1 | Harry Omer | Peak | 1987 actor who set the Los Angeles Central Library on fire. |
| | | LA Central Library Fire Incident - The largest fire in the History of Los Angeles. |
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| Bertram | Goodhue | An Architect who designed the Los Angeles Central Library. |
| Matthew | Mattson | A man who runs the Los Angeles Central Library. |
| Robert | Morales | The Central Library's Budget Director. |
| Madeleine | Rackley | The Business Manager. |
| John | Szabo | Librarian. aka: Conan The Librarian. |
| Selena | Terrazas | One of the three Principal Librarians. |
| David | Aguirre | Central Library's Head Security. |
| Ken | Brecher | A man who runs the Library Foundation in Los Angeles. |
| John | Gotti | An American Gangster. |
| Bob | Dole | A Senator. |
| Ronald | Reagan | The U.S. President. |
| Nancy | Reagan | First Lady of Ronald Reagan. |
2 | Glen | Creason | Reference Librarian in the Central Library since 1979. |
| Sylva | Manoogan | A World Languages Librarian in Central Library. |
| Elizabeth | Teoman | The Head Librarian when the Central Library burned. |
| Norman | Pfeiffer | A New York City Architect. |
| | | ALA - American Librarian Association. |
| Harry | Pearson | Noted Rubber Authority who donated books in Central Library. |
| Mary | Ludwig | Real Estate Broker
who did research at the Central Library. |
| Hog | Howard | A man from Vermont who was related to Mary Ludwig. |
| Helen | Mochedlover | A Literature Librarian in Central Library. |
| Dean | Cathey | A Fire Captain. |
| Donald | Cate | A Battalion Chief. |
| Donald | Manning | Head of the Fire Department in Los Angeles. |
| Ron | Hamel | A fire captain / Susan Orlean's acquaintance. |
| Frank | Burden | A man who runs the Los Angeles Fire
Department Museum. |
| Michael | Leonard | Man in Central Library's public relations department. |
| Lodwrick | Cook | The Head of ARCO. |
| | | ARCO - Atlantic Richfield Company. |
| Wyman | Jones | A man who's in charge of 73 Libraries in Los Angeles City. |
| Tom | Bradley | Los Angeles City Mayor. |
| Olivia | Primanis | A Book Conservator. |
3 | Gustave | Dore | A French Printmaker. |
| Andrea | Palladio | An Architect from 1500s. |
| Billie | Connor | A Children's Librarian. |
| Eric | Lundquist | Engineer who restores burned books in Central Library. |
4 | Debra | Peak | Harry Peak's sister. |
| Annabell | Peak | Harry Peak's mother. |
| Brenda | Peak-Serrano | Harry Peak's sister. |
| Billy | Peak | Harry Peak's brother. |
| Jon | Voight | An Actor. |
| Dennis | Vines | Neighbor of the Peak Family. |
| Robert | Sheahen | Harry Peak's former boss. |
| Burt | Reynolds | Harry Peak's friend. |
| Demitri | Hioteles | A Photographer. |
| Archie | Clark-Smith | Founder - American Orthodox Church. aka: Basdil Clark Smith. |
| Homer M. | Wilkie | Harry Peak's Chiropodist. |
| George | Valdavia | Head Central Library's Shipping Department since 2010. |
| Gonzalo | | Delivery Driver in Central Library's Shipping Department. |
| Barbara | Davis | Woman in the Central Library's Shipping Department. |
| Nick | | John Szabo's Partner. |
| Antonio | Villaraigosa | The 41st Mayor of Los Angeles City. |
| Eric | Garetti | The 42nd Mayor of Los Angeles City. |
| Eloisa | Sarao | Business Manager in Washington Irving Branch Library. |
| Alisa | Orduna | Los Angeles City's
Homelessness Policy Director. |
| Kren | Malone | The Director of Central Library Services. |
| Eva | Mitnick | The Director of Engagement and Learning. |
| Shepard | Fairey | A man who designed new Library Cards. |
| | | COHS - Career Online High School. |
7 | Mel | Rosenberg | A Retired Librarian. |
| Dr. Stanley | Ksionzky | A Psychologist who conducts group therapies for the Librarians. |
8 | Peggy | Murphy | A man who manages Collection Services in Central Library. |
| Glenn | Swartz | A Library Clerk. |
| Roland | Curtis | An African-American Photographer. |
| Lisa | Ondoy | The Library Assistant. |
| Xochitl | Oliva | Librarian in charge of Digitization and Special Collections. |
| | | L.A. Resistance - A Student Anti-War Group. |
9 | William | Blades | A man who wrote books about burning books. |
| Qin Shi | Huang | A Chinese Emperor. |
