The Beatles' characters
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The following is a complete list of fictional characters created by the musical group The Beatles in their songs:
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[edit] B
- Billy Shears (from the song Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band)
- Bungallow Bill (from the song The Continuing Story of Bungallow Bill)
[edit] C
- Chuck (from the song When I'm Sixty-four)
- Clarabella
[edit] D
- Daniel (a.k.a Dan or Danny Boy) (from the song Rocky Raccoon)
- Dave (from the song When I'm Sixty-four)
- Denis O’Bell (from the song You Know My Name)
- Desmond Jones (from the song Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da)
- Doctor Robert (from the song Doctor Robert)
- Doris (in the song Two of Us)
- Duchess of Kircaldy (from the song Cry Baby Cry)
[edit] E
- Eleanor Rigby (from the song Eleanor Rigby)
[edit] F
- Father McKenzie (from the song Eleanor Rigby)
[edit] G
- Georgie Wood (from the song Dig It)
[edit] H
- Henry The Horse (from the song Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite)
- Her Majesty (from the song Her Majesty)
- Possibly fictional, as the identity of the character is unclear
[edit] J
- Joan (from the song Maxwell's Silver Hammer)
- Jojo (from the song Get Back)
- Jude (from the song Hey Jude)
- Julia (from the song Julia)
[edit] K
- King of Marigold (from the song Cry Baby Cry)
[edit] L
- Lady Madonna (from the song Lady Madonna)
- Loretta Martin (from the song Get Back)
- Lucy (from the song Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds)
- The Lucy referred in the song is in fact a real person, probably Lucy O'Donnell, a classmate of John Lennon's son Julian, whose school's artwork served as inspiration for his father's song.[citation needed]
[edit] M
- Maggie May (from the song Maggie May)
- Maggie May is a prostitute that "works" in Lime Street, Liverpool.[citation needed]
- Martha (from the song Martha My Dear)
- Mary Jane (from the song What's The New Mary Jane)
- Maxwell Edison (from the song Maxwell's Silver Hammer)
- Michelle (from the song Michelle)
- Molly Jones (from the song Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da)
- Mr. Henderson (from the song Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite)
- Mr. Mustard (from the song Mean Mr. Mustard)
- Mrs. Henderson (from the song Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite)
- Mrs. Kite (from the song Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite)
[edit] N
- Nancy (a.k.a. Magil or Lil) (from the song Rocky Raccoon)
[edit] P
- P. C. 31 (from the song Maxwell's Silver Hammer)
- Polythene Pam (from the song Polythene Pam)
- Pam is Mister Mustard's sister.
- Prudence (from the song Dear Prudence)
[edit] Q
- Queen of Marigold (from the song Cry Baby Cry)
[edit] R
- Rita (from the song Lovely Rita)
- Rocky Raccoon (from the song Rocky Raccoon)
- Rose (from the song Maxwell's Silver Hammer)
[edit] S
- Sergeant Pepper (from the song Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band)
- Sexy Sadie (from the song Sexy Sadie)
[edit] V
- Valerie (from the song Maxwell's Silver Hammer)
- Vera (from the song When I'm Sixty-four)
[edit] List of fictional characters sung by but not created by The Beatles
- Anna (in the song Anna)
- Captain Marvel (in the song The Continuing Story of Bungallow Bill)
- Junior (in the song Bad Boy)
- Miss Lizzie (in the song Dizzy Miss Lizzie)
- Mr. Jones (in the song Yer Blues)
- Sally (in the song Long Tall Sally)
[edit] List of real persons cited by The Beatles in their songs
Beatles members and associates:
- Peter Brown (in the song "The Ballad of John and Yoko")
- John Lennon (in the song "The Ballad of John and Yoko")
- Paul McCartney (in the song "Glass Onion")
- Yoko Ono (in the song "The Ballad of John and Yoko")
- Ringo Starr (in the song "You Know My Name")
- Maureen Starkey (a.k.a. Mo) (in the song "Get Back")
- George Harrison (in the song Honey Don't)
Unrelated to the group:
- Ludwig van Beethoven (in the song "Roll Over Beethoven")
- Matt Busby (in the song "Dig It")
- Doris Day (in the song "Dig It")
- Bob Dylan (in the song "Yer Blues")
- Charles Hawtrey (in the song "Two of Us")
- Edward Heath (in the song "Taxman")
- Elmore James (in the song "For You Blue")
- BB King (in the song "Dig It")
- Chairman Mao (in the song "Revolution")
- Edgar Allan Poe (in the song "I Am the Walrus")
- Sir Walter Raleigh (in the song "I'm So Tired")
- Harold Wilson (in the song "Taxman")
[edit] See also
- The Beatles
- The Beatles' line-ups
- The Beatles' London
- The Beatles' influence on music recording
- The Beatles' influence on popular culture
- The Beatles' instrumentation

