Acts of Apostles in the Early Church 

There are many people mentioned in Acts besides Luke, Paul, Peter, Barnabas, Cornelius, Timothy, James, John Mark, Apollos, Stephen, and other well-known names. These people played both major and minor roles in the story of Acts. The following is a partial list of those characters.

Abdon -- Member of the Jerusalem Church

Achaicus - Believer from Cornith

Aeneas - Bedridden man who was healed

Agabus - Prophet from Judea

Alexander -Opponent of Paul

Alexander - Jew from Ephesus

Ananias - Husband of Sapphira

Ananias - Believer who baptized Paul

Ananias - Jewish high priest

Annas - Jewish high priest

Aristarchus - Traveled with Paul

Crescens - Paul's friend in prison

Crispus - Synagogue rule in Corinth

Demas - Paul's fellow worker from Ephesus

Demetrius - Silversmith in Ephesus

Elymas - Jewish false prophet

Epaphruas - Paul's fellow worker form Colosse

Ennice - Timothy's mother

Eutychus - Boy who fell out of window in Troas

Fortunastus - Believer form Corinth

Gaius - Owner of mansion in Corinth

Herod Agrippa - Judean king

James - Son of Zebedee

Jason - Paul's host in Thessalonica

Joseph Barsabbas - Disciple

Judas - Christian in Damascus

Julius - Roman centurion

Linus - Paul's friend

Lydia - Wealthy woman from Thyatira

Lysias - Roman tribune

Manaean - Jew in Herod's court

Mary - Mother of John Mark

Matthias - Replaced Judas Iscariot

Nicholas - Disciple from Antioch

Onesimus - Philemon's slave

Paullus - Roman proconsul

Philip - Evangelist

Phoebe - Believer from Cenchreae

Pudens - Friend of Paul

Rhoda - Servant girl

Rufus - Son of Simon

Sapphira - Wife of Ananias

Silas - Church leader

Simon - Tanner in Joppa

Simon Magnus - Sorcerer

Sosthenes - Synagogue leader

Stephanas - Believer from Corinth

Tabitha - Disciple restored to life

Theophilus - Luke's patron

Trophimus - Asian friend of Paul

Tychicus - Gentile convert

Tyrannus - Owner of hall in Ephesus