List of tomboys in fiction

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This is a list of fictional characters that have been described as tomboys.

Anime and manga

Characters Title Duration Notes
Renny Ai Ninja Senshi Tobikage 1985–86 A cheerful tomboy who loves Jou.[1]
Panty Anarchy Panty and Stocking 2010
Tomo Aizawa Tomo-chan Is a Girl! 2015–19 A tomboy frustrated by her male friend Jun's inability to see her as a girl and possible romantic partner.[2][3]
Itsuki Akiba Nami I"s 2002–03
2005–06 		Akiba is a boyish girl who used to love Kazuki and wants to be a modeling artist.[4] Nami is an energetic and "manly" girl who is the best friend of Iori.[5]
Fūko Kirisawa Flame of Recca 1995–2002 A tomboyish girl who gets into fights with Recca, who she has a crush on.[6]
Sarah McDougal Love Hina 2000 Sarah is a mischievous girl and tomboy who has a lot of common sense.[7]
Runo Misaki
Mira Clay
Fabia Sheen 		Bakugan Battle Brawlers 2007–08 Runo, a tomboyish girl, can act as a "sore loser" and sometimes impedes her team.[8] She also is jealous of her friend Julie and has a crush on a male character, Dan, while she had a huge blade inside herself which can cut through anything.
Rin Natsuki (Cure Rouge) Yes! PreCure 5 Rin is a middle school student in her second year who is "boyish," skilled at playing sports and has a "girly side."[9]
Tsubasa Onodera Love Get Chu: Miracle Seiyū Hakusho 2006 A tomboy girl who prefers to be the voice for boys instead of girls.[10]
Rin Nagasarete Airantō 2002–present Rin is a "male carpenter apprentice girl" who has girlish qualities.[11]
Masumi Sera Case Closed 1994–present Masumi is a tomboyish teen detective that aids Conan in different cases.[12]
Kaoru Shimizu Major 1994–2010 Kaoru is interested in baseball, has a "manly personality" and is a tomboy who has complex feelings toward her friend, Goro.[13]
Haruka Tenoh (Sailor Uranus) Sailor Moon 1991–97 Haruka Tenou first appears as a race car driver and is dating a young violinist later shown to be Sailor Neptune, later revealing herself as Sailor Uranus and comes out as a lesbian.[14]
Irene "Rally" Vincent Gunsmith Cats 1991-1997 Rally owns a Gunshop and fights crime as a bounty hunter.
Kanade Chidori Six Hearts Princess 2016–present Kanade is one of the high school Princesses along with Megumi and Makoto. She's the only Princess who wears a boys' school uniform, as well as the only one with a dark skin-tone. Her personal Moon Cat is Chi, as is her virtue. Her peony mark is on her forehead.

Comics

Characters Title Duration Author Notes
Sally Acorn
Bunnie Rabbot
Julie-Su
Belle D'Coolette 		Sonic the Hedgehog 1992–2016 Ken Penders
Ian Flynn Michael Gallagher
Dan Slott
Karl Bollers Scott Fulop 		Sally, Bunnie, Julie and Belle are all tomboys.[15][16][17]
Cleopatra Cleopatra in Space graphic novel series 2014–20 Mike Maihack Cleopatra has been described as a "tomboy-ish 15 year-old girl."[18]
Charlotte "Charlie" The Witch Boy graphic novel seriesTemplate:Efn 2017–19 Molly Ostertag Charlie has been described as a tomboy who lives in a non-magical suburb.[19][20]
Patricia "Peppermint Patty" Reichardt Peanuts 1950–2000 Charles M. Schultz She has "mousy-blah" hair and generally displays the characteristics of a tomboy.[21]
Raya Foldabots 2006–2016
Valerie Smith Josie and the Pussycats 1963–82
1993
2016–17 		Marguerite Bennett
Cameron DeOrdio
Others 		In the comics, Valerie is more tomboyish than her two bandmates.[22] Besides being good at science and a skilled auto mechanic, she occasionally shows a quick temper as well as being physically stronger than she might appear.

