| A | B |
|---|
| William | main character who teaches himself science |
| Uncle Socrates | the original owner of Khamba |
| Goeffrey | a cousin who helped William with his radio business |
| Tom Rielly | worked for TED; showed William the internet |
| Charity | a cousin who eats goat skin with William on Christmas; helps to bury Khamba |
| Ms. Sikelo | librarian |
| Rose | a sister of William |
| Gilbert | friend of William; son of the chief |
| Khamba | William's pet and hunting partner |
| Chief Wimbe | Gilbert's father |
| Uncle John | dies early in the novel, father of Geoffrey |
| Ruth | William charges her phone |
| Godsten | a welder |
| Mr. Phiri | The principal at the Kachokolo school |
| James | friend who gives William goat skin |
| Mizeck | has the idea to put Khamba 'out of his misery' |
| Mr. Tembo | William's teacher at the Kachokolo school |
