| John | Adams | 2nd president of the Unites States. |
| John Quincy | Adams | 6th U.S. President. Son of former president John Adams. |
| Nabby | Adams | John Adams' daughter. |
| Edmund | Bacon | American urban planner. |
| Charles | Bankhead | Ann's husband. |
| Dr. | Bankhead | Charles Bankhead's father. |
| Mary Hemings | Bell | Sally's sister. |
| Thomas | Bell | A storekeeper. |
| Mr. | Bentley | Patsy's tutor in music. |
| George | Bridgetower | British musician. |
| Aaron | Burr | American politician served as the 3rd vice president of the U.S. |
| James T. | Callender | A political pamphleteer and journalist. |
| David | Campbell | Tom's acquaintance. |
| Georgiana | Cavendish | Duchess of Devonshire, was an English socialite and author. |
| Mr. | Cenas | Patsy's tutor in dancing. |
| Kitty | Church | Patsy's new acquaintance. |
| William | Clark | American explorer, soldier, Indian agent and territorial governor. |
| John | Coles | One of Thomas Jefferson's acquaintances. |
| Joseph | Coolidge | Ellen's husband. |
| Charles | Cornwallis | 1st Marquess Cornwallis. Former Governor General of India. |
| Maria | Cosway | Italian-English artist and educationalist. |
| Marie | de Botidoux | Patsy's true friend. |
| Boni | de Castellane | French nobleman and politician known as Marquis de Castellane. |
| Francois-Jean | de Chastellux | A military officer during the war of American Independence. |
| Madame | de Corney | Jefferson's friend. |
| Madame | de Lafayette | A French writer. |
| Jules | de Polignac | 1st Duke of Polignac, was a French nobleman. |
| Alexandrine | de R.-Chabot | Duchesse de La Rochefoucauld. aka: Rosalie. |
| Louis Rene | de Rohan | Known as Cardinal de Rohan was a French bishop of Strasbourg. |
| Mr. | De Roth | One of Ellen's beaux. |
| Madame | D'Enville | Jefferson's acquaintance. |
| Gilbert | du Motier | Marquis de Lafayette. French military officer. |
| John Henry | Eaton | U.S senator from Tennessee and U.S. Secretary of War. |
| Peggy | Eaton | John Henry Eaton's wife |
| Francis W. | Eppes | A planter and slave owner from Virginia. |
| Frank | Eppes | Patsy's uncle. |
| Jack | Eppes | Patsy's cousin. |
| Thomas | Eston | Jefferson's acquaintance. |
| Mr. | Forney | One of Ellen's beaux. |
| Joseph | Fossett | An enslaved blacksmith owned by Thomas Jefferson. aka: Joe. |
| Benjamin | Franklin | One of the Founding Fathers of the Unites States. |
| Dr. | Gilmer | Martha Jefferson's physician. |
| Louis H. | Girardin | Jefferson's acquaintance. |
| Alexander | Hamilton | One of the Founding Fathers of the United States. |
| Philip | Hamilton | Alexander Hamilton's eldest son. |
| Mr. | Harrison | Judith's neighbor. |
| Gabriella | Harvie | Colonel Randolph's new wife. |
| John | Harvie | Gabriella Harvie's father. |
| Bab | Hemings | James' brother. |
| Betsy | Hemings | Polly's maid. |
| Elizabeth | Hemings | Grandfather Wales' concubine. |
| James M. | Hemings | New son of Jefferson and Sally Hemings. |
| Jimmy | Hemings | A chef. |
| Johnny | Hemings | Sally's brother. |
| Sally | Hemings | A servant and a concubine. |
| Patrick | Henry | One of the Founding Fathers of the United States. |
| Armand Jules | Heracle | Patsy's suitor. Son of the Duke of Polignac. |
| John | Holmes | Jefferson's acquaintance. |
| Mrs. | Hopkinson | Jefferson's acquaintance. |
| W. | Hornsby | 19th century artist. |
| Mr. | Hughes | One of Ellen's beaux. |
| Andrew | Jackson | 7th president of the United States. |
| Martha | Jefferson | Thomas Jefferson's wife. |
| Thomas | Jefferson | 3rd U.S. President. |
| Mr. | Joplin | One of Thomas Jefferson's acquaintances. |
| Jack | Jouett | Captain in the 16th Regimen of the Virginia militia. |
| Jack | Jouett | American farmer and politician in Virginia. |
| Alexander | Keech | Jefferson's acquaintance. |
| Francis Scott | Key | Known for writing the lyrics for the American national anthem. |
| Meriwether | Lewis | Jefferson's new secretary. |
| Robert R. | Livingston | One of the Founding Fathers of the United States. |