| Caliph | Omar | A man who led the Muslim Invasion in Egypt. |
| Diego | De Landa | Priest assigned to inflict Catholicism on the Mayan People. |
| George | Orwell | An Author. |
| Joseph | Goebells | The Nazi Party's Propaganda Chief. |
| Mao | Tse Tsung | A Former Assistant Librarian at Peking University. |
| Karl | Marx | A Philosopher. |
| Saddam | Hussein | Iraq's former President. |
| Mabel | Riddle | A West Virginia Schoolteacher. |
| Ray | Bradbury | A writer of Science and Fantasy /
Fahrenheit 451's author. |
| Joseph | MacCarthy | A U.S. Senator. |
| John Leonard | Orr | An Arson Expert. |
10 | Arin | Kasparian | A Librarian in Central Library. |
| Nelson | Torres | A Library Assistant at Central Library. |
| Garrettt | Langan | A Library Assistant at Central Library. |
11 | Carlton | Norris | ARCO's Head of Public Relations. |
| George | Director | A Film Director. |
| Jack | Valenti | Head of the Motion Picture Association of America. |
| Lew | Wasserman | Owns Universal Studios. |
| Gene | Scott | A Stanford Ph.D. |
12 | John | Littlefield | The First City Librarian of Los Angeles. |
| Patrick | Connolly | Successor of John Littlefield. |
| Mary | Foy | Woman who replaced Patrick Connolly for Librarian position. |
| L.D | Gavitt | A Popular Rancher. |
| Lydia | Prescott | L.D. Gavitt's Successor. |
| Tessa | Kelso | A Newspaper Reporter from Ohio. |
| Adelaide | Hasse | A woman that Tessa Kelso hired as Librarian. |
| Corrine | Wise | A Student in 1898 who died suddenly. |
| Jean | Richepin | A French Author / A Protégé of Baudelaire. |
| J.W. | Campbell | The Head of First Methodist Church in Los Angeles. |
| Clara Bell | Fowler | Tessa Kelso's Library Director. |
| Harriet C. | Wadleigh | Tessa Kelso's Library Director. |
| Mary Letitia | Jones | First Librarian in LA who graduated in Library School. |
| Andrew | Carnegie | Businessman who launched a library building project in 1890. |
| Isidore | Dockweiler | A Lawyer who asked Mary Jones to resign. |
| Charles F. | Lummis | A man who's having a war of positions with Mary Jones. |
| Melvil | Dewey | A man who established the first Library School. |
| Owen | McAleer | Mayor of Los Angeles City. |
| Teddy | Roosevelt | Charles Fletcher Lummis' friend in Harvard University. |
| Dorothea | Rhodes | Charles Fletcher Lummis' girlfriend. |
| Harrison Gray | Otis | The Publisher of "Los Angeles Times". |
| Shadow | | Charles Fletcher Lummis' dog. |
13 | Eve | Douglas | Charles Fletcher Lummis' Second Wife. |
| Adolph | Bandelier | An Ethnographer who travelled with Charles Fletcher Lummis. |
| Dr. C.J | K. Jones | A man that Charles Fletcher Lummis' hired as a Library Head. |
| Turbese | Lummis | Charles Fletcher Lummis' son. |
| Keith | Lummis | Charles Fletcher Lummis' son. |
| Amado | Lummis | Oldest Son of
Charles F. Lummis who died of Pneumonia. |
| Shelly | Tollhurst | An Active Supporter of Mary Letitia Jones. |
14 | Tom | Owens | A Librarian who walks 5 miles to and from work everyday. |
| Ted | Itagaki | Library Clerk who could swallow a hamburger in 3 bites. |
| Katya | Creason | Glen Creason's daughter. |
| Richard | Ramirez | A Serial Killer. aka: Night Walker. |
| Bobby | Fischer | The Chess Master. |
| Brian | Hatcher | A Map Collector |
| C.J. | Moon | An Autistic Map Collector. |
| John | Moon | C.J. Moon's father. |
| John | Feathers | A Hospital Dietician. |
| Walter | Keller | John Feathers' live-in partner. |
| Matthew | Greenberg | Walter Keller's broker. |
| Howard | Slaven | A Fire Captain / C.J. Moon's grandfather. |
| Didrikson | Zaharias | The Great Athlete Babe. |
15 | Gary | Bowman | A well known Psychic in Los Angeles. aka: John The Apostle. |
| Leonard | Martinet | A Lawyer who runs errand with Harry Peak. |
| Terry | Depackh | One of the Investigators of the Central Library Fire. |
| Melissa | Kim | A woman who called the tip line. |
| Joe | Napolitano | A Retired Investigator. |
16 | Purd | Wright | A Tender-Faced Librarian from Missouri. |
| Everett | Robbins-Perry | Charles Fletcher Lummis' Successor. |
| Olive | Thomas | A Former Ziegfeld girl. |
| Jack | | Olive Thomas's husband. |
| Mary | Pickford | An Actress / Jack's sister. |
| Fatty | Arbuckle | An Actor who was arrested for rape and murder. |
