Created and drawn by Albert Uderzo. Until he died in 1977, René Goscinny did the storyline of the Asterix albums. Asterix and the other inhabitants of the rebel town are gaullic.

These are the names of the six main characters in different languages:

English(UK):   Asterix        Obelix             Dogmatix
French:        Astérix        Obélix             Idéfix
Afrikaans:     Asterix        Obelix             Woefix
                                                  _
Alsatian:      Asterix        Obelix             Fangmix
                    _         _   _                _ _
Arabic:        Asteriks       Ubeliks            Anidiks
Bable:         Asterix        Obelix
Basque:        Asterix        Obelix             Idefix
Belarussian:   Asteryks       Abeliks            Idefiks
Bengali:       Asterix        Obelix
Bern:          Asterix        Obelix             Idefix
Brazilian:     Asterix        Obelix             Idéiafix
Breton:        Asteriks       Obeliks            Skoazellet
Catalan:       Astèrix        Obèlix             Ideafix
Chinese(M):    Yali           Oubi
Corsican:      Asterix        Obelix             Idefix
Croatian:      Asterix        Obelix             Snupix
Czech:         Asterix        Obelix             Idefix
Danish:        Asterix        Obelix             Idefix
Dutch:         Asterix        Obelix             Idefix
English(USA):  Asterix        Obelix             Dogmatix
Esperanto:     Asteriks       Obeliks            Snufiks
Estonian:      Asterix        Obelix             Ideefix
Finnish:       Asterix        Obelix             Idefix
Flemish:       Asterix        Obelix             Ideefix
Frisian:       Asterix        Obelix             Idefix
Gaelic:        Asterix        Cromleax
Galician:      Asterix        Obelix             Idefix
German:        Asterix        Obelix             Idefix    
Greek(anc):    Asterikios     Obelikios          Skylakas
Greek(mod):    Asterix        Obelix             Intefix
Hebrew:        Asteriks       Obeliks            Mavriks
Hindi:         Asteriks       Obeliks
Hungarian:     Asterix        Obelix             Mirnixdirnix
Icelandic:     Ástríkur       Steinríkur         Krílríkur
Indonesian:    Asterix        Obelix             Idefix
Italian:       Asterix        Obelix             Idefix
Japanese:      Astiriks
Korean:        Asteis         Obelis
Latin:         Asterix        Obelix             Idefix
Latvian        Asteriks       Obeliks            
Limburgish:    Asterix        Obelix             Idéfix
Lithuanian:    Asteriksas     Obeliksas
Luxembourgish: Asterix        Obelix             Iddifix
Norwegian:     Asterix        Obelix             Idefix
Polish:        Asteriks       Obeliks            Idefiks
Portuguese:    Astérix        Obélix             Ideiafix
Rheato-Roman:  Asterix        Obelix             Idefix
Rumanian:      Asterix        Obelix
Serbian:       Asteriks       Obeliks            Garoviks
Slovak:        Asterix        Obelix             Idefix
Slovenian:     Asterix        Obelix             Ku&zcirc;ifix
Spanish:       Asterix        Obelix             Idefix
Swabian:       Asterix        Obelix             Idefix
Swedish:       Asterix        Obelix             Idefix      
Twents:        Asterix        Obelix
Turkish:       Asteriks       Hopdediks          Idefix
Vietnamese:    Axtêrix        Ôbêlix             IÐêfix
Welsh:         Asterix        Obelix             Bitabix

English(UK):   Getafix        Cacofonix          Vitalstatistix
French:        Panoramix      Assurancetourix    Abraracourcix
Afrikaans:     Abracadabrix   Kakofonix          Grootkokkedorix
Alsatian:      Geschtunhix    Kenblechmusix      Gellwitwix
                                  _              v_   _
Arabic:                       Fanniks            Satiriks
                                                   ·
Bable:         Panoramix      Asuracenturix      Abraracurcix
Basque:        Panoramix      Asuranzeturix      Abrarakurzix
Bengali:       Etashetamix    Kalorobix          Bishalakritix
Bern:          Panoramix      Assurancetourix    Abraracourcix
Brazilian:     Panoramix      Chatotorix         Abracurcix
Breton:        Panoramiks     Avihaniks          Anerzhbrec'hiks
                                                   _
Catalan:       Panoràmix      Assegurançatòtrix  Acopdegarròtix
Chinese(M):    Peng Laoye     Yale               Abula
Corsican:      Panoramix      Assicuranzatourix
               _
Croatian:      Cudomix        Tamburix           Vrhovnix
Czech:         Panoramix      Trubadix           Majestatix
Danish:        Miraculix      Trubadurix         Majestix
Dutch:         Panoramix      Assurancetourix    Abraracourcix
English(UK):   Getafix        Cacofonix          Vitalstatistix
English(USA):  Magigimmix     Malacoustix        Macroeconomix
Esperanto:     Miraklomiks    Malmuziks          Moŝtiks
Estonian:      Aquavitix      Lyrix              Majestix
Finnish:       Akvavitix      Trubadurix         Aladobix
Flemish:       Panoramix      Assurancetourix    Abraracourcix
Frisian:       Crudemix       Gysbetiapix        Jimmerfix
Gaelic:        Cocairix       Sgreuchanaix       Uasalaix
Galician:      Panoramix      Assuranceturix     Abraracurcix
German:        Miraculix      Troubadix          Majestix
                                    _
Greek(anc):    Panoramikios   Kakophonikios      Monarchikios
Greek(mod):    Panoramix      Kakofonix          Majestix
Hebrew:        Ashafiks       Khamshiriks        Lokhemamiks
Hindi:         Venadathiks    Besuriks           Motumaliks
Hungarian:     Magicoturmix   Hangianix          Hasarengazfix
Icelandic:     Sjóðríkur      Óðríkur            Aðalríkur
Indonesian:    Panoramix      Assurancetourix    Abraracourcix
Italian:       Panoramix      Assurancetourix    Abraracurcix
Latin:         Panoramix      Cantorix           Maiestix
                                                   v
Latvian:       Burleviks      Dziesmuliks        Diziliks
Limburgish:    Panoramix      Assurancetourix    Abraracourcix
Lithuanian:    Mirakuliksas   Trubadiksas        Majestiksas
Luxembourgish: Panoramix      Tutebattix         Zwirkinnix
Korean:        Panolamis      Asulastoelis       Ablalakoelsis
Norwegian:     Miraculix      Trubadurix         Majestix
Polish:        Panoramiks     Kakofoniks         Asparanoiks
Portuguese:    Panoramix      Assuranceturix     Abraracurcix
Rheato-Roman:  Miraculix      Trubadix           Majestix
Rumanian:      Panoramix      Cacofonix          Bratscurtarix
Serbian:       Aspiriniks     Tamburiks          Drmatoriks
Slovak:        Panoramix      Kantatrix          Abrakatrix
Slovenian:     Panoramix      Fisteltenorkix     Ataaufbix
Spanish:       Panoramix      Asuranceturix      Abraracurcix
Swabian:       Miraculix                         Majestix
Swedish:       Miraculix      Troubadix          Majestix
Twents:        Panoramix      Lyrix              Majestix
Turkish:       Büyüfiks       Kakofoniks         Toptoriks
Vietnamese:                                      Abra
Welsh:         Crycymalix     Odlgymix           Einharweinix
More names at the source: http://lcg-www.uia.ac.be/~erikt/asterix/names.html