# A Negro Explorer at the North Pole — Character guide

> Key figures in A Negro Explorer at the North Pole by Matthew Henson.

- [Commander Robert E. Peary](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_negro_explorer_at_the_north_pole_se/characters/commander_peary.md): Leader of the North Pole expedition, the central figure of the narrative.
- [Matthew Henson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_negro_explorer_at_the_north_pole_se/characters/matthew_henson.md): The narrator and Peary's trusted assistant, an African American explorer.
- [Captain Bob Bartlett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_negro_explorer_at_the_north_pole_se/characters/captain_bartlett.md): Captain of the ship Roosevelt and key expedition member.
- [Professor Ross G. Marvin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_negro_explorer_at_the_north_pole_se/characters/professor_marvin.md): Expedition scientist who tragically drowned during the journey.
- [Professor Donald B. MacMillan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_negro_explorer_at_the_north_pole_se/characters/professor_macmillan.md): Expedition member and later a noted Arctic explorer in his own right.
- [Dr. J. W. Goodsell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_negro_explorer_at_the_north_pole_se/characters/dr_goodsell.md): Expedition surgeon who cared for the team's health.
- [George Borup](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_negro_explorer_at_the_north_pole_se/characters/mr_borup.md): Young expedition member and assistant to Peary.
- [Ootah](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_negro_explorer_at_the_north_pole_se/characters/ootah.md): Loyal Eskimo hunter and dog driver on the polar journey.
- [Harry Whitney](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_negro_explorer_at_the_north_pole_se/characters/mr_whitney.md): American hunter and explorer who wintered in the Arctic.
- [Dr. Frederick A. Cook](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_negro_explorer_at_the_north_pole_se/characters/dr_cook.md): Rival explorer who claimed to have reached the North Pole first.
- [Josephine Diebitsch Peary](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_negro_explorer_at_the_north_pole_se/characters/mrs_peary.md): Peary's wife, who accompanied him on earlier Arctic expeditions.
- [Egingwah](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_negro_explorer_at_the_north_pole_se/characters/egingwah.md): Eskimo hunter and dog driver on the expedition.
- [Panikpah](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_negro_explorer_at_the_north_pole_se/characters/panikpah.md): Eskimo woman encountered during the expedition.

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