The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived : How Characters of Fiction, Myth, Legends, Television, and Movies Have Shaped Our Society, Changed Our Behavior, and Set the Course of History

From Santa Claus To Buffy The Vampire Slayer, From Uncle Sam To Uncle Tom, Here Is A Compelling, Eye-opening, And Endlessly Entertaining Compendium Of Fictional Trendsetters And World-shakers Who Have Helped Shape Our Culture And Our Lives. The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived Offers Fascinating Histories Of Our Most Beloved, Hated, Feared, And Revered Invented Icons And The Indelible Marks They Made On Civilization, Including: # 28: Rosie The Riveter, The Buff, Blue-collar Factory Worker Who Helped Jump-start The Women's Liberation Movement # 7: Siegfried, The Legendary Warrior-hero Of Teutonic Nationalism Responsible For Propelling Germany Into Two World Wars # 80: Icarus, The Headstrong High-flyer Who Inspired The Wright Brothers And Humankind's Dreams Of Defying Gravity ... While Demonstrating The Pressing Need For Flight Insurance # 58: Saint Valentine, The Hapless, De-canonized Loser Who Lost His Heart And Head At About The Same Time # 43: Barbie, The Bodacious Plastic Babe Who Became A Role Model For Millions Of Little Girls, Setting An Impossible Standard For Beauty And Style.--publisher's Website. Profiles Many Fictional Figures From Literature, Myth, Film, And Other Sources That Have Shaped Society, Culture, And The Course Of History, Such As Rosie The Riveter, Lady Chatterly, Ebenezer Scrooge, And Hamlet. 1. Greek And Roman Myths: Prometheus #46 -- Apollo And Dionysus #23 -- Venus And Cupid #45 -- Pandora #47 -- Helen #59 -- Odysseus #24 -- Midas #29 -- Pygmalion #88 -- Icarus #80 -- Hercules #76 -- 1. Folktales: Santa Claus #4 -- The Pied Piper #69 -- The Wandering Jew #92 -- Hansel And Gretel #52 -- Cinderella, A Rebuttal #26 -- 3. Legends: Lilith #99 -- Saint Valentine #58 -- King Arthur #3 -- Robin Hood #12 -- William Tell #42 -- Don Juan #40 -- Interlude: How We Did It-- The Ranking Method -- 4. Monsters: Dr. Frankenstein's Monster -- #6 -- Loch Ness Monster #56 -- King Kong #74 -- Godzilla #38 -- 5. Stereotypes: Prince Charming #20 -- Jim Crow #13 -- Mammy #81 -- 6. Adventure: Sinbad The Sailor #82 -- Robinson Crusoe #22 -- Buck #94 -- Tarzan #49 -- Luke Skywalker #85 -- Interlude: Categories -- 7. Crime: Sherlock Holmes #8 -- Batman #60 -- Hans Beckert #90 -- Dick Tracy #77 -- 8. Americana: Uncle Sam #61 -- Uncle Tom #11 -- Hiawatha #71 -- The American Cowboy #19 --^ Tom Sawyer And Huckleberry Finn #65 -- Paul Bunyan #101 -- Amos 'n' Andy #83 -- G.i. Joe #48 -- John Doe #100 -- 9. Literature: Don Quixote #17 -- Ivanhoe #97 -- Ebenezer Scrooge #16 -- Captain Ahab #53 -- Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde #10 -- The Great Gatsby #93 -- Interlude: The Writing Process -- 10. Children's Literature: The Little Engine That Could #31 -- The Ugly Duckling #55 -- Alice #34 -- Peter Pan #70 -- The Cat In The Hat #79 -- 11. Theater: Oedipus #14 -- Romeo And Juliet #9 -- Hamlet #5 -- Othello #72 -- Shylock #27 -- Figaro #37 -- Faust #36 -- Madame Butterfly #89 -- Siegfried #7 -- Willy Loman -- Interlude: Who Met Whom? -- 12. Movies: The Little Tramp #73 -- Dracula #33 -- Dorothy Gale #91 -- Sam Spade #68 -- Citizen Kane #35 -- Richard Blaine #54 -- Elmer Gantry #98 -- Norman Bates #75 -- Dr. Strangelove #87 -- Bond, James Bond #51 -- Atticus Finch #57 -- Hal 9000 #66 -- 13. Women's Literature: Hester Prynne #30 -- Nora Helmer #25 -- Lady Chatterly #15 --^ Nancy Drew #62 -- Mary Richards #39 -- Buffy The Vampire