| A | B |
| Atticus Finch | Attorney, shot the rabid dog, dad of scout & Jem, defended Tom Robinson |
| Scout | Jean Louise Finch, narrator, daugther of Atticus, grew up fast |
| Jem | Atticus's son, scout's brother |
| Calpurnia | the Finch's black cook, stern, bridges white & black world |
| Aunt Alexandra | Scout's "foe", Atticus's sister, strong-willed, Southern lady, clashes with scout, |
| Jack | Atticus's brother, Scout's uncle, whipped her |
| Dill | Charles Baker Harris,summer friend, smart, childhood innocence, takes train to Maycomb |
| Miss Maudie Atkinson | a friend and mentor, sharp tongued widow, old family friend,believes in justice |
| Mrs. Dubose | elderly neighbor |
| "Arthur" Boo Radley | mysterious neighbor, recluse |
| Nathan Radley | returns to Maycomb to live |
| Heck Tate | sheriff of Maycomb |
| John Taylor | Judge |
| Mr. Gilmer | prosecuting attorney -Mayella's atty |
| Tom Robinson | Negro accused of rape |
| Bob Ewell | drunken, unemployed, knew Tom didn't rape his daughter, hate, prejudice against blacks |
| Mayella Violet Ewell | accuses Tom of raping her, daughter of Bob Ewell |
| Walter Cunningham | farmer who refuses charity, pours maple syrup, scout fights for him |
| Mr. Avery | fat neighbor tells Scout & Jem that weather changes because of bad children |
| Rev. Sykes | takes the children into the courtroom |
| Miss Caroline Fisher | Scout's teacher |
| Mr. Underwood | Newspaper publisher, respects Atticus |
| Dolphus Raymond | wealthy white man lives with black girlfriend, prefers blacks to whites |
| Mrs. Merriweather | produced the play where Scout was a ham, says whites are predjudice |
| Citizens of Maycomb Alabama | not rich, 1933, during Great Depression |
| Miss Stephanie Crawford | listens to gossip |
| Miss Rachel Haverford | Dill's Aunt & lives next door to Finches |
| Francis Hancock | brat, Scout & Jem's male cousin -Scout beat him up for saying bad things about Atticus |
| Aunt Alexandria married | Uncle Jimmie |