This is an alphabetical list of Disney and Pixar characters, with both studios sorted together in one alphabet from A to Z. It covers 352 characters: 230 from Walt Disney Animation Studios and the classic Disney shorts, and 122 from Pixar. You'll find title characters, best friends, comic sidekicks and villains from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) right up to recent releases like Wish, Moana 2 and Pixar's Elio.
Each entry shows the film where the character first appeared. Characters from the black-and-white and colour shorts, like Mickey, Donald and Goofy, are marked "Disney shorts." The badge tells you the studio: Disney for Walt Disney Animation, Pixar for Pixar Animation Studios. Use the letter bar to jump straight to a letter. For full descriptions, see our Disney characters hub and the Pixar characters guide.
- Characters listed
- 352
- Disney Animation & shorts
- 230
- Pixar
- 122
- Earliest
- Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (1927)
Disney and Pixar characters from A to Z
Names are listed the way fans usually search for them. Full names are used where the films give one (Carl Fredricksen, Mirabel Madrigal), and common nicknames are noted in brackets. Groups that always appear together, like Flora, Fauna and Merryweather, share one entry. The dwarfs, the Inside Out emotions and the Madrigal family are listed individually.
0–9
- 22 — Soul Pixar
A
- Abu — Aladdin Disney
- Al McWhiggin — Toy Story 2 Pixar
- Aladdin — Aladdin Disney
- Alberto Scorfano — Luca Pixar
- Alfredo Linguini — Ratatouille Pixar
- Alice — Alice in Wonderland Disney
- Alma Madrigal (Abuela) — Encanto Disney
- Anastasia Tremaine — Cinderella Disney
- Andy Davis — Toy Story Pixar
- Anger — Inside Out Pixar
- Anna — Frozen Disney
- Anton Ego — Ratatouille Pixar
- Antonio Madrigal — Encanto Disney
- Anxiety — Inside Out 2 Pixar
- Archimedes — The Sword in the Stone Disney
- Ariel — The Little Mermaid Disney
- Arlo — The Good Dinosaur Pixar
- Asha — Wish Disney
- Atta — A Bug's Life Pixar
- Aurora — Sleeping Beauty Disney
- AUTO — WALL-E Pixar
B
- Bagheera — The Jungle Book Disney
- Baloo — The Jungle Book Disney
- Bambi — Bambi Disney
- Barley Lightfoot — Onward Pixar
- Bashful — Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Disney
- Basil of Baker Street — The Great Mouse Detective Disney
- Baymax — Big Hero 6 Disney
- Beast — Beauty and the Beast Disney
- Belle — Beauty and the Beast Disney
- Bellwether — Zootopia Disney
- Bernard and Bianca — The Rescuers Disney
- Bing Bong — Inside Out Pixar
- Blue Fairy — Pinocchio Disney
- Bo Peep — Toy Story Pixar
- Bolt — Bolt Disney
- Bonnie Anderson — Toy Story 3 Pixar
- Boo — Monsters, Inc. Pixar
- Bruce — Finding Nemo Pixar
- Bruni — Frozen II Disney
- Bruno Madrigal — Encanto Disney
- Bullseye — Toy Story 2 Pixar
- Buzz Lightyear — Toy Story Pixar
C
- Camilo Madrigal — Encanto Disney
- Captain Hook — Peter Pan Disney
- Carl Fredricksen — Up Pixar
- Charles Muntz — Up Pixar
- Charlotte La Bouff — The Princess and the Frog Disney
- Chernabog — Fantasia Disney
- Cheshire Cat — Alice in Wonderland Disney
- Chick Hicks — Cars Pixar
- Chicken Little — Chicken Little Disney
- Chief Bogo — Zootopia Disney
- Chip and Dale — Disney shorts Disney
- Chip Potts — Beauty and the Beast Disney
- Christopher Robin — Winnie the Pooh Disney
- Cinderella — Cinderella Disney
