| Pro | Jimmy | MacCarthy | Irish singer. |
| | | | Part l |
| 1 | Norah | King | A domestic worker. |
| | Caroline | Adams Parker | A Boston Brahmin. |
| | Mary | Callaman | Norah's friend. |
| | Rosemary | King | Norah's daughter. Aka: Ro. |
| | Rolf | | Hilda's husband. |
| | Hilda | | A housekeeper. |
| | Rebecca | Adams | Caroline's mother. |
| | Pru | Walker | Rebecca's acquaintance. |
| | Mrs. | Finnerty | A laundress. |
| | Barbara | Catherine | Norah's daughter. Aka: Kay. |
| | Rita Margaret | King | Norah King's seventh child and youngest girl. |
| | Eleanor | Brewster | Caroline's neighbor. |
| | Zingy | Palowski | A window cleaner. |
| | Cordella Anne | Parker | Caroline's daughter. Aka: Cappy. |
| | Price | Parker ll | Caroline's husband. |
| | Price Irving | Parker lll | Caroline's son. Aka: Pip. |
| | Martha | Parker | One of Mr. Parker's aunts. |
| | Agatha | Parker | One of Mr. Parker's aunts. |
| | Ruth | | A Biblical figure. |
| | William | Andrews | British actor. |
| | William Henry | O'Connell | American cardinal. |
| | John Joseph | King | Norah's husband. Aka: John. |
| | Timothy | Matthew | One of Norah's son. aka: Timmy. |
| | Thomas |
Augustine | One of Norah's son. Aka: Tommy. |
| 2 | James Daniel | Kenney | A priest. |
| | George | McDonough | Soda pharmacist. Aka: George Mac. |
| | James | O'Meara | A Royal Air Force officer. |
| | Addie | O'Meara | James' wife. |
| | Richard J. | Cushing | An archbishop. |
| | Mrs. | Connelly | Father Kenney's acquaintance. |
| | Aidan | | Father Kenney's acquaintance. |
| | Fiona | Clancy | Aidan's wife. |
| | Jake | Mahoney | An officer. |
| | Tom | | One of Jake's acquaintances. |
| | Dick | | One of Jake's acquaintances. |
| | Harry | | One of Jake's acquaintances. |
| 3 | Frances | Callahan | Mary's husband. Aka: Frank. |
| | Bridget | O'Leary | A passionate theater artist. |
| | Sally | Keith | A researcher. |
| | Mrs. | Nolan | O'Leary's neighbor. |
| | Louis | Kolodynski | Mrs. Nolan's acquaintance. |
| | Jack | Sweeney | A priest. |
| | James | Curley | A politician from Boston. |
| | Bridey | Sullivan | Mary's acquaintance. |
| | Moira | O'Toole | A worker at the State House. |
| | Robert | Donnelly | Johnny King's friend. Aka: Bob. |
| | John | Donnelly | A boy who had a cerebral
palsy. Aka: Buddy. |
| | Sean | | Robert's best friend. |
| | Alice | Crowley | A grocery store owner. |
| | Mr. | Gowan | Mrs. Crowley's father. |
| | Judith | | Norah's acquaintance. |
| | Norah V. | King | Norah's second-to-youngest daughter. Aka: Noni. |
| | Mike | | Mrs. McCormick's son. |
| | Michael | McCormick | Mrs. McCormick's husband. |
| | Mrs. | McCormick | One of the widows. Norah's acquaintance. |
| | Nola | Lonergan | Mrs. Sweeney's new tenant. |
| | Agnes | Sweeney | Owner of an apartment house. |
| | Marion Louise | Callanan | Mary's daughter. Aka: Mar. |
| | Mrs. | Riordan | Marion's dance teacher. |
| | John Michael |
| Norah's son. Aka: Johnny. |
| | Glenn | Miller | American trombonist. |
| | Sister Veronita |
| A nun. |
| 4 | Gerard | Flynn | The landlord. |
| | Marie | Flynn | Gerald's wife. |
| | Lillian | Gallagher | Norah's acquaintance. |
| | Jean | Adair | Father Kenney's housekeeper. |
| | Patrick Henry |
| One of Norah's son. Aka: Pat. |
| | Joseph |
Frances | Norah's oldest son. Aka: Joe |
| 5 | Sister |
Josephine | A nun. |
| | Francis | Sullivan | Owner of Sully's Junkyard. |
| | Carole | Lombard | American film actress. |
