FIRST NAME |
LAST NAME |
DESCRIPTION |
Liesel |
Meminger |
The Book
Thief. A young girl who lost her brother. |
Werner |
Meminger |
Liesel's
brother who died on the train. |
Rosa |
Hubermann |
Liesel's
foster mother. Works as a launderer. |
Ms. |
Heinrich |
Foster
care lady. |
Hans |
Hubermann |
Liesel's
foster father. An accordionist. aka: Hansi. |
Max |
Vanderburg |
Known as
the Jewish fist fighter. |
Hans |
Hubermann |
Hans and
Rosa's son. aka: Hans Junior. |
Trudi |
Hubermann |
Hans and
Rosa's daughter. |
Ms. |
Diller |
A
sharp-edged woman and shop owner. |
Mrs. |
Holtzapfel |
Neighbor. Pays Liesel goods to read books to her. |
Rudy |
Steiner |
Liesel's
best friend and partner in crime. |
Tommy |
Muller |
Rudy's
friend with a hearing defect. |
Barbara |
Steiner |
Rudy's
mother. |
Kurt |
Steiner |
Rudy's
older brother. |
Alex |
Steiner |
Rudy's
father. Owns a tailoring shop. |
Mr. |
Kaufmann |
One of
Alex's customers. Shoe shop owner. |
Sister
Maria |
|
Liesel's
teacher. aka: The grim reaper nun. |
Ludwig |
Schmeikl |
Liesel's
classmate who got beat up by her. |
Waldenheim |
|
Liesel's
classmate. |
Lehmann |
|
Liesel's
classmate. |
Ernst |
Vogel |
Rosa's
customer. |
Mr. &
Mrs. |
Pfaffelhurver |
Rosa's
customers. |
Helena |
Schmidt |
A rich
widow. One of Rosa's customers. |
The |
Weingartners |
Rosa's
customers. |
Ilsa |
Hermann |
The
mayor's wife. |
Paula |
Meminger |
Liesel's
biological mother. |
Wolfgang |
Edel |
A
middle-aged carpenter who built for the Nazi's. |
Heinz |
Hermann |
The Town
Mayor. |
Johann |
Hermann |
Ilsa's
son. |
Arthur |
Berg |
Leader
of gang of kids who steal. |
Frits |
Hammer |
One of
the older members of the gang. |
Harald |
Mollenhauer |
One of
Rudy's soccer buddies. |
Andy |
Schmeikl |
Another
member of the gang. Ludwig's brother. |
Walter |
Kugler |
Max's
friend and sparring partner. |
Otto |
Sturn |
Boy who
brings food for the priest. |
Erik |
Vanderburg |
Max's
father. Hans's friend during WWI. |
Stephan |
Schneider |
A
sergeant and Hans and Erik commander. |
Philipp |
Schlink |
An eager
young soldier. |
Herbert |
Bollinger |
An old
faithful. |
Joel |
Kleinmann |
Clothing
store owner. |
Rolf |
Fischer |
One of
Molching's greatest Nazi's. |
Wenzel |
Gruber |
Max's
first fistfight opponent. |
Isaac |
|
Max's
oldest cousin. |
Sarah |
|
Max's
cousin. |
Ruth |
|
Max's
aunt. |
Franz |
Deutscher |
Sadistic
young leader of the Hitler Youth Division. |
Victor |
Chemmel |
The new
leader. Arthur Berg's successor. |
Thomas |
Mamer |
Grocery
owner. |
Ms. |
Link |
A
teacher at Liesel's school. Not a nun. |
Kristina |
Muller |
Tommy's
little sister. |
Ms. |
Olendrich |
Liesel's
teacher. |
Bettina |
Steiner |
Rudy's
youngest sister. |
Herbert |
Fiedler |
Owns
house where Liesel goes for shelter. |
Mr. |
Jenson |
One of
the neighbors in the shelter. |
Rolf |
Schultz |
Young
man in the shelter. |
Emma |
Steiner |
Rudy's
sister. |
Karin |
Steiner |
Rudy's
sister. |
Anna-Marie |
Steiner |
Rudy's
sister. |
Mr. |
Heckenstaller |
Supervising teacher in Rudy's medical exam. |