The Death of Ivan IlyichLeo Tolstoy, Anthony Briggs, Anthony Horvath, David Goldfarb, Zinc Read

Characters in The Death of Ivan Ilyich

12 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

Ivan Ilych
Ivan Ilyich
Ivan Ilitch
Ivan Ilyich Golovin
A respectable judge forced by fatal illness to reckon with the emptiness of his life.

Supporting characters

Gerasim
Ivan's peasant servant, the one person who treats his dying honestly and kindly.
Praskovya Fyodorovna
Ivan's wife, preoccupied with propriety and her own concerns.
Praskovya Fëdorovna Golovina
Peter Ivanovich
Lisa Golovina