Characters in The Story of Rip Van Winkle
- Rip Van Winkle – a henpecked husband who loathes 'profitable labor'.
- Dame Van Winkle – Rip Van Winkle's cantankerous wife.
- Rip – Rip Van Winkle's son.
- Judith Gardenier – Rip Van Winkle's daughter.
- Derrick Van Bummel – the local schoolmaster and later a member of Congress.
- Nicholas Vedder – landlord of the local inn.
- Mr. Doolittle – a hotel owner.
- Wolf – Rip's faithful dog
- The Ghosts of Henry Hudson and his crew – Ghosts that share purple magic liquor with van Winkle and play a game of ninepins.
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