This is a list of characters in Midnight's Children, a 1981 prize-winning novel by Salman Rushdie.
Midnight's Children is an epic book about India's transition from British colonialism to independence.
It is notable for the large number of characters, many are introduced and then reoccur much later in the narrative.
The story is expressed through a wide range of fictional characters and is set in context by actual historical events.
in approximate order of appearance:- Unless otherwise stated all notes refer to pages in the Random House anniversary edition, 2006.