List of P. G. Wodehouse characters

The following is an incomplete list of fictional characters featured in the books and stories of P. G. Wodehouse, by series, in alphabetical order by series name. Due to overlap between the various classifications of Wodehouse's work, some characters appear more than once.

Blandings Castle

Threepwood family

Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth

Emsworth's siblings and their families

Hon. Galahad Threepwood, Emsworth's unmarried younger brother

Hon. Lancelot Threepwood, Emsworth's deceased brother
- Millicent Threepwood, his daughter

Lady Ann Warblington, Emsworth's sister, sometime châtelaine at Blandings

Jane, deceased sister of Emsworth
- Angela, daughter of Jane, Emsworth's niece

Lady Constance Keeble, later Schoonmaker, Emsworth's bossiest sister
- Joseph Keeble, her first husband, Phyllis Jackson's stepfather.
  - Phyllis Jackson, Joe Keeble's stepdaughter
    - Michael "Mike" Jackson, her husband, an old friend of Psmith
- James Schoonmaker, Lady Constance's second husband, an American millionaire and an old friend of Uncle Fred
  - Myra Schoonmaker, his daughter who marries Bill Bailey despite Lady Constance's best efforts

Lady Charlotte, Emsworth's sister, "a tougher egg even than Lady Constance, or her younger sister, Lady Julia".
- Jane, her daughter

Lady Julia Fish, Emsworth's tall and blonde sister
- Maj. Gen. Sir Miles Fish, her late husband
  - Ronnie Fish, their son and a member of the Drones Club

Lady Florence Moresby, another of Emsworth's domineering sisters
- J. J. Underwood, Lady Florence's deceased first husband
- Kevin Moresby, her second husband, from whom she has separated

Lady Dora Garland, Emsworth's tall and stately sister
- Sir Everard Garland, K.C.B., her late husband
- Prudence Garland, Lady Dora's daughter

Lady Hermione Wedge, Emsworth's sister, who looks like a cook
- Colonel Egbert Wedge, Lady Hermione's husband
- Veronica Wedge, the Wedges' beautiful but simple daughter

Lady Georgiana Alcester, another sister of Lord Emsworth, who owns fourteen dogs
- Gertrude Alcester, her daughter

Lady Diana Phipps, the only one of Emsworth's sisters whom Galahad likes

Wilfred Allsop, Lord Emsworth's nephew, of uncertain parentage

Emsworth's children and their families

George Threepwood, Lord Bosham, Emsworth's elder son and heir to the earldom
- Cecily Threepwood, Lord Bosham's wife
  - James Threepwood, their elder son
  - George Threepwood, their second son

Hon. Freddie Threepwood, Emsworth's younger son
- Niagara "Aggie" Donaldson, Freddie's wife
  - Penelope Donaldson, Aggie's younger sister
    - Mr Donaldson, dog-biscuit king, father of Aggie and Penelope

Lady Mildred Mant, Emsworth's eldest daughter
- Colonel Horace Mant, her husband

Distant relations

Percy, Lord Stockheath, Emsworth's nephew, whose parents are never named
- Algernon Wooster, Lord Percy's cousin, implying Bertie Wooster may be a relation too

The Bishop of Godalming, a relative of the Threepwoods

Mrs Jack Hale, mentioned as belonging to the collateral branch of the family (Something Fresh)

Domestic staff

Secretaries

Rupert Baxter, Lord Emsworth's original, very efficient secretary
Montague "Monty" Bodkin, also Emsworth's secretary for a time
Lavender Briggs, a tall and haughty secretary
Alexandra "Sandy" Callender, an attractive but fiery red-headed secretary
Hugo Carmody, another secretary, and a friend of Ronnie Fish
Rupert Psmith, Baxter's replacement as secretary
Gerald Anstruther Vail, a thriller-writer, and briefly Emsworth's secretary

Eve Halliday, hired to catalogue the library

House staff

Sebastian Beach, butler
- Maudie, his much-married niece
Mrs Twemlow, housekeeper
Merridew, an under-butler
James and Alfred, Thomas and Stokes, Charles and Henry, footmen at the Castle

Outdoor staff

Thorne, the Scottish Head Gardener in Something Fresh
Angus McAllister, the Scottish Head Gardener after Thorne
Slingsby, a chauffeur
Alfred Voules, another chauffeur

