# A Farewell to Arms — Character guide

> Key figures in A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway.

- [Frederic Henry](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/frederic_henry.md): American ambulance driver serving on the Italian front during World War I.
- [Catherine Barkley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/catherine_barkley.md): British nurse who becomes Frederic's lover and the mother of his child.
- [Rinaldi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/rinaldi.md): Italian surgeon and Frederic's close friend, known for his jovial and womanizing nature.
- [The Priest](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/the_priest.md): Kindly chaplain in the Italian army who offers spiritual guidance to Frederic.
- [Piani](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/piani.md): Loyal Italian ambulance driver serving under Frederic's command.
- [Aymo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/aymo.md): Gentle Italian ambulance driver who serves with Frederic's unit.
- [Bonello](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/bonello.md): Italian ambulance driver in Frederic's section, pragmatic and sometimes ruthless.
- [Ettore Moretti](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/ettore_moretti.md): Italian-American fighter pilot who boasts about his war exploits.
- [Miss Gage](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/miss_gage.md): American nurse working at the hospital where Frederic recovers.
- [Miss Van Campen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/miss_van_campen.md): Strict superintendent of nurses at the American hospital in Milan.
- [Count Greffi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/count_greffi.md): Elderly Italian nobleman who plays billiards with Frederic in Stresa.
- [Helen Ferguson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/helen_ferguson.md): Scottish nurse and Catherine's close friend at the hospital.
- [Ralph Simmons](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/ralph_simmons.md): American opera singer studying in Italy who helps Frederic escape.
- [Gino](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/gino.md): Italian soldier who discusses the war with Frederic near the front.
- [Passini](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/passini.md): Italian ambulance driver who is killed in a mortar attack.
- [Manera](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/manera.md): Italian ambulance driver in Frederic's section.
- [Gordini](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/gordini.md): Italian ambulance driver who serves briefly in Frederic's unit.
- [Dr. Valentini](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/valentini.md): Confident Italian surgeon who operates on Frederic's leg.
- [Old Meyers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/old_meyers.md): American expatriate living in Milan who frequents the horse races.
- [Mrs. Meyers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/mrs_meyers.md): Wife of Old Meyers, also an American expatriate in Milan.
- [Crowell Rodgers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/crowell_rodgers.md): Young American soldier who visits Frederic in the hospital.
- [Edgar Saunders](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/edgar_saunders.md): American sculptor living in Milan who visits Frederic.
- [Gavuzzi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/gavuzzi.md): Italian ambulance driver in Frederic's section.
- [Bassi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/bassi.md): Italian officer who assists with ambulance operations.
- [Mr. Guttingen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/mr_guttingen.md): Swiss hotel owner who rents a room to Frederic and Catherine.
- [Mrs. Guttingen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/mrs_guttingen.md): Wife of the Swiss hotel owner who helps Frederic and Catherine.
- [Mrs. Walker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/mrs_walker.md): Nurse at the American hospital in Milan.
- [George](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/george.md): Bartender at the hotel in Stresa who helps Frederic and Catherine escape.
- [Rocca](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/rocca.md): Italian soldier who jokes about the war with Frederic.
- [Rinin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/rinin.md): Italian soldier briefly mentioned in conversation.
- [Emilio](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/emilio.md): Italian soldier who speaks with Frederic about the war.
- [Georgetti](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_farewell_to_arms_se/characters/georgetti.md): Italian soldier mentioned in the mess hall.

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