- Richard Hannay – protagonist and narrator; mining engineer recently arrived from Southern Africa
- Franklin P Scudder – freelance journalist
- Sir Harry – Scottish landowner and local parliamentary candidate
- Sir Walter Bullivant – Permanent Secretary at the Foreign Office; Sir Harry's godfather
- Alexander Turnbull – roadmender
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