101 Most Influential (Fictional) People

So three fellows decided to come up with a list of the 101 most influential people who never lived [related article here].

It's a very eclectic list: the top ten are The Marlboro Man, Big Brother, King Arthur, Santa Claus (St. Nick), Hamlet, Dr. Frankenstein's Monster, Siegfried, Sherlock Holmes, Romeo and Juliet, and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. Advertising, literature, folklore—further down you get television characters, toys, cartoons, gods and goddesses, and a Muppet.

In my mind (be warned—I tend to take lists somewhat seriously), it's a little too eclectic. There is no discernible system as to why or where individuals are ranked. I cannot conceive of a reason, for example, why Lady Chatterly resides at number 15 while Superman languishes at the 64th spot, which is right behind J.R. Ewing. Or why Faust is all the way down at #36, or why Hans Beckert (even though he is featured in one of the greatest films of all time—"M") is even on the list.

Whatever, the point of the list is to spur indignation. I just wish it weren't so slap-dashedly induced.