| Title | Character | Description |
| Persuasion | Admiral Baldwin | His face is the colour of mahogany, one of the reasons Sir Walter disdains the navy. |
| Persuasion | Miss. Atkinson | A lady of Bath |
| Persuasion | Sir Archibald Drew | Acquaintance of Admiral Croft, has a grandson |
| Persuasion | Admiral Brand | Acquaintance of Admiral Croft. Has a brother |
| Persuasion | Mr. Robinson | Apothecary who treats little Charles Musgrove for his injuries. |
| Persuasion | Mr. Edward Wentworth | Brother of (Capt.) Frederick Wentworth. Has the curacy of Monksford, later moves out of county, marries and has a parish in Shropshire. |
| Persuasion | Fanny Harville | Captain Harville's sister, engaged to Captain Bentwick, but dies before marriage. |
| Persuasion | Richard (Dick) Musgrove | Charles (the Elder) Musgrove's troublesome son. Midshipman about Captain Wentworth's ship (Laconia). |
| Persuasion | Miss. Hayters | Cousins of the Musgroves. |
| Persuasion | The Hon. Miss. Carteret | Daughter of Viscountess Dalrymple |
| Persuasion | Charles (Little) Musgrove | Elder child of Charles and Mary Musgrove. |
| Persuasion | Henrietta Musgrove | Eldest daughter of Charles Musgrove (the Elder), 20 years old |
| Persuasion | Elizabeth Elliot | Eldest daughter of Sir Walter Elliot, sister to Anne. |
| Persuasion | Charles Musgrove | Eldest son and heir of Mr Charles Musgrove (the Elder), marries Mary Elliot. Children: Charles, Walter (2 years). |
| Persuasion | Charles Hayter | Eldest son of the Hayters. Non-resident curate. Has an understanding with, and marries his cousin, Henrietta Musgrove, after securing a church living. |
| Persuasion | Governor Trent | Former inhabitant of Monksford. |
| Persuasion | Captain Brigden | Friend of Admiral Croft. |
| Persuasion | Lady Alicia | Friend of Lady Russell. Visitor to Bath. |
| Persuasion | Mrs. Frankland | Friend of Lady Russell. Visitor to Bath. |
| Persuasion | Colonel Wallis | Friend of Mr (Wm. Walter) Elliot (married). |
| Persuasion | Mr. Charles Smith | Friend of Mr William Elliot. Marries Miss Hamilton (Anne Elliot's friend), but later dies. |
| Persuasion | Sir Basil Morley | Friend of Sir Walter Elliot. |
| Persuasion | Mackenzie | Gardener at Kellynch Hall. |
| Persuasion | Mrs. Elliot | Grand-daughter of a butcher, daughter of a glazier. Her wealth attracts William Walter Elliot who marries her, dies after an unhappy marriage. |
| Persuasion | William Walter Elliot | Grandson and presumed heir of Sir Walter Elliot (the Second). Widowed (see Mrs Elliot). |
| Persuasion | Captain Frederick Wentworth | Hero. Joins Royal Navy. Brother-in-law to Admiral Croft. |
| Persuasion | Anne Elliot | Heroine. Second daughter of Sir Walter Elliot. Cousin to William Walter Elliot. Marries Capt. Wentworth. |
| Persuasion | Viscount Dalrymple | Husband of Viscountess Dalrymple. Deceased |
| Persuasion | Sir Henry Russell | Lady Russell's late husband. |
| Persuasion | Mrs. Speed | Landlady(?) at Mrs Smith's lodgings. |
| Persuasion | Mary | Maid at Mrs Smith's lodgings. |
| Persuasion | Poole(s) | Mary Musgrove dines with them. |
| Persuasion | Jemima | Mary Musgrove's nursery maid. |
| Persuasion | Lady Mary Grierson | Missed a promised passage on Captain Wentworth's ship. |
| Persuasion | Mrs. Smith | Née Hamilton. Friend of Anne Elliot at school. Later Anne finds her again in Bath, widowed, impoverished and crippled, and is able to help her. |
