Around the World in Eighty Days characters

Appears from the start

A wealthy English gentleman whose life in London follows a precise and solitary routine. His calm manner, mathematical habits, and refusal to hurry make his sudden commitment to circle the world in eighty days seem all the more extraordinary.

Also known as Jean Passepartout

Appears from the start

Fogg's newly hired French servant, a former acrobat and fireman who hoped that his master's strict routine would provide a quiet life. Warm, impulsive, and resourceful, he is dismayed when his first day of service turns into an immediate journey around the globe.

First appears in chapter 3

A member of Fogg's circle at the Reform Club. His skepticism about the practical speed of modern travel helps turn a discussion of a newspaper timetable into Fogg's twenty-thousand-pound wager.

Also known as Detective Fix

First appears in chapter 6

A British detective stationed at Suez, watching for the perpetrator of a recent Bank of England robbery. Fogg's abrupt departure and resemblance to the police description convince Fix that he has found his suspect, though he lacks the warrant needed to arrest him abroad.

First appears in chapter 11

A British army officer traveling across India who shares part of Fogg's route. Familiar with the country and its railway, he becomes an ally when an interruption in the journey requires the travelers to improvise.

First appears in chapter 13

A young Indian widow of Parsi background whom Fogg's party finds in grave danger during the overland journey. Educated in the European manner and without safe family protection nearby, she accepts the travelers' help in leaving India.

First appears in chapter 22

The skilled master of the small trading vessel Tankadere. Fogg hires him when the regular steamer connection has been missed, and his seamanship gives the travelers another chance to intercept their eastward route.

Also known as Colonel Proctor

First appears in chapter 27

A forceful American encountered amid political disorder in San Francisco. A collision with Fogg creates a personal quarrel that neither man considers settled when they later meet again on the transcontinental railway.

First appears in chapter 33

An American who owns a wind-driven sledge equipped to cross the frozen plains. He offers Fogg an unconventional way to continue east after the railway journey is interrupted.

First appears in chapter 34

The stubborn master and owner of the Henrietta. He initially refuses to take Fogg directly to England, forcing a negotiation over passage aboard his Atlantic steamer.