Characters in The Hobbit

Bilbo Baggins

A comfortable hobbit recruited as a burglar for an unexpected quest.

Also in The Fellowship of the Ring, Bilbo's Last Song (At the Grey Havens)

Smaug

The dragon hoarding the dwarves' stolen treasure beneath the Lonely Mountain.

Thorin Oakenshield

The leader of the dwarves seeking to reclaim his ancestral kingdom and treasure.

Gandalf

A wizard who sets Bilbo's adventure in motion.

Also in The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King

Bard

A grim archer of Lake-town whose skill becomes pivotal when the dragon threatens the people of the lake.

Dwalin

Balin

Kili

Fili

Dori

Ori

Nori

Oin

Gloin

Bifur

Bofur

Bombur