Famous Characters

Famous Characters are non-playable characters that fit into the Club Penguin storyline and missions. Meetable famous characters give out a free background at parties.

Semi-Famous Penguins
Penguins that are part of the storyline but not appear as an avatar around Club Penguin but some can be seen in games or pictures, etc.:
 * Bambadee
 * Jet Pack Guy
 * Dancing Penguin
 * Rory
 * Dot
 * Hydro Hopper Penguin
 * Pizza Chef
 * Jet Pack Surfer
 * Sport Shop Assistant
 * DJ Player
 * 101 Days of Fun Characters
 * Coffee Shop Barista
 * Gift Shop Owner
 * Gift Shop Manager
 * Joe
 * Blazer X.
 * X-Treme Penguin
 * DJ Maxx
 * Tommy
 * Tourdude

Moderators
Many penguins consider Moderators and their test accounts famous:

Book Penguins
These penguins appear only in books, almost like Semi-Famous Penguins:
 * Smulley
 * RodgerRodger
 * Bambadee
 * Ghosts
 * Scrooge
 * Suneroo
 * DanielD

Elite Agents (Penguins)
The agents that you see in Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force and Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force: Herbert's Revenge
 * Dot
 * PH the Puffle Handler
 * Jet Pack Guy
 * Rookie
 * Gary the Gadget Guy
 * Dancing Penguin (DS)

Elite Puffles

 * Flare
 * Flit
 * Blast
 * Bouncer
 * Loop
 * Pop
 * Chirp
 * Chill
 * Lucky

Famous Creatures (excluding Penguins)

 * Yarr
 * Lolz
 * Pete
 * Keeper of the Boiler Room
 * Keeper of the Stage
 * Great Puffle Circus Ringmaster
 * Herbert P. Bear
 * Klutzy
 * Klepto
 * Destructo
 * Ed McCool
 * Flare
 * Puffle Rescue's Bat in Level 7
 * Fluffy the Puffle
 * Webnark
 * Glabook
 * Dubstep
 * Darwin
 * Black Rescue Puffle
 * Olaf
 * Sasquatch
 * Kermit the Frog
 * Merry Walrus

Evil Characters

 * Herbert P. Bear
 * Klutzy
 * Test Bots
 * Snow Bot
 * Jet Bot
 * Wheel Bot
 * Ultimate Proto-Bot 10000
 * Loki
 * Venom
 * The Lizard
 * The Mandarin
 * Ye Knight's Quest 2 Robot Dragon
 * Ye Knights Quest 3 Hydra Bot
 * Scorn the Dragon King
 * Destructobot
 * Robot Villains
 * Squidzoid
 * Melmonst
 * Klepto
 * Tusk
 * Scrap
 * Tank
 * Sly
 * Constantine
 * Shellbeard
 * Hans
 * Skip
 * Pirate Crabs
 * The Inquisitor

Guest

 * Rocky at Make Your Mark: Ultimate Jam
 * CeCe at Make Your Mark: Ultimate Jam
 * Brady at Teen Beach Movie Summer Jam
 * McKenzie at Teen Beach Movie Summer Jam
 * Kermit the Frog at Muppets World Tour
 * Cole Plante at Music Jam 2014
 * Zendaya at Music Jam 2014
 * Sabrina Carpenter at Music Jam 2014
 * Violetta at Music Jam 2014
 * Elsa at Frozen Party

Trivia

 * Famous penguins other than the Penguin Band, who dance regularly, dance slightly faster than other penguins.
 * After the 2011 Buddy List update, while trying to add a famous penguin to your buddy list, a message will pop, saying you have to meet them, in order to add them as friends.
 * Famous penguins can use special dances while wearing clothing, like the Penguin Band can play instruments even though they are wearing clothes.
 * In 2013 Aunt Arctic, Rockhopper, Sensei, and Cadence got new outfits.
 * Before that, PH, Rookie, and the Penguin Band got their own makeovers.
 * If you have a mascot as a friend, you can earn the latest background they give out on the Buddy List without meeting them.
 * On April 25, 2013, Rocky and CeCe's in-game sprites and player cards have been completely removed from Club Penguin files, meaning they will not come back at any time.
 * A common misconception is that all mascots are only controlled by bots. However, they are actually controlled by moderators as well as bots.