| Lindy | Ascoli | May's childhood friend. Aka: Lindy Casacoli. |
| Ben | Attaway | May's brother. |
| Earl | Attaway | May's father. |
| May | Attaway | Narrator and Protagonist. A gardener. |
| Miranda | Attaway | May's mother. |
| Danielle | Belieu | May's former neighbor and friend. |
| James | Bowell | Johnson's friend and biographer. |
| Jessie | Casacoli | Lindy and Max's daughter. |
| Mona | Casacoli | Lindy and Max's daughter. |
| Max | Casaubon | Lindy's husband. Aka: Max Casacoli. |
| Beth | Gould | Earl's friend and neighbor. |
| Phillip | Gould | Beth's husband. |
| Rose | Gregory | May's friend. Owner of Santos's garage. |
| King | Hrothgar | The king who built the Heorot. |
| William | Jackson | A professor at University of Georgia. |
| Samuel | Johnson | An author. |
| Adam | Khadem | Neera's husband. |
| Neera | Khadem | May's college roommate. |
| Sara | Khadem | Neera and Adam's daughter. |
| Mrs. | Kim | Owner of a convenience store. |
| Abby | Mara | The reporter. |
| Vanessa | Meyers | May and Lindy's 8th grade friend. |
| Susan | Mint | May's co-worker. Aka: Sue. |
| Blake | O'Dell | May's boss. |
| Mrs. | Proffitt | The woman with 9 children. |
| Leo | Santos | May's friend. Owner of Santos's Garage. |
| Katharine | Whiter | A gardener. |
| Amber | Wright | A writer. |
| Atlas | | God of Endurance. |
| Bella | | Helped Earl. |
| Beowulf | | The protagonist of the movie called Beowulf. |
| Bonnie | | A blue taurus. |
| Colby | | Vanessa's stepson. |
| Elizabeth | | Amber's co-writer. |
| Grendel | | Hrothgar's warriors. |
| Grendel | | May's suitcase. |
| Henry | | Helped Earl. |
| Heorot | | The famous Palace and Mead Hall. |
| Hester | | Narrator's cat. |
| Hestia | | The Goddess of Family and Home. |
| Hodge | | Samuel Johnson's cat. |
| Janine | | The Attaways's neighbor. |
| Maria | | Sue's partner. |
| Mary | | Jesus Christ's mother. |
| Rhea | | Hestia's daughter. |
| Richard | | Vanessa's husband. |
| Sean | | Vanessa's stepson. |
| Shadow | | Richard and Vanessa's dog. |
