| Helen | Barnes | Sandy Parrant's secretary. |
| Ruth | Becker | Sandy Parrant's housekeeper. |
| Daniel | Bergen | The former coroner. |
| Arne | Bjorkson | The scoutmaster. |
| Russell | Blackwater | Vernon Blackwater's son. |
| Vernon | Blackwater | The chairman of the tribal council. |
| Cy | Borkmann | One of Schanno's deputies. |
| Jim | Bowdry | Cork's deputy. |
| Mrs. | Cavanaught | Jenny's teacher. |
| Warren | Evans | The county's attorney. |
| Lizzie | Fabre | Wanda's aunt. |
| Dr. | Ferman | Cork's doctor. |
| Anne | Frank | German-Dutch diarist of Jewish origin. |
| Robert | Frost | American poet. |
| Jim | Galworthy | A senator. |
| Stu | Granthum | Head of the County board of commissioners. |
| Tom | Griffin | A priest. Aka: St. Kawasaki. |
| Ellie | Gruber | A housekeeper. |
| Doc | Gunnar | Judge Parrant's doctor. |
| Helmuth | Hanover | Owner and editor of the weekly Aurora Sentinel. Aka: Hell. |
| Mark | Hawras | The consultant of Indian Affairs. |
| Dorothea | Hayes | Judge Parrant's acquaintance. |
| Sue | Jacobson | Chancellor of Aurora Community College. |
| Joe | John | Paul's father. |
| John F. | Kennedy | 35th U.S. President. |
| Chuck | Kobiak | Jenny's date. |
| Al | Lamarck | One of the members of the Minnesota Civilian Brigade. |
| Ed | Larson | A captain of the dept. and in-charge of the most serious crimes. |
| Darla | LeBeau | Paul's mother. |
| Paul | LeBeau | An Eagle Scout. |
| Harlan | Lytton | Judge Parrant's close friend. |
| Wanda | Manydeeds | A Midewiwin. |
| Warren | Manydeeds | Wanda's husband. |
| Henri | Matisse | French artist. |
| Ernie | Meloux | Henry Meloux's nephew. |
| Henry | Meloux | A member of the Grand Medicine Society. |
| Frank | Monroe | Worked at the Department of Natural Resources. |
| Hannah | Mueller | Sandy Parrant's house cleaner. |
| Grace | Nelson | Sigurd Nelson's wife. Aka: Gracie. |
| Sigurd | Nelson | The coroner. |
| Richard | Nixon | 37th U.S. President. |
| Albert | Nordberg | Joyce's boyfriend. |
| Molly | Nurmi | A waitress. |
| Corcoran | O'Connor | Former Sheriff. Aka: Cork. |
| Nancy Jo | O'Connor | A lawyer. Cork's ex-wife. Aka: Jo |
| John | Papasconstantinou | The owner of the Johnny's Pinewood Broiler. Aka: Johnny Pap. |
| Robert | Parrant | A judge. |
| Sandy | Parrant | Judge Parrant's son. |
| Bo | Peterson | One of the members of the Minnesota Civilian Brigade. |
| Sylvia | Plath | American poet, novelist, and short-story writer. |
| Lyle | Porter | A pianist. |
| Ed | Reilly | The judge. |
| Pierre-Auguste | Renoir | French artist. |
| Joyce | Sandoval | A receptionist. |
| Arletta | Schanno | Wally's wife. |
| Wally | Schanno | A sheriff. |
| Arnold | Stanley | An accountant. |
| Jim | Thorpe | American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. |
| William | Westsky | A Shinnob out of Canada. |
| Louise | Willette | A casino worker. |
| Andy | Williams | American singer. |
| Sam | Winter Moon | Cork's close friend. |
| Art | Winterbauer | A plumber. |
| Jack | Wozniak | Schanno's deputy. |
| Amik | | Wanda's son. |
| Anne | | One of Jo's daughters. |
| Chester | | A man who hires for Great North. |
| Clarissa | | One of Arletta Schanno's daughters. |
| Dilsey | | Cork's grandmother. |
| Fran | | Jo's secretary. |
| Jack | | Lytton's dog. Aka: The Ripper. |
| Janie | | One of Arletta Schanno's daughters. |
| Jenny | | One of Jo's daughters. |
| Juliet | | Romeo's mate. |
| Luther | | One of Helmuth Hanover's men. |
| Makwa | | Wanda's 4-month old child. |
| Maria | | Johnny Pap's wife. |
| Naanabozho | | The trickster. |
| Peter | | Stevie's stuffed doll. |
| Romeo | | A Canadian geese. |
| Rose | | Jo's sister. |
| Roy | | One of Helmuth Hanover's men. |
| Stevie | | Jo's son. |
| Stuart | | Jo's co-worker. |
| Susan | | Wanda's acquaintance. |
| Wallaye | | Henry Meloux's dog. |
| Windigo | | A giant, an ogre with a heart of ice. |