- Clawhauser — Zootopia Disney
- Cogsworth — Beauty and the Beast Disney
- Colette Tatou — Ratatouille Pixar
- Cruella de Vil — One Hundred and One Dalmatians Disney
- Crush — Finding Nemo Pixar
- Cruz Ramirez — Cars 3 Pixar
D
- Daisy Duck — Disney shorts Disney
- Dante — Coco Pixar
- Darla — Finding Nemo Pixar
- Dash Parr — The Incredibles Pixar
- Destiny — Finding Dory Pixar
- Disgust — Inside Out Pixar
- Doc — Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Disney
- Doc Hudson — Cars Pixar
- Dodger — Oliver & Company Disney
- Dolores Madrigal — Encanto Disney
- Donald Duck — Disney shorts Disney
- Dopey — Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Disney
- Dory — Finding Nemo Pixar
- Dot — A Bug's Life Pixar
- Dr. Facilier — The Princess and the Frog Disney
- Drizella Tremaine — Cinderella Disney
- Duchess — The Aristocats Disney
- Dug — Up Pixar
- Duke Caboom — Toy Story 4 Pixar
- Dumbo — Dumbo Disney
E
- Edna Mode — The Incredibles Pixar
- Eeyore — Winnie the Pooh Disney
- Elastigirl (Helen Parr) — The Incredibles Pixar
- Elinor — Brave Pixar
- Elio Solís — Elio Pixar
- Ellie Fredricksen — Up Pixar
- Elsa — Frozen Disney
- Embarrassment — Inside Out 2 Pixar
- Ember Lumen — Elemental Pixar
- Emile — Ratatouille Pixar
- Ennui — Inside Out 2 Pixar
- Envy — Inside Out 2 Pixar
- Eric (Prince Eric) — The Little Mermaid Disney
- Ernesto de la Cruz — Coco Pixar
- Esmeralda — The Hunchback of Notre Dame Disney
- EVE — WALL-E Pixar
- Evelyn Deavor — Incredibles 2 Pixar
- Evil Queen — Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Disney
F
- Fairy Godmother — Cinderella Disney
- Fear — Inside Out Pixar
- Fergus — Brave Pixar
- Figaro — Pinocchio Disney
- Fix-It Felix Jr. — Wreck-It Ralph Disney
- Flik — A Bug's Life Pixar
- Flora, Fauna and Merryweather — Sleeping Beauty Disney
- Flounder — The Little Mermaid Disney
- Flower — Bambi Disney
- Flynn Rider — Tangled Disney
- Forky — Toy Story 4 Pixar
- Francis — A Bug's Life Pixar
- Fred — Big Hero 6 Disney
- Frollo — The Hunchback of Notre Dame Disney
- Frozone — The Incredibles Pixar
G
- Gabby Gabby — Toy Story 4 Pixar
- Gaston — Beauty and the Beast Disney
- Genie — Aladdin Disney
- Geppetto — Pinocchio Disney
- Gill — Finding Nemo Pixar
- Giulia Marcovaldo — Luca Pixar
- Go Go Tomago — Big Hero 6 Disney
- Goofy — Disney shorts Disney
- Gramma Tala — Moana Disney
- Grumpy — Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Disney
- Guido — Cars Pixar
- Gurgle — Finding Nemo Pixar
- Gus — Cinderella Disney
- Gusteau — Ratatouille Pixar
H
- Hades — Hercules Disney
- Hamm — Toy Story Pixar
- Hank — Finding Dory Pixar
- Hans — Frozen Disney
- Happy — Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Disney
- Hector Rivera — Coco Pixar
- Hei Hei — Moana Disney
- Heimlich — A Bug's Life Pixar
- Hercules — Hercules Disney
- Hiro Hamada — Big Hero 6 Disney
- Honey Lemon — Big Hero 6 Disney
- Hopper — A Bug's Life Pixar
- Huey, Dewey and Louie — Disney shorts Disney
I
- Iago — Aladdin Disney
- Ian Lightfoot — Onward Pixar
- Ichabod Crane — The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Disney
- Imelda Rivera — Coco Pixar
- Isabela Madrigal — Encanto Disney
J
- Jack Skellington — The Nightmare Before Christmas Disney
- Jack-Jack Parr — The Incredibles Pixar
- Jackson Storm — Cars 3 Pixar
- Jafar — Aladdin Disney
- Jane Porter — Tarzan Disney
- Jaq — Cinderella Disney
