| 1 | George | W. Crosby | A guidance counselor and mechanical drawing teacher. Protagonist. |
| | Noddin | | George's great grandmother. |
| | Howard Aaron | Crosby | George's father. Aka: Aaron Lightman. |
| | Kathleen | Black-Crossby | George's mother. |
| | Mr. | Da Vinci | A polymath. |
| | Mr. | Newton | An English mathematician. |
| | Kenner | Davenport | The reverend. |
| | Hal | Broughton | An audio engineer. |
| | Joe | Crosby | George's brother. |
| | Cullen | | Howard's supplier. |
| | Sander | | The store owner. |
| | Bruce | Barton | An American author. |
| | Charlie | | One of George's grandsons. |
| | Christopher | Columbus | An Italian explorer. |
| | Nana | | George's wife. |
| | La Rose | | The mother of the drowned child. |
| | Melish | | The person whose hair Howard cut. |
| | Gilbert | | The hermit. Howard's customer. |
| | Nathaniel | Hawthorne | An American author. Gilbert's classmate. |
| | Buddy | | Howard's dog. |
| | Samuel | | One of George's grandsons. |
| | Marjorie | Crosby | George's sister. |
| | Betsy | Crosby | Samuel's wife. George's daughter. |
| | Mr. | Kresge | George's
acquaintance. |
| | Little | Leroy | The cabin boy. |
| | Prince | Edward | George's pet. |
| | Darla | Crosby | George's sister. |
| | Russell | | Howard's cat. |
| | Dr. | Box | Howard's family doctor. |
| | Ezra | Morell | Ray's father. |
| | Ray | Morell | George's best friend. |
| | Dan | Cooper | Dr. Box's companion. The truck owner. |
| | Ursula | | Howard's rug. |
| | Adie | Budden | The owner of the burned house. |
| | Tom | Budden | Deceased. |
| | Mr. | Potter | The coffin-maker. |
| | Jack | Levanseller | The horse seller. A farm owner. |
| | Lady | Godiva | Howard's new horse. |
| | Mrs. | Greenleaf | One of the church members. |
| | Sabbatis | | An Indian fishing and hunting guide. |
| | J.T | Saunders | The display shop owner. |
| | Ed | Titcomb | The man who found George in the middle of the forest. |
| | Rafe | Sanders | Ed's companion. |
| | Red | | Sabbatis's companion and housemate. |
| | Nikki | Bocheki | George's acquaintance from the Unitarian church. |
| | Edward | Billings | A bank manager. |
| | Eddie | | A bank teller. |
| | Harry | Miller | The manager at The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea company. |
| | Erma | Crosby | George's wife. |
| | Megan | Finn | Howard's 2nd wife. |
| | Jimmy | Drizos | Howard's friend from A&P. |
| | Claire | Crosby | George's daughter. |