Film

Character Title Year Actor Notes
Addie Pray (née Loggins) Paper Moon 1973 Tatum O'Neal A tomboyish nine-year-old girl[23] who a con man, Moses Pray, claims is his daughter, and delivers her to her aunt's home in Missouri, later joining him in his con schemes.
Amanda "Manny" Manny & Lo 1996 Scarlett Johansson A tomboyish 11-year-old girl who runs away with her sister, Laurel "Lo," from their foster home.[24]
Amanda Wurlitzer The Bad News Bears 1976 Tatum O'Neal An 11-year-old pitcher who feels insecure about her tomboy image.[24]
Anjali Sharma Kuch Kuch Hota Hai 1998 Kajol Anjali is a tomboy character in the film who attends university with her male best friend, Rahul. She realizes that she is in love with this friend, but her love is unreciprocated because Rahul is attracted to a feminine women. The movie has been cited (along with many others) as extremely problematic, as it depicts the "tomboy identity" as a childish and immature phase to be replaced with heteronormative relationships in accordance with Indian patriarchy.
Annabel Andrews Freaky Friday 1976 Jodie Foster Annabel, a tomboy,[24] annoyed with her mother, switches places with her for one day.
Audrey Rocio Ramirez Atlantis: The Lost Empire 2001 Jacqueline Obradors A Puerto Rican mechanic and the youngest member of the expedition.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Becky "The Icebox" O'Shea Little Giants 1994 Shawna Waldron The tomboyish daughter of Danny O'Shea, an American football player.[24][25]
Benio "Haikara-san" Hanamura Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2 2018 Saori Hayami
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Mimi Torres
(English)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		The movie follows the story of Benio who was, due to her mother's death, raised by her father, meaning that she acts like a tomboy, "contrary to traditional Japanese notions of femininity."[26]
Billie Billie 1965 Patty Duke A 15-year-old girl with a bobbed haircut, tomboyish behavior and passion for track running.[27]
Billie Jean Davy The Legend of Billie Jean 1985 Helen Slater Billie is a tomboyish teen from Corpus Christi, Texas,[24] who later gains unwanted popularity.
Calamity Jane Calamity Jane 1953 Doris Day Calamity is a shotgun messenger to the Dakota Territory playing the "tomboy role."[28]
Carter Mason Princess Protection Program 2009 Selena Gomez Carter is a tomboyish teenage girl who lives in a small town in Louisiana.[29]
Denise Fleming Can't Hardly Wait 1998 Lauren Ambrose Denise is the antisocial best friend of Preston Meyers and a tomboy.[24]
Diana Guzman Girlfight 2000 Michelle Rodriguez A tomboyish Brooklyn teenager whose hot temper gets her into trouble at school as she repeatedly starts fights with other students.[24]
Dinky Bossetti Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael 1990 Winona Ryder A 15-year-old girl who was adopted as a baby who has no interest in "feminine" things, such as makeup and nice clothing.[30][31]
Donna Malone Unaccompanied Minors 2006 Quinn Shephard A surly tomboy who doesn't like being touched and punches anyone who lays a hand on her. She likes surfing and martial arts.
Ellie Up 2009 Elizabeth Docter A tomboyish girl who is a fan of Charles F. Muntz. She desires to move her "clubhouse" to a cliff overlooking Paradise Falls.[32]
Enola Holmes Enola Holmes
Enola Holmes 2 		2020–present Millie Bobby Brown Enola is a bit of a tomboyish girl in the 19th century. She is engaging in activities such as jiujitsu, reading, science, and playing chess. Her mother encouraged this behaviour and always reassured her that she'd do very well on her own, thus raising a strong and independent girl.[33]
Éowyn The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 		2002–03 Miranda Otto She is a young noblewoman of Rohan who calls herself a shield-maiden. She kills the Witch-King of Angmar in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. According to film professor Sarah Kozloff she symbolizes the tomboy/feminist archetype.[34]
Frankie Addams The Member of the Wedding (also the 1946 novel and adaptations)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1952 Julie Harris Feeling rejected when her older brother goes off on his honeymoon without inviting her along, a tomboyish Frankie runs away from her middle-class Southern home.[35]
