Many characters in the novel are representative of types that exist in India. He represents the caste system in India with an air of superiority, the caste system in India and the people thinking that western things are better.
The greatest thing the Democrats have ever done for me was to defeat me for the governor of Tennessee.
| Khandi Alexander, Dancer (1957) |
| Phoebe Cary, Poet (1824) |
| Max Delbruck, Scientist (1906) |
| Bob Filner, Politician (1942) |
| Ray Floyd, Athlete (1942) |
| Raymond Floyd, Athlete (1942) |
| Ken Harrelson, Athlete (1941) |
| Paul Harvey, Journalist (1918) |
| Ivan Illich, Sociologist (1926) |
| Bernard Kerik, Public Servant (1955) |
| Creighton Abrams, Soldier (1974) |
| Marcel Achard, Playwright (1974) |
| Edward Eggleston, Editor (1902) |
| Hans Eysenck, Psychologist (1997) |
| Steve Irwin, Scientist (2006) |
| Walter Kaufmann, Philosopher (1980) |


