| Joseph |
Baker | Mrs. Baker's husband |
| Mrs Grace |
Baker | Deceased elderly former patient of Nicole |
| David |
Beckham | English former footballer |
| John |
Belushi | American comedian and actor |
| John |
Bonham | English drummer |
| James |
Brown | American singer-songwriter and dancer |
| Truman |
Capote | American novelist and screenwriter |
| Jeremy |
Clarkson | English television presenter, journalist, farmer, and author |
| Grace |
Collins | Mrs. Baker's maiden name |
| Mr. |
Devereaux | Savannah's father, a reverend |
| Savannah |
Devereaux | Pole dancer fleeing her evangelical father. Aka: Savvy |
| Leonardo |
DiCaprio | American actor and producer |
| Jane |
Doherty | Private investigator hired by Savannah's father |
| Ruth |
Donovan | Australian woman staying at the hostel |
| Zac |
Efron | American actor |
| Tracy |
Fenton | Former freelance journalist |
| David |
Fincher | American film director |
| Princess |
Fiona | Fictional character |
| Liam |
Gallagher | English singer-songwriter |
| Alex |
Garland | English author and film director |
| Geri |
Garland | Manager of Stuart/Jake |
| Mr. |
Georgiou | Tommy's acquaintance |
| Nicole |
Grainger | An English nurse traveling to honor a deceased patient |
| Ariana |
Grande | American singer-songwriter and actress |
| Ronald Arthur |
Hancock | Owner of the beachfront hostel. Aka: Ron |
| Olivia |
Hawkins | British actress and reality TV personality |
| Buddy |
Holly | American singer-songwriter |
| Janis |
Joplin | American singer-songwriter |
| Kim |
Kardashian | American media personality and socialite |
| Jack |
Kerouac | American novelist and poet |
| Fleetwood |
Mac | Rock band |
| Eddy |
Maguire | Navan's postmaster |
| Miss |
Marple | Eric's acquaintance |
| Chris |
Martin | English singer-songwriter and producer |
| Shane |
McGowan | Irish singer-songwriter |
| Don |
McLean | American singer-songwriter |
| Bobby |
Miller | American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Sienna |
Miller | American-British actress |
| Paul |
Mollegh | Zak's manager |
| Marilyn |
Monroe | American actress and model |
| Jim |
Morrison | Jane's first crush |
| James |
Nicholson | American film producer |
| Mrs. |
Norton | Maguire's acquaintance |
| Matthew |
O'Keefe | Irishman with a failing heart determined to live fully. Aka: Matty |
| Mrs Deirdre |
O'Keefe | Matty's mother |
| Gwyneth |
Paltrow | American actress and businesswoman |
| Pablo |
Picasso | Spanish painter and sculptor |
| Zachary |
Quinto | American actor |
| Dee Dee |
Ramone | American musician |
| Gordon |
Ramsay | British chef |
| Stuart |
Reynolds | Charismatic tattooed traveler. Aka: Jake |
| Margot |
Robbie | Australian actress and producer |
| Ed |
Sheeran | English singer-songwriter |
| Zak |
Stanley | Celebrity who becomes the focus of an obsession |
| John |
Steinbeck | American writer |
| Harry |
Styles | English singer-songwriter and actor |
| Justin |
Timberlake | American singer-songwriter and actor |
| Katie |
Todd | Musician |
| Mr |
Van Lien | Club owner |
| Nicholas |
Van Lien | Owner of major gentlemen's clubs in Los Angeles |
| Doctor |
Zafón | Mrs. Baker's doctor |
| Adam |
| One of Tommy's brothers |
| Anna |
| Declan's acquaintance |
| Bette |
| Tommy's acquaintance |
| Beyoncé |
| American singer-songwriter and actress |
| Bono |
| Irish singer-songwriter and activist |
| Bridget |
| Baker's daughter |
| Charlotte |
| Louis' acquaintance |
| Colleen |
| Ruth's acquaintance |
| Daniel |
| One of Tommy's brothers |
| Declan |
| Matty's best friend and partner-in-crime |
| Denise |
| uth's mother |
| Eric |
| An English man attempting to reinvent himself |
| Fiona |
| Tommy's mother |
| Freja |
| Matty and Declan's acquaintance |
| Gabby |
| Tommy's reliever |
| Gregory |
| Doherty |
| Ingrid |
| Declan's acquaintance |
| Jackson |
| Pastor |
| Joe |
| Tommy's acquaintance |
| José |
| Heavily tattooed, recently paroled chef |
| Josh |
| Stuart's acquaintance |
| Kevin |
| Ruth's younger brother |
| Ling |
| Phil's girlfriend |
| Louis |
| Tommy's close friend and traveling companion |
| Madonna |
| American singer-songwriter and record producer |
| Maria |
| Mrs. Baker's housekeeper |
| Megan |
| Stuart's acquaintance |
| Michael |
| Savannah's ex-boyfriend |
| Mickey |
| Ruth's lover |
| Mimi |
| Stanley |
| Nina |
| Freja's friend |
| Oscar |
| Dog |
| Pete |
| Nicole's fiancé |
| Peter |
| Doherty |
| Peyk |
| Enigmatic, ever-present handyman at the hostel |
| Phil |
| Denise's husband |
| Ray |
| Jim's friend |
| Rochelle |
| Louis' acquaintance |
| Roseanna |
| Savannah's younger sister. Aka: Rosie |
| Roxy |
| Savannah's acquaintance |
| Ruby |
| Doherty |
| Shakira |
| Colombian singer-songwriter and dancer |
| Tommy |
| A worker at the hostel who left the UK after a family tragedy; main protagonist |
| Velma |
| Nicole's acquaintance |
| Wayne |
| A quiet observer at the Venice Beach hostel |
