Uncle Tom's Cabin Characters
Every major character in Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, with a portrait, who they are and the chapters they appear in.
Uncle TomProtagonist · 29 chaptersA devout, steady enslaved man whose faith, patience, and moral strength guide others through suffering and sacrifice.
Augustine St. ClareMajor character · 17 chaptersA cultured, witty New Orleans gentleman whose indulgent charm conceals moral irresolution and a latent conscience stirred by his daughter Eva.
EmmelineMinor character · 13 chaptersA neat, shy fifteen-year-old enslaved girl sold to Simon Legree who clings to convent teachings and flees with Cassy.
Eliza HarrisMajor character · 12 chaptersA devoted, resourceful mother and loyal house servant who flees Kentucky with her son to seek freedom.
Little EvaMajor character · 12 chaptersA gentle, devout young girl whose compassion and faith deeply affect the St. Clare household and enslaved people around her.
CassyMajor character · 11 chaptersA hardened, intelligent enslaved woman at Legree’s plantation who cares for Tom and engineers a daring escape.
Marie St. ClareMajor character · 11 chaptersAugustine St. Clare’s delicate, self-absorbed wife and Little Eva’s mother, fretful, status-conscious, and imperious with servants.
Mr. ShelbyMajor character · 11 chaptersAffable but indebted Kentucky gentleman whose choice to sell enslaved people triggers the novel’s central crises.
Mrs. ShelbyMajor character · 11 chaptersKind, conscientious mistress of the Shelby household who tries to protect the enslaved people under her roof.
Ophelia St. ClareMajor character · 11 chaptersA stern, practical New England cousin who comes south to impose order and moral duty on the indulgent St. Clare household.
Simon LegreeAntagonist · 11 chaptersA brutal, drunken Louisiana cotton planter who rules his plantation by terror and greed, making danger immediate for every slave.
Aunt ChloeMajor character · 10 chaptersUncle Tom’s devoted wife and the Shelby plantation’s proud, practical cook who keeps the household hearth and hope alive.
Mr. HaleyAntagonist · 9 chaptersA coarse, shrewd slave trader who treats people as commodities and conducts sales with cold commercial calculation.
George HarrisMajor character · 8 chaptersA skilled, determined enslaved man who escapes bondage to secure freedom for his wife Eliza and their child and later reunites with family in Canada.
George ShelbyMajor character · 8 chaptersThe kind, morally conscientious young son of the Shelby family who cares deeply for Uncle Tom and later frees the household.- HHarryMinor character · 8 chaptersEliza and George Harris’s young son whose threatened sale sparks his parents’ desperate flight to freedom.
- MMammyMajor character · 7 chaptersA devoted, maternal enslaved woman who cares for Little Eva and helps sustain the St. Clare household.
- SSamboMinor character · 7 chaptersOne of Simon Legree’s principal drivers—an enforcer who intimidates and punishes the enslaved, later showing remorse after Tom’s martyrdom.
TopsyMajor character · 7 chaptersA newly purchased, sharp, mischievous Black child whom Miss Ophelia is tasked to reform in the St. Clare household.- AAdolphMinor character · 6 chaptersA dignified mulatto servant in the St. Clare household who helps care for Eva and is later imprisoned and sold at auction.
QuimboMinor character · 6 chaptersOne of Simon Legree’s two principal drivers — a brutal, intimidatory enforcer who helps keep the slaves divided and submissive.- TTomProtagonist · 5 chaptersAn enslaved, devoutly Christian man whose compassion and faith guide him through hardship and service to others.
- DDinahMinor character · 4 chaptersHead cook in the St. Clare household whose prideful, improvisatory methods clash with Miss Ophelia’s reforms.
- MMiss OpheliaMajor character · 4 chaptersA straitlaced New England spinster who joins the St. Clare household, outspoken about slavery and devoted in domestic care.
- MMoseMinor character · 4 chaptersA young child in Uncle Tom’s household, one of Aunt Chloe and Tom’s lively children, often tumbling about during domestic scenes.
- PPrueMinor character · 4 chaptersA ragged, drunken bread-seller whose infant’s death and neglect leave her bitter and hardened toward lighter-skinned servants.
- RRosaMinor character · 4 chaptersA young quadroon servant in the St. Clare household who helps care for Little Eva and becomes vulnerable after Augustine’s death.
SamMinor character · 4 chaptersA talkative, clever Shelby coachman who delays slave-catchers with mischief and helps his household in practical ways.
Tom LokerAntagonist · 4 chaptersA hard-bitten slave-catcher whose violent pursuit brings immediate danger to fleeing slaves.
AndyMinor character · 3 chaptersA junior stable hand at the Shelby plantation who helps Sam slow down slave‑catchers and cracks wry asides during the pursuit.- JJimMinor character · 3 chaptersA Black attendant and companion to George Harris who flees with the family and helps defend their escape to freedom.
- LLucyMinor character · 3 chaptersA young enslaved mulatto woman at Legree's plantation who suffers abuse and briefly appears as a figure of vulnerability.
- MMarksAntagonist · 3 chaptersA smooth-talking slave catcher and bounty-seeker who pursues fugitive families for profit.
Phineas FletcherMajor character · 2 chaptersA practical, quick-witted Quaker outdoorsman who guides and protects fugitives on the road.
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