| | | | Prologue |
| | | | Indian Princess - The most finely crafted peak in Idaho. |
| | Audrey | Westover | Tara Westover's sister who broke both her arms and legs. |
| | | | Part 1 |
| 1 | Gene | Westover | Tara Westover's father / An avid
Mormon member. |
| | LaRue | | Tara's Grandmother / Faye Westover's mother. aka: Grandma. |
| | Faye | Westover | Tara's Mother / a herbalist. |
| | Jim | Westover | Gene Westover's brother / Tara Westover's uncle. |
| | Grandpa | Lott | Tara's Grandfather. Aka:
Grandpa-over-in-Town. |
| | Aaron | | A boy from Tara Westover's school. |
| | Richard | Westover | Tara Westover's brother. |
| | Luke | Westover | Tara Westover's brother. |
| | Randy | Weavers | Gene Westover's friend who was shot by the feds. |
| | Tyler | Westover | Tara Westover's brother who buried his father's rifle. |
| | Kamikaze | | Luke's goat. |
| 2 | Tara | Westover | Protagonist / Narrator / Author. |
| | Maria | | Judy's daughter. |
| | Judy | | The midwife / Faye Westover's friend. |
| | Tony | Westover | The oldest brother of Tara Westover. |
| | Shawn | Westover | The second oldest brother of Tara Westover. |
| 3 | Donna | | Tara Westover's cousin. |
| | Lynn | | Faye Westover's brother. |
| | Angie | | Faye Westover's younger sister. |
| | Grandma | Westover | Gene Westover's mother. Aka:
Grandma-down-the-hill. |
| 4 | Mavis | Beacon | Tara Westover's teacher in typing class. |
| 6 | Robert | | A man who worked for Gene Westover. |
| | Emma | | Shawn Westover's girlfriend. |
| | Susan | | Faye Westover's friend. |
| 8 | Myrna | Moyle | Wife of Jay Moyle. |
| | Jay | Moyle | Owner of "Papa Jay" gas station. |
| | Mary | Moyle | Myrna and Jay Moyle's daughter. |
| | Eve | | Mary Moyle's friend. |
| | Randy | | A man who's selling cashews and almonds. |
| | Caroline | Moyle | Sister of Mary Moyle / Myrna and Jay Moyle's daughter. |
| | Brother | Davis | A Mormon member. |
| 9 | Brother | Mumford | A Mormon member. |
| | Jessica | Hardy | Tara Westover's friend. |
| | Rob | Hardy | Jessica Hardy's father. |
| | Diane | Hardy | Rob Hardy's wife / Jessica Hardy's mother. |
| | President | Roosevelt | The President. |
| | Charles | | Tara Westover's first friend. |
| 10 | Rosie | | An energy specialist. |
| 11 | Bud | | Shawn Westover's horse. |
| | Apollo | | A 7yr old buckskin / Shawn Westover's horse. |
| 12 | Sadie | | Charles's friend / New girlfriend of Shawn Westover. |
| 13 | Benjamin | | Aubrey Westover's husband / A blonde farm boy. |
| | Jeanette | Barney | A woman who wears a low-cut blouse. |
| | Erin | | Shawn Westover's ex-girlfriend. |
| 14 | Sister | Sears | The church choir director. |
| 16 | Dwain | | Faye Westover's client. |
| | | | Part 2 |
| 17 | Shannon | | Tara Westover's roommate. |
| | Mary | | Tara Westover's roommate / Studying child education. |
| | Joseph | Smith | Emcee of lecture about
American history. Aka: Prophet Smith. |
| | Vanessa | | Tara Westover's friend-Seatmate of Tara Westover in class. |
| 18 | Stefanie | Westover | Tyler Westover's wife. |
| 20 | Dr. Richard | Kimball | American History professor of Tara Westover. |
| 21 | Robin | | Tara Westover's new roommate / An athletic guy. |
| | Megan | | Tara Westover's new roommate. |
| | Jenni | | Tara Westover's friend. |
| 23 | Emily | | Shawn Westover's new girlfriend. |
| 24 | Sammy | Weaver | Randy Weaver's son / deceased. |
| | Vicki | Weaver | Randy Weaver's wife / deceased. |
| 27 | Josh | | Tara Westover's new roommate. |
| | Dr. | Kerry | Jewish History professor of Tara Westover. |
| | Peter | Westover | Shawn Westover and Emily's son. |
| | Heather | | Tara Westover's classmate in Jewish History class. |
| | Mariane | | Tara Westover's classmate in Jewish History class. |
| 28 | Jonathan | Steinberg | Tara Westover's
supervisor / Former master at Cambridge. |
| 29 | Mark | | Tara Westover's Mormon friend. |
| | | | Part 3 |
| 30 | Drew | | Tara Westover's friend in BYU / Tara Westover's boyfriend. |
| | Kami | Westover | Richard Westover's wife. |
| | Donavan | Westover | Richard and Kami Westover's son. |
| 31 | Missy | | Tara Westover's cousin who worked on Audrey Westover. |
| | Dr. David | Runciman | Tara Westover's supervisor. |
| | Nic | | An Italian classmate of Tara Westover. |
| 34 | Diego | | Shawn Westover's German shepherd. |
| 39 | Daryl | | Tara Westover's uncle. |
