Best "American Horror Story" Character: GPCD Poll

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In 2011, Ryan Murphy changed the game -- and freaked out TV audiences in a big way -- by launching FX Network's "American Horror Story." Since then, the horror anthology series has become appointment TV each fall, with seasons tackling demons, witches, aliens, vampires, political cults, serial killers, and anything else that might terrify and disturb. Along the way, the series has featured an impressive rotating cast of bonafide stars and notable character actors, many of whom have portrayed multiple characters over the various seasons. Now, for one of our 2024 Halloween episodes, the Great Pop Culture Debate wants to determine the best "American Horror Story" characters of all time -- and we need YOUR opinions!

Below find a list of just about every significant character featured in "American Horror Story" (up through 2023/2024's "Delicate" season), listed in roughly chronological order. Pick as many of your favorites as you like; the most popular options are the characters we will discuss on the podcast. Note that we did note include characters from the "American Horror Stories" anthology spin-off; that may be its own debate in the future.

Did we miss your favorite "AHS" character? Add them in the space provided below! Then send the poll to anyone else who enjoys "American Horror Story" so they can pick their faves. The more votes we have, the better balanced the bracket will be!

The poll will run until June 30, 2024. Make sure to submit your answers by then!

The top vote-getters will be discussed in Season 10 of the Great Pop Culture Debate podcast, debuting in Fall 2024. Find out more at greatpopculturedebate.com.

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Who are your favorite "American Horror Story" characters? (Pick as many as you like) *

Vivien Harmon ("Murder House," "Apocalypse," played by Connie Britton)

Dr. Ben Harmon ("Murder House," "Apocalypse," played by Dylan McDermott)

Tate Langdon/Rubber Man ("Murder House," "Apocalypse," played by Evan Peters)

Violet Harmon ("Murder House," "Apocalypse," played by Taissa Farmiga)

Larry Harvey ("Murder House," played by Denis O'Hare)

Constance Langdon ("Murder House," "Apocalypse," played by Jessica Lange)

Chad Warwick ("Murder House," played by Zachary Quinto)

Billie Dean Howard ("Murder House," "Hotel," "Apocalypse," played by Sarah Paulson)

Nora Montgomery ("Murder House," played by Lily Rabe)

Moira O'Hara ("Murder House," "Apocalypse," played by Frances Conroy)

Sally Freeman ("Murder House," played by Adina Porter)

Hayden McClaine ("Murder House," played by Kate Mara)

Adelaide Langdon ("Murder House," played by Jamie Brewer)

Elizabeth Short ("Murder House," "Apocalypse," played by Mena Suvari)

Kit Walker ("Asylum," played by Evan Peters)

Johnny Morgan ("Asylum," played by Dylan McDermott)

Sister Judy "Jude" Martin ("Asylum," played by Jessica Lange)

Dr. Oliver Thredson/Bloodyface ("Asylum," played by Zachary Quinto

Msgr. Timothy Howard ("Asylum," played by Joseph Fiennes)

Lana Winters ("Asylum," "Roanoke," played by Sarah Paulson)

Sister Mary Eunice McKee ("Asylum," "Freak Show," played by Lily Rabe)

Grace Bertrand ("Asylum," played by Lizzie Brochere)

Dr. Arthur Arden ("Asylum," played by James Cromwell)

Shachatch ("Asylum," played by Frances Conroy)

Shelley the Nymphomaniac ("Asylum," played by Chloe Sevigny)

Leigh Emerson ("Asylum," played by Ian McShane)

Leo Morrison ("Asylum," played by Adam Levine)

Teresa Morrison ("Asylum," played by Jenna Dewan)

Wendy Peyser ("Asylum," played by Clea Duvall)

Spivey ("Asylum," played by Mark Consuelos)

Charlotte Brown ("Asylum," played by Franka Potente)

Pepper ("Asylum," "Freak Show," played by Naomi Grossman)

Kyle Spencer ("Coven," played by Evan Peters)

Zoe Benson ("Coven," "Apocalypse," played by Taissa Farmiga)

Otis "Spalding" Van Wirt ("Coven," played by Denis O"Hare)

Fiona Goode ("Coven," played by Jessica Lange)

Cordelia Goode ("Coven," "Apocalypse," played by Sarah Paulson)

Misty Day ("Coven," "Apocalypse," played by Lily Rabe)

Myrtle Snow ("Coven," "Apocalypse," played by Frances Conroy)

Madison Montgomery ("Coven," "Apocalypse," played by Emma Roberts)

Madame Delphine LaLaurie ("Coven," "Apocalypse," played by Kathy Bates)

Marie Laveau ("Coven," "Apocalypse," played by Angela Bassett)

Joan Ramsey ("Coven," played by Patti Lupone)

Queenie ("Coven," "Hotel," "Apocalypse," played by Gabourey Sidibe)

The Axeman ("Coven," played by Danny Huston)

Stevie Nicks ("Coven," "Apocalypse," herself)

Alicia Spencer ("Coven," played by Mare Winningham)

Kaylee ("Coven," played by Alexandra Breckenridge)

Nan ("Coven," "Apocalypse," played by Jamie Brewer)

Quentin Fleming ("Coven," played by Leslie Jordan)

Papa Legba ("Coven," "Apocalypse," played by Lance Reddick)

Jimmy Darling ("Freak Show," played by Evan Peters)

Stanley ("Freak Show," played by Denis O'Hare)

Elsa Mars ("Freak Show," played by Jessica Lange)

Bette & Dot Tattler ("Freak Show," played by Sarah Paulson)

Gloria Mott ("Freak Show," played by Frances Conroy)

Maggie Esmerelda ("Freak Show," played by Emma Roberts)

Ethel Darling ("Freak Show," played by Kathy Bates)

Dell Toledo ("Freak Show," played by Michael Chiklis)

Dandy Mott ("Freak Show," played by Finn Wittrock)

Desiree Dupree ("Freak Show," played by Angela Bassett)

Edward Mordrake ("Freak Show," played by Wes Bentley)

Andy ("Freak Show," played by Matt Bomer)

Twisty the Clown ("Freak Show," "Cult," played by John Carroll Lynch)

Regina Ross ("Freak Show," played by Gabourey Sidibe)

Massimo Dolcefino ("Freak Show," played by Danny Huston)

Lillian Hemmings ("Freak Show," played by Celia Weston)

Chester Creb ("Freak Show," played by Neil Patrick Harris)

Rita Gayheart ("Freak Show," played by Mare Winningham)

Marjorie ("Freak Show," played by Jamie Brewer)

James Patrick March ("Hotel," "Apocalypse," played by Evan Peters)

Liz Taylor ("Hotel," played by Denis O'Hare)

Sally McKenna ("Hotel," played by Sarah Paulson)

Aileen Wuornos ("Hotel," played by Lily Rabe)

Iris ("Hotel," played by Kathy Bates)

Tristan Duffy ("Hotel," played by Finn Wittrock)

Rudolph Valentino ("Hotel," played by Finn Wittrock)

Ramona Royale ("Hotel," played by Angela Bassett)

Det. John Lowe ("Hotel," played by Wes Bentley)

Donovan ("Hotel," played by Matt Bomer)

Dr. Alex Lowe ("Hotel," played by Chloe Sevigny)

Will Drake ("Hotel," played by Cheyenne Jackson)

Elizabeth Johnson/The Countess ("Hotel," played by Lady Gaga)

John Wayne Gacy ("Hotel," played by John Carroll Lynch)

Hazel Evers ("Hotel," played by Mare Winningham)

Claudia Bankson ("Hotel," played by Naomi Campbell)

Marcy ("Murder House," "Hotel," played by Christine Estabrook)

Richard Ramirez ("Hotel," played by Anthony Ruivivar)

Jeffrey Dahmer ("Hotel," played by Seth Gabel)

Scarlett Lowe ("Hotel," played by Shree Crooks)

Holden Lowe ("Hotel," played by Lennon Henry)

Rory Monahan ("Roanoke," played by Evan Peters)

Sophie Green ("Roanoke," played by Taissa Farmiga)

William Van Henderson ("Roanoke," played by Denis O'Hare)

Audrey Tindall ("Roanoke," played by Sarah Paulson)

Shelby Miller ("Roanoke," played by Lily Rabe)

Mama Polk ("Roanoke," played by Frances Conroy)

Agnes Mary Winstead ("Roanoke," played by Kathy Bates)

Jether Polk ("Roanoke," played by Finn Wittrock)

Monet Tumusiime ("Roanoke," played by Angela Bassett)

Dylan ("Roanoke," played by Wes Bentley)

Sidney Aaron James ("Roanoke," played by Cheyenne Jackson)

Scathach ("Roanoke," played by Lady Gaga)

Dominic Banks ("Roanoke," played by Cuba Gooding Jr.)

Matt Miller ("Roanoke," played by Andre Holland)

Lee Harris ("Roanoke," played by Adina Porter)

Mama Polk ("Roanoke," played by Robin Weigert)

Ashley Gilbert ("Roanoke," played by Leslie Jordan)

Doria Kearns Goodwin ("Roanoke," herself)

Kai Anderson ("Cult," played by Evan Peters)

Ally Mayfair-Richards ("Cult," played by Sarah Paulson)

Bebe Babbitt ("Cult," played by Frances Conroy)

Serena Belinda ("Cult," played by Emma Roberts)

Dr. Vincent Anderson ("Cult," played by Cheyenne Jackson)

Winter Anderson ("Cult," played by Billie Lourd)

Ivy Mayfair-Richards ("Cult," played by Alison Pill)

Beverly Hope ("Cult," played by Adina Porter)

Meadow Wilton ("Cult," played by Leslie Grossman)

Sally Keffler ("Cult," played by Mare Winningham)

Harrison WIlton ("Cult," played by Billy Eichner)

Valerie Solanas ("Cult," played by Lena Dunham)

Hedda ("Cult," played by Jamie Brewer)

Gary K. Longstreet ("Cult," played by Chaz Bono)

Det. Jack Samuels ("Cult," played by Colton Haynes)

Butchy May ("Cult," played by Dot-Marie Jones)

Pastor Charles ("Cult," played by Rick Springfield)

Sharon Tate ("Cult," played by Rachel Roberts)

Malcolm Gallant ("Apocalypse," played by Evan Peters)

Jeff Pfister ("Apocalypse," played by Evan Peters)

Wilhelmina Venable ("Apocalypse," played by Sarah Paulson)

Miriam Mead ("Apocalypse," played by Kathy Bates)

John Henry Moore ("Apocalypse," played by Cheyenne Jackson)

Mallory ("Apocalypse," played by Billie Lourd)

Dinah Stevens ("Apocalypse," played by Adina Porter)

Coco Saint Pierre Vanderbilt ("Apocalypse," played by Leslie Grossman)

Michael Langdon ("Apocalypse," played by Cody Fern)

Hannah ("Apocalypse," played by Sandra Bernhard)

Brock ("Apocalypse," played by Billy Eichner)

Mutt Nutter ("Apocalypse," played by Billy Eichner)

Evie Gallant/Bubbles McGee ("Apocalypse," played by Joan Collins)

Samantha Crowe ("Apocalypse," played by Naomi Grossman)

Andre Stevens ("Apocalypse," played by Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman)

Behold Chablis ("Apocalypse," played by Billy Porter)

Baldwin Pennypacker ("Apocalypse," played by B.D. Wong)

Bruce ("1984," played by Dylan McDermott)

Lavinia Richter ("1984," played by Lily Rabe)

Brooke Thompson ("1984," played by Emma Roberts)

Bobby Richter II ("1984," played by Finn Wittrock)

Montana Duke ("1984," played by Billie Lourd)

Margaret Booth ("1984," played by Leslie Grossman)

Xavier Plympton ("1984," played by Cody Fern)

Trevor Kirchner ("1984," played by Matthew Morrison)

Chet Clancy ("1984," played by Gus Kentworthy)

Benjamin Richter ("1984," played by John Carroll Lynch)

Dr. Donna Chambers ("1984," played by Angelica Ross)

Richard Ramirez ("1984," played by Zach Villa)

Austin Sommers ("Double Feature," played by Evan Peters)

Holden Vaughn ("Double Feature," played by Denis O"Hare)

Tuberculosis Karen ("Double Feature," played by Sarah Paulson)

Mamie Eisenhower ("Double Feature," played by Sarah Paulson)

Doris Gardner ("Double Feature," played by Lily Rabe)

Amelia Earhart ("Double Feature," played by Lily Rabe)

Belle Noir ("Double Feature," played by Frances Conroy)

Harry Gardner ("Double Feature," played by Finn Wittrock)

Leslie "Lark" Feldman ("Double Feature," played by Billie Lourd)

Chief Burleson ("Double Feature," played by Adina Porter)

Ursula Caan ("Double Feature," played by Leslie Grossman

Calico ("Double Feature," played by Leslie Grossman)

Valiant Thor ("Double Feature," played by Cody Fern)

The Chemist ("Double Feature," played by Angelica Ross)

Theta ("Double Feature," played by Angelica Ross)

Mickey ("Double Feature," played by Macauley Culkin)

Alma Gardner ("Double Feature," played by Ryan Kiera Armstrong)

Dwight Eisenhower ("Double Feature," played by Neal McDonough)

Kendall Carr ("Double Feature," played by Kaia Gerber)

Cal Cambon ("Double Feature," played by Nico Greetham)

Troy Lord ("Double Feature," played by Isaac Cole Powell)

Jamie Howard ("Double Feature," played by Rachel Hilson)

Maria Wycoff ("Double Feature," played by Rebecca Dayan)

Henry Grant ("NYC," played by Denis O'Hare)

Sam ("NYC," played by Zachary Quinto)

Dr. Hannah Wells ("NYC," played by Billie Lourd)

Barbara Read ("NYC," played by Leslie Grossman)

Theo Graves ("NYC," played by Isaac Cole Powell)

Alana ("NYC," played by Rebecca Dayan)

Patrick Read ("NYC," played by Russell Tovey)

Gino Barelli ("NYC," played by Joe Mantello)

Adam Carpenter ("NYC," played by Charlie Carver)

Fran ("NYC," played by Sandra Bernhard)

Kathy Pizazz ("NYC," played by Patti LuPone)

Mr. Whitely ("NYC," played by Jeff Hiller)

Big Daddy ("NYC," played by Matthew William Bishop)

Dr. Andrew Hill ("Delicate," played by Denis O'Hare)

Zachary Quinto ("Delicate," himself)

Anna Victoria Alcott ("Delicate," played by Emma Roberts)

Ashley ("Delicate," played by Billie Lourd)

Ashleigh ("Delicate," played by Leslie Grossman)

Dexter Harding Jr. ("Delicate," played by Matt Czuchry)

Siobhan Corbyn ("Delicate," played by Kim Kardashian)

Ivy Ehrenreich ("Delicate," played by Cara Delevingne)

Sonia Shawcross ("Delicate," played by Annabelle Dexter-Jones)

Adeline Harding ("Delicate," played by Annabelle Dexter-Jones)

Nicolette ("Delicate," played by Michaela Jae Rodriguez)

Ms. Io Preecher ("Delicate," played by Julie White)

Kamal ("Delicate," played by Maaz Ali)

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