This is a list of catgirls and catboys — characters with cat traits, such as cat ears, a cat tail, or other feline characteristics on an otherwise human body. The list excludes anthropomorphic cats (e.g. Hello Kitty, Top Cat, The Cat in the Hat), humans dressed in cat costumes, and characters that fully transform between cat and human and not some in-between stage. It may include characters that wear a cat-themed costume, but only if there is strong recognition as a catgirl or catboy by news sources, as with Catwoman. For franchise characters, they are listed by their originating media, with ones in manga and anime listed separately from television and film.
In anime and manga
Himari Noihara, a bakeneko from Omamori Himari
Ichigo Momomiya, who transforms into a catgirl, from Tokyo Mew Mew
Cheshire Cat from Pandora Hearts
Yuni/Cure Cosmo from Star Twinkle PreCure
The Caitan race from Cat Planet Cuties
Dejiko from Di Gi Charat
Fran from Reincarnated as a Sword, who fights with a powerful, legendary sword.
Felix/Ferris Argyle from Re:Zero
Ikuto Tsukiyomi from Shugo Chara!
Kyou Souma in Fruits Basket
Sailor Tin Nyanko from Sailor Moon
Izutsumi from Dungeon Meshi.
Schrödinger (Hellsing) from the fictional manga series Hellsing
Leone, an assassin for Night Raid in Akame ga Kill
The Puma Sisters from Dominion: Tank Police
Blair from Soul Eater, a cat who can transform into a catgirl form.
Koneko Toujou/Shirone, a nekomata from High School DxD
Neferpitou, a "literally deadly catgirl" from Hunter x Hunter.
Blake Belladonna, one of cast members in RWBY: Ice Queendom. She also appears in the anime-inspired series, RWBY
Yoruichi from Bleach
In animation
Blake Belladonna, a character of the Faunus race from RWBY
Catra from the She-Ra franchise.
M'Ress, a Caitian communications officer from Star Trek: The Animated Series
Olive, a catgirl in High Guardian Spice
Pururin, a catgirl Puru Puru Pururin, a show-within-a-show in the novel Welcome to the N.H.K.
T'Ana, a Caitian doctor and head of medical aboard the Cerritos from Star Trek: Lower Decks
Ortensia the Cat, the girlfriend of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
ThunderCats, an alien race of feline humanoids.
In literature and comics
C'Mell, from the 1962 science-fiction short story "The Ballad of Lost C'Mell", a woman who was created from cat DNA.
Tigra from Marvel Comics
Catwoman from DC Comics
Kitrina Falcone, the main DC universe Catgirl; a protégée of Catwoman
Carrie Kelley, a DC Comics superheroine who also adopts the Catgirl moniker
Cheetah, an enemy of the DC Comics hero Wonder Woman
Nyara, a human who was transformed into a catgirl by her father's magical experiments, from Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar book series
Pandora and other Helpers in the webcomic Pandora's Tale
In animated film
Baron Humbert von Gikkingen, a cat-man from The Cat Returns.
In live-action film and television
Chloe, Alek, Jasmine, and Valentina from The Nine Lives of Chloe King, who are part of the Mai, a cat-like race descended from Bast.
Dr. Katherine "Kat" Manx from Power Rangers S.P.D., played by Michelle Langstone
Kitty from the 2001 film Monkeybone played by Rose McGowan
In video games
Felicia, from Darkstalkers
Diona (Chinese: 迪奥娜), a bartender who is of the Kätzlein race from the 2020 RPG Genshin Impact
The Mithra race from Final Fantasy XI
The Miqo'te race from Final Fantasy XIV
The Nekos race from the Nekopara visual novel game series.