Minions (From left to right) Stuart, Kevin, and Bob, the principal Minions seen in the film Minions Despicable Me race Attributes Leader(s) Various prehistorical marine beings (formerly; deceased) A Tyrannosaurus rex (formerly; deceased) A Neanderthal (formerly; deceased) An Egyptian Pharaoh (formerly; deceased) Count Dracula (formerly; deceased) Napoleon Bonaparte (formerly; deceased) Scarlet Overkill (formerly) Gru (currently) El Macho (formerly) Dru (temporary) Home world Earth Base of operations Gru's base Language Minionese First appearance Despicable Me Created by Pierre Coffin Chris Renaud Actor(s) Pierre Coffin (2010–present) Chris Renaud (2010–2015) Jemaine Clement (2010)