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Tom Clancy FAQ - Book Character Listing

This page includes brief summary data on most, if not all, of the characters in the Ryanverse books (WR, PG, HfRO, CoTK, CaPD, SoAF, DoH, EO, and R6).  This listing has been completed for WR, PG, HfRO, CoTK, SoAF, and DoH.  Complete listings for the remaining books are being prepared.  No listing is yet planned for RSR or the OC/NF/PP books.  If any inaccuracies are found, please contact the FAQ maintainer (Steve Cosby) or post a message in the newsgroups.

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Abdul CoTK Assistant to The Archer and spotter.
Abdullah SoAF Bodyguard to Qati
Achmed SoAF Guard working with Qati's group.
Adler, Scott SoAF, DOH, EO Deputy Secretary of State in SoAF.  Later Secretary of State in EO.
Albie, Captain Pete, USMC WR CO, Sender Green Strike Force
Alcalde, Reverend Francisco SoAF Father General of the Society of Jesus
Alden, Dr. Charles W. SoAF National Security Advisor to President Fowler.
Alexandrov, Mikhail Petrovich CoTK Academician / Party theoretician. Member of Politburo.
Allen, Ernest "Uncle Ernie" CoTK Chief negotiator, strategic arms limitations talks
Allen, Lt. Frank WR Baltimore Police Dept. Homicide
Alexander, Lieutenant Michael "Lobo" USN SoAF RIO for Commander Bud Sanchez
Alexandrov, Mikhail Yevgeniyevich RR, HfRO, CoTK Member of Soviet Politburo (Idealogue of Politburo)
Altunin, Eduard Vassilyevich CoTK Attendant Sandunovski Baths. Courier in Cardinal chain.
Ames, Lieutenant USN HfRO Commanding officer Avalon DSRV
Anatoliy (no other name given) CoTK, SoAF Bodyguard to General Secretary Narmonov
Andropov, Yuriy RR Chairman, Committee for State Security (KGB)
Arabov, Major Pyotr SoAF Russian instructor pilot assigned to Libya
Arbatov, Alexei HfRO Soviet Ambassador
Archer, The CoTK Afghan rebel. Teacher of algebra and geometry. Wife and child killed in a Soviet attack. Gained nickname from acumen with SAM's. Leader of rebels.
Ashkenazi, David SoAF Israeli Foreign Minister
Ashley, David PG Attached to MI5 (Home Office)
Atkinson, Charles PG British lawyer defending ULA members
Barclay, Commander HfRO Invincible battle group intelligence officer
Barnes, Lieutenant Colonel Richard "Rocky" USAF SoAF National Military Command Center Executive Officer
Barnes, General Claire "Max" USAF HfRO USAF Chief of Staff
Barnes, Mike RR Cultural Attache, US Embassy, Moscow
Beatrix (no other name given) PG Bookkeeper and assistant to Dennis Cooley in his bookstore
Beaverton, Edward RR Jack Ryan's driver. Former member of Parachute Regiment
Ben Jakob, Avi (General Abraham) SoAF, EO In SoAF was Assistant Director of Mossad.  Later, Director of Mossad.
Bennett, Chip RR Chief of Communications, CIA Langley
Bernardi, Chuck CaPD FBI agent stationed in Bern, Switzerland
Biro, Professor Zoltan RR Professor of pathology, Budapest
Bisyarina, Tania "Ann" CoTK Captain, KGB. Case officer for "Livia"
Black, Dennis SoAF Supervisory Special Agent in charge of Hostage Rescue Team used to try and capture John Russell
Black, (no first name) Gunnery Sergeant, USMC CaPD Recon Marine assigned to Special Operations group based at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida
Blackburn, Admiral "Blacky", USN HfRO CINCLANT
Blum, Marsha SoAF Doctoral student at Yale and former student of Charles Alden.
Bock, Gunther SoAF Former Baader-Meinhof and Red Army member
Bondarenko, Gennady Iosifovich CoTK Colonel, Soviet Army. Defense Inspectorate liason to Bright Star.
Borodin, Captain Second Rank Vasily HfRO Starpom (Executive Officer) on Red October.
Borstein, Major General Joe, USAF SoAF Senior NORAD watch officer
Braden, Sergeant Ernie CaPD Alabama police officer involved in drug cartels
Breckenridge, Sergeant Major Noah, USMC PG Highly decorated Sergeant Major of the Marine detail at Annapolis
Breshnev, Leonid RR General Secretary of Politburo
Bright, Supervisory Secial Agent Mark CaPD FBI SAC in Mobile, Alabama
Brown, Doris WR Born in Pittsburgh. Mother died of cancer in 1965. Father, Raymond; brother, David. Died: 9/70.
