| Pro | Grady | | One of the Circus's flyers. Jacob's friend. |
| | Barbara | | A circus performer. Marlena's friend. |
| | Alan | Bunkel | The ringmaster. Aka: Uncle Al. |
| | Lottie | | The aerialist. Marlena's friend. |
| | Marlena | Rosenbluth | August's wife. A circus performer. |
| | Rosie | | August's new elephant. |
| | Diamond | Joe | The head horse honcho. Aka: Crazy Joe. |
| | Jacob | Jankowski | Narrator. |
| 1 | Hazel | | Jacob's companion
in a nursing home. |
| | Joseph | McGuinty | A retired lawyer. |
| | Doris | | Jacob's co-patient at the hospital. |
| | Norma | | Jacob's co-patient at the hospital. |
| | Rosemary | | Jacob's nurse. |
| 2 | Catherine | Hale | Jacob's classmate. |
| | Edward | | Jacob's roommate. |
| | Willard | McGovern | Jacob's professor. |
| | Mr. | Wilkins | The dean at Jacob's school. |
| | E. | Jankowski | Jacob's father. |
| | Edmund | Hyde | The bank's lawyer. |
| | Mr. | McPherson | A man who accidentally kills Jacob's parents. |
| | Henry | Winchester | Jacob's schoolmate who dropped out. |
| | Alistair | Barnes | A boy whose father shot himself in the head. |
| | Reginald | Monty | A boy who tried to live by his car. |
| | Bucky | Hayes | A boy with an unemployed father who simply wandered off. |
| | Blackie | | Camel's friend. |
| | Camel | | A man who introduced Jacob to the circus. |
| | Bill | | Camel's friend. |
| 3 | Will | | Camel's circus co-worker. |
| | Charlie | | Jacob's circus co-worker. |
| | Big | Bertha | The ringling. Jacob's boss. |
| | Ezra | | One of the circus workers. |
| | Cecil | | Camel's friend. The sideshow talker. |
| | Jimmy | | One of the circus boys. Jacob's co-walker. |
| | Wade | | One of the circus boys. Jacob's co-walker. |
| | Lovely | Lucinda | 885-pound girl circus performer. Aka: The Human Ostrich. |
| | Frank | Otto | The world's most famous
tattooed man. |
| 4 | Earl | | A man who took care of Jacob in circus. |
| | August | Rosenbluth | Marlena's husband. The Equestrian director. |
| | Kinko | | Jacob's circus co-worker. Aka: Walter. |
| 5 | Dr. | Rashid | Jacob's doctor. |
| | Pete | | Jacob's co-worker. |
| | Queenie | | Kinko's dog. |
| | Silver | Star | Marlena's favorite horse. The lead horse in the liberty act. |
| | Buck | Jones | The circus cowboy. |
| | Charles | M. Livingston | A world famous circus performer. |
| | Rex | | The circus tiger. |
| | Leo | | Another circus tiger. |
| | Clive | | The man who handles the cat in menagerie. |
| | Otis | | Jacob's circus co-worker. |
| 8 | Simon | Jankowski | Jacob's son. |
| | Peter | Jankowski | Jacob's son. |
| | Joseph | Jankowski | Jacob's son. |
| | Dinah | Jankowski | Jacob's daughter. |
| | Ruth | Jankowski | Jacob's daughter. |
| 10 | Nell | | Barbara's friend. |
| 11 | Bobo | | One of the circus horses. |
| 12 | Grzegorz | Grabowski | Camel's friend. A circus pole. Aka: Greg. |
| 15 | Boaz | | Silver Star's predecessor. |
| 16 | Isabelle | | Jacob's granddaughter. |
| 19 | Ipphy | Bailey | Jacob's co-patient at the hospital. |
| 20 | Albert | | Marlena's friend. |
| 23 | Dick | | The bullman at Nesci Brother's circus. |
| 24 | Charlie | O'Brien III | Jacob's new friend. A man who works on circus. |
