- Aaron
First high priest of Israel; brother of Moses
- Abel
Second son of Adam and Eve; first martyr
- Abraham
Father of the Faith
- Adam
First man, created in the image of God
- Apollos
Alexandrian Jewish Christian preacher
- Andrew
Apostle; brother of Peter; first-called
- Bartholomew (Nathanael)
One of the Twelve apostles
- James (Apostle, Son of Zebedee)
Apostle, brother of John, first apostle martyred
- John the Apostle
Apostle, gospel writer, author of Revelation
- Luke
Gospel writer; physician; Paul's companion
- John Mark
Gospel writer; companion of Paul, Barnabas, and Peter
- Matthew
Apostle; Gospel writer; tax collector turned disciple
- Paul the Apostle
Apostle to the Gentiles, missionary, author of 13 New Testament epistles
- Simon Peter
Chief apostle, fisherman, first leader of the early church
- Philip the Apostle
One of the Twelve apostles
- Thomas
Apostle; "Doubting Thomas"; called Didymus
- Bathsheba
Wife of Uriah, then David; mother of Solomon
- Boaz
Kinsman-redeemer of Ruth; great-grandfather of David
- Cain
First son of Adam and Eve; first murderer
- Caleb
Faithful spy, conqueror, faithful at 85
- Cornelius
Roman centurion; first Gentile convert
- Daniel
Prophet, Statesman, Apocalyptic Visionary
- King David
Shepherd, Warrior, King of Israel, Psalmist
- Deborah
Prophetess; judge of Israel; war leader
- Eli
High priest at Shiloh; Samuel's mentor
- Elijah
Prophet, Confronter of Baal Worship
- Enoch
Pre-flood patriarch who "walked with God"
- Esther
Queen of Persia, Deliverer of the Jewish People
- Eve
First woman, mother of all living
- Ezekiel
Prophet to the exiles in Babylon
- Ezra
Priest, scribe, leader of return from exile
- Gideon
Judge of Israel, Deliverer from the Midianites
- Goliath
Philistine giant defeated by David
- Hannah
Mother of Samuel; barren wife whose prayer was answered
- Isaac
Son of promise, second patriarch of Israel
- Isaiah
Major Prophet, Author of the Book of Isaiah
- Jacob (Israel)
Patriarch — father of the twelve tribes of Israel
- Jeremiah
Prophet to Judah before and during the Babylonian exile
- Jeremiah
Major prophet, "the weeping prophet"
- Jezebel
Wicked queen of Israel; persecutor of God's prophets
- Job
Patriarch, Sufferer of Mystery, Defender of Faith
- John the Baptist
Prophet, Forerunner of Christ, Last of the Old Testament Prophets
- Jonah
Prophet, Reluctant Messenger to Nineveh
- Jonathan
Son of Saul; covenant friend of David; warrior
- Joseph (Husband of Mary)
Earthly father of Jesus; carpenter of Nazareth
- Joseph (son of Jacob)
Patriarch, Dream Interpreter, Vizier of Egypt
- Joshua
Successor of Moses, Conqueror of Canaan
- Judas Iscariot
Apostle, Betrayer of Christ
- King Ahab
Wicked king of Israel; Jezebel's husband
- King Hezekiah
King of Judah; reformer; faced Assyrian siege
- King Josiah
Last godly king of Judah; reformer who rediscovered God's law
- Lazarus of Bethany
Beloved Friend of Jesus, Raised from the Dead
- Leah
Jacob's first wife, mother of six tribes
- Lot
Nephew of Abraham, resident of Sodom
- Lydia
First convert in Europe; seller of purple
- Martha
Sister of Mary and Lazarus; hostess of Jesus
- Mary Magdalene
Disciple of Jesus, First Witness of the Resurrection
- Mary (Mother of Jesus)
Mother of Jesus Christ
- Methuselah
Pre-flood patriarch; longest-lived human in the Bible
- Miriam
Prophetess; sister of Moses and Aaron
- Moses
Prophet, Lawgiver, Liberator of Israel
- Naaman
Syrian general; healed leper; Gentile believer
- Nehemiah
Cupbearer to Persian king; rebuilder of Jerusalem walls
- Nicodemus
Pharisee, ruler of the Jews; secret disciple
- Noah
Patriarch, Builder of the Ark, Second Father of Humanity
- Pontius Pilate
Roman Prefect of Judea
- Rachel
Beloved wife of Jacob; mother of Joseph and Benjamin
- Rahab
Canaanite woman who hid the Israelite spies
- Rebekah
Wife of Isaac; mother of Jacob and Esau
- Ruth
Moabite Convert, Ancestor of David and Jesus
- Samson
Judge of Israel, Nazirite, Strongman
- Samuel
Last judge of Israel, first major prophet, anointed Saul and David
- Sarah
Wife of Abraham, Mother of Isaac, Matriarch of Israel
- Saul (King)
First king of Israel
- Solomon
King of Israel, Builder of the Temple, Wisdom Teacher
- Stephen
First Christian Martyr, Deacon, Preacher
- Tamar
Daughter-in-law of Judah; ancestress of Christ
- Timothy
Pastor of Ephesus, protégé of Paul
- Zacchaeus
Tax collector of Jericho; converted by Jesus