| Zhou | An Mei | The name given to Kerry's child. |
| Marie | Antoinette | Queen of France. |
| Laura | Ashley | A fashion designer. |
| Adrian | Balakrisnan | Charlie Wu's acquaintance. |
| Betty | Bao | American-Chinese writer. |
| Fan | BingBing | Chinese actress. |
| Manolo | Blahnik | Spanish fashion designer. |
| Henry | Blodget | American businessman. |
| David | Bowie | English singer-songwriter. |
| Rupert | Calthorpe | Owner of the Calthorpe Hotel. |
| Ah | Chee | Charlie's childhood nanny. |
| Ling | Cheh | The head housekeeper. |
| Alexandra | Cheng | Felicity's younger sister. Aka: Alix. |
| Edison | Cheng | Alexandra's son. Aka: Eddie. |
| Malcolm | Cheng | A cardiologist. |
| Maggie | Cheung | An actress. |
| Stephen | Chia | Astrid's close friend. |
| | Chia | The Vice Principal. |
| Kar | Chin Kee | A banker. |
| Ah | Ching | A cook. |
| Henry | Chiu | Charlotte's boyfriend. |
| Kerry | Chu | Rachel's mother. |
| Rachel | Chu | Nicholas Young's girlfriend. |
| Vivian | Chu | Parker's acquaintance. |
| Ming | Chung | Kerry's friend. |
| Joan | Collins | An actress. |
| Isabelle | d. H. Pierre | Nathalie's mother-in-law. |
| Laurent | d. H. Pierre | Isabelle's husband. |
| Nathalie | d. H. Pierre | Astrid's friend. |
| James | Dean | American actor. |
| Marie-Helen | dela Duree | Isabelle's friend. |
| Gabriel | Destailleur | An architect. |
| Collette | Dinnigan | A fashion designer. |
| Zhou | Fang Min | Kerry Chu's husband. |
| Daisy | Foo | One of Carol's friends. |
| Q.T. | Foo | Daisy's husband. |
| Evan | Fung | One of Bernard's friends. |
| Greta | Garbo | American-Swedish film actress. |
| Jean Paul | Gaultier | French fashion designer. |
| Giancarlo | Giammetti | Italian businessman. |
| Zvi | Goldberg | Mandy's boyfriend. |
| Dr. | Gu | A retired doctor. |
| Cai | Guo-Qiang | Chinese artist. |
| Wu | Hao Lian | Charlie's father. |
| Pierry | Hardy | French high-fashion designer. |
| Carolina | Herrera | A fashion designer. |
| Damien | Hirst | An artist. |
| Chloe | Ho | Araminta's friend. |
| Steve | Jobs | American business magnate. |
| Elton | John | Singer-songwriter. |
| Ming | Kah-Ching | Leo's father. |
| Yue-Sai | Kan | A TV host. |
| Takeshi | Kaneshiro | Japanese-Taiwanese actor. |
| Aga | Khan | A spiritual leader. |
| Colin | Khoo | Nicholas' best friend. |
| Sophie | Khoo | Astrid's cousin. |
| Winefred | Khoo | Colin's grandmother. |
| Tracy | Kuan | A singer. |
| Amelia | Kwek | Carmen's cousin. |
| Carmen | Kwek | Daphne's friend. |
| Robert | Kwek | Carmen's grandfather. |
| Mabel | Kwoh | Eleanor's acquaintance. |
| Aaron | Kwok | A singer. |
| Rene | Lalique | French designer. |
| Angela | Lansbury | British-American-Irish actress. |
| Tua | Lao Sai | Trina's husband. |
| Morris | Lapidus | An architect. |
| Annabel | Lee | Araminta's mother. Originally: An Liu Bao. |
| Araminta | Lee | Colin Khoo's fiance. |
| Coach | Lee | A PE teacher. |
| Lauren | Lee | Roderick Liang's girlfriend. |
| Peter | Lee | Araminta's father. Originally: Lee Pei Tan. |
| Francis | Leong | Nick's friend. |
| Harry | Leong | Felicity's husband. |
| Henry | Leong Jr. | Astrid's eldest brother. |
| Tony | Leung | An actor. |
| Gong | Li | Chinese-Singaporean artist. |
| Roderick | Liang | Owner of the Liang Finance Group. |
| Celine | Lim | Nicholas' acquaintance. |
| Charlotte | Lim | Celine's sister. |
| Lawrence | Lim | Lorena's husband. |
| Lorena | Lim | One of Carol's friends. |
| Mrs. | Lim | Celine's mother. |
| Peik | Lin | Rachel's college friend. |
