ANTON ANTONOVICH SKVOZNIK-DMUKHANOVSKY, the Governor.

ANNA ANDREYEVNA, his wife.

MARYA ANTONOVNA, his daughter.

LUKA LUKICH KHLOPOV, the Inspector of Schools.

His Wife.

AMMOS FIODOROVICH LIAPKIN-TIAPKIN, the Judge.

ARTEMY FILIPPOVICH ZEMLIANIKA, the Superintendent of Charities.

IVAN KUZMICH SHPEKIN, the Postmaster.

PIOTR IVANOVICH DOBCHINSKY, Country Squire.

PIOTR IVANOVICH BOBCHINSKY.  Country Squire.

IVAN ALEKSANDROVICH KHLESTAKOV, an official from St. Petersburg.

OSIP, his servant.

CHRISTIAN IVANOVICH HÜBNER, the district Doctor.

Ex-Officials, esteemed personages of the town:

     FIODR ANDREYEVICH LULIUKOV

     IVAN LAZAREVICH RASTAKOVSKY.

     STEPAN IVANOVICH KOROBKIN.

STEPAN ILYICH UKHOVERTOV, the Police Captain.

Police Sergeants: SVISTUNOV, PUGOVITZYN, DERZHIMORDA.

ABDULIN, a Merchant.

FEVRONYA PETROVA POSHLIOPKINA, the Locksmith's wife.

The Widow of a non-commissioned Officer.

MISHKA, the Governor's Servant.

Servant at the Inn.

Guests, Merchants, Citizens, and Petitioners.