| | | 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. |