
37
Marcel
The Wind in the Willows (Toad)
The Wind in the Willows
38
Toad
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
39
Dr. Seuss
The Little White Bird (Peter Pan)
The Little White Bird
40
Peter Pan
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