Gene Forrester- The main character who narrates the story in a flashback of when he was 16 attending Devon boarding school during the time of WWII. He starts of as the more nerdy non-athletic student but changes throughout the story as he develops a friendship with his roommate Finny.
Finny- The athletic "peoples person" Finny was the one that could get away with most anything, he was very outgoing, and everyone loved him. He gets Gene to come out of his shell and forms a tight bond with him, even though it leads to a tragic ending.
Leper Leperille- A friend of Gene and Finny's and Devon who was just a normal student and then desired that he wants to enlist in the military because he though he could do the long distant skiing, he soon after escaped the military and warned Gene not to enlist.
Mr. Ludsbury- The strict headmaster of Devon, who keeps and eye on Gene and Finny while at school.
Finny- The athletic "peoples person" Finny was the one that could get away with most anything, he was very outgoing, and everyone loved him. He gets Gene to come out of his shell and forms a tight bond with him, even though it leads to a tragic ending.
Leper Leperille- A friend of Gene and Finny's and Devon who was just a normal student and then desired that he wants to enlist in the military because he though he could do the long distant skiing, he soon after escaped the military and warned Gene not to enlist.
Mr. Ludsbury- The strict headmaster of Devon, who keeps and eye on Gene and Finny while at school.