John ("The Savage")
- A stranger to the new world;John is a contradiction to the utopian society. He is a man who,(since his birth in the savage reservation), has grown learning and living in a Pre-Fordian culture. A culture were the people had the right to think what they thought, learn what they wanted, and everyone had an actual mother and father. John is the bastard son of an Alpha-Plus, (The Hatcheries Director), who, after impregnating John's mother, enforced them into living in exhile by leaving her behind in the savage reservation. John is a complex character who suffers from a major guilt complex. He is eager to leave his natural world for Utopia; which proves to be a grave mistake for this idealist as he finds nothing worth living .
Bernard Marx
- An Alpha male who's insecurity stems from a physical deformity for his classification which is rumored to have been caused by an accidental addition of alcohol to his blood-surrogeote. Bernard is abound with ideas but useless when the time calls fore action. He is a social outcast; nearly getting shipped to Iceland because of his nonconforming views of the society. Bernard's friendship with John show his opportunistic qualities because Bernard, as The Savage's mentor, gains a bit of respect and popularity, which he savors greedily until it's decline.
Helmholtz Watson
- Also an Alpha-Plus, Helmholtz is good friends and confidant of Bernard, they share their unconformist thoughts. Him and John become friends right away, much faster than Bernard,(much to his dismay). Helmholtz is thoughtful and poetic, often wanting to speak his mind, but knowing that it would be useless. Bernard and he are eventually forced to leave by the order of his Fordship.
Mustapha Mond
- The World Controller of Europe;he is also known as "his Fordship". His character is dark, hard to interpret, almost ominous. Bernard dislikes all interactions with this man and John also fins him a likely opponent.
Lenina Crowne
- An attractive and much sought after Beta woman, Lenina's life revolves around sex annd petty amusements. Her problem (in terms of Utopian mores), is that she cannot overcome her tendency to be in a monogamous relationship. It is not clear at the end of the novel whether Lenina was "murdered" or not.