List of fictional pigs
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Pigs, species in the genus Sus, have appeared as fictional characters in various forms of media and popular culture.
Advertising and mascots

| Name | Origin | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Red | University of Arkansas | The mascot of the Arkansas Razorbacks. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| LuLu the Piggy | Cici | An art toy sold by TOYZERO+. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Major Tuddy | Washington Commanders | Major Tuddy was introduced on January 1, 2023. He is a homage to the Hogs, Washington's famed offensive line in the 1980s. "Tuddy" is a slang term derived from the abbreviation of a touchdown (TD). | <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| Nandarō | Nippon Television | The mascot of Nippon Television, designed by Hayao Miyazaki. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Literature
| Name | Origin | Author | Notes | Ref. |
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| Three Little Pigs | "The Three Little Pigs" | Template:N/a | A folk tale about three pigs that build houses to protect themselves from the Big Bad Wolf. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Enchanted Pig | "The Enchanted Pig" | Template:N/a | A Romanian fairy tale about a pig that marries a princess. | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| Freddy the Pig | Freddy Goes to Florida and sequels | Walter R. Brooks | The protagonist of 26 children's books. | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| Napoleon | Animal Farm | George Orwell | The antagonist of Animal Farm, based on Joseph Stalin. | <ref name="SparkNotesAnimalFarm">Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Snowball | Animal Farm | George Orwell | An exiled pig in Animal Farm, based on Leon Trotsky. | <ref name="SparkNotesAnimalFarm" /> |
| Squealer | Animal Farm | George Orwell | Napoleon's second-in-command. | <ref name="SparkNotesAnimalFarm" /> |
| Old Major | Animal Farm | George Orwell | A pig philosopher in Animal Farm, based on Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin. | <ref name="balkumari2">Template:Cite journal</ref> |
| Olivia | Olivia books | Ian Falconer | A young pig girl. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Piglet | Winnie-the-Pooh | A. A. Milne | The friend of Winnie-the-Pooh. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Wilbur | Charlotte's Web | E. B. White | A livestock pig that befriends a barn spider named Charlotte that saves him from slaughter. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Buta | Butareba: The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig | Takuma Sakai | The protagonist of an isekai light novel that turns into a pig. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Empress of Blandings | Blandings Castle novels | P. G. Wodehouse | Owned by the doting Lord Emsworth, the Empress is an enormous black Berkshire sow, who wins many prizes in the "Fat Pigs" class at the local Shropshire Agricultural Show, and is the subject of many plots and schemes, generally involving her kidnap for various purposes. | <ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> |
| Pigling Bland | The Tale of Pigling Bland | Beatrix Potter | The book describes the adventures of the pig of the title and how his life changes upon meeting a soulmate, in much the same way that Potter's life was changing at the time the book was published. | <ref>Template:Cite book</ref> |
Comics and manga

| Name | Origin | Creator | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Goodvibes | Tracks | Tony Edwards | A crude pig associated with Australian surfing culture. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| McDull | McMug comic strips | Alice Mak and Brian Tse | An anthropomorphic pig and the cousin of McMug. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> |
| McMug | McMug comic strips | Alice Mak and Brian Tse | An anthropomorphic pig and the cousin of McDull. | <ref name=":0" /> |
| Spider-Ham | Marvel Comics | Larry Hama | An alternate-universe version of Spider-Man that is a pig. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Wonder Wart-Hog | Feds 'N' Heads | Gilbert Shelton | A comedic underground comix parody of Superman. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Ziggy Pig | Timely Comics | Al Jaffee | A pig character from the Golden Age of Comic Books. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Hawk | The Seven Deadly Sins | Nakaba Suzuki | A talking pig that loves to eat. | <ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Oolong | Dragon Ball | Akira Toriyama | An anthropomorphic shapeshifting pig that joins Goku and Bulma on their quest for the Dragon Balls. | <ref name=":1" /> |
Live-action

| Name | Origin | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Ziffel | Green Acres | A pig treated as the son of Oliver Wendell Douglas and Lisa Douglas. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Miss Piggy | The Muppet Show | A pig Muppet and the wife of Kermit the Frog. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Pinky and Perky | Pinky and Perky | A pair of singing pig puppets. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Animation

| Name | Origin | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bebop | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | A mutant warthog henchman of Shredder and enemy of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Porky Pig | Looney Tunes | The oldest continuous running Looney Tunes character. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="DayTheEarthBlewUp">Template:Cite news</ref> |
| Petunia Pig | Looney Tunes | The love interest of Porky Pig | <ref name="DayTheEarthBlewUp" /> |
| Peppa Pig | Peppa Pig | A pig from a British children's cartoon. | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| Piggy | Merrie Melodies | An animated pig created to replace Foxy as the main character of Merrie Melodies. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Pumbaa | The Lion King | A warthog that is a friend of Timon and teaches Simba about their "hakuna matata" philosophy. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Video games
| Name | Origin | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganon | The Legend of Zelda | The archenemy of Link and Princess Zelda that sometimes takes the form of a pig. | <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> |
| Piglin | Minecraft | A gold-loving species of humanoid pigs that live in the Nether. They may trade rare items for gold. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |