Gulliver
Captain Lemuel Gulliver, the narrator.
Blefuscudians
The sworn enemies of the Lilliputians, they live on a neighboring island. Gulliver flees to their island when the Lilliputians convict him of treason.
Brobdingnagians
The inhabitants of Brobdingnag. They are giant creatures relative to Gulliver.
The Emperor
The leader of the Lilliputians. He initially is friendly toward Gulliver but changes his mind about him when Gulliver refuses to continue fighting Blefuscu and puts out a fire in the Empress's chamber by urinating on it.
The Farmer
During his stay in Brobdingnag, Gulliver calls the farmer who takes him in his master. The farmer eventually sells Gulliver to the Queen.
Flimnap
Gulliver's enemy at Lilliput, he accuses Gulliver of sleeping with his wife.
Glumdalclitch
Her name means "little nurse" in Brobdingnagian. This is what Gulliver calls the farmer's daughter, who cares for him during his stay in Brobdingnag.
Mrs. Mary Burton Gulliver
Gulliver's wife.
Houyhnhnms
A species of horses who are endowed with great kindness and virtue. Gulliver lives among them for several years and afterwards is extremely reluctant to return to England.
The King
Gulliver and the King of Brobdingnag spend dozens of hours discussing politics and comparing their two cultures.
Laputans
The inhabitants of a floating island who wear mathematical and astronomical symbols and have trouble paying attention.
Lilliputians