Rincewind

Rincewind
Discworld character
Rincewind as illustrated by Paul Kidby in The Art of Discworld
First appearance	The Colour of Magic (1983)
Last appearance	The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day (2013)
Created by	Terry Pratchett
Portrayed by	David Jason
Voiced by	Eric Idle (Discworld video game, 1995)
In-universe information
Occupation	Wizard
Affiliation	Unseen University

Rincewind (/ˈrɪns.wɪnd/ RINSE-winn'd) is a character who appears in several of the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. He was a failed student at Unseen University for wizards in Ankh-Morpork, described as "the magical equivalent to the number zero". He spent most of his time running away from people who wanted to kill him for various reasons. The reason that he was still alive and running was explained by noting that while he was born with a wizard's spirit, he had the body of a long-distance sprinter.

Rincewind was portrayed by David Jason in the film adaptation of The Colour of Magic. Pratchett said in an interview that he unwittingly took Rincewind's name from "Churm Rincewind", a fictitious person referred to in early "'Beachcomber" columns in the Daily Express.