# The Sun Also Rises — Character guide

> Key figures in The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway.

- [Jake Barnes](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/jake_barnes.md): American expatriate journalist and narrator, wounded in WWI, navigating love and friendship in Paris and Spain.
- [Lady Brett Ashley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/brett_ashley.md): Charismatic British socialite, Jake's unattainable love, central to the novel's romantic tensions.
- [Robert Cohn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/robert_cohn.md): Wealthy Jewish American writer and former boxing champion, awkwardly pursuing Brett.
- [Bill Gorton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/bill_gorton.md): Jake's witty and loyal American friend, joins the fishing trip and fiesta.
- [Mike Campbell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/mike_campbell.md): Brett's alcoholic fiancé, Scottish war veteran, confronts Cohn in Pamplona.
- [Pedro Romero](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/pedro_romero.md): Young and talented bullfighter who captivates Brett during the fiesta.
- [Montoya](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/montoya.md): Hotel owner in Pamplona and passionate aficionado of bullfighting.
- [Harvey Stone](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/harvey_stone.md): Down-on-his-luck American expatriate, often found in Paris cafés.
- [Belmonte](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/belmonte.md): Famous but aging bullfighter who appears at the Pamplona fiesta.
- [Harris](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/harris.md): Englishman met by Jake and Bill during their fishing trip in Burguete.
- [Georgette Leblanc](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/georgette.md): French prostitute who dines with Jake early in the novel.
- [Frances Clyne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/frances_clyne.md): Cohn's possessive and bitter girlfriend in Paris.
- [Edna](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/edna.md): American woman who flirts with Bill and others in Pamplona.
- [Braddocks](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/braddocks.md): Expatriate acquaintances of Jake, hosts of a Paris dinner party.
- [Count Mippipopolous](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/count_mippipopolous.md): Wealthy Greek count who pursues Brett in Paris.
- [Krum](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/krum.md): Friend of Cohn from Princeton, briefly mentioned in conversation.
- [Henry Wilson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/henry_wilson.md): Englishman who joins the fishing trip with Harris.
- [Marcial Lalanda](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/marcial_lalanda.md): Bullfighter mentioned as a rival to Romero.
- [Madame Lecomte](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/madame_lecomte.md): Owner of a restaurant where Jake and Brett dine.
- [Zizi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/zizi.md): Friend of Brett's, appears briefly in Paris.
- [Woolsey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/woolsey.md): American expatriate, friend of Jake and Bill in Paris.
- [Bryan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/bryan.md): American acquaintance met in a Paris café.
- [Spider Kelly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/spider_kelly.md): Boxing manager who trained Cohn at Princeton.
- [Lett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/lett.md): Friend of Bill Gorton, mentioned in conversation.
- [Gallo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/gallo.md): Wine seller in Pamplona, supplies the group.
- [Don Manuel Orquito](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/don_manuel_orquito.md): Local Spanish official met during the fiesta.
- [Mademoiselle Hobin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/hobin.md): French woman briefly encountered in Paris.
- [George](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/george.md): Friend of the group, appears briefly in Pamplona.
- [Ledoux](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sun_also_rises_se/characters/ledoux.md): Boxer mentioned in a conversation about fights.

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