| 1 | Katherine A. | Kavanagh | Anastasia's roommate and best friend. aka Kate. |
| | Anastasia R. | Steele | Narrator. Protagonist. aka Ana. |
| | Olivia | | One of the assistants of Christian. |
| | Christian | Grey | Owner and CEO of Grey Enterprises Holdings Inc. |
| | Andrea | | Assistant of Christian. |
| 2 | | Clayton | (Mrs.) One of the owners of Clayton's Hardware Store. |
| | Ray | Steele | Ana's stepfather. Her mother's 2nd husband. |
| | José | Rodriquez | Ana's friend. |
| | José | Rodriquez Sr. | José's father. |
| | | Clayton | Mrs. Clayton's husband.
Owns Clayton's Hardware Store. |
| | Paul | Clayton | Mr. Clayton's younger brother. |
| | Carla | Adams | Ana's mother. |
| | Bob | Adams | 4th husband of Carla. |
| 3 | Travis | | José's friend. |
| | | Taylor | Christian's head of security, bodyguard and driver. |
| | Elliot | Grey | Christian's brother. |
| | Levi | | English student and the photographer at school newspaper. |
| 6 | | Welch | Christian's employee. |
| | Joe | | Manager of the helipad in Portland. |
| 9 | Grace T. | Grey | Christian's mother. |
| 10 | Ros | | One of the Executives at Christian's company. |
| 14 | | Collins | Professor. Ana's tutor and favorite teacher. |
| | Ethan | Kavanagh | Kate's brother. |
| 15 | Mia | Grey | Christian's sister. |
| 17 | | Flynn | Christian's Therapist. |
| | | Green | OB-GYN. |
| 19 | Carrick | Grey | Christian's father. |
| | Gretchen | | Grace and Carrick's maid. |
| 21 | | Jones | (Mrs.) Christian's housekeeper. |
| | Marco | | Christian's employee. |
| | Barney | | Christian's employee. |
| | Bill | | Christian's employee. |
| | Sam | | Christian's employee and in charge with publicity. |
| | Jack | Hyde | Editor at Seattle Independent Publishing (SIP). |
| 22 | Lucas | | Christian's employee. |
| 25 | Leila | | Former submissive of Christian. |
| | Elena | | Was in relationships with Christian. Dominant. aka Mrs. Robinson. |
| | Mark | Benson | Tow pilot. |
| | Elizabeth | Morgan | Works at SIP. |
