| 1 | Agnes | Moreau | The protagonist. |
| | Fabienne | Martin | Agnes' closest friend. |
| | Joline | | Fabienne's older sister. |
| | Earl | | Agnes' husband. |
| | Lois | | Agnes' sister-in-law. |
| | M. | Devaux | The village postmaster. |
| | Madame | Devaux | M. Devaux's wife. |
| | Francois | | Joline's little dead baby. aka: Oscar. |
| | Bobby | | Joline's American sweetheart. |
| | Fleur | | A goat. |
| | Bianca | | One of Fabienne's cows. |
| | Millie | | One of Fabienne's cows. |
| | Jean | | Agnes' brother. |
| | Pascal | | One of Agnes' geese. |
| | Joseph | Stalin | Former Premiere of the Soviet Union. |
| | M. | Perret | M. Devaux's friend. |
| | Marcella | | One of Agnes' sisters. |
| | Rosemary | | One of Agnes' sisters. |
| | Gisele | | Agnes' eldest sister. |
| | M. | Chastain | A publisher in Paris. |
| | Gaston | | Fabienne's father. |
| | Mlle | Boverat | M. Chastain's assistant. |
| | M. | Bazin | A photographer. |
| | Genevieve | | One of Agnes' classmates. |
| | Anne | | One of Agnes' classmates. |
| | Berthe | | One of Agnes' classmates. |
| | M. | Meinen | A police officer. |
| | Madame | Loisel | A headmistress. |
| | Antonia | Townsend | The headmistress of Woodsway and Agnes' legal counsel. |
| | Jacques | | Fabienne's alias. |
| | Mr. | Thorpe | A publisher in UK. |
| | Miss | West | Mr. Thorpe's deputy. |
| | Kazumi | | Antonia Townsend's Japanese name. |
| | M. | Lambert | A photographer. |
| | Meaker | | A chauffeur and a gardener at Woodsway. |
| | Esse | | One of the maids. |
| | Ajax | | One of Mrs. Townsend's dogs. |
| | Willow | | One of Mrs. Townsend's dogs. |
| | Mrs. | Fisher | A cook. |
| | Clara | | Mrs. Fisher's assistant. |
| | Louisa | | Fabienne's acquaintance. |
| | Pierre | | Louisa's son. |
| | Josephine | | Fabienne's acquaintance. |
| | Catalina | | One of Agnes' schoolmates at Woodsway. |
| | Margareta | | One of Agnes' schoolmates at Woodsway. |
| | Rose | | One of Agnes' schoolmates at Woodsway. |
| | Helen | | One of Agnes' schoolmates at Woodsway. |
| | Helene | | Agnes' pig. |
| | Mrs. | Flask | A hairdresser. |
| | Miss | Griffin | A dance teacher. |
| | Mrs. | Kopp | A music teacher. |
| | Bing | Crosby | American singer. |
| | Archie | Lewis | Jamaican singer. |
| | Marie | | Agnes' former classmate. |
| | Etienne | | One of Fabienne's acquaintances. |
| | Paul | | One of Fabienne's acquaintances. |
| | Phillipa | | One of Agnes' schoolmates. |
| | Gillian | | One of Agnes' classmates. |
| | M. | Laure | The new postmaster. |
| | Mrs. | Brown | An industrialist's widow. |
| | Wilfred | | Meaker's good friend. |
| | Francoise | Sagan | A very young girl who became famous in literary history. |
| | Minou | Drouet | Became a poet at the age of eight. |
| | Jules | Gagnon | A shoe factory worker. |
| | Mr. | Townsend | Mrs. Antonia Townsend's husband. |