| Mr. | Logan | One of Ellen's beaux. |
| James | Madison | 4th president of the Unites States. |
| John | Marshall | American politician served as the 4th Chief Justice of the U.S. |
| Stevens T. | Mason | American politician who served as the first Governor of Michigan. |
| Sidi Soliman | Mellimelli | Ambassador to the Secretary of State. |
| James | Monroe | 5th president of the Unites States. |
| Thomas | Moore | Irish writer, poet, and lyricist. |
| Governeur | Morris | Became the minister of France. |
| Jane | Nicholas | Jeff's girl. |
| Mrs. | Nicholas | Jane Nicholas' mother |
| Thomas | Paine | One of the Founding Fathers of the United States. |
| Benjamin F. | Randolph | Tom and Patsy's son. |
| George W. | Randolph | Patsy's son. |
| James M. | Randolph | Sally and Tom's son. |
| John | Randolph | One of Richard Randolph's brothers. |
| Martha J. | Randolph | Thomas Jefferson's eldest daughter. aka: Patsy. |
| Mrs. | Randolph | Colonel Randolph's wife. |
| Richard | Randolph | Judith's husband. |
| Theo | Randolph | One of Richard Randolph's brothers. |
| Thomas J. | Randolph | Tom and Patsy's son. aka: Jeff. |
| Thomas Mann | Randolph | Colonel Randolph and Harvie's son. |
| Thomas Mann | Randolph Jr. | Colonel Randolph's son. aka: Tom. |
| Col. Thomas | Randolph Sr. | Thomas Jefferson's bossom friend. |
| Mr. | Rose | One of Thomas Jefferson's acquaintances. |
| Lilite | Royer | Mr. Short's lover. |
| John Frederick | Sackville | 3rd Duke of Dorset. |
| William | Short | Martha Jefferson's kinsman. |
| Mr. | Simitiere | Taught art and tutor for the French language. |
| Colonel | Smith | Mr. Adams' secretary. |
| Margaret B. | Smith | American author and political commentator. |
| Robert | Smith | United States Secretary of the Navy. |
| Nicholas | Trist | A neighbor who wanted to marry Patsy's daughter. |
| Caroline | Tuffon | One of the nieces of the Duke of Dorset. |
| Elizabeth | Tuffon | One of the nieces of the Duke of Dorset. |
| Nathaniel | Turner | American preacher. aka: Nat. |
| Mammy | Ursula | Laundress and pastry cook. |
| Mr. | Walker | Jefferson's acquaintance. |
| George | Washington | 1st president of the Unites States. |
| Mrs. | Washington | George Washington's wife. |
| John | Wayles | Patsy's grandfather. |
| Charles | Willamos | A Swiss-born adventurer. |
| Judge | Wythe | Jefferson's law teacher. |
| Abigail | | John Adams' wife. |
| Ann | | Tom and Patsy's first child. |
| Betty | | Grandfather Wale's wife. |
| Beverly | | Sally's son. |
| Burwell | | Jefferson's new butler. |
| Caesar | | One of Jefferson's servants. |
| Caractacus | | A horse. |
| Cornelia | | Patsy's daughter. |
| Critta | | One of Martha Jefferson's sisters. |
| Dolley | | James Madison's wife. |
| Elizabeth | | Patsy's aunt. |
| Ellen 1 | | Patsy's dead daughter. |
| Ellen 2 | | Patsy's daughter. |
| Francis | | Polly's son. |
| George | | Patsy's son. |
| George VI | | Former King of the United Kingdom. |
| Harriet | | Sally's daughter. |
| James | | Jimmy Hemings' new name. |
| Jenny | | Tom Randolph's little sister. |
| Judith | | One of Colonel Randolph's daughters. |
| Jupiter | | Jefferson's old personal servant. |
| Louis XIV | | King of France known as Louis the Great. |
| Lucy | | Jefferson's young daughter. |
| Madame de Tesse | | Lafayette's aunt. |
| Maria | | The name Polly wanted to call her. aka: Mary. |
| Marie-Antoinette | | The last queen of France before the French Revolution. |
| Martin | | Sally's older brother. |
| Mary | | Patsy's infant daughter. |
| Mirabeau | | The man who worked with Jefferson. |
| Molly | | Mary's daughter. |
| Nance | | One of Martha Jefferson's sisters. |
| Nancy | | One of Colonel Randolph's daughters. |
| Napoleon I | | Known as Napoleon Bonaparte, was a French military general. |
| Polly | | Thomas Jefferson's daughter. |
| Robert | | One of Jefferson's servants. |
| Septimia | | Patsy's seventh daughter. |
| Virginia | | Patsy's daughter. aka: Ginny. |
