Comparison of Starbucks throughout History

Characters named Starbuck have made appearances in popular culture for more than 150 years. Among them:

Appearance of Starbuck	Medium	Date Introduced	Role of Starbuck	Identifying Characteristics	Quote
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale	Novel	1851	First mate to Captain Ahab on the whaling ship Pequod	Serious, sincere Quaker and fine leader. Tries to reason with Ahab to give up his crazy quest for revenge on the white whale.	"Moby Dick seeks thee not. It is thou, thou, that madly seekest him!"
Starbucks Coffee Company	Coffee Shop	1971	Name of company	Founder Gordon Bowke originally wanted to name the company Pequod, after the ship in Moby-Dick. He was convinced to name it after the ship's first mate instead.	“No one's going to drink a cup of Pee-quod!” (Terry Heckler, Bowke’s creative partner)
Battlestar Galactica (1978-1979)	TV Series	1978	Lieutenant on the Battlestar Galactica	Cocky, cigar-smoking, hard-drinking womanizer, considered to be the best fighter pilot in the Colonial Fleet. Played by Dirk Benedict, who later went on to star in The A Team.	“Ten thousand light years from nowhere, our planet shot to pieces, people starving, and I'm gonna get us in trouble?”
The Snow Queen	Novel	1980	Consort to Snow Queen Arienrhod of Tiamat	Hardhearted man of few words who commands all the mer hunts in the kingdom. Likes dressing in leather bondage clothing and  engaging in battles to the death.	“Don't waste your pity on me, sibyl, because you won't get any back.”
Battlestar Galactica (2004-2009)	TV Series	2004	Lieutenant and later Captain on the Battlestar Galactica	Cocky, cigar-smoking, hard-drinking manizer, considered to be the best fighter pilot in the Colonial Fleet. Goes on a crazy quest to find the original Earth. Played by Katee Sackhoff, who later went on to star in Robot Chicken.	“Me in a dress is a once in a lifetime opportunity.”