In the comic strip Garfield, what is the name of Garfield’s orange owner?

In the comic strip Garfield, Garfield’s orange owner is named Jon Arbuckle. Jon is the human center of the household comedy, often serving as the target of Garfield’s sarcasm, food demands, and schemes.

Jon first appeared with Garfield and the dog Odie when Jim Davis launched Garfield as a syndicated newspaper strip on June 19, 1978. His full name is Jonathan Q. Arbuckle, although the strip usually calls him Jon. He is commonly depicted as a socially awkward cartoonist or office worker whose attempts to manage his pets rarely succeed.

Jon is sometimes mistaken for Jim Davis, the strip’s creator, but they are different people. Odie is Garfield’s canine housemate rather than his owner. The strip’s recurring humor depends on the contrast between Jon’s ordinary human concerns and Garfield’s self-centered outlook, especially his love of lasagna and dislike of Mondays.