Pride and Prejudice — Complete Character List

A comprehensive list of every character whose name is mentioned or whose existence is established in the novel. Characters with a character sheet are marked [Sheet].

A. Major Characters (Named, with Dialogue)

#	Name	Form/alias	Status or role	First appearance	Sheet
1	Elizabeth Bennet	Elizabeth / Lizzy	Second Bennet daughter; protagonist	Ch.1	[Sheet]
2	Fitzwilliam Darcy	Mr Darcy	Master of Pemberley; £10,000 a year	Ch.3	[Sheet]
3	Jane Bennet	Jane	Eldest Bennet daughter	Ch.1	[Sheet]
4	Charles Bingley	Mr Bingley	Tenant of Netherfield; £4,000–5,000 a year	Ch.1	[Sheet]
5	Mr Bennet	Mr Bennet	Landowner of Longbourn; £2,000 a year	Ch.1	[Sheet]
6	Mrs Bennet	Mrs Bennet	Mr Bennet's wife	Ch.1	[Sheet]
7	George Wickham	Wickham	Militia → regular-army officer; swindler	Ch.15	[Sheet]
8	William Collins	Mr Collins	Rector of Hunsford; heir to Longbourn	Ch.13	[Sheet]
9	Charlotte Lucas	Charlotte	Elizabeth's friend; age 27	Ch.5	[Sheet]
10	Caroline Bingley	Miss Bingley	Bingley's unmarried younger sister	Ch.3	[Sheet]
11	Lady Catherine de Bourgh	Lady Catherine	Mistress of Rosings; Darcy's aunt	Ch.14 (mentioned) / 29 (appears)	[Sheet]
12	Lydia Bennet	Lydia	Youngest Bennet daughter; age 15→16	Ch.2	[Sheet]
13	Kitty Bennet	Kitty / Catherine	Fourth Bennet daughter	Ch.2	[Sheet]
14	Mary Bennet	Mary	Third Bennet daughter	Ch.2	[Sheet]
15	Georgiana Darcy	Georgiana	Darcy's younger sister; age 16	Ch.8 (mentioned) / 44 (appears)	[Sheet]
16	Colonel Fitzwilliam	the Colonel	Darcy's cousin; younger son of an earl	Ch.30	[Sheet]
17	Mr Gardiner	Mr Gardiner	Mrs Bennet's younger brother; London merchant	Ch.25	[Sheet]
18	Mrs Gardiner	Mrs Gardiner	Mr Gardiner's wife	Ch.25	[Sheet]
19	Sir William Lucas	Sir William	Former Meryton tradesman; knight	Ch.5	[Sheet]
20	Lady Lucas	Lady Lucas	Sir William's wife	Ch.5	—

B. Supporting Characters (Named, with Little or No Dialogue)

#	Name	Form/alias	Status or role	First appearance	Sheet
21	Mrs Hurst (Louisa)	Louisa Bingley / Mrs Hurst	Bingley's married younger sister	Ch.3	[Sheet]
22	Mr Hurst	Mr Hurst	Bingley's brother-in-law	Ch.3	[Sheet]
23	Miss Anne de Bourgh	Anne de Bourgh	Lady Catherine's daughter and heiress	Ch.14 (mentioned) / 28 (appears)	[Sheet]
24	Colonel Forster	Colonel Forster	Commander of the militia regiment	Ch.7	[Sheet]
25	Mrs Forster (Harriet)	Harriet / Mrs Forster	The colonel's very young wife	Ch.41	[Sheet]
26	Mr Denny	Denny	Militia officer who introduces Wickham	Ch.15	[Sheet]
27	Captain Carter	Carter	Militia officer	Ch.7	[Sheet]
28	Maria Lucas	Maria	Charlotte's younger sister	Ch.27	—
29	Mrs Philips	Mrs Philips	Mrs Bennet's younger sister	Ch.7	[Sheet]
30	Mr Philips	Mr Philips	Mrs Philips's husband; attorney	Ch.7	—
31	Mrs Reynolds	Mrs Reynolds	Housekeeper at Pemberley	Ch.43	[Sheet]
32	Mrs Younge	Mrs Younge	Georgiana's former governess	Ch.35 (letter)	[Sheet]
33	Mrs Jenkinson	Mrs Jenkinson	Anne de Bourgh's companion	Ch.29	[Sheet]
34	Mr Jones	Mr Jones	Apothecary in Meryton	Ch.7	[Sheet]
35	Miss King	Miss King	Heiress to £10,000	Ch.26	[Sheet]

