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