- Harry Angstrom – also known as Rabbit, a 26-year-old man. Married to Janice Angstrom. He was a basketball star in high school and begins the novel as a kitchen gadget salesman.
- Miriam Angstrom – also known as Mim, Rabbit's 19-year-old sister.
- Mr. Angstrom – Rabbit's father.
- Mrs. Angstrom – Rabbit's mother.
- Janice Angstrom – Rabbit's wife.
- Nelson Angstrom – Harry and Janice's two-year-old son.
- Rebecca June Angstrom – Harry and Janice's infant daughter.
- Mr. Springer – Janice's father. A used-car dealer.
- Mrs. Springer – Janice's mother. She is harshly critical of Harry when he leaves Janice.
- Jack Eccles – a young Episcopal priest. He tries to mend Harry and Janice's broken marriage. His surname is an allusion to The Book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament of the Bible.
- Lucy Eccles – Jack Eccles's wife. She blames Jack's job for the lack of love in her marriage because he lacks time for her.
- Fritz Kruppenbach – the Angstroms' Lutheran minister. He tells Jack Eccles that Harry and Janice are best left to themselves.
- Ruth Leonard – Rabbit's mistress[2] with whom he lives for three months. She is a former prostitute[3] and lives alone in an apartment for two people. She is weight-conscious.
- Margaret Kosko – a friend of Ruth's. Probably also a prostitute. She is contemptuous of Tothero.
- Mrs. Smith – a widow whose garden Rabbit looks after while away from his wife. She is 73 years old.
- Marty Tothero – Rabbit's former basketball coach. He was popular in high school but got dismissed from his job due to a "scandal". He cheats on his wife but gives marital advice to Harry. After suffering two strokes, he becomes disabled.
- Ronnie Harrison – One of Rabbit's former basketball teammates. He has slept with Margaret Kosko and Ruth Leonard.
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