1997 debuts
This is a list of characters who debuted in 1997.
- Abbey Chase
- Adeleine Ado
- Adrian Corbo
- Air Buddy
- Albus Dumbledore
- Ally McBeal
- Alyosha Kravinoff
- Alyssa Jones
- Annika Hansen
- Ashley Spinelli
- Austin Powers
- Banjo the Honey Bear
- Banky Edwards
- Bill Dauterive
- Bobby Hill
- Brain Guy
- Brittany Taylor
- Brock's Crobat
- Brock's Vulpix
- Bubbles Utonium
- Burgoyne 172
- Cecilia Reyes
- Cissie King-Jones
- Cloud Strife
- Coby (Marine)
- Conker The Squirrel
- Daisy Waterflower
- Daniel Osbourne
- Dipsy
- Draco Malfoy
- Dr Evil
- Edam Astrun
- Fey Truscott-Sade
- Forrest Iwa
- Fred Weasley
- Fringe
- George Weasley
- Ginny Weasley
- Gozaburo Kaiba
- Gretchen Grundler
- Gus Griswald
- Hank Hill
- Harry Hole
- Harry Potter
- Hermione Granger
- Holden McNeil
- Inferno (Predacon)
- Jack Dawson
- James von Rich
- Jared Corbo
- Jessie Porsley
- Jessie's Arbok
- Kalinda Cwan
- Kevin Thompson
- Laa-Laa
- Laurel Weaver
- Leslie Willis
- Lily Waterflower
- Luanne Platter
- Mackenzie Calhoun
- Malcolm Thawne
- Martok
- Matthew Tyler
- Mei Pieh Chi
- Mikey Blumberg
- Minerva McGonagall
- Monkey D. Luffy
- Moves-with-Burning-Grace
- Nami (pirate)
- Peggy Hill
- Po (Teletubby)
- Professor Bobo
- Quickstrike
- Red's Bulbasaur
- Red's Butterfree
- Red's Charizard
- Red's Kingler
- Red's Muk
- Red's Pidgeot
- Red's Pikachu
- Red's Primeape
- Ron Weasley
- Rose DeWitt Bukater
- Ryo Bakura
- Sam Jones (companion)
- Scott Evil
- Sephiroth
- Severus Snape
- Silverbolt
- Taurik
- Temperance Brennan
- Thaddeus Thawne
- Tinky Winky
- T.J. Detweiler
- Trent Lane
- Vince LaSalle
- Violet Waterflower
- Voldemort
- Vorik
- Will Hunting
- William Pratt
- Willow Rosenberg
- Wolf O'Donnell
- Xander Harris
- Yoshi O'Brien