Browning, Scott CoTK Chicago Tribune reporter
Bubovoy, Ilya Fedorovich RR rezident, Station Sofia
Buente, Hector CaPD Part of assassination squad hired by Medellin cartel
Bugayev, Valintin HfRO Electronics officer, Red October
Bunker, G. Dennis SoAF Secretary of Defense under President Fowler
Burns, Michael, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class, USN RR Sailor who helped Gunny Tate stabalize Jack after helicopter accident
Butler, Lieutenant HfRO USS Dallas Chief Engineering Officer
Byrd, Albert RR Professor at Hammersmith Hospital (London), eye cutter
Cabot, Marcus SoAF DCI for President Fowler
Callaghan, Battalion Chief Mike SoAF Denver Fire Department
Candela, Tony CoTK CIA, Moscow Station.
Canderton, Bert RR Greeter, Century House, London. Regimental Sergeant Major (retired), Royal Green Jackets
Cantor, Marty PG Executive assistant to DDI Admiral Greer
Capti, Ramon Jose CaPD "John Doe" of pair arrested aboard Empire Builder
Castillo, Jesus CaPD "James Doe" of pair arrested aboard Empire Builder
Chambers, Lieutenant Commander (later Captain) Wally HfRO, DOH Executive Officer on USS Dallas. Later operations chief for COMSUBPAC
Charleston, Sir Basil PG, RR, HfRO, CoTK, CaPD,  SoAF Head of British SIS
Charon, Lt. Mark Baltimore WR Police Dept. Narcotics.
Chavez, Domingo "Ding", Staff Sergeant, USA CaPD, SOAF, DOH, EO Ding Chavez from Rogue Spear.jpg (11323 bytes)From Los Angeles. Was a Hispanic gang member. Entered the Army and discovered he liked it. Decided to make the Army his career. Outstanding Light Infantryman. Served with the 7th Light Infantry Division out of Fort Ord, California. Recruited into CIA by John Clark.   Was SPO to JPR for a short period.
Churbanov, Major CoTK KGB First Directorate.
Churkin, Valeriy Mikhailovich CoTK Captain, KGB. Administrative officer for Tadzhik SSR. Killed after capture by Afghan rebels following plane crash.
Christiansen, Lieutenant Commander HfRO Radar Intercept Officer for Robby Jackson
Churbanov, Major Boris, KGB CoTK Moscow based KGB former field operative
Churkin, Captain Valeriy Mikhailovich, KGB CoTK KGB Captain assigned to Bright Star
Claggett, Walter Martin "Dutch", Lieutenant Commander, USN SoAF, DOH Graduate of Annapolis. Submarine officer. Twice divorced.  Commander in DOH.
Clark, Eamon "Ned" PG ULA assassin (not too bright)
Clark, John Terrence CaPD, CoTK, SoAF, DOH, EO John Clark from Rogue Spear.jpg (8331 bytes)Field operative, SPO, and training officer of the Central Intelligence Agency. See also "John Kelly"
Clark, Sandra "Sandy" WR, DOH Maiden name Manning. Masters degree. Nurse at Johns Hopkins. Widow of Capt. Tim O'Toole, US Army, 1st Cav. Married John "Clark" between November 1970 and June 1971. Daughter, Patsy, born February 1973. Patsy will become engaged to Ding in DoH.
Clinton, Special Agent Bill SoAF FBI agent based in Denver.  (Clancy has said this was just an interesting name - Clinton was Governor of Arkansas at the time Clancy wrote the book and had recently been on the Johnny Carson show playing his saxophone.)
Coleman, Captain Johnnie, USN HfRO Chief of Staff for USN OP-02 (Office of Deputy Chief of Staff for Submarine Warefare)
Connor, Special Agent Pete CaPD, SoAF Secret Service agent
Cook, Chris DOH Deputy Assistant Secretary of State. Japan specialist. Supervisor is Scott Adler.
Cooley, Dennis PG Irish London bookseller
Corso, Dominic RR Commercial Attache, US Embassy, Moscow. CIA Field Officer
Cortez, Colonel Felix CaPD Former Cuban intelligence officer now Escobedo's chief of security and intelligence officer
Crofter, General Ben, USA CoTK US Army Chief of Staff.
