HERMANN GESSLER, Governor of Schwytz and Uri.
WERNER, Baron of Attinghausen, free noble of Switzerland.
ULRICH VON RUDENZ, his Nephew.

WERNER STAUFFACHER, "
CONRAD HUNN, "
HANS AUF DER MAUER, "
JORG IM HOFE, " People of Schwytz.
ULRICH DER SCHMIDT, "
JOST VON WEILER, "
ITEL REDING, "

WALTER FURST, "
WILHELM TELL, "
ROSSELMANN, the Priest, "
PETERMANN, Sacristan, " People of Uri.
KUONI, Herdsman, "
WERNI, Huntsman, "
RUODI, Fisherman, "

ARNOLD OF MELCHTHAL, "
CONRAD BAUMGARTEN, "
MEYER VON SARNEN, "
STRUTH VON WINKELRIED, " People of Unterwald.
KLAUS VON DER FLUE, "
BURKHART AM BUHEL, "
ARNOLD VON SEWA, "

PFEIFFER OF LUCERNE.
KUNZ OF GERSAU.
JENNI, Fisherman's Son.
SEPPI, Herdsman's Son.
GERTRUDE, Stauffacher's Wife.
HEDWIG, Wife of Tell, daughter of Furst.
BERTHA OF BRUNECK, a rich heiress.

ARMGART, "
MECHTHILD, " Peasant women.
ELSBETH, "
HILDEGARD, "

WALTER, " Tell's sons.
WILHELM, "

FRIESSHARDT, " Soldiers.
LEUTHOLD, "

RUDOLPH DER HARRAS, Gessler's master of the horse.
JOHANNES PARRICIDA, Duke of Suabia.
STUSSI, Overseer.
THE MAYOR OF URI.
A COURIER.
MASTER STONEMASON, COMPANIONS, AND WORKMEN.
TASKMASTER.
A CRIER.
MONKS OF THE ORDER OF CHARITY.
HORSEMEN OF GESSLER AND LANDENBERG.
MANY PEASANTS; MEN AND WOMEN FROM THE WALDSTETTEN.