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The Diary of a Young Girl

by Anne Frank

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Who are all of the characters in this story?

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You can read an analysis of each of the characters here at eNotes at the links pasted below. Briefly, the main characters are these:

The people who hide in the attic:

  • The Frank family--Anne, Margot, and their parents (Otto and Edith)
  • the van Daan family--Pieter and his parents (Hermann and Petronilla)
  • Albert Dussel

The people who help:

  • Jan and Miep Gies
  • Mr. Kleiman
  • Mr. Kugler
  • Bep Voskuijl

Other characters mentioned: Mr. Keesling, Hanneli Goslar

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