| Virginia | Rappe | An Actress / Fatty Arbuckle's victim. |
| William | Taylor | A Film Director who was found dead. |
| Harry | Pidgeon | A man who completed a solo sailing trip around the world. |
| Luther | Ingersoll | A Local Historian who supports the building of Libraries. |
| Lee | Lawrie | The Prominent Sculptor. |
| Hildreth | Meiere | An Artist. |
| Hartley Burr | Alexander | A Professor of Philosophy. |
| Jorgen | Olson | Susan Orlean's Teacher in Literacy Center. |
| Tina | | A Manicurist / Susan Orlean's classmate in Literacy Center. |
| Carlos | Nunez | A Tutor in Literacy Center. |
| Victor | | A man who wants to apply for a U.S .Citizenship. |
| Susan | B. Anthony | American Women's Activist. |
18 | Carlton | Winslow | Bertram Goodhue's Associate. |
| Orra | Monnette | The Head of the Library Board. |
| Dean | Cornwell | A man who re-paints the Central Library. |
| Althea | Warren | Everett Perry's Deputy Director. |
| Gladys | English | Head of Children's Department who fell in love with Althea. |
| Harold | Hamill | Althea Warren's Successor. |
| Aldous | Huxley | A frequent Library visitor. |
19 | Gary | Ross | Man who wrote and
directed the film "The Pleasantville". |
| Anthony S. | Head | Actor who played Librarian on "Buffy The Vampire Slayer". |
| Mary | McCoy | Librarian on duty in Teen'Scape when Susan Orlean visited. |
| Teresa | Webster | A Teen'Scape Librarian. |
| Russell | Garrigan | A Teen'Scape Librarian. |
| Madeline | Bryant | Head of the Children's Department in Teen'Scape. |
| Diane | Olivo-Posner | Director of
Exploration and Creativity in Teen'Scape. |
20 | Gilbert | Lindsay | A City Councilman. |
| Julian | E. Garnsey | A Business Manager. |
| William R. | Hearst | Mary Pickford's lover. |
| Barton | Phelps | An Architect. |
21 | Thomas | Makar | An ATF Agent who interviewed Harry Peak. |
| Mike | Matassa | Another ATF Agent who interviewed Harry Peak. |
22 | Rolando | Pasquinelli | The Supervisor of the Department of Infonow. |
| David | Brenner | A Deskman at Infonow. |
| Harry | Noles | A Librarian at Infonow. |
| Tina | Princenthal | A Staff Librarian at Infonow. |
23 | Charles | Luckman | A Controversial Architect. |
| Richard | Neutra | A Celebrated Architect in California. |
| President | Nixon | The U.S. President. |
24 | Viola | Castro | A Librarian at Central Library. |
| Yael | Gillette | A Librarian at Central Library. |
| David | Bunn | The Artist who designed the Central Library's elevator. |
| Stan | Molden | Chief David Aguirre's Senior Security Person. |
25 | Robert | Maguirre | A Real Estate Developer. |
26 | Rick | James | The President of Hell's Angels / Robert Sheahan's Client. |
| Stephen | Kay | The Assistant District Attorney. |
| Victoria | Chaney | A City Attorney. |
27 | McDonnell | Douglas | The Aerospace Manufacturer. |
| Sally | Buchanan | The Chief Conservator. |
28 | Dan | Strall | A Librarian who started the collection of
restaurants' menus. |
| Billie | Connor | Dan Strall's partner in collecting
restaurants' menus. |
| Nash | Stone | A Librarian who worked in Central Library for a long time. |
| Roy | Stone | Nash Stone's husband. |
| William A. | Clark Jr. | Founder of Los Angeles Philharmonic. |
| Meredith | Wilson | A Major donor of sheet music in Central Library. |
29 | Victoria | Chaney | Judge on Harry Peak's trial. |
| Todd | Willingham | A man who was convicted of arson from setting a fire in 1991. |
| Dr. Gerald | Hurst | A Prominent Scientist and Fire Investigator. |
| William | Amor | Man accused of setting a
fire that killed his mother-in-law. |
| Paul | Bieber | An Arson Investigator. |
| Virginia | Walter | Eva Mitnick's mother. |
30 | Luis | Soriano | School teacher. |
| Deborah | Jacobs | Former Librarian runs Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation. |
| Bill | Gates | Owner of the Microsoft Company. |
| Melinda | Gates | Bill Gates' wife. |
| Steve | Potash | Founded e-book in Overdrive. |
31 | Alan | | Harry Peak's boyfriend. |
| Michael | Gottlieb | Immunologist at UCLA. |
32 | Elizabeth | Martinez | Librarian appointed after Wyman Jones's retirement. |
| Robert | Reagan | Central Library's Public Information Director
- 1980 to 1998. |