| ZHIVAGO | Title character of the 1958 Nobel novel |
| TAMM | Recipient of the 1958 Nobel Prize for Physics |
| BORISPASTERNAK | Russian writer, winner of the 1958 Nobel Prize for Literature (5,9) |
| BORIS | Russian author forced to decline the 1958 Nobel Prize in Literature by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (5) |
| PASTERNAK | Russian author forced to decline the 1958 Nobel Prize in Literature by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (9) |
| DOCTORZHIVAGO | Novel by Boris Pasternak for which he received the 1958 Nobel Prize in Literature (6,7) |
| ERIK | First name of the title character of "The Phantom of the Opera" |
| CHRISTYMAHON | Title character of the 1907 play The Playboy of the Western World (7,5) |
| UNCAS | Title character of The Last of the Mohicans |
| STEVESMITH | Toronto-born portrayer of the title character of "The Red Green Show": 2 wds. |
| ANTONIO | Title character of the Shakespeare play The Merchant of Venice, written around 1596 (7) |
| THEODORETUGBOAT | Hamilton Harbour redbaseball-cap wearing vessel, the iconic title character of the Canadian kids show of 1993 to 2001 |
| PANGLOSS | 'Professor of metaphysico-theologocosmolo-nigology' who tutors the title character of the 1759 satire Candide by French writer Voltaire (8) |
| DANTES | Title character of "The Count of Monte Cristo" |
| AURELIA | Title character of "The Madwoman of Chaillot" |
| ALEC | Baldwin who voices the title character of "The Boss Baby" |
| CAT | The title character of the short story "Tobermory," for one |
| UNITED | 2011 BBC film about the 'Busby Babes' and the aftermath of the 1958 Munich air disaster (6) |
| PINTER | Harold, author of the 1958 play The Birthday Party (6) |
| ARIEL | Title character of the 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid, voiced by Jodi Benson (5) |
