Literature
| Character | Origin | Author | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baloo | The Jungle Book, The Second Jungle Book | Rudyard Kipling | |
| Bear Family | Berenstain Bears | Stan and Jan Berenstain | |
| Beorn | The Hobbit | J. R. R. Tolkien | A man with the ability to transform into a bear. |
| Brer Bear | Uncle Remus stories | Joel Chandler Harris | Also occurs in stories by Enid Blyton. |
| Corduroy | Corduroy | Don Freeman | |
| Ben | Gentle Ben | Walt Morey | A grizzly bear in the book, though the TV series and movies make him a black bear. |
| Ben | The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams | Charles Sellier | |
| Iorek Byrnison | His Dark Materials | Philip Pullman | |
| Issi Noho | Issi Noho | Keith Chatfield | |
| Little Bear | Little Bear | Else Holmelund Minarik | Illustrated by Maurice Sendak |
| Mary Plain | Mary Plain | Gwynedd Rae | |
| Old Bear | Old Bear and Friends | Jane Hissey | |
| Old Ben | The Bear | William Faulkner | |
| Paddington Bear | Paddington Bear | Michael Bond | First illustrated by Peggy Fortnum. |
| Rupert Bear | Rupert Bear | Mary Tourtel | Also known as Rupert the Bear. |
| Shardik | Shardik | Richard Adams | |
| Shayna The Bear | ? | ? | |
| Tottles | Tottles the Bear | Humphry Bowen | |
| Winkie | Winkie | Clifford Chase | |
| Winnie-the-Pooh | Winnie-the-Pooh | A. A. Milne |
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