| | Royal | Wilder | Almanzo's big brother. |
| | Eliza Jane | Wilder | Almanzo's sister. |
| | Alice | Wilder | Almanzo's sister. |
| | Almanzo J. | Wilder | Protagonist. aka: Manzo, Mannie. |
| | Mother | | Almanzo's mother. |
| | Mr. | Wilder | Almanzo's father. aka: Father. |
| | Mr. | Corse | Almanzo's teacher. |
| | Miles | Lewis | Almanzo's classmate. A boy who was in the Primer Class. |
| | Bill | Ritchie | The Leader of the Bullies. aka: Big Bill. |
| | Star | | Mr. Wilder's calf. |
| | Bright | | Mr. Wilder's calf. |
| | Jonas | Lane | Mr. Corse's friend. Deceased. |
| | Mr. | Ritchie | Big Bill's father. |
| | John | | Mr. Corse's student. |
| | French | Joe | Mr. Wilder's hired man. |
| | Lazy | John | Mr. Wilder's hired man. |
| | Frank | | Almanzo's cousin. Wesley's son. |
| | Wesley | | Almanzo's uncle. Frank's father. |
| | Mr. | Case | A cap store owner. |
| | Pierre | | Lazy John's son. |
| | Louis | | French Joe's son. |
| | Bess | | Mr. Wilder's mare. |
| | Beauty | | Mr. Wilder's mare. |
| | Nick | Brown | The Tin-Peddler. |
| | Starlight | | Beauty's colt. |
| | Mr. | Paddock | The wagon maker. |
| | Andrew | | Almanzo's uncle. |
| | George | Washington | The 1st U.S. President. |
| | Mr. | Webb | The first customer of Almanzo's Mother. |
| | Mrs. | Webb | Mr. Webb's wife. |
| | Aaron | Webb | Mr. and Mrs. Webb's son. |
| | Lucy | | Almanzo's pig. |
| | Delia | | Almanzo's aunt. Andrew's wife. |
| | Lindy | | Almanzo's aunt. Wesley's wife. |
| | Fred | | Almanzo's cousin. |
| | Abner | | Almanzo's cousin. |
| | James | | Almanzo's cousin. |
| | Mr. | Weed | The Hay-Baler. |
| | Mr. | Thompson | A land seller. |
