1 | Sethe | Suggs | Protagonist. aka: Lu. |
| Denver | | Sethe's daughter. The friend of Beloved's ghost. |
| Baby | Suggs | Sethe's mother-in-law. Deceased.
Aka: Jenny Whitlow, Grandma Baby. |
| Howard | | Sethe's son. Ran away because of the ghost. |
| Burglar | | Sethe's son. Ran away because of the ghost. |
| Paul D. | Garner | Survivor of the Sweet Home Men. Sethe's friend. |
| Halle | Suggs | Sethe's husband. Baby's eighth son. |
| Mr. | Garner | Owner of the Sweet Home. Deceased. |
| Lillian | Garner | Mr. Garner's wife. |
| Paul F. | Garner | Member of the Sweet Home. |
| Paul A. | Garner | Member of the Sweet Home. Helped Halle and Paul escape. |
| Sixo | The Wild | Member of the Sweet Home. Patsy's boyfriend. |
| Patsy | | The thirty-mile woman. Sixo's lover. |
| Miss | Bodwin | Mr. Bodwin's sister. |
| Amy | Denver | Sethe's close friend. |
| School | Teacher | Widower of Mr. Garner's sister. |
| Beloved | | Sethe's third child who died in war. Haunts the family. |
| Nan | | A one-armed woman who nursed babies. |
| Mister | | Rooster in Sweet Home Farm. |
| Mr. | Buddy | Amy's master. Has an affair with her. |
| Mrs. | Buddy | Mr. Buddy's wife. |
| Joshua | | Helped Sethe and Amy ride a ferry. aka: Stamp Paid. |
| Ella | | Baby's neighbor. |
| John | | Ella's husband. |
| Phyllis | | Baby's friend. |
| Jackson | Till | Baby's friend. |
| Lady | Jones | Baby's neighbor. |
| Nelson | Lord | Denver's schoolmate who is just as smart. |
| Hi | Man | Black convict. Someone Paul D. met at prison. |
| Edward | Bodwin | Mr. Garner's friend. A quaker supporter of the underground railroad. |
| Scots | | Mr. Garner's female friend. |
| Janey | Wagon | Mr. Bodwin's cook. A woman Baby met. |
| Patty | | Baby's daughter. |
| Rosa | Lee | Baby's daughter. |
| Dunn | | Man who gets Ardelia. |
| Ardelia | | Baby's daughter. |
| Mr. | Woodruff | Mr. Bodwin's housekeeper. Lives with Janey. |
| Allen | | Bishop. |
| Willie | Pike | Minister of the Church of the Redeemer. aka: Reverend Pike. |
2 | Mr. | Sawyer | Restaurant owner who offers Sethe work. |
| Diane | | Tall, red blossom. |
| Ma'am | | Sethe's mother. |
| Billy | | Sethe's brother. |
| Judith | | Woman in plank road. |
| Vashti | | Joshua's wife. |
3 | Keane | | Part of the army. Paul D.'s acquaintance. |
| Sergeant | Rossiter | Keane's friend. |