List of Pratchett characters
Alphabetical list of characters in the works of Terry Pratchett When including characters, please also add them to the Pratchett characters category.
There are over 1100 individuals listed on this site. For more complete lists, please also follow links to Discworld characters, Human characters, Dwarf characters etc.
Major Discworld characters
Major characters are those with dialogue in three or more books or who are in some other way important (like the Luggage).
Ankh-Morpork and The Watch
- Mrs. Cake
- Fred Colon (Sergeant, City Watch)
- Mrs. Marietta Cosmopilite
- Detritus (Sergeant, City Watch)
- Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler
- Dorfl, (City Watch)
- Rufus Drumknott (current assistant to Lord Havelock Vetinari)
- Gaspode the Wonder Dog
- Carrot Ironfoundersson (Captain, City Watch)
- Leonard of Quirm
- Cheery Littlebottom (Sergeant, City Watch)
- Nobby Nobbs (Corporal, City Watch)
- Lady Sybil Ramkin, Duchess of Ankh
- Foul Ole Ron
- Reg Shoe, (Constable, City Watch)
- Mr. Slant
- Angua von Überwald (Captain, City Watch)
- Lord Havelock Vetinari (current Patrician of Ankh-Morpork)
- Samuel Vimes (Commander, City Watch, Duke of Ankh)
- Visit-the-Infidel-with-Explanatory-Pamphlets, (Constable, City Watch)
- Willikins, Butler to Samuel Vimes
Unseen University and the Wizards
- The Bursar
- Coin
- The Chair of Indefinite Studies
- The Dean
- Hex
- Doctor Hix
- The Lecturer in Recent Runes
- The Librarian (formerly Dr Horace Worblehat)
- The Luggage
- Mustrum Ridcully (Archchancellor, Unseen University)
- Rincewind (Professor of Cruel and Unusual Geography)
- The Senior Wrangler
- Ponder Stibbons
- Mrs. Whitlow
Lancre and the Witches
- Gammer Brevis
- Magrat Garlick
- Greebo
- Agnes Nitt (aka Perdita X Dream)
- Jason Ogg
- Gytha Ogg, (aka "Nanny")
- Shawn Ogg
- Eskarina Smith
- Tomjon
- Lucy Tockley (aka Diamanda)
- Verence II
- Esmerelda Weatherwax, (aka "Granny")
- Lily Weatherwax, (aka Lilith Tempscire) (originally from Lancre)
Death's Domain and supernatural entities
- Auditors of Reality
- Albert (Alberto Malich, the wise)
- Binky
- Blind Io
- Death
- Death of Rats
- Fate
- The Lady
- Mort
- Offler
- Om
- Quoth
- Susan Sto Helit
- Ysabell
See also the gods, anthropomorphic personification and Supernatural Entities for gods and other entities who appear in only one or two books.
