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
Gilly (A Song of Ice and Fire) Gilly (A Song of Ice and Fire) Gilly is a fictional character in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation "Game of Thrones". Introduced in 1998's "A Clash of Kings", she is a wildling from the wild lands north of the Wall. She subsequently appeared in Martin's "A Storm of Swords," "A Feast for Crows", "A Dance with Dragons" and will appear in the upcoming novel "The Winds of Winter". Gilly is portrayed by Hannah Murray in the HBO television adaptation. Gilly is a wildling