* Captain Thomas Preston - Commander of the British soldiers
* Private Hugh Montgomery - Soldier who fired the first shot
* Private John Murray - Soldier who fired the second shot
* Private James Hartegan - Soldier who fired the third shot
* Private William Wemms - Soldier who fired the fourth shot
* Private Matthew Kilroy - Soldier who fired the fifth shot
* Private Henry Montgomery - Soldier who fired the sixth shot
* Private John Carroll - Soldier who fired the seventh shot
Colonists:
* Crispus Attucks - African-American sailor and ropemaker who was killed in the massacre
* Samuel Gray - Ropemaker who was killed in the massacre
* James Caldwell - Apprentice who was killed in the massacre
* Patrick Carr - Irishman who was injured in the massacre
* Edward Garrick - Ropemaker who was injured in the massacre
* Benjamin Edes - Printer and publisher of the Boston Gazette who reported on the massacre
* John Adams - Lawyer who defended the British soldiers in the aftermath of the massacre
* Samuel Adams - Leader of the Sons of Liberty who helped organize the protest that led to the massacre