| A | B |
| Nick | Narrator |
| Tom | Carelessness |
| Daisy | Tom's wife. |
| Jordan | woman golfer |
| Jay | Racketeer and romantic idealist |
| Wilson | Proprietor of a shabby garage |
| Catherine | Myrtle Wilson's sister. Heavily made-up. |
| Mr. McKee | Photographer |
| "Owl-Eyes" | Attends Gatsby's parties/funneral. |
| Meyer | Jewish gambler |
| Ewing | piano-playing "boarder" at Gatsby's house. |
| Sloane | Snubs Gatsby |
| Michaelis | Young Greek who operates a coffee shop next door to Wilson's garage. |
| Pammy | Tom and Daisy's daughter. |
| Henry | Gatsby's father. |