* King Richard I of England (Richard the Lionheart)
* King Philip II of France (Philip Augustus)
* Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa
* Duke Leopold V of Austria
* King Béla III of Hungary
Muslim Leaders
* Saladin (Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub)
* Al-Adil I (brother of Saladin)
* Al-Kamil (nephew of Saladin)
* Al-Afdal (son of Saladin)
* Izz al-Din Usama (commander of Saladin's army)
Other Notable Figures
* William of Tyre (historian and archbishop of Tyre)
* Odo of Deuil (historian and abbot of Deuil)
* Ernoul (historian and squire of Balian of Ibelin)
* Bahā' al-Dīn ibn Shaddād (historian and biographer of Saladin)
* Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani (historian and secretary to Saladin)