| A | B |
|---|
| Jonas | main character, next Receiver of Memories |
| The Receiver/The Giver | trains Jonas to replace him |
| Mother | works at the Dept. of Justice |
| Father | works as a Nurturer at Nurturing Center |
| Lily | Jonas' talkative little sister |
| Gabriel | sickly "newchild", saved from death by Jonas |
| Asher | Jonas' best friend |
| Fiona | Jonas' friend, caretaker of the Old |
| Rosemary | previously chosen Receiver who failed her training |
| Benjamin | spends his volunteer hours at Rehabilitation Center |
| Larissa | Old woman that Jonas helped bathe |
| Roberta | Elderly man that Jonas helped feed |
| Edna | Elderly woman (Larissa's friend), Birthmother, no family |
| Caleb | young child lost in river, replaced by "new" Caleb (baby) |
| Fritz | awkward, clumsy, rides his bike into podium on stage |
| Chief Elder | leader that gives out assignments |
| Committee of Elders | wear long robes, observe people, give assignments |
| Pierre | Jonas' classmate, serious, worrier, tattletale |
| Madeline | Jonas' classmate, gets Fish Hatchery Assignment |
| Inger | Jonas' classmate, gets Birthmother assignment |
| Issac | Jonas' classmate, given Instructor of Sixes assignment |
| Katherine | a Six, with pale eyes, like Jonas & Giver |
