Oh, and also she’s apparently not a cat. More on that later. Before we toast Kitty White’s 50th, let’s take a minute to reacquaint ourselves with the animated icon’s history in pop culture.

Hello Kitty is not a cat. She is actually, according to Sanrio, the company behind the global mega brand, a girl named Kitty White. Kitty’s not even from Japan, despite being appointed an ...

(Photo: A replica of the first ever Hello Kitty product. Credit: Getty Images) Her design – a white cat with a red bow in its hair – only took a couple of days to complete. Yuko asked her ...

Hello Kitty, Sanrio's iconic white cat, is making a strong comeback in 2025 in an exclusive collaboration with Kate Spade New York ...