Characters in "The Intuitionist"
- Lila Mae Watson – Protagonist
- James Fulton – Founder of Intuitionism (Dead before the story starts.)
- Raymond Coombs – Spy for a big elevator company (disguised as "Natchez", a poor nephew of Fulton's interested in the black box and in Lila Mae. )
- Marie Claire Rogers – Fulton's servant and heir
- Ben Urich – Reporter who has written a story on the black box for Lift magazine.
- Jim Corrigan and John Murphy – Thugs
- Chancre – President of the Elevator Guild, Empiricist
- Orville Lever – Liberal and Intuitionist candidate for the presidency of the Elevator Guild.
- Mr. Reed – Lever's secretary and campaign manager
- Charles "Chuck" Gould – Mere escalator inspector, on good terms with Lila Mae.
- Pompey – Black elevator inspector, Empiricist.
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