# The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Character guide

> Key figures in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum.

- [Dorothy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/dorothy.md): A young girl from Kansas who is swept to Oz by a cyclone.
- [Tin Woodman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/tin_woodman.md): A man made of tin who seeks a heart from the Wizard.
- [Oz](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/oz.md): The mysterious ruler of the Emerald City, later revealed as a humbug.
- [Scarecrow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/scarecrow.md): A straw-stuffed scarecrow who desires a brain from the Wizard.
- [Cowardly Lion](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/cowardly_lion.md): A lion who lacks courage and joins Dorothy to seek it from Oz.
- [Toto](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/toto.md): Dorothy's loyal little dog who travels with her to Oz.
- [Wicked Witch of the West](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/wicked_witch_of_the_west.md): The evil witch who enslaves the Winkies and opposes Dorothy.
- [Winged Monkeys](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/winged_monkeys.md): Flying monkeys who serve the Golden Cap's owner, including the Wicked Witch.
- [Aunt Em](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/aunt_em.md): Dorothy's aunt who lives with her on the Kansas farm.
- [Glinda](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/glinda.md): The Good Witch of the South who helps Dorothy return home.
- [Quelala](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/quelala.md): A handsome young man who wins Gayelette's heart and the Golden Cap.
- [Munchkins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/munchkins.md): The small, friendly inhabitants of Munchkin Country.
- [Uncle Henry](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/uncle_henry.md): Dorothy's uncle who lives with her on the Kansas farm.
- [Gayelette](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/gayelette.md): A beautiful fairy queen who owned the Golden Cap.
- [Kalidahs](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/kalidahs.md): Fearsome beasts with bear bodies and tiger heads that attack the travelers.
- [Boq](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/boq.md): A wealthy Munchkin who hosts Dorothy and her friends.
- [Stork](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/stork.md): A stork who rescues the Scarecrow from a river.
- [Mr. Joker](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/mr_joker.md): A clown in the China Country who speaks to Dorothy.
- [Wildcat](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/wildcat.md): A wildcat that chases the Queen of the Field Mice.
- [Quadlings](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/quadlings.md): The inhabitants of the southern country of Oz.
- [Monkey King](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/monkey_king.md): The leader of the Winged Monkeys who explains their history.
- [Great Humbug](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/great_humbug.md): The true identity of Oz, a ventriloquist and balloonist from Omaha.
- [King Crow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_wizard_of_oz_se/characters/king_crow.md): A crow who mocks the Scarecrow before he meets Dorothy.

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