| | Veronica | Lake | American film, stage, and television actor. |
| | Maureen | O'Hara | American-Irish actress. |
| | Steve | Chalpin | A Polish young man. |
| 6 | Frederick | Weatherly | An English lawyer. |
| | Peg | Hennessey | Marie Flynn's widowed mother. |
| | Morrie | Karp | A businessman. |
| | Sam | Ruben | Morrie Karp's acquaintance. |
| | Jane | Hayden | Norah's acquaintance. |
| | Mickey | Rooney | American actor. |
| | Patricia Ann | Sheehan | Rosemary's best friend. Aka: Patsy. |
| | Kathryn | Hepburn | American actress. |
| | Mrs. | Rosengard | A store owner. |
| | Mychal | McNulty | A priest. |
| | Ian | | John Joseph's older brother. |
| 7 | Jane | Austen | A novelist. |
| | Sinclair | | Eleanor's husband. |
| | Jonathan | | Eleanor's son. |
| | Charles | Dickens | An English writer. |
| | George | Leland | Cordelia's closest male friend. |
| | Abigail Adams | Dubois | Cordelia's friend. Aka: Abby. |
| | Tyrone | Power | American film actor. |
| | Mrs. | Dubois | Abigail's mother. |
| | Dolley | Dubois | One of Abigail's sisters. |
| | Martha | Dubois | One of Abigail's sisters. |
| | Grace | Dubois | One of Abigail's sisters. |
| | Brawny | Spencer Clark | Abigail's friend. |
| | Sarah | Armstrong | Cordelia's college roommate. |
| | William | Shakespeare | An English poet. |
| | Juliet | Capulet | Protagonist in Shakespeare's romantic Romeo and Juliet. |
| | Norman Alden | Prescott | Cordelia's crush. |
| | Amy | | Norman's cousin. |
| | Alice | | Amy's older sister. |
| 8 | Lefty | Roach | John Michael's friend. |
| | Ted | Williams | American professional baseball player. |
| | Thomas H. | O'Connor | A professor and university historian of Boston College. |
| | Mrs. | Curran | Norah's neighbor. |
| | Mr. | Grant | Owner of the department store. |
| | Mrs. | Day | Norah's neighbor. |
| | Moira | Brennan | A dance teacher. |
| | Officer | McCarthy | A police officer. |
| | Officer | Palma | A police officer. |
| | Harold | Geisler | The truck operator. |
| | Mr. | Morris | George Mac's acquaintance. |
| 9 | Anthony | Williamson | Rosemary's boyfriend. Aka: Tony. |
| | Mrs. | Williamson | Tony's mother. |
| | Don | Campbell | Tony's friend. |
| | James | Sheehan | Don's friend. Aka: Jimmy. |
| | Arty | Feeney | Tony's friend. |
| | Betty | Boop | Cartoon character. |
| | Daniel | Regan | A police officer. Aka: Dan. |
| | Colin | Sheehan | Regan's friend. |
| | Claire | O'Hara | A musical artist. |
| | Mrs. | Campbell | Don's mother. |
| | Mr. | Campbell | Don's mother. |
| | Richard | | Don's brother. |
| | Oliver Wendell | Holmer Sr. | A doctor. |
| | Jeff | Atwater | Norman Prescott's friend. |
| | Bing | Crosby | American singer. |
| 10 | Daniel | McCole | Steve's friend. |
| 11 | Maureen | Dezeel | An author. |
| | Mrs. | Ryan | One of Norah's neighbor. |
| | Mrs. | Farrell | One of Norah's neighbor. |
| | Fiona | Connors | Norah's neighbor. |
| | Evelyn | Barry | Norah's acquaintance. |
| | Mac | Connors | Fiona's oldest son. |
| | Morai | Audley | Norah's grandmother. |
| | Maggie | Flaherty | Norah's sponsor in going to America. |
| | Madeline | Collins | Alexander's wife. |
| | Jonas | Petrukonis | Norah's doctor. |
| | Angelina | Mirabella | One of the patients. |
| | Judy | Garland | American actress. |
| | Bridget | Haggerty | A writer. |
| | John T. | Creagh | A Monsignor. |
| | John Patrick | Foley | Norah's father. |
| | Mary | Flaherty | Norah's dear friend. |