Pig staff

George Cyril Wellbeloved, Emsworth's first pig man, who defects to the Parsloe-Parsloe camp
James Pirbright, another pig man, Wellbeloved's replacement
Edwin Pott, the pig man in Full Moon
Monica Simmons, a pig girl of Amazonian proportions

Other characters

Empress of Blandings, Lord Emsworth's beloved black Berkshire sow

Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe, Bart., neighbour and rival of Lord Emsworth
- Herbert Binstead, Parsloe's butler
- The Pride of Matchingham, Parsloe-Parsloe's pig
- The Queen of Matchingham, another pig owned by Parsloe-Parsloe

James Bartholomew Belford, a farmer, whom Angela loves
Major Wilfred "Plug" Basham, an old friend of Galahad and feature of his stories
Admiral George J. "Fruity" Biffen, another old friend of Galahad
Rev. Rupert "Beefy" Bingham, Freddie's university pal
"Puffy" Benger, yet another of Galahad's old cronies
Sue Brown, a chorus girl who falls for Ronnie Fish
Edward Cootes, a card-sharp, in love with Aileen Peavey
Alaric, Duke of Dunstable, an ill-mannered old man, an old friend of Connie
- Horace Pendlebury-Davenport, Dunstable's wealthy nephew
- Alaric "Ricky" Gilpin, Dunstable's impoverished nephew, a poet
- Archibald "Archie" Gilpin, another nephew of Dunstable, also impoverished
- Linda Gilpin, sister of Ricky and Dunstable's niece, a ward of court
George Emerson, a Hong Kong policeman, in love with Aline Peters
Lord Heacham, a rich landowner, once engaged to Angela
Frederick Twistleton, Earl of Ickenham, a mischievous old Pelican
- Pongo Twistleton, Fred's ever-embarrassed nephew
- Valerie Twistleton, Fred's niece, who loves Horace Pendlebury-Davenport
R. Jones, a fat bookmaker and conman
Bill Lister, Galahad's godson, an artist who loves Prudence Garland
Ashe Marson, a writer, the hero of Something Fresh
Ralston McTodd, a Canadian poet
Aileen Peavey (a.k.a. Smooth Lizzie), an American poetess and crook
Aline Peters, Freddie's fiancée in Something Fresh
- J. Preston Peters, Aline's father, a scarab collector
Percy Frobisher Pilbeam, head of the Argus Private Inquiry Agency
Tipton Plimsoll, a wealthy American friend of Freddie's, who falls for Veronica Wedge
Claude "Mustard" Pott, another private detective, hired by Lord Bosham
- Polly Pott, Mustard's pretty daughter, engaged to Ricky Gilpin
Gloria Salt, an athletic girl, who is engaged to Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe for a time
George Alexander Pyke, Lord Tilbury, a publisher and pig owner
Orlo Watkins, a tenor with whom Gertrude Alcester becomes infatuated
Dame Daphne Winkworth, headmistress of a girls' school in Eastbourne; also a friend of Aunt Agatha
Gerald Anstruther Vail, a thriller-writer who loves Penelope Donaldson
Joan Valentine, the heroine of Something Fresh
Orlo, Lord Vosper, a handsome nobleman who visits Blandings in Pigs Have Wings
Augustus Whiffle (or Whipple), author of Lord Emsworth's favorite book, The Care of the Pig
Jane Yorke, a friend of Freddie's wife Aggie

Golf stories

The Oldest Member
Agnes Flack
Sidney McMurdo
The Wrecking Crew, a foursome:
- The First Grave Digger
- The Man with the Hoe
- Old Father Time
- Consul, the Almost-Human
Felicia Blakeny
Chester Meredith

Jeeves and Wooster

Reginald Jeeves
Bertie Wooster (Bertram Wilberforce Wooster)

Jeeves's relations

his niece Mabel, a chorus girl ("The Rummy Affair of Old Biffy" from Carry on Jeeves)
his cousin Egbert, constable of Beckley-in-the-Moor ("Without the Option" from Carry on Jeeves)
his uncle Charlie Silversmith, butler at Deverill Hall in Hampshire (The Mating Season)
- Queenie, daughter of Charlie Silversmith, maid at Deverill Hall^[1]
his aunt P.B. Pigott, in Eggsford (Aunts Aren't Gentlemen aka The Catnappers)

