 Simoun 

– he is Crisostomo Ibarra and comes back as Simuon, a wealthy

bearded jeweler.
 Basilio – son of Sisa and aspiring to be a doctor.
 Isagani – a poet and Basilio’s best friend; the boyfriend of Paulita Gomez.
 Kabesang Tales – former cabeza de barangay; Telesforo Juan de Dios
 Don Custodio – Custodio de Salazar y Sánchez de Monteredondo, a
“journalist”
 Paulita Gomez – Isagani’s girlfriend and Doña Victorina’s niece
 Father Florentino – the secular priest godfather of Isagani
 Huli – Juliana de Dios; Basilio’s girlfriend and Kabesang Tales’ youngest
daughter
 Ben Zayb – his real name is Abraham Ibañez and he is a journalist
 Placido Penitente – a student in University of Santo Tomas
 Quiroga – a Chinese businessman
 Old Man Selo – the father of Kabesang Tales
 Father Fernandez – a friend of Isagani who is a priest
 Attorney Pasta – a lawyer, one of the greatest during the mid-Hispanic era
in Manila
 Padre Sibyla – a Filipino friar and vice-rector of the University of Santo
Tomas