In This Year - 1998

An overview of queer events that occurred in 1998.

Deltas compare against 1997

95 characters on air in 1998

Every queer character with a role in a show airing this year.

Most popular starting letter

15 characters' names begin with S.

Least popular starting letter

9 letters tie for the fewest, with just 1 each.

Unused letters

No character's name starts with Q or U.

Alielle Relryle El-Hazard
Andrea Süsskind Marienhof
Angie Gill Playing the Field
Anna Madrigal More Tales of the City
Annalena Bergmann Marienhof
Barbie Klingman ER
Becky Cairns Emmerdale
Bianca Montgomery All My Children
Billi Vogt Marienhof
Carol Willick Friends
Caroline Buxton Shortland Street
Chris Warner Tracey Takes On...
Christine Walter Hinter Gittern
Cornelia Starck Hinter Gittern
D'orothea Wilson More Tales of the City
Daidōji Sonomi Cardcaptor Sakura
Daidōji Tomoyo Cardcaptor Sakura
Debbie Buchman Mad About You
DeDe Halcyon Day More Tales of the City
Doris Wolfe Guiding Light
Dorothy Carlson Chicago Hope
Edna Krabappel The Simpsons
Ellen DeGeneres The Larry Sanders Show
Ellen Morgan Ellen
Erika Sander Verbotene Liebe
Ezri Dax Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Fatora Venus El-Hazard
Fiona Metcalfe Pobol y Cwm
Gabrielle Xena: Warrior Princess
Gabrielle Holmes Playing the Field
Gerda Keller Hinter Gittern
Gia Carangi Gia
Gina Röderer Hinter Gittern
Hayley Cropper Coronation Street
Helen Blakemore Water Rats
Helen Cooper Drop the Dead Donkey
Herbert Garrison South Park
Holly Hart Family Affairs
Inés Nissaga de Poder
Jackie Garcia Rude Awakening
Jadzia Dax Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Jonah/Jessica Boyd Chicago Hope
Julia Salinger Party of Five
Kanzaki Akari Battle Athletes Victory
Katherine Chancellor The Young and the Restless
Kerry Weaver ER
Kinomoto Sakura Cardcaptor Sakura
Kitaurawa Uzura Cyber Team in Akihabara
Kris Christopher Battle Athletes Victory
Laura Mäkimaa Kotikatu
Laurie Manning Ellen
Leila Sampaio Torre de Babel
Libby Beverly Hills, 90210
Linda Gia
Lindsay Corkhill Brookside
Lisa Simpson The Simpsons
Lucy Hill Breakers
Madeline Beverly Hills, 90210
Maggie Doyle ER
Marcia Princess The Simpsons
Mariona Montsolís Nissaga de Poder
Meghan Rotundi Felicity
Midge Dexter Tracey Takes On...
Miranda Hobbes Sex and the City
Mona Ramsey More Tales of the City
Ms. Ellen South Park
Nina Ryan Verbotene Liebe
Olivia Any Day Now
Patty Bouvier The Simpsons
Rachel Brooks Chicago Hope
Rafaela Katz Torre de Babel
Rebecca Mattern Unter Uns
Rhonda Any Day Now
Sam Kezerko Raw FM
Samantha Jones Sex and the City
Samantha Sanders Beverly Hills, 90210
Sarah Lawton Midsomer Murders
Simone Dubois Nash Bridges
Simone Hollingsworth Midsomer Murders
Sonia Besirsky Lindenstraße
Sonia Fowler EastEnders
Stacy Bridges Nash Bridges
Stephanie Sorcerous Stabber Orphen
Susan Bunch Friends
Susan Ivanova Babylon 5
Susanne Brandner Verbotene Liebe
Susanne Teubner Hinter Gittern
Syd Sex and the City
Tanja Schildknecht Lindenstraße
Vivien Andraschek Hinter Gittern
Willow Rosenberg Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Xena Xena: Warrior Princess
Yanigida Ichino Battle Athletes Victory
Zoe Marshall Pacific Drive
Zoë Tate Emmerdale
Hinter Gittern 6
Germany · TV Show
Susanne Teubner Regular Gerda Keller Recurring Vivien Andraschek Regular Christine Walter Regular Cornelia Starck Regular Gina Röderer Recurring
The Simpsons 6
USA · TV Show
Patty Bouvier Recurring Lisa Simpson Regular Marcia Princess Recurring Edna Krabappel Recurring Regular Recurring
More Tales of the City 4
USA · Mini-Series
Anna Madrigal Regular D'orothea Wilson Regular Mona Ramsey Regular DeDe Halcyon Day Regular
