150+ Famous Dog Names for Your Four-Legged Superstar
Your puppy may not be famous to the rest of the world, but she’s certainly a celebrity to you. She’s rich with cuteness and love, a currency she uses to get you to pay for her food and clean up after her. But who knows, maybe someday she’ll be an Instagram star.
If you’re looking to name your dog after a celebrity pooch, look no further. We’ve gathered the names of famous dogs from history, movies, television, and literature.
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Famous Dogs in History and the Real World
These are the names of dogs who actually existed. Some did incredible things, whereas others are simply famous for belonging to a famous figure.
- Balto and Togo – These Siberian huskies led the sled teams of the famous Serum Run in 1925, which delivered a cure for diphtheria to Nome, Alaska.
- Barney, Spot Fetcher, Miss Beazley – These were President George W. Bush’s dogs.
- Bingo – The mascot for Cracker Jacks.
- Bo and Sunny – President Obama’s dogs.
- Bullseye – Target’s mascot dog.
- Chaser – This border collie had the best memory of any non-human animal ever tested.
- Checkers – President Nixon’s dog.
- Chips – The most decorated dog of WWII.
- Cloe – The biggest dog in the world, weighing 365 pounds!
- Dinky and Gidget – Chihuahuas that were Taco Bell’s mascots in the 90s and 2000s.
- Fido – Abraham Lincoln’s dog.
- Gibson – The former world record holder for the world’s tallest dog, standing 42.2 inches tall.
- Hachikō – This Japanese Akita became famous for meeting his owner at the train station every day.
- Hank – A stray dog that became the unofficial mascot of the Milwaukee Brewers after it wandered into their spring training facility and getting adopted.
- Jofi – Sigmund Freud’s dog.
- Lady Greyhound – The Greyhound bus mascot.
- Laika – A Soviet space dog and the first animal to orbit the earth.
- McGruff – The National Crime Prevention Council’s mascot.
- Millie – George H.W. Bush’s dog.
- Nipper – The dog on the RCA logo.
- Peritas – Alexander the Great’s favorite dog.
- Pickles – This dog found the stolen FIFA World Cup Trophy in 1966.
- Sinbad – The U.S. Coast Guard’s mascot.
- Snuppy – An Afghan hound that was the first dog to ever be cloned.
- Strongheart – One of the first canine actors, Strongheart was a German shepherd.
- Tinkerbell – The chihuahua that accompanied Paris Hilton on her show, The Simple Life.
- Trakr – A German shepherd that discovered the last survivor of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
- Zeus – The tallest dog in the world at 44 inches tall.
- Zorba – A mastiff that weighed 343 pounds and once held the world record for the heaviest dog.
Famous Dog Names From Movies
Dogs are so amazing that they can even be actors. There are many popular films in which dogs are the main characters, and it’s not uncommon to have dogs star as minor characters in films either. Let’s look at the names of the most famous pooches in film.
- Asta – The Thin Man
- Baby – Clean Slate
- Bailey – A Dog’s Purpose
- Barney – Gremlins
- Baxter – Anchorman
- Beatrice – Best in Show
- Beau – Iron Will
- Beethoven – Beethoven
- Benji – Benji
- Bingo – Bingo
- Bolt – Bolt
- Boomer – Independence Day
- Brinkley – You’ve Got Mail
- Bruiser – Legally Blonde
- Buckley – The Royal Tenenbaums
- Buddy – Air Bud
- Buster – Toy Story
- Chance and Shadow – Homeward Bound
- Charlie B. Barkin – All Dogs Go to Heaven
- Chopper – Stand By Me
- Clue – The Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley
- Copper – The Fox and the Hound
- Cosmo – Guardians of the Galaxy
- Cujo – Cujo
- Daisy – Snatch
- Daisy – John Wick
- Dante – Coco
- Daphne – Look Who’s Talking Now
- Dug – Up
- Duke, Max, and Pops– The Secret Life of Pets
- Einstein – Back to the Future
- Elvis – Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead
- Fang – Harry Potter
- Flealick – Babe: Pig in the City
- Flike – Umberto D
- Fluffy – Harry Potter
- Fluke – Fluke
- Fly and Rex – Babe
- Frank the Pug – Men in Black
- Fred – Smokey and The Bandit
- Goofy – Disney
- Hachi – A Dog’s Tale
- Hercules – The Sandlot
- Hooch – Turner and Hooch
- Hosehead – Strange Brew
- Jack – The Artist
- Jerry Lee – K-9
- Jock, Trusty, and Lady – Lady and the Tramp
- Killer – Half Baked
- Lolabelle – Heart of a Dog
- Luiz – Rio
- Marley – Marley and Me
- Matisse – Down and Out in Beverly Hills
- Max / Wolfie – The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgement Day
- Max – How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- Milo – The Mask
- Miss Agnes – Best in Show
- Mother Teresa – Must Love Dogs
- Nana – Peter Pan
- Nanook – The Lost Boys
- Otis – The Adventures of Milo and Otis
- Perdita, Pongo, Patch, and Penny – One Hundred and One Dalmatians
- Pippin – Jaws
- Pixie – The Danish Girl
- Pizza – X-Men: Apocalypse
- Puffy – There’s Something About Mary
- Quark – Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
- Reno – Top Dog
- Rhapsody In White – Best in Show
- Rimshot – Ernest Goes to Jail
- Rin Tin Tin – Rin Tin Tin
- Rocco – The Drop
- Rocks – Look Who’s Talking Now
- Samantha – I Am Legend
- Sandy – Annie
- Scraps – A Dog’s Life
- Shiloh – Saving Shiloh
- Sirius Black / Padfoot / Snuffles – Harry Potter
- Skipper – My Dog Skip
- Slinky – Toy Story
- Snots – National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
- Snowy – The Adventures of TinTin
- Sparky – Frankenweenie
- Speck – Pee-wee’s Big Adventure
- Stitch – Stitch from Lilo & Stitch isn’t technically a dog, but Lilo thought he was at first.
