List of The 39 Clues characters

See also: List of teams in The 39 Clues

This is a list of characters in The 39 Clues series.

Cahill Family

Book Characters

• Grace Cahill: Grace Madeleine Cahill is the grandmother of Amy and Dan Cahill. She is from Attleboro, USA. She is the leader of the Madrigals, as revealed in a code in the seventh book. Her cards are either #59, #133, and #197. She recently died of cancer, remarking the new beginning of the search.
• Hope Cahill and Arthur Trent: Hope Cahill and Arthur Josiah Trent are Amy and Dan Cahill's parents. Hope is from Boston, USA. They are confirmed Madrigals in the seventh book. They don't have their own cards. Hope was deeply involved in the search for the 39 clues. They died in their burning house in Beacon Hill that was incinerated by Isabel Kabra while trying to recover a poem Arthur and Hope had found. Hope is also a topographer while Arthur is a mathematics professor. In the seventh book, it is revealed that they have a connection with the Man In Black.
• William McIntyre: William McIntyre is Grace Cahill's lawyer and advisor. He is a Madrigal. He is one of the Man In Black's most trusted ally. Card 137 shows that he has six toes on his right foot. In the 200th card, he is seen together with Amy, Dan, and Alistair. This could mean that he is a member of either Team Three or Team Seven.
• Man in Black: The Man In Black is an old man spying on Amy and Dan Cahill. He always wears black clothes and is a Madrigal. His card is #203. In Book 7 it is hinted that he had a connection with Amy and Dan's parents. It is suspected that his true identity is Fiske Cahill, Grace Cahill's younger brother.
• Bae Oh: Bae Oh is Alistair Oh's uncle. He is eighty-seven years old. Like his nephew, Bae always carries a cane with him. He is also the boastful and ruthless leader of the Ekaterina branch. His card is #168. Years before the quest begins, he hired someone to kill his twin brother Gordon Oh. He also has a connection with the Man In Black.
• Beatrice Cahill: Beatrice Cahill is Grace Cahill's sister. She is from Boston, USA. Her branch is a Madrigal, and she doesn't have her own card. She took care of Amy and Dan Cahill before they started searching for the clues, but did not treat them well. After abandoning them when they decided to join the hunt for the clues, she employs an agent to look for Amy and Dan and send them in foster homes. Also, she is a collector of ceramic cats.
• Vikram Kabra: Vikram Kabra is the billionaire father of Ian and Natalie Kabra, and the husband of Isabel Kabra. He is from London, UK. He is the ruthless leader of the Lucian branch, which he shares with Isabel.
• Nataliya Ruslanova Radova: Nataliya Ruslanova Radova, also referred as NRR, is Anastasia Romanov's daughter. She is from Volgograd, Russia. She is a Lucian who suffers from hemophilia. She doesn't have her own card. In the fifth book, she helps Amy and Dan Cahill in the hunt for the 39 clues. She also reveals to them the truth about the four branches and their parents.
• Robert Bardsley: Robert Bardsley is a music professor who lives in Pretoria, South Africa. He was a Tomas, but he decided to become a Madrigal. He helped Amy and Dan Cahill escape from Ian, Natalie, and Isabel Kabra in the seventh book.
• Winifred Thembeka: Winfred Thembeka gave Amy and Dan the a document as one of Grace's many friends.
• Amy Cahilll: Is one of the main charcacters in the books. Amy is the daughter of Hope and Arthur Cahill. She is from the Madrigal Branch. She appears in all the books and is the sister of Dan Cahill. She also likes going to libaries and museums.
• Dan Cahill : Is one of the main charcacters in the books. Dan is the son of Hope and Arthur Cahill. He appears in all the books and has asthma. He makes a major alliance with Jonah Wizard in book 8 and is the brother of Amy Cahill. He has a very good photographic memory, is a great mathmatican, and has a love for ninjas.

