The Survivors

The Survivors are people in the world who have not yet been infected, however the term is commonly used to refer to the four playable uninfected humans.

Playable Survivors
Each playable survivor has his or her own unique appearance, personality and backstory, making them easier to identify at at a distance. Players can choose which Survivor they control in the lobby, or be automatically assigned to a Survivor that is not being controlled by a player when they join a game that is already in progress.

Non-playable Survivors
As well as the four playable survivors there are also known to be many more. Most remain unseen and unnamed however they are evident by graffiti left around most of the chapters, mainly in the safehouses.

"churchguy"
A man whose voice clips were found in the demo's files. He appears to be afraid of infection, locking himself in some sort of way that the Survivors must get through. It is later revealed that he was bitten and deemed himself immune to the virus after waiting an hour. Ultimately, he becomes an Infected. His paranoia of the Infected drives him to apparent insanity. He often says "better safe than sorry" and may cause a mini-finale where he rings a bell to attract the horde to kill the Survivors. His voice actor also voiced the Scout from Valve's Team Fortress 2.