Jack Kerouac Character Key -Alphabetically

Jack Kerouac used different names to refer to his friends in his books, varying the aliases from book to book. Here's a list of some of the aliases and their real-life counterparts. You can click on any of the real names for a short biography of that person. There are links to more Kerouac / Beat resources at the bottom of the page.

• Rheinhold Cacoethes - Kenneth Rexroth
• Frank Carmody - William Burroughs
• Warren Coughlin - Philip Whalen
• David D'Angeli - Philip Lamantia
• Francis DaPavia - Philip Lamantia
• Will Dennison - William Burroughs
• Geoffrey Donald - Robert Duncan
• Jack Duluoz - Jack Kerouac
• Ben Fagan - Philip Whalen
• Alex Fairbrother - John Montgomery
• Irwin Garden - Allen Ginsberg
• Yuri Gligoric - Gregory Corso
• Alvah Goldbrook - Allen Ginsberg
• Elmer Hassel - Herbert Huncke
• Bull Hubbard - William Burroughs
• Will Hubbard - William Burroughs
• Huck - Herbert Huncke
• Junky - Herbert Huncke
• Arial Lavalina - Gore Vidal
• Old Bull Lee - William Burroughs
• Leon Levinsky - Allen Ginsberg
• Balliol MacJones - John Clellon Holmes
• George Martin - Leo Kerouac
• Marge Martin - Gabrielle Kerouac
• Peter Martin - Jack Kerouac
• Carlo Marx - Allen Ginsberg
• Pat / Patrick McLear - Michael McClure
• Waldo Meister - David Kammerer
• Adam Moorad - Allen Ginsberg
• Lorenzo Montsanto - Lawrence Ferlinghetti
• Dean Moriarty - Neal Cassady
• Henry