| Okonkwo | the protagonist; a strong, proud, hardworking Igbo |
| Obierika | Okonkwo’s confidant; he refuses to participate in killing Ikemefuna |
| Ikemefuna | a boy taken from Mbaino as a compensation for murder |
| Ani | the Earth goddess who calls for Ikemefuna’s death |
| Unoka | Okonkwo’s father; he loves to play the flute and appears to be lazy |
| Nwoye | Okonkwo’s eldest son; he takes the Christian name Isaac |
| Ekwefi | Okonkwo’s second wife; mother of Ezinma |
| Ezinma | Ekwefi’s only daughter |
| Agbala | Oracle of the Hills and Caves |
| Chielo | Agbala’s priestess; she is a widow with two children |
| Nwoye’s mother | Okonkwo’s first wife; she is very strong |
| Ojiugo | Okonkwo’s youngest wife, who is beaten during the Week of Peace |
| Uchendu | Okonkwo’s uncle; his mother’s brother and the elder in Mbanta |
| Ezeudu (Ogbuefi Ezeudu) | an elder and a friend of Okonkwo |
| Nwakibie | an important man in Umuofia; he helps Okonkwo begin his farm |
| Ndulue | a respected elder who dies shortly before his beloved wife Ozoemena |
| Ozoemena | Ndulue’s wife; she dies shortly after her husband |
| Mr. Brown | a European missionary based in Umuofia |
| Mr. Kiaga | an Igbo missionary in charge of the congregation in Mbanta |
| Mr. Smith | a zealous, rigid missionary who takes over for Mr. Brown |
| District Commissioner | the British official in charge of Igboland |
| Enoch | a zealous Christian |
| Okoli | a convert to Christianity who kills the sacred python and dies |
| Chukwu | the supreme Creator God of the Igbo traditional religion |
| Akueke | Obierika’s daughter; her marriage is negotiated |
| Amalinze | called the Cat; a great wrestler who is thrown by Okonkwo |
| Anene | Ekwefi’s first husband |
| Chika | Agbala’s priestess during Unoka’s time |
| Ezeani | the priest of the Earth goddess |
| Ezeugo | a powerful orator |
| Maduka | Obierika’s son; a great wrestler |
| Obiageli | Nwoye’s sister |
| Ogbuefi Udo | his wife is murdered by the people of Mbaino |
| Okagbue | the medicine man who destroys Ezinma’s iyi-uwa |
| Okeke | the interpreter for Mr. Smith |
| Okoye | a neighbor who unsuccessfully tries to collect a debt from Unoka |
| Osugo | a man without titles |
Things Fall Apart ALL Characters
February 13, 2020