Giulia Marcovaldo Luca 2021 Emma Berman A red-headed, independently minded a bit of tomboyish girl with dreams of winning the Portorosso cup.[36]
Graham Eaton But I'm a Cheerleader 1999 Clea DuVall A tomboyish girl at the conversion therapy camp who becomes friends with Megan and is more comfortable being gay than Megan, is forced to come to the camp at the risk of otherwise being disowned by her family.[24]
Hayley Stark Hard Candy 2005 Elliot Page Hayley is a tomboyish 14-year-old who traps and tortures a 32-year-old photographer who she says is a sexual predator.[24]
Hermione Granger Harry Potter 2001–2011 Emma Watson Hermione is more about brains than looks. While she's not that crazy about Quidditch, she tries to understand it to some extent. When she's not with her two besties, Harry and Ron, she's usually spending time with Neville.
Imogene "Idgie" Threadgoode Fried Green Tomatoes
(also the 1987 novel)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		1991 Mary Stuart Masterson
Nancy Moore Atchison 		Tomboy Idgie is the youngest of the Threadgoode children, whom Ninny describes as her sister-in-law.[37]
Jesminder "Jess" Kaur Bhamra
Juliette "Jules" Paxton 		Bend It Like Beckham 2002 Parminder Nagra
Keira Knightley 		Jess is the 18-year-old daughter of British Indian Sikhs living in Hounslow, London while Juliette "Jules" Paxton is the same age as her and the daughter of a white English family. Both are tomboys.[24]
Jo Mitchell Mean Girls 2 2011 Meaghan Martin
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Tatum Etheridge
(younger Jo)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		A tomboyish 18-year-old girl who shares an interest in cars with her father.[38] She has a Vespa.
Juno MacGuff Juno 2007 Elliot Page Juno is a 16-year-old girl who is a "comfortable tomboy" and trusts people depending on what type of music they like.[39]
Kate Libby (Acid Burn) Hackers 1995 Angelina Jolie Kate Libby, who goes by the handle "Acid Burn," is an edgy computer-hacker.[40]
Kit Keller A League of Their Own 1992 Lori Petty
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Kathleen Butler
(older Kit)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		A tomboyish pitcher on an all-girls baseball team.[24]
Kristy Thomas The Baby-Sitters Club
(also the series of novels)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		1995 Schuyler Fisk Kristy is president of "The Baby-Sitters Club" and a tomboy.[24]
Laure Tomboy 2011 Zoé Héran The story follows a 10-year-old gender non-conforming child, Laure, who moves to a new neighborhood during the summer holiday and experiments with their gender presentation, adopting the name Mikäel.[41]
Lola Bunny Looney Tunes 1996–present Various According to author Kevin Sandler, Lola's personality is a combination of the Hawksian woman, tomboy, and femme fatale archetypes.[42]
Margaret "Legs" Sadovsky
"Goldie" Goldman 		Foxfire 1996 Angelina Jolie
Jenny Shimizu 		Legs is a teenage girl and drifter in Portland high school, while Goldie is a fellow student, both of whom are tomboys[24] suspended from school along with Rita, Violet, and Maddie.
Mary Margaret "Maggie" Fitzgerald Million Dollar Baby 2004 Hilary Swank A determined, aspiring boxer trained up by Frankie Dunn, who is also tomboyish.[24]
Marjorie Winfield On Moonlight Bay 1951 Doris Day The grown tomboyish daughter[28] of George and Alice who lives in a small Indiana town in the 1910s with her trouble-making brother Wesley, and an exasperated housekeeper named Stella.
Mati L'Animale 2018 Sophie Stockinger Mati is an 18-year-old tomboy who struggles with gender identity and sexuality and is a member of a motocross gang in rural Austria.[43]
Melody The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea 2000 Tara Charendoff Ariel's 12-year-old daughter Melody is a sassy, well-mannered and tomboyish princess.
Princess Merida Brave 2012 Kelly Macdonald
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Peigi Barker
(younger Merida)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		An adventurous and virtuous 16-year-old tomboyish princess.[44]
