23 Popular Red Hair Characters

For decades, red haired characters have been some of our favorite cartoon characters. Redhead cartoon characters are well-represented in dozens of cartoons and animated movies. 

From Saturday morning cartoons to our favorite animated movies, you’ll surely recognize several cartoon characters with red hair and ginger cartoon characters in our list below.  

Even though there are several redhead characters, red hair color makes up less than 2% of the worldwide population. The largest redhead population is from Scotland and Ireland, such as Pixar’s Princess Merida. 

23. Wilma Flintstone

Wilma Flintstone is one of the most famous redhead characters. She is a popular cartoon character wearing a white dress and necklace. She is the wife of Fred Flintstone and has appeared in the cartoon The Flintstones and related movies. 

22. Pebbles Flintstone

Pebbles Flintstone is a little girl redhead cartoon character appearing in The Flintstones animated franchise. She is the daughter of Fred and Wilma Flintstone, with whom she gets her red hair. 

21. Daphne Blake

Daphne Blake is one of the main female characters in the Scooby-Doo franchise. She works for Mystery Inc. and always finds herself in dangerous situations. Daphne has long red hair with a purple headband. 

20. Phineas Flynn

Phineas is a young boy with bright red messy hair and a triangular-shaped face with big eyes. He is the son of Linda, stepfather Lawrence, a brother of Candace, and a stepbrother to Ferb. Phineas is one of the main two characters in the Phineas and Ferb franchise. 

19. Candace Gertrude Flynn

Candace is the redheaded character who is Phineas and Ferb’s older sister. Candace has long red hair just past her shoulders. Candace spends most of her time trying to get her younger brothers, Phineas and Ferb in trouble. 

18. Princess Fiona

Princess Fiona has short red hair, green skin, a green dress, green shoes, and a green gem necklace. She is the wife of Shrek and gets her royalty from her parents, King Harold and Queen Lillian. Princess Fiona also cares for triplets in the Shrek movie franchise. 

17. Jessica Rabbit

Jessica Rabbit has long, bright red hair to the middle of her back, red lips, and purple eye shadow. She is also known for her fitted red dress and is known as one of the hot redhead characters. She is a cartoon actress and singer at the Ink and Paint Club in the film Who Framed Rodger Rabbit. 

16. Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy has long red hair and is an eco-terrorist in the Batman series. Poison Ivy first appeared in Batman 181 and is obsessed with plants, botany, and extreme environmentalism. Poison Ivy is often depicted teaming up with fellow bad girl Harley Quinn to battle Batman.

15. Mary Jane

Mary Jane is one of the most popular red-headed characters of Marvel fans. She has a crush on Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man. Mary Jane has been featured many times throughout the series in cartoons and movies, but always with beautiful long red hair. 

14. Darla 

Darl is a young girl with short red pigtails. She wears braces and a blue sweatshirt that says, “Rock n Roll Girl.” Darla has a small but very memorable role in the animated movie Finding Nemo. By banging on the fish tank, Darla scares all of the fish, fearing her next visit to the dentist’s office.  

13. Jessie

Jessie has long, braided red hair that is parted down the middle. She also wears a red cowgirl hat and has a spunky, upbeat personality. Jessie is one of the main characters in the Toy Story movies, first introduced in Toy Story 2. 

12. Princess Merida

Princess Merida has long, curly red hair. She is an official Disney Princess from the Scottish kingdom of DunBroch and first appeared in the Pixar movie Brave. As the main character, Merida is a tomboy and enjoys riding horses and shooting her bow and arrows rather than trying on dresses and going to parties. Merida isn’t the only princess with red hair, so is Ariel.

11. Princess Ariel

Princess Ariel has the brightest red hair of all cartoon characters. She is the leading princess in the Little Mermaid movies, the daughter of King Triton, and one of the most popular Disney characters of all time. Princess Ariel is gifted with a beautiful voice but is willing to give it away for the chance at true love. 

