| | | | Part One |
| 2 | Hamidullah | | Cave host. Dr. Aziz's distant uncle. |
| | Mahmoud | Ali | Lawyer. Dr. Aziz's friend. |
| | Dr. | Aziz | A doctor in Chandrapore. |
| | Mrs. | Blakiston | The railway official's wife. |
| | Mr. | Turton | Stamp collector. |
| | Gilbert | | Lieutenant governor. |
| | Mary | Turton | Mr. Turton's wife. |
| | Hugh | Bannister | Mrs. Bannister's son. |
| | Mrs. | Bannister | Hugh's mother. |
| | Hamidullah | Begum | Hamidullah's wife. Dr. Aziz's distant aunt. |
| | Mohammed | Latif | Mahmoud Ali's butler. |
| | Mesdames | Callendar | Civil surgeon in Chandrapore. Dr. Aziz's boss. |
| | Mrs. | Lesley | Mrs. Moore's acquaintance. |
| | Mrs. | Moore | Old Englishwoman. Dr. Aziz's new friend. |
| | Ronny | Heaslop | City magistrate. Mrs. Moore's son. |
| | Ralph | Moore | Ronny's half brother. Mrs. Moore's son. |
| | Stella | Moore | Ronny's half sister. Mrs. Moore's son. |
| | Ahmed | | Dr. Aziz's first son. |
| | Karim | | Dr. Aziz's second son. |
| | Jamila | | Dr. Aziz's eldest daughter. |
| | Mrs. | Callendar | Major Callendar's wife. |
| 3 | Adela | Quested | Woman who wants to know about Indians. Ronny's fiance. |
| | Cyril | Fielding | Englishman. Principal of Local Government College. |
| | Vakil | Mahmoud Ali | Legal adviser of the prisoner. |
| 4 | Nawab | Bahadur | Political leader in Chandrapore. aka: Mr. Zulfiqar. |
| | Mr. | Graysford | Devoted missionary. |
| | Mr. | Sorley | Devoted missionary. |
| 5 | Nancy | Derek | Cast in the Cousin Kate play. |
| | Mrs. | McBrydge | District superintendent of police. |
| | Mrs. | Bhattacharya | Mrs. Moore's new friend. |
| | Mr. | Bhattacharya | Mrs. Bhattacharya's husband. |
| | Mrs. | Das | Mr. Bhattacharya's sister. |
| 6 | Mrs. | Graysford | Major Callendar's patient who died in an operation. |
| | Panna | Lal | Dr. Aziz's fellow assistant. Major Callendar's spy. |
| 7 | Narayan | Godbole | Fielding's assistant. |
| 8 | Mr. | Harris | Traveller in Marabar Cave. |
| | Mr. | Lesley | Mrs. Lesley's husband. |
| | Khrisna | | Peom who brought files to Ronny's office. |
| | Nurredin | | A little kid. |
| 9 | Syed | Mohammed | Assistant engineer. |
| | Mr. | Haq | Police inspector. |
| | Rafi Ram | Chand | The engineer's nephew. |
| | | | Part Two |
| 13 | Anthony | | Dr. Aziz's servant. |
| 19 | Amritao | | Calcutta barrister. |
| | Hindu | Rajah | Man who has slain his own sister's son. |
| 22 | Lady | Mellanby | Lieutenant governor's wife. |
| 31 | Major | Roberts | New civil surgeon. |
| | Milner | | New city magistrate. |
| 34 | Colonel | Maggs | Special agent. |
