Robinson Crusoe: an Englishman who wants to travel and see the world; he spends nearly thirty years on an island
The pirates: the people who attack Robinson's ship; he has to live with a pirate captain for two years
The cannibals: the people who sometimes cook and eat their prisoners on Robinsons island; Robinson lives in fear of them
Friday: a cannibal who becomes Friday's servant and friend
The Spaniards: the sailors who are shipwrecked near Robinson's island