| Keiser Maximillian | Male | sovereign/king | |
| Götz von Berlichingen | Male | Author/Playwright/Poet, historical figure, Husband, father, brother | |
| Elisabeth | Female | wife, mother | |
| Maria | Female | sister, wife | |
| Carl | Male | son | |
| Georg | Male | boy/girl | |
| Bischof von Bamberg | Male | ecclesiastical | |
| Weislingen | Male | antagonist | |
| Adelheid von Walldorf | Female | | |
| Liebetraut | Male | | |
| Abt von Fulda | Male | Academic, ecclesiastical | |
| Olearins | Male | Academic | |
| Bruder Martin | Male | ecclesiastical | |
| Hanns von Selbitz | Male | | |
| Franz von Sickingen | Male | Husband | |
| Lerse | Male | military | |
| Franz | Male | boy/girl | |
| Kammerfräulein der Adelheid | Female | maid | |
| Metzler | Male | peasant | |
| Sievers | Male | peasant | |
| Link | Male | peasant | |
| Kohl | Male | peasant | |
| Wild | Male | peasant | |
| Hoffrauen | Female | | |
| Hofleute | Male | | |
| Kaiserliche Räthe | Male | Official | |
| Rathsherren von Heilbronn | Male | Official | |
| Richter des heimlichen gerichts | Male | | |
| Zwei Nürnberger Kaufleute [1] | Male | merchant | |
| Zwei Nürnberger Kaufleute [2] | Male | merchant | |
| Max Stumpf | Male | servant | |
| Ein Unbekannter | Male | stranger/foreigner | |
| Brautvater | Male | | |
| Bräutigam | Male | | |
| Berlichingsche Reiter | Male | extras, knight | |
| Weislingsche Reiter | Male | extras, knight | |
| Bambergsche Reiter | Male | extras, knight | |
| Hauptleute | Other | | |
| Officiere | Other | | |
| Knechte von der Reichsarmee | Male | military | |
| Schenkwirth | Male | host/hostess | |
| Gerichtsdiener | Male | | |
| Heilbronner Bürger | Male | | |
| Stadtswache | Male | Guard | |
| Gefängniswärter | Male | | |
| Bauern | Other | | |
| Zigeunerhauptmann | Male | | |
| Zigeuner | Male | | |
| Zigeunerinnen | Female | | |
