| 1 | Jack | Aubrey | Appointed as Master and Commander of Sophie. |
| | Sophie | | A ship. |
| | Molly | Harte | Wife of Station commander. |
| | Stephen | Maturin | A surgeon at Sophie. |
| | Samuel | Allen | A former captain. |
| | Hunks | | Jack's agent, vulture, creditor. |
| | Lord | Keith | Admiral of the Blue and Commander in chief of Majesty's Ships. |
| | James | Bradley | Captain and commanding officer. |
| | Thos | Walker | Served as a slave ship captain. |
| | Jep | | A waiter. |
| | Captain | Harte | The Naval Commander of Port Mahon |
| | | Martinez | A Spanish merchant. |
| | Mr. | Parker | A lieutenant. |
| | Mr. | Stapleton | Third of the Guerrier. |
| | Mr. | Burnet | Mrs. Harte's acquaintance. |
| | Lady | Warren | Molly's acquaintance. |
| | Tory | | General Aubrey's son. |
| | Mr. | Williams | The Mahon's correspondent. |
| | Mr. | Baldick | The Sophie's lieutenant. |
| | David | Richards | Mr. Williams' cousin. |
| | William | Marshall | A prime navigator. |
| | Isaac | Wilson | A seaman. |
| | Mr. | Watt | The boson. |
| | Mr. | Lamb | A carpenter. |
| | George | Day | A gunner. |
| | Mr. | Ricketts | The purser. |
| | Tom | Pullings | One of the master's mates in Sophie. |
| | William | Mowett | One of the master's mates in Sophie. |
| | William | Babington | The midshipman in Sophie. |
| | Carl | Linnaeus | A Swedish botanist. |
| | Pallas | | Titan God in Greek mythology. |
| | Daniel | Solander | A Swedish naturalist. |
| | Johann | Gmelins | A German naturalist, botanist, entomologist. |
| | Mr. | Browne | A naval officer. |
| | Mr. | Florey | A surgeon. Maturin's acquaintance. |
| | Aristotle | | A Greek philosopher. |
| | James | Dillon | First lieutenant in Sophie. |
| | F. Scott | Fitzgerald | American novelist. |
| | Jeremy | Bentham | English philosopher. |
| | James | Suamarez | Rear Admiral of the squadron. |
| | Godwin | | Earl of Wessex. |
| | Mr. | Jackson | An astronomer. |
| | Charles | Ricketts | Mr. Ricketts' son. |
| | Alfred | King | A seaman. |
| | Mr. | Brown | The officer in-charge of the yard. |
| | Mrs. | Brown | Mr. Brown's wife. |
| | Miss | Fanny | Mrs. Brown's acquaintance. |
| | Queeney | | Wife of Lord Keith. |
| | Paracelsus | | A Swiss physician. |
| | Cardan | Greenbriar | A faerie and the current High King of Elfhame. |
| | Rhazes | | Persian physician. |
| | Curtis | | A marine. |
| | Miss | Smith | Mr. Dilloh's acquaintance. |
| | Killick | | A steward. |
| | Mr. | Head | One of Jack's acquaintances. |
| | | Middleton | One of Jack's acquaintances. |
| | Captain | Halliwell | One of Jack's acquaintances. |
| | Mr. | Edwardes | Mr. Florey's acquaintance. |
| | John | Lane | A foretopman. |
| | Thomas | Gross | John Lane's friend. |
| | William | Jevons | A carpenter's crew. |
| | Joseph | Wood | One of the crew members who was punished for being drunk. |
| | Jno | | One of the crew members who was punished for being drunk. |
| | Fra. | Bechell | One of the crew members who was punished for being drunk. |
| | Wilkinson | | One of the crew members who was punished for being drunk. |
| | Fortunato | Carneglia | A midshipman. |
| | Patrick | Wade | A landman. |
| | Captain | Darley | A captain and a merchant. |
| | Richard | Sutton | A lieutenant. |
| | Commodore | Nelson | A marine officer from East Blue. |
| | Mr. | Henry | The sail maker. |
| | George | | King of the United Kingdom. |
| | Shannahan | | One of Jack's acquaintances. |
| | Bussell | | One of Jack's acquaintances. |
| 3 | Jan | Jackruski | An ordinary seaman. |
| | George | | A marine. |
| | Thomas | Murphy | A member of the Royal Navy. |
| | Lord Edward | FitzGerald | An Irish nationalist. |
| | Christian | Pram | The second mate of Levanter. |
| | Apollo | | One of the seamen. |
| | Turbid | | One of the seamen. |
| | Robert | Flaherty | American filmmaker. |
| | David | Lynch | American filmmaker, painter, virtual artist, musician and writer. |
| | Arthur | Sullivan | An English composer. |
| | Michael | Kelly | American actor. |
| | Joseph | Kelly | A producer and actor. |
| | Sheridan | Smith | American actress, singer and presenter. |
| | Aloysius | Burke | Irish-born clergyman of the Catholic church. |
| | Wolfe | Tones | A leading Irish revolutionary figure. |
