Dear Uncle Napoleon's Household
Dear Uncle Napoleon	The patriarch of the family.
Layli	Dear Uncle Napoleon's daughter.
Mash Qasem	Dear Uncle Napoleon's faithful servant.
Naneh Bilqis	Dear Uncle Napoleon's ancient maid.

Dear Uncle Napoleon's Close Relations
Narrator	Dear Uncle Napoleon's unnamed nephew.
Narrator's father	Dear Uncle Napoleon's brother in-law.
Narrator's mother	Dear Uncle Napoleon's sister.
Uncle colonel	Dear Uncle Napoleon's brother.
Shapur, aka Puri	Uncle colonel's son, Dear Uncle Napoleon's nephew.

Dear Uncle Napoleon's Distant Relations
Asadollah Mirza	An official in the Foreign Ministry and half-brother (by his father's gardener's daughter) of Shamsali Mirza. The "Mirza" of his and his brother's names indicates someone wellborn and well educated.
Shamsali Mirza	Asadollah's half-brother, a retired examining magistrate.
Dustali Khan	A favorite of Dear Uncle Napoleon, second husband of Aziz al-Saltaneh, step-father of Qamar.
Mrs. Aziz al-Saltaneh	Dustali Khan's wife and Qamar's mother, a cousin of Asadollah and Shamsali Mirza.
Qamar	Aziz al-Saltaneh's simpleminded daughter from a previous marriage.
Mrs. Farrokh Laqa	A gossip and a busybody.

Neighbors, Tradesmen, Officials and their Relations
Dr. Naser al-Hokama	The family doctor.
Seyed Abolqasem	A local preacher.
Shir Ali	The local butcher, the "Shir" of his name means "Lion."
Tahereh	Shir Ali's beautiful wife.
Deputy Taymur Khan	A local detective.
Cadet Officer Ghiasabadi	Deputy Taymur's assistant.
Naneh Rajab	Cadet Officer Ghiasabadi's mother.
Akhtar	Cadet Officer Ghiasabadi's sister.
Asghar the Diesel	Akhtar's boyfriend and protector.
Hushang	A local cobbler and shoeshine man.
Brigadier Maharat Khan	A Sikh Indian retired army officer.
Lady Maharat Khan	The Brigadier's blonde English wife.

Note: The word "Khan", which often follows masculine names, is an honorific used to show respect (particularly from a younger to an older person) or, between equals, affection.