# Ivan Aleksandrovich Khlestakov — The Inspector General character guide

> Ivan Aleksandrovich Khlestakov in The Inspector General by Nikolai Gogol.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Khlestakov, Ivan Aleksandrovich, Ivan

**First appearance:** 0002-the-inspector-general

## Who they are

A low-ranking clerk mistaken for a government inspector; the central figure of the play's deception.

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