- Toto – The Wizard Of Oz
- Uggie – The Artist
- Verdell – As Good as It Gets
- Wilby – The Shaggy Dog
- William – Patton
- Winky – Best in Show
- Winn-Dixie – Because of Winn-Dixie
- Yellow – Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog
- Zero – The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Zochor – The Cave of the Yellow Dog
- Zowie – Pet Sematary II
Television’s Most Famous Pups
Between animated shows, kids’ shows, and hit series like Game of Thrones, there are a lot of dogs on TV. Let’s look at the names of some of the most well-known doggie television stars.
- Apollo and Zeus – Magnum P.I.
- Arlo – Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Arnold – Entourage
- Astro – The Jetsons
- Backup – Veronica Mars
- Bandit – Little House on the Prairie
- Bear – Person of Interest
- Bismarck – Checkmate
- Blacktoe – Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Blue – Blue’s Clues
- Brain – Inspector Gadget
- Brian – Family Guy
- Bullet – The Roy Rogers Show
- Buttons – Animaniacs
- Chase, Everest, Marshall, Rocky, Rubble, Skye, and Zuma – Paw Patrol
- Choppy – The Yogi Bear Show
- Cinnamon – The Big Bang Theory
- Claude – The Beverly Hillbillies
- Coco – The Donna Reed Show
- Comet – Full House
- Eddie Crane – Fraiser
- Fang – Get Smart
- Fifi and Spike – Rugrats
- Flash – The Dukes of Hazzard
- Freeway – Hart to Hart
- Fumbles – Where’s Huddles?
- Ghost – Game of Thrones
- Goddard – The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
- Goliath – Samson and Goliath
- Grey Wind – Game of Thrones
- Gromit – Wallace and Gromit
- Happy – 7th Heaven
- Hot Dog – Riverdale
- Jelly Roll – Jibber Jabber
- Jollop – Engie Benjy
- Ladadog – Please Don’t Eat the Daises
- Ladybird – King of the Hill
- Lady – Game of Thrones
- Lassie – Lassie
- Lomax – Lomax, The Hound Of Music
- Maximillion – The Bionic Woman
- McBarker – What’s New Mr. Magoo
- Mister Peabody – The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
- Mr. Peanutbutter – BoJack Horseman
- Mumbly – The Mumbly Cartoon Show
- Nymeria – Game of Thrones
- Petey – Little Rascals
- Pluto – Disney
- Poochie – The Simpsons
- Queequeg – The X-Files
- Ren Höek – The Ren & Stimpy Show
- Rollo – Outlander
- Rowlf – The Muppets
- Rump – DinoSquad
- Santa’s Little Helper – The Simpsons
- Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo – Scooby-Doo
- Shaggydog – Game of Thrones
- Shelby – Smallville
- Seymour – Futurama
- Spuds MacKenzie – A fictional dog character in the Bud Light advertisements in the 80s.
- Summer – Game of Thrones
- Tiger – The Brady Bunch
- Ubu Roi – Ubu Productions mascot.
- Wilfred – Wilfred
- Wishbone – Wishbone
Famous Furbabies From Literature and Comics
We can still remember books from our childhood that described beautiful bonds between humans and canines. Some of these books are classics. Other beloved dog characters, like Snoopy, were born from comics rather than novels. Here we have a list of dogs immortalized by print.
- Andy – Mark Trail (comics)
- Argos – The Odyssey
- Binky Barnes – Arthur
- Blue – The Sound and the Fury
- Buck – Call of the Wild
- Bullseye – Oliver Twist
- Clifford – Clifford the Big Red Dog
- Dogbert – Dilbert (comics)
- Dollar – Richie Rich
- Electra – Cathy (comics)
- Gromit – Wallace and Gromit
- Jip – David Copperfield
- Krypto – Superman
- Lad – Lad, A Dog
- Lockjaw – The Fantastic Four
- Marmaduke – Marmaduke (comics)
- Odie – Garfield
- Pilot – Jane Eyre
- Pluto – Disney
- Rover – Red and Rover (comics)
- Sandy – Little Orphan Annie (comics)
- Snert – Hägar the Horrible
- Snoopy – Peanuts
- Streak – Green Lantern
- T-Bone – Clifford the Big Red Dog
- Winn Dixie – Because of Winn Dixie
- Yeller – Old Yeller
The Star of Your Heart
Even if your puppy doesn’t grow up to be an Instagram sensation or famous actress, she’ll always be a star to you. There are many stories about dogs, both fiction and nonfiction, that touch our hearts and remind us of the beautiful bonds we share with our furbabies.
If there are any stories about dogs that you love, perhaps they can serve as inspiration for choosing the perfect name for your new puppy.
