Top Ten Most Loved Fictional Detectives

Fictional detectives and their stories are just great to watch! Here are the best fictional sleuths from anime, movies and books. Vote for the detective with the best ways of deduction and personality. You may also vote them based on your favorites.
The Top Ten
1 Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes is a fictional private detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, forensic science, and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients, including Scotland Yard.

Although as soon as I was clicking on the link for this list, I knew I was going to vote for Sherlock, but then I saw L, and all the episodes from Death Note flashed in front of me and how intelligent he was. But we must not forget that Sherlock Holmes was written in era when there was no technology, no finger print analysis and no gizmos like all those. That's what put him above everyone else.

I knew he was going to be first.

He is the boss

2 L (Death Note) L Lawliet, exclusively known by the mononym L, is a fictional character in the manga series Death Note, created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata.

L is one of the best anime detectives in my opinion

3 Batman Batman aka Bruce Wayne is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and first appeared in Detective Comics #27. In film, he has been portrayed by Lewis Wilson, Robert Lowery, Adam West, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale and Ben Affleck. He has been voiced by a variety... read more

A great detective. That's why he's both a dark hero and a SPY

He deserves to be number one because he's Batman

4 Hercule Poirot

Christie's masterpiece...

5 Shinichi Kudo / Conan Edogawa Jimmy Kudo, known in Japan and internationally as Shinichi Kudo, is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the manga series Case Closed and its adaptations, created by Gosho Aoyama.
6 Charlie Chan
7 Sam Spade Sam Spade is a fictional private detective and the protagonist of Dashiell Hammett's 1930 novel, The Maltese Falcon. Spade also appeared in three lesser-known short stories by Hammett. Spade combined several features of previous detectives, most notably his detached demeanor, keen eye for detail, and unflinching determination to achieve his own justice.
8 Father Brown
9 Jules Maigret
10 Inspector Clouseau
The Contenders
11 Philip Marlowe

Poodle Springs is amazing.

12 Cole Phelps

He was highly praised by public of LA. He is a character of video game L.A. Noire

13 Columbo Columbo or Lieutenant Columbo is the eponymous main character in the American detective crime drama series Columbo. The character is a shrewd but inelegant blue-collar homicide detective whose trademarks include his shambling manner, rumpled beige raincoat and off-putting, relentless investigative approach.

Never fails, never stops caring, never gets tired of outplaying his opponent.

14 Inspector Gadget Inspector Gadget is a fictional superhero/agent. He first appeared in a animated show in the 1980s. He was voiced by Don Adams. He was later adapted in live action in a 1999 film starring Matthew Broderick and a 2003 film starring French Stewart. In 2015 he got a new animated show where he is voiced by Ivan Sherry. His allies include his niece Penny, his dog Brain, and his boss Chief Quimby. His arch... read more
15 Miss Marple
16 Jessica Fletcher
17 Hajime Kindaichi
18 Houtarou Oreki (Hyouka) Houtarou Oreki is the protagonist of Hyouka. He is a student of Kamiyama High School belonging to class 2-A (class 1-B earlier) and a member of the mystery-solving Classics Club. Despite being a passive character who prioritizes energy conservation above all else, Hōtarō possesses brilliant deduction skills and often finds himself aiding the ever curious Eru Chitanda.
19 Solar Pons
20 Nancy Drew
21 Victorique de Blois Victorique de Blois (Japanese: ヴィクトリカ・ド・ブロワ, Vikutorika do Burowa) is the main female protagonist of the Japanese light novel and anime series, "Gosick." She is a 15-year-old girl who studies at Saint Marguerite Academy and often spends her time in the school's library. Victorique is depicted as a mysterious figure, living her life shrouded in enigma. This mystery begins to... read more

She's very intelligent!

22 Yuko Shionji
23 Shinjuurou Yuki
24 Yakumo Saitou
25 Kouichi Zenigata
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