- William Shakespeare, who included lists of characters in many of his plays
- Charles Dickens, who included lists of characters in many of his novels
- Mark Twain, who included lists of characters in many of his works
- J.R.R. Tolkien, who included lists of characters in his Middle-earth writings
- George R.R. Martin, who included a list of characters in his A Song of Ice and Fire series
- Stephen King, who included lists of characters in many of his novels