The central doctor in House M.D. is named Gregory House.
His full name is Dr. Gregory House, and Hugh Laurie portrays him throughout the series. The character leads a diagnostic medicine team at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey, where he investigates unusually difficult cases.
Gregory House is designed as a medical-drama interpretation of Sherlock Holmes. The connection appears in his methods, his dependence on deductive reasoning, and several details of his characterization. His surname also echoes Holmes, but the character’s given name is Gregory rather than a variation of Sherlock.
The short form “House” is used constantly by colleagues and patients, which can make his first name less familiar to casual viewers. The name Gregory appears in official character descriptions and in the series’ storylines, credits, and reference material.