| Maude |
Adams | American actress and stage designer |
| Mr |
Anton | Owner of a large cafeteria on East Long Street |
| Thomas |
Aquinas | Italian friar and priest |
| Chester |
Arthur | The 21st U.S. President |
| Wally |
Babik | Bishop's co-worker |
| Theo |
Bach | One of Skip's acquaintances in school |
| Kit |
Baker | Cinematographer |
| Count |
Basie | American jazz pianist and organist |
| Dale |
Baxter | Former soccer player |
| Mr |
Blosier | Margaret's landlord |
| Georges |
Braque | French painter |
| John W. |
Bricker | Attorney and former United States Senator |
| Les |
Brown | Motivational speaker and former Ohio State Representative |
| Ron |
Burges | One of Skip's acquaintances in school |
| Mrs |
Burke | One of Margaret's neighbors |
| James |
Cagney | American actor and dancer |
| Jean |
Carhart | Becky's acquaintance |
| Eva |
Cariere | Fraudulent materialization medium in the early 20th century |
| Mary |
Cassatt | American painter |
| Agatha |
Christie | English author |
| Mr |
Chuppy | Bartender |
| Dutch |
Clark | American football player and coach |
| Dr |
Clements | Margaret's doctor |
| Wilkie |
Collins | English novelist and playwright |
| Perry |
Como | American singer and actor |
| Mrs |
Conroy | Mr. Higgs' assistant |
| Calvin |
Coolidge | The 30th U.S. President |
| Gary |
Cooper | American actor |
| Gary |
Cooper | American actor |
| Mrs |
Cox | Cal's acquaintance from school |
| Buster |
Crabbe | American Olympic swimmer and film actor |
| Estelle |
Crowley | Clinical Research Coordinator |
| Tony |
Curtis | American actor |
| Bette |
Davis | American actress |
| Vincent |
Deeds | Skip's playmate |
| Mrs |
DeForest | One of Margaret's neighbors |
| Edgar |
Degas | French impressionist and artist |
| Lars |
Delmonico | Shoe store owner |
| Mrs |
Dodson | Neighbor and confidante of Becky |
| Leon |
Dolice | American artist |
| Tommy |
Dorsey | American trombonist and composer |
| Arthur Conan |
Doyle | British writer and physician |
| Dwight D. |
Eisenhower | The 34th U.S. President |
| Duke |
Ellington | American pianist and composer |
| John |
Ericson | German-American actor |
| Mrs |
Fletcher | Cal's acquaintance from the hardware store |
| Vincent Van |
Gogh | Dutch painter |
| Helen |
Greene | Felix's ex-girlfriend |
| Zane |
Grey | American author |
| Che |
Guevarra | Revolutionary and former Minister of Industries of Cuba |
| Ida |
Hanover | Becky's mother |
| Rebecca |
Hanover | Cal's wife. Aka: Becky |
| Roman |
Hanover | Cal's father-in-law |
| Mr |
Higgs | New owner of the cafeteria in East Long Street |
| Adolf |
Hitler | Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Germany |
| Mr |
Holt | Tom's teacher |
| Leslie |
Howard | English actor and director |
| Dickie |
Ingleton | Businessman |
| Mrs |
Isaacson | Becky's acquaintance |
| Cal |
Jenkins | A man born with one leg shorter than the other, preventing him from fighting in World War II |
| Calvin M. |
Jenkins Jr. | Skip's full name |
| Elton |
John | British singer-songwriter and pianist |
| Lyndon B. |
Johnson | The 36th U.S. President |
| Buster |
Keaton | American actor and comedian |
| Michael |
Keaton | American actor |
| R | Kellum |
The Adjutant General |
| John F. |
Kennedy | The 35th U.S. President |
| Robert |
Kennedy | Lawyer and former U.S. Attorney General |
| Martin Luther |
King Jr. | American civil rights activist |
| Mr Casey |
LaGrange | Promoter who attempts to exploit Becky Jenkins's gift for communicating with the dead |
| Veronica |
Lake | American film actress |
| Mrs |
Lane | One of Margaret's neighbors |
| Mrs |
Leckie | Woman arguing with the cashier about her ration stamp |
| Peggy |
Lee | American singer and songwriter |
| General |
Lewis | Brigadier general in the American Revolutionary War |
| Sam |
Liddick | Lantern-jawed, dark-haired sprinter |
| Abraham |
Lincoln | The 16th U.S. President |
| Mrs |
Luft | One of the war wives |
| Douglas |
MacArthur | U.S. Army five-star general |
| Guy |
Madison | American film actor |
| Tess |
Martin | Gil and Felix's girl |
| Henri |
Matisse | French visual artist |
| Peter |
Max | American artist |
| Gil |
Mead | Felix's roommate at the University of Akron |
| Glenn |
Miller | American big band conductor |
| Babette |
Morrison | One of Skip's dates |
| Edward R. |
Murrow | American broadcaster |
| Aaron |
Neville | American singer |
| Richard |
Nixon | The 37th U.S. President |
| Lieutenant |
Nowak | Felix's companion |
| Mr |
O'Conner | Margaret's neighbor |
| Mrs |
