Arthur Dent

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Fictional character Human Literary character Protagonist

Arthur Dent is the bewildered everyman protagonist of Douglas Adams' comic science fiction series "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," who is swept off Earth just before its destruction and thrust into absurd intergalactic adventures.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Arthur Dent canonical 54
Arthur Dent from open space near Magrathea 1
Arthur Dent in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005 film) 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Fictional character ⓘ
Human ⓘ
Literary character ⓘ
Protagonist ⓘ
appearsIn Life, the Universe and Everything ⓘ
Mostly Harmless ⓘ
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish ⓘ
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005 film)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe ⓘ
associatedWith The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (in-universe book)
carries Towel ⓘ
characterRole Everyman ⓘ
characterTrait Bewildered ⓘ
Ordinary ⓘ
Reluctant adventurer ⓘ
closeFriend Ford Prefect ⓘ
createdBy Douglas Adams ⓘ
fictionalUniverse The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy universe
firstAppearance The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series, 1978)
firstAppearanceInPrint The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel, 1979)
gender Male ⓘ
homePlanet Earth ⓘ
language English ⓘ
loveInterest Trillian ⓘ
narrativeFunction Viewpoint character ⓘ
nationality English ⓘ
notableActivity Residence on planet Krikkit (cricket-related events) ⓘ
Time travel to prehistoric Earth ⓘ
notableEvent Survives destruction of Earth by Vogons ⓘ
occupation Radio employee ⓘ
Sandwich-maker ⓘ
portrayedBy Martin Freeman ⓘ
Simon Jones ⓘ
rescuedBy Ford Prefect ⓘ
Heart of Gold (spaceship) ⓘ
surface form: Heart of Gold starship
species Human ⓘ
themeAssociation Absurdity of the universe ⓘ
Survival of the ordinary person in extraordinary situations ⓘ
travelsWith Ford Prefect ⓘ
Marvin the Paranoid Android ⓘ
Trillian ⓘ
Zaphod Beeblebrox ⓘ
wears Dressing gown ⓘ

Referenced by (56)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy → mainCharacter → Arthur Dent ⓘ
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe → mainCharacter → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Mostly Harmless → mainCharacter → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Life, the Universe and Everything → mainCharacter → Arthur Dent ⓘ
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish → mainCharacter → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Ford Prefect → closeFriend → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Ford Prefect → travelsWith → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Marvin the Paranoid Android → associatedWith → Arthur Dent ⓘ
The Guide → usedBy → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Don't Panic → associatedWith → Arthur Dent ⓘ
And Another Thing... → mainCharacter → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Zaphod Beeblebrox → associatedWith → Arthur Dent ⓘ
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (stage show) → featuresCharacter → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Trillian → travelsWith → Arthur Dent ⓘ
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (computer game) → protagonist → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Milliways → visitedBy → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Tricia McMillan → meetsCharacter → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Tricia McMillan → relationshipWith → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Random Dent → father → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Random Dent → hasParentCharacter → Arthur Dent ⓘ
And Another Thing... (by Eoin Colfer) → featuresCharacter → Arthur Dent ⓘ
subject surface form: And Another Thing...
Krikkit war → opposedBy → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Wikkit Gate → opposedBy → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Wikkit Key → opposedBy → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Martin Freeman → role → Arthur Dent ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arthur Dent in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005 film)
Slartibartfast → associatedWith → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Fenchurch → loveInterestOf → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Fenchurch → hasRomanticRelationshipWith → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Wonko the Sane → associatedWith → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Heart of Gold → hasPassenger → Arthur Dent ⓘ
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) → follows → Arthur Dent ⓘ
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) → mainCharacter → Arthur Dent ⓘ
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) → featuresCharacter → Arthur Dent ⓘ
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) → portrays → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Heart of Gold (spaceship) → crewMember → Arthur Dent ⓘ
subject surface form: Heart of Gold
slogan on merchandise related to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy → associatedWithCharacter → Arthur Dent ⓘ
subject surface form: "Don't Panic" (Hitchhiker's Guide slogan)
Infinite Improbability Drive → associatedWith → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Simon Jones → notableRole → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Simon Jones → portrayed → Arthur Dent ⓘ
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (20th Anniversary Edition) → featuresCharacter → Arthur Dent ⓘ
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005 film) → mainCharacter → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Random Frequent Flyer Dent → parent → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Random Frequent Flyer Dent → relative → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Random Frequent Flyer Dent → hasRelationshipWith → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Magrathean → associatedCharacter → Arthur Dent ⓘ
Magrathea → visitedBy → Arthur Dent ⓘ
The Heart of Gold → hasPassenger → Arthur Dent ⓘ
The Heart of Gold → hasCrewMember → Arthur Dent ⓘ
The Heart of Gold → rescues → Arthur Dent ⓘ
this entity surface form: Arthur Dent from open space near Magrathea
The Bistromath → associatedWith → Arthur Dent ⓘ