Chava
Chava is Tevye and Golde's third oldest daughter. She has a passion for books and learning. Despite her initial hesitation, she falls in love with Fydeka, a Russian. When she marries him, her parents disown her. However, when the Jews are expelled from the village, she visits her parents, and they acknowledge her.

The Constable
The Constable is a local Russian official. Although he maintains a friendly relationship with Tevye, he follows orders to first loot the Jewish community and then expel them from the area altogether.

Fydeka
Fydeka is a young Russian man who is drawn to Chava. Recognizing her love for books, he initiates their courtship by giving her a book. They eventually marry, resulting in Chava being disowned by her family. When the Jews are forced to leave the village, Fydeka informs Tevye and Golde that he and Chava are moving to Cracow because they refuse to live in a country that treats people so unjustly.

Golde
Golde is Tevye's wife and the mother of their five daughters. Married for twenty-five years, she supports Tevye in life and work. She manages their household efficiently. Like Tevye, Golde values tradition while ensuring her children's well-being. She is the first to agree to the match between Lazar and Tzeitel and only reluctantly follows her husband's lead when he challenges tradition. Despite this, she does not wish to sever ties with her daughter Chava when she marries a Russian. In the end, her love for her family surpasses her adherence to tradition.

Hodel
Hodel is the second oldest daughter of Tevye and Golde. Initially a traditionalist like her parents, she falls in love with Perchik, a radical. She breaks tradition by informing her father of her intention to marry Perchik and only seeks his blessing. Hodel eventually moves to Siberia to marry Perchik.

Motel Kamzoil
Motel is a poor tailor secretly engaged to Tzeitel. Despite his fear of Tevye, he asks for Tzeitel's hand in marriage upon learning of her arranged match with Lazar. Motel believes that even a poor tailor deserves happiness. He proves to be a good husband to Tzeitel. Desperately wanting a sewing machine, he eventually acquires one. At the end of the play, he and Tzeitel are moving to Warsaw to save money and eventually emigrate to the United States.

Perchik
Perchik is an educated young man from Kiev who has come to the village. In an arrangement with Tevye, he teaches Tevye's daughters in return for meals. He falls in love with Hodel, and they become engaged. Perchik introduces the idea of challenging traditions to the villagers and persuades Hodel to dance with him. He also believes the villagers should be aware of the external world, especially the forces working against Jews in Russia. Eventually, Perchik is arrested in Kiev and sent to Siberia, where Hodel follows him to get married.

Tevye
Tevye is the protagonist in Fiddler on the Roof. He is a poor dairyman and a community leader with a wife and five daughters. He has a loving relationship with his family and struggles to support them while upholding traditions. Although he values tradition, he is not completely rigid. He initially agrees to marry his eldest daughter Tzeitel to Lazar Wolf, as arranged by Yente the matchmaker, but relents when Tzeitel expresses her desire to marry another. However, he disowns his daughter Chava when she marries a Russian, only acknowledging her at the play's end.

Tevye is also generous despite his stubborn nature. When he learns that Perchik is new in town, he invites him to join his family for Sabbath...