1997 debuts
This is a list of characters who debuted in 1997.
- Abbey Chase
- Albus Dumbledore
- Alyssa Jones
- Anna Cruz
- Annika Hansen
- Ashley Spinelli
- Banjo the Honey Bear
- Bobby Hill
- Brain Guy
- Brock's Crobat
- Bubbles Utonium
- Cloud Strife
- Coby (Marine)
- Edam Astrun
- Fey Truscott-Sade
- Fred Weasley
- Fringe
- George Weasley
- Ginny Weasley
- Gozaburo Kaiba
- Gretchen Grundler
- Gus Griswald
- Hank Hill
- Harry Potter
- Hermione Granger
- Holden McNeil
- Inferno (Predacon)
- Jack Dawson
- Kalinda Cwan
- Kevin Thompson
- Laa-Laa
- Laurel Weaver
- Luanne Platter
- Malcolm Thawne
- Mei Pieh Chi
- Minerva McGonagall
- Peggy Hill
- Po (Teletubby)
- Professor Bobo
- Quickstrike
- Red's Bulbasaur
- Red's Charizard
- Red's Pidgeot
- Red's Pikachu
- Red's Primeape
- Ron Weasley
- Rose Dewitt Bukater
- Ryo Bakura
- Sam Jones (companion)
- Sephiroth
- Severus Snape
- Silverbolt
- Temperance Brennan
- Tinky Winky
- T.J. Detweiler
- Vince Lasalle
- William Pratt
- Willow Rosenberg
- Wolf O'Donnell
- Xander Harris
- Yoshi O'Brien
