| 1 | | | The Measure of a Man |
| | Hester | | Dellarobia's mother-in-law. Aka: Mammaw. |
| | Burley | Turnbow Jr. | Hester's son. Aka: Cub. |
| | Cordelia | | Dellarobia's daughter. Aka: Cordie. |
| | Preston | Turnbow | Dellarobia's son. |
| | Mike | Bush | Police officer. |
| | Dovey | | Dellarobia's best friend. |
| | Burley | Turnbow Sr. | Cub's father. Aka: Bear. |
| | Jimmy | | The telephone man. |
| | Dellarobia | | Cub's wife. |
| | Moses | | A prophet. |
| | Ezekiel | | A prophet. |
| | Kenny | Chesney | American singer-songwriter. |
| 2 | | | Family Territory |
| | Mr. | Cook | One of Hester's neighbors. |
| | Valia | Estep | One of Hester's neighbors. |
| | Crystal | Estep | Valia Estep's daughter. |
| | Peanut | Norwood | One of Hester's neighbors. |
| | Luther | Holly | Bear Turnbow's acquaintance. |
| | Roy | | One of the collies. |
| | Charlie | | One of the collies. |
| | Jazon | | One of Crystal's boys. |
| | Mical | | One of Crystal's boys. |
| | Brenda | | Crystal's acquaintance. |
| | Ed | Cameron | A banker. |
| | Damon | | Dellarobia's friend. |
| | Bobby | Ogle | A pastor. |
| | Charles | Dickens | An English writer. |
| 3 | | | Congregational Space |
| | Blanchie | Bise | Cheerleader. |
| | Nate | Weaver | Choir director. |
| | Loretta | Lynn | American singer-songwriter. |
| | Eula | Ratliff | A choir member. |
| | Wilma | Cox | An actress. |
| | Tammy | Worsham | Church member. |
| | Quaneesha | Williams | The sole African American choir member. |
| | Mrs. | Lake | Bobby's acquaintance. |
| | James | Joyce | Irish novelist. |
| | Haylee | | A little baby. |
| | Sister Rachel | | A beacon. |
| | SisterJill | | Member of the church. |
| 4 | | | Talk of a Town |
| | King Billy | | Clusters of butterflies. |
| | Mike | | The mail carrier. |
| | Strickland | | Cub's old friend. |
| | Ace | Sayers | Crystal's acquaintance. |
| | Jo | Cox | A sister. |
| | Dear Abby | | American advice column founded by Pauline Phillips in 1956. |
| | Josefina | | Preston's classmate. |
| | Miss Rose | | Preston's teacher. |
| | Lupe | | Josefina's mother. |
| | Reynaldo | Delgado | Josefina's father. |
| | Miss | Hunt | A teacher. |
| 5 | | | National Proportions |
| | Ovid | Byron | A world renowned entomologist. |
| | Luca | della Robbia | An Italian sculptor. |
| | Martha | Stewart | American businesswoman. |
| | Barack | Obama | 44th U.S. President. |
| | Bob | Marley | Jamaican singer-songwriter. |
| | Sidney | Poitier | American-Bahamian actor. |
| | Mr. | Monarch | A kind of butterfly. |
| 6 | | | Span of a Continent |
| | Johnny | Midgeon | A reporter. |
| | Mrs. Noah | | A Biblical figure. Noah's wife. |
| | Pete | | One of Mr. Byron's helpers. |
| | Mako | | One of Mr. Byron's helpers. |
| | Bonnie | | One of Mr. Byron's helpers. |
| | Noah | | Biblical figure - God asked to rescue species from flood. |
| | George | Strait | American singer. |
| | Patty | Loveless | American singer. |
| 7 | | | Global Exchange |
| | Winnie | Vice | Crystal or Brenda's relative. |
| | Greg | | Cub's supervisor. |
| | Jane | Goodall | A primatologist. |
| | Shakira | | Colombian singer. |
| | Michael | Jackson | American singer-songwriter. |
| 8 | | | Circumference of the Earth |
| | Felix | | A bartender. |
| | Toby | Keith | American singer-songwriter. |
| | Kitty | Wells | American singer. |
| | Pam | Tillis | American singer-songwriter. |
| | Nate | Coyle | An actor. |
| | Ralph | Stanley | American musical artist. |
| | Billy Ray | Hatch | A man who was shot in head multiple times in North Houston. |
| | Kathy | Mattea | American singer. |
| | Charlie | Daniels | American singer-songwriter. |
| | Deana | Carter | American singer-songwriter. |
| | Jerry | | One of Cub's friends. |
| | Noel | | One of Cub's friends. |
| | Cleopatra | | The queen of Egypt, becomes the mistress of Julius
Caesar. |
| | Victoria | Beckham | A businesswoman. Aka: Posh Spice. |
| | Tina | Ultner | A reporter. |
| | Ron | Rains | Tina Ultner's associate. |
| | Jack | Stell | The mayor. |
| 9 | | | Continental Ecosystem |
| | Ronald | Reagan | 40th U.S. President. |
| | Osama | bin Laden | Founded the pan-Islamic militant organization. |
| | Coach Bishop | | Dellarobia's science teacher. |
| | Mrs. | Lake | An English teacher. |
| | Coach | Otis | A Math teacher. |
| | Job | | A Biblical figure. |
| | Vern | Zakas | President of the environment club. |
| | Jack | London | American novelist. |
| | Ernest | Hemingway | American journalist. |
| 10 | | | Natural State |
| | Al | Gore | Former Vice President of the United States. |
| | Roger | | One of the workers. |
| | Carlos | | One of the workers. |
| | Juliet | Emerson | Ovid's wife. |
| 11 | | | Community Dynamics |
| | Sam | Hill | An Australian biker. |
| | Oprah | Winfrey | American media executive. |
| | Tommy | | Dovey's brother. |
| | Felix | | Dovey's love life. |
| | Vera | Wang | American fashion designer. |
| | Angie | Dickinson | American actress. |
| | Herbert | Hoover | Geologist and
politician who served as 31st U.S. President. |
| | Leighton | Akins | One of Dellarobia's acquaintances. |
| | Dimmit | Slaughter | One of Dellarobia's acquaintances. |
| | Mr. | Braid | One of Dellarobia's acquaintances. |
| 12 | | | Kinship Systems |
| | Hanky | | White ewe. |
| | Dr. | Gates | One of the veterinarians. |
| | Dr. | Worsh | One of the veterinarians. |
| | Myrtle | | One who knows how to knit. |
| | Nelda | | Myrtle's daughter. |
| | Rick | Baker | American actor. |
| | Camorah | | Preston's acquaintance. |
| | Everett | | Cameraman. |
| | Sir Isaac | Newton | A Mathematician. |
| 13 | | | Mating Strategies |
| | Isaac | Frye | Actor and writer. |
| | Tom | Thumb | A circus performer. |
| | Beulah | Rasberry | Blanchie's acquaintance. |
| | William lll | | King of England. Aka: William of Orange. |
| | Alcidus | Byron | Ovid's father. |
| | Raquida | | Ovid's mother. |
| | Reggie | | One of the sheep. |
| | Winnie | Ogle | Bobby's wife. |
| | Mary | | Hester's cousin. |
| 14 | | | Perfect Female |
| | Christopher | Columbus | An explorer. |
