List of P. G. Wodehouse characters
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The following is an incomplete list of fictional characters who appear in the novels and short stories of P. G. Wodehouse. Due to overlap between the various classifications of Wodehouse's work, some characters appear more than once.
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[edit] Blandings Castle
[edit] Threepwood family
- 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 chatelaine 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 step-daughter
- Michael "Mike" Jackson, her husband, an old friend of Psmith
- Phyllis Jackson, Joe Keeble's step-daughter
- James Schoonmaker, Lady Constance's second husband, an American millionaire
- Joseph Keeble, her first husband, Phyllis Jackson's stepfather.
- Lady Julia Fish, Emsworth's large and blonde sister
- Maj. Gen. Sir Miles Fish, her late husband
- Ronnie Fish, their son and a member of the Drones Club
- Maj. Gen. Sir Miles Fish, her late husband
- Lady Charlotte, Emsworth's sister, "a tougher egg even than Lady Constance, or her younger sister, Lady Julia".
- Jane, her daughter
- 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 short and fat sister
- 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
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- George Threepwood, Lord Bosham, Emsworth's eldest son and heir to the earldom
- Cecily Threepwood, Lord Bosham's wife
- George Threepwood, Lord Bosham's second son
- George Threepwood, Lord Bosham, Emsworth's eldest son and heir to the earldom
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- 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
- Niagara "Aggie" Donaldson, Freddie's wife
- Hon. Freddie Threepwood, Emsworth's younger son
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- Lady Mildred Mant, Emsworth's eldest daughter
- Colonel Horace Mant, her husband
- Lady Mildred Mant, Emsworth's eldest daughter
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- Percy, Lord Stockheath, Emsworth's nephew, whose parents are never named
- Algernon Wooster, Lord Percy's cousin, implying Bertie Wooster may be a relative too
- Percy, Lord Stockheath, Emsworth's nephew, whose parents are never named
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- The Bishop of Godalming, a relative of the Threepwoods
[edit] Domestic staff
[edit] 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
- Ronald Psmith, Baxter's replacement as secretary
- Gerald Anstruther Vail, a thriller-writer, and briefly Emsworth's secretary
- Eve Halliday, hired to catalogue the library
[edit] House staff
- Sebastian Beach, head 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
[edit] Outdoor staff
- Thorne, the Scottish Head Gardener in Something Fresh
- Angus McAllister, the Scottish Head Gardener after Thorne
- Slingsby, a chauffeur
- Voules, another chauffeur
[edit] 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, an Amazonian pig girl
[edit] Other characters
- Empress of Blandings, Lord Emsworth's beloved black Berkshire sow
- Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe, Bart., neighbour and enemy 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 shard-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
- 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
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- Bill Lister, Galahad's godson, an artist who loves Prudence Garland
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- 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
[edit] Golf stories
- The Oldest Member
- Agnes Flack
- Sidney McMurdo
[edit] Jeeves
[edit] Jeeves's relatives
- Mabel, a chorus girl ("The Rummy Affair of Old Biffy" from Carry on Jeeves)
- Egbert, constable of Beckley-in-the-Moor ("Without the Option" from Carry on Jeeves)
- Charlie Silversmith, butler at Deverill Hall in Hampshire (The Mating Season)
[edit] Bertie's relatives
- Aunt Dahlia Travers
- Uncle Tom Travers
- Bonzo Travers, their son
- Angela Travers, their daughter
- George Travers, apparently Uncle Tom's brother
- Aunt Agatha Gregson, later Lady Worplesdon
- Spenser Gregson, Agatha's first husband
- Thomas Gregson, (Thos.), Agatha's 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
- Uncle Willoughby Wooster, Bertie's initial trustee, resident of a country seat in Shropshire, notable for his scandalous Reminiscences
- Uncle Henry Wooster, a very personable 'looney' who kept pet rabbits in his bedroom
- Emily Wooster, his widow
- Claude and Eustace Wooster, his cantankerous twin sons
- Uncle George Wooster, 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
- Mrs. Scholfield, Bertie's sister, who lives in India with her three daughters
[edit] Bertie's friends
- Harold "Beefy" Anstruther, Bertie's friend from Oxford, engaged to Hilda, a friend of Madeline Bassett
- Cyril Bassington-Bassington
- 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 Drone who is in love with Jeeves's niece Mabel
- The Rev. Rupert "Beefy" Bingham, a school friend
- Freddie Bullivant, a Drone
- Elizabeth Vickers, the girl whom Freddie loves
- Marmaduke, 5th Baron "Chuffy" Chuffnell, a school friend
- Lady Myrtle Chuffnell, Chuffy's aunt
- Seabury, Lady Myrtle's son and Chuffy's cousin
- Bruce "Corky" Corcoran, 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 inmate, with Bertie, of Malvern House, their preparatory school.
