| 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. |
