| | | 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. |