O'Conner | Mr. O'Conner's wife |
| Helen |
of Troy | The most beautiful woman in Greek mythology |
| Mrs |
Parrish | Margaret's teacher in drawings and paintings |
| Kathy |
Pascal | Tom's friend |
| Jill |
Peaks | One of Skip's dates |
| Pablo |
Picasso | Spanish painter and sculptor |
| Mildred |
Pierce | American historical drama miniseries |
| Elvis |
Presley | American singer and actor |
| Tom |
Prout | Felix's boss |
| Mr |
Pruitt | One of the veterans of the war |
| Mrs |
Ray | Mrs. Dodson's neighbor |
| Patty |
Renneker | One of Skip's dates |
| Paul |
Revere | American silversmith and military officer |
| Brenda |
Rhodes | One of Margaret's acquaintances |
| Sam |
Riley | Vincent's neighbor |
| Sean |
Robison | Childhood peer of Cal Jenkins |
| Norman |
Rockwell | American painter and illustrator |
| Franklin D. |
Roosevelt | The 32nd U.S. President |
| Theodore |
Roosevelt | The 26th U.S. President |
| Harry |
Roy | British clarinet player |
| Mr |
Rubinski | Owner of a clothing store |
| Mrs |
Ruth Mitchell | One of Margaret's neighbors |
| Felix |
Salt | Margaret's acquaintance and later husband |
| Lillian |
Salt | Felix's mother |
| Margaret |
Salt | A gorgeous, red-headed, and often confused woman trying to obscure a difficult past |
| Russ |
Salt | Felix's father |
| Thomas Aquinas |
Salt | Felix and Margaret's son. Aka: Tom |
| Mr |
Selby | Margaret's foster father |
| Mrs |
Selby | Margaret's foster mother |
| Bill |
Sharp | Skip's new acquaintance |
| Mr |
Shefflin | Norma's father |
| Mrs |
Shefflin | Mr. Shefflin's wife |
| Norma |
Shefflin | Becky's friend |
| Denny |
Shep | One of Skip's acquaintances in school |
| Jenny |
Shneider | Skip's classmate |
| Elizabeth |
Shoumatoff | Portrait painter |
| King |
Solomon | Former King of Israel |
| Mr |
Spencer | Worked at Ever-Bright Cleaners |
| James |
Stewart | American actor and military aviator |
| Ed |
Sullivan | American television host and impresario |
| Mrs |
Talbot | One of Margaret's neighbors |
| Art |
Tatum | American jazz pianist |
| Elizabeth |
Taylor | British-American actress |
| Nikola |
Tesla | Engineer and futurist |
| Catherine |
The Great | Former Empress of Russia |
| Mr |
Timmons | Owner of a ceramic store |
| Reverend |
Toomey | Episcopal minister |
| Harry S. |
Truman | The 33rd U.S. President |
| Lucian |
Tuck | Man who pulled Felix out of Akron |
| Toby |
Ulner | Ruth's first boyfriend |
| Rudolph |
Valentino | Italian actor |
| Miss |
Valenz | Timmons' acquaintance |
| Augustus |
Varick | First Class Seaman. Aka: Augie |
| Lydia |
Verts | Director of a girls' home who raises Margaret |
| Bobby |
Vinton | American singer and actor |
| Mrs |
Wakefield | Mrs. Dodson's acquaintance |
| Ernie |
Walters | Bishop's friend |
| John |
Westbrook | Felix's boss |
| Mr |
Westbrook | Felix's acquaintance |
| Jillian |
Wick | Troop leader |
| Laura Ingalls |
Wilder | American writer and teacher |
| Woodrow |
Wilson | The 28th U.S. President |
| Brad |
Wollack | Writer and producer |
| Fred |
Yulin | Cal's acquaintance |
| Agnes |
| One of the war wives |
| Amy |
| Tom Salt's first girlfriend |
| Anders |
| Barber |
| Bernard |
| Deed researcher for the county |
| Bill |
| Lars's friend |
| Bishop |
| Wood worker |
| Bo |
| Lydia's ex-husband |
| Cloud |
| Tom Salt's third girlfriend |
| Daisy |
| Lars Delmonico's fiancée |
| Delores |
| Employee at the cafeteria |
| Dora |
| Cal's mother |
| Doreen |
| One of the girls at the orphanage |
| Dotty |
| Margaret's co-worker |
| Durst |
| Felix's acquaintance |
| Ella |
| Vincent's little sister |
| Emily |
| One of Margaret's new acquaintances |
| Everett |
| Cal's father |
| George |
| Agnes' husband |
| Grace |
| Cal's sister |
| Harmony |
| Cloud's boyfriend |
| Heidi |
| One of Margaret's new acquaintances |
| Hirohito |
| Former Emperor of Japan |
| Jamoke |
| Monkey |
| Janice |
| Becky's childhood friend |
| Jeanette |
| One of the girls at the orphanage |
| Larry |
| Dotty's date |
| Lee |
| Everett's acquaintance |
| Mabel |
| Friend of Helen |
| Marietta |
| Felix's acquaintance |
| Milton |
| Cat |
| Pam |
| Tom Salt's second girlfriend |
| Robert |
| Cal's brother |
| Rodrigo |
| Becky's brother |
| Skip |
| Cal and Becky's son |
| Sophia |
| Margaret's old acquaintance |
| Thelma |
| Margaret's new acquaintance |
| Todd |
| Patty's lover |
| Truly |
| Dressmaker |
| Tudors |
| Craftsman |
| Turowski |
| Maintenance |
| Vic |
| Ruth's husband |
| Wendell |
| Lydia's friend |
| William |
| Jean's son |
