Henry IV Part 1 William Shakespeare

Of the King's party

• King Henry the Fourth – King of England.
• Henry, Prince of Wales (nicknamed "Prince Hal" or "Harry") – eldest son of Henry IV
• John of Lancaster – represented in the play as the King's second son, although he was actually the third
• Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmorland - the King's brother-in-law
• Sir Walter Blount ("Blunt")

Eastcheap

• Sir John Falstaff – a knight and friend of Prince Hal's
• Ned Poins
• Bardolph
• Peto
• Mistress Quickly – hostess of the Boar's Head Tavern
• Francis – tapster
• Vintner – tavern keeper
• Gadshill
• Two Carriers (Mugs and Tom)
• Ostler

Rebels

• Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
• Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester – Northumberland's brother
• Harry Percy (nicknamed "Hotspur") – Northumberland's son
• Edmund Mortimer – Hotspur's brother-in-law and Glendower's son-in-law
• Owen Glendower – leader of the Welsh rebels
• Archibald, Earl of Douglas – leader of the Scottish rebels
• Sir Richard Vernon, 8th Baron of Shipbrook
• Richard le Scrope ("Scroop"), Archbishop of York
• Sir Michael – a friend to the Archbishop of York
• Lady Percy ("Kate", though her real name was Elizabeth) – Hotspur's wife and Mortimer's sister
• Lady Mortimer (Catrin) – Glendower's daughter and Mortimer's wife

Other Characters

• Chamberlain
• Sheriff
• Travellers
• Servant to Hotspur
• Lords, Officers, Drawers, Messengers, and Attendants

Mentioned only

• Robin Ostler, deceased character who preceded the current Ostler, concerned with the price of oats
• Gilliams, courier sent by Hotspur