Cummings, Nancy HfRO, CoTK, CaPD, SoAF Executive secretary to DDI (first Greer and then Ryan)
Cutter, Vice Admiral James A., Jr., USN CaPD National Security Advisor
D'agostino, Special Agent Helen "Daga" CaPD, SoAF, DOH Secret Service agent
Dalmatov, Grigoriy, Major General CoTK Soviet Army. Defense attache', Soviet Embassy, Washington, DC
Dalton, George, Brig General RR Defense Attache, US Embassy, Moscow
d'Amici, Colonel RR CO, US Embassy Marine Detachment, Moscow
D'Antonio, Cardinal Giovanni SoAF Vatican diplomat
Daryei, Ayatolla Mahmoud Haji SoAF, EO Iranian religous leader
Davenport, Rear Admiral Charles HfRO Director, Naval Intelligence
Davidoff, Ernie CaPD United States Attorney based in Mobile, Alabama
Dawkins, Officer Peter SoAF Denver police officer
Dobbens, Alexander Constantine PG Black electrical engineer and terrorist
Dobrik, Nikolay Konstantinovich, Major RR Eigth Chief Directorate, Sr. Watch Officer, Moscow Centre Communications, 12-8 shift
Dodge, Vice Admiral Sam HfRO USN OP-02 (Deputy Chief of Staff for Submarine Warfare)
Donaldson, Senator HfRO Chairman, Select Committee on Intelligence
Donoho, Edward PG FBI Special Agent
Donoho, John PG Irish bartender in Boston.  Uncle to Edward Donoho
Douglas, Sgt. Tom WR Baltimore Police Dept. Homicide.
Drake, Tom, Gunnery Sergeant RR NCO-in-Charge, US Marine Detachment, US Embassy, Moscow
Dubinin, Captain First Rank Valentin Borissovich SoAF CO of Admiral Lunin, an Akula class submarine
Durling, Roger SoAF, DOH Former Governor of California. Vice Presidential candidate with J. Robert Fowler. Later President. Served as Lieutenant in US Army in Vietnam. Married. Two children. 
Dwyer, Maureen PG Provisional Wing of IRA member; explosives expert
Eaton, Commodore (Commander) Zachary, USN HfRO Commanding Officer, USS New Jersey
Elliot, Elizabeth, PhD CaPD, SoAF National Security Advisor to President J. Robert Fowler in SOAF. Advisor to campaign at end of CAPD. Degree in Political Science from Bennington. Foreign policy views are extremely leftist. Unmarried. Also referred to as "EE".
English, Warrant Officer Paul, USCG WR Skipper, USCG 41 boat.
Ericsson, Peter "Spike" RR US Ambassador to Hungary
Escobedo, Ernesto CaPD One of the chieftans of the Medellin drug cartel
Esteves, Commander Silvio, USN WR CO, USS Skate.
Evans, Joseph PG Yeoman Warder of the Tower of London
Feodorov, Captain Yevgeniy Stepanovich SoAF KGB agent
Fielding, Ron RR Deputy COS Moscow, "Overt" COS
Filitov, Mikhail Semyonovich, Colonel RR, HfRO, CoTK Personal aide to Defense Minister(s) Ustinov andYazov. Widower. Winner of three Hero of the Soviet Union medals for valor in World War II. CIA agent-in-place (codename "Cardinal") Married July 14, 1937 (or so). Wife, Elena Ivanova Makarova killed in surgery. Two sons: eldest killed in Hungary, 1956; second killed in tank gun accident. Recruited by Oleg Penkovskiy, ca. 1957.
Foley, Ed RR, CoTK, DOH, EO CIA Chief-of-Station, Moscow. Later "assistant DDO" (DOH) and DCI (EO).
Foley, Mary Patricia Kaminskiy RR, CoTK, DOH, EO CIA case officer for Cardinal in CoTK. Kids: Edward II (7 in CoTK) and Timmy. Later DDO (DOH).
Fontana, Larry PG Maryland State Trooper
Foster, Admiral Daniel HfRO Chief of Naval Operations
Fowler, Jonathan Robert a/k/a J. Robert Fowler and Bob Fowler CaPD, SoAF, DOH Former Governor of Ohio. Presidential candidate at end of CAPD. Elected President before SOAF and after CAPD. Widower. Wife died of multiple sclerosis. Dislikes name Jonathan. Prefers to be called Bob. 
Franklin, Senior Chief Deke HfRO Oceanographic technician at SOSUS Control Atlantic
Franks, Captain Ted, USN WR CO, USS Ogden. Age 50, born 1920.
Fremont, General Peter SoAF CINC-SAC (Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command)
Fromm, Doctor Manfred SoAF German nuclear engineer.  Married to Traudl Fromm
Fromm, Tradl SoAF Wife of  Manfred
Fuentes, Luis CaPD Medellin cartel member
Fuller, Ernest RR US Ambassador to USSR
Gallery, Vice Admiral Vincent HfRO COMSUBLANT
Gerasimov, Katryn CoTK, EO Daughter of Nikolay
Gerasimov, Maria CoTK, EO Age 50. Wife of Nikolay Gerasimove
Gerasimov, Nikolay Borissovich CoTK, EO Age 53 in CoTK. Chairman, KGB
Ghosn, Ibrahim SoAF Terrorist led by Ismael Qati
Giannini, Augie CoTK Diplomatic courier for Moscow to Washington, DC route
Glazov, Col. Georgiy Borissovich, KGB.  WR Controller, Agent Cassius.
