Cartoon characters you didn't know were inspired by real people

Cartoon characters obviously aren't real, but they can feel just as fully developed as any flesh-and-blood human being—and in some cases, there are some very good reasons for this. As it turns out, some of animation's most memorable characters seem like real people partly because their personality traits and antics were inspired by the stories of actual people. Here are a few memorable examples of beloved cartoon characters and their real-life counterparts.