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List of borderline fictional characters

This list is about people/characters that are neither completely "fictional", neither completely "real". This situation can occur while:

  • Historical sources sometimes don't allow to discern or are not unanimous whether a character is a "fantasy" or a "historic figure" - e.g. Homer.
  • Some people are obviously historical, but are attributed phantastical deeds - e.g. like some Roman emperors having ascended to heaven according to the tradition of the age they lived in.
  • Pseudonyms: the pseudonymous figure may be part fictional: e.g. P. D. Q. Bach really "composes" (in capacity of being the pseudonym of Peter Schickele), while he is also a son of Johann Sebastian Bach (in his capacity of a fictional character).
  • ...etc...: see subdivisions below


Contents

Characters in mythical, legendary and religion-founding tales

(only for characters that have as well a proven historical reality as a proven fictionality!)

Characters with historical exactitude issues

Fictional characters (partly) identified with historical figures

People who created a pseudonym or alter ego with fictional proportions for themselves

See also: List of real-life characters

Roman à clef characters



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