Mikaela Banes Transformers
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 		2007
2009 		Megan Fox A tomboyish girl whose father taught her everything she knows about cars and auto mechanic skills.[45]
Monica Wright Love & Basketball 2000 Sanaa Lathan
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Kyla Pratt
(younger Monica)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Monica is a tomboyish girl[24] who aspires to become a professional basketball star and becomes romantically involved with Quincy McCall, who loves basketball as much as she does.
Mulan Mulan
Mulan II 		1998
2004 		Ming-Na Wen Mulan takes her father's old armor and cuts her long hair, disguising herself as a man so that she can enlist instead of her parent.[24]
Penny Bolt 2008 Miley Cyrus
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Chloë Grace Moretz
(younger Penny)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Penny is a kind, lovable, and intelligent 13-year-old tomboy. She wears a red T-shirt with a black sweatshirt underneath, a pair of dark shorts, gray and white striped tights, and large brown boots.
Piper Pinwheeler Robots 2005 Amanda Bynes Piper is a feisty tomboyish yellow robot.[46]
Riley Anderson Inside Out 2015 Kaitlyn Dias An 11-year-old tomboyish girl who loves hockey and her friends.[47]
Roberta Martin Now and Then 1995 Christina Ricci
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Rosie O'Donnell
(older Roberta)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Roberta is the proclaimed tomboy of the girls,[24] stemming primarily from her upbringing in a family consisting of her father and three older brothers, her mother having died in a car accident when she was four. As a girl, she tapes her breasts to flatten them, plays sports, and never hesitates to fight a boy.
Samantha Swoboda P.U.N.K.S. 1999 Jessica Alba Samantha is Jonny's tomboyish cousin,[48] a skilled car thief and lockpick.
Sarah Baker Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 		2003
2005 		Alyson Stoner [49]
Savannah O'Neal Frenemies 2012 Mary Mouser Savannah Grace O'Neal is a homely girl. She's a tomboy who comes from a large high-energy family. She enjoys skateboarding.
Jean Louise "Scout" Finch To Kill a Mockingbird
(also the 1960 novel)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		1962 Mary Badham A tomboyish young Scout[24] and her pre-teen older brother Jem live in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the early 1930s.
Terri/Terry Griffith Just One of the Guys 1985 Joyce Hyser Terri Griffith is an aspiring teenage journalist in Phoenix who feels that her teachers do not take her articles seriously because of her good looks and later decides to disguise herself as a boy.[24]
Tommy Smith The Tomboy 1924 Dorothy Devore Tommy Smith, a tomboy who runs a boardinghouse in a village.[50]
Vada Sultenfuss My Girl 1991 Anna Chlumsky Vada is an 11-year-old tomboyish girl living in Madison, Pennsylvania, during the summer of 1972.[30][51]
Velvet Brown National Velvet 1944 Elizabeth Taylor National Velvet is the story of a 12-year-old, horse-crazy girl, Velvet Brown, who lives in the small town of Sewels in Sussex, England, who later participates in a horse race disguised as a boy.[52]
Viola She's The Man 2006 Amanda Bynes Viola is a talented soccer player underestimated for being a girl, who dresses up as her brother Sebastian to play soccer at Illyria.[24]
Watts Some Kind of Wonderful 1987 Mary Stuart Masterson Watts, the tomboyish friend of Keith Nelson, who has been subjected to rumors that she is a lesbian, aspires to improve her social standing.[24][53]
Zoé Dragon Hunters 2008 Mary Mouser
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Marie Drion
(french voice)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		An orphan girl of noble birth who went on an adventure after being rescued by a trio of dragon hunters. In her early tweens she was adopted by the tavern owner, but used the lessons of her new friends to become the first official female dragon hunter. And succeeded. She played straight as a child and then subverted as an adult (in series) where she was described as "kind of a tomboy".

