The characters
The Characters
Discover 36 named figures and historical references in the world of the novel — monks, scholars, envoys and outsiders.
Choose a character to open an interactive dossier. Contains a spoiler-free introduction.
Characters and Historical Figures
All 36 character entries have illustrative portraits portraits are available. Some historical names are references rather than developed speaking roles.
The italic reflections are original editorial text, not quotations from Eco or the film. For briefly mentioned names, biographical information is intentionally limited. Names follow the 36-entry LibraryThing character index; historical names and variant spellings may not correspond to distinct speaking roles in the novel.
Sources: LibraryThing character index (36 entries); SuperSummary character guide. The number is an index convention, not an official exhaustive census of everyone mentioned in the book.