Every Named Character in the Les Misérables Musical Ranked by How Many Words They Sing (Solo)
disclaimers
this is based as closely as i can on the current west end production because that's my most familiar reference point
not sure if les amis/patron-minette's lines are sometimes distributed differently in different productions
most of the numbers themselves probably aren't accurate, but i think they're roughly right and the order probably is, especially for the principals
counted little cosette as the same character as grown up cosette
dubiously included the bishop as a named character even though his name is not mentioned in the musical or anything associated with it
24. CLAQUESOUS: 3 words
23. FAUCHELEVENT: 11 words
22. LESGLES: 17 words
21. MONTPARNASSE: 19 words
20. BRUJON: 22 words
19. BABET: 26 words
18. JEAN PROUVAIRE: 37 words
17. JOLY: 56 words
16. COMBEFERRE: 69 words
15. COURFEYRAC: 72 words
14. FEUILLY: 86 words
13. GRANTAIRE: 140 words
12. THE BISHOP: 152 words
11. BAMATABOIS: 160 words
10. GAVROCHE: 264 words
9. MADAME THÉNARDIER: 399 words
8. COSETTE: 547 words
7. FANTINE: 659 words
6. ENJOLRAS: 765 words
5. ÉPONINE: 840 words
4. THÉNARDIER: 1054 words
3. MARIUS: 1118 words
2. JAVERT: 1468 words
1. JEAN VALJEAN: 2605 words
