Literature

Character Title Year Author Notes
Arya Stark A Song of Ice and Fire series 1996–2011 George R. R. Martin Arya is the third child and younger daughter of Lord Eddard Stark and his wife Lady Catelyn Stark. She is: tomboyish, headstrong, feisty, independent, disdains traditional female pursuits and is often mistaken for a boy.[54]
Becky Landers Becky Landers: Frontier Warrior 1926 Constance Skinner A 15-year-old tomboyish girl who forms a plan in 1778 to join Captain George Rogers Clark.[55]
Caddie Woodlawn Caddie Woodlawn 1935 Carol Ryrie Brink Set in the 1860s, the novel is about a lively eleven-year-old tomboy named Caroline Augusta Woodlawn, nicknamed "Caddie", living in the area of Dunnville, Wisconsin.[56]
Elizabeth "Lizard" Flanagan Lizard Flanagan series 1994–98 Carol Gorman Elizabeth, a 12-year-old girl, struggles with transitioning from being a tomboy to being more "girly."[57]
Emerson "Em" Watts Airhead trilogy 2008–10 Meg Cabot The book is about a teenage girl whose life is forever changed by the tragic accident that leaves her taking the identity of a supermodel, Nikki Howard, and tries to let go of her tomboyish ways to take over Nikki's glamorous lifestyle.[58]
Frankie Addams The Member of the Wedding 1946 Carson McCullers Frankie is a 12-year-old tomboy who feels disconnected from the world.[59][60] Also see the 1952 film.
Georgina "George" Kirrin The Famous Five series 1942–62 Enid Blyton George is a tomboyish character who struggles with her gender.[61][62]
Gypsy Breynton Gypsy Breynton series 1866–67 Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Gypsy goes from a tomboy to becoming a "selfless surrogate mother."[63]
Idgie Threadgoode Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 1987 Fannie Flagg Idgie is an unrepentant tomboy who had become reclusive.[37] Also see the 1991 film.
Jamila Sinai Midnight's Children 1981 Salman Rushdie Jamila is the younger tomboyish sister of Saleem,[64][65] nicknamed "the brass monkey" because of her thick thatch of red-gold hair and because she is conceived the night her father's assets are frozen by the state.
Josephine "Jo" March Little Women 1868–69 Louisa May Alcott Jo is an aspiring writer and tomboyish girl.[55][66]
Katy Carr What Katy Did 1872 Susan Coolidge 12-year-old tomboyish Katy Carr[67] lives with her widowed father and her two brothers and three sisters in Burnet, a small midwestern American town.
Laura Ingalls Little House on the Prairie series 1932–43 Laura Ingalls Wilder Laura, a tomboyish girl,[68] lives with a settler and pioneer family on the prairie and later becomes an accomplished writer.
Leslie Burke Bridge to Terabithia 1977 Katherine Paterson Leslie is a "feisty tomboy" and friend of Jess.[69] Also see the 2007 film.
Lyra Belacqua His Dark Materials trilogy 1995–2000 Philip Pullman Lyra is a wild 12-year-old tomboyish girl[68] who grew up in the fictional Jordan College, Oxford. She prides herself on her capacity for mischief, especially her ability to lie, earning her the epithet "Silvertongue" from Iorek Byrnison.
Martha "Mickey" Bradley Meredith's Ann 1927 Elizabeth Gray Vining Mickey is a young tomboyish girl who dreams of being a boy.[55]
Mick Kelly The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 1940 Carson McCullers Mick Kelly is a tomboyish girl who loves music and dreams of buying a piano.[59]
Nan Little Men 1871 Louisa May Alcott Nan is even more of a willful tomboy than Jo was as a teenager.[70]
Orphie Goodbye The Goodbye Family series 2012–present Lorin Morgan-Richards A tomboyish girl, Orphie loves mischief and has the strength of 20 men, often finding herself filling in as sheriff of the town and training her pet spider Dorian.[71]
Pippi Longstocking Pippi Longstocking series 1945 Astrid Lindgren Pippi is: red-haired, freckled, unconventional and a superhumanly strong tomboyish girl.[68]
Rachel "Hellfire" Hotchkiss Hellfire Hotchkiss 1967[72] Mark Twain Hellfire is the female counterpart to Oscar "Thug" Carpenter and was referred to by Twain as a tomboy.[73]
Scout To Kill a Mockingbird 1960 Harper Lee A tomboyish girl, Jean Louise Finch, nicknamed Scout, lives with her older brother Jeremy, nicknamed Jem, and their widowed father Atticus, a middle-aged lawyer.[74] Also see the 1962 film.
Topsy Uncle Tom's Cabin 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe Topsy is a mischievous and rebellious young slave girl.[75]
Tyke Tyler The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler 1977 Gene Kemp Tyke, whose real name is Theodora, is an intelligent tomboy who is protective of her friend Danny and often gets into trouble.[76]
Wilhelmine "Will" Elliot An American Girl and Her Four Years in a Boys' College 1878 Olive San Louie Anderson Will enrolls at a traditionally all-male college where her classmates are baffled by her short hair, masculine clothes, and bold demeanor.[77][78]

Plays

Characters Title Duration Author Notes
Anybodys West Side Story 1957–2020 Arthur Laurents Anybodys is a tomboy who informs the main characters that Chino has a gun and wants to enact revenge against Tony.[24][79]
Ginger Time Out for Ginger 1952–53[80] Ronald Alexander Ginger is a tomboy and high schooler.[81]

