1 | | Naylor | (Mr.) Mathematics Teacher of Louisa. |
| Louisa E. | Clark | Narrator. Protagonist. |
| Will | Traynor | Louisa's ex-boyfriend. Deceased. |
| Nathan | | Louisa's friend. |
| Leonard | Gopnik | Mr. G. Louisa's employer. |
| Sam | Fielding | Louisa's boyfriend. Paramedic. |
| Treena | Clark | Louisa's sister. Real name Katrina. |
| Thom | | Louisa's nephew. Treena's son. |
| Ashok | | Porter at the Lavery where Leonard and Agnes resides. |
| Agnes | Gopnik | Leonard's wife. aka Mrs. G. |
| Ilaria | | Leonard and Agnes' Housekeeper. |
2 | Margot | De Witt | Resident of Lavery. |
| Mr. | Ovitz | Managing Agent of Lavery. |
| Dean Martin | | Pug. Dog of Margot. |
| Tabitha | Gopnik | Leonard's daughter. aka Tab. |
3 | George | | Agnes' trainer. |
| Patrick | | Louisa's ex-boyfriend. |
| Michael | | Leonard's assistant. |
| Garry | | Agnes' driver. |
| Donna | | Former co-worker and partner of Sam. |
4 | Lily | Traynor | Will's daughter. |
5 | Joshua William | Ryan, III | Works for Securities Firm. Will Traynor's look-alike.
Aka Josh. |
| Kathryn | Gopnik | Former Mrs. Gopnik. |
6 | Paula | | Agnes' best friend. |
| André | | Former masseuse of Leonard. |
| Jake | | Sam's nephew. |
7 | Camilla | Traynor | Will's mother. |
8 | Katie | Ingram | Sam's new partner. |
9 | Steven | Lipkott | Painter/artist. |
10 | Bernard | Clark | Louisa's father. |
11 | Randy | | Works at Grand Pines Country Club. |
| Mary | Lander | Assistant House Manager at Grand Pines Country Club. Retiring. |
| Emmett | Henry | Member of Grand Pines Country Club. Lawyer. |
| Dora | Henry | Emmett's wife. |
| Libby | | Dora's nurse. |
| Dean | | Gym buddy of Nathan. |
| Arun | | Gym buddy of Nathan. |
12 | Lydia | | Cashier and co-owner of Vintage Clothes Emporium. |
| Angelica | | Lydia's sister and co-owner of Vintage Clothes Emporium. |
13 | Zeinah | | Mother of the Syrian refugees that Louisa's mother is teaching English. |
| Dymphna | | Neighbor of Louisa's parents. |
| Maria | | Hotel Toilet Attendant. Acquaintance of Louisa's mother. |
| | Edwards | (Mrs.) Neighbor of Louisa's parents . |
| Nadia | | Youngest child of Ashok. |
| Abhik | | Ashok's son. |
| Rachana | | Eldest child of Ashok. |
| Meena | | Ashok's wife. |
| Eddie | | Treena's supposed boyfriend. |
16 | Veronica | Gopnik | Wife of Leonard's brother. |
18 | Andrew | | Neighbor of Louisa's parents. |
| | Kemp | (Mrs.) Neighbor of Louisa's parents. |
| Ronnie | | Neighbor of Louisa's parents. |
| Marjorie | | Member of the club that Louisa's parents previously belongs. |
| Josie | Clark | Louisa's mother. |
19 | Tanya H. | Miller | Lily's mother. |
| Steven | Traynor | Will's father. |
| Delia | Traynor | Steven's wife. |
20 | Zofia | | Agnes' daughter. |
21 | Tim | | Josh's cousin. |
23 | Frank | Aldridge | Margot's former boss. |
| Terrence | Weber | Margot's husband. Deceased. |
| Frank | Weber Jr. | Margot's son. Dentist. |
25 | Laynie | Weber | Wife of Frank Weber Jr. |
| Vincent | Weber | aka Vinny. Laynie and Frank Jr's son. |
| Mitchell | Dumont | Head of Mergers and Acquisitions. Josh's boss. |
| Maya | | Mitchell's wife. |
| Jeffrey | | Works in Sales and Marketing at Josh's office. |
| Chrissy | | Jeffrey's wife. |
| Debbie | | Josh's sister-in-law. |
| Felicity | Lieberman | Co-worker of Josh. |
26 | Albert John | Compton | aka Granddad. Louisa's grandfather. |
28 | Connor | Ailes | Josh's competition for promotion. |
| Trent | Trent | Josh's competition for promotion. |
| Scott | Mackey | Josh's competition for promotion. |
29 | Charlie | | Acquaintance of Margot from a Long Island Hotel. |
| Diane | | Leonard's secretary. |