| | | | 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. |
