Anne of Green Gables Characters

Anne Shirley

Red-haired orphan adopted at Green Gables.

Matthew Cuthbert

Shy farmer who buys Anne puffed sleeves.

Marilla Cuthbert

Practical guardian with an amethyst brooch.

Rachel Lynde

Outspoken neighbor and expert quilter.

Thomas Lynde

Rachel’s quiet husband.

Cuthbert father

Established Green Gables.

Cuthbert mother

Brought white Scotch roses from Scotland.

Marilla’s seafaring uncle

Gave the amethyst brooch.

Marilla’s aunts

Relatives recalled in conversation.

Jerry Buote

French farm boy hired for summer.

Martin

Hired man who fetches the doctor.

Diana Barry

Anne’s dark-haired bosom friend.

Mrs. Barry

Strict mother who misjudges Anne’s party.

Mr. Barry

Diana’s farmer father.

Minnie May Barry

Little girl rescued from croup.

Miss Josephine Barry

Wealthy aunt startled in the spare bed.

Young Mary Joe

French babysitter during Minnie May’s illness.

Old Mary Joe

Gives Ruby a wart remedy.

Diana’s aunt in Carmody

Teaches Diana a secret crochet pattern.

Rhoda Murray and the Murrays

Newbridge cousins associated with books.

Barry cousins in Carmody

Relatives visited during the holidays.

Mr. Teddy Phillips

Teacher who courts Prissy Andrews.

Miss Muriel Stacy

Teacher who prepares Anne for Queen’s.

Miss Rogerson

Anne’s Sunday-school teacher.

Superintendent Bell

Sunday-school leader with a long prayer.

Mrs. Superintendent Bell

Sunday-school picnic hostess.

Mr. Bentley

Old minister retiring after eighteen years.

Mr. Allan

New minister Anne admires.

Mrs. Allan

Minister’s wife who comforts Anne.

Mrs. Allan’s female relatives

Housekeeping standard Marilla worries about.

Mr. Smith

Unsuccessful preaching candidate.

Mr. Terry

Preacher thought too imaginative.

Mr. Gresham

Preacher judged too humorous.

Mr. Marshall

Unmarried minister candidate.

Newbridge minister’s wife

Example of fashionable church clothing.

Minister who stole a tart; his aunt

Boyhood confession Anne hears.

Trustees and school visitors

Adults who oversee Avonlea school.

Jane Andrews

Practical girl who becomes a teacher.

Billy Andrews

Jane’s shy older brother.

Priscilla “Prissy” Andrews

Older pupil courted by Mr. Phillips.

Harmon Andrews

Farmer with prize Gravensteins.

Minnie Andrews

Well-behaved pupil beside Anne.

Mattie Andrews

Girl with a red hood.

Alice Andrews

Girl associated with a Pansy book.

Timothy Andrews

School sweeper and fire lighter.

Malcolm Andrews

Susan Gillis’s suitor.

Malcolm’s father

Gives his son a farm.

Ruby Gillis

Pretty blonde who enjoys talk of boys.

Susan Gillis

Ruby's sister receiving Malcolm’s proposal.

Charlotte Gillis; her fiancé

Couple discussing a church wedding.

Sara Gillis

Gillis sister in talk about Anne.

Arty Gillis

Boy dared to jump down the old well.

Jenny Gillis

Rachel’s niece about Anne’s size.

Emily Gillis

Dressmaker for Anne’s Queen’s wardrobe.

Mr. Gillis; other Gillis sisters

Family associated with parties and beaux.

Josie Pye

Malicious rival and expert fence walker.

Gertie Pye

Pupil with a squeaky pencil.

Pye relatives

Family connections in Josie’s gossip.

Charlie Sloane

Goggle-eyed boy who admires Anne.

Tommy Sloane

Owner of a team of crickets.

Sophia Sloane

Girl who teaches Anne knitted lace.

Carrie Sloane

Girl upset by grammar and farewell.

Sam Sloane

Comic concert reciter.

Silas Sloane

Owner of the mayflower barrens.

Old Mrs. Sloane

Older listener moved by the concert.

Carrie’s father

Parent opposing concert participation.

Moody Spurgeon MacPherson

Boy planning to be a minister.

Ella May MacPherson

Moody’s sister with pansy pictures.

Minnie MacPherson

Link in gossip about Anne’s nose.

Clara Louise MacPherson

Exhibition painting prize winner.

Julia Bell

Freckled girl Gilbert teases.

Mary Alice Bell

Source of the word scrumptious.

Alice Bell

Older girl who wears her hair up.

Myrtle Bell

Girl called blighted after disappointment.

William Bell

Landowner who destroys Idlewild.

Robert Bell

Neighbor in Rachel’s news network.

Mrs. Bell; Bell family

Family in school and household gossip.

Tillie Boulter

Girl who lends Anne a bead ring.

Katie Boulter

Owner of a perfumed slate-water bottle.

Sam Boulter; his father

Pupil’s punishment sparks a threat.

Eben Wright

Mr. Phillips’s boarding-house host.

Lizzie Wright; Mamie Wilson

Girls not speaking over sisters’ rivalry.

Lizzie’s sister; Mamie’s sister; their beau

People behind a schoolgirls’ quarrel.

Rob Wright

Gertie Pye’s escort.

Bessie Wright

Messenger in gossip about Julia’s bow.

Ned Wright; Jimmy Glover

Boys associated with entrance results.

Emma “Em” White

Girl associated with organ music.

Walter Shirley

Anne’s schoolteacher father.

Bertha Shirley

Anne’s schoolteacher mother.

Mrs. Thomas

First caregiver after Anne’s parents die.

Mr. Thomas

Drinking man killed by a train.

Mr. Thomas’s mother

Takes Thomas children after Mr. Thomas's death.

Four younger Thomas children

Children Anne helps care for.

Mrs. Hammond

Caregiver with eight children.

Mr. Hammond

Sawmill worker in Anne’s second home.

Eight Hammond children

Children including three pairs of twins.

Miranda Sloane

Pupil needing more help than Prissy.

Hepzibah Jenkins

Orphan Anne renames Rosalia DeVere.

Mrs. Alexander Spencer

Woman who brings Anne by mistake.

Alexander Spencer

Named through Mrs. Spencer’s married title.