10. Sally

Sally has long, straight red hair down to her waist. Sally first appeared in the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas as Jack Skellington’s love interest. She is shy but eventually can express her love and find a happy ending on Spiral Hill. 

9. Eep

Eep has short ginger hair parted down the middle. Eep is the oldest daughter of Grug and Ugga Crood. She is a cavewoman from the animated Croods movies. Eep hates being in the cave and craves adventure, which she finds with her family after a large earthquake. 

8. Queen Anna

Anna is a new Disney redhead with long red hair, which is worn up with her crown and down in pigtails throughout the Frozen franchise of films and short movies. Queen Anna is the younger sister of Elsa and the ruler of Arednelle. In Frozen 2, Elsa decides to stay within the forest as the fifth spirit and gives the throne of Arendelle to Anna.  

7. Roxanne

Roxanne has long, thick, red, wavy hair and is Max Goof’s love interest. Roxanne attends Spoonerville High School with Max, where he haphazardly strives to get her attention. They both like one another, but their shy personalities often sabotage their chances.  

6. Helen Parr

Helen Parr has short red hair and is known as Elastigirl from the Incredibles movies. Helen is the husband of Mr. Incredible and mom to Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack, who all have unique superpowers. She is one of the most iconic redheads in movies with superheroes.

5. April O’Neil

April O’Neil has long red hair and often wears yellow clothing. She is a news reporter and best friend to the Ninja Turtles. She is great friends with Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo, although her love interest centers around Casey Jones. 

4. Lois Griffin

Lois Griffin has short red hair and red lipstick. She is often seen wearing a turquoise blue shirt, tan pants, purple shoes, and green earrings. Lois is the wife of Peter Griffin and mother to Meg, Chris, and Stewie. She first appeared in the Family Guy animated TV show. 

3. Kim Possible

Kim Possible has long red hair and a sporty figure. Kim attends a high school where she is the popular girl and cheerleading squad team captain and gets straight A’s in her classes. Kim fights crime as a hometown vigilante when she is not in school and has good working relationships with local law enforcement. 

2. Anastasia

Anastasia has long red hair, usually worn in an updo with a crown or ponytail. During her country’s revolution, she gets trapped inside the borders while her friends and family escape without her. She grows up in her homeland as an orphan named Anya for an entire decade before her life takes another turn. 

1. Syndrome

Syndrome has long red hair spiked up like a flame. He is one of the few red-haired male characters.

Syndrome, in his youth, went by the name Buddy Pine and Incrediboy before growing into a capable villain. He tries to take down the Supers by inventing Omnidroids, fighting robots under his control.

