| 2024-04-26 | Lisbeth Salander in "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," for one |
| 2024-04-07 | 2022 #1 hit for Taylor Swift |
| 2023-10-29 | "It must be exhausting always rooting for the ___" (Taylor Swift lyric) |
| 2023-04-16 | Flawed but relatable protagonist |
| 2019-01-17 | Many a Clint Eastwood role |
| 2017-04-08 | Gordon Gekko or Rooster Cogburn |
| 2010-09-12 | See 9-Down |
| 2009-12-27 | Raskolnikov in "Crime and Punishment," e.g. |
| 2004-12-05 | Dirty Harry, e.g. |
| 2002-05-10 | Either lead in "Easy Rider," e.g. |
| 2001-09-02 | Willy Loman, for one |
| 1998-08-26 | Lucky Jim, for one |