List of characters from The Simpsons

These are characters from the animated TV series =) The Simpsons.

Warning: Wikipedia contains spoilers

Characters are only listed once, normally under the first applicable subsection in the list; very minor characters are listed with a more regular character they are associated with. Subsections are ordered by size and ongoing relevance to the show.

Table of contents

1 The Simpson family members

1.1 Pets

2 Other families
3 Springfield Nuclear Powerplant
4 Springfield Elementary School

4.2 Administration
4.3 Teachers
4.4 Staff
4.5 Students

5 Government, Police, Law
6 Criminal Element
7 Local media personalities

7.6 Television
7.7 Movies
7.8 Radio
7.9 Music
7.10 Sports & Other Personalities

8 Moe's Tavern
9 Medical Practices
10 Other characters

10.11 Characters that have died during the course of the series

The Simpson family members

Homer Jay Simpson, father
Marjorie Bouvier Simpson, mother
Bartholomew Jo-Jo Simpson, son
Lisa Marie Simpson, daughter
Margaret Simpson, baby daughter
Abraham J. Simpson, Grandpa
Mona J. Simpson, Homer's mother
Selma Bouvier Terwilliger Hutz McClure, one of Marge's sisters, a twin to Patty
Patty Bouvier, the other of Marge's sisters, a twin to Selma
Jacqueline Bouvier, Marge's mother
Marge's father, seen only in flashbacks
Herbert Powell, Homer's half brother
Abbie, Homer's English half sister

Pets

Snowball, cat (deceased)
Snowball II, cat (deceased)
Snowball III, cat (deceased)
Coltrane, cat (deceased)
Snowball V, cat
Santa's Little Helper, greyhound
Laddie, border collie, super-dog, male version of Lassie, owned by Bart
Princess, pony, owned by Lisa
Duncan/Furious D., racehorse, owned by Homer
Stampy, elephant, owned by Bart
Jub-Jub, iguana, owned by Selma, inherited from Aunt Gladys Bouvier
Chirpy Boy & Bart Junior, Bolivian tree lizards, owned by Bart
Mojo, helper monkey, owned by Homer
Pinchy, lobster, owned by Homer (deceased)
Unnamed bull frog (now Australian), owned by Bart
Unnamed fish (goldfish, koi, etc)
Unnamed screamapillar

Other families

The Flanders family
- Nedward, father, owner of Leftorium
- Maude, mother (deceased)
- Rod, son
- Todd, son
- Grandma Flanders (senile and decrepit many years earlier; likely deceased)
- Ned's beatnik parents (seen only in flashbacks)
- Related:
  - ? (Ned is known to have at least one sister)
  - ? (Ned also has a huge multi-continental extended family)
The Van Houten family
- Kirk, former Southern Cracker factory manager, now unemployed
- Luann, his ex-wife
- Milhouse, their son, Bart's best friend
- Nana Van Houten, Milhouse's grandmother
The Nahasapeemapetilon family
- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, a convenience store owner
- Manjula, his wife
- Their octupletss (with assumed stage names):
  - Poonam (Animal)
  - Sashi (Dazzle)
  - Pria (Punchline)
  - Uma (The Baron)
  - Anoop (the rest)
  - Sandeep (the rest)
  - Nabendu (the rest)
  - Gheet (the rest)
- Sanjay, Apu's brother
  - Pahusacheta, Sanjay's daughter
The Wiggum family
- Clancy, the incompetent police chief
- Sarah, Clancy's wife and Ralph's Mom
- Ralph, the mentally challenged son
The Hibbert Family
- Dr. Julius Hibbert, the Simpson family doctor
- Bernice, wife, in Alcoholics Anonymous
- unnamed children including at least one son and one daughter
The Lovejoy family
- Timothy, reverend of First Church of Springfield
- Helen, wife, town gossip
- Jessica, daughter, trouble-maker
The Spuckler (or Delroy) family
- Cletus, slack-jawed yokel
- Brandine, wife (and sister?)
- children: Tiffany, Heather, Cody, Dylan, Dermot, Jordan, Taylor, Brittany, Wesley, Rumor, Scout, Cassidy, Zoe, Clo, Max, Hunter, Kendall, Caitlin, Noah, Sascha, Morgan, Kyra, Ian, Lauren, Q-bert, Phail, Condoleezza Marie
- Ma, Cletus's mother
- DiaBetty, cousin
- Cousin Merl, cousin
- Curly Sue, indeterminate relative
- Geech, smellhound

