23 Popular Red Hair Characters

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

Red Hair Cartoon Characters

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 population of redheads are in Scotland and Ireland, such as Pixar’s Princess Merida. 

23. Wilma Flintstone

Wilma Flintstone from The Flintstones

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 from The Flintstones

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 from Scooby-Doo

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 Flynn from Phineas and Ferb

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 Flynn from Phineas and Ferb

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 from Who Framed Roger 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 from Batman

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 from Spider-Man

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 

Darla from Finding Nemo

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 from Toy Story

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 from Brave

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

Ariel from The Little Mermaid

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 from The Nightmare Before Christmas

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

9. Eep

Eep from The Croods

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 from Frozen

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 from A Goofy Movie

Roxanne has long, thick red hair and is the love interest of Max Goof. 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 from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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 from Family Guy

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 from 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 from 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

syndrom from the the incredibles

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.

Top Redhead cartoon characters

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.

Enjoy this complete list of redhead cartoon characters. How many can you name from memory, and which redhead cartoon character is your favorite? 

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There are more and more red hair cartoon characters added every day! We hope you enjoyed this list, and if you can share it on social media, that would be awesome!

Here is another outside resource for Disney redhead cartoon characters and here are some more popular characters lists: ugliest Disney characters and Disney Prince list.

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Popular Red Hair Character Questions

Who has red hair in Disney?

The most popular Disney characters with red hair are Princess Ariel, Princess Merida, Queen Anna, Darla, Jessie, Roxanne, and Mrs. Incredible.

What Disney Prince has red hair?

Disney Prince Adam has long red hair. When he transforms from the Beast back to his human form we see he has reddish brown hair.

What Disney villain has red hair?

Madame Medusa is a Disney villain with red hair in the 1977 animated movie, The Rescuers. Anastasia Tremaine also has red hair throughout the Cinderella series of Disney movies.

What villains have red hair?

Villians with red hair include Poison Ivy, Anastasia Tremaine, Madame Medusa, Darla, and Syndrome.

Brandon Crombar

Brandon Crombar

Editor In Chief / Founder

Brandon is an animation enthusiast and animated film critic. He has been writing about animation since 2013 to celebrate animated movies, characters, and songs. His favorite animated movies include Finding Nemo, Aladdin, and The Lion King.

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