151 Red Hair Characters List

1. Wilma Flintstone – Flintstones
2. Pebbles Flintstone – Flintstones
3. Jane Jetson – Jetsons
4. George Jetson – Jetsons
5. Little Red-Haired Girl – Peanuts
6. Daphne Blake – Scooby-Doo
7. Raggedy Ann & Andy
8. Josie and The Pussycats – Scooby-Doo
9. Darby – Winnie the Pooh
10. Strawberry Shortcake 
11. Chuckie – Rugrats
12. Kim Possible – Kim Possible
13. Syndrome – The Incredibles
14. Dexter – Dexter’s Laboratory
15. Powderpuff Girls 
16. Phineas Flynn – Phineas and Ferb
17. Candace Gertrude Flynn – Phineas and Ferb
18. Linda Flynn-Fletcher – Phineas and Ferb
19. Betty Jo Flynn – Phineas and Ferb
20. Frankie – Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends
21. Jessica Rabbit – Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
22. Princess Fiona – Shrek
23. Princess Ariel – The Little Mermaid
24. Anastasia – Anastasia
25. Anastasia Tremaine – Cinderella
26. Poison Ivy – Batman
27. Mary Jane – Spiderman
28. Jean Grey – X-Men
29. Archie – Archie
30. Alfred E. Newman – Mad Magazine
31. Brenda Starr – Little Orphan Annie
32. Fry – Futurama
33. Kyle – South Park
34. Princess Clara – Drawn Together
35. Darla – Finding Nemo
36. Myrtle – Lilo & Stitch
37. Jessie – Toy Story II
38. Sally – The Nightmare Before Christmas
39. Rosetta – Tinker Bell Movie
40. Princess Merida – Brave
41. Jubileena – Wreck-It Ralph
42. Audrey – The Lorax
43. Eep – The Croods
44. Lucy Wilde – Despicable Me 2
45. Misty – Pokemon
46. Johnny Test 
47. Dr. Benton Quest – Johnny Quest
48. Margaret – Dennis the Menace
49. Sassette Smurf – Smurfs and Tiny Toons
50. Miss Frizzle – The Magic School Bus
51. Milli – Team Umi-Zoombie
52. Leo – Little Einsteins
53. Eliza Thornberry – The Wild Thornberrys
54. Nigel Thornberry – The Wild Thornberrys
55. Wendy – Gravity Falls
56. Icky Vicky – The Fairly Oddparents
57. Groundskeeper Willie – The Simpsons
58. Sideshow Bob – The Simpsons
59. Starfire – Teen Titans
60. Batgirl – Batman
61. Red Sonja – Marvel Comics
62. Dawn – Marvel Comics
63. Ichigo Kurosaki – Bleach
64. Orihime Inoue – Bleach
65. Kenshin Himura – Rurouni Kenshin
66. Lois Griffin – Family Guy
67. Hawk Girl – DC Comics
68. Firestar
69. Shanks
70. Pippi Longstocking
71. Ginger Foutley
72. Didi Pickles
73. Judy Funnie
74. Quasimodo – The Hunchback of Notre Dame
75. Thumbelina
76. Queen Anna – Frozen
77. Jenny – Oliver & Company
78. Roxanne – A Goofy Movie
79. Helen Parr – The Incredibles
80. Giselle – Enchanted
81. April O’Neil – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
82. Reginald and Serena Beady
83. Mr. Beaker
84. Bev Bighead
85. Kyle Bloodworth-Thomason
86. Bloom
87. Beebe Bluff
88. Annie Bramley
89. Brad Carbunkle
90. Carlitos Casagrande
91. Dana Dufresne
92. Elmer
93. Jazz Fenton
94. Chas Finster
95. Chuckie Finster
96. Melinda Finster
97. Shirley Finster
98. Carl Foutley
99. Ginger Foutley
100. Lois Foutley
101. Harold Frumpkin
102. Judy Funnie
103. Zach Gurdle
104. Reba Heyerdahl
105. Liam Hunnicutt
106. Eugene Horowitz
107. Howard McBride
108. Paula Hutchison
109. Willow Jenks
110. Agnes Johnson
111. Roger Klotz
112. Elaine Kropotkin
113. Kyle Harrison
114. Coco LaBouche
115. Laird
116. Chandler McCann
117. Colleen McNulty
118. Terry McNulty
119. Timmy McNulty
120. Miele
121. Milli
122. Mirta
123. Mr. Dupette
124. Mr. Friend
125. Mikey Munroe
126. King Neptune
127. Mr. Packenham
128. Drake Parker
129. Rex Pester
130. Dil Pickles
131. Pixel
132. Poppy
133. Ernie Potts
134. Sputz Ringley
135. Otto Rocket
136. Twister Rodriguez
137. Lila Sawyer
138. Snotty Boy
139. Sparky
140. Penelope Spectra
141. Rusty Spokes
142. Olly Timbers
143. Saraline Timbers
144. Timmy (Winx Club)
145. Cat Valentine
146. Vicky
147. Geraldine Waxelplax
148. Carl Wheezer
149. Patricia Williamson
150. Wizards of the Black Circle
151. Trudy X
152. Truman X

Are there any ugly ginger characters? In the eyes of most fans, likely not. Red haired characters are often celebrated for their natural beauty.

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