The 100 most influential people who never lived

By Kelly Knauer

Subjects: Characters in literature, Characters and characteristics in literature, Popular culture, Miscellanea, Fictitious characters

Description: Join TIME to explore the almost-lives and almost-times of the most fascinating people who never lived. Inspired by Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, we've created a list of history's 100 most memorable characters from the worlds of literature, film, TV, video games--even advertising. Here are Sherlock Holmes and Indiana Jones, Wonder Woman and Rosie the Riveter, Atticus Finch and Dorothy Gale--and 94 more intriguing figures.