Goderenko, Ruslan Borissovich, Colonel RR residentura, Station Rome. First Chief Directorate. Covered as Second Secretary.
Golovko, Sergey Nickolayevich, Col. CoTK, SoAF, DOH, EO KGB First Directorate officer in CoTK.  In SoAF, he is First Deputy Chairman.   In DOH and EO, he has risen to Chairman of RVS.
Goodley, Ben SoAF, DOH, EO White House fellow in SoAF assigned as one of Jack Ryan's assistants.  In DOH, he is one of the youngest NIO's (National Intelligence Officer) ever and is made National Security Advisor in EO.
Goodman, Lieutenant Charles HfRO USS Dallas
Gorshkov, Admiral Sergey HfRO Commander, Soviet Navy
Greer, Rear/Vice Admiral James, USN (Retired) WR, PG, RR, HfRO, CaPD CIA liason for Boxwood Green in WR. Started with CIA on May 18, 1970 and was DDI. His son, 1LT Robert White Greer, USMC, died in 1968 in SE Asia.  Greer was Jack Ryan's mentor at CIA.
Gregory, Major Dr. Alan T. CoTK Senior scientist on Tea Clipper. West Point graduate with PhD from SUNY-Stoney Brook. To be married June 3 to Candi Long.
Greville, Captain William PG SAS bodyguard and escort to Ryans while in England. 
Griggs, Major USA SoAF U.S. Army officer stationed at Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Grishanov, Col. Nikolay Yevgeniyevich, KGB WR Interrogator of American senior POW's.
Hallston, Bob PG Yeoman Warder of the Tower of London
Harris, Lt. General Edwin USMC HfRO J-3 - Director of Operations for Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Harding, Simon RR Soviet Desk, SIS, London. Graduated Oxford, Doctorate in Russian literature. Cubicle mate/mentor to Jack
Hassler-Bock, Petra SoAF Wife of Gunther Bock
Haydock, Nigel RR British agent, Moscow
Haydock, Penny RR Wife of Nigel
Henderson, Peter WR, RR, HfRO, CoTK Aide to Senator Donaldson. Harvard '67, PoliSci. Andover Academy, '62. Double agent after WR. KGB codename "Cassius"
Hendley, Sir George RR "Consultant" to SIS
Hicks, Wally WR White House Staff. Executive Asst to Roger Mackenzie. Brown '67, PoliSci, Andover Academy '63.
Highland, Sergeant Bob PG Antiterrorism branch of British Metropolitan Police
Hilton, General Thomas HfRO Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff
Holtzman, Bob CaPD, SoAF, DOH, EO Senior White House correspondent for Washington Post
Holtzman, Libby SoAF, DOH Wife of Bob Holtzman and also a reporter
Hoskins, Walter "Walt" SoAF Special-agent-in-charge of FBI field office.  Transfered to Denver office of FBI during SoAF
Hudson, Andy RR SIS COS, Budapest
Hunter, Captain RN HfRO Fleet operations officer for Admiral White
Ilych, Lt. Ivanov Pavel HfRO Youngest officer on Red October.
Irvin, Master Gunnery Seargant Paul, USMC WR Senior NCO of Sender Green. "Gunny" Irvin was back up to Kelly on Operation Plastic Flower and Ermine Coat.
Ignatiev, General Yevgeniy CoTK Head of GRU
Ivanov, Doctor HfRO Doctor for Soviet Embassy
Ivanov, Stephan Yevgeniyevich RR Major in Comm Center at Moscow Centre. Evening shift.
Jackson, Cecilia "Sissy" PG, CaPD, DOH, EO Wife of Robby Jackson
Jackson, Commander (later Rear Admiral) Robby, USN PG, HfRO, CaPD, SoAF, DOH, EO F-14 pilot in PG, F-14 Squadron Commander in HfRO, Assistant to Admiral Painter in CaPD, CAG on Theodore Roosevelt in SoAF, Assigned to J-3 in DOH (NMCC, later CVBG Commander), and J-3 in EO.  Robby is black (callsign "Spade One").
Jackson, Lieutenant Timothy Washington USA CaPD Little brother to Robby Jackson.  Assigned to 7th Light Infantry Division
Jacobs, Emil RR, HfRO, CoTK, CaPD FBI Director, Jewish
Jameson, Lieutenant Albert "Jamie", MD HfRO USN Medical Corps
Jean-Claude PG French intell officer
Jeffries, Edgar CaPD Former Army officer in CIA employ under cover name of  "Colonel Smith"
Jennings, Margaret "Peggy" CoTK FBI Agent, Santa Fe, NM
Jensen, Commander Roy, USN CaPD A-6 sqadron commander aboard USS Ranger
Johns, Colonel Paul CaPD 1st Special Operations Wing in charge of MH-53E helicopters
Johnson, Lieutenant Sven HfRO Commanding Officer, Sea Cliff deep sea craft
Jones, Sonarman Second Class Ron HfRO, CoTK, DOH Sonarman USS Dallas. Promoted to First Class during HfRO. Later civilian tech rep. with Doctorate
Kadishev, Oleg Kirilovich SoAF Member of Congress of People's Deputies of Soviet Union
Kaganovich, Captain Igor HfRO Soviet Navy officer
Karol RR Pope
Kamarov, Captain Lieutenant Gregoriy HfRO Red October navigator.
