57. Katniss Everdeen

Appearance: The Hunger Games series (2012-2015)

Creator: Suzanne Collins

Performer: Jennifer Lawrence

Defining moment: Volunteering for the nightmarish Hunger Games when her younger sister's name is read out, in order to save the kind-hearted Prim from the same awful fate.

Fascinating fact: ‘Katniss' is a plant also known as an ‘arrowhead'. Symbolism!

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