| A | B |
| Charlotte | Morries wife |
| Peter | Mitch's younger brother |
| Charlie | Morrie's father |
| Mitch | Morries student, narrator |
| Morrie Schwartz | Mitch's professor |
| Ted Koppel | television interviewer |
| Janine | Mitch's wife |
| David | Morrie's younger brother |
| Eva | Charlie's new wife |
| Maurie Stein | A good friend of Morrie's who sends some of Morrie's aphorisms to a Boston Globe reporter who eventually publishes a feature story on Morrie |
| Norman | old friend of Morrie's who Morrie doesn't accept his appology |
| Connie | Morrie's home health aide |
| Al Axelrad | A rabbi from Brandeis and a long-time friend of Morrie's. He performs Morrie's funeral service. |
| Rob and Jon | Morrie's two adult sons |
| Tony | Morrie's home care worker who helps him in and out of his swimming suit. |