- Jasmine — Aladdin Disney
- Jessie — Toy Story 2 Pixar
- Jim Hawkins — Treasure Planet Disney
- Jiminy Cricket — Pinocchio Disney
- Joe Gardner — Soul Pixar
- John Smith — Pocahontas Disney
- Joy — Inside Out Pixar
- Judy Hopps — Zootopia Disney
- Julieta Madrigal — Encanto Disney
- Jumba Jookiba — Lilo & Stitch Disney
K
- Kaa — The Jungle Book Disney
- Kanga and Roo — Winnie the Pooh Disney
- Ken — Toy Story 3 Pixar
- Kenai — Brother Bear Disney
- Kevin — Up Pixar
- Kida — Atlantis: The Lost Empire Disney
- King Candy — Wreck-It Ralph Disney
- King Louie — The Jungle Book Disney
- King Magnifico — Wish Disney
- King Triton — The Little Mermaid Disney
- Koda — Brother Bear Disney
- Kristoff — Frozen Disney
- Kronk — The Emperor's New Groove Disney
- Kuzco — The Emperor's New Groove Disney
L
- Lady — Lady and the Tramp Disney
- Lady Tremaine — Cinderella Disney
- LeFou — Beauty and the Beast Disney
- Li Shang — Mulan Disney
- Lightning McQueen — Cars Pixar
- Lilo Pelekai — Lilo & Stitch Disney
- Little John — Robin Hood Disney
- Long John Silver — Treasure Planet Disney
- Lotso — Toy Story 3 Pixar
- Louis — The Princess and the Frog Disney
- Luca Paguro — Luca Pixar
- Lucifer (the cat) — Cinderella Disney
- Luigi — Cars Pixar
- Luisa Madrigal — Encanto Disney
- Lumiere — Beauty and the Beast Disney
M
- Mad Hatter — Alice in Wonderland Disney
- Madam Mim — The Sword in the Stone Disney
- Maleficent — Sleeping Beauty Disney
- Mama Odie — The Princess and the Frog Disney
- Marlin — Finding Nemo Pixar
- Mater — Cars Pixar
- Maui — Moana Disney
- Maurice — Beauty and the Beast Disney
- Maximus — Tangled Disney
- Meeko — Pocahontas Disney
- Megara (Meg) — Hercules Disney
- Meilin "Mei" Lee — Turning Red Pixar
- Merida — Brave Pixar
- Merlin — The Sword in the Stone Disney
- Mickey Mouse — Disney shorts Disney
- Miguel Rivera — Coco Pixar
- Mike Wazowski — Monsters, Inc. Pixar
- Milo Thatch — Atlantis: The Lost Empire Disney
- Ming Lee — Turning Red Pixar
- Minnie Mouse — Disney shorts Disney
- Mirabel Madrigal — Encanto Disney
- Miriam — Turning Red Pixar
- Mittens — Bolt Disney
- M-O — WALL-E Pixar
- Moana — Moana Disney
- Monstro — Pinocchio Disney
- Mor'du — Brave Pixar
- Mother Gothel — Tangled Disney
- Mowgli — The Jungle Book Disney
- Mr. Big — Zootopia Disney
- Mr. Incredible (Bob Parr) — The Incredibles Pixar
- Mr. Potato Head — Toy Story Pixar
- Mr. Ray — Finding Nemo Pixar
- Mr. Smee — Peter Pan Disney
- Mrs. Potts — Beauty and the Beast Disney
- Mufasa — The Lion King Disney
- Mulan — Mulan Disney
- Mushu — Mulan Disney
N
- Nala — The Lion King Disney
- Namaari — Raya and the Last Dragon Disney
- Nani Pelekai — Lilo & Stitch Disney
- Naveen — The Princess and the Frog Disney
- Nemo — Finding Nemo Pixar
- Nick Wilde — Zootopia Disney
- Nigel — Finding Nemo Pixar
- Nostalgia — Inside Out 2 Pixar
O
- Oaken — Frozen Disney
- Olaf — Frozen Disney
- Oliver — Oliver & Company Disney
- O'Malley — The Aristocats Disney
- Oogie Boogie — The Nightmare Before Christmas Disney
- Oswald the Lucky Rabbit — Disney shorts Disney
- Owl — Winnie the Pooh Disney
P
- Pacha — The Emperor's New Groove Disney
- Pain and Panic — Hercules Disney
- Pascal — Tangled Disney
- Peach — Finding Nemo Pixar
- Pegasus — Hercules Disney
- Pepa Madrigal — Encanto Disney
- Perdita — One Hundred and One Dalmatians Disney
- Pete — Disney shorts Disney