Television

Character Portrayed by Program Duration Notes
Abigail "Abby" Lincoln/Numbuh 5 Cree Summer Codename: Kids Next Door 2002–08 Abigail Lincoln aka Numbuh 5 is the intelligent, laid-back, tomboyish African-American girl, who is a second-in-command/spy of Sector V.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Ace Sophie Aldred Doctor Who 1963–present Ace is a "streetwise tomboy" who likes pyrotechnics.[82]
Alicia "Al" Lambert Christine Lakin Step by Step 1991–98 Al, middle child in the Lambert family, is a tomboyish, all-American girl, who later matures and softens.[83]
Alexandra "Alex" Mack Larisa Oleynik The Secret World of Alex Mack 1994–98 Alex was considered a tomboy, with her character challenging gender norms.[84]
Alix Kubdel Kira Buckland (English dub)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Yukiko Morishita (Japanese dub)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Adeline Chetail (French version; Season 1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Marie Nonnenmacher (French version; Season 2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir 2015–present Alix is a tomboyish and competitive student in Miss Bustier's class.[85]
Angela Anaconda Sue Rose Angela Anaconda 1991–2001 Angela Anaconda is a tomboyish, imaginative, freckle-faced eight-year-old girl who eschews the femininity commonly associated with other girls her age.[86]
Anne Chan Leslie Kumamota (original)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Jodie Foster (re-dubbed)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan 1972 Anne is Alan's twin sister who is a feminist tomboy.
Arya Stark Maisie Williams Game of Thrones 2011–19 Arya is a tomboyish, headstrong, feisty, independent, disdains traditional female pursuits and is often mistaken for a boy.[54]
Ashley Funicello Spinelli Pamela Adlon Recess 1997–2001 Ashley (or Spinelli as she is mostly called) is a tomboy who has an extreme loyalty to her friends. She is temperamental at times and doesn't really like her first name because of it being associated with a quartet of snobbish girls all named Ashley.[87]
Assefa Soleil Moon Frye Planet Sheen 2010–13 Aseefa is a Glimmorian—a blue yodeler with a ponytail that works as a third arm. She is also a tomboy, a beast-master, a great warrior AND the object of Sheen's first raging space crush. How could any Earthling resist?! She's so quirky, cute and punky! But Sheen will have to resist for now, because he can't tell if Aseefa likes him back and he's too nervous to ask. She's so tough! You wouldn't wanna mess with her either![88]
Buttercup E. G. Daily
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Jo Wyatt
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Natalie Palamides
(reboot)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 The Powerpuff Girls (also the 2016 reboot)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1998–2005
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(reboot)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Buttercup is a "rough-and-tumble tomboy."[89]
Princess Calla Noelle North Adventures of the Gummi Bears 1985-91 Calla is a tomboyish 12-year-old girl who dislikes having to be the "perfect princess" her father wants her to be.
Cameron Howe Mackenzie Davis Halt and Catch Fire 2014–17 Cameron is a tomboyish woman in her twenties who has a knack for programming and loves punk rock.[90]
Carissa Tabitha St. Germain (English version)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Fanny Bloc (French version)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Lolirock Carissa was drawn as a "fiery and tomboy warrior princess."[91]
Cheetara Lynne Lipton in ThunderCats; Emmanuelle Chriqui in ThunderCats; Erica Lindbeck in ThunderCats Roar ThunderCats (1985 TV series), ThunderCats and ThunderCats Roar ThunderCats: 1985–1989; ThunderCats: 2011–2012; ThunderCats Roar: 2020 Cheetara is a cheetah Thunderian with no-nonsense. She is an athletic tomboy of the team who can possesses incredible speed, which she can only for brief periods, and wields a baton that expands into a bō which can grow or shrink in size.
Darby Chloë Grace Moretz My Friends Tigger & Pooh 2007–10 Darby is a 6-year-old feisty, imaginative and tomboyish red-headed girl and is believed to be Christopher Robin's younger sister.[92] She is the leader of the problem-solving Super Sleuths along with Tigger, Pooh, and her pet puppy Buster. Darby is brave, inquisitive, clever, and imaginative. Her catchphrases are "Time to slap my cap" and "Good sleuthin', everyone!" For the most part, she replaced Christopher Robin, who only appeared in two episodes of the series.
Darlene Conner Sara Gilbert Roseanne 1998–2018 Darlene is a tomboyish girl, which gives Roseanne a way she can "talkback to gender performance expectations."[24][93]
Dot Warner Tress MacNeille Animaniacs
(also the 2020 reboot)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1993–98
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2020–23
(reboot)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Dot is the cute little sister of Yakko and Wakko. She's a tomboy who mimics her big brothers in everything they do, but when it comes to the crunch she'll use her feminine wiles as a weapon.[94]
Eliza Thornberry Lacey Chabert The Wild Thornberrys 1998-2004 Eliza is a 12-year-old girl and the youngest daughter of the Thornberrys. She is able to communicate with animals, especially her chimpanzee sidekick Darwin. She must keep this gift secret or she will lose her powers.
Elly May Clampett Donna Douglas The Beverly Hillbillies 1962–71 Elly May is Jed's tomboyish daughter who is an animal lover.[95]
Elsa Dutton Isabel May 1883 2021–present The tomboyish daughter of James and Margaret Dutton.[96]

Why Isabel May, Elsa Dutton in Yellowstone prequel 1883, is like a young Jennifer Lawrence and the show's breakout star. Early in the family's journey, on the Oregon Trail, Elsa decides to start wearing pants, and embraces the cowgirl lifestyle. She also becomes involved with Ennis, a cowboy. After Ennis is killed by a bandit (whom Elsa then shoots to death), she marries a Comanche man named Sam. The women of his tribe make Elsa new pants and clothes (her old ones having been worn out from heavy use). After months of dressing like a cowgirl, and later a Comanche, Elsa's mother forces her to put on a dress, when they are traveling to a Fort (fearing what might happen if the soldiers see Elsa wearing her preferred clothes). Ironically, while wearing the dress, Elsa ends up getting shot by an arrow and is mortally wounded. Elsa, not having much time left, insists on putting her Comanche clothes back on, and wears them until she passes away from her injury.