Slayer #44 -- Interlude: Who's Fictional? -- 14. Comics And Animation: Mickey Mouse #18 -- Betty Boop #96 -- Buck Rogers #84 -- Superman #64 -- Bambi #41 -- 15. Commerce: The Marlboro Man #1 -- Barbie #43 -- Joe Camel #78 -- 16. Propaganda: Smokey Bear #21 -- Rosie The Riveter #28 -- Big Brother #2 -- 17. Television: Perry Mason #86 -- Archie Bunker #32 -- Captain Kirk And Mr. Spock #50 -- J.r. Ewing #63 -- Kermit The Frog #67. Allan Lazar, Dan Karlen, And Jeremy Salter. Cover Image 1 Title Page 3 Dedication Page 4 Contents 5 Preface 11 Beginnings: How We Got into Writing This Book 15 The 101 in Rank Order 19 Chapter One: Greek and Roman Myths 23 Prometheus-#46 24 Apollo and Dionysus-#23 26 Venus and Cupid-#45 28 Pandora-#47 30 Helen-#59 32 Odysseus-#24 34 Midas-#29 37 Pygmalion-#88 39 Icarus-#80 41 Hercules-#76 43 Chapter Two: Folktales 47 Santa Claus-#4 48 The Pied Piper-#69 50 The Wandering Jew-#92 53 Hansel and Gretel-#52 55 Cinderella, A Rebuttal-#26 57 Chapter Three: Legends 59 Lilith-#99 60 Saint Valentine-#58 61 King Arthur-#3 63 Robin Hood-#12 66 William Tell-#42 68 Don Juan-#40 71 Interlude: How We Did It-The Ranking Method 75 Chapter Four: Monsters 81 Dr. Frankenstein’s Monster-#6 82 Loch Ness Monster-#56 84 King Kong-#74 87 Godzilla-#38 88 Chapter Five: Stereotypes 91 Prince Charming-#20 92 Jim Crow-#13 95 Mammy-#81 98 Chapter Six: Adventure 103 Sindbad the Sailor-#82 104 Robinson Crusoe-#22 106 Buck-#94 108 Tarzan-#49 110 Luke Skywalker-#85 113 Interlude: Categories 117 Chapter Seven: Crime 119 Sherlock Holmes-#8 120 Batman-#60 122 Hans Beckert-#90 126 Dick Tracy-#77 127 Chapter Eight: Americana 131 Uncle Sam-#61 132 Uncle Tom-#11 134 Hiawatha-#71 137 The American Cowboy-#19 140 Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn-#65 143 Paul Bunyan-#101 146 Amos ‘n’ Andy-#83 148 G.I. Joe-#48 153 John Doe-#100 156 Chapter Nine: Literature 159 Don Quixote-#17 160 Ivanhoe-#97 162 Ebenezer Scrooge-#16 164 Captain Ahab-#53 166 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde-#10 170 The Great Gatsby-#93 171 Interlude: The Writing Process 175 Chapter Ten: Children’s Literature 179 The Little Engine That Could-#31 180 The Ugly Duckling-#55 182 Alice-#34 183 Peter Pan-#70 186 The Cat in the Hat-#79 189 Chapter Eleven: Theater 193 Oedipus-#14 194 Romeo and Juliet-#9 196 Hamlet-#5 198 Othello-#72 200 Shylock-#27 202 Figaro-#37 203 Faust-#36 205 Madame Butterfly-#89 207 Siegfried-#7 209 Willy Loman-#95 213 Interlude: Who Met Whom? 215 Chapter Twelve: Movies 217 The Little Tramp-#73 218 Dracula-#33 221 Dorothy Gale-#91 224 Sam Spade-#68 227 Citizen Kane-#35 229 Richard Blaine-#54 232 Elmer Gantry-#98 234 Norman Bates-#75 236 Dr. Strangelove-#87 239 Bond, James Bond-#51 241 Atticus Finch-#57 244 HAL 9000-#66 246 Chapter Thirteen: Women’s Liberation 251 Hester Prynne-#30 252 Nora Helmer-#25 254 Lady Chatterly-#15 255 Nancy Drew-#62 257 Mary Richards-#39 260 Buffy the Vampire Slayer-#44 263 Interlude: Who’s Fictional? 267 Chapter Fourteen: Comics and Animation 271 Mickey Mouse-#18 272 Betty Boop-#96 274 Buck Rogers-#84 276 Superman-#64 278 Bambi-#41 282 Chapter Fifteen: Commerce 285 The Marlboro Man-#1 286 Barbie-#43 288 Joe Camel-#78 291 Chapter Sixteen: Propaganda 295 Smokey Bear-#21 296 Rosie the Riveter-#28 299 Big Brother-#2 302 Chapter Seventeen: Television 305 Perry Mason-#86 306 Archie Bunker-#32 309 Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock-#50 312 J. R. Ewing-#63 315 Kermit the Frog-#67 317 Afterword 321 Appendix: Also-Rans and Near-Misses 323 Our Thanks 325 About the Authors 328 Credits 329 Copyright Notice 330 About the Publisher 331