| Jacqueline | Ling | Ling Yin Chao's granddaughter. |
| Stanley | Lo | President of the Chinese Athletic Association. |
| Shang | Loong Ma | Nick's great-grandfather. |
| Mr. | Lui | Private investigator. |
| Edwin | Lutyens | An architect. |
| Benedict | Ma | Daphne's father. |
| Daphne | Ma | Charlotte's best friend. |
| Alexander | Mabille | French fashion designer. |
| Thomas | Maier | An author, journalist. |
| Dowager | Marchioness | One of the first British women to get a pilot's license. |
| Imelda | Marcos | Former First Lady of the Philippines. |
| Martin | Margiela | Belgian fashion designer. |
| Ingo | Maurer | German industrial designer. |
| Alexander | McQueen | British fashion designer. |
| Wandi | Meggaharto | One of Araminta's friends. |
| Mrs. | Mince | Wife of the Angelican Bishop of Singapore. |
| Connie | Ming | Leo's mother. |
| Leo | Ming | Eddie's best friend. |
| Kaspar Von | Morgenlatte | An interior decorator. |
| Wye | Mun Goh | Peik Lin's father. |
| Jasmin | Ng | Michael's cousin. |
| Miss | Ng | A Math teacher. |
| Thomas | Ng | Flat's owner. |
| Michael | Nyman | An English composer. |
| Dr. | Oei | A stockbroker. |
| Serena | Oh | Chloe's acquaintance. |
| Andy | Ong | Astrid's friend. |
| Mavis | Oon | Gordon Sr.'s wife. |
| Gordon | Oon Sr. | A Tan Sri. |
| Reginald | Ormsby | Hotel's general manager. |
| Rick | Owens | American fashion designer. |
| Johnny | Pang | One of Bernard's friends. |
| Tim | Paulson | Environmental and economic historian. |
| Huang | Peng Fan | An art historian. |
| Kitty | Pong | A soap-opera star. |
| Princess | Rosario | A Bulgarian princess. |
| Kristin | S. Thomas | An actress. |
| Elie | Saab | Lebanese fashion designer. |
| Mhemet | Sabanci | Colin's friend. |
| Jil | Sander | A fashion designer. |
| Jean | Seberg | American actress. |
| Alfred | Shang | Mabel T'sien's husband. |
| Cassandra | Shang | Nicholas' second cousin. |
| Leonard | Shang | Moses' friend. |
| Francesca | Shaw | Nadine's daughter. |
| Nadine | Shaw | One of Carol's friends. |
| Ronald | Shaw | Nadine's father-in-law. |
| Aaron | Shek | The chief financial officer. |
| Mimi | Shen | Kerry's acquaintance. |
| Lee | Shen Wei | One of Andy Ong's friends. |
| Charlie | Siem | A violinist. |
| See Bei | Sien | A bishop. |
| Annie | Sim | Nadine's acquaintance. |
| Raf | Simons | A fashion designer. |
| Mrs. | Singh | Felicity's friend. |
| Shang | Su Yi | Astrid's grandmother. Aka: Ah-Ma. |
| Bernard | Tai | Carol's son. |
| Carol | Tai | A Datin. Tai Toh Lui's wife. |
| Terence | Tan | One of Andy Ong's friends. |
| David | Tang | A businessman. |
| K.C. | Tang | Nadine's acquaintance. |
| Moses | Tang | Rebecca's brother. |
| Rebecca | Tang | Daisy's acquaintance. |
| Mr. | Tay | Ah-Ma's acquaintance. |
| Lena | Teck | Nadine's acquaintance. |
| Khoo | Teck Fong | Colin Khoo's grandfather. |
| Michael | Teo | Astrid's husband. Aka: Mike. |
| Dickson | Teoh | Patsy's ex-husband. |
| Patsy | Teoh | Lauren's Lee's aunt. |
| Mr. | Tin | One of the informers. |
| Celeste | Ting | Astrid's acquaintance. |
| Peik | Ting | Peik Lin's younger brother. Aka: PT. |
| Tommy | Toh | Harry's friend. |
| Tai | Toh Lui | A Dato. |
| Calvin | Trillin | A food writer. |
| Hsu | Tsen Ta | Lorena Lim's acquaintance. |
| Mabel | T'sien | Oliver's aunt. |
| Oliver | T'sien | Nick's cousin. Aka: Ollie. |
| Rosemary | T'sien | Nick's great-aunt. |
| Trina | Tua | Annabel's new friend. |
| Fiona | Tung | Edison Cheng's wife. Aka: Fi. |
| Edward | Tuttle | An architect and interior designer. |
