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Character · The Hitchhiker's Guide · 3 books

Zaphod Beeblebrox

Zaphod Beeblebrox is the two-headed, three-armed, entirely self-obsessed President of the Galaxy.

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Character facts

First appearance
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979)
Latest appearance
Life, the Universe and Everything (1982)
Books
3 (3 major)
Series
Hitchhiker's Guide
Author
Douglas Adams
Circle
The Hitchhiker's Guide

Where to meet Zaphod Beeblebrox

Zaphod Beeblebrox first appears in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979), in a major role, book 1 of the Hitchhiker's Guide series.

Buy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Every book with Zaphod Beeblebrox

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1979MThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxymajor role · Hitchhiker's GuideBuy
  2. 1980MThe Restaurant at the End of the Universemajor role · Hitchhiker's GuideBuy
  3. 1982MLife, the Universe and Everythingmajor role · Hitchhiker's GuideBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Arthur DentEnglishman in a dressing gown3
Ford PrefectResearcher for the Guide3
MarvinParanoid android3
TrillianAstrophysicist Tricia McMillan3
SlartibartfastPlanet designer2