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From surviving war to eating broccoli, these are the most famous cats of all time.
As the longest-living cat in recorded history, Creme Puff survived 38 years and 3 days. She ate a diet that included eggs, broccoli, coffee with cream, and even red wine. She also ate regular cat food.
Larry the cat has been the Chief Mouser to the UK Cabinet Office since 2011. He has served under five different Prime Ministers. Larry once asserted his authority by sitting directly on a BBC journalist’s paperwork, ending the interview.
Grumpy Cat, or her official name, Tardar Sauce, became a global internet sensation due to her disgruntled expression. Over the years, she has amassed millions in merchandise revenue. Although her frown is supposedly caused by feline dwarfism and an underbite, she’s actually a very happy cat.
With her tourist appeal, the calico “stationmaster cat” of Japan’s Kishi Station, Tama, saved a rural railway line from bankruptcy. As the only known feline in Japanese transportation history, she even earned a formal salary paid in cat food.
Pangur Bán was an 8th-century Irish monk’s cat featured in a poem comparing the monk’s scholarly pursuits to the cat’s hunting skills. Discovered at Austria’s Reichenau Abbey. The poem is one of the earliest manuscripts celebrating the feline bond with humans.
Morris the Cat has been the advertising mascot for 9Lives cat food since the 1970s and is known for his grim personality in television commercials. The original Morris was discovered in a Chicago animal shelter before becoming a feline star.
Scarlett saved her five kittens from a 1996 Brooklyn fire. She carried each one to safety despite suffering severe burns that melted her eyes shut, singed her ears, and burnt her paws so badly that she had to walk on her elbows for the rest of her life.
A Scottish Fold cat from Japan, Maru, went viral due to YouTube videos showcasing his methodical box-diving obsession. Over the years, he’s generated over 400 million views.
Oscar was a therapy cat at a Rhode Island nursing home who had the ability to predict patient deaths by curling up with them hours before they passed. His abilities were proven and documented in the New England Journal of Medicine.
In the 14th century BC, an Egyptian Crown Prince, Thutmose, owned a cat named Ta-Miu. He was mummified and buried in a decorated sarcophagus within her royal owner’s tomb after both met early deaths.
In 2014, Tara, a family cat from Bakersfield, California, saved a four-year-old boy from a vicious dog, becoming an internet sensation. Home surveillance footage showed her charging at the dog, body-slamming it away from the child before chasing it off the property.
Simon, the cat of HMS Amethyst, earned the PDSA Dickin Medal (animal Victoria Cross) for controlling rats during the 1949 Yangtze Incident despite being severely wounded by cannon fire during the conflict.
The cross-eyed Siamese-tabby mix, Nala Cat, rose from shelter rescue to become the world’s richest cat in 2022. She became a social media sensation and amassed a fortune estimated at $100 million via her Instagram following of 4.3 million fans.
The cat Muezza was the revered companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The prophet reportedly cut off his sleeve rather than disturb the sleeping cat. Cats have been loved by Islamic societies ever since.
A ginger cat named Stubbs was the honorary mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska, for nearly 20 years until he died in 2017. Stubbs survived an assassination attempt when he was attacked by a dog in 1997 but was able to resume his mayoral duties soon after.
Lil Bub was an internet sensation. She was born with multiple genetic anomalies, giving her a perpetual kitten-like appearance. Her fandom raised over $700,000 for animal charities before she died in 2019.
Towser “The Mouser” was a Scottish distillery cat who holds the Guinness World Record for catching 28,899 mice during her 24-year career. She received an honorary pension upon retirement.
Room 8 was a stray tomcat who faithfully returned to California’s Elysian Heights Elementary School each fall from 1952 to the mid-1960s. Remarkably, despite vanishing every summer, he would reappear precisely when the new school year began.
Longcat was an internet meme sensation who originated in Japan in 2006. She became globally famous for her extraordinary length of 113 cm (44 inches).
Choupette was the most pampered cat ever. The cat was owned by fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, where she inherited a portion of his vast fortune (1.5 million dollars) and maintained her own Instagram account with over 200,000 followers.
Félicette was a stray cat from Paris who became the first and only feline to survive spaceflight in 1963. Scientists implanted electrodes into her brain to transmit neurological data to Earth during her historic 15-minute journey.
Socks, the black-and-white tuxedo cat who lived in the White House during Bill Clinton’s presidency (1993-2001), received more fan mail than the First Lady. She famously maintained a bitter rivalry with the Clintons’ dog Buddy, leading to the President reportedly saying, “I did better with the Palestinians and the Israelis than I’ve done with Socks and Buddy.”
Colonel Meow was a Himalayan-Persian mix who held the Guinness World Record for the longest fur on a cat, measuring an astonishing nine inches long.
Orangey was an award-winning feline actor who starred in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” alongside Audrey Hepburn. He won two PATSY Awards (animal Oscars), making him one of Hollywood’s most accomplished animal performers.
Unsinkable Sam was a resilient ship’s cat who survived the sinking of three separate vessels during World War II (the German battleship Bismarck, HMS Cossack, and HMS Ark Royal). He eventually retired at a sailor’s home in Belfast, where he lived out his remaining days.
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