A French architectural historian whom Austerlitz meets in Paris, characterized by her wealth, familial connections, and the meaningful story she shares with Austerlitz about a French paper mill.

A younger boarding school friend of Austerlitz, whose homesickness and attempt at arson resonate with Austerlitz’s own sense of displacement.

Austerlitz's mother, a Czech Jewish opera singer whose decision to send Austerlitz to England before the Nazi invasion highlights her hopeful demeanor.

Austerlitz’s former nanny and a friend of his parents, who provides him with concrete memories and connections to his early childhood in Prague.