| A | B |
| Scout | narrator and protagonist of the novel |
| Jem | Scout's brother, companion and protector |
| Atticus | Scout and Jem's father; the town lawyer |
| Calpurnia | Finch's balack cook/house-keeper |
| Charles Baker Harris | Scout and Jem's summer neighbor and friend (Dill) |
| Arthur Radley | Boo; doesn't come out of his house; kids think he is scary |
| Burris Ewell | mean, poor classmate of Scout; with lice |
| Mrs. MAudie Atkinson | Finsh's widow neighbor; befriends the children |
| Miss Caroline Fisher | Scout's teacher |
| Walter Cunningham | poor white farmer boy in SCout's class; family won't take handouts |
| Stephanie Crawford | town gossip; talks badly about people especially the Radley's |
| Aunt Alexandra | Atticu's sister; thinks Scout needs to act more like a proper girl |