| Pro |
Thomas | Kennedy |
Veterinarian who helped Rachel give birth to Gabriel |
| | Angela |
Kennedy | Thomas's wife |
| | Mel |
| Rancher; one of Thomas's clients |
| | Birdy |
| Mel's wife |
| | Jasper |
Fisher | Gabriel's brother |
| | Rachel |
Fisher | Gabriel's mother |
| | Gabriel |
Fisher | Protagonist. Aka: Gabe |
| 1 | Hannah |
Fisher | Rachel's mother; Gabriel's grandmother |
| | Caleb |
Fisher | Hannah's son; Rachel's brother |
| | Abiah |
| Hannah's closest friend |
| | Margaret |
Yoder | Hannah's sister. Aka: Meg |
| | Josiah |
Fisher | Hannah's husband; Gabriel's grandfather |
| | Thomas |
| Hannah's brother |
| | Abel |
| Hannah's brother |
| | John |
| Hannah's brother |
| | Absalom |
Yoder | Hannah's father |
| | Emily |
Dickinson | American poet |
| 2 | Billy |
Walton | Bar owner; Josiah's friend |
| | Charlotte |
Chesterfield | Fisher family's neighbor who took Rachel in |
| 3 | Amis |
Miller | Minister |
| | Eli |
Lapp | Town bishop |
| | Maddie |
Hershberger | Bakery owner |
| 4 | Betsy |
| Thomas's favorite hen |
| | Virginia |
Woolf | Gabriel's opossum |
| 5 | Zack |
Foster | One of the men who assaulted Rachel |
| | Oliver |
Edwards | One of the men who assaulted Rachel; turkey farmer |
| 6 | Lily |
| Abiah's horse |
| | Magdalene |
| Hannah's Alpine goat |
| | Rebecca |
| Hannah's goat |
| | Delilah |
| Hannah's goat |
| | Oliver |
Edwards | Turkey farmer living with his mother |
| 7 | Johnny |
Polkowski | Coach's son |
| | Dave |
Polkowski | Baseball coach |
| | Charlie |
Mayfield | Billy's friend and business partner |
| | Dominic |
Quartullo | Lakota pitcher |
| | Damon |
Quartullo | Dominic's brother; Florida State pitcher |
| 8 | Dorothy |
Kennedy | Thomas's mother; influential woman |
| | Franz |
Liszt | Hungarian composer |
| 10 |
Duke | Smithson |
Thomas's neighbor who froze to death |
| | Estelle |
Smithson | Duke's wife. Aka: Stella |
| | Samuel |
| Thomas's stillborn child |
| 11 |
Trey | Beathard |
Professional football coach |
| | Jesus |
Lopez | Baseball star |
| | Julio |
Lopez | Jesus's brother |
| | Chinua |
Ngobo | Baseball player from Burkina Faso |
| 12 |
Amos | Stolzfus |
Gabriel's Amish friend |
| | Aaron |
Yoder | Gabriel's Amish friend |
| 13 |
Birdy | |
Trey's aunt |
| | Melinda |
| Birdy's partner |
| | JC Beathard |
II | Trey's father; football coach |
| | Alphonso |
Cartwright | East Bernard's quarterback |
| | Gail |
Beathard | Trey's wife |
| | Ruth Anne |
| Trey's daughter |
| | Angelo |
| Trey's coach |
| | Johnny |
Baker | Trey's right guard |
| | Coach |
Spaulding | Assistant coach |
| | Coach |
Lain | Assistant coach |
| | Merryn |
Mouglalis | French teacher |
| | Alycia |
Lopez | Jesus and Julio's mother |
| 17 |
Colt | Bender |
Nebraska lineman; Gabriel's teammate |
| | Isabella |
Alvarez | Gabriel's girlfriend |
| 20 |
Molly | |
Gabriel's physical therapist |
| 22 |
Brenda | |
Billy's ex-wife |
| | Inez |
Edwards | Oliver's mother |
| | Carol |
Mayfield | Charlie's wife |
| | The Sheik |
| Wrestling opponent |
| | Anakim |
| Gabriel's wrestling name |
| 24 |
Caroline | |
Trey's daughter |
| 29 |
Danny | Albright |
Police officer |
| 37 |
Rick | Dalkey |
Stella's brother; former game warden |
| | Brian |
Kladerman | Dalkey's patriot friend |
| 38 |
Raphael | Alvarez |
Gabriel and Isabella's son |
