The first name of the titular character in the TV show “House” is Gregory.
Gregory House, M.D., is the fictional central character of the American medical drama House. English actor Hugh Laurie portrayed him throughout the series, which ran from 2004 to 2012. House leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.
The character’s surname is usually used as his name, both by colleagues and in the show’s title. House is known for solving baffling medical cases through unconventional reasoning, sharp observation, and a willingness to challenge standard procedures. He is a diagnostician and is described as specializing in infectious disease and nephrology.
A common mix-up is confusing Gregory House with the actor who plays him, Hugh Laurie. “House” is also sometimes mistaken for the hospital’s name, but it refers to the character’s surname. The character was partly inspired by Sherlock Holmes, including his deductive methods, abrasive personality, and substance dependence.