- Peter Pan — Peter Pan Disney
- Philoctetes (Phil) — Hercules Disney
- Piglet — Winnie the Pooh Disney
- Pinocchio — Pinocchio Disney
- Pleakley — Lilo & Stitch Disney
- Pluto — Disney shorts Disney
- Pocahontas — Pocahontas Disney
- Pongo — One Hundred and One Dalmatians Disney
- Prince Charming — Cinderella Disney
- Prince John — Robin Hood Disney
- Prince Phillip — Sleeping Beauty Disney
- Priya Mangal — Turning Red Pixar
- Professor Callaghan (Yokai) — Big Hero 6 Disney
- Pua — Moana Disney
- Pumbaa — The Lion King Disney
Q
- Quasimodo — The Hunchback of Notre Dame Disney
- Queen of Hearts — Alice in Wonderland Disney
R
- Rabbit — Winnie the Pooh Disney
- Rafiki — The Lion King Disney
- Rajah — Aladdin Disney
- Ramone — Cars Pixar
- Randall Boggs — Monsters, Inc. Pixar
- Rapunzel — Tangled Disney
- Ratcliffe — Pocahontas Disney
- Ratigan — The Great Mouse Detective Disney
- Ray — The Princess and the Frog Disney
- Raya — Raya and the Last Dragon Disney
- Remy — Ratatouille Pixar
- Rex — Toy Story Pixar
- Rhino — Bolt Disney
- Riley Andersen — Inside Out Pixar
- Robin Hood — Robin Hood Disney
- Roz — Monsters, Inc. Pixar
- Russell — Up Pixar
S
- Sadness — Inside Out Pixar
- Sally — The Nightmare Before Christmas Disney
- Sally Carrera — Cars Pixar
- Scar — The Lion King Disney
- Scuttle — The Little Mermaid Disney
- Sebastian — The Little Mermaid Disney
- Shan Yu — Mulan Disney
- Shenzi, Banzai and Ed — The Lion King Disney
- Shere Khan — The Jungle Book Disney
- Sid Phillips — Toy Story Pixar
- Simba — The Lion King Disney
- Simea — Moana 2 Disney
- Sir Hiss — Robin Hood Disney
- Sisu — Raya and the Last Dragon Disney
- Skinner — Ratatouille Pixar
- Sleepy — Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Disney
- Slinky Dog — Toy Story Pixar
- Sneezy — Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Disney
- Snow White — Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Disney
- Spot — The Good Dinosaur Pixar
- Squirt — Finding Nemo Pixar
- Stinky Pete — Toy Story 2 Pixar
- Stitch — Lilo & Stitch Disney
- Sulley (James P. Sullivan) — Monsters, Inc. Pixar
- Sven — Frozen Disney
- Syndrome — The Incredibles Pixar
T
- Tadashi Hamada — Big Hero 6 Disney
- Tamatoa — Moana Disney
- Tarzan — Tarzan Disney
- Te Fiti — Moana Disney
- Terk — Tarzan Disney
- Thumper — Bambi Disney
- Tiana — The Princess and the Frog Disney
- Tigger — Winnie the Pooh Disney
- Timon — The Lion King Disney
- Timothy Q. Mouse — Dumbo Disney
- Tinker Bell — Peter Pan Disney
- Tod and Copper — The Fox and the Hound Disney
- Tramp — Lady and the Tramp Disney
- Trixie — Toy Story 3 Pixar
- Tuk Tuk — Raya and the Last Dragon Disney
U
- Ursula — The Little Mermaid Disney
V
- Valentino — Wish Disney
- Vanellope von Schweetz — Wreck-It Ralph Disney
- Violet Parr — The Incredibles Pixar
- Vixey — The Fox and the Hound Disney
W
- Wade Ripple — Elemental Pixar
- WALL-E — WALL-E Pixar
- Wasabi — Big Hero 6 Disney
- Waternoose — Monsters, Inc. Pixar
- Wendy Darling — Peter Pan Disney
- Wheezy — Toy Story 2 Pixar
- White Rabbit — Alice in Wonderland Disney
- Winnie the Pooh — Winnie the Pooh Disney
- Woody — Toy Story Pixar
- Wreck-It Ralph — Wreck-It Ralph Disney
Y
- Yax — Zootopia Disney
- Yen Sid — Fantasia Disney
- Yeti (Abominable Snowman) — Monsters, Inc. Pixar
- Yzma — The Emperor's New Groove Disney
Z
- Zazu — The Lion King Disney
- Zero — The Nightmare Before Christmas Disney