Tiffany Aching
Industrial Revolution Characters
- Otto Chriek
- Sacharissa Cripslock
- Adora Belle Dearheart (also known as Spike and Killer)
- Moist von Lipwig
- William de Worde, (Editor of the Ankh-Morpork Times)
Minor Discworld characters
Unseen University and The Wizards
Featuring characters from
Lancre and The Witches
Featuring characters from
Death's Domain and Supernatural Entities
Featuring characters from
The Watch
Featuring characters from
Tiffany Aching
Featuring characters from
Industrial Revolution Characters
Featuring characters from Moving Pictures, The Truth, Going Postal, Making Money and the forthcoming novel, Raising Steam
Discworld Cultures
Featuring characters from Pyramids, Small Gods, and Monstrous Regiment
- The Abbot
- Granny Aching
- Agony Aunts, Sadie & Dotsie
- 71-hour Ahmed
- André
- Altogether Andrews
- Rob Anybody
- Grag Ardent
- Aristocrates
- Wee Mad Arthur
- Grag Bashfull Bashfullsson
- Bethan
- Skarmer Billias
- Drum Billet
- Gaffer Bird
- Rupert Bleakley
- The Hon. J. Bleedwell
- Bluejohn (Constable, City Watch)
- Lias Bluestone
- Boddony
- Boffo
- Duke Bottomley
- Brakenshield (Constable, City Watch)
- Brick
- Brutha
- Carcer
- Marmaric Carding
- Casanunda
- Imp y Celyn
- Chrysoprase (the Breccia)
- Cecil Clapman, also known as "Snouty" (Constable, City Watch)
- Mr. Clete
- Jeremy Clockson
- Ned Coates, (Constable, City Watch)
- Cohen the Barbarian (leader of the Silver Horde)
- Conina (the barbarian hairdresser)
- The Creator (of Discworld)
- The Creator (of the Continent XXXX)
- Dr. Cruces
- Cuddy (Lance-Constable, City Watch)
- Cutangle (Past Archchancellor, Unseen University)
- Dai Dickins, (Sergeant, City Watch)
- Didactylos
- Dios (Pyramids)
- Old Mother Dismass
- Doughnut Jimmy
- Lord Downey (head of the Assassins' Guild)
- Downspout, (Constable, City Watch)
- the Duck Man
- Edward d'Eath
- Errol
- Duchess Felmet
- Duke Felmet
- Legitimate First, (cryptkeeper of the cemetery of Small Gods)
- Reacher Gilt
- Gimlet Gimlet
- Gladys (Golem at the Post Office)
- Gunilla Goodmountain
- Tolliver Groat
- Grag Hamcrusher
- Helmclever
- Hwel
- Herrena
- Desiderata Hollow
- Sally von Humpeding, (Constable, City Watch
- Ibid
- Gunder Ironcrust
- Setha Ironcrust
- Jack Jackrum
- All Jolson
- John Keel, (Sergeant-At-Arms, City Watch)
- Keli
- Laddie
- Dr. Lawn
- Trevor Likely
- Iodine Maccalariat (Miss Maccalariat)
- Myria LeJean
- Lu-Tze (also known as Sweeper), one of the History Monks
- Lobsang Ludd
- Bela de Magpyr)
- Count de Magpyr
- Lacrimosa de Magpyr
- Vlad de Magpyr
- The Amazing Maurice
- Lady Margolotta
- Lady Roberta Meserole (also known as Madam)
- Mica (Constable, City Watch)
- Modo
- Horace Nancyball, (Constable, City Watch)
- Mr. Nutt, UU Candle Dribbler and orc
- Mightily Oats
- Rosemary Palm of the Seamstresses' Guild
- Pepe
- Polly Perks
- A.E. Pessimal
- Mr. Pin
- Walter Plinge
- Mr. Pony of the Artificers' Guild
- Windle Poons
- Mr Pounder
- Doc Pseudopolis
- Ptaclusp (Pyramids)
- Ptaclusp IIa (Pyramids)
- Ptaclusp IIb (Pyramids)
- Ptraci (Pyramids)
- Mr. Pump
- Verity Pushpram (also known as Hammerhead)
- Qu
- Reet, Seamstress and former girlfriend of Carrot Ironfoundersson
- Rhys Rhysson, Low King of the dwarfs
- Rodney
- Hughnon Ridcully, High Priest of Blind Io
- Ronald Rust
- Mr. Salzella
- Sammies
- Ella Saturday
- Schist (Constable, City Watch)
