Midnight's Children
Midnight's ChildrenSalman Rushdie
Characters in Midnight's Children
48 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Saleem Sinai
Born at the instant of Indian independence, the telepathic narrator whose life mirrors his nation's.
Antagonists
Shiva
Born in the same midnight hour, Saleem's rival and dark counterpart.
Supporting characters
Jawaharlal Nehru
Reginald Dyer
Naseem Ghani
Amina Sinai
Mumtaz Aziz
Ahmed Sinai
Emerald Aziz
Nadir Khan
Tai
Maggiore Zulfikar
Mian Abdullah
Rani of Cooch Naheen
Lifafa Das
Shri Ramram Seth
Mustapha Kemal
S. P. Butt
William Methwold
Wee Willie Winkie
Vanita
Mary Pereira
Joseph D'Costa
Doctor Narlikar
Hanif Aziz
Sonny Ibrahim
Homi Catrack
Lila Sabarmati
The Brass Monkey / Jamila Singer
Ismail Ibrahim
Nussie Ibrahim
Doctor Schaapsteker
Musa
Cyrus Dabash / Cyrus-the-great
Sonia Aziz
Mustapha Aziz
Pia Aziz
Commander Sabarmati
Toxy Catrak
Evie Lilith Burns
Qasim Khan
Emil Zagallo
Alauddin Latif / Uncle Puffs
Farooq Rasheed
Shaheed Dar
Ayooba Baloch