- Zurg — Toy Story 2 Pixar
Disney vs Pixar: how to tell them apart
Since Disney owns Pixar, the line between them can blur, especially now that both make computer-animated films. They are still two separate studios, though, each with its own directors, house style and history.
Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Founded by Walt and Roy Disney in 1923. The studio behind the original Disney "canon," starting with Snow White in 1937.
- Hand-drawn until the mid-2000s. Chicken Little (2005) was its first fully computer-animated feature.
- Leans towards fairy tales, musicals and princesses: Frozen, Moana, Tangled, Encanto.
- Also home to Mickey Mouse and the classic shorts characters.
- Opens with the Disney castle and, in recent films, a "Walt Disney Animation Studios" card with Mickey on the steamboat.
Pixar Animation Studios
- Grew out of Lucasfilm's computer division and became an independent company in 1986. Disney bought it in 2006.
- Made Toy Story (1995), the first fully computer-animated feature film.
- Leans towards original "what if" premises: what if toys, monsters, cars or emotions had feelings?
- Few traditional musicals. Characters rarely burst into song.
- Opens with the hopping desk lamp, Luxo Jr., squashing the "I" in the logo.
A quick rule of thumb: if the story is a fairy tale or a musical with a princess, it's almost always Disney Animation. If the premise starts with "what if ___ had feelings," it's almost always Pixar. The big exception is Merida from Brave, a Pixar character who is also an official Disney Princess.
Characters people often get wrong
These are the studio attributions people mix up most often:
| Character | Film | Actually from |
|---|---|---|
| Elsa, Anna, Olaf | Frozen | Disney Animation |
| Baymax, Hiro | Big Hero 6 | Disney Animation |
| Judy Hopps, Nick Wilde | Zootopia | Disney Animation |
| Wreck-It Ralph, Vanellope | Wreck-It Ralph | Disney Animation |
| Merida | Brave | Pixar |
| Miguel, Héctor | Coco | Pixar |
| Mei Lee | Turning Red | Pixar |
| Jack Skellington | The Nightmare Before Christmas | Disney release (Touchstone, stop-motion), not Pixar |
| Shrek, Po, Toothless | Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon | DreamWorks, not Disney at all |
| Gru and the Minions | Despicable Me | Illumination, not Disney at all |
If the character you're looking for isn't here, it may belong to a rival studio. Try our DreamWorks characters or Minions characters guides.
Disney and Pixar characters with first and last names
A popular trivia question, and handy if you're naming a pet or a game character. These characters have a surname that's stated or clearly shown on screen:
Disney
- Mirabel, Isabela, Luisa, Bruno and Alma Madrigal (Encanto)
- Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde (Zootopia)
- Hiro and Tadashi Hamada (Big Hero 6)
- Vanellope von Schweetz (Wreck-It Ralph)
- Lilo and Nani Pelekai (Lilo & Stitch)
- Wendy Darling (Peter Pan)
- Jane Porter (Tarzan)
- Milo Thatch (Atlantis: The Lost Empire)
- Jim Hawkins (Treasure Planet)
- Charlotte La Bouff (The Princess and the Frog)
- Cruella de Vil (One Hundred and One Dalmatians)
- Ichabod Crane (The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad)
- Flynn Rider, real name Eugene Fitzherbert (Tangled)
Pixar
- Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan (Monsters, Inc.)
