The following is a list of characters in the Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud.

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The main antagonist of the second book, The Golem's Eye, Duvall uses a golem to wreak havoc in London. He is also a werewolf, and the Chief of Police of the London police force.

One of the trio of main characters in the trilogy, he is the also one of the largest characters in the books. In the first book, The Amulet of Samarkand, he foils a coup and saves the life of the Prime Minister, Rupert Devereaux. In the second book, The Golem's Eye, after assuming a higher mantle in the ministry, he works towards stopping various attacks ocurring in London. In the third book, he is caught up in an all-out revolution by spirits on earth, but ultimately manages to stop it, with the help of various others, though he perishes in the attempt.

One of the antagonists of the third book, Ptolemy's Gate, Makepeace was firstly a writer. Later, in the third book, he makes plans to pull off a coup. He summons a large number of spirits and imprisons nearly all members of government. Then he summons Nouda into his own body to gain more powers but instead loses out to him and dies. He was also the true mastermind behind the Lovelace and Duvall Conspiracies.

The main antagonist of the first book, The Amulet of Samarkand, Lovelace was a rising star in the ministry (the Junior Minister Of Trade) until his exploits were revealed. Lovelace firstly hired a mercenary to steal the Amulet of Samarkand and later after it was stolen and recovered again, he used it to organize a coup against the ministry. For this he summons a powerful spirit named Ramuthra. But his plan is foiled by Nathaniel and his djinni Bartimaeus.

The other magicians in the series include:

• Rupert Devereaux - Prime Minister Of Britain And The Empire, and self-appointed Chief Of Police in the third book, Ptolemy's Gate. Appeared in all three books, died in the third book, Ptolemy's Gate when he became a hybrid.
• Carl Mortensen - Home Secretary in the second book, The Golem's Eye, Minister Of War in the third book, Ptolemy's Gate and has an unknown fate, is presumed dead.
• Bruce Collins - Home Secretary in the third book, Ptolemy's Gate and has an unknown fate, is presumed dead.
• Jessica Whitwell - Security Minister in the second book, The Golem's Eye and the third book, Ptolemy's Gate, and dies trying to escape the hybrids with Shubit, her djinni in the third book.
• Jane Farrar - Assistant To Chief Of Police in the second book, The Golem's Eye and the third book, Ptolemy's Gate. Presumed dead in the third book while directing the werewolves against the hybrids. Technically, the actual Chief Of Police in Ptolemy's Gate
• Marmaduke Fry - Foreign Secretary in the second book, The Golem's Eye. He was slained by an imp hidden in his pie between the second book, The Golem's Eye, and the third book, Ptolemy's Gate.
• Helen Malbindi - Information Minister in the second book, The Golem's Eye and Foreign Minister in the third book, Ptolemy's Gate, and was killed when she became a hybrid.
• Julius Tallow - Minister Of Internal Affairs in the second book, The Golem's Eye (probably Junior Minister Of Internal Affairs for a large amount of The Amulet Of Samarkand) and dies when one of Mr. Hyrnek's doctored books causes him to mispronouce a syllable while summmoning a female Afrit for the Duvall conspiracy.
• George Ffoukes - Member of Ministry Of Internal Affairs in the second book, The Golem's Eye and has an unknown fate.
• Clive Jenkins - Member of Ministry Of Internal Affairs in the third book, Ptolemy's Gate, and dies summoning Naeryan into his body.
• Sholto Pinn - merchant in all three books, and has an unknown fate (is probably the old man Kitty sees at the end, keeping him alive).
• Arthur Underwood - Minister Of Internal Affairs; tutor and master of Nathaniel in the first book, The Amulet of Samarkand, and dies trying to kill Lovelace by Jabor.
• Harold Button - scholar, book collector, teacher of Kitty Jones in the third book, Ptolemy's Gate, and became part of the Magicians Council at the end of the book.
• Rebecca Piper - assistant to Nathaniel in the third book, Ptolemy's Gate, and becomes the de facto leader of the Magicians Council at the end of the book, since Ms. Farrar is missing and presumed dead.
• Ms. Harknett - Former Home Secretary, but when she spoke out against the Prime Minister's policies he sent six Horlas to her house. Appeared sometime between The Golem's Eye and Ptolemy's Gate.

A second century B.C. magician who was the first to study about the Other Place. He was a benevolent master, who wished to learn from the spirits he summoned rather than subjugate them into slavery. Bartimaeus described him as his most beloved master. He was Nathaniel's age in The Amulet of Samarkand (12) when he first summoned Bartimaeus. Ptolemy was the nephew of Ptolemy VIII and cousin to Ptolemy IX. Alexandria, Eygpt was his home. He was kind to the the common people and grew in popularity with them. His cousin was jealous and afraid that Ptolemy with steal his place on the throne, so he made several atempts to assassinate him. Finally, with the help of Roman spirits and magicians, Ptolemy VIII succeeded.