| | Napper | Tandy | A United Irishman who experienced exile. |
| | Simon | Butler | An important historical figure in the history of Chalfont. |
| | Hamilton | Rowan | An Irish mathematician. |
| | Captain | Dockray | Jack's acquaintance. |
| | Mrs. | Dockray | Captain Dockray's wife. |
| | Mr. | Harvey | Jack's acquaintance. |
| 4 | Sergeant | Quinn | A marine. |
| | William | Musgrave | Maturin's acquaintance. |
| | John | Lakey | A seaman. |
| | Ned | Evans | A seaman. |
| | Louis | | Jack's acquaintance. |
| | Elphinstone | | Former midshipman. |
| | Douglas | | Jack's acquaintance. |
| | Sally | | A black girl who was hidden in the cable-tier. |
| | Pitt | | A schoolmaster. |
| | Carrol | | First lieutenant at the Hannibal. |
| | | Newman | Jack's acquaintance. |
| | Dr. | Johnson | Maturin's acquaintance. |
| | Mr. | Hoare | Jack's acquaintance. |
| 5 | Henry | Gouges | Stephen's assistant. |
| | W. D. | Valgardson | Canadian fiction writer, poet, and English studies academic. |
| | Anderssen | | Jack's acquaintance. |
| | Captain Ole | Bugge | An ancient bibulous Dane. |
| | Dr. | Emmet | Stephens' acquaintance. |
| | Lord | Kenmare | Lieutenant Dillon's uncle. |
| 6 | Colonel | Despard | Jack's acquaintance. |
| | Bishop | Challoner | A bishop from England. |
| | Admiral | Warne | The senior post-captain. |
| | Napoleon | Bonafarte | A French military and political leader. |
| | Gorge | Pearce | A seaman. |
| | Captain | Nevin | One of Stephen's acquaintances. |
| | Sir John | Abel | One of Stephen's acquaintances. |
| | Robert | Jessup | A cook's mate. |
| | Henry | Andrews | The ship corporal. |
| | John | Harden | One who was accused of drunkenness. |
| | Thomas | Cross | One who was accused of drunkenness. |
| | Timothy | Bryant | One who was accused of drunkenness. |
| | Isaac | Isaacs | One who was accused of drunkenness. |
| | Peter | Edwards | One who was accused of drunkenness. |
| | John | Surel | One who was accused of drunkenness. |
| | John | Bell | One of boson's mates. |
| | John | Morgan | One of
boson's mates. |
| | Cheslin | | Stephen's acquaintance. |
| 7 | Jaume | Mateu | A wealthy Barcelona merchant. |
| | Captain | La Hire | From the French Royal artillery. |
| | Algren | | A man working with Mr. Pullings. |
| | John | Hayter | A marine. |
| | James | Nightingale | A seaman. |
| | Thomas | Thompson | A seaman. |
| | Harry | Neale | The San Fiorenzo's captain. |
| | Father | Mangan | A Romish priest. |
| | Patrick | Roche | A United Irishmen. |
| | Old Alexander | | A reliable quartermaster. |
| | Asser | | An intelligent, reliable Lascar. |
| | Paul | Jones | An English singer. actor, harmonicist, radio personality. |
| 8 | George | Lucock | A foretopman. |
| | Ramon | Mateu | Jack's acquaintance. |
| | Mrs. | Ellis | One of Stephen's acquaintances. |
| | Miss | Wade | One of Stephen's acquaintances. |
| | Mrs. | Jordan | Mr. Ellis' acquaintance. |
| | Sydney | Smith | Jack's acquaintance. |
| 9 | Achilles | | Greek mythological hero. |
| | Poggio | Bracciolini | Italian scholar, writer and humanist. |
| | Henry | Ellis | Jack's acquaintance. |
| 10 | Bridie | Coolan | Jack's acquaintance. |
| | Abraham | Codpiece | A purser. |
| | Felipe V | | King of Spain. |
| | Matthew | Johnson | One who worked at the ship. |
| | John | Melsom | One who worked at the ship. |
| | Terence | Healy | A tenant. |
| 11 | Don Martin | de Langara | Commander of the Cacafuego. |
| | Butler | | One of the midshipmen. |
| | Young Harvey | | One of the midshipmen. |
| | Tom | Widdrington | One of the midshipmen. |
| | Richard | Keats | Royal Navy admiral. |
| | Richard | Grenville | The heroic Elizabethan naval captain, explorer, and soldier. |
| | Mr. | Dalziel | One of the
disappointments of Malta. |
| | William | Witsover | Thomas Jones' acquaintance. |
| | William | Agg | A quartermaster's mate. |
| | Joseph | Button | A marine. |
| | Christy | Palliere | Captain of the French ship Desaix. |
| 12 | Dr. | Ramis | Stephen's acquaintance. |
| | Captain | Ferris | Jack's former shipmate. |
| | Captain | Brenton | Jack's acquaintance. |
| | Heanage | Dundas | Captain of the Sloop Calpe. |
| | Charles V | | King of Spain. |
| | Charles | Stirling | The senior captain and president of the court marshall. |
