| Lewis | Bent | Liam's former student. |
| Bundy | Braithwaite | Liam's friend. A teacher. |
| Ishmael | Cope | One of Dr. Morrow's patients. A billionaire. |
| Eunice | Dunstead | Mr. Cope's assistant. |
| Samuel | Dunstead | Eunice's father. |
| Janice | Elmer | Liam's acquaintance. |
| Bob | Hunstler | The man who called 911 during Liam's accident. |
| Esther | Jo | Bard's lover. |
| Chicken | Little | Deirdre's boyfriend. |
| Brian | Medley | The newly-hired teacher. |
| Buddy | Morrow | Liam's former student. |
| Dr. | Morrow | Buddy's father. |
| Damian | O'Donovan | Kitty's boyfriend. A drug addict. |
| Bard | Pennywell | Liam's father. |
| Julia | Pennywell | Liam's sister. |
| Kitty | Pennywell | Liam's daughter. Damian's daughter. |
| Liam | Pennywell | The teacher who lost his job. Protagonist. |
| Louise | Pennywell | Barbara and Liam's daughter. |
| Millie | Pennywell | Liam's 1st wife. Deceased. |
| Xanthe | Pennywell | Liam's oldest daughter. |
| Dr. | Rodriguez | Liam's doctor. |
| Norman | Simmons | Eunice's husband. |
| Bootsie | Twill | Lamont's mother. |
| Lamont Edward | Twill | The guy who attacked Liam. |
| Brucie | Winston | The student who got caught for selling drugs. Liam's former student. |
| Dr. | Wood | The hospitalist. |
| Barbara | | Liam's ex-wife. |
| Deb | | One of Liam's neighbors. |
| Debbie | | The waitress. |
| Deirdre | | Jonah's babysitter. |
| Dougall | | Louise's husband. |
| Eddie | | A grocery store owner. |
| Howie | | Liam's hound dog. |
| Jonah | | Louise and Dougall's son. Liam's grandson. |
| Leonard | | Liam and Julia's uncle. |
| Madigan | | Barbara's 2nd husband. Deceased. |
| McPherson | | The hiring and firing in charge at Cope's company. |
| Melanie | | Dr. Morrow's cashier. |
| Naomi | | Bundy's former fiancé. |
| Verity | | Dr. Morrow's receptionist. |
