| Kelly | Adams | Ron's roommate. |
| Jack | Altman | Michael's son. Ron's godson. |
| Michael | Altman | An art dealer. Ron's partner. |
| Neil | Armstrong | An American astronaut. |
| Mr. | Ballantine | A man who hates black people. |
| Mr. | Barnes | Jack's former neighbor. |
| Kenneth | Barr | The Mayor. |
| Sister | Bettie | Deborah's spiritual friend. |
| Brother | Bill | A blind preacher. |
| Buddy | Brooks | Tommye's brother. Ron's uncle. |
| Elvice | Brooks | Tommye's sister. Ron's aunt. |
| Jack | Brooks | Tommye's father. Ron's grandfather. Aka: Granddaddy. |
| Vida May | Brooks | Tommye's sister. Ron's aunt. |
| Debbie | Brown | Ron's friend who invites him to attend Union Gospel Mission. |
| Eustis | Brown | A preacher. |
| John | Burk | Deborah's doctor. |
| George | Bush | A Texas Governor. |
| Alexander | Calder | A 20th Century master sculptor. |
| Patricia | Chambers | Tom's wife. |
| Tom | Chambers | Deborah and Ron's friend who donated $350,000 dollars. |
| Scoot | Cheeney | Ron's friend. |
| Kirby | Coleman | One of the men from the discussion group in Dan's house. |
| John | Connelly | A Texas Governor. |
| Mr. | Crowfoot | Owner of Charles Russell painting called "The Signal". |
| Alan | Davenport | Mary Ellen's husband. |
| Jay Mac | Davenport | Alan and Mary Ellen's son. |
| Mary Ellen | Davenport | Deborah's best friend. |
| Craig | Dearden | Deborah and Ron's personal friend. A doctor. |
| Pame | Evans | Deborah and Ron's friend. |
| Holly | Farrell | Rob's wife. |
| Rob | Farrell | Ron and Deborah's friend who own a ranch in Rocky Top. |
| Tom | Frnaklin | The priest at New Mount Calvary Baptist Church. |
| Roy | Gene | Deborah and Ron's friend. |
| Mr. Barney | Goldberg | A man who help ron to sell his painting. Aka: Snookems. |
| Robert | Goldstein | A world renowned liver specialist. |
| Billy | Graham | Ron's friend. |
| Carson | Hall | Deborah and Ron's son. |
| Deborah | Hall | Ron's wife. Aka: Miss Debbie, Mrs. Tuesday. |
| Earl | Hall | Ron's father. |
| John | Hall | Ron's brother. |
| Regan | Hall | Deborah and Ron's daughter. |
| Ronald | Hall | Deborah's husband. Aka: Ron, Ronnie, Mr. Tuesday. |
| Tommye | Hall | Ron's mother. |
| Charles | Hodges | A Fort Worth architect. |
| J. Edgar | Hoover | The FBI's director. |
| Nigger | John | Jack's loyal worker. |
| Pastor | Ken | The priest whom Deborah wants to lead her memorial service. |
| President | Kennedy | The U.S. President who was shot dead in Dallas. |
| Dr. Martin | Luther King Jr. | An American minister. |
| Big | Mama | Denver's step-grandmother. |
| Dan | McCoy | An ex-TCU football player. Ron's friend. |
| Patt | McCoy | Dan's wife. |
| Karen | McDaniel | Ron's date. |
| Mike | Moncrief | The State Senator. |
| Denver | Moore | Homeless man that Debbie and Ron met at the gospel mission. |
| Hershalee | Moore | Denver's sister. |
| Thurman | Moore | Denver's brother. |
| Jim | Morgan | The chef at Union Gospel Mission. Aka: Chef Jim. |
| Lupe | Murchison | The richest woman in Texas. |
| Miss | Poe | Ron's ugliest teacher. |
| Dr. | Redrow | One of Deborah's doctors. |
| President | Roosevelt | A former U.S. President. |
| Dr. Paul | Senter | The lead surgeon of Deborah. |
| Don | Shisler | The director of the Union Gospel Mission. |
| Etha | Stickman | Denver's aunt. |
| James | Stickman | Denver's uncle. |
| Tim | Taylor | Ron's friend. |
| Emmet | Till | A black man who was beaten badly. |
| Janina | Walker | Scott's wife. |
| Scott | Walker | Deborah and Ron's friend. |
| Glenn | Whittington | Ron's friend. |
| Amos | | Nigger John's friend. |
| BB | | Denver's father. |
| Bobby | | Ron's new friend. |
| Brian | | A ministry to homeless babies with AIDS. |
| Bubbles | | Ron's calves. |
| Chook | | Denver's cousin. |
| Daphene | | Deborah's twin. |
| Frank | | A delta tau delta hunk. Deborah's ex-boyfriend. |
| Freckles | | Ron's calves. |
| Gail | | Ron's ex-girlfriend. |
| Ginny | | James's mule. |
| Gretchen | | Deborah's sister. |
| Jill | | Scoot's date. |
| Kildee | | A black shoe-shine man. |
| Lana | | Ron's ex-girlfriend. |
| Mawmaw | | Ron's grandmother. |
| Pam | | The volunteer coordinator. |
| Patty | | A woman that Ron hired to manage his gallery. |
| Pawpaw | | Denver's grandfather. |
| Pearlie | | Denver's aunt. |
| Rita | | Ron's ex-girlfriend. |
| Tino | | One of the people in Union Gospel Mission. |
