| | | Part I |
1 | Winston | Smith | Worked at the Records Department, Ministry of Truth. |
| Big Brother | | The embodiment of the Party. |
| O'Brien | | A member of the Brotherhood. |
| Emmanuel | Goldstein | The leader of the Brotherhood. |
2 | Mrs. | Parsons | Winston's neighbor. |
| Tom | | Mrs. Parsons' husband. |
4 | Tillotson | | Winston's co-worker. |
| Ampleforth | | A poet. |
| Withers | | Member of the Inner Party. |
| Ogilvy | | A comrade. |
5 | Syme | | Winston's friend. A philologist. |
6 | Katharine | | Winston's wife. |
7 | Jones | | One who was executed for treachery and sabotage. |
| Aaronson | | One who was executed for treachery and sabotage. |
| Rutherford | | A caricaturist who was executed for treachery and sabotage. |
| | | Part II |
1 | Wilsher | | Winston's acquaintance. |
2 | Julia | | Worked as a novel writing machine in the Fiction Department. |
4 | Mr. | Charrington | A shop owner. |
8 | Martin | | A servant. |
| | | Part III |
1 | J. | Bumstead | A prisoner. |