| | | | Book One Kassandra |
| 1 | Kassandra von | Gotthard | A married German socialite. |
| | Dolff | Sterne | A Jewish writer. |
| 2 | Berthold | | A butler. |
| | Frau | Klemmer | A housekeeper. |
| | Louis XV | | King of France from 1715 to 1774. |
| | Rembrandt | | Dutch painter and printmaker. |
| | Walmar von | Gotthard | A wealthy Berlin banker. |
| | | Hedwig | A nurse. |
| | Ariana | | Kassandra's daughter. |
| | Gerhard | | Kassandra's son. |
| | Baroness von | Vorlach | Kassandra's acquaintance. |
| | Bruno | | Gerhard's stuffed dog. |
| | Paul von | Hindenburg | Became President of Germany from 1925 until his death. |
| | Adolf | Hitler | Austrian-born German politician, dictator of Germany. |
| | Hoffmann | | Walmar's acquaintance. |
| 4 | Helmut | | A political non-fiction writer. |
| 7 | Baroness von | Gotthard | Walmar's mother. |
| | | | Book Two Ariana Berlin |
| 8 | Rothmann | | A furrier. |
| | Werner von | Klaub | A young German officer. |
| | Maximilian | Thomas | Walmar's friend. aka: Max. |
| | Sarah | | Max's wife. |
| 9 | Ernst Josef | Frei | Max Thomas' fake name. |
| | Jean | Renoir | French film director and screenwriter. |
| | Camille | Corot | A French painter. |
| 12 | Frau | Gebsen | Walmar's secretary. |
| | William | Shakespeare | An English poet, playwright, and actor. |
| | Herr | Muller | Walmar's acquaintance. |
| 14 | Dietrich von | Rheinhardt | One of a Nazi officers. |
| | Lieutenant | Hildebrand | One of a Nazi officers. |
| | Manfred von | Tripp | One of a Nazi officers. |
| 16 | General | Ritter | One of a Nazi officers. |
| | Ilse | | Manfred's mother. |
| | Marianna | | Manfred's wife. |
| 19 | Theodore | | One of Manfred's children. |
| | Tatianna | | One of Manfred's children. |
| 21 | Kaiser Wilhelm | | The last German Emperor and King of Prussia. |
| 22 | Johann | | Manfred's friend. |
| 24 | Jean | Pierre | Manfred's friend. |
| 25 | Henderson | | A young man who saved Ariana from the Frenchman. |
| 27 | Lisette | | Jean Pierre's maid. |
| | | | Book Three Ariana New York |
| 29 | Nancy | Townsend | A ship nurse. |
| 30 | Ruth | Liebman | Head of the volunteers of the NY Women Relief Organization. |
| | Simon | | One of Ruth's sons. |
| | Paul | | One of Ruth's sons. |
| | Samuel Julius | Liebman | Ruth's husband. aka: Sam. |
| 31 | Rebecca | Green | Samuel Liebman's secretary. |
| | Julia | | One of Ruth's daughters. |
| | Deborah | | One of Ruth's daughters. aka: Debb. |
| 34 | Joan | | Paul's girlfriend. |
| 36 | Stanley | Kaplan | Ariana's doctor. |
| 42 | Noel | | Ariana's son. |
| 44 | Mary | | Ariana's acquaintance. |
| | | | Book Four Noel |
| 45 | Tamara | Liebman | Noel's girlfriend. aka: Tammy. |
| 46 | Brigitte | Goddard | Tammy's friend |
| | Rudolf | Hess | A prisoner. |
| 48 | Marjorie | Liebman | Tamara's mother. |
| 51 | Bernard | Goddard | Brigitte's brother. |
| | Giselle | Goddard | Brigitte's mother. |
| | Pablo | Picasso | Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, and theatre designer. |
| | Gerard | Goddard | Brigitte's father. |