C. Characters Mentioned Only by Name (Do Not Appear)

#	Name	Form/alias	Status or role	Context of mention
36	The late Mr Darcy	Darcy's father	Former master of Pemberley; Wickham's godfather	Repeated in Wickham's account and Darcy's letter
37	Lady Anne Darcy	Lady Anne	Mother of Darcy and Georgiana; Lady Catherine's sister	Wickham reveals the family connection in Ch.16
38	The late Sir Lewis de Bourgh	Sir Lewis	Lady Catherine's husband	Owner associated with the cost of Rosings's windows
39	The late Mr Wickham	Wickham's father	Steward of the Pemberley estate	Called the late Mr Darcy's “most valued friend” in Darcy's letter
40	Mr Morris	Mr Morris	Former owner/agent of Netherfield	Makes the lease with Bingley (Ch.1)
41	Mrs Long	Mrs Long	Neighbor of Longbourn	Spreads news of Bingley (Ch.1); ignored by Darcy (Ch.5)
42	Mr Robinson	Mr Robinson	Resident of Meryton	Asks Bingley who is “the prettiest woman” (Ch.5)
43	Miss Grantley	Miss Grantley	Unknown	Compared with Georgiana's table design (Ch.10)
44	Miss Pope	Miss Pope	Governess	Governess placed through Lady Catherine (Ch.29)
45	Lady Metcalfe	Lady Metcalfe	Noblewoman	Praises Miss Pope as a “treasure” (Ch.29)
46	Miss Watson	Miss Watson	Woman of Meryton	Visited by Colonel Forster and Captain Carter (Ch.7)
47	The Miss Webbs	Webb sisters	Neighboring women	Their household has a pianoforte; their father's income is below Mr Bennet's (Ch.29)
48	Nicholls	Nicholls	Housekeeper at Netherfield	Makes white soup (Ch.11)
49	Hill	Hill / Mrs Hill	Housekeeper at Longbourn	Announces news of Gardiner's letter (Ch.49)
50	Sarah	Sarah	Maid in the Bennet household	Mrs Bennet orders her to help Jane dress (Ch.55)
51	Richard	Richard	Employee of Mr Philips	Rumored dismissal (Ch.14)
52	Haggerston	Haggerston	Solicitor	Drafts the Wickham–Lydia marriage-settlement documents (Ch.49)
53	Chamberlayne	Chamberlayne	Soldier/friend	Man whom Wickham dresses as a woman, according to Lydia (Ch.51)

D. Unnamed Characters Identified Only by Role

#	Original expression	Presumed identity	Context
54	“the gardener”	Gardener at Pemberley	Is surprised to see Darcy return (Ch.43)
55	“the shopboy of Mr. Jones”	Errand boy for Jones the apothecary	Tells Mrs Philips that Jane has returned (Ch.15)
56	“a private”	Private in the militia	News that he has been flogged (Ch.12)
57	“the servant” / “a servant”	Servants in the Bennet household	Open doors or carry messages
58	“the butler”	Butler in the Bennet household	Reports Mr Bennet's whereabouts (Ch.49)
59	“the housekeeper” (Netherfield)	Housekeeper at Netherfield	Bingley directs her to care for Jane (Ch.8)
60	“a young Lucas”	A young Lucas boy	Says he would keep foxhounds if he were as rich as Darcy (Ch.5)
61	“the footman”	Footman in the Bennet household	Delivers Netherfield's invitation to Jane (Ch.7)
62	“the waiting-woman”	Lady Catherine's lady's maid	Waits in the carriage (Ch.56)
63	“his steward”	Darcy's current estate steward	Reason for Darcy's early return (Ch.43)
64	“the Archbishop”	Archbishop of Canterbury	Authority from whom Collins would seek permission to attend a ball (Ch.17)
65	“General ----”	Unnamed general	Commander of the northern regular-army regiment to which Wickham is transferred (Ch.50)