Bertie's relations

his aunt Dahlia Travers, sister to his late father
- her husband Tom Travers, his uncle
- George Travers, apparently Tom's brother
- Bonzo Travers, Tom and Dahlia's son
- Angela Travers, Tom and Dahlia's daughter
his aunt Agatha Gregson, later Lady Worplesdon, sister to his late father
- Spenser Gregson, her first husband
  - Thomas Gregson, (Thos.), their son
- Percy Craye, Earl of Worplesdon, her second husband
  - Lady Florence Craye, Lord Worplesdon's daughter
  - Edwin Craye, his son, a Boy Scout
  - Zenobia "Nobby" Hopwood, his ward
his uncle Willoughby Wooster, Bertie's initial trustee, resident of a country seat in Shropshire, notable for his scandalous Reminiscences
his uncle Henry Wooster, a very personable 'looney' who kept pet rabbits in his bedroom
- Emily Wooster, Henry's widow
- Claude and Eustace Wooster, Henry and Emily's troublesome twin sons, Bertie's cousins
his uncle George Travers, Lord Yaxley, who has devoted his entire life to the pleasures of the table, and "discovered that alcohol was a food well in advance of modern medical thought"
- Maud Wilberforce, a former barmaid and Yaxley's former fiancée, whom he ends up marrying
his sister Mrs. Scholfield, who lives in India with her three daughters

Bertie's friends

Harold "Beefy" Anstruther, Bertie's friend from Oxford, engaged to Hilda, a friend of Madeline Bassett
Cyril Bassington-Bassington
Bill Belfry, 9th Earl of Rowcester, an impoverished friend of Bertie and a fellow member of the Drones Club
Francis "Bicky" Bickersteth, a young Englishman sent to make his fortune in New York
- The Duke of Chiswick, Bicky's wealthy and displeased uncle
Charles Edward "Biffy" Biffen, a fellow member of the Drones Club, who is extremely absent-minded and in love with Jeeves's niece Mabel
The Rev. Rupert "Beefy" Bingham, a school friend
Freddie Bullivant, another Drones Club member
- Elizabeth Vickers, the girl whom Freddie loves
Marmaduke, 5th Baron "Chuffy" Chuffnell, a school friend
- Myrtle, the Dowager Lady Chuffnell, Chuffy's aunt
  - Seabury, Lady Chuffnell's son by her first marriage
Bruce "Corky" Corcoran, a New York portrait painter turned cartoonist
- Alexander Worple, Corky's wealthy uncle
- Muriel Singer, first Corky's fiancée and later Mrs Alexander Worple
Augustus "Gussie" Fink-Nottle, lover of newts
George Webster "Boko" Fittleworth, author of plays and fiction
Hildebrand "Tuppy" Glossop, Sir Roderick Glossop's nephew
- Cora Bellinger, an opera singer whom Tuppy loves
Reginald "Kipper" Herring, former fellow inmate of Malvern House, their preparatory school.
Richard P. "Bingo" Little, renowned in the early days for his ability to fall in love with every girl he meets, later marries Rosie M. Banks and becomes editor of Wee Tots magazine
- Rosie Little, née Rosie M. Banks, Bingo's wife, a novelist whom Bertie impersonates once
- Algernon Aubrey Little, Bingo's son
- Lord Bittlesham, formerly Mortimer Little, Bingo's uncle and provider of his allowance
Gussie Mannering-Phipps, Bertie's cousin in New York
- Ray Denison, Gussie's fiancée and music hall performer
Rev. Harold "Stinker" Pinker, curate in Market Snodsbury.
- Stephanie "Stiffy" Pinker, née Byng, his wife
- Not to be confused with Lionel "Stinker" Green, a minor character in Money in the Bank.
Claude Cattermole "Catsmeat" Potter-Pirbright, a school friend
- Cora "Corky" Pirbright, his sister
  - The Rev. Sidney Pirbright, Catsmeat's and Corky's uncle; vicar of King's Deverill
Oliver Randolph "Sippy" Sipperley, an impecunious aspiring author
- Vera Sipperley, his aunt and means of financial support
- Professor Pringle, his daughter Heloise, and aunt Jane, friends of Aunt Vera
- Gwendolen Moon, a poetess with whom he is in love
Rockmetteller "Rocky" Todd, a poet who lives on Long Island and hates New York City
- Isabel Rockmetteller, Rocky's fun-loving aunt

