# Nordenholt’s Million — Character guide

> Key figures in Nordenholt’s Million by J. J. Connington.

- [Nordenholt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/nordenholt.md): Mysterious millionaire who orchestrates a survival plan after a global blight.
- [Elsa Huntingtower](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/elsa_huntingtower.md): Strong-willed woman who becomes a key figure in the new society.
- [Flint](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/flint.md): Nordenholt's loyal and capable right-hand man.
- [Glendyne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/glendyne.md): A scientist and engineer involved in the survival project.
- [Jack](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/jack.md): A young man who becomes a protagonist and narrator.
- [Reverend John P. Vester](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/reverend_john_p_vester.md): A clergyman who questions the morality of Nordenholt's plan.
- [Uncle Stanley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/uncle_stanley.md): Jack's uncle, a traditionalist who resists change.
- [Henley-Davenport](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/henley_davenport.md): A government official dealing with the crisis.
- [Hinkinson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/hinkinson.md): A young man who joins the survival community.
- [Japanese Nordenholt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/japanese_nordenholt.md): A Japanese counterpart to Nordenholt, leading a parallel effort.
- [Father](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/father.md): Jack's father, a traditionalist who dies early in the crisis.
- [Lady Angela](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/lady_angela.md): A socialite who adapts to the new world order.
- [Grogan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/grogan.md): A tough laborer in the survival community.
- [Mitchell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/mitchell.md): A scientist working on nitrogen fixation.
- [Saxenham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/saxenham.md): A tragic figure who dies during the crisis.
- [B. Diazotans](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/b_diazotans.md): A mysterious scientist who discovers the blight's cause.
- [Geoffrey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/geoffrey.md): A young man who dies early in the story.
- [Cecil Rhodes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/cecil_rhodes.md): Historical figure referenced as an inspiration for Nordenholt.
- [Hobbes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/hobbes.md): A philosopher referenced in debates about society.
- [Syrinx](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/syrinx.md): A mysterious woman associated with the Japanese Nordenholt.
- [Biles](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/biles.md): A minor official in the survival project.
- [Barclay](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/barclay.md): A scientist working on the nitrogen problem.
- [Congleton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/congleton.md): A minor character in the survival council.
- [Mother](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/mother.md): Jack's mother, who dies early in the crisis.
- [Jahveh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/nordenholt_s_million_se/characters/jahveh.md): A religious figure referenced in the story.

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