1 | Katherine A. | Kavanagh | Anastasia's roommate and best friend. aka Kate. |
| Anastasia R. | Steele | Narrator. Protagonist. aka Ana. |
| Olivia | | One of the assistants of Christian. |
| Christian | Grey | Owner and CEO of Grey Enterprises Holdings Inc. |
| Andrea | | Assistant of Christian. |
2 | | Clayton | (Mrs.) One of the owners of Clayton's Hardware Store. |
| Ray | Steele | Ana's stepfather. Her mother's 2nd husband. |
| José | Rodriquez | Ana's friend. |
| José | Rodriquez Sr. | José's father. |
| | Clayton | Mrs. Clayton's husband.
Owns Clayton's Hardware Store. |
| Paul | Clayton | Mr. Clayton's younger brother. |
| Carla | Adams | Ana's mother. |
| Bob | Adams | 4th husband of Carla. |
3 | Travis | | José's friend. |
| | Taylor | Christian's head of security, bodyguard and driver. |
| Elliot | Grey | Christian's brother. |
| Levi | | English student and the photographer at school newspaper. |
6 | | Welch | Christian's employee. |
| Joe | | Manager of the helipad in Portland. |
9 | Grace T. | Grey | Christian's mother. |
10 | Ros | | One of the Executives at Christian's company. |
14 | | Collins | Professor. Ana's tutor and favorite teacher. |
| Ethan | Kavanagh | Kate's brother. |
15 | Mia | Grey | Christian's sister. |
17 | | Flynn | Christian's Therapist. |
| | Green | OB-GYN. |
19 | Carrick | Grey | Christian's father. |
| Gretchen | | Grace and Carrick's maid. |
21 | | Jones | (Mrs.) Christian's housekeeper. |
| Marco | | Christian's employee. |
| Barney | | Christian's employee. |
| Bill | | Christian's employee. |
| Sam | | Christian's employee and in charge with publicity. |
| Jack | Hyde | Editor at Seattle Independent Publishing (SIP). |
22 | Lucas | | Christian's employee. |
25 | Leila | | Former submissive of Christian. |
| Elena | | Was in relationships with Christian. Dominant. aka Mrs. Robinson. |
| Mark | Benson | Tow pilot. |
| Elizabeth | Morgan | Works at SIP. |