Robert Langdon of "Angels & Demons", and again in the 2016 film adaptation of "Inferno". Dan Brown created the character as a fictional alter ego of himself or "the man he wishes he could be". Brown himself was born June 22, 1964 in Exeter, New Hampshire, and the fictional Langdon is described as having been born on June 22, also in Exeter, and attending the same school as Brown did, Phillips Exeter Academy. Initially it is established that Langdon is a successful scholar who Brown named after John Langdon, a professor of typography at Drexel University who is known for his creation
Robert Langdon (book series) himself. In the book series, Langdon is himself an author of six (fictional) books: In the real book "The Lost Symbol" on page 8, a minor character, Pam, refers to the (fictional) "Symbols of the Lost Sacred Feminine" as creating 'a delicious scandal'. The series has sold over 120 million copies. The novels were a success around the world and became bestsellers, and soon adapted into films in which Ron Howard directed and produced 3 of 5 novels: "The Da Vinci Code" (2006), "Angels & Demons" (2009), and "Inferno" (2016), with Tom Hanks portrayed the lead character, Professor Robert Langdon,