- Albert Selachii
- Sendivoge
- Arnold Sideways
- Sergeant Simony
- Madame Sharn
- Mr Shine
- Teppic (King Teppicymon XXVIII Pyramids)
- Thomas Silverfish
- Inigo Skimmer
- Mad Lord Snapcase
- Wallace Sonky
- Marco Soto
- Spelter
- William Spigot
- Sir Reynold Stitched
- Juliet Stollop (Jooles), Night Kitchen girl & fashion model sensation
- Glenda Sugarbean, Head Cook of Unseen University's Night Kitchen
- Findthee Swing
- Buggy Swires
- Pors Stronginthearm of Burleigh & Stronginthearm
- Tawneee
- Jonathan Teatime
- Grabpot Thundergust
- Miss Perspicacia Tick
- Toad
- Victor Tugelbend (also known as Victor Maraschino)
- Mr. Tulip
- Adrian Turnipseed, (also known as "Big Mad Drongo")
- Twoflower
- Guye von Überwald
- Serafine von Überwald
- Wolfgang von Überwald
- St. Ungulant (full name Sevrian Thaddeus Ungulant)
- Urn
- Charles Venturi
- Olwyn Vitoller
- Vortin
- Vorbis
- Galder Weatherwax (Past Archchancellor, Unseen University)
- Wen the Eternally Surprised
- Eric Wheelbrace, author of Walking in the Koom Valley
- Gabby Wheels
- Goodie Whemper
- Billy Wiglet, (Constable, City Watch)
- Lord Winder
- Arthur Winkings (also known as Count Notfaroutoe)
- Doreen Winkings (also known as Countess Notfaroutoe)
- Theda Withel (also known as "Ginger" and "Delores De Syn")
- Lupine Wonse (previous assistant to Lord Havelock Vetinari of Ankh-Morpork)
- Xeno
- Yennorks
Discworld Historical Figures
- Achmed The Mad
- B'hrian Bloodaxe, Low King of the dwarfs
- St Bobby
- Carelinus
- Rolande de Colline
- Aliss Demurrage (aka Black Aliss)
- Bergholt Stuttley Johnson ("Bloody Stupid" Johnson)
- Khuft - founder of The Old Kingdom
- Lorenzo the Kind
- Olaf Quimby II
- Ossory
- Methodia Rascal
- Riktor
- General Callus Tacticus
- "Stoneface" Vimes
- Queen Ynci
Characters from books not set in the Discworld universe
The Dark Side of the Sun
- The First Sirian Bank
- Isaac the robot
Strata
Bromeliad series
- Grimma
- Angalo de Haberdasheri
- The Duke Cido de Haberdasheri
- The Baroness del Icatessen
- Dorcas del Icatessen
- The Count de Ironmongri
- Nooty Kiddies-Klothes
- Masklin
- Granny Morkie
- Old Torrit
- Nicco
- Nisodemus
- Sacco
- The Abbot of the Stationeri
- Gurder de Stationeri
- The Thing
Good Omens
- Adam Young, leader of the Them, the antichrist
- Anathema Device, professional descendant
- Aziraphale, angel
- Beelezebub, Prince of Hell
- Brian, one of the Them
- Crowley, an angel who did not so much fall as saunter vaguely downwards
- Death, a Horseman of the Apocalypse
- Dog, a hellhound
- Famine, a Horseman of the Apocalypse
- Hastur, a Fallen Angel
- Ligur, a likewise fallen Angel
- Madame Tracy also named Marjorie Potts
- the Metatron, or Voice of God
- Newton Pulsifer, Witchfinder Private
- Pippin Galadriel Moonchild, or Pepper, one of the Them
- Pollution, a Horseman of the Apocalypse
- Shadwell, a Witchfinder Sergeant
- War, a Horseman of the Apocalypse
- Warlock, son of a cultural attache, not the Antichrist
- Wensleydale, one of the Them
- Mrs. Deirdre Young, 'Mother' to Adam Young
- Mr. Young, 'Father' to Adam Young
Johnny Maxwell series
Nation
- Ataba
- Cookie
- Cox
- Ermintrude Fanshaw, aka Daphne
- Daphne's Grandmother
- Henry Fanshaw, Daphne's Father
- Mr Griffith
- Mrs. Gurgle
- Mau
- Milo
- Nawi
- Pilu
- Nathan Roberts
- Lionel Samson
The Long Earth
Dodger
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