Around the World in 80 Days characters

Appears from the start

A wealthy English gentleman whose life runs with mathematical regularity. After insisting at the Reform Club that new railways and steamship routes make a journey around the world possible in eighty days, he wagers half his fortune and leaves London that same evening. His calm, punctual manner conceals considerable courage and generosity.

Also known as Jean Passepartout

Appears from the start

Fogg's newly hired French servant, a former acrobat and firefighter who hoped his rigid employer would offer a quiet life. Instead he is swept immediately into the wager. Sociable, impulsive, physically agile, and intensely loyal, he provides a lively contrast to Fogg's reserve.

First appears in chapter 3

A member of the Reform Club who challenges Fogg's confidence that the globe can be circled in eighty days. His skepticism helps turn an abstract argument into a wager of twenty thousand pounds.

Also known as Detective Fix

First appears in chapter 6

A British detective waiting at Suez for the suspected robber of the Bank of England. Convinced that Fogg matches the description, he follows the travelers while trying to obtain an arrest warrant. He hides his purpose from Passepartout and repeatedly tries to delay the journey.

First appears in chapter 10

A British army officer traveling across India on the same train as Fogg and Passepartout. Familiar with the country and its customs, he becomes their companion during the interrupted rail journey and warns them about the dangers surrounding a local religious procession.

Also known as The Parsee

First appears in chapter 11

A skilled young guide hired to lead the party by elephant across the unfinished gap in the Indian railway. His knowledge of the countryside allows them to continue toward Allahabad and to approach a dangerous procession without being seen.

First appears in chapter 12

A young Parsi widow whom Fogg's party discovers being taken to die on her late husband's funeral pyre. Educated in the European manner and orphaned, she is rescued by Passepartout and joins the travelers because she cannot safely remain nearby.

First appears in chapter 21

The American pilot of the small vessel Tankadere. When the regular Yokohama steamer is missed, Fogg hires him to race toward Shanghai in severe weather so that the travelers can intercept another ship.

Also known as Colonel Proctor

First appears in chapter 25

A combative American whom Fogg first encounters at a turbulent political meeting in San Francisco. Their quarrel develops into a formal challenge, though the hazards of the transcontinental journey repeatedly take precedence.

First appears in chapter 31

An American familiar with travel across the snowy plains. He offers Fogg a wind-driven sledge after the railway journey is interrupted, providing an audacious route toward Omaha.

First appears in chapter 32

The stubborn captain and owner of the trading ship Henrietta. He refuses to sail directly to Liverpool, so Fogg buys passage toward Bordeaux and looks for a way to keep moving toward England.