| Sarah | Bernhardt | A performer coming to town. |
| Michael | Danilovich | The person Ivan was having a consultation with. |
| Praskovya | Fedorovna Golovina | Ivan's wife. AKA: Praskovya Fedorovna Mikhel. |
| Ilya Epimovich | Golovin | Ivan's mother. The privy councillor and superfluous member of various institutions. |
| Ivan Ilych | Golovin | Deceased. A member of the court justice. |
| Baron | Greff | Husband of Ivan's sister. A Petersburg official. Their father's type. |
| F.I. | Ilyin | An acquaintance of Ivan's. |
| Peter | Ivanovich | Ivan's nearest acquaintance. Announced Ivan's demise to the courts. |
| Sachar | Ivanovich | Friend and colleague. |
| Vladimir | Ivanovich | Ivan's son. AKA: Vasya. |
| Zachar | Ivanovich | Peter's friend. |
| Mikhail | Mikhaylovich | Ivan's partner. |
| Fedor | Petrovich | The examining magistrate. Lisa's fiancé. |
| Ivan | Semonovich | The one who would supposedly supersede Peter. |
| Ivan Egorovich | Shebek | Ivan's colleague. |
| Princess | Trufanova | Sister of the distinguished founder of the society "Bear my Burden". |
| Fedor | Vasilievich | Ivan's nearest acquaintance. |
| Alexeev | | The one who might receive Ivan's appointment upon his death. |
| Caius | | The man from Kiesewetter's logic. |
| Gerasim | | The butler's assistant. |
| Happe | | Was offered the post of presiding judge in a university town. |
| Katenka | | Was with Ivan growing up. |
| Leschetitsky | | The one who said something about Ivan's condition and current state. |
| Lisa | | Ivan's daughter. |
| Mitya | | Was with Ivan growing up. |
| Nikolaevich | | The one who said something about Ivan's condition and current state. |
| Scharmer | | Made undress uniforms. |
| Schwartz | | Peter and Ivan's colleague. |
| Shatbel | | The one who might success Alexeev. |
| Sokolov | | Ivan's butler. |
| Vinikov | | The one who might success Alexeev. |
| Volodya | | Was with Ivan growing up. |
| Zola | | Author. |