The Martian
The MartianAndy Weir
Characters in The Martian
14 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Mark Watney
An astronaut stranded alone on Mars who must improvise his survival.
Supporting characters
Teddy Sanders
The NASA administrator weighing the cost, politics, and risk of a rescue.
Rich Purnell
An astrodynamicist whose unconventional trajectory calculation reshapes the rescue plan.
Mitch Henderson
The Ares 3 flight director who pushes to keep the crew informed and involved.
Melissa Lewis
Commander of the Ares 3 mission that left Watney behind.
Venkat Kapoor
NASA's Mars operations director coordinating the rescue.
Rick Martinez
Beth Johanssen
Alex Vogel
Mindy Park
Annie Montrose
Bruce Ng
Chris Beck
Brendan Hutch