| | | 1920 |
| Walter | Langdon | Protagonist. A young farm owner. |
| Harold | Gruber | The barn owner. Walter's neighbor. |
| Ragnar | | Walter's right-hand man. |
| Rosanna | Langdon | Walter's wife. |
| Howard | | Walter's brother. Deceased. |
| Frank | Langdon | Walter and Rosanna's son. Aka: Joe Vogel, Rolf Silber. |
| Eloise | | Rosanna's sister. |
| Jake | | One of Walter's horses. |
| Mary | Vogel | Frank's grandmother. Rosanna's mother. |
| Dr. | Gerritt | Frank's pediatrician. |
| Karl | Lutz | One of Langdon's acquaintances. |
| | | 1921 |
| Mrs. | Frederick | One of Rosanna's neighbors. |
| Josie | | Rosanna's cousin. |
| Lester | Langdon | Walter's brother who died of measles. Deceased. |
| Rose | | Rosanna's aunt. |
| Rolf | | Eloise and Rosanna's brother. |
| Father | Berger | The reverend. |
| Kurt | Vogel | One of Rosanna's brothers. |
| John | Vogel | One of Rosanna's brothers. |
| Gus | Vogel | One of Rosanna's brothers. |
| Maggie | Birch | Eloise's best friend. |
| Leon | | Frank's uncle. |
| | | 1922 |
| Elsa | | One of Walter's horses. |
| David | Lewis | Emily's son. Frankie's childhood friend. |
| Oren | Lewis | Emily's son. |
| Emily | Lewis | David's mother. |
| Otto | Vogel | Rosanna's father. |
| Theo | Whitehead | Walter's companion. |
| Bill | Whitehead | Walter's companion. |
| Ralph | Smith | One of Walter's companions. |
| Oma | | Rosanna's grandmother. |
| Opa | | Rosanna's grandfather. |
| Joey | Langdon | Walter and Rosanna's son. |
| | | 1923 |
| Dan | Crest | A general store owner. |
| Miss | Lawrence | Rosanna's old teacher. |
| Mildred | Claire | A friend of Rosanna's mother. |
| Margaret | | Maggie's aunt. |
| Dr. | Liscombe | Margaret's husband. |
| George | | Maggie's cousin. |
| Ethel | Corcoran | One of Rosanna's acquaintances. |
| Martin | Fisk | One of Rosanna's acquaintances. |
| Gert | Hanke | One of Rosanna's acquaintances. |
| Len | Hart | One of Rosanna's acquaintances. |
| Rodney | Carson | One of the villagers. |
| Elizabeth | Langdon | Walter's mother. |
| Mary Elizabeth | Langdon | Walter and Rosanna's daughter. |
| Martin | | Frank's second cousin. |
| Tom | | Frank's second cousin. |
| Henrietta | | Frank's second cousin. |
| Uncle Hans | | The boy at Opa's story. Aka: Lucky Hans. |
| | | 1925 |
| Irma | | The Langdon's maid. |
| Dr. | Craddock | The new doctor. |
| | | 1926 |
| Bill | Sunday | Rosanna's childhood acquaintance. The famous man. |
| Wilmer | | Frankie's grandpa. Walter's father. |
| Lillian-Elizabeth | Langdon | Walter and Rosanna's daughter. |
| | | 1927 |
| Luke | Kasten | Frank's classmate. |
| Minnie | Frederick | Frank's classmate. |
| Matthew | Graham | Frank's classmate. |
| Donald | Guthrie | Frank's classmate. |
| Miss | Jenkins | Frank's teacher. |
| Alice | Canham | Frank's pretty classmate. |
| Marie | Canham | Alice's sister. |
| Bobby | Dugan | One of Frank's classmates. |
| Howie | Prince | One of Frank's classmates. |
| Dallas | Coggins | The boy Bobby helped. |
| Leona | Graham | One of Frank's schoolmates. |
| Mrs. | Frederick | Minnie's mother. |
| Pal | | The Langdon's dog. |
| | | 1928 |
| Roland | Frederick | Minnie's father. The Langdon's neighbor. |
| Pastor | Gordon | The town's priest. |
| Roger | Elmore | The pastors of Assembly of God. |
| E.N | Bell | Roger's friend. |
| Lolly | | One of Lillian's dolls. |
| Lizzie | | One of Lillian's dolls. |
| Mamie | | One of Lillian's dolls. |
| Dula | | One of Lillian's dolls. |
| Frances | | One of Lillian's dolls. |
| Jewel | | One of Lillian's dolls. |
| | | 1929 |
| Berta | Augsberger | Rosanna's cousin. |
| Jed | Dugan | Bobby's older brother. |
| | | 1930 |
| Bruno | Krause | Walter's German client. |
| Hoover | | A politician. |
| Miss | Horton | Frank's new teacher. |
| | | 1931 |
| Julius | Silber | Eloise's boyfriend. |
| Christian | Ramseyer | A congressman. |
| | | 1932 |
| Patsy | | Joe's lamb. |
| Fred | | Frank's lamb. |
| Hoover | | A politician. |
| Governor | Reed | A Governor from Missouri. |
| Blain | | One of the politicians. |
| John Nance | Garner | One of the politicians. |
| Lois | Frederick | Minnie's baby sister. |
| Miss | Grant | Lillian's teacher. |
| Rusty | Callahan | One of Lillian's classmates. |
| Rachel | Cranford | One of Lillian's classmates. |
| Billy | Hoskins | One of Lillian's classmates. |
| Jane | Morris | Lillian's classmate and best friend. |
| Henry Augustus | Langdon | Rosanna and Walter's new baby. |
| | | 1933 |
| Rosa Sylvia | Silber | Eloise's baby. |
| | | 1934 |
| Gloria | Morris | Jane's new sister. |