Very powerful 19th century British magician, who rose to become a Prime Minister. He conquered many countries and made them a part of the British empire, largely through the means of his staff.

Kitty Jones, a character from Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud. In the trilogy, Kitty is a commoner and a member of an underground association where she works against the magicians and government.

The other commoners in the series include:

• Jakob Hyrnek - friend of Kitty Jones in the second book, The Golem's Eye .
• T.E. Pennyfeather - member of the Resistance in the second book, The Golem's Eye, killed by Honorius.
• Anne Stephens - member of the Resistance in the second book, The Golem's Eye, killed by Honorius.
• Fred Weaver - member of the Resistance in the second book, The Golem's Eye, killed by Honorius.
• Stan Hake - member of the Resistance in the second book, The Golem's Eye, killed by Honorius.
• Nicholas Drew - member of the Resistance in the second book, The Golem's Eye, killed when Makepeace summons a deamon into him.
• Clem Hopkins - member and betrayer of the Resistance in the second book, The Golem's Eye and the third book, Ptolemy's Gate, dies when he summons Faquarl into him.
• George Fox - owner of the Frog Inn, a Resistance hideout in the third book, Ptolemy's Gate.
• Rosanna Lutyens - private tutor of Drawing to Nathaniel in the first book, The Amulet of Samarkand and minor character, who cracks John Mandrake into Nathaniel in the third book, Ptolemy's Gate.

One of the main characters of the trilogy, after whom the trilogy is named. Bartimaeus is a sarcastic, fourth-level djinni. He usually provides comic relief in the form of footnotes which provide various views into his past exploits as well as the nature of djinn and magic.

A higher djinn, Faquarl is a constant contender with Bartimaeus, who always manages to escapes from him by sheer luck. In the first book, he is in the service of Simon Lovelace. In the third book, Ptolemy's Gate, he allows himself to be enslaved in the human body of Clem Hopkins where he ultimately destroys the will and mind of Hopkins and gains control over his body. Later, he becomes involved in the destruction of London along with Nouda. He is killed by Nathaniel/Bartimaeus by the use of Gladstone's staff.

A higher djinni, Jabor appeared and died in the first book, The Amulet of Samarkand. He was a very excitable djinni, preferring action over words. He had little intelligence, but plenty of brute force, and was in service to Mr. Lovelace. Killed by Bartimaeus when pulled into the rift.

An immensely powerful spirit, he is summoned by Quentin Makepeace and enters his body. After destroying Makepeace's mind, he is able to control his body and sets about on a systematic destruction of mankind, starting with London. He is ultimately destroyed by Nathaniel using Gladstone's staff.

An immensely powerful spirit, he is summoned by Simon Lovelace to destroy the British government, thus helping him gain power. He can only be repelled by the Amulet of Samarkand.

The other named spirits in the series include:

• Ascobal - djinni, in service to Mr. Mandrake, unfortunately prone to sarcasm; and rather young in spirit terms. Killed by Faquarl. Appeared in Ptolemy's Gate.
• Affa - djinni, in service to Ptolomy. Killed by Roman spirits. Appeared in Ptolemy's Gate.
• Asmoral - djinni, torn in two after refusing to follow his master's command to destroy Ianna. Spoken about in The Amulet of Samarkand.
• Atlas - marid, in service to Phinidas, has unusual strength and muscular definition. Was to construct the Parthenon. When the foundation was proven faulty, Atlas was charged to hold up the building indefinitely. Spoken about in Ptolemy's Gate.
• Baztuk (a.k.a. Bull-head) - utukku, fought Bartimaeus in the Battle Of Al-Arish. Was a sentry in the Tower Of London. Killed by Faquarl. Appeared in The Amulet Of Samarkand.
• Bertilak (possibly fake) - djinni, in service to Mr. Makepeace, name given to the djinni who was one of the stars in the play Swans Of Araby, whom fell in love with a human female. Appeared in The Golem's Eye.
• Bodmin - messenger imp, namesake used by Bartimaeus in book one, The Amulet of Samarkand, while pretending to be a messenger imp for Mr. Lovelace; actually found to have been killed in the Thirty Year's War.
• Borello - djinni, forced into Mr. Drew's body by Mr. Makepeace. Appeared in Ptolemy's Gate.
• Castor - djinni, in service to Mr. Mandrake, an efficient spirit who possessed a fiery pride. Was dismissed after inciting a fight with other spirits. Appeared in The Golem's Eye.
• Clovis - foliot, in service to Mr. Mandrake, one of the two foliots Nathaniel uses as orphan children two infiltrate the Resistance; once forgot to remove his tail in disguise. Appeared in The Golem's Eye.
• Cormocodran - djinni, in service to Mr. Mandrake, very powerful. Killed by Faquarl. Appeared in Ptolemy's Gate.
• Fritang - lower djinni, in service to Mr. Mandrake, a lesser djinni who was discovered by children with Resilience while acting as a spy on the docks. Appeared in Ptolemy's Gate.
• Hodge - djinni, in service to Mr. Mandrake, very powerful. Killed by Faquarl. Appeared in Ptolemy's Gate.
• Honorius - ninth-level afrit, in service to Mr. Gladstone, was charged to guard his (Gladstone's) treasures for all eternity, and kill anyone who broke into the tomb. He failed both of these. Killed by a Golem. Appeared in The Golem's Eye.
• Humbaba - in Accadian mythology, he was a monstrous giant and guardian to the Forest Of Cedars. Under the orders of a former master, Bartimaeus distracted the dim-witted giant and slew him. Spoken about in Ptolemy's Gate.
• Ianna - djinni, Asmoral died for her. Spoken about in The Amulet Of Samarkand.
• Karloum - djinni, first recorded in Ethiopia, Nathaniel faked to be debating between wanting to summon Zosa or him into his body, and Mr. Makepeace said that they were "modest choices," but recommended Karloum. Spoken about in Ptolemy's Gate.
• Methys - djinni, in service to Ptolomy. Killed by Roman spirits in Ptolemy's Gate.
• Mwamba - djinni, in service to Mr. Mandrake, very powerful. Killed by Faquarl. Appeared in Ptolemy's Gate.
• Naryan - afrit, a non-canon character created by Catrina Doxsee, winner of the Bartimaeus Fantasy Writing contest. Was the inspiration for Naeryan.
• Naeryan - afrit, took part in the Spirit Revolt. Killed by Nathaniel/Bartimaeus. Was the character used from the story made by Catrina Doxsee, winner of the Bartimaeus Fantasy Writing contest. Appeared in Ptolemy's Gate.
• Nemaides - djinni, in service to Mr. Tallow, charged to inflict the Black Tumbler upon Jakob and Kitty after they accidentally damaged Tallow's Rolls Royce. Appeared in The Golem's Eye.
• Nittles - messenger imp, in service to Mr. Lovelace, Bartimaeus sqeezes information about Mr. Loveslace out of him (literally). Appeared in The Amulet Of Samarkand.
• Nubbin - lower djinni, scarcely better than a common foliot. Served as a sentry during the Battle Of Prague. Appeared in The Golem's Eye.
• Patterknife - afrit, in service to Mr. Gladstone, possibly the afrit killed by a Golem in the War Of Prauge. Apoken about in The Golem's Eye.
• Penrenutet - djinni, in service to Ptolemy. Killed by Roman spirits. Appeared in Ptolemy's Gate.
• Purip - lesser djinni, in service to Mr. Mandrake. Was one of the first to suggest a Commoners Revolution on top of the American Wars and Revolutionary Wars going on everywhere else. Appeared in Ptolemy's Gate.
• Queezle - djinni, in service to Mr. Ffoukes. Friend of Bartimaeus. Presumed killed by a Golem. Appeared in The Golem's Eye.
• Rekhyt - afrit, in service to Sneferu (4th Dynasty) and others; had a legendary vicious temperament. Killed at Khartoum. Spoken about in Ptolemy's Gate.
• Rekhyt - djinni, in sevice to Quishog, Guaridan Of The Necropolis Of Thebes with morbid tendencies. Spoken about in Ptolemy's Gate.
• Shubit - djinni, in service to Ms. Whitwell. Breaks its ties with her when she is killed. Appeared in all three books, The Amulet Of Samarkand, The Golem's Eye, and Ptolemy's Gate.
• Simpkin - foliot, in service to Mr. Pinn. He is one of the few spirits who actually enjoys his servitude, and is therefore regarded by others with hatred and contempt. Killed by a Golem. Appeared in books one (The Amulet Of Samarkand) and two (The Golem's Eye).
• Teti - djinni, in service to Ptolemy. Killed by Roman spitis. Appeared in Ptolemy's Gate.
• Truklet - imp, in service to Mr. Jenkins. Eaten by Bartimaeus while trying to expose him. Appeared in Ptolemy's Gate.
• Xerxes (a.k.a. Eagle-beak) - utukku, was a sentry in the Tower Of London. Killed by Jabor. Appeared in The Amulet Of Samarkand.
• Yole - in service to Ms. Farrar, was spying on Mr. Jenkins. Appeared in Ptolemy's Gate.
• Zeno - djinni, flew straight to the National Gallery to fight a Golem and was never seen again. He is presumed dead. Spoken about in The Golem's Eye.
• Zosa - djinni, first recorded in Ethiopia, Nathaniel faked to be debating between wanting to summon Karloum or him into his body, and Mr. Makepeace said that they were "modest choices," but recommended Karloum. Spoken about in Ptolemy's Gate.

NOTE: These are only the spirits true names and not their titled names.

And numerous other unnamed spirits.