人物

person / character (in a play, novel etc) / protagonist / CL:個|个[ge4]

person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance) / character (in a play, novel etc) / figure painting (as a genre of traditional Chinese painting)

person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

thing / object / matter / abbr. for physics 物理

nonentity / a nobody

leading figure / bigwig

negative character / bad guy (in a story)

legendary person / legend (i.e. person)

public figure / famous person

political figure / politician / statesman

historical person

a famous person / a luminary

second best person / second-rate person

portrayal

representative individual (of a school of thought)