Eve Baxter Kaitlyn Dever Last Man Standing 2011–21 Eve was originally a tomboyish girl who became a "little more girly" as the series progressed according to Kaitlyn Dever.[97]
Gosalyn Christine Cavanaugh in Darkwing Duck; Stephanie Beatriz in DuckTales Darkwing Duck and DuckTales Darkwing Duck: 1991–1992; DuckTales: 2017-2021 Gosalyn is an orphaned, energetic tomboy adopted by Darkwing Duck.
Jennifer Keaton Tina Yothers Family Ties 1982-1989 Jennifer is a tomboy and is the third child of Steven and Elyse Keaton.
Jennifer "Jen" Masterson Megan Fahlenbock 6teen 2004–10 Jen is a tomboy who loves sports and wants to a snowboarder in the Olympics.[98]
Joanna Marie "Jo" Polniaczek Nancy McKeon The Facts of Life 1979–88 Early in the series, many of Jo's stories revolved around her tomboyish ways.[24][99]
Kip Kangaroo Nancy Cartwright Shirt Tales 1982-1983 Kip was introduced in the second season since 1983. She's the youngest and most eager tomboy of the group.
Lana Loud Grey DeLisle The Loud House 2016–present Lana is the fourth-youngest Loud sibling who loves to get dirty, especially with mud. She is also a skilled handy worker, plumber, and mechanic who loves animals.[100]
Lilly Truscott Emily Osment Hannah Montana 2006–11 Lilly is Miley Stewart's best friend. She is extremely extroverted, excitable, clumsy, and impulsive. She is also very athletic and loves skateboarding, surfing, hockey, and cheerleading. She's considered the tomboy with a sweet, kind, and optimistic personality.[101]
MacKenzie "Mac" Coyle
KJ Brandman
Tiffany "Tiff" Quilkin 		Sofia Rosinsky
Fina Strazza
Camryn Jones 		Paper Girls 2022 Mac is considered a tomboy for having a boy's haircut and swearing.[102]

KJ plays field hockey, dislikes anything considered girly and hates wearing dresses.[103]

Tiff loves video games, science and technology. In the future, she is one of the inventors of time travel.[104]