Springfield Nuclear Powerplant

Charles Montgomery Burns, owner
Waylon Smithers, executive assistant, sycophant/lickspittle/toady
Lenford "Lenny" Leonard
Carl Carlson
Charlie
Zutroy
Tibor
Jack Marley (retired)
Mindy Simmons (fired)
Frank Grimes, a.k.a. Grimey (deceased)
Executive Vice-President, heroic dog
Queenie, chicken
Stuart, duck
Karl, former executive assistant of Homer
Inanimate Carbon Rod
Blinky, three-eyed fish mutated because of powerplant's radiation
Assorted others
Related:
- Aristotle Amadopolis, owner, Shelbyville Nuclear Powerplant
- Mrs. Burns, Montgomery's 122 year old mother
- Larry Burns, Montgomery's illegitimate son
- Ernest K. Smithers, father and professional predecessor to Waylon Smithers (deceased)

Springfield Elementary School

Administration

Seymour Skinner, principal, a.k.a. Armin Tanzarian, lives with his mother Agnes
Superintendent Chalmers, sometimes date of Agnes Skinner
Leopold, Chalmers's assistant
State Comptroller Atkins

Teachers

Ms. Edna Krabappel, fourth-grade teacher, fianc�e to Seymour Skinner (Bart's teacher)
Miss Elizabeth Hoover, second-grade teacher (Lisa's teacher)
Mr. Dewey Largo, music teacher
Mr. Schindler, art teacher
Mr. Glascock, teacher (retired)
Mrs. Blumenstein, teacher, debate team coach
Mr. Sikorsky, shop teacher
Mrs. Cummerdale, gym teacher
Mrs. Pummelhorse, gym teacher
Mr. Bergstrom, substitute teacher

Staff

Willie, groundskeeper
Doris, lunchlady & nurse
Dr. J. Loren Pryor, school psychiatrist
Coach Fortner, coach, alcoholic
Otto Mann, bus driver

Students

Nelson Muntz, bully, known for his scornful laugh

Jimbo Jones, bully, with wool cap

Dolph, bully, with long bangs

Kearney, bully, bald, divorced father of one

Sara, bully, tormentor of Lisa

Martin Prince, nerd extraordinaire
Database, nerd, with curly hair
Ham, nerd, with almost no hair
E-Mail, nerd
Report Card, nerd
Cosine, nerd
Oliver, nerd, encountered briefly when Bart was brought to their secret hideout
Wendell, nervous student, vomits frequently
Louis
Richard
Janie
Sherrie and Terrie, purple-haired twins whose dad has a top-level position at the power plant
Allison Taylor, Lisa's fellow-overachieving classmate
Alexis Whitney, Lisa's super-hip classmate
Rex, highly dramatic stage actor
Tommy, breathtaking boy in Bart's class
�ter, German exchange student (his demise has been implied but his character still recurs)

Government, Police, Law

"Diamond" Joe Quimby, Mayor
Big Tom, mayoral bodyguard
Ernie, mayoral bodyguard
Chief Clancy Wiggum, Chief of Springfield Police
Lou, police sergeant
Eddie, police officer
Various police dogs:
- Bobo
- Scraps
- Laddie
Judge Multon, veteran judge
Judge Snyder, veteran judge, known for lenient punishment
Judge Constance Harm, newer judge, known for vindictive punishment (a Judge Judy parody)
Corporate Attorney, a pasty faced lawyer with blue hair
Lionel Hutz, incompetent lawyer and one time real estate broker
Gil, incompetent lawyer, as well as a salesman of cars, shoes, real estate, computers (a parody of Jack Lemmon's character in the movie Glengarry Glen Ross)
Related:
- Quimby's wife (a Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis parody)
- Quimby's numerous mistresses, including Miss Springfield
- Freddy Quimby, nephew, troublemaking playboy
- Clovis Quimby, nephew (brother?)
- Roxie, Mayor's secretary

Criminal Element

Snake, a recidivist crook (hold-ups, break-ins, muggings, etc.)
Don Vittorio DiMaggio, godfather
Anthony "Fat Tony" D'Amico, mob boss, real name Marion
Joey, mob henchmen
"Legs," mob henchmen
Louie, mob henchmen
Johnny "Tight-Lips," mob henchmen
Frankie "the Squealer"

