| Ray | Allen | An NBA superstar. |
| Roy | Bean | The Judge. |
| Mrs. | Callahan | Little Dog's ESL teacher. |
| Little | Dog | Protagonist/narrator. |
| Grandma | Lan | Little Dog's grandmother. Aka: Seven. |
| Curtis | Lemay | Chief of Staff of the US Air force. |
| Vuong Dang | Phong | A Vietnamese colonel. Earl Woods's friend. Aka: Tiger Phong. |
| Kultida | Punsawad | A Thai native and secretary in the US Army office. Earl's wife. |
| Earl Dennison | Woods | A lieutenant colonel in the United States. |
| Eldrick Tont | Woods | Earl and Kultida's son. Aka: Tiger Woods. |
| Mr. | Zappadia | Little Dog's teacher. |
| Bess | | Houdini's wife. |
| Bowlcut | | The boy who bullied Little Dog. Aka: Kyle. |
| Carl | | Mai's boyfriend. |
| Dionne | | Rose's Christian friend. |
| Gramoz | | Little Dog's classmate. |
| Houdini | | A magician. |
| Jowlboy | | The boy who bullied Little Dog. |
| Julie | | Dead horse of Rose's client. |
| Junior | | Little Dog's friend. |
| Kevin | | Marsha's son who died due to heroin. |
| Mai | | Rose's sister. Little Dog's aunt. |
| Manny | | Little Dog's crew leader. |
| Marsha | | Little Dog's neighbor. |
| Miguel | | Dionne's husband. |
| Mr. Buford | | Little Dog's boss. |
| Mr. Carlton | | Little Dog's former neighbor. |
| Nacho | | A boy who lost his right leg in the Gulf war. |
| Nico | | Little Dog's co-worker. |
| Paul | | Little Dog's grandfather. |
| Phuong | | Little Dog's cousin. |
| Rose | | Little Dog's mother. Aka: Ma. |
| Sid | | Little Dog's friend. |
| Trevor | | Little Dog's friend. Buford's grandson. |
| Victor | | Little Dog's cousin. |
