| George | Black | Gil's friend. |
| Katie | Byrnes | Tim and Ruth's neighbor. |
| Primo | Camera | World heavyweight boxing champion. |
| Dale | Carnegie | Author. |
| Miss | Crenshaw | The banker. |
| Mr. | Dudley | A doctor. |
| Frank | Gregory | William's former lawyer. |
| Mr. | Harbison | Garage owner. |
| Alice Holt | Harper | William's wife. |
| Janet | Harper | William's daughter. |
| William Jasper | Harper | Company owner. |
| Gilmore | Henry | Narrator and protagonist. |
| Mr. Hillman | Jolley | The owner of an accounting firm. |
| Miss | Juson | Mr. Yoland's secretary. |
| Genevieve | Knight | Mrs. Harper's nurse. |
| John H. | McClure | Ruth's father. Deceased. AKA: John McCall. |
| Ruth | McClure | Ruth (Ellington)'s mother. |
| Ruth Ellington | McClure | Mr. Henry's client. |
| Tim | McClure | Ruth's adoptive brother. AKA: Timothy Washington. |
| James | Mead | A senior partner of a law firm. |
| Mr. | Miles | The Harper's chauffeur. |
| Catherine | Murdoch | Phoebe's sister. |
| Dr. Ellis | Murdoch | Phoebe's father. |
| Phoebe | Murdoch | Tim's guardian. |
| Mr. | Silverstein | Tailor. |
| Miss | Spindle | One of Harper's associates. |
| Samuel H. | Williamson | Businessman. |
| Mr. | Yoland | Mr. Jolley's business partner. |
| Holbert | | A policeman. |
| Mrs. Kilganen | | Phoebe's long-time neighbor. |
| Myrtle | | James's secretary. |
| Tobias | | Phoebe's father. |
