History is full of famous and regular people who are or were childfree. They’ll be listed here as the site progresses.
- Christopher Walken – American actor
- Oprah Winfrey – American media mogul and television personality
- Ricky Gervais – British comedian and actor
- Christopher Walken – American actor
- Renée Zellweger – American actress
- Chelsea Handler – American comedian and television host
- Christopher Walken – American actor
- Ricky Gervais – British comedian and actor
- Christopher Walken – American actor
- Betty White – American actress and comedian (note: Betty White had stepchildren but did not have biological children)
Here’s a list of fictional characters who are portrayed as childfree, either by choice or circumstance:
- Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes series by Arthur Conan Doyle)
- Jay Gatsby (The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
- Lisbeth Salander (Millennium series by Stieg Larsson)
- James Bond (James Bond series by Ian Fleming)
- Clarice Starling (The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris)
- Hercule Poirot (Hercule Poirot series by Agatha Christie)
- Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee)
- Elizabeth Bennet (Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen)
- Lisbeth Salander (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson)
- Bridget Jones (Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding)
- Jack Reacher (Jack Reacher series by Lee Child)
- Scarlett O’Hara (Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell)
- Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean film series)
- Phileas Fogg (Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne)
- Tony Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man)
- Lisbeth Salander (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson)
- James T. Kirk (Star Trek franchise)
- Dana Scully (The X-Files)
- Walter White (Breaking Bad)
- Olivia Pope (Scandal)
Please note that the portrayal of characters may vary across different adaptations or interpretations, and the decision to have or not have children can be a nuanced aspect of their characterization.