: Christie intentionally chose the grand name "Hercules" (later shortened to the French "Hercule") to contrast with his small physical stature—he stands at just 5 feet 4 inches.

: The character has been portrayed by over 35 actors, most notably by David Suchet , who famously wore a precision-designed moustache to satisfy Christie's original description of the detective. 2. Hercules: The Mythical Titan

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: In 1975, following the publication of the final novel Curtain , Poirot became the first fictional character to receive a front-page obituary in the New York Times.

: Poirot is famously obsessive. He refuses to eat irregularly sized bread or eggs of different sizes and shapes, and he considers decaffeinated coffee an "abomination".

Perhaps the most famous "Hercule" in modern culture is , the fictional Belgian private detective created by Agatha Christie in 1916.