| Pro | Mrs. | Baird | Owner of the Highland Bed and Breakfast establishment. Claire and Frank's landlord. |
| | Claire | Beauchamp-Randall | Protagonist. Time
traveler. AKA: Sassenach. |
| | Rupert | Mackenzie | Colum and Dougal's cousin. |
| | Frank | Randall | Claire's present husband. |
| | | | Part 1 |
| 1 | Reginald | Wakefield | Vicar of the local parish. |
| | Jonathan | Wolverton-Randall | Frank's ancestor. Jamie's enemy. AKA: Black Jack. |
| | May | | Frank's cousin. |
| | Quentin Lambert | Beauchamp | Claire's uncle. AKA: Q, Uncle Lamb. |
| | Mr. | Crook | Mrs. Baird's gardener. |
| | Mr. | Bainbridge | A solicitor. |
| 2 | Roger | | Rev. Wakefield's son. |
| | Mrs. | Graham | The Vicar's housekeeper. |
| | Mary | Grant | Daughter of the Laird Urquhart Castle. |
| | Donald | Donn | Mary Grant's lover. |
| | Mrs. | Buchanan | The village postmistress. |
| 3 | Murtagh | Fraser | Jamie's godfather. The innkeeper. |
| | Dougal | Mackenzie | Colum's brother. Jamie's uncle. |
| | Rupert | | One of Dougal's men. |
| | Jamie | Mactavish-Fraser | The man Claire falls in love with. |
| 4 | Glena | Fitzgibbon | Head house keeper of Castle Leoch. AKA: Mrs. Fitz. |
| 5 | Colum | Mackenzie | Dougal's brother. Laird of Castle Leoch. |
| | | | Part 2 |
| 6 | Young | Alec | Alec's son. |
| | Letitia | Mackenzie | Colum's wife. |
| | Hamish | Mackenzie | Colum's son. |
| | Margaret | Mackenzie | Dougal's daughter. |
| | Eleanor | Mackenzie | Dougal's daughter. |
| 7 | Davie | Beaton | Physician at Castle Leoch. |
| | Angus | Mhor | One of Dougal's men. |
| | Sarah Graham | Mackenzie | Deceased. |
| | Alec | Macmahon-Mackenzie | Master Horse at Castle Leoch. |
| 8 | Gwyllyn | | The harp player. |
| | Laoghaire | | Gwyllyn's co-musician. |
| 9 | Geillis | Duncan | The Fiscal's wife. AKA: Geilie. |
| | Father | Bain | The village and castle's priest. |
| | Arthur | Duncan | Geilis's husband. The Fiscal. |
| | John | Macrae | The village locksman. |
| | | | Part 3 |
| | Ned | Gowan | Clan Mackenzie's legal advisor. AKA: Edward Gowan. |
| | Jacob | Mackenzie | Chieftain of the Mackenzies. Colum and Dougal's father. |
| | Bonnie Prince | Charlie | The young pretender to the throne. |
| | George | | Current King. |
| 12 | Hawkins | | Corporal. |
| 13 | Wilkes | | Sergeant. |
| 14 | Janet | | Jamie's aunt. |
| | Jocasta | | Jamie's aunt. |
| | Jenny | Fraser | Jamie's sister. |
| | Ellen | Mackenzie-Fraser | Jamie's mother. |
| | Alexander | Fraser | One of Jamie's uncles. |
| 16 | Horrocks | | An English deserter. |
| | Francis | Maclean | Mackenzie's colleagues. |
| 17 | Hugh | Munro | Jamie's friend. |
| 18 | Malcolm | Grant | Chieftain of Clan Grant. |
| 20 | Harry | | The man who harassed Claire. |
| | Arnold | | Harry's companion. |
| 22 | Alexander William | Roderick Macgregor | The owner of the bible. |
| | | | Part 4 |
| 25 | Donas | | The large stallion in Castle Leoch. |
| | Jeff | | The judge. |
| | | | Part 5 |
| 26 | Jock | Graham | The man that Jamie and Claire met at Lallybroch. |
| | Ian | Murray | Jenny's husband. Jamie's best friend. |
| | Jamie | Murray | Ian and Jenny's son. |
| 27 | Nairn | | Bran's grandfather. |
| | Bran | | The Fraser's staghound. |
| | Willie | Fraser | Jamie's older brother. |
| 28 | Tibby | | Jamie's first kiss. Dougal's daughter. |
| | Molly | | Tibby's sister. |
| | Mrs. | Macnab | Rabbie's grandmother. |
| | Rabbie | Macnab | Mrs. Macnab's grandson. |
| | Ronald | Macnab | A drunkard. Rabbie's father. |
| | Collins | | The old trooper. |
| 29 | Brian | Fraser | Jamie's father. |
| 32 | Mrs. | Martins | The midwife. |
| | Margaret | Ellen | Ian and Jenny's daughter. |
| | | | Part 6 |
| 34 | John | Whitlow | One of Dougal's men. |
| | Willie | MacMutry | Oen of Dougal's men. |
| | Rufus | Coulter | Oen of Dougal's men. |
| | Geordie | Coulter | One of Dougal's men. |
| | | | Part 7 |
| 36 | Fletcher | Gordon | The prison guard. |
| | Marley | | One of Randall's men. |
| | Marcus | MacRannoch | The man who helped Claire. |
| | Hector | | One of MacRannoch's men. |
| | Annabelle | MacRannoch | Marcus's wife. |
| | Abasalom | | One of MacRannoch's men. |
| 38 | Father | Anselm | Father at Merry Heart. |
| | Brother | Ambrose | A monk. |
| 39 | Brother | Roger | A monk. |
| | Brother | William | A monk. |
| | Father | Gerard | A well-known confessor. |
