Golde - Tevya's wife
Chava - Tevya's eldest daughter
Hodel - Tevya's second daughter
Tzeitel - Tevya's third daughter
Shprintze - Tevya's youngest daughter
Bielke - Tevya's sister
Lazar Wolf - A wealthy butcher and widower who proposes to Tevye's eldest daughter, Tzeitel
Fyedka - A young Russian man who falls in love with Tevye's second daughter, Hodel
Motl Kamzoil - A tailor and matchmaker who helps Tevye arrange his daughters' marriages
Yente - A matchmaker who helps Tevye arrange his daughters' marriages
Mendele - A rabbi and Tevye's friend