Card Characters

• Fiske Cahill: Fiske Cahill is Grace's and Beatrice's brother. His card is 198. He disappear one day at art school but is possibly still alive. He may possibly the leader of the Madrigals prior to the back of the 8th book The Emperor's Code a letter to William McIntyre from telling him to find new clue hunters saying it was from F.
• Victor Wood: Victor Wood is from London, UK. He is an Ekat. His card is #23. He is a scientist researching about a certain clue and works for a scientist named Dr. Lee.
• Gordon Klose: Gordon L. Klose is from Tbilisi, Georgia. He is a Lucian. His card is #39. He is a government official who works in the Section 7 of the Government of the United States of America. He is spying on the agents of the other branches, including Madrigals. He also has a crush with Alana Flores.
• Alana Flores: Alana Flores is from Los Angeles, USA. She is a Lucian. Her card is #40. She is a chess grandmaster. She wishes to join Ian and Natalie Kabra in the hunt, but is ignored by the branch due to her obvious ruthlessness.
• Heinrich Heinrichson: Heinrich Heinrichson is from Berlin, Germany. He is a Tomas. His card is #50. He is an escaped prisoner who is referred as the most dangerous Tomas by other branches.
• Yasmeen Badawi: Yasmeen Badawi is from Maadi, Egypt. She is an Ekat. Her card is #97. She is a robot inventor who is one of Bae Oh's favorite agents. Also, her skills in robotics will be used by her branch to recover a clue.

Old Cahill Characters

These characters are real-world famous people who, in the books, are members of the Cahill family.

• Amelia Earhart: She is a Madrigal that entered a lot of Cahill strongholds. She disappeared when she tried to travel around the world in her plane. Her card, Earhart's notes, is card #108.
• Robert Henderson: Also known as Bob Troppo, Robert was an Ekaterina. He tried to assassinate Mark Twain, a Janus.
• Benjamin Franklin: Benjamin Franklin was a Lucian. He discovered that lightning and electricity were the same. He hid a Lucian clue, "Iron Solute", in Paris, France.
• Thomas Edison: Thomas Alva Edison was a famous inventor and an Ekaterina. He was famous for inventing the light bulb.
• Mozart: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was famous for his skills with music. He is from Vienna, Austria. He was also a Janus.
• Mark Twain: This Janus was born in Florida, Missouri. He was almost assassinated by Robert Henderson.
• Abraham Lincoln: An Ekaterina member, famous for being a United States President.
• Walt Disney: Who was the creator of Cinderella, really? Walt Disney is actually a Janus, not some ordinary cartoon creator.
• Neil Armstrong: The first man to land on the moon was Neil Armstrong, a Tomas.

Online Characters

• Anne Cahill: Anne Cahill is from Drumnadrochit, Scotland. She is an Ekat. She doesn't have a card. Her branch sent her to Titanic to hide the clue in Mission 1. However, she survives the sinking and changes her identity to Nella Chain by going to Experiment, USA. But then she betrayed her branch and handed the clue over to Grace, the leader of the Madrigals. So, in other words, Anne became a Madrigal.
• George McClain: George McClain is from Experiment, USA. He is a Tomas. His card is #5. His obsession with the clue in Mission 1 led him to Scotland.
• Paul Addison: Paul Addison is a 12 year old child from Drumnadrochit, Scotland. He is a Tomas. His card is #49. He's obsession with Loch Ness lead him to suspicion of the clue in Mission 1.
• Charlie Wallace: Charlie Wallace is from Drumnadrochit, Scotland. He is an Ekat. He does not have his own card. He has a souvenir shop near Loch Ness where a secret passage leads to a submarine. He is the new protector of the clue in Mission 1.
• Ophir Dupham: Ophir Dupham is an actor from Agra, India. He is a Janus. His card is #8. His film shoot is a key to him in looking for the clue in Mission 2.
• Lan Nguyen: Lan Nguyen is from Perth, Australia. She is a Janus. Her card is #21. She is also looking for the clue in Mission 2.
• Maria Marapao: Maria Marapao is from Manila, Philippines. She is a Janus. Her card is #7. She is an eskrimador looking for the clue in Mission 3.
• Lilya Chernova: Lilya Chernova is from St. Petersburg, Russia. She is an Ekat. Her card is #24. Her family is hiding a diamond disguised in a necklace which contains the clue in Mission 3.
• Chrissy Collins: Chrissy Collins is from Frankfort, USA. She is a Lucian. Her card is #113. She is the protector of the clue in Mission 4.
• Mateo Sanchez: Mateo Sanchez is from Bogota, Colombia. He is a Tomas. His card is #122. He is the protector of the clue in Mission 5.
• Leslie Mill: Leslie D. Mill is from Hollywood, USA. He is a Janus. His card is #81. He is directing a film about how the clue was the center of a fight between two inventors in Mission 6. He is also a friend of Cora Wizard.

