| 1 | Benjamin Josiah | Hawkes | Protagonist. A law school student. Aka: Ben Joe. |
| | Sussanah | Hawkes | Ben's sister. |
| | Jeremy | | Ben Joe's roommate. |
| | Joanne | Hawkes | Ben Joe's married sister. |
| | Lisa | Hawkes | Ben Joe's sister. |
| | Jane | Hawkes | Ben Joe's sister. |
| | Tessie | Hawkes | Ben Joe's sister. |
| | Jennifer | Hawkes | Ben Joe's sister. |
| 2 | Bertie | | The random baby that Ben Joe met. |
| | Sadie | | Bertie's sister. |
| | Lemuel | Barnes | The toy seller. |
| | Matilda | Hayes | The woman that Ben Joe met at the bus. |
| | Bethany Janes | Chrisawn | Ben Joe's grandmother. |
| | Brandon | Hayes | Matilda's husband. Philip Hawkes. |
| 3 | Clara sue | Hayes | Matilda and Brandon's daughter. |
| | Sam | | Mr. Dower's son. |
| | Algernon Hector | James Dower III | The man that Ben Joe met. Gram's childhood crush. |
| | Jonah | Barlott | Mr. Dower's brother-in-law. |
| | Saul | Bowen | The new owner of Jonah's house. |
| | Carol | | Joanne's daughter. Ben Joe's niece. |
| | Gary | | Joanne's husband. |
| 4 | Ellen | Hawkes | Ben Joe's mother. |
| 5 | Lili Belle | Mosely | The mistress of Ben Joe's father. |
| 6 | Shelley | Domer | Ben Joe's ex-girlfriend. |
| | Mr. | Domer | Shelley's father. |
| | Phoebe | | Shelley's sister. |
| | Gloria | Herman | Ben Joe's ex-girlfriend. |
| | John | Horner | Shelley's boyfriend. |
| | Mrs. | Murphy | Shelley's housekeeper. |
| 7 | Freeman | | Lili's brother. |
| 8 | Mr. | Crown | The printer shop owner. |
| | Sonny | Crown | Mr. Crown's son. |
| 11 | Lemuel | Hawkes | Gram's husband. Ben Joe's grandfather. |
| | Hezekih | Jacob Lee | A revivalist. |
| 12 | Jacob Hart | Horner | John's father. |
| 14 | Jed | | Phillip's uncle. |
| 16 | Simon | McCaroll | Gram's friend. A cigarette vendor. |
| | Mrs. | Fogarty | Shelley's neighbor. The woman who has a husband in a nursing home. |