Bertie's antagonists

Sir Watkyn Bassett, CBE, a magistrate in Bosher Street
- Madeline Bassett, his daughter
- Butterfield, his butler
- Stephanie "Stiffy" Byng, his niece
Major Brabazon-Plank, who wanted to call the police on Bertie
D'Arcy "Stilton" Cheesewright
Sir Roderick Glossop, a 'nerve specialist' in Harley Street, became Bertie's good friend in 'Thank You, Jeeves'
- Lady Glossop, his wife
- Hildebrand "Tuppy" Glossop, his nephew
- Honoria Glossop, his daughter
- Oswald Glossop, Honoria's younger brother
Roderick Spode, 8th Earl of Sidcup, an amateur fascist dictator and designer of women's underclothing
- Mrs. Wintergreen, his aunt
- Col. H. H. Wintergreen, late husband of Mrs. Wintergreen
Aubrey Upjohn, Bertie's former headmaster at Malvern House.

Romantic interests and fiancées

Madeline Bassett, Sir Watkyn Bassett's daughter
Daphne Braythwayt, Honoria Glossop's friend
Stephanie "Stiffy" Byng, later Mrs. Harold Pinker, Watkyn Bassett's niece
Lady Florence Craye, Lord Worplesdon's daughter and Bertie's first fiancée
Honoria Glossop, Sir Roderick Glossop's daughter
Aline Hemmingway, Soapy Sid's partner in crime
Gwladys Pendlebury, an artist who paints Bertie's portrait
Pauline Stoker
- J. Washburn Stoker, her father, an American millionaire
- Dwight Stoker, Washburn's son and Pauline's younger brother
- Emerald Stoker, Pauline's sister
- Benstead, valet to George Stoker, Washburn's late cousin; a friend of Jeeves
Lady Cynthia Wickhammersley, daughter of Lord Wickhammersley
Roberta "Bobbie" Wickham, enamoured of practical jokes, engagement broken off and became enemies for a short period
- Lady Wickham, Bobbie's mother; an old friend of Aunt Agatha
- Clementina, Bobbie's cousin

Domestic staff

Meadowes, Jeeves's predecessor as Bertie's valet
Brinkley (renamed Rupert Bingley) Bertie's valet commissioned when Jeeves gives notice, soon sacked for his insane behavior
Maple, Lord Worplesdon's butler
Mulready, Sir Reginald Witherspoon's butler
Oakshott, Uncle Willoughby's butler
Purvis, Aunt Agatha's butler
Seppings, one of the Travers' butlers at Brinkley Court
Waterbury, the chauffeur at Brinkley Court
Anatole, chef extraordinaire, employed by Tom and Dahlia Travers
Butterfield, butler at Totleigh Towers

