Barchester Towers Characters
- Old Dr. Grantly, the Bishop of Barchester
- Young Dr. Grantly, archdeacon of Barchester and son of the
Bishop
- Mr. Harding, father-in-law of young Dr. Grantly and precentor of the Cathedral choir
- Eleanor
Bold, daughter of Mr. Harding and widow of rich local reformer John Bold
- Susan Grantly, daughter of
Mr. Harding and wife of the archdeacon
- Mary Bold, sister of John Bold and sister-in-law of Eleanor
Bold
- Dr. Proudie, successor of old Dr. Grantly as Bishop of Barchester
- Mrs. Proudie, wife of Dr. Proudie
-
Olivia Proudie, eldest daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Proudie
- Mr. Obadiah Slope, Dr. Proudie's chaplain
- Mr.
Quiverful, rector of Puddingdale
- Mrs. Quiverful, Mr. Quiverful's wife
- Dr. Vesey Stanhope, Barchester
clergyman
- Mrs. Stanhope, Dr. Stanhope's wife
- Charlotte Stanhope, elder daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
Stanhope
- Signora Madeline Neroni, younger daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Stanhope
- Ethelbert (Bertie)
Stanhope, son of Dr. and Mrs. Stanhope
- Dr. Gwynne, master of Lazarus College, Oxford
- Reverend
Francis Arabin, fellow of Lazarus College and subsequently vicar of St. Ewold's
- Mr. Wilfred Thorne,
squire of Ullathorne in the parish of St. Ewold's
- Miss Monica Thorne, sister of Mr. Wilfred Thorne
- Mr.
Plomacy, the steward of the Thornes
- Dr. Trefoil, dean of Barchester cathedral
- Dr. Fillgrave, Barchester
doctor of Dr. Trefoil
- Sir Omicron Pie, eminent London surgeon
- Tom Towers, journalist with the Jupiter
-
Sir Nicholas Fitzwhiggin, bishop in the government
- Tom Staple, tutor of Lazarus College, Oxford
- Harry
Greenacre, strapping son of local farmer
- Countess de Courcy