35 best fictional nerds, in honor of Nerd Pride Day

As you know, yesterday was International Nerd Pride Day. Unfortunately, this year Nerd Pride Day was usurped here in the US by Memorial Day. At The Nerdery, we’re okay with that, because everyday is nerd pride day here. But in the interest of education and spreading the pride to those who don’t get to inhabit this building, we’re presenting you with a list of our favorite (and therefore the best, right?) fictional nerds.

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scotty
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In no particular order:

  1. Doc Brown, “Back to The Future
  2. Sylar, “Heroes
  3. Hiro Protagonist, Snow Crash
  4. Underdog
  5. Tony Stark
  6. Chris Knight, “Real Genius
  7. Mouse, “The Matrix”
  8. Holden Caulfield, The Catcher in the Rye
  9. Donatello
  10. Data, “Star Trek: The Next Generation”
  11. Scotty, “Star Trek”
  12. Wash, “Firefly”
  13. Grissom, “CSI”
  14. Jordan Cochran, “Real Genius
  15. Bunsen Honeydew, “The Muppet Show”
  16. Beakman
  17. Lazlo Hollyfield, “Real Genius”
  18. McLovin, “SuperBad”
  19. Batman
  20. MacGyver
  21. Columbo
  22. Spider-man
  23. Bean, Ender’s Game
  24. Mike, Tony, and Cynthia, “Dazed and Confused
  25. Hubert Farnsworth, “Futurama”
  26. Marmaduke
  27. Bernard, Day of the Tentacle.
  28. Seraph, “Matrix Reloaded
  29. Dr. Manhattan, Watchmen
  30. Neo, “The Matrix”
  31. Linus, “Peanuts”
  32. Geordi La Forge, “Star Trek: The Next Generation”
  33. Ray Arnold, “Jurassic Park
  34. Brain, “Animaniacs”
  35. Jo, Little Women

Who’s your favorite fictional nerd?