| Lorene | Frederick | Minnie's mother. |
| Emily | | Joey's ewe. |
| Emily (2) | | The girl that Joey met. |
| Poker | | Emily 2's ewe. |
| Libby | Holman | The girl that Frank met. |
| | | 1935 |
| Linc | Forbes | Frank's schoolmate who's taken to whores by their father. |
| Robert | | Pastor Elmore's cousin. |
| | | 1936 |
| Lucy | Morris | Jane's sister. |
| Ralph | Morris | Jane's brother. |
| Terry | | Frank's new friend. |
| Mort | | Frank's new friend. |
| Lew | | Frank's new friend. |
| Bob | | Frank's new friend. The most accomplished thief. |
| Gabby | Hartnett | A baseball player. |
| Mr. | McCarron | Frank's new teacher. |
| | | 1937 |
| Duke | | Henry's lamb. |
| Miss | Perkins | Lillian's teacher. |
| Maxwell | | Henry's new classmate. |
| Lawrence | Field | The rich man that Frank met and befriended. |
| | | 1938 |
| Pixie | | The girl at the whorehouse that Frank picked. |
| Lizzie | | Pixie's colleague. |
| Professor | Cullhane | Frank's boss. |
| Annie | Haines | Frank's classmate in History Class. |
| | | 1939 |
| Claire | Langdon | Walter and Rosanna's new baby daughter. |
| Dr. | Liscombe | Rosanna's doctor. |
| Wilma | | The nurse. |
| Gertie | Elkins | The girl who has a crush on Lawrence. |
| | | 1940 |
| Jack | Smith | A graduate student. |
| Bill | Lord | One of Professor Cullhane's workers. |
| Sam | | Hike's brother. Henry's new friend. |
| Hike | | Sam's brother. Henry's new friend. |
| Daisy | | One of Sam's father's horses. |
| Rose | | One of Sam's father's horses. |
| Daffodil | | One of Sam's father's horses. |
| Iris | | One of Sam's father's horses. |
| Hawthorn | | One of Sam's father's horses. |
| Poppy | | One of Sam's father's horses. |
| Hildy | Bergstrom | Frank's girlfriend. Aka: Andrea, Andy. |
| Eunice | | The girl that Lawrence dated. |
| Mary | Greeley | The dentist. |
| | | 1941 |
| Phil | | Jane's boyfriend. |
| Betty | Halladay | Jane's classmate. |
| Mary Ann | Hunsaker | Lillian's classmate. |
| | | 1942 |
| Mr. | Lassiter | Lillian's history teacher. |
| Herb | Andronico | Walter's buddy. Deceased. |
| Norm | Ansgar | Walter's buddy. Deceased. |
| Etta | Cheek | Walter's great-grandmother. |
| Lyman | Hills | Frank's colleague. |
| Jorgenson | | The lieuteanant. Frank's colleauge. |
| | | 1943 |
| Courtney | | Frank's co-sniper. |
| Angela | Vogel | Gus's wife. |
| Patton | | Frank's co-sniper. |
| Fredendall | | Frank's co-sniper. |
| Murphy | | Frank's co-sniper. |
| Jones | | Frank's co-sniper. |
| Landers | | Frank's co-sniper. |
| Ruben | | Frank's co-sniper. Aka: Alex. |
| Rubino | | Frank's co-sniper. |
| | | 1944 |
| Drake | | A colonel. Frank's superior. |
| Martin | | A lieutenant. Frank's colleauge. |
| Hernandez | | Frank's colleague. |
| General | Devers | Frank's superior. |
| Joan | | Frank's Italian whore. |
| | | 1945 |
| Otis | Olsson | The boy that Lillian dated. |
| Oscard | Olsson | Otis's brother. |
| Henry | Wallace | The current Vice President. |
| Charlie | | Lillian's co-worker. |
| Arthur | Mannie | Lillian's fiance. |
| Lester | Teter | The woman who has 27 children. |
| | | 1946 |
| Colonel | Manning | Arthur's father. |
| Maureen | Thompson | The salon owner. The Langdon's childhood friend. |
| Nat | | Joe's colleague. |
| Harry | | One of Joe's pets. |
| Timmy | Mannings | Arthur and Lillian's son. |
| | | 1947 |
| Dr. | Hicks | Claire's doctor. |
| Madam | Hoch | Henry's french teacher. |
| Valentin | Gubitchev | A fellow from the Soviet Embassy. A U.N. Translator. |
| George | Kennan | A diplomat. |
| Judy | | Frank's new girlfriend. |
| Debbie | Mannings | Lillian and Arthur's daughter. |
| | | 1948 |
| Paulette | | Joe's new pet. |
| Patricia | | Joe's new pet. |
| Bob | Reinchardt | A businessman who approached Joe. |
| Mike | Hatton | The feed store owner. |
| Mort | | Frank's old acquaintance. |
| Lars | Bergstrom | Hildy's father. |
| | | 1949 |
| Sven | Bergstrom | Hildy brother. |
| Marta | Bergstrom | Sven's daughter. |
| James Haggard | Upjohn | The museum owner. |
| Frances | Travers Upjohn | James's wife. |
| Hirch | Jacob | A racehorse trainer. |
| Patricia | Rubino | Ruben's wife. |
| | | 1950 |
| Lynn | | A telephone operator. Maggie Birch's niece. |
| Eugen | | Uncle of Hildy's mother. |
| Driscoll | | The governor. |
| Janet Ann | Langdon | Frank and Andy's daughter. |
| Dean | Henry | Lillian and Arthur's son. |
| | | 1951 |
| Professor | McGalliard | Henry's professor. |
| Forrest | Allen | Henry's roommate. |
| | | 1952 |
| Kenneth | Rexroth | Rosa's employer. |