| A | B |
| Katniss Everdeen | Narrator; 16 years old; lives int he seam of district 12 |
| Gamemakers | Group of men and women who score tributes, decide on the arena, and plan interventions |
| Cinna | Katniss' Stylist |
| Primrose Everdeen | Katniss' sister who was selected at the reaping. |
| Mr. Everdeen | Katniss' father who died in a coal mine explosion |
| Mrs. Everdeen | Katniss mom; went into deep depression after her husbands death |
| Gale Hawthorne | Katniss' hunting partner from the Seam |
| Greasey Sae | lady who sells soup in the hob |
| Peacekeepers | Law enforcement |
| Effie Trinket | District 12 chaperone; lives in the Capitol |
| Haymitch Abernathy | The only living District 12 Tribute; Katniss & Peeta's mentor |
| Mayor Undersee | Mayor of District 12 |
| Madge Undersee | Mayor's Daughter; Katniss' age; lives in merchants village |
| Peeta Mellark | District 12 male tribute; bakers son; in love with Katniss |
| Portia | Peeta's stylist |
| Avox Girl | Red hari, cant' speak because her tongue was cut out by the capitol |
| Caesar Flickerman | Host of the interviews |
| Rue | District 11 femal tribute; warns Katniss about tracker jacker nest |
| Thresh | District 11 male tribute; saves Katniss from Clove |
| Foxface | District 5 tribute; red hairl steals food from teh Careers |
| Cato | District 2 male tribute; jealous that Katniss scored higher than he did; final 3 |
| Clove | District 2 female; expert with a knife |
| Glimmer | District 1 female; killed by tracker jacker nest |
| Claudius Templesmith | The announcer of the games |
| Atala | Head trainer; gives tributes instructions for stations |
| President Snow | President of Panem; crowns Peeta and Katniss |