Peanuts
A heartwarming comic depicting the daily lives of children and the dog Snoopy.
Featured characters
Characters in this work
Characters — 21 characters
Charlie Brown
The main character and owner of Snoopy, a kind but unlucky boy.
Snoopy
Charlie Brown's intelligent and multi-talented beagle dog.
Woodstock
Snoopy's best friend, a small yellow bird.
Sally Brown
Charlie Brown's younger sister who dislikes school.
Lucy Van Pelt
The bossy and opinionated older sister of Linus and Rerun.
Linus Van Pelt
Charlie Brown’s best friend, a genius boy who carries a security blanket.
Rerun Van Pelt
Younger brother of Lucy and Linus, who appeared more frequently in later stories.
Schroeder
A prodigious young musician who idolizes Beethoven.
Peppermint Patty
A girl good at sports but poor at studies, who calls Charlie 'Chuck'.
Marcie
Peppermint Patty's brilliant best friend who has feelings for Charlie Brown.
Franklin
Charlie Brown's good confidant and the only main African-American character.
Pig-Pen
Boy with a mysterious power to attract dust, always covered in dirt.
The Little Red Haired Girl
The girl Charlie Brown has long admired, rarely seen in the storyline.
Patty
An early character with a bob haircut, Violet’s friend who sometimes bullies Charlie.
Shermy
An early character frequently appearing in the first strips but faded by the 1980s.
Violet
A tomboyish girl with a ponytail, and Patty's close friend.
Spike
Snoopy's skinny brother who lives alone in the California desert.
Olaf
A chubby beagle dog and the biggest eater among Snoopy's brothers.
Belle
The only sister among Snoopy's siblings and a nurse in his WWI fantasies.
Andy
A furry beagle dog brother who roams the desert with Olaf.
Marbles
A beagle brother with spotted ears and body, puzzled by Snoopy's disguises.