- Bingo Little, renowned in the early days for his ability to fall in love with every girl he meets, later marries novelist Rosie M Banks and becomes editor of Wee Tots magazine
- Rosie Little, née Rosie M. Banks, Bingo's wife
- 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
- 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 aunt
[edit] Bertie's enemies
- Sir Watkyn Bassett, CBE, a magistrate in Bosher Street
- Madeline Bassett, his daughter
- Butterfield, his butler
- Stephanie "Stiffy" Byng, his niece
- D'Arcy "Stilton" Cheesewright
- Sir Roderick Glossop, a looney doctor 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 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.
[edit] 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, 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
[edit] Domestic staff
- Brinkley renamed Rupert Bingley, Bertie's valet after Jeeves gives notice
- 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
[edit] Other characters
- Anatole, chef extraordinaire
- Mr Anstruther, an elderly man who holds a Good Conduct competition between Thomas Gregson and Bonzo Travers
- Rosie M. Banks, a novelist whom Bertie impersonates, and who later marries Bingo Little
- Mr. Blumenfeld, producer of musicals
- Comrade Butt, a Marxist
- 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
- Aline Hemmingway, Soapy Sid's partner in crime
- Sidney "Soapy Sid" Hemmingway, a con man
- 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
- Meadowes, Jeeves's predecessor as Bertie's valet
- Sebastian Moon, a detestable young boy with golden curls
- Daphne Dolores Morehead, an attractive blonde bestselling novelist
- 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 Little
- 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
- Sir Reginald Witherspoon, Bart., husband of Uncle Tom's sister Katharine
- Gus or Augustus the cat, who intensely dislikes being disturbed from his sleep and unlike most cats, dislikes being scratched under the ears.
[edit] Mr Mulliner
- Mr Mulliner, pub raconteur with a large family
- Rev. Augustine Mulliner, his nephew
[edit] 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), presumably to avoid confusion with Rupert Baxter
- Mr Smith, Psmith's father, an eccentric
- 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 Waller, Head of the Cash Department, an amiable sort but secret socialist
- Mr Preble, 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
[edit] 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
- Julia Ukridge, his aunt
- 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
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
- Molly McEachern, the girl Jimmy Pitt falls for.
- "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
- Cooley Paradene, Bill West's uncle, a wealthy businessman and collector of rare books
- 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
- Sinclair Hammond, Frances' husband, an archaeologist
- 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
- Mr Matthew Wrenn, Kay's uncle and guardian
- 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
- Thomas "Soapy" Molloy, an old comrade of Twist, a conman
- 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
- 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 Butterworth, the girl to whom Monty was engaged.
- Sandy Miller, Monty's secretary in California, the girl he marries. (U.S. title: The Plot That Thickened)
- 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
- Ogden Ford 'The Little Nugget', obnoxious spoiled child and target of various kidnappers
- Nesta Ford (Later Mrs Ford Pett), his mother
- Peter Burns, rich young man who tries to kidnap Ogden for Mrs Ford
- Cynthia Drassilis, ambitious fiancée of Peter Burns
- Audrey Blake, the real target of Peter Burns's affection
- Arnold Abney, mild headmaster of Sanstead, mentioned as Bertie Wooster's grammar school
- Mr Glossop, irascible master at Sanstead
- Buck MacGinnis, gang leader and arch rival of Slippery Sam Fisher
- Slippery Sam Fisher, intellectual crook who kidnaps Ogden Ford
- 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), dissapproving 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 detctive 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
[edit] References
- Usborne, Richard (2003). Plum Sauce: A P. G. Wodehouse Companion. New York: The Overlook Press, pages 96–127. ISBN 1-58567-441-9.
- Kuzmenko, Michel. Bibliography. The Russian Wodehouse Society. Retrieved on January 6, 2005.