Kaminsky, Colonel Vanya Borissovick RR Grandfather of Mary Pat Foley. Equerry to Crown Prince Aleksey. Taught the boy to ride a horse.
Kaminsky, Dr. Vladimir Moiseyvich, MD SoAF Soviet physician located in Syria
Katyskinn, Andre HfRO Crewman aboard E.S. Politovsky.  Rescued and taken to Norfolk Navy Medical Center
Katz, Dr. Bernard, MD PG, RR, SoAF, DOH, EO Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute ophthalmological surgeon. Performed eye surgery on Mikhail Suslov
Keitel, Erwin SoAF Former lieutenant colonel of the East German Stasi.
Kelly, John Terrence "Snake" WR b. 1942, Indianapolis, IN / "d." September, 1970. US Navy Seal, 3rd Special Operations Group (SOG), 3 tours of Vietnam. Awarded Navy Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star w/Combat "V" and 2 clusters, Purple Heart w/2 clusters. Discharged at age 24, after 6 years in Navy (E-8, Chief Bosun's Mate). Began as UDT sailor and "graduated" to SEAL. Turned down OCS 3 times. Met Pam Madden in May 1970. Shot by Billy & Rick on 6/18/70. Patched up at Johns Hopkins. Mother: died of liver cancer. Father: Fireman, died in line of duty while Kelly was in sick bay after rescuing "Little Dutch" Maxwell. Joined CIA in September 1970 at behest of Rear Admiral Greer and Vice Admiral Maxwell.
Kelly, Patricia "Tish"  WR d. 11/69 in accident (car crash). Was 3 months pregnant. Married 18 months to John Kelly. Married in May 1968.
Kaganovich, Captain Igor HfRO Soviet Navy intelligence
Kenny, Sir John RR British Ambassador to Soviet Union
King, Mick RR SIS, London. Dispatched to Rome to assist
Kingshot, Alan RR SIS, London
Kittiwake, Nurse PG Nurse at St. Thomas' Hospital, London
Kohn, Rabbi Israel SoAF Israeli religious leader born in US
Korov, Admiral HfRO Commander of Soviet Northern Fleet
Kovacs, Istvan RR Hungarian smuggler, on SIS payroll
Kuropatkin, Lieutenant General Ivan Grigoryevich SoAF Soviet Air Force officer assigned to headquarters bunker of Soviet air defense network
Larson, Carlos CaPD CIA field officer in Colombia
Laszlo, Budai, Captain RR Hungarian Border Guard
Laval, Chief Sonarman Frenchie HfRO USS Dallas. Mentor to Ron Jones
Leonid CoTK Soviet KGB officer
Loginov, Igor HfRO Cook on Red October.
Long, Dr. Candace "Candi" CoTK Scientist, Tea Clipper. PhD. Fiancee to Alan Gregory.
Longley, Bert PG British security for Prince of Wales
Loomis, Hazel CoTK FBI Special Agent. Case officer for "Cassius".
Lucas, Vic RR SIS Chief of Station, Belgrade
Luna, Tony CaPD CIA Chief of Station, Panama
Lyalin, Oleg Yurevich SoAF KGB officer in Japan
MacKenzie, Roger WR Special Asst to President for national Security Affairs. Probably paid by the number of letters in his title.
Madden, Pamela Starr WR B. 6/49, d. 6/18/70.
Mancuso, Commander (later Captain and Admiral) Bart HfRO, CoTK, DOH Commanding officer, USS Dallas. Later COMSUBPAC.
Mandel, Rafi SoAF Israeli Defense Minister
Manion, Lieutenant Pat HfRO USS Dallas 'Gator
Marks, Commander John HfRO Super Stallion (CH-53E) helicopter pilot
Martens, Erik PG South African arms dealer
Maxwell, General David HfRO Marine Commandant
Maxwell, Vice Admiral Winslow "Dutch" Holland, USN WR Asst CNO (Air). Son was rescued by Kelly after being shot down in SE Asia. Designer of Operation Boxwood Green. Died 9/70.
