List of fictional psychopaths and sociopaths

This list comprises characters in fiction who exhibit behaviour consistent with classical psychopathy and/or Antisocial Personality Disorder (Sociopathy). Note also that most evil geniuses and supervillains are portrayed as psychopaths/sociopaths.

In film and literature
* Hannibal Lector is the archetypal fictional sociopath. He also exhibits behaviour consistent with sadism.
* Lord Voldemort, the evil wizard from Harry Potter has been described by author JK Rowling as a psychopath although he is more like a sociopath.
* Count Olaf, the arch-villain from A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snickett is a classic example of a sociopath and Jim Carrey the actor who played him in has called him a sociopath and a megalomaniac.
* Vincent from Collateral is a down to earth example of a modern day sociopath.
* Jadis the White Witch from The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis is undoubtedly a psychopath.
* Lord Cutler Beckett from Pirates of the Caribbean exhibits psychopathic tendenices.
* Agent Smith from The Matrix is an excellent example of a non-human psychopath.

Comic books
*The Joker and most Batman villains are portrayed as psychopaths.
*Freeza from DragonBall Z exhibits psychopathic behaviour.

In television
* The Master the arch-enemy of the Doctor from Doctor Who has been described as a psychopath and a sociopath. The Daleks from the same series are also psychopathic as the result of genetic engineering as are the Cybermen.

Other
* Makuta, the ultimate evil in Lego's Bionicle has been described by author Greg Farstey as a sociopath although it is more likely he is a psychopath.
* The Duke from My Last Duchess perhaps the most famous of all Victorian monologues is a classic example of a psychopath although he is never referred to as such.
* Doctor Neo Cortex and his master Uka Uka from the Crash Bandicoot series of games are both psychopathic.

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