Sherlock Holmes character names

Arthur Conan Doyle's consulting detective at 221B Baker Street — the foundational character of modern detective fiction.

7 character names from Sherlock Holmes. Names linked in teal have their own popularity page with yearly birth counts.

• SherlockSherlock Holmes — the world's only consulting detective
• JohnDr John Watson — Holmes' friend and chronicler
• MycroftMycroft Holmes — Sherlock's elder brother
• MaryMary Morstan — Watson's wife
• IreneIrene Adler — 'the Woman'
• JamesProfessor James Moriarty — the criminal mastermind
• Mrs HudsonMrs Hudson — Baker Street landlady

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