| 1 | Tom | Harry | Rusty's father. Aka: Pop. |
| | Marge | Harry | Tom's sister. Rusty's aunt. |
| | Danny | | Tom's cousin. Marge's son. |
| | Ronny | | Tom's cousin. Marge's son. |
| | Arvin | | Marge's husband. A fireman. |
| | Russell | Harry | Tom Harry's son. Narrator. |
| | Darius | Duff | Proxy Shannon's husband. |
| | Flicka | | Rusty's friend. |
| | Mark | Twain | An American writer. |
| | Teddy | Roosevelt. | The 26th U.S. President. |
| | Henry | Fonda | Actor who played role of Tom Joad in
The Grapes of Wrath. |
| | Tom | Joad | Protagonist in The Grapes of Wrath. |
| | | | Shorty's - The smallest Barbershop in Gros Ventre. |
| | Dode | Withrow | A sheep rancher. A long-time medicine lodge customer. |
| | | | Medicine Lodge - Tom Harry's Saloon. |
| | Howie | | An old bartender at Medicine Lodge. Tom Harry's friend. |
| | Charlie | Russell | The cowboy artist who painted Montana. |
| | | | Igdrasil - The ancient tree outside of Rusty's new home. |
| | Earl | Zane | Tom Harry's regular customer at Medicine Lodge. |
| | Bill | Reinking | The newspaper editor. |
| | Duane | Zane | Earl's son. Rusty's friend. |
| 2 | Nola | Atkins | Tom Harry's housekeeper. |
| | Velma | Simms | A woman with 4 husbands. Tom Harry's regular. |
| | Hugo | Aronson | Montana's immigrant governor. |
| | Turk | Turco | The state highway maintenance man. |
| | Joe | Quigg | Montana's power lineman. |
| | Lucille | | Howie's wife. |
| | Jimmy | Hahn | Rusty's close friend. |
| | Hal | Busby | Rusty's close friend. |
| | Sid | Musgreave | Duane's friend. |
| | Ted | Austin | Duane's friend. |
| | Mr. | Naylor | The school principal in Rusty's school. |
| | Snoose | Syvertsen | A sheepherder in Two Medicine. Tom's regular. |
| | Canada | Dan | A sheepherder in Two Medicine. Aka: Daniel Korzenowski. |
| | Joanie | Jones | Rusty's mother. Aka: Jonelle Jones. |
| | Janie | | Rusty's former classmate. |
| | Susie | | Rusty's former classmate. |
| | Franklin | D. Roosevelt | The number 1 in presidential candidacy. |
| | John | F. Kennedy | Franklin Roosevelt's rival. |
| | Nan | Hill | Tom Harry's close friend. |
| | Herman | Zane | Earl's grandfather. |
| | Pete | Constantine | Owner of Top Spot. |
| | Melina | Constantine | Pete's wife. |
| | Zoe | Constatntine | Pete and Melina's daughter. |
| | Charlie | Hooper | The Odeon's owner. |
| 3 | Cloyce | Reinking | Bill's wife. |
| | Rosalind | | A woman in the Top Spot store. |
| | Orlando | | Rosalind's suitor. |
| | Silvius | | The cross-eyed shepherd. |
| | Phebe | | The fast talking clown touchstoner. |
| | Ben | Turpin | An american comedian. |
| | Groucho | Marx | An american comedian. |
| | Bette | Davis | An american actress. |
| | Oscar | Wilde | A famous author. |
| | Ernest | | A fictional character. |
| | Cecily | | A fictional character. |
| | Charlie | Chaplin | A comic actor. |
| | Mary | Pickford | A film actress. |
| | Douglas | Fairbanks | An american actor. |
| | Joe | | The beerman. |
| | The Vice | President | The Vice President in charge of brewing. |
| | Irv | | The travelling secretary. |
| | Lamont | Cranston | A radiocaster. |
| | Philip | D. Robertson | The collector of missing voices. |
| | | | The Blue Eagle - Tom Harry's former Saloon. |
| 4 | Alan | Lomax | A musicologist. |
| | Huddie | Ledbetter | The greatest blues player. |
| | Rexford | Tugwell | Franklin Roosevelt's brain trust. |
| | Chick | Jennings | The Pastime owner. |
| 5 | Curly | Martin | Tom Harry's old friend. |
| | Cece | Medwick | Tom Harry's old acquaintance. |
| | Chick | Siderius | Tom Harry's old acquaintance. |
| | Carl | Kinnick | The sheriff in Two Medicine country. |
| 6 | Proxy | Duff | Darius Duff's wife. Ex-dancer at Blue Eagles. Aka: Proxy Shannon. |
| | Francine | Duff | Tom and Proxy's daughter. Rusty's step-sister. Aka: France. |
| 7 | Hugh | Duff | Francine's uncle. |
| | Meg | Duff | Francine's aunt. Hugh's wife. |
| | Eleanor | Roosevelt | Franklin Roosevelt's first lady. |
| 9 | Marilyn | Monroe | A famous actress. |
| | Clark | Gable | An american actor. |
| | Mose | Allison | A Mississippi delta bluesman of the first order. |
| 10 | Juliet | Prowse | A dancer. |
| | Elvis | Presley | A famous rockstar. |
