| Honest | Abe | Abraham Lincoln's alias. |
| Prof. Abacus | Abernathe | An author Billy likes. AKA: Professor Abercrombie, Sam. |
| Sister | Agnes | The nun at the foster home where Duchess lived. |
| Mr. | Brakeman | Mr. Cunningham's grandfather. The largest operator of
refrigerated boxcars in America. |
| Leonello | Brandolini | Restaurant owner. |
| Mrs. | Burk | The lady who manages the desk. |
| Mr. | Cartwright | Hardware store owner. |
| Mr. | Chippendale | Sarah's co-worker. |
| Mr. | Cohen | Hewitt's manager. |
| Miss | Cooper | Billy's teacher. |
| Alice | Cravitts | Mr. McGinley's receptionist. |
| Alexander | Cunningham III | Mr. Parker's client. |
| Edmond | Dantes | The man who was convicted for a crime he didn't commit. |
| Mr. | Danzinger | Pharmacist. |
| Joe | DiMaggio | Baseball player. |
| Macie | Dixon | Ulysses wife. |
| Dunkie | Dunkle | Student council representative. |
| Mrs. | Ebbers | Billy's babysitter. |
| Noah Benjamin | Elias | The dead man in the coffin. |
| Carl | Fisher | The inventor of Lincoln Highway. |
| Patrick | Fitzwilliams | Harry's colleague. AKA: Fitzy. |
| Ulysses | Grant | Commander of the Union Army. |
| Mr. | Gunderson | Store owner. |
| Mr. | Harrington | The faculty representative at Woolly's school. |
| Daniel | Hewett | Escaped prisoner. Emmett's co-prisoner. AKA: Duchess. |
| Harrison | Hewett | Duchess's father. |
| Danny | Hoagland | One of Sheriff's acquaintances. |
| Mr. | Horchow | Feed store owner. |
| Principal | Huxley | School principal. |
| Howard | Johnson | The map maker. |
| Mr. | Kehlenbeck | Woolly's teacher. |
| Tommy | Ladue | Emmett's bunkmate. |
| Mr. | Lehmberg | Talent manager. |
| Emanuel | Leutze | Famous painter. |
| Miss | Maples | Lover of Duchess's father. |
| Wallace | Martin | Escaped prisoner. Emmett's co-prisoner. AKA: Woolly. |
| Ellie | Matthiesen | Librarian. |
| Marceline | Maupassant | One of the famous clowns in Europe. |
| Mr. | McGinley | Talent manager. |
| Marilyn | Monroe | Actress. |
| Mr. | Morton | A performer. |
| Ned | Mosely | Fitzy's booking agent. |
| Mr. | Nickerson | The new Math teacher. |
| Tom | Obermeyer | The banker. |
| Mr. | Packer | Mr. Parker's companion. |
| Mr. | Parker | The reveler. |
| Lionel | Penderghast | General manager of the Waldorf Astoria. |
| Mary | Petersen | The Sheriff's wife. |
| Reverend | Pike | The Priest. |
| Ed | Ransom | Emmet and Billy's guardian. Rancher. |
| Sally | Ransom | Mr. Ransom's daughter. |
| Mr. | Schulte | Emmett's former employer. |
| Heinrich | Schweitzer | The master of Telekinesis. |
| Mary | Simpson | Mrs. Simpson's daughter. |
| Mr. | Simpson | Mrs. Simpson's husband. The President of Lion's Club. |
| Mrs. | Simpson | Billy's neighbor. |
| Florence | Skinner | A socialite. |
| Eddie | Snyder | Jimmy's brother. |
| Jake | Snyder | Jimmy's brother. |
| Jimmy | Snyder | Emmett's neighbor and victim. |
| Hamilton | Speers | The rector of St. Bartholomew. |
| Mr. | Streeter | Emmett's attorney. |
| Mr. | Van de Rohe | Sarah's co-worker. |
| Billy | Watson | Emmett's brother. |
| Charles William | Watson | AKA: Charlie. |
| Emmett | Watson | Nebraskan farm kid. |
| Dennis | Whitney | Woolly's brother-in-law. Sarah's husband. |
| Lewis | Wilcox | Kaitlin's husband. |
| Warden | Williams | Juvenile center warden. |
| Grandma | Wolcott | Woolly's grandmother. |
| Oliver | Wolcott | Governor of Connecticut. |
| Mr. | Wutrele | Hardware store owner. |
| Achilles | | Hero of the Trojan War. |
| Ackerly | | The warden in charge when Emmett arrived in Salina. |
| Bernadette | | Duchess's friend. |
| Bernie | | The hotel receptionist. |
| Bo | | Tommy's bunkmate. |
| Bobby | | Mr. Ransom's worker. |
| Caesar | | The Governor of Gaul in 49 BC. |
| Charity | | Duchess's fairy godmother. |
| Charmed | | Duchess's fairy godmother. |
| Christopher | | The Patron Saint of Travelers. |
| Clarise | | The girl townhouse dated. |
| Dave | | Emmett's uncle. |
| Delilah | | A circus performer. |
| Delphine | | Duchess's mother. |
| Dorothy | | Wolcott's cook. |
| Edna | | Emmett's great aunt. |
| Edward | | Woolly's cousin. |
| Forrest | | Great Shakespearean actor. |
| Freddy | | Woolly's cousin. |
| Gonzalez | | The body shop owner. |
| Hector | | Prince of Troy. |
| Helen | | Duchess's fairy godmother. |
| James | | Woolly's cousin. |
| Kaitlin | | Woolly's oldest sister. |
| Kazantikis | | Escaped artist. |
| Lucinda | | A white cockatoo. |
| Ma. Belle | | The head of Circus Lounge. |
| Macready | | Great Shakespearean actor. |
| Manny | | Magician. |
| Martha | | Sally's church mate. |
| Mary | | Martha's sister. |
| Maureen | | A waitress Emmett met. |
| Maurice | | Townhouse's colleague. |
| Miguel | | Mr. Ransom's worker. |
| Otis | | Townhouse's colleague. |
| Paco | | Townhouse's friend. |
| Pastor John | | Crooked preacher. |
| Penelope | | Woolly's cousin. |
| Petersen | | The sheriff. |
| Pico | | Paco's brother. |
| Polly | | Abacus's daughter. |
| Richard | | Woolly's stepfather. |
| Ruthie | | Woolly's aunt. |
| Sarah | | Woolly's sister. |
| Schomer | | The judge at County Courthouse. |
| Sister Berenice | | Sister Agnes's colleague. |
| Sister Ellen | | Sister Agnes's colleague. |
| Stew | | A cook. Ulysses friend. |
| Townhouse | | Duchess's acquaintance. |
| Wallace | | Woolly's uncle. |
| Winslow | | Charlie's doctor. |
| Ulysses | |
Helps Billy on the train and throws out Pastor John. |
| Zeno | | Philosopher. |
