# The Crowd — Character guide

> Key figures in The Crowd by Gustave Le Bon.

- [Napoleon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/napoleon.md): Frequently cited as the archetypal leader of crowds, embodying prestige and will.
- [The Speaker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/the_speaker.md): The narrative voice analyzing crowd psychology throughout the treatise.
- [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/unknown_narrator.md): First-person pronoun referent guiding the reader through the analysis.
- [Augereau](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/augereau.md): Napoleonic general used as an example of a leader shaped by circumstances.
- [Taine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/taine.md): Historian and philosopher whose ideas on crowds are frequently referenced.
- [Robespierre](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/robespierre.md): Revolutionary leader cited as an example of fanatical crowd influence.
- [Ferdinand de Lesseps](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/de_lesseps.md): Engineer and diplomat used to illustrate prestige and leadership of crowds.
- [Crowds](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/crowds.md): The collective subject of the book, analyzed as a psychological entity.
- [The Hero](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/the_hero.md): Archetypal figure revered by crowds, representing idealized leadership.
- [Barras](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/barras.md): French revolutionary politician mentioned in context of crowd dynamics.
- [Mr. Davey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/mr_davey.md): A specific individual cited in an example of crowd suggestibility.
- [Caesar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/caesar.md): Roman leader used as a historical example of prestige and crowd control.
- [Maret](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/maret.md): French statesman and diplomat referenced in discussions of leadership.
- [M. Lachaud](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/lachaud.md): Lawyer cited as an example of oratorical influence on juries.
- [Muhammad](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/muhammad.md): Prophet used as an example of religious prestige swaying crowds.
- [M. C⸺](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/m_c.md): Anonymous figure used in a hypothetical example of crowd behavior.
- [Buddha](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/buddha.md): Religious founder cited to illustrate the power of belief over crowds.
- [Herbert Spencer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/herbert_spencer.md): Philosopher whose views on society and education are critiqued.
- [Davoust](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/davoust.md): Napoleonic marshal mentioned in context of military leadership.
- [Ghengis Khan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/ghengis_khan.md): Conqueror used as an example of destructive crowd-led power.
- [Alexander](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/alexander.md): Ancient leader cited to illustrate the role of prestige in leadership.
- [Saint Bartholomew](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/saint_bartholomew.md): Historical figure referenced in discussions of religious crowd violence.
- [M. Jules Simon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/m_jules_simon.md): French politician mentioned in analysis of parliamentary crowds.
- [Felix Pyat](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/felix_pyat.md): Revolutionary writer cited as an example of crowd-influenced rhetoric.
- [M. Paul Bourget](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/m_paul_bourget.md): Novelist and critic referenced in discussions of social psychology.
- [Beugnot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/beugnot.md): French administrator used in an anecdote about crowd behavior.
- [Voltaire](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/voltaire.md): Philosopher cited as an example of intellectual influence on crowds.
- [St. George](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/st_george.md): Saint mentioned in context of religious crowd psychology.
- [Julian Felix](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/julian_felix.md): Historical figure used in an example of crowd suggestibility.
- [Filibert Chavandret](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/chavandret.md): Individual cited in a case study of crowd credulity.
- [Antony](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/antony.md): Roman politician referenced in discussions of crowd oratory.
- [Fustel de Coulanges](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/fustel_de_coulanges.md): Historian cited for his views on the role of tradition in crowds.
- [M. Adolphe Guillot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/m_adolphe_guillot.md): French magistrate mentioned in analysis of criminal crowds.
- [Comrade X](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/comrade_x.md): Anonymous figure used in a hypothetical example of crowd behavior.
- [Jesus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/jesus.md): Religious figure cited to illustrate the power of faith over crowds.
- [Tiberius](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/tiberius.md): Roman emperor used as an example of despotic crowd manipulation.
- [M. Berard des Glajeux](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/m_berard_des_glajeux.md): French official cited in a case study of crowd psychology.
- [Victor Hugo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/victor_hugo.md): Writer referenced in discussions of the imagination of crowds.
- [Edgar Quinet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/edgar_quinet.md): Historian and politician cited in analysis of crowd beliefs.
- [M. D’Harcourt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_crowd_se/characters/m_dharcourt.md): Diplomat mentioned in an example of crowd prestige.

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