| | Rose | Kennedy | Mrs. Collins' friend. |
| | Elizabeth | Collins | A teenager who played the piano. |
| | John F. | Fitzgerald | Former mayor of Boston. Aka: Honey Fitz. |
| 13 | Mary E. | Walsh | An author. |
| | Olive | Gilmore | Kay's teacher. |
| | Mary | Antin | An author. |
| | Trudy | | A waitress. |
| | Edith | | Trudy's friend. |
| | Diane | Early | Sister Veronita's student. |
| | Mary Ellen | Dugan | Rita's classmate. |
| | Miss | Rooney | A spry elderly woman. |
| | Sister Louise |
| A nun. |
| | Sister Estelle |
| A nun. |
| 14 | Mrs. | Sheehan | Patsy's mother. |
| | Jeffrey | Prescott | Norman Prescott's father. |
| | Charlotte | Prescott | Norman Prescott's mother. |
| | Father | Norris | A priest. |
| | Lorayne Joyce | Carberry | A Southie native. |
| 15 | Kate | Wiggin | American author. |
| | Francis Xavier | Gorham | The undertaker. |
| | Eugenia | Gorham | Francis' wife. |
| | Don | Callahan | Mary Callanan's son. |
| | Mrs. | Flanagan | Norah's neighbor. |
| | Sister Agnes |
| A nun. |
| | Seamus M. | Casey | A priest. |
| | Francis R. | Burke | A priest. |
| | Frank | | A priest. |
| 16 | Gary | Cooper | American actor. |
| | Lou | Gehrig | Baseball first baseman. |
| | John | McCormick | Irish tenor. |
| | Adolph | Schultz | Rita's employer. Aka: Al |
| | Dot | Reardon | A waitress. |
| | Sister |
Bernadette | A nun. |
| | Sister Eugenia |
| A nun. |
| | James Royce | Shannon | American composer. |
| 17 | Arthur | Giuterman | American writer. |
| | Eileen | | Mary Callanan's daughter. |
| | Aunt Alice | | Patsy Sheehan's aunt. |
| 18 | Frank | McCourt | American author. |
| | Barney | Welansky | A club owner. |
| | Mrs. | Delaney | Norah's neighbor. |
| | Anna | Quindlen | American author. |
| | Howard | Johnson | American entrepreneur. |
| | Sheila | | Mary Callanan's daughter. |
| | Patricia | Callanan | Sheila's twin sister. Aka: Pansy. |
| | Jean | | Mary Callanan's daughter. |
| | Kate | Smith | American singer. |
| | Frank | Sinatra | American singer. |
| | Loretta | Garvey | Mary Callanan's relative. |
| | Doyle | Garvey | Loretta's husband. |
| | | | Part ll |
| 19 | Charles | Harris | American football player. |
| | Beatrice | | One of Cordelia's friends. |
| | Paul | | One of Cordelia's friends. |
| | Judith A. | Bellafaire | An author. |
| | Doris | | Cordelia's friend. |
| | Clarence | Carter | American artist. |
| | Patricia | Vettel-Becker | An author. |
| | Mr. | Atkinson | Caroline Parker's
acquaintance. |
| 20 | Robert | Cutler | American government official. |
| | Maurice | Tobin | Irish Catholic mayor. |
| | Leverett | Saltonstall | Governor of Massachusetts. Parker's close friends. |
| | Betty | Grable | American actress. |
| | Lina | | Parker's part-time cook. |
| | Winston | Churchill | Former British Prime Minister. |
| | Bernice | | A receptionist. |
| | Officer | Canavan | A patrolman. |
| 21 | Christine | Whiting | American author. |
| | Monsignor | Shea | A priest. |
| | Ethel | McDonough | Robert Donnelly's mother. Aka: Mrs. Mac |
| | George Jr. | | Mrs. Mac's son. |
| | Jane | | Mrs. Mac's daughter. |
| | Dicky | | Mrs. Mac's son. |
| | Blackie | | A dog. |
| | Peety | | A parakeet. |
| | Ethel Louise | Murphy | Mrs. Mac's maiden name. |
| | Kate | | One of Mrs. Mac's
acquaintances. |
| | Eileen | | One of Mrs. Mac's acquaintances. |
| | John Joseph | Donnelly | Mrs. Mac's ex-husband. |
| | Robert | Taylor | American film actor. |
