# Pudd’nhead Wilson — Character guide

> Key figures in Pudd’nhead Wilson by Mark Twain.

- [Tom Driscoll](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/characters/tom_driscoll.md): A spoiled young man raised as white, secretly of mixed race, central to the plot.
- [Roxana](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/characters/roxana.md): Tom's enslaved mother who switches the babies, driving the story's conflict.
- [Pudd'nhead Wilson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/characters/puddnhead_wilson.md): An eccentric lawyer and amateur fingerprint expert who solves the mystery.
- [Chambers](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/characters/chambers.md): The switched child raised as a slave, later revealed as the true heir.
- [Judge Driscoll](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/characters/judge_driscoll.md): Tom's wealthy uncle and guardian, a respected town figure.
- [Count Luigi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/characters/luigi.md): One of the Italian twin noblemen visiting Dawson's Landing.
- [Count Angelo Capello](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/characters/angelo.md): The other Italian twin, mild-mannered and religious.
- [Pembroke Howard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/characters/pembroke_howard.md): A lawyer and friend of Judge Driscoll, involved in the duel.
- [Constable Blake](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/characters/constable_blake.md): The town constable who investigates the murder.
- [Mrs. Rachel Pratt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/characters/mrs_pratt.md): A kind woman who helps Roxana after her return.
- [Aunt Patsy Cooper](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/characters/aunt_patsy.md): A local woman who hosts the twins and others.
- [Mrs. Percy Driscoll](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/characters/mrs_percy_driscoll.md): Tom's mother, who dies early in the story.
- [John Buckstone](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/characters/john_buckstone.md): A local politician and friend of Judge Driscoll.
- [Dawson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/characters/dawson.md): The founder of Dawson's Landing, mentioned in the town's name.
- [Justice Robinson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/characters/robinson.md): A local justice involved in legal proceedings.
- [Sally Jackson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/pudd_nhead_wilson_se/characters/jackson.md): A minor character mentioned in the narrative.

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