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