Other characters

Mr Anstruther, an elderly man who holds a Good Conduct competition between Thomas Gregson and Bonzo Travers
Mr Blumenfeld, producer of musicals
Comrade Butt, a Marxist revolutionary
Ernest Dobbs, constable of King's Deverill, and betrothed of Queenie Silversmith, Deverill Hall's beautiful parlourmaid
The Rt. Hon. A. B. Filmer, a Cabinet Minister
Esmond Haddock, a man dominated by his aunts
- Charlotte, Emmeline, Harriet, and Myrtle Deverill, and Dame Daphne Winkworth, his aunts
Sidney "Soapy Sid" Hemmingway, a con man
Aline Hemmingway, Soapy Sid's partner in crime
The Rev. Francis Heppenstall, a long-winded vicar
- Mary Burgess, his niece
Peggy Mainwaring, a student at Miss Tomlinson's school
Miss Mapleton, headmistress of a girls' school in Bingley
McIntosh, Aunt Agatha's terrier
Sebastian Moon, a detestable young boy with golden curls
Daphne Dolores Morehead, an attractive blonde bestselling novelist, prob. based on Daphne du Maurier
Eustace Oates, constable at Totleigh-in-the-Wold
Wilmot, Lord Pershore, a sheltered young man
- Lady Malvern, his over-protective mother
Rhoda Platt, a barmaid whom Lord Yaxley thinks he loves
Lucius Pim, an artist who loves Gwladys Pendlebury
- Beatrice Slingsby, his sister
- Alexander Slingsby, Beatrice's husband
Laura Pyke, a nutrition-obsessed schoolmate of Rosie M. Banks
Charlotte Corday Rowbotham, a Marxist with whom Bingo Little falls in love
Jane Snettisham, Aunt Dahlia's friend, who attempts to win Anatole from her in a bet
- Jack, Lord Snettisham, Jane's husband
Rupert Steggles, a crooked bookie
Mrs Tinkler-Moulke, a patient of Sir Roderick Glossop
Miss Tomlinson, the headmistress of a girls' school
The Rev. Aubrey Upjohn, headmaster of Malvern House, where Bertie went to school
Lord Wickhammersley, a friend of Bertie's late father
- Lady Cynthia Wickhammersley, his daughter
Dame Daphne Winkworth, Aunt Agatha's friend and Madeline Bassett's godmother; also an acquaintance of Lord Emsworth
- Gertrude Winkworth, her daughter
Jas. Waterbury, the "greasy bird": theatrical agent and blackmailer
Sir Reginald Witherspoon, Bart., husband of Uncle Tom's sister Katharine
- Augustus "Gus" the cat, who intensely dislikes being disturbed from his sleep and, unlike most cats, dislikes being scratched under the ears

Mr Mulliner

Mr Mulliner, pub raconteur with a large family
- his nephew Archibald Mulliner, sock collector who can mimic a hen laying an egg
- his nephew Rev. Augustine Mulliner, a timid young curate before being 'bucked-up'

Psmith and Mike

Psmith, an immaculately dressed, monocle-sporting young man. His name is Rupert Psmith in his early appearances, but is changed to Ronald Psmith in Leave it to Psmith (a Blandings story, characters from which are listed above), presumably to avoid confusion with Rupert Baxter
- Mr Smith, Psmith's father, an eccentric man
Mike Jackson, best friend of Psmith
Burgess, captain of the Wrykyn cricket team
"Gazeka" Firby-Smith, head of Mike's house at Wrykyn
Bob Jackson, Mike's elder brother, also at Wrykyn
Trevor and Clowes, friends of Bob and keen cricketers
Wain, master of Mike's house at Wrykyn
- Wyatt, Wain's step-stop, who shares a dorm with Mike at Wrykyn
Neville-Smith, a day boy at Wrykyn, a good fast bowler
Strachan, the boy who took Mike's place as IX Cricket Captain
Mr Outwood, master of Mike and Psmith's house at Sedleigh
Mr Downing, master of another house at Sedleigh
Adair, very keen cricket captain at Sedleigh
Tom Jellicoe, a boy in Outwood's house, who shares a dorm with Mike and Psmith
Spiller, another boy in Outwood's, whose study Psmith steals
Stone, another boy in Outwood's, a ragger
Robinson, another boy in Outwood's, Stone's henchman
Dunster, a Sedleigh old boy and famed ragger
Sergeant Collard, portly school sergeant as Sedleigh
John Bickersdyke, head of the New Asiatic Bank
Mr Rossiter, Head Postage at the Bank, a football fan
- Bannister, Mike's forerunner in Postage
- Bristow, Mike's successor there
Mr Robert Waller, Head of the Cash Department, an amiable sort, but a secret socialist
Mr Prebble, an unintelligible socialist orator
Joe Jackson, one of Mike's brothers, an M.C.C. player
Reggie Jackson, another cricket playing brother
Billy Windsor, a New York journalist befriended by Psmith
- Pugsy Maloney, the office-boy at Windsor's paper
Kid Brady, a boxer boosted by Psmith in New York
Bat Jarvis, a New York gangster befriended by Psmith
- Long Otto, one of Jarvis' henchmen, a stringy, silent young man
Spider Reilly, another gang boss, head of the "Three Points" gang
- Jack Repetto, a thug in Reilly's gang, who ruins Psmith's hat
Dude Dawson, head of the "Table Hill" gang, Reilly's main rival
Francis Parker, a sinister, well-dressed man