| Persuasion | Sir Walter Elliot | Of Kellynch Hall. Father of Elizabeth, Anne, and Mary. |
| Persuasion | Lady Mary Maclean | Old lady who frequents Bath concerts. |
| Persuasion | Mr. Charles (The Elder) Musgrove | Owner of Uppercross-Hall, second only to Sir Walter Elliot in the neighbourhood. Married. Sons: Charles, Richard (Dick); daughters: Henrietta, Louisa, Mary; and others not yet grown up. |
| Persuasion | Mr. Hayter | Owner of Winthrop. Married, son Charles and two daughters. |
| Persuasion | The Ibbotsons | People of note in Bath. |
| Persuasion | Admiral Croft | Rear Admiral of the White. Married. |
| Persuasion | Doctor. Shirley | Rector of Uppercross (married). |
| Persuasion | Captain Harville | Royal Navy. Friend of Captain Wentworth. Wounded two years earlier, resides in Lyme. Married. |
| Persuasion | Louisa Musgrove | Second daughter of Charles (Elder) and Mrs Musgrove, 19 years old |
| Persuasion | Miss. Hamilton | See Mrs Smith |
| Persuasion | Mary Elliot | See Musgrove, Mary. |
| Persuasion | Molland's | Shop in Milsom Street, Bath. |
| Persuasion | Mr. John Shepherd | Sir Walter Elliot's agent at Kellynch. |
| Persuasion | Mrs. Hayter | Sister of Mrs Musgrove, Wife of Mr Hayter of Winthrop |
| Persuasion | Nurse Rooke | Sister of Mrs Smith's Landlady. |
| Persuasion | Lord St. Ives | Son of a country curate who reaches high rank in the Royal Navy (much to Sir Walter Elliot's disgust). |
| Persuasion | Sarah | The Musgrove's old nursery maid, nurses Louisa Musgrove after her fall |
| Persuasion | Sir Walter | The Second Elliot, Grandfather of Mr William Elliot. |
| Persuasion | The Young Musgroves | The numerous younger children of Charles (Elder) and Mrs Musgrove. |
| Persuasion | The Spicer(s) | They have influence with the Bishop which might help Charles Hayter. |
| Persuasion | The Little Harvilles | Three children of Captain and Mrs Harville. |
| Persuasion | The Durands | Visitors to Bath. |
| Persuasion | Captain Benwick | Was engaged to Fanny Harville (who died). Later attracted to Anne Elliot, falls in love with and becomes engaged to Louisa Musgrove. |
| Persuasion | Lady Russell | Widow (Sir Henry Russell), close friend of Lady Elliot and continues to support her daughters after Lady Elliot's death. (Anne Elliot's godmother). |
| Persuasion | The Dowager Viscountess Dalrymple | Widow of the late Viscount Dalrymple; Mother of Miss Carteret; Cousin of the Elliots. |
| Persuasion | Mrs. Penelope Clay | Widow, daughter of Mr Shepherd. Two children |
| Persuasion | Sophia Croft | Wife of Admiral Croft, sister of Captain Wentworth. |
| Persuasion | Mrs. Harville | Wife of Captain Harville. |
| Persuasion | Mrs. Wallis | Wife of Colonel Wallis (just giving birth to a baby). |
| Persuasion | Mrs. Shirley | Wife of Doctor Shirley. |
| Persuasion | Mrs. Musgrove | Wife of Mr Charles Musgrove (the Elder), mother of Charles, Harry, Henrietta, Louisa, Richard |
| Persuasion | Lady Elizabeth Elliot | Wife of Sir Walter Elliot. Deceased. |
| Persuasion | Walter Musgrove | Younger son of Charles and Mary Musgrove, age two. |
| Persuasion | Mrs. Mary Musgrove | Youngest daughter of Sir Walter Elliot. Marries Charles Musgrove after he is refused by her sister Anne. Mother of Charles (Little) and Walter. |
| Persuasion | Harry Musgrove. | Youngest son of Charles (Elder) and Mrs Musgrove. |