Miscellaneous Characters

• Cora Wizard: Cora Wizard is Jonah Wizard's mother and Broderick Wizard's wife. She is the megalomaniac leader of the Janus branch, along with Spencer Langendoen and Halima Amadi. Her card is #152. While Jonah hunts for clues, she trains him to become a killer.
• Olivia Cahill: Olivia Cahill is the mother of the founders of the four branches. She is possibly the mother of Madeleine Cahill, the founder of the Madrigals. She is from Dublin, Ireland. She doesn't have her own card.
• Gideon Cahill: Gideon Cahill is the father of the founders of the four branches. He is from Dublin, Ireland. He doesn't have his own card. He is also the discoverer of the transformation of lead into gold. He died in their house which was burning at that time. at Various
• Katherine Cahill: Katherine Cahill is one of Gideon and Olivia Cahill's daughters. She is the second oldest among her siblings. She is from Dublin, Ireland. She is the founder of the Ekaterina branch. Her card is #99. She is known for hating her brother Thomas Cahill and for stealing something from him.
• Thomas Cahill: Thomas Cahill is one of Gideon and Olivia Cahill's sons. He is the second youngest among his siblings. He is the father of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He is from Dublin, Ireland. He is the founder of the Tomas branch. His card is #124. He is known for hating his sister Katherine Cahill.
• Luke Cahill: Luke Cahill is one of Gideon and Olivia Cahill's sons. He is the oldest among his siblings. He is from Dublin, Ireland. He is the founder of the Lucian branch. His card is #115. He is one of the suspects in killing Gideon. He is also the most trusted advisor of King Henry VII.
• Jane Cahill: Jane Cahill is one of Gideon and Olivia Cahill's daughters. She is the youngest among her siblings. She is from Dublin, Ireland. She is the founder of the Janus branch. Her card is #82.
• Madeleine Cahill: Madeleine Cahill is one of Olivia Cahill's daughters. She is the stepsister of the four founders of the branches. She is the founder of the Madrigals. She doesn't have her own card.
• Gordon Oh: Gordon Oh is Alistair Oh's father and Bae Oh's twin brother. He is from Seoul, South Korea. He doesn't have any cards. An agent hired by Bae murdered him.
• Ivan Kleister: Ivan Kleister is a champion skier. He is from Oslo, Norway. He is the leader of the Tomas branch. His card is #188.
• Halima Amadi: Halima Amadi is a leader of the Janus branch. She doesn't have any card.
• Spencer Langendoen: Spencer Langendoen is a leader of the Janus branch. He doesn't have any card.

Featured People and Animals

• Nellie Gomez: Nellie Gomez is Amy and Dan Cahill's au pair. She is from Boston, USA. She travels around the world with them serving as their guardian and translator. She loves to listen all kinds of music from her iPod. In the sixth book, she is revealed to be a trained pilot, and she knows more than 3 languages, rising suspicions from Amy and Dan. She also has a connection to William McIntyre. She has a weakness for money, food and guys. She always has "passing" crushes (Theo Cotter, Kurt, whose last name isn't mentioned, etc.).
• Saladin: Saladin is Grace Cahill's Egyptian Mau. Saladin is from Boston, USA. Saladin travels with Amy and Dan Cahill in searching for the clues. Saladin likes to eat red snapper and is a skilled climber. Saladin's name is from Salah ad-Din, which was useful in the clue of the fourth book.
• Arnold: Arnold is The Holt Family's pitbull. Like the Holts, Arnold is from Milwaukee, USA. He is referred as a family member of the Holts and a Tomas. He travels along with the family always, and likes to bully like the Holts.
• Hilary Vale: Hillary Vale is Grace Cahill's best friend. She is also Theo Cotter's grandmother. She is from London, UK. She gives Amy and Dan Cahill useful information in the fourth book, but later tries to rob the 2nd Sakhet from them.
• Theo Cotter: Theo Cotter is Hillary Vale's grandson. He is from Cairo, Egypt. He is an Egyptologist and a tour guide who helped Amy and Dan Cahill in looking for the clue in the fourth book, but later tried to rob the 2nd Sakhet from them with Hilary. He tries to help them again for forgiveness by giving Irina Spasky the wrong lead to the clue. Nellie Gomez had a crush on him, too.
• Sami Kamel: Sami Kamel is a seller in a shop. He is from Cairo, Egypt. Grace Cahill knew his father and grandfather who was a famous crook. He is the keeper of the clue in the fourth book.
• Shepard Trent: Shepard "Shep" Trent is the cousin of Arthur Trent. He is from Sydney, Australia. He is an aviator and a surfer who helped Amy and Dan Cahill find the clue in the sixth book.