Local media personalities

Television

Krusty the Klown, Herschel Schmoikel Krustovsky, entertainer
- Rabbi Hyman Krustovsky, rabbi and Krusty's formerly estranged father
- Sophie, Krusty's daughter
- Lois Pennycandy, Krusty's personal assistant
Sideshow Bob, Robert Underdunk Terwilliger, former sidekick of Krusty, repeat attempted-murderer
- Cecil Terwilleger, Bob's brother
Sideshow Mel, Melvin Van Horn, Bob's humble but eloquent replacement
Mr. Teeny, trained monkey on Krusty's show, former minister of tourism of Brazil
Corporal Punishment, background player on Krusty's show
Gina Ballerina, another Krusty regular
Kent Brockman, local anchorman for KBBL-TV (Channel 6), real name Kenny Brockelstein
Arnie Pie, Channel 6 traffic helicopter reporter, "Pie in the Sky"
Bumblebee Man, Spanish language television host on KMEX-TV (Channel Ocho), his real name is likely Pedro
- Emma, Bumblebee Man's ex-wife
Unnamed actor, the hard-nosed television character MacGarnicle in the show of the same name
Roger Meyers, Jr., chairman of "Itchy and Scratchy International"
- Roger Meyers, Sr., founder of "Itchy and Scratchy International"
Chester J. Lampwick, creator of cartoon violence
June Bellamy, the voice of cartoon characters Itchy & Scratchy

Movies

Troy McClure, a washed-up movie star
- MacArthur Parker, McClure's agent
Rainer Wolfcastle, a.k.a. McBain, a famous Hollywood action hero
- Maria, wife
- Greta, daughter

Radio

Various radio stations include:
- KBBL-FM, typical FM music format
- KBBL-AM, "K-Babble," all talk radio
- KOMA-AM, "Coma," restful easy listening
- KFSL-FM, "Fossil," classic rock
- KUDD-AM, country/western
- KJAZZ-AM, mostly jazz
- WOMB, "warm and safe radio..."
Bill and Marty, radio team on KBBL-FM
"Jerry Rude and the Bathroom Bunch" with shock-jock Jerry Rude (a Howard Stern parody)
"Moleman in the Morning" with Hans Moleman, on KJAZZ
"Gabbin' About God" on KBBL-AM with Rev. Timothy Lovejoy, Rabbi Hyman Krustovsky, and Msgr. Kenneth Daly
Birch Barlow, host of conservative call-in show on KBBL-AM (a Rush Limbaugh parody)
Dr. Marvin Monroe, call-in psychiatrist on KBBL-AM (deceased)

Music

Bleeding Gums Murphy, jazz musician (deceased)
Lurleen Lumpkin, country western singer/songwriter
Be Sharps, Grammy winning barbershop quartet
Party Posse, boyband
Rachel Jordan/Kovenant, Christian rock

Sports & Other Personalities

Drederick Tatum, boxer
Lucius Sweet, boxing promoter
Furious George, monkey knife-fighter
Rasputin the Friendly Russian, formerly the Mad Russian, professional wrestler
Dr. Hillbilly, professional wrestler
Iron Yuppie, professional wrestler
Professor Werner von Brawn, professional wrestler
Clay Babcock, two-time Fast Car champion
Ronnie Beck, three-time soapbox derby champion
Stan "The Boy" Taylor, football player, Springfield Atoms
Flash Bailey, baseball player, Springfield Isotopes
Antoine "Tex" O'Hara, business man, former owner Springfield Isotopes
Howard K. Duff VIII, owner, Springfield Isotopes
Barry "Duff Man" Duffman, product promoter (current holder of the title, others were Larry & Sid)

Moe's Tavern

Moe Syzlak, owner and proprieter
Barney Gumble, former boozehound
Sam, barfly, with green hat and glasses
Larry, barfly, taller & balding
Hugh Jass
Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
Aerosmith, briefly the house band
Collette, waitress Moe hired during the "Flaming Moe's" period (parody of Diane from TV show, Cheers)

Medical Practices

Hospitals

Springfield General Hospital
Marvin Monroe Memorial Hospital
Springfield Center for Geriatric Medicine
Calmwood Mental Hospital

Dr. Julius Hibbert, doctor (originally a Bill Cosby parody)
Dr. Nick Riviera, doctor, shifty in nature
Dr. Wolfe, dentist
Dr. Marvin Monroe, psychiatrist (deceased)
Dr. J. Loren Pryor, psychiatrist
Dr. Foster, psychiatrist

Other characters

Characters that have died during the course of the series

Maude Flanders - shot in the stomach by a T-shirt cannon and subsequently fell from the top of a racetrack grandstand.
Bleeding Gums Murphy
Dr. Marvin Monroe
Frank Grimes, Sr. - electrocuted while thinking he was Homer Simpson
Aunt Gladys Bouvier
Snowball I
Snowball II
Snowball III
Coltrane
Beatrice Simmons, Abe Simpson's girlfriend
Frank Ormand, pretzel man
Asa Phelps, one of the Fighting Hellfish
Red Barclay, trucker - died of beef poisoning after beating Homer in a steak-eating contest