!SPOILER WARNING! Do not read if you have not read the book!
* = found a dragon book- The Historian
- nameless narrator of story, home in Amesterdam, mother's family name is Getzi
- Paul*
- was a professor at an American University, then founded the Center for Peace and Democracy, diplomant
- Mrs. Clay
- housekeeper
- Bartholomew Rossi*
- professor, adviser, and friend of Paul
- Johan Binnerts
- librarian in the medieval collection in Amsterdam
- Massimo & Giulia
- friends of Paul, they call him Paolo
- Howard Martin
- works at the Smithsonian
- Hedges
- nickname of Professor Rossi's friend
- Helen Rossi
- Professor Rossi's daughter
- Dr. Turgut Bora*
- Professor at Istanbul University
- Selim Aksoy
- shopkeeper, friend of Bora
- Éva Orbán
- Helen's aunt
- Rembrandt
- Paul's cat
- János Orán
- Éva's husband
- Mr. Erozan
- Librarian in Turkey
- Géza Jósef
- professor in Hungary, secret police
- Professor Sándor
- chairman of the history deptpartment at the University of Budapest
- Professor Hugh James*
- aka Master James
- Stephen Barley
- ???
- Krassimir Ranov
- Bulgarian handler
- Anton Stoichev
- professor in Bulgaria
- Irina Hristov
- Anton's neice
- Brother Angel
- formerly known as Vasil Pondev
