# The Man Who Was Thursday — Character guide

> Key figures in The Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton.

- [Gabriel Syme](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/gabriel_syme.md): A poet recruited as a detective to infiltrate an anarchist council.
- [Lucian Gregory](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/lucian_gregory.md): A fiery anarchist poet and Syme's rival in Saffron Park.
- [Sunday](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/sunday.md): The enigmatic and powerful president of the Central Anarchist Council.
- [Dr. Bull](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/dr_bull.md): A cheerful detective posing as an anarchist, known for his red hair.
- [Professor de Worms](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/professor_de_worms.md): An elderly detective disguised as a nihilistic philosopher.
- [Inspector Ratcliffe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/inspector_ratcliffe.md): A gloomy detective posing as an anarchist council member.
- [Gogol](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/gogol.md): A hulking, hairy detective who poses as a nihilist.
- [Dr. Renard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/dr_renard.md): A French detective who joins the pursuit of Sunday.
- [Colonel Ducroix](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/colonel_ducroix.md): A French police colonel who aids the detectives in France.
- [The Secretary](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/the_secretary.md): Sunday's mysterious and silent secretary.
- [Marquis de St. Eustache](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/marquis_de_st_eustache.md): A French aristocrat briefly mentioned as a former anarchist.
- [Buttons](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/buttons.md): A servant at the restaurant where the detectives dine.
- [Comrade Witherspoon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_man_who_was_thursday_se/characters/comrade_witherspoon.md): A minor anarchist encountered during the chase.

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