Male Shakespearean characters

Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick, KG (c. 14 February 1313 – 13 November 1369) was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War.

Sir William de Montagu, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, 4th Baron Montagu, King of Mann, KG (25 June 1328 – 3 June 1397) was an English nobleman and commander in the English army during King Edward III's French campaigns in the Hundred Years War.

William Montagu, alias de Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury, 3rd Baron Montagu, King of Mann (1301 – 30 January 1344) was an English nobleman and loyal servant of King Edward III.

Sir John Falstaff is a fictional character who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare.

Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, KG, Earl Marshal (22 March 1367 or 1368 – 22 September 1399) was an English peer.

Theseus (/ˈθiːsiːəs/; Ancient Greek: Θησεύς [tʰɛːsěu̯s]) was the mythical king of Athens and was the son of Aethra by two fathers: Aegeus and Poseidon.

Shylock is a character in William Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice.

Humphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Pembroke, KG (3 October 1390 – 23 February 1447) was an English nobleman.

Archibald Douglas, Duke of Touraine, Earl of Douglas, Earl of Wigtown, Lord of Annandale, Lord of Galloway, Lord of Bothwell, and 13th Lord of Douglas (1372–17 August 1424), was a Scottish nobleman and warlord.

John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford KG KB (8 September 1442 – 10 March 1513), the second son of John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford, and Elizabeth Howard, was one of the principal Lancastrian commanders during the English Wars of the Roses.

Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey, 3rd Earl of Kent, 4th Baron Holland, KG, Earl Marshal (1374 – 7 January 1400) was an English nobleman.

William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146 or 1147 – 14 May 1219), also called William the Marshal (Norman French: Williame le Mareschal), was an Anglo-Norman soldier and statesman.

("Edward, Duke of York" redirects here. For the 4th Duke, see Edward IV. For the brother of George III, see Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany.) Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York, KG (c.1373 – 25 October 1415), was the eldest son of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, by his first wife Isabella of Castile, and the grandson of King Edward III.

Pandarus /ˈpændərəs/ or Pandar /ˈpændər/ (Greek: Πάνδαρος, Pándaros) is a Trojan aristocrat who appears in stories about the Trojan War.

Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, 4th Baron Percy, titular King of Mann, KG, Lord Marshal (10 November 1341 – 20 February 1408) was the son of Henry de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy, and a descendent of Henry III of England.

John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, KG (6 March 1340 – 3 February 1399) was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the third of four surviving sons of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault.

Othello is a character in Shakespeare's Othello (c. 1601–1604).

Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, 4th Baron Neville de Raby, KG PC Earl Marshal (c. 1364 – 21 October 1425), was an English nobleman of the House of Neville.

Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk KG PC (1443 – 21 May 1524), styled Earl of Surrey from 1483 to 1485 and again from 1489 to 1514, was the only son of John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, by his first wife, Katherine Moleyns.

Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham KG (3 February 1478 – 17 May 1521) was an English nobleman.

William Douglas, 1st Earl of Douglas (c. 1327–1384) was a Scottish magnate.

Arthur I (29 March 1187 – probably 1203) was 4th Earl of Richmond and Duke of Brittany between 1196 and 1203.

John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk KG (c.1425 – 22 August 1485), was an English nobleman and soldier, and the first Howard Duke of Norfolk.

Rudolph (1320 – 26 August 1346), called the Valiant (le Vaillant), was the Duke of Lorraine from 1329 to his death.

Troilus (English pronunciation: /ˈtrɔɪləs/ or /ˈtroʊələs/; Ancient Greek: Τρωΐλος Troïlos; Latin: Troilus) is a legendary character associated with the story of the Trojan War.

William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury (c. 1176 – 7 March 1226) ("Long Sword", Latinised to de Longa Spatha) was an English noble, primarily remembered for his command of the English forces at the Battle of Damme and for remaining loyal to his half-brother, King John.

Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, KG (1435 – 29 July 1504) was titular King of Mann, an English nobleman and stepfather to King Henry VII of England.

Roger Bigod (c. 1144/1150 – 1221) was the son of Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk and his first wife, Juliana de Vere.

Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk KG PC (1473 – 25 August 1554) (Earl of Surrey from 1514, passed down from his father on his elevation to Dukedom of Norfolk) was a prominent Tudor politician.

Caliban (/ˈkælᵻbæn/ KAL-ə-ban) is one of the main antagonists in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest.

Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, Count of Aumale, KG (25 or 28 January 1382 – 30 April 1439) was an English medieval nobleman and military commander.

Sir William Catesby (1450 – August 25, 1485) was one of Richard III of England's principal councillors.

Bardolph is a fictional character who appears in four plays by William Shakespeare.

William Willoughby, 5th Baron Willoughby de Eresby KG (c.1370 – 4 December 1409) was an English baron.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are characters in William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet.

Friar Laurence is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.

Lord Thomas de Scales or Thomas Scales de Newselles or Thomas Scalles KG (1397 – 25 July 1460), 7th Baron Scales, Knight of the Garter from 1426 was one of the main English commanders in the last thirty years of the Hundred Years' War.

Sir William Butts (c. 1486 – 22 November 1545) was a member of King Henry VIII of England's court and served as the King's physician.

Lord Banquo /ˈbæŋkwoʊ/, Thane of Lochaber, is a character in William Shakespeare's 1606 play Macbeth.

Sir Richard Ratcliffe, KG (died 22 August 1485) was a close confidant of Richard III of England.

Ancient Pistol is a swaggering soldier who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare.

Corporal Nym is a fictional character who appears in two Shakespeare plays, The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry V.

Edward "Ned" Poins, generally referred to as "Poins", is a fictional character who appears in two plays by Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1 and Henry IV, Part 2.

Prince Hal is the standard term used in literary criticism to refer to Shakespeare's portrayal of the young Henry V of England as a prince before his accession to the throne, taken from the diminutive form of his name used in the plays almost exclusively by Falstaff.

Richard le Scrope (c. 1350 – 8 June 1405), Bishop of Lichfield and Archbishop of York, was executed in 1405 for his participation in the Northern Rising against King Henry IV.

Eustace Chapuys ([østas ʃapɥi]; c. 1490/92 – 1556), the son of Louis Chapuys and Guigonne Dupuys, was a Savoyard diplomat who served Charles V as Imperial ambassador to England from 1529 until 1545 and is best known for his extensive and detailed correspondence.