What is the full name of House M.D.’s central character?

The central character of House M.D. is named Gregory House.

Dr. Gregory House is portrayed as a highly gifted diagnostician who leads the Department of Diagnostic Medicine at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. His intelligence is matched by an abrasive manner, dependence on pain medication, and a strong reluctance to follow ordinary social rules.

House’s limp and chronic leg pain are central parts of the character’s backstory. The series uses those physical limitations, along with his diagnostic skill, to create tension between his need for independence and his reliance on colleagues.

His surname and investigative style deliberately evoke Sherlock Holmes. The connection is reinforced by details such as House’s address, his relationship with James Wilson, and his habit of solving apparently impossible cases through deduction rather than bedside warmth.