| Francis |
Bacon | Philosopher and statesman |
| Daisy |
Buchanan | Literary character from The Great Gatsby |
| Irish |
Deidre | Jordan's friend from French class |
| Dr. |
Felskie | Yash's thesis advisor |
| Rosemary |
Gallagher | Sam's mother |
| Sam |
Gallagher | Jordan's boyfriend |
| Dr. |
Gastrell | One of the professors, Sam's boss. Aka: Gastric |
| Dr. |
Gaucher | Yash's doctor |
| Birna |
Gunarsdottir | Jordan's Icelandic editor |
| Ray |
Hart | Head of the seminar |
| Valerie |
Hayes | Sam's ex-girlfriend |
| Athletic |
Joe | Jordan's former housemate |
| James |
Joyce | Writer |
| Mrs. |
Kane | Jordan's neighbor |
| Cyndi |
Lauper | Singer |
| Dutch |
Loes | Jordan's friend from French class |
| Peggy |
Lynn | Yash's mother |
| Irish |
Maxwell | New tenant in Joe's room |
| Lara |
Mertens | Yash's crush |
| Mr. |
Thakkar | Yash's father |
| Yash |
Thakkar | Sam's best friend, becomes Jordan's boyfriend |
| Madame |
Treves | Owner of Chantal |
| Christopher |
Walken | Actor |
| Proessy |
Wyler | One of Jordan's professors |
| Ann |
| Jordan's stepmother |
| Annabel |
| Girl from the bagel shop |
| Arlo |
| Yash's adoptive brother |
| Bean |
| Yash's adoptive brother |
| Billy |
| Bar customer |
| Blake |
| Silas's co-worker |
| Brent |
| Sam's friend |
| Bryce |
| Jordan's classmate |
| Buck |
| Man Claudette met |
| Bud |
| Carson's boyfriend |
| Caroline |
| Jenny's partner |
| Carson |
| Jordan's roommate |
| Claudette |
| Jordan's co-worker and friend |
| Cody |
| Bar customer |
| Cole |
| Sam and Yash's friend |
| Cyra |
| Jordan's former roommate, murdered |
| Daisy |
| Daughter of Jordan and Yash |
| Delphine |
| Nobiko's child |
| EJ |
| Yash's friend |
| Eli |
| Harry's best friend |
| Fabien |
| Loes's friend |
| Fabio |
| The dog |
| Glory |
| Willie's hamster |
| Harry |
| Jordan's son |
| Ivan |
| Sam's friend |
| Iyengar |
| Jordan's professor |
| Jack |
| Jordan's son |
| Jamie |
| Yash's nurse |
| Jane |
| Yash's co-worker |
| Jared |
| Yash's cousin |
| Jay |
| Jordan's ex-boyfriend |
| Jenny |
| Jordan's housemate |
| Jordan |
| Protagonist |
| Landry |
| Jordan's acquaintance |
| Laurent |
| Lea's lover |
| Lea |
| Madame Treves's niece |
| Lorna |
| Owner of Bubble Time |
| Lorraine |
| Jordan's neighbor |
| Luc |
| Nobiko's child |
| Lupe |
| Jordan's cat |
| Marco |
| Yash's workmate |
| Mark |
| Jordan's classmate from psychology class |
| Marni |
| EJ's girlfriend |
| Mavis |
| Propane gas heater at Jordan's dorm |
| Maxie |
| Jordan's beagle |
| Meg |
| Carson's sister |
| Megan |
| Yash's ex-girlfriend |
| Michael |
| Lorna's husband |
| Molly |
| Yash's ex-girlfriend |
| Nelson |
| Jordan's bulldog |
| Nobiko |
| Jordan's friend |
| Paco |
| Jordan's ex-boyfriend |
| Paige |
| New wife of Yash's father |
| Percy |
| Jordan's uncle; Yash's uncle |
| Ryanne |
| Jordan's acquaintance |
| Sailor |
| Willie's hamster |
| Sebastian |
| Yash's workmate |
| Silas |
| Jordan's husband |
| Willie |
| Jordan's former classmate |