Battle Athletes Victory 3
Japan · TV Show
Kris Christopher Regular Yanigida Ichino Regular Kanzaki Akari Regular
Beverly Hills, 90210 3
USA · TV Show
Samantha Sanders Recurring Madeline Guest Libby Guest
Cardcaptor Sakura 3
Japan · TV Show
Daidōji Tomoyo Regular Daidōji Sonomi Recurring Kinomoto Sakura Regular
Chicago Hope 3
USA · TV Show
Dorothy Carlson Guest Rachel Brooks Guest Jonah/Jessica Boyd Guest
ER 3
USA · TV Show
Kerry Weaver Regular Maggie Doyle Recurring Barbie Klingman Guest
Marienhof 3
Germany · TV Show
Andrea Süsskind Regular Billi Vogt Regular Annalena Bergmann Regular
Sex and the City 3
USA · TV Show
Samantha Jones Regular Syd Guest Miranda Hobbes Regular
South Park 3
USA · TV Show
Herbert Garrison Regular Ms. Ellen Guest Regular
Verbotene Liebe 3
Germany · TV Show
Susanne Brandner Regular Erika Sander Regular Nina Ryan Regular
Any Day Now 2
USA · TV Show
Olivia Guest Rhonda Guest
El-Hazard 2
Japan · TV Show
Alielle Relryle Regular Fatora Venus Recurring
Ellen 2
USA · TV Show
Ellen Morgan Regular Laurie Manning Regular
Emmerdale 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Zoë Tate Regular Becky Cairns Guest
Friends 2
USA · TV Show
Carol Willick Guest Susan Bunch Guest
Gia 2
USA · TV Movie
Gia Carangi Regular Linda Regular
Lindenstraße 2
Germany · TV Show
Sonia Besirsky Regular Tanja Schildknecht Regular
Midsomer Murders 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Sarah Lawton Guest Simone Hollingsworth Guest
Nash Bridges 2
USA · TV Show
Simone Dubois Guest Stacy Bridges Recurring
Nissaga de Poder 2
Spain · TV Show
Inés Recurring Mariona Montsolís Regular
Playing the Field 2
United Kingdom · TV Show
Gabrielle Holmes Regular Angie Gill Regular
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 2
USA · TV Show
Jadzia Dax Regular Ezri Dax Regular
Torre de Babel 2
Brazil · TV Show
Leila Sampaio Regular Rafaela Katz Regular
Tracey Takes On... 2
USA · TV Show
Chris Warner Recurring Midge Dexter Recurring
Xena: Warrior Princess 2
USA · TV Show
Xena Regular Gabrielle Regular
All My Children 1
USA · TV Show
Bianca Montgomery Regular
Babylon 5 1
USA · TV Show
Susan Ivanova Regular
Breakers 1
Australia · TV Show
Lucy Hill Regular
Brookside 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Lindsay Corkhill Regular
Buffy The Vampire Slayer 1
USA · TV Show
Willow Rosenberg Regular
Coronation Street 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Hayley Cropper Regular
Cyber Team in Akihabara 1
Japan · TV Show
Kitaurawa Uzura Regular
Drop the Dead Donkey 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Helen Cooper Regular
EastEnders 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Sonia Fowler Regular
Family Affairs 1
United Kingdom · TV Show
Holly Hart Regular
Felicity 1
USA · TV Show
Meghan Rotundi Regular
Guiding Light 1
USA · TV Show
Doris Wolfe Recurring
Kotikatu 1
Finland · TV Show
Laura Mäkimaa Regular
Mad About You 1
USA · TV Show
Debbie Buchman Recurring
Pacific Drive 1
Australia · TV Show
Zoe Marshall Regular
Party of Five 1
USA · TV Show
Julia Salinger Regular
Pobol y Cwm 1
Wales · TV Show
Fiona Metcalfe Regular
Raw FM 1
Australia · TV Show
Sam Kezerko Regular
Rude Awakening 1
USA · TV Show
Jackie Garcia Regular
Shortland Street 1
New Zealand · TV Show
Caroline Buxton Recurring
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen 1
Japan · TV Show
Stephanie Recurring
The Larry Sanders Show 1
USA · TV Show
Ellen DeGeneres Guest
The Young and the Restless 1
USA · TV Show
Katherine Chancellor Regular
Unter Uns 1
Germany · TV Show
Rebecca Mattern Regular
Water Rats 1
Australia · TV Show
Helen Blakemore Regular