- Ali Baba: A poor woodcutter who is the protagonist of the story. He is kind, generous, and honest.
- Morgiana: Ali Baba's intelligent, resourceful, and loyal slave girl. She plays a crucial role in helping him outwit the forty thieves.
- Cassim: Ali Baba's greedy and dishonest brother who betrays him and tries to steal the treasure from the cave.
- The forty thieves: A group of ruthless bandits who use a magical password to enter their secret hideout in a cave filled with stolen treasure.
- The leader of the forty thieves: A powerful and cunning man who is determined to protect his treasure and eliminate anyone who threatens it.
- Scheherazade: The narrator of the Third Wish story. She is the vizier's daughter who volunteers to tell stories to King Shahryar to save herself from being executed.