List of individual cetaceans
Cetaceans are the animals commonly known as whales, dolphins, and porpoises. This list includes individuals from real life or fiction, where fictional individuals are indicated by their source. It is arranged roughly taxonomically.
Baleen whales
Rorquals
- The '''52-hertz whale'''
Blue whales
Hope- '''KOBO'''
Fin whales
Moby Joe, a fin whale who became trapped in Newfoundland, the subject of Farley Mowat's 1972 book ''A Whale for the Killing''Humpback whales
Delta and DawnGeorge and Gracie from Star Trek IV: The Voyage HomeHumphrey the WhaleMigaloo- The whale that swam up the Saint Lawrence River to Montreal in 2020Mister Splashy PantsSasha, also known as the Alaska whale
- The '''Tay Whale'''
Gray whales
- Bonnet, Crossbeak, and Bone or Putu, Siku, and Kanik (in Inupiaq); called Fred, Wilma, and Bamm-Bamm in the book Big Miracle and film adaptation
- Klamath River Whales
Toothed whales
Beaked whales
Northern bottlenose whales
- '''River Thames whale'''
Dolphins
Delphinus from Greek mythologyIvan and Bessie from the 1967 novel The Day of the Dolphin or Alpha and Beta in the 1973 film adaptationJones from the William Gibson short story Johnny MnemonicSlim and Delbert from the TV series Dolphin CoveSnorky from the Night of the Dolphin segment of The Simpsons 2000 episode "Treehouse of Horror XI"- The dolphin from the fairy tale The DolphinZoom from the anime series ''Zoom the White Dolphin''
Bottlenose dolphins
Akeakamai, featured in the novel Startide RisingDavinaEcco from the video game series Ecco the DolphinFungieFlipper from the 1963 film of the same name and later film and television series in the same franchiseHiapoHope, featured in the film Dolphin Tale 2Mitzie, who portrayed FlipperMokoOpo- Peter, used in experiments in human-dolphin communication by John C. Lilly and Margaret Howe LovattPinkyRonnie from the television series H2O: Just Add WaterTiãoWinter, featured in the film ''Dolphin Tale''
Orcas
Brave Little Hunter Camus from the episode "Moby Dopes" of the TV series The Angry BeaversChimoCorky (II)EthelbertGrannyHoi Wai, who portrayed Neptune in the film Moon WarriorsIcebergJambu or Willzyx from the episode "Free Willzyx" of the TV series South ParkKalinaKandukeKasatkaKatina KeetKetoKeiko, who portrayed Willy in the film Free WillyKlee Wyck, the anthropomorphic mascot of the 1994 Commonwealth GamesKiska, orca housed at Marineland and last captive orca kept in CanadaKohanaKotarLolitaLunaMaliaMoby DollMorgan Namu, featured in the film Namu, the Killer WhaleNeptune from the film Moon WarriorsOcean Sun (L25)Old ThomOld TomPort and StarboardRamu IIISamoaScarlet ShamuSpringerTahlequahTakara- The orca from the 1977 film OrcaTico from the anime series Tico of the Seven SeasTilikum, known for his involvement in the deaths of three people; heavily featured in the documentary BlackfishUlisesUnnaWalter the WhaleWikieWilly from the film Free Willy and television adaptation
Risso's dolphins
Casper, an albino or leucistic Risso's dolphin inhabiting Monterey Bay, California- '''Pelorus Jack'''
Sperm whales
- The exploding whale of Florence, OregonLittle IrvyMoby Dick from the 1851 novel Moby-DickMocha DickMonstro from Pinocchio
- New Zealand Tom, recorded in the 1830s as hunted in 1804 off the coast of New Zealand, and subsequently mentioned in Melville's discussion of sperm whales in Moby Dick.Pearl Krabs from SpongeBob SquarePantsPorphyrios, a large whale that harassed and sank ships in the waters near Constantinople in the sixth century
- The sperm whale from the book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and later adaptationsTimor Tom from Moby-Dick, chapter 45
Belugas
Baby Beluga from the music album of the same nameBailey from the 2016 Pixar film Finding DoryBennyHvaldimirKayavakMoby Dick (Rhine)- '''NOC'''
Legendary
Because these individuals are legendary or mythic, their classification is unclear. As well, for some it is unclear whether they are even whales since whales were historically considered fish in Western culture.Cetus from Greek mythologyDevil Whale from legends such as the First Voyage of Sinbad the SailorLeviathan from Abrahamic mythologyMakara from Hindu mythology Rongomai from Māori mythologyTannin from Canaanite, Phoenician, and Hebrew mythology- The whale who saved Kahutia-te-rangi in Māori mythology
- The whale from the Book of Jonah