| | Ruth Ann | | Mrs. Mac's baby girl who passed away. |
| | Father | York | A priest. |
| | Sister Cecilia |
| A nun. |
| | Ruth Ann Marie | Donnelly | Rita's daughter. Aka: Ruth Ann. |
| 22 | Oscar | Wilde | Irish poet. |
| | Bob | Hope | English-American stand-up comedian. |
| | Dorothy | Lamour | American actress. |
| | Jimmy | Doyle | An usher. |
| | Barbara | Keeley | Rita's friend. Aka: Bunny. |
| 23 | Stanley | Blinstrub | A host at Blinstrub Village Club. |
| | Les | Brown | American author. |
| | Doris | Day | American actress. |
| | Joe | Dombrowski | One who worked at Boston Housing Authority. |
| | Peggy | Burke | Mary Callanan's acquaintance. |
| | Edna Theresa | O'Halloran | A holier-than-thou woman. |
| | Stevie | | Kay's son. |
| | Mary | Foley | Norah's sister. |
| | Barbara | Adley Foley | Norah's mother. |
| | Mrs. | Vanderbilt | An American socialite. |
| 24 | Peggy | Lee | American singer. |
| | Benny | Goodman | American clarinetist. |
| | Shirley | Simonson | One of Pip's girl. |
| | Lena | Horne | American singer. |
| | Charles | Thayers | American diplomat. |
| 25 | Carleton | Cross | One of Abigail's neighbor. |
| | Howard | Ambrose | One of Abigail's neighbor. |
| | Edwin | Chandler | Abigail's husband. |
| | Edith | Piaf | A French singer. |
| | | Ockenga | A Pastor. |
| 26 | William | Morris | A textile designer. |
| | Blythe | | Eleanor's daughter. |
| | Ofiicer | Tierny | A detective. |
| 27 | Henry David | Thoreau | An essayist. |
| | David Aaron | Miller | A medical student. |
| | Percival | Clark | One of Abigail's employees. Aka: Percy. |
| | Alice | Lochrie | One of Abigail's employees. |
| | George L. | Perin | A Reverend. |
| | Florence | Morton | A long time employee of R. H. Stearns. Aka: Flo. |
| | Judge | Morton | Mr. Parker's friend. |
| | Richard | Malmgren | A dental student. Aka: Rich. |
| | | | Part lll |
| 28 | John | Egan | Bob's schoolmate. |
| | Patrick J. | Loftus | An author. |
| | Mr. | Segal | The potato man. |
| | Mr. | Green | Rita's acquaintance. |
| | Mrs. | Green | Mr. Green's wife. |
| | Robert | Donnelly Jr. | Rita's son. Aka: Bobby. |
| | Father | Sullivan | A priest. |
| | Doctor | Ross | Rita's doctor. |
| | Rachel | Maier | A nurse. |
| | Elizabeth | Taylor | American-British actress. |
| 29 | Oliver Wendell | Holmes Sr. | American physician. |
| | Angelo | Cassasa | The community leader . |
| | Ed | Kane | A police officer. |
| | Paul | Revere | American silversmith. |
| | Mr. | Finocchi | Owner of a Deli store. |
| | Mrs. | Finocchi | Mr. Finnochi's wife. |
| | Catherine |
Louise | Rita's daughter. |
| | Ginny | O'Day | Rita's neighbor |
| | Dan | O'Day | Ginny's husband. |
| | Danny | | Ginny's son. |
| | Mrs. | Kane | Ed Kane's wife. |
| 31 | Ian | Whittaker | British set decorator and former actor. |
| | Grace | Kelly | Film actress. |
| | Stella | Sippi | Flo Morton's mother. |
| 32 | Henry | Bellaman | American author. |
| | Maury | Sylvester | Owner of Pride & Joy Deli. |
| | Harriett | Mullins | A waitress. |
| | Michael | Miller | David's oldest brother. |
| | Beth | Miller | David's sister. |
| 33 | Judith | Martin | American journalist. Aka:Miss Manners. |
| | Catherine | Aloysius | A nun. |
| | Barbara | McDermontt | Ruth Ann's classmate. |
| | Father | Mulcahy | A priest. |
| | Father | Ahern | A priest. |
| | Louis | Morrow | A bishop. |
| | Donald | Roche | One of Sister Catherine's students. Aka: Donny |