Ukridge

Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge, entrepreneur
- Julia Ukridge, his aunt
  - Oakshott, one of Julia Ukridge's many butlers
  - Dora Mason, Julia Ukridge's secretary for a time
- Millie, Ukridge's wife
  - Lady Elizabeth Lakenheath, Millie's aunt and guardian before her marriage
- Charles Percy Cuthbertson, who calls himself "Uncle Percy", a distant step-relation of Ukridge
James "Corky" Corcoran, a writer friend of Ukridge, the narrator of all the Ukridge shorts.
- Bowles, Corky's landlord
George Tupper, a friend of Ukridge and Corky from Wrykyn days
B. V. "Boko" Lawlor, an ex-Wrykynian who stands for Parliament
J. G. "Looney" Coote, another ex-Wrykynian friend
"Battling" Billson, a boxer managed by Ukridge
- Flossie, Billson's girl
Teddy Weeks, once a friend of Ukridge and Corky, who becomes a movie star
Joe "the Lawyer", an unsavoury associate of Ukridge
Izzy Previn, another untrustworthy type
Beale, Ukridge's man in Love Among the Chickens
Professor Derrick, Ukridge's Irish neighbour in Love Among the Chickens
- Phyllis Derrick, the professor's daughter, admired by Jeremy Garnet
- Tom Chase, a friend of the Derricks
Jeremy Garnet, another writer friend of Ukridge, who narrates Love Among the Chickens
Harry Hawk, a large local in Love Among the Chickens, who aids Garnet in a plot

Uncle Fred

Frederick Altamont Cornwallis Twistleton, 5th Earl of Ickenham, familiarly known as Uncle Fred
- Jane, Lady Ickenham, Uncle Fred's wife, who went willingly to the Caribbean
- Pongo Twistleton, nephew of Uncle Fred
- Valerie Twistleton, Pongo's sister

Other

Introduced in rough order of the book in which they first appear

Clarence MacAndrew Chugwater, a Boy scout, hero of The Swoop
Roland Bleke, hero of the A Man of Means shorts, a young man who finds money brings trouble

James Willoughby Pitt, the hero of A Gentleman of Leisure (U.S. title: The Intrusion of Jimmy)
- Molly McEachern, the girl Jimmy Pitt falls for.
  - John McEachern, Molly's father, a policeman
- Arthur Mifflin, an actor, an old friend of Pitt
"Spennie", Earl of Dreever, who McEachern hopes Molly will marry
- Lady Julia Blunt, Spennie's imperious aunt
- Sir Thomas Blunt, her wealthy husband
Spike Mullins, a New York thief who becomes Jimmy Pitt's valet for a time
Charteris, a keen organiser of amateur theatre
Hargate, a card-sharp who preys on Lord Dreever

William Paradene West, known to all as Bill, of Bill the Conqueror fame
- Cooley Paradene, Bill West's uncle, a wealthy businessman and collector of rare books
  - Otis Paradene, Cooley's sponging brother
  - Jasper Daly, Cooley's sponging brother-in-law
  - Evelyn Paradene-Kirby, Cooley's baby-talking, sponging niece
  - Horace French, an unpleasant youth adopted by Paradene
    - Sherman Bastable, Horace's tutor
    - Professor Appleby, Horace's white-bearded mentor
    - Joe the Dip, a member of Appleby's gang
  - Wilfred Slingsby, Paradene's man in London
Judson Coker, Bill West's best friend, a devout drinker
- Alice Coker, Judson's doting sister, adored by Bill
- Prudence Stryker, a New York chorus girl, old friend of Judson Coker
George Alexander Pyke, Lord Tilbury, media mogul, who first appears in Bill the Conqueror and later visits Blandings
- Roderick Pyke, Pyke's droopy son
- Frances Hammond, Pyke's doting sister
  - Sinclair Hammond, Frances' husband, an archaeologist
    - Felicia "Flick" Sheridan, Hammond's orphaned niece, who adores Bill but is engaged to Roderick
Percy Frobisher Pilbeam, Roderick's deputy on Society Spice, later editor and detective

