The Invisible Man · Characters
Character guide
Key figures in The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells.
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Dr. Kemp
major
Also known as Kemp, Doctor Kemp, Mr. Kemp
A rational scientist whose quiet night is shattered when an old university acquaintance, now invisible, forces him into a desperate and dangerous alliance.
Griffin
major
Also known as Mr. Griffin, the stranger, The stranger, the Invisible Man, The Invisible Man, Invisible Man
A brilliant, albino chemist who has made himself invisible and now demands food, shelter, and obedience from the terrified people around him.
Mrs. Hall
supporting
Also known as Hall, So Hall
The patient but increasingly exasperated innkeeper of the Coach and Horses, who must manage a bandaged, bad-tempered guest with very strange habits.
Mr. Marvel
supporting
Also known as Marvel, Mr. Thomas Marvel, Thomas Marvel, Tom
A shabby, terrified tramp who becomes the invisible man's unwilling accomplice, caught between fear of his unseen master and his own cowardly instincts.
Colonel Adye
supporting
Also known as Adye
The local police chief who must organize a manhunt for a criminal no one can see, testing the limits of law and order against an impossible foe.
Mr. Cuss
minor
Also known as Cuss, the Misses Cuss and Sackbut
The local doctor who interviews the stranger and is frightened by his empty sleeve.
Mr. Teddy Henfrey
minor
Also known as Teddy Henfrey, Mr. Teddy, Mr. Henfrey, Henfrey, Teddy, Ted
A clock repairman who is suspicious of the stranger from the start.
Millie
minor
A maid at the Coach and Horses who assists Mrs. Hall.
Mr. Hall
minor
Also known as Hall
Mrs. Hall's husband and co-innkeeper of the Coach and Horses.
Huxter
minor
Also known as Mr. Huxter, Abruptly Huxter
A shopkeeper in Iping who chases the Invisible Man.
Mr. Bunting
minor
Also known as the Rev. Mr. Bunting, Bunting
The vicar whose home is burgled by the Invisible Man.
Mr. Bobby Jaffers
minor
Also known as Jaffers, Mr. Jaffers
The local constable who attempts to arrest the stranger.
Mr. Heelas
minor
Also known as The Hunter Hunted Mr. Heelas
A neighbor of Dr. Kemp who flees during the siege.
Sandy Wadgers
minor
Also known as Mr. Sandy Wadgers, Mr. Wadgers, Wadgers, the wary Mr. Wadgers
A local man who helps search for the Invisible Man.
Fearenside
minor
Also known as Mr. Fearenside
A wagon driver who sees the stranger's unusual appearance.
Mrs. Bunting
minor
Also known as Bunting
The vicar's wife who witnesses the burglary.
Mr. Wicksteed
minor
Also known as Wicksteed
A man murdered by the Invisible Man in a fit of rage.
Gibbons
minor
A local resident who observes the stranger's odd behavior.
Janny
minor
A minor character mentioned in passing at the inn.
Young Archie Harker
minor
A boy who sees the Invisible Man and raises the alarm.