| | Judith | Dolan | One of Sister Catherine's students. |
| | Francis | Keyes | American author. |
| 34 | John | Farley | Archbishop of New York. |
| | Father | Alphonse | A priest. |
| 35 | Priscilla | | Norman and Patsy's daughter. |
| | Esther | | David's mother. |
| | Samuel Ira | Miller | David'd father. |
| 36 | Ed | Doherty | American football player and coach. |
| | | Campesi | A senior officer. |
| | Red | Driscoll | An affable bachelor. |
| | | Mulvaney | A Sergeant. |
| | John E. | Powers | Bob's long-time acquaintance. |
| 37 | Bob | Emery | College men's ice hockey coach. |
| | Tony | Curtis | American film actor. |
| | George | Nader | American actor. |
| | Julie | Adams | American actress. |
| | Sal | Mineo | American film actor. |
| | Luigi | Cubello | A lieutenant. Aka: Lew. |
| | Denis | | The bartender. |
| 38 | Robert | McCloskey | American writer. |
| | Maury | Lowenstein | A vendor. |
| | Sylvia | Lowenstein | Maury's wife. |
| 39 | William | Murphy | Bob's mother's only brother. Aka: Bill. |
| | Blanche | Murphy | A nurse. |
| | Frank | Dailey | A patrolman |
| | Jean | Dailey | Frank's wife. |
| | Walter | | Bob's uncle. |
| | Mildred | | Walter's cousin. |
| | Ariel | Petersen | Mildred's sister. |
| | William | Shakespeare | English poet. |
| | Mrs. | Petersen | Ariel's grandparents' neighbor. |
| | Mr. | Petersen | Mrs. Petersen's husband. |
| | Ed | Petersen | Ariel's husband. |
| | Thomas | Cook | An English businessman. |
| | Irene | Murphy | William Murphy's wife. |
| | Edith | | Ariel's friend. |
| | Ava | Gardner | American actress. |
| | Roy | Rogers | American singer. |
| | Jeff | Chandler | American actor. |
| | Virginia | Mayo | American actress. |
| | Ward | Bond | American film actor. |
| | Debbie | Reynolds | American actress. |
| 40 | Tip | O'Neill | Former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. |
| | Roy | Rogers | American singer. |
| | Evelyn | Noonan | Ralph's wife. |
| | Shirley | Doyle | American-born French actress. |
| | Ralph | Sandowski | Bob's fellow detective. |
| | Myrna | | Evelyn's acquaintance. |
| | Groucho | Marx | American comedian. |
| | Rosemary | Clooney | American singer. |
| | Charles | Price | Rita's neighbor. |
| 41 | Dale | Evans | American actress. |
| | Leonard | | Lithuanian manager. |
| | Loretta | Young | American actress. |
| 43 | Glenn | MacDonough | American writer. |
| | Victor | Herbert | American composer. |
| 44 | E. M. | Deck | A reverend. |
| | Audrey | Hepburn | British actress. |
| | Marlon | Brando | American actor. |
| | John | Steinbeck | American author. |
| 45 | Abraham | Lincoln | 16th U.S. President. |
| | Darren | McGavin | American actor. |
| | Isabella | Gardner | Leading American art collector. |
| | Pat | Connors | Bob and Rita's friend. |
| | Bill | Connors | Pat's husband. |
| | Mrs. | Maguire | One of Rita's neighbors. |
| | Mr. | Rosen | One of Rita's neighbors. |
| | Harry | Sweeney | Bob's uncle. |
| | Peggy | | Harry's wife. |
| | Janet | O'Neil | Ruth Ann's best friend. |
| | Vincent | Pasquali | Bobby's friend. |
| | Mr. | Pasquali | Vincent's father. |
| | Walt | Jennings | A detective. |
| | Eddie | Dugan | A police officer. |
| | Captain | Riley | A police officer. |
| | Mary Alice | Jennings | Walt's wife. |
| | Sylvia | Bernstein | Rita's neighbor. |
| Epi | Candace | | Norah's great-granddaughter. |
| | Father | O'Neill | A priest. |
| | Grace | | Catherine's daughter. |