Sam Shotter, a somewhat eccentric American, hero of Sam the Sudden (US title: Sam in the Suburbs)
- Mr John B. Pynsent, American Export-Import millionaire, Sam's uncle
- Clarence "Hash" Todhunter, an old seafaring pal of Sam's, who becomes his cook
Kay Derrick, a pretty young girl, whose photograph Sam falls in love with
- Mr Matthew Wrenn, Kay's uncle and guardian
  - Claire Lippett, their fiery maid
Willoughby Braddock, a schoolfriend of Sam and an old neighbour of Kay
- Mrs Martha Lippett, Claire's mother, housekeeper to Braddock
Alexander "Chimp" Twist, a.k.a. J Sheringham Adair, a crook employed by Lord Tilbury
- Thomas "Soapy" Molloy, an old comrade of Twist, a conman
  - Dora "Dolly" Gunn, Molloy's girl, a skilled pick-pocket
The late Edward "Finky" Finglass, a bank robber, once a resident of Valley Fields
Claude Winnington-Bates, an unpleasant Wrykyn old boy
- Mrs Winnington-Bates, mother of Claude, Kay's demanding employer
Mr Cornelius, a white-bearded esate agent and historian, a friend of Mr Wrenn

Ogden Ford, an obnoxious child, a popular target of kidnappers and thus known as The Little Nugget
- Elmer Ford, Ogden's wealthy and commanding father
- Mrs Nesta Ford (later Mrs Ford Pett), his doting mother
Peter Burns, a well-to-do young man, who tries to kidnap Ogden for Mrs Ford
- Cynthia Drassilis, the ambitious fiancée of Peter Burns
  - Mrs Drassilis, Cynthia's even more ambitious mother
Audrey Sheridan, Ogden's governess, once Peter Burns's first love
Arnold Abney, the mild and pompous headmaster of Sanstead House
- Mr Glossop, an irascible master at Sanstead
- White, butler at Sanstead, soon found to be undercover
- Mrs Attwell, matron as Santead
"Smooth" Sam Fisher, an intellectual crook who kidnaps Ogden Ford
Buck MacGinnis, a gang leader and arch rival of Smooth Sam Fisher
Lord Mountry, a nervous young noble
- Augustus Beckford, a pupil at Sanstead, cousin of Lord Mountry
Tankerville Gifford, an unpleasant socialite
Miss Benjafield, barmaid at the Feathers an inn near the school

Peter Pett, Millionaire and wife to Nesta Ford
Anne Chester, Mr Pett's niece and beloved of Jimmy Crocker
Jimmy Crocker, wild socialite on the mend
Eugenia Crocker (Formerly van Brunt), disapproving stepmother of Jimmy and Nesta Ford's sister.
Bingley Crocker, his father, enthusiastic baseball fan
Skinner, Chicago Ed (Various Aliases of Bingley Crocker)
Jerry Mitchell, Mr Pett's physical instructor
Willie Partridge, Nesta Ford's nephew and inventor of the explosive Partidgite
Lord Wisbeach (Actually Jack the Gentleman), thief after the explosive
Lord Wisbeach (The Real One) Piccadilly Jim's friend
Mr Sturgis, head of a detective agency
Miss Trimble, private detective and ardent socialist
Bud Smithers, owner of a dogs' home thought appropriate for Ogden by several conspirators
Lord Percy Whipple, the man who fights Piccadilly Jim in a club

Monty Bodkin, a member of the Drones Club who appears in a number of novels and is one of Lord Emsworth's many secretaries
- Gertrude Butterwick, the girl to whom Monty was engaged.
- John G. Butterwick (J. B. Butterwick in 'Pearls'), Gertrude's father, uncle to Ambrose and Reggie, demands that Monty hold a job for one year
  - Ambrose Tennyson, cousin of Gertrude Butterwick, elder brother of Reggie, novelist engaged to Lotus Blossom
- Reggie Tennyson, cousin of Gertrude Butterwick, younger brother of Ambrose, Drones Club member and friend of Monty
- Sandy Miller, Monty's secretary in California, the girl he marries.
Reggie Pepper, the hapless protagonist of several stories; Bertie Wooster's prototype
Oofy Prosser, the richest member of Drones Club.
- Myrtle Prosser, Oofy's wife.

Pillingshot, schoolboy at St. Austin's, pose as a 'master detective'

References

^ (The Mating Season)

Usborne, Richard (2003). Plum Sauce: A P. G. Wodehouse Companion. New York: The Overlook Press. pp. 96–127. ISBN 1-58567-441-9.

Midkiff, Neil. "The Wodehouse short stories". Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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