# The Invisible Man — Character guide

> Key figures in The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells.

- [Dr. Kemp](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_invisible_man_se/characters/dr_kemp.md): A scientist who shelters the Invisible Man and later becomes his primary antagonist.
- [Griffin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_invisible_man_se/characters/griffin.md): The brilliant but deranged scientist who discovers invisibility and terrorizes the countryside.
- [Mrs. Hall](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_invisible_man_se/characters/mrs_hall.md): The innkeeper of the Coach and Horses who first hosts the mysterious stranger.
- [Mr. Marvel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_invisible_man_se/characters/mr_marvel.md): A tramp who becomes the Invisible Man's unwilling accomplice and steals his notebooks.
- [Colonel Adye](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_invisible_man_se/characters/colonel_adye.md): The local police chief who organizes the hunt for the Invisible Man.
- [Mr. Cuss](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_invisible_man_se/characters/mr_cuss.md): The local doctor who interviews the stranger and is frightened by his empty sleeve.
- [Mr. Teddy Henfrey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_invisible_man_se/characters/mr_teddy_henfrey.md): A clock repairman who is suspicious of the stranger from the start.
- [Millie](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_invisible_man_se/characters/millie.md): A maid at the Coach and Horses who assists Mrs. Hall.
- [Mr. Hall](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_invisible_man_se/characters/mr_hall.md): Mrs. Hall's husband and co-innkeeper of the Coach and Horses.
- [Huxter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_invisible_man_se/characters/huxter.md): A shopkeeper in Iping who chases the Invisible Man.
- [Mr. Bunting](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_invisible_man_se/characters/mr_bunting.md): The vicar whose home is burgled by the Invisible Man.
- [Mr. Bobby Jaffers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_invisible_man_se/characters/mr_bobby_jaffers.md): The local constable who attempts to arrest the stranger.
- [Mr. Heelas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_invisible_man_se/characters/mr_heelas.md): A neighbor of Dr. Kemp who flees during the siege.
- [Sandy Wadgers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_invisible_man_se/characters/sandy_wadgers.md): A local man who helps search for the Invisible Man.
- [Fearenside](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_invisible_man_se/characters/fearenside.md): A wagon driver who sees the stranger's unusual appearance.
- [Mrs. Bunting](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_invisible_man_se/characters/mrs_bunting.md): The vicar's wife who witnesses the burglary.
- [Mr. Wicksteed](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_invisible_man_se/characters/mr_wicksteed.md): A man murdered by the Invisible Man in a fit of rage.
- [Gibbons](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_invisible_man_se/characters/gibbons.md): A local resident who observes the stranger's odd behavior.
- [Janny](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_invisible_man_se/characters/janny.md): A minor character mentioned in passing at the inn.
- [Young Archie Harker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_invisible_man_se/characters/young_archie_harker.md): A boy who sees the Invisible Man and raises the alarm.

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