Maddie Rooney Dove Cameron Liv and Maddie 2013–17 Maddie is Liv's tomboyish twin sister who enjoys playing basketball.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Maggie Pesky Jessica DiCicco The Buzz on Maggie 2005–06 Maggie is an expressive 13-year-old fly with big hopes and dreams. She loves rock music and often plays her double-neck guitar.
Mary-Kate Burke Mary-Kate Olsen Two of a Kind 1998–99 Mary-Kate is a tomboyish girl who wants to perfect her curveball.[105]
Maurecia Denise Oliver Wayside 2007–08 [106]
Maxine "Max" Mayfield Sadie Sink Stranger Things 2016–present Max is Billy's younger stepsister, an avid skateboarder, and the tomboy of the group who catches the attention of both Lucas and Dustin.[107]
Molly Brianna Gentilella (speaking voice, Seasons 1, 2 and 6) Bubble Guppies 2011-2023 Molly is a girl with star power and is the leader of the Bubble Guppies. She's super smart and her bubbly personality makes her a great friend. She's also a great singer who inspires every Guppy and land-dwelling preschooler she encounters.
Penelope "Punky" Brewster Soleil Moon Frye Punky Brewster 1984–88 Punky is a "spunky seven-year-old tomboy."[108]
Pickle Tabitha St. Germain Endangered Species 2015 Pickle is a fun, adventure-loving yellow bunny rabbit who loves to go on wild adventures.
Pipsqueak Tajja Isen The ZhuZhus 2016–17 Pipsqueak is a hamster who is "all tomboy" and "firecracker."[109]
Rainbow Dash Ashleigh Ball My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic 2010–19 Rainbow Dash has got rainbow-striped hair, is very interested in playing sports and is a tomboy whose sexual orientation is not referenced.[110] Scootaloo is her biggest fan and she's a tomboy as well.
Audrey "Little Audrey" Smith Stephanie Lemelin Harvey Girls Forever! 2018–20 The descendant of Audrey Smith, and the leader and brawn, but childish of the Harvey Girls. She is a cute and energetic tomboy who acts tough and loves to do boy activities. She is also very impatient and short tempered. She refers to herself as "the protector of Harvey Street".
RosieTemplate:Broken anchor UK:
Teresa Gallagher
(2009–12)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Nicola Stapleton
(2017–20)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
US:
Jules de Jongh
(2009–12)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Nicola Stapleton
(2017–20)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Other:
Rachael Miller
(2020; Thomas' Magical Birthday Wishes and Learning with Thomas)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 Thomas & Friends 2006–present "Rosie is feisty, fun and very free-spirited. Rosie is a tomboy tank engine! She's almost the same size and has the same capability as Thomas – whom she idolizes! She seeks to copy his every action and follow his every mood – with great charm and equal persistence. This drives Thomas crazy. He just wants to be left alone to be Useful. But why, thinks Rosie, can't they be Really Useful together?!"[111]
Sam Puckett Jennette McCurdy iCarly and Sam & Cat 2007–12 2013-14 Sam Puckett, a tomboy who is aggressive, tough, loves pranks and anything that is gross, masculine, and guy things, rides her motorcycle, juvenile jail experiences, and hates anything that is girly, pink, and feminine.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Sandy Cheeks Carolyn Lawrence SpongeBob SquarePants 1999–present Sandy Cheeks is a Texan squirrel who loves karate, science, and Texan culture.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". She is also one of SpongeBob's friends.
Sassette Smurfling Julie McWhirter (voice) The Smurfs 1985–1989 Sassette is an "adolescent tomboy" smurf.[112]
Sathya Ayesha Sathya 2020–present Sathya is a free-spirited, trustworthy, brave tomboy who marries a man named Prabhu.[113]
Supergirl Nicole Sullivan DC Super Hero Girls (2nd Generation)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2019–21 Supergirl is a tomboy who enjoys rock music.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Teeter Jennifer Landon Yellowstone 2018–present Teeter is a tough-talking ranch hand from Texas, who works at the Yellowstone/Dutton Ranch.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". She becomes involved with fellow ranch hand Colby Mayfield (Denim Richards), and takes the brand (just like the male ranch hands).

Video games

Characters Title Year Notes Developer
Misty Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow 1996 misty is the gym leader in Cerulean city gym in front of her gym is a sign that says she is "the Tomboyish mermaid" Game Freak
Tsarevna Alena Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen 1992–2016 Tsarevna is a "fierce tomboy" who likes to fight and go on adventures.[114] Spike Chunsoft
Ashei The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 2006 Ashei is a tomboyish girl who is a skilled sword fighter and is stronger than most men.[115] Nintendo
Amy Rose Sonic the Hedgehog 1991–present [116] Sega
Baiken Guilty Gear series 1998 Baiken is a tomboyish girl who knows how to use a katana, mace, fireworks cannon, and other weapons within the sleeve of her severed arm.[117] Arc System Works
Princess Daisy Mario 1989–present Daisy is cheerful, energetic, and a bit of a tomboy. She is Luigi's love interest, and enjoys playing a variety of sports with Mario and friends.[118] Nintendo
Kumatora Mother 3 2006 Kumatora is the heir to the Ooshe castle and is described as a "tomboy princess."[119] Brownie Brown
HAL Laboratory
Makoto Street Fighter series 1999–2008 Makoto is a young Japanese woman raised from the Tosa Province of Japan who utilizes her family's dojo teachings of Rindo-kan karate as her fighting style.[120][121] Capcom
Narumi Mishima 12Riven 2008 Narumi is a tomboy.[122] KID
Cyberfront
SDR Project
Chie Satonaka Persona series 1996–2020 Chie is a tomboy who is upbeat and has an obsession with kung fu, even using those techniques in battle.[123][124][125] Atlus
Sonshōkō Koihime Enbu 2016 Sonshōkō is a spirited and vivacious tomboy.[126] UNKNOWN GAMES
M2 Co., LTD
Mae Borowski Night in the Woods 2017 Mae is a tomboy because she has few feminine characteristics. In addition to dressing almost like a man. Infinite Fall Secret Lab
Touko Zaizen Inazuma Eleven 2 Kyoui no Shinryakusha 2009 Touko is a tomboy.[127] Level-5
Ryune Zoldark Super Robot Wars 1991–2015 Ryune is a beautiful girl and tomboy.[128] Winkysoft
Banpresoft
B.B. Studio
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Wendy O. Koopa Mario 1988–present "Wendy —

A tomboy, a selfish girl. I'll throw a removable ring on the wall and attack."[129]

Nintendo

See also

Explanatory notes

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