The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo characters

Lisbeth Salander

Lisbeth Salander

Lisbeth Salander, known for her "crooked smile," is one of the most intriguing characters to hit bookstores ever. She was born on Walpurgis Night, April 30th. Lisbeth has had a very difficult childhood. As a result, she has been placed under the court-ordered guardianship who eventually...

Mikael Blomkvist

Mikael Blomkvist

Journalist and co-founder of the Millennium magazine. He has recently been convicted of libeling wealthy financier Hans-Erik Wennerstrom in one of his articles. While waiting for his two-month prison sentence, he takes a job writing a book based on the Vanger family while secretly investigating...

Henrik Vanger

Henrik Vanger

Henrik turns 82 years old on the first page of the book. He was a widower and married to a Jewish woman. Also, we know that he helped her wife to escape from Germany during World War II. This made him a hero in her eyes. In some ways, he’s at the center of all moves in The Girl With The...

Martin Vanger

Martin Vanger

For most of the story, Martin seems like a pretty nice guy. Even Blomkvist believes him! Can you imagine that? It seems like he is a normal guy, with a calm smile and kind eyes. But while reading, we get to know a lot of awful details. Martin didn't kill Harriet, but he does kill lots of other...

Harriet Vanger

Harriet Vanger

Well, what do we know about her? This girl, or even woman, disappeared more than forty years ago. Some people say that she was murdered, whereas, in fact, Mikael learned that she left her home after her father and brother raped her. Also, he discovered that she moved to a sheep ranch in Australia...