- Randall Boggs (Monsters, Inc.)
- Carl and Ellie Fredricksen (Up)
- Riley Andersen (Inside Out)
- Bob, Helen, Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack Parr (The Incredibles)
- Lightning McQueen and Doc Hudson (Cars)
- Miguel and Héctor Rivera, Ernesto de la Cruz (Coco)
- Joe Gardner (Soul)
- Ian and Barley Lightfoot (Onward)
- Luca Paguro, Alberto Scorfano, Giulia Marcovaldo (Luca)
- Meilin and Ming Lee (Turning Red)
- Ember Lumen and Wade Ripple (Elemental)
- Alfredo Linguini, Colette Tatou, Anton Ego (Ratatouille)
- Andy Davis, Sid Phillips, Bonnie Anderson (Toy Story)
How we chose who's on the list
We started with the characters people actually search for, then went film by film through the Walt Disney Animation canon and every Pixar feature. From each we added the lead, the main supporting cast and the villain. A character goes in if they are named on screen and play a real part in the story. Background extras, one-line cameos and characters who only appear in TV spin-offs or theme-park shows are left out to keep the list useful.
A few judgement calls are worth flagging:
- First appearance wins. Jessie is credited to Toy Story 2, not the first film, and Zurg likewise. Anxiety and the other new emotions are credited to Inside Out 2.
- Shorts characters such as Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Pluto, Pete and Chip and Dale are tagged "Disney shorts," because that's where they began, long before any feature film.
- Live-action-only characters, and characters from Marvel, Star Wars or other Disney-owned brands, aren't included. For those, see our Marvel and Star Wars character guides.
- The Nightmare Before Christmas was released under Disney's Touchstone label in 1993 and later rebranded as a Disney film. It's included because almost everyone thinks of Jack Skellington as a Disney character.
Want to go deeper on one film? Our cast guides for Frozen, Moana, Encanto and Inside Out 2 have full descriptions and voice actors for every character.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a full alphabetical list of Disney and Pixar characters?
This page is about as close as you'll get. It lists 352 characters, the leads, sidekicks and villains of the Walt Disney Animation and Pixar feature canon, plus the classic short-film stars, in a single A–Z with a studio badge on every entry. No list can be truly complete, because both studios have created thousands of minor and background characters, but anyone you're likely to be thinking of should be here.
Is Pixar part of Disney?
Yes. Disney distributed Pixar's films from Toy Story (1995) onward and bought the studio outright in 2006. Pixar still runs as its own studio in Emeryville, California, separate from Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank. So every Pixar character is a Disney-owned character, but Disney Animation characters like Elsa or Simba are not Pixar.
Is Frozen Disney or Pixar?
Frozen is Walt Disney Animation Studios, not Pixar. The same goes for Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph, Big Hero 6, Zootopia, Moana and Encanto. These computer-animated films often get mistaken for Pixar, but Pixar's films include Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Inside Out, Coco and Turning Red.
Are there any Disney characters starting with X?
Not among the well-known feature-film characters, which is why X is the gap in almost every alphabetical list, including this one. If you need an X for a word game, your best bet is a minor character from one of Disney's TV series rather than the films.
Which Disney characters have a first and last name?
Quite a few, especially in modern films: Mirabel Madrigal, Judy Hopps, Nick Wilde, Hiro Hamada, Vanellope von Schweetz and Lilo Pelekai from Disney; Mike Wazowski, Carl Fredricksen, Riley Andersen, Miguel Rivera and Ember Lumen from Pixar. See the full names section for a longer list.
Who was the first Disney character?
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks in 1927, was Disney's first recurring star. Disney lost the rights to Oswald in 1928 and created Mickey Mouse, whose release Steamboat Willie came out that November. The company only bought Oswald back in 2006.