In House M.D., Hugh Laurie's diagnostician is named Gregory House.
Dr. Gregory House is the central character of the medical drama House M.D. He leads a team that investigates unusually difficult cases, often after ordinary diagnoses and treatments have failed. His first name is usually shortened to Greg by colleagues and friends.
The character was created by David Shore and is deliberately modeled in part on Sherlock Holmes. Both characters are brilliant investigators who rely on deduction, notice details others miss, and have complicated relationships with conventional rules. House's surname also echoes Holmes's residence at 221B Baker Street through the show's medical setting and detective-story structure.
Hugh Laurie played Gregory House throughout the series. The role made him internationally famous as a dramatic television actor and earned him major awards and nominations. The title House M.D. uses the character's surname, so the show's title itself points to the doctor at its center.