| Gianni | Valentino | A designer. |
| Mies | van de Rohe | American-German architect. |
| Dries | van Noten | Belgian fashion designer. |
| Consuelo | Vanderbilt | Duchess of Marlborough. |
| Patsy | Wang | Hong Kong socialite. |
| Justina | Wei | Amelia's friend. |
| Kao | Wei | Kerry's neighbor. |
| Peik | Wing | Peik Lin's brother. |
| Russel | Wing | A photographer. |
| Faye | Wong | A singer and actress. |
| Mr. | Wong | One of the informers. |
| Sylvia | Wong-Swartz | Rachel's colleague. |
| Charlie | Wu | Astrid's ex-boyfriend. |
| Lynn | Wyatt | A Houston socialite. |
| Chan | Yan Tak | A chef. |
| Chu | Yang Chung | Dickie's acquaintance. |
| Kea | Yeap | An architect. |
| Parker | Yeo | One of Araminta's friends. |
| Ling | Yin Chao | A philanthropist. |
| Lee | Yong Chien | Lauren Lee's grandmother. |
| Eleanor | Young | Felicity's sister-in-law. Aka: Elle. |
| James | Young | Astrid's grandfather. |
| Nicholas | Young | Eleanor Young's son. Aka: Nick. |
| Philip | Young | Nicholas' father. |
| Victoria | Young | Eleanor's sister-in-law. |
| Zhang | Ziyi | Chinese actress. |
| Adam | | Patsy's husband. |
| Ah Ma | | A paternal grandmother. |
| Ahmad | | A driver. |
| Alexander | | Astrid's brother. Aka: Alex. |
| Alistair | | Alexandra's youngest son. |
| Alyssa | | One of Peik Lin's nieces. |
| Amanda | | Jacqueline Ling's daughter. |
| Ann | | Nancy's good friend. |
| Astrid | | Nicholas's cousin. |
| Augustine | | One of Edison's sons. |
| Bella | | Mavis' granddaughter. |
| Bhumibol | | Former King of Thailand. |
| Camylla | | One of Peik Lin's nieces. |
| Cassian | | Astrid'd son. |
| Catherine | | Astrid's aunt. |
| Cathleen | | Henry Jr.'s wife. |
| Cecilia | | Alexandra's daughter. |
| Christian | | A Parisian shoemaker. |
| Chua | | One of Patric's assistants. |
| Constantine | | One of Edison's sons. |
| Consuelo | | A maid. |
| Danielle | | Daisy Foo's daughter-in-law. |
| Desmond | | Lorena's stockbroker. |
| Dickie | | Nick's uncle. |
| Evangeline | | An au-pair. |
| Evangeline | | A nanny. |
| Felicity | | Astrid's mother. |
| Felix | | Eddie's acquaintance. |
| Freddie | | Astrid's uncle. |
| Gerald | | K.C. Tang' son. |
| Girlie | | A maid. |
| Gordon Jr. | | Mavis' son. |
| Gregoire | | Nathalie's husband. |
| Gurkha | | A guard. |
| Hannah | | Celine's friend. |
| Isabel | | Francesca's friend. |
| Isabel | | Charlie's wife. |
| Jake | | Cecilia's son. |
| Jerry | | Carol Tai's acquaintance. |
| Jessica | | Min Chung's daughter. |
| Kaiser | | A yacht. |
| Kalliste | | Edison's daughter. |
| Laarni | | A Filipino nanny. |
| Lang Lang | | A Chinese pianist. |
| Leonard | | Felicity's cousin. |
| Lionel | | Colin's cousin. |
| Louis | | Astrid's acquaintance. |
| Madri | | A maid. |
| Manuel | | A wine steward. |
| Mark | | Sylvia's husband. |
| Mei-Mei | | Carol's housemaid. |
| Nancy | | Dickie's wife. |
| Neena | | Peik Lin's mother. |
| Neruh | | Former Prime Minister of India. |
| Patric | | A designer. |
| Rain | | South Korean singer-songwriter. |
| Rajah | | A majordomo. |
| Rob | | Charlie Wu's brother. |
| Ronnie | | Nadine's husband. |
| Rupert Khoo | | Colin's relative. |
| Sanjit | | A butler. |
| Sheryl | | Peik Wing's wife. |
| Simon | | Isabel's boyfriend. |
| Sister Grace | | A Pentecostal preacher. |
| Suzanne | | A maid. |
| Thakoon | | American fashion designer. |
| Tiffany | | Lorena's daughter. |
| Tony | | Cecilia's husband. |
| Trump | | A dog. |
| Walt | | Rachel's uncle. |
| Yousef | | A driver. |
| Zachary | | Henry Jr.'s child. |
