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Books: Characters With Notable Names

Books that have characters with the most recognizable names. This book list is from behindthename.com's list of fictional namesakes from books. I know that is kind of a weird place to get a book list from... I'm nerdy.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984
1
George Orwell
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
2
Mark Twain
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
3
Lewis Carroll
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
4
Erich Maria Remarque
American Girls: Felicity (Valerie Tripp)
American Girls: Felicity
5
Valerie Tripp
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
6
Bret Easton Ellis
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
7
L.M. Montgomery
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
8
Leo Tolstoy
Archie Comics
Archie Comics
9
Ballet Shoes (Noel Streatfeild)
Ballet Shoes
10
Noel Streatfeild
Batman
Batman
11
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
12
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
13
Anonymous
Betsy Tacy
Betsy Tacy
14
Bleak House (Charles Dickens)
Bleak House
15
Charles Dickens
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
16
Markus Zusak
The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Identity
17
Robert Ludlum
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
18
Aldous Huxley
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
19
Truman Capote
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
20
Helen Fielding
Caddie Woodlawn (Carol Ryrie Brink)
Caddie Woodlawn
21
Carol Ryrie Brink
The Call of Cthulhu (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Call of Cthulhu
22
H.P. Lovecraft
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
23
Ian Fleming
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
24
Joseph Heller
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
25
J.D. Salinger
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
26
Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
27
Roald Dahl
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
28
E.B. White
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
29
Charles Dickens
Clarissa (Samuel Richardson)
Clarissa
30
Samuel Richardson
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
31
Anthony Burgess
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
32
John Kennedy Toole
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
33
Neil Gaiman
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
34
Alexandre Dumas
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
35
Mark Haddon
Daddy Long Legs (Jean Webster)
Daddy Long Legs
36
Jean Webster
Dangerous Liaisons (Pierre Choderlos De Laclos)
Dangerous Liaisons
37
Pierre Choderlos De Laclos
Daniel Deronda (George Eliot)
Daniel Deronda
38
George Eliot
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Jeff Lindsay)
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
39
Jeff Lindsay
Darkness at Noon (Arthur Koestler)
Darkness at Noon
40
Arthur Koestler
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