Death of a Salesman
Characters in Death of a Salesman
8 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Willy Loman
A travelling salesman of sixty-three, exhausted and no longer able to sell, who has built his life on being well liked.
Supporting characters
Biff Loman
The elder son, a high-school football star who never settled into work, and the one person who knows why.
Happy Loman
The younger son, who has a job, an apartment and his father's habit of overstating both.
Linda Loman
Willy's wife, who sees his decline clearly and defends him against their sons and against himself.
Charley (Death of a Salesman)
Willy's neighbour, who lends him money every week and offers him a job he will not take.
Ben Loman
Willy's long-dead elder brother, who appears only in memory as the proof that fortunes are there for the taking.
Bernard (Death of a Salesman)
Charley's son, the studious boy Willy dismissed, grown into a successful lawyer.
Howard Wagner
The young head of the firm, who inherited Willy from his father and has no use for him.