McClintock, Clinton CoTK British SIS. Case officer for Svetlana Vaneyeva
Melekhin, Capt First Rank HfRO Chief engineer on Red October
Mendelev, Rabbi Soloman SoAF New York based Jewish leader
Mendez, Pete CoTK Officer with Santa Fe Police Department.
Meyer, Rev. Charles WR Pastor.
Meyer, Sgt. Peter WR Pittsburgh Police Dept. Son of Rev. Charles Meyer.
Mihaly, Kerekes, Sergeant RR Hungarian Border Guard
Miller, Sean PG Operations officer for Ulster Liberation Army
Mitchell, Sergeant First Class Bob, USA CaPD Platoon sergeant at 7th LID
Monroe, Officer Chuck WR Baltimore Police Dept.
Montaigne, Captain Frances CaPD MC-130 pilot
Moore, Judge Arthur RR, HfRO, CoTK, CaPD Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Morales, Pete CaPD Legal attaché, Bogata, Columbia
Morozov, Boris Filipovich CoTK Physicist on Bright Star.
Morrisay, Andreas RR Hungarian intelligence officer
Morton, Chris RR SIS Staff, Budapest
Moussa, Hashimi SoAF Palestinian student
Muller, Joe PG Cathy Ryan's father
Murray, Daniel E., FBI PG, RR, CoTK, CaPD, SoAF, DOH, EO Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Specialization in counterterrorism. Married. At least two children. Wife's name Liz.
Narmonov, Andrey Il'ych HfRO, CoTK, SoAF General Secretary, Soviet Union
Newton, Robert PG Son Leon.  Father and son accidentally find Uzi in strip mine
Nolan, Patrick ("Tiny") RR Chief Inspector, London Metropolitan Police
Nolfi, Nick RR CIA Chief of Station, Rome
Nomuri, Chet DoH CIA agent stationed in Japan ("illegal").
Noyes, Commander Ed HfRO Flight surgeon, Cherry Point, NC Marine Corps Air Station
O'Day, Inspector Pat CaPD, EO FBI Special Agent
O'Donnell, Kevin PG Leader of ULA
Oleg CoTK KGB field officer
Olson, Lieutenant General Ronald SoAF Director of National Security Agency (likely Air Force general)
O'Neil, Padraig PG IRA/Sinn Fein spokesman allowed to travel in United States
Oreza, Quartermaster First Class Manuel "Portagee" , USCG WR, CaPD, DOH Born 1943.
Orontia, Chief Petty Officer Pablo, USN SoAF Hot Line operator at Camp David
Ortiz, Emilio CoTK CIA. Liason to Afgan rebels (or freedom fighters, depending on perspective)
Overton, Machinists Mate First Class Jerre, USN HfRO Sea Cliff deep sea submergence craft
Owens, Commander James PG Commander, British MI6
Padorin, Admiral Yuri Ilych HfRO Chief political officer for Soviet Navy
Painter, LCDR (Later Admiral) Joshua WR, HfRO, CaPD, SoAF F-4 Squadron CO, USS Constellation as Lieutenant Commander. After attaining Rear Admiral rank, was Battle Group commander of USS Kennedy battle group in HfRO.  At Vice Admiral rank, he is Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for Air Warfare.  At Admiral level, he is CINCLANT.
Papanicolaou, Sergeant Spiridon SoAF Greek police officer in Athens
Parker, Phil RR SIS, London. Dispatched to Rome to assist
Parker, Leftenant Tony HfRO Royal Navy Harrier pilot
Parks, Lt. General Bill CoTK US Army Officer-in-Charge, Tea Clipper.
Parsons, Dr. Larry SoAF Head of NEST (Nuclear Emergency Search Team) based in Rocky Flats near Denver
Patterson, Harvey and Henry CaPD Convicted twin criminals
Paulson, _ CoTK FBI Senior rifleman HRT
Pelt, Dr. Jeffrey HfRO, CoTK National Security Advisor
Perkins, Will CoTK FBI Special Agent Santa Fe, NM.
Petchkin, Vasily HfRO Second Secretary to Soviet Embassy
Petchukocov, Chief Engineer Vladimir HfRO Chief engineer on E.S. Politovsky
Petrov, Dr. Yevgeni Konstantinovich HfRO Red October's on-board physician
Platonov, Sergey Nikoly'ch CoTK Rezident, Soviet Embassy, Washington, DC
Podulski, Rear Admiral Casimir, USN WR Operational concept for Boxwood Green. Born in Poland, graduated Princeton '41. Winner, Medal of Honor.
Pokryshkin, General CoTK Soviet Air Force. General in charge of Bright Star.
Price, Andrea DOH, EO Secret Service agent initially assigned to Caroline Ryan. Later, Chief of Presidential Detail. Divorced.
Prince, Tony RR NY Times correspondent to Moscow
Putin, Captain Second Rank Ivan Yuievich HfRO Zampolit (political officer) on Red October
Qati, Ismael SoAF Palistinian terrorist
Quentin, Commander HfRO SOSUS Control Atlantic
Ramirez, Captain, USA CaPD U.S. Army Captain
Ramius, Captain First Rank Marko Alexandrovich HfRO, COTK, EO Senior submarine commander of the Red Fleet. Teacher of the best Soviet submarine commanders. Commanding Officer of the Red October. Married to daughter of Chief Political officer of Soviet Red Fleet. Widower. No children. Lithuanian by birth. Raised by maternal grandfather. During CoTK was working with AUTEC in Bahamas as part of USN projects
Reynolds, Lieutenant Commander Tom HfRO Executive Officer, USS Pogy
Richards, Captain Ernie, USN SoAF CO of USS Theodore Roosevelt
Richardson, Major Andy HfRO A-10 pilot with 175th TFG Maryland ANG
Richter, Sandy, CWO None Army Chief Warrant Officer flying RAH-66 Comanche helicopter in initial testing and subsequent first deployment.
Ricks, Captain Harrison Sharpe (Harry), USN SoAF CO of Gold Crew of USS Maine
Ridley, Tom RR NIO to Judge Moore
Riley, Chief Boatswain's Mate Robert T. (Bob), USCG CaPD A senior petty officer aboard USS Panache (Coast Guard cutter)
Riley, Father Timothy RR, SoAF Jesuit priest at Georgetwon University
Ritter, Robert "Bob" WR, RR, HfRO, CoTK, CaPD CIA Field Officer in WR. Brought to Langley from Station Budapest. Operations Directorate Consultant on Boxwood Green in WR. DDO in HfRO and CaPD
Rosen, Dr. Sam, MD, FACS WR, RR Professor of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins. Fought in WWII, b. 1922. 48 years old in WR. Mentioned in RR as doc who "fixed" Jack's back.
Rosen, Dr. Sarah, MD WR Pharmacologist & Teacher, Johns Hopkins. Born 1921. (maiden name Rabinowicz). 
Rosselli, Captain James (Jim or Rosey), USN SoAF Plankowner and outgoing CO of Gold Crew of USS Maine.  Later duty officer in National Military Command Center (NMCC)
Rozhdestvenskiy, Aleksey Nikolayevick, Colonel RR KGB First Chief Directorate. Liason to Andropov for Station Rome action
Russell, John SoAF Criminal of Sioux indian descent.  Killed in standoff with FBI HRT.
Russell, Marvin SoAF Criminal of Sioux indian descent.  Brother is killed in standoff with FBI HRT.
Russell, Mike RR Communications Chief, US Embassy, Moscow. Retired Lt. Col from ASA.
Ryan, John Patrick; Cathy; Sally; Jack, Jr.; Katie WR, PG, RR, HfRO, CoTK, CaPD, SoAF, DOH, EO See John Patrick Ryan and Family.
Sanchez, Lieutenant (j.g.) Bud HfRO, DOH Wingman to Robby Jackson in HfRO. Later Wing Commander in DOH.
Sanderson, Erik SoAF Teenager from Alabama
Scott, Sir Charles PG Professor of Orthopedics, St. Thomas' Hospital, London
Scherenko, Major Boris  DOH KGB Chief (or Deputy Chief) of Station in Tokyo.
Shapiro, Dr. Barry PG Trauma Surgeon at Shock-Trauma Center in Baltimore
Sharp, Tom RR COS Rome, SIS, Embassy DCM
Shavrov, Senior Lieutenant Viktor HfRO Soviet Navy officer flying the Forger
Shaw, Ensign Ken, USN SoAF Assigned to USS Maine.  Son of Bill Shaw, FBI Director
Shaw, William Connor, FBI HfRO, CoTK, CaPD, SoAF, DOH Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Specialization in counterterrorism. Married. At least one daughter. Son Ken serves in missile subs. (SoaF, DoH)
Stanford, Rear Admiral Pete HfRO CINCLANT Operations Officer
Silvestri, Randy RR CIA COS London
Sparrow, John RR SIS, London. Dispatched to Rome to assist
Stores, Ray RR SIS, London. Dispatched to Rome to assist
Stralbo, Admiral HfRO Kirov Battlegroup Commander
Strokov, Boris Andreyevich, Colonel RR KGB contract assassin
Stuart, Edward CaPD Alabama defense attorney for the Empire Builder pirates.
Surpozi, Kirill HfRO Assistant engineer, Red October
Suslov, Mikhail RR Chief idealogue of Politburo. Had eyes worked on by Bernie Katz. Diabetic. "Red Mike"
Svyadov, Lieutenant HfRO Red October
Svyadov, Lieutenant HfRO Red October
Szell, James RR CIA COS Budapest
Tait, Lt. Colonel Jack, USAF WR Rear seater for Col. Robin Zacharias. Died 11/69.
Tait, Captain Randall, MD HfRO USN Medical Corps
Talbot, Brent SoAF, DOH Secretary of State to both President Fowler and President Durling
Tate, Gunnery Sergeant Phillip, USMC RR Ryan's gunny for his platoon. Helped stabalize jack after helicopter accident.
Taussig, Dr. Beatrice, PhD CoTK KGB illegal. Code name "Livia".
Theroux, Francoise PG Action Directe member
Thompson, Lt. Roger HfRO Sonar officer, USS Dallas
Thompson, Nick and Emma RR Minders of Manchester safe-house
Timmons, Major General Chuck, USAF SoAF Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations of Strategic Air Commmand
Trent, Al CoTK, SoAF, CaPD, DOH, EO Member of Congress from Massachusetts.
Trent, Tom RR SIS Staff, Budapest
Tupolev, Captain Second Rank Victor Alexievich HfRO Command officer of V.K. Konovalev, an Alfa class attack submarine.
Tyler, John RR FBI ASAC - Boston
Tyler, Oliver Wendell "Skip" PG, HfRO, SoAF Associate professor of engineering, U.S. Naval Academy
Upton, Rebecca DOH NTSB investigator.
Ustinov, Dmitri Fedorovich RR, HfRO, CoTK Defense Minister.
Van Damm, Arnold (Arnie) CaPD, SoAF, DOH, EO, R6 Chief of Staff to Presidents Fowler, Durling, and Ryan
van der Beek, Margaret RR Ryan's children's nanny
Vaneyev, Ilya Arkadyevich CoTK Age 63. Member of Politburo. Minister of Agriculture.
Vaneyev, Svetlana CoTK GOSPLAN. Courier in Cardinal chain.
Vatutin, Klementi Vladimirovich, Colonel CoTK KGB Second Directorate. Officer-in-charge of Filitov case.
Vishenkov, General V.M. HfRO Commander, Strategic Rocket Forces
Vinh, Major, NVA WR Commander, POW camp.
Von Eich, Colonel Paul, USAF CoTK VC-137 pilot (89th Airlift Wing)
Watkins, Geoffrey PG British Foreign Office liasion with Royal Family
Wellington, Ernest SoAF 27 year old Justice Department lawyer
Werner, Gus PG, CoTK FBI Team Leader Hostage Rescue Team (HRT).
Wexton, Pete CoTK FBI Counterintelligence
White, Admiral Lord John HfRO CO, HMS Invincible. Also 8th Earl of Weston
Williams, Lieutenant Owen HfRO Royal Navy
Williamson, Rear Admiral Mike CoTK Commander SUBGRUTWO.
Winters, Captain Jeff (Bronco), USAF CaPD Black F-15 pilot
Wolfe, Moira CaPD Secretary to FBI Director Jacobs
Wood, Commander HfRO CO of USS Pogy
Yamato, Raizo DOH Japanese industrialist. Not married. Parents committed suicide on Saipan rather than be captured by U.S. Marines during World War II.
Yazov, Dimitri Timofeyevich CoTK Soviet Army. Defense Minister.
Yegorov, Capt. Ivan Alekeyevich, KGB WR KGB illegal. Case Officer (local), Agent Cassius.
Young, Maj. Gen. Martin , USMC WR Commanding Officer of Quantico.
Zacharias, Col. Mike, USAF DOH Group Operations officer, B-2 Spirit commander
Zacharias, Col. Robin, USAF. WR POW. Father of Mike Zacharias (DoH). F-105 "Thud" pilot. Shot down on 89th mission in November 1969. He is spotted by a Buffalo Hunter in May 1970 in a "special" POW camp. MSEE, UC-Berekley, thesis, "Aspects of Microwave Propogation and Diffusion over Angular Terrain." Mormon. Studied Air Defense Systems (probably at the War College).
Zadin, Captain Benjamin (Benny) SoAF Israeli police officer
Zadin, Lieutenant Mordecai (Motti) SoAF A-4 pilot during Yom Kippur War and brother of Benny Zadin
Zaitzev, Oleg Ivanovich, Major RR Senior Watch Officer, Moscow Centre Communications Center (Eigth Chief Directorate)
Zaitzev, Svetlana RR Daughter of Oleg
Zaitzev, Irina Bogdanova RR Wife of Oleg. Works in GUM Department store
Zarudin, Major CoTK Commanding officer, Airport Secuirty, Shemretov
Zimmer, Senior Master Sergeant Buck CaPD Crew chief on board MH-53 Pave Low helicopter
Zimmer, Carol CaPD, SoAF, EO Wife of  Buck Zimmer
Znamirowski, Chief Bosun's Mate Mary, USN PG U.S. Navy petty officer assigned to Yard Patrol duty at Naval Academy