Miscellany Vote Now: The Most Memorable Fictional Characters of All Time Which fictional characters — from ancient mythology to Madison Avenue — do you think have had the greatest impact on our lives? Share Read Later prev23 of 53nextView AllThe DudeBy TIME Staff May 20, 2013Gramercy PicturesWhat do you think? Post results on [polldaddy poll="7106316"]CREATED BY: Joel and Ethan Coen FIRST APPEARANCE: The Big Lebowski (1998) Next Tarzan Full List Influential Fictional CharactersUnreal InfluencersRobin HoodHarry PotterSherlock HolmesJohn GaltAnna KareninaJames BondHamletThe Good SamaritanUncle SamKunta KinteHomer SimpsonSanta ClausSupermanBuffy the Vampire SlayerOdysseusLara CroftHAL 9000Dr. Frankenstein and MonsterRomeo and JulietBarbieHolden CaulfieldThe DudeTarzanWonder WomanKing LearCaptain AhabThe Marlboro ManDon QuixoteCount DraculaOliver TwistDarth VaderCinderellaUncle TomBig BrotherCassandraRaskolnikovKing ArthurEbenezer ScroogeThe Prodigal Son and His FatherDr. FaustThe Little TrampDorothy GaleJay GatsbyWilly LomanRosie the RiveterJosef KWalter MittyOedipusPollyannaLeopold and Molly BloomPoll ResultsPoll Results