Fictional hunchbacks

Quasimodo ( , ; from Quasimodo Sunday) is the titular protagonist of the French novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831) by Victor Hugo. Born with numerous deformities, most notably a hunched back, Quasimodo serves as the bell-ringer for Notre Dame cathedral in fifteenth century Paris. Although his appearance causes others to treat him cruelly, he ultimately finds sanctuary in an unlikely love that is fulfilled only in death.

supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media

thumb|upright|Pulcinella in a 19th-century Italian print thumb|upright|Capodimonte porcelain jar with three figures of Pulcinella. [[Naples, Italy, 1745–1750.]] Pulcinella (; ) is a classical character that originated in commedia dell'arte of the 17th century and became a stock character in Neapolitan puppetry. Pulcinella's versatility in status and attitude have helped maintain the character's popularity in various forms since his introduction to commedia dell'arte by in 1620.

Manthara (; lit: "humpbacked") is a character in the Hindu epic Ramayana. In the epic, she is described to have convinced Queen Kaikeyi that the throne of Ayodhya belonged to her son Bharata and that her step-son—crown-prince Rama (the protagonist of the Ramayana)—should be exiled from the kingdom. She is portrayed as a mother-figure to Kaikeyi and her twin Yudhajit, following the banishment of their mother. She accompanied Kaikeyi to Ayodhya after her marriage to Dasharatha.

fictional character in Marvel Comics

fictional sorceress from the Witcher series

thumb|right|Karaghiozis (toy shadow puppet)

traditional cliché hunch-backed assistant or butler to many types of villain

Zlydzens (Belarusian : Злыдні, and Ukrainian : Злидні) are small, hunchbacked, hazardous creatures in Belarusian and Ukrainian mythology associated with gremlins. These mythological characters often live under the masonry stove.

1944 film by Edgar Neville

Kubja is a legendary hunchbacked woman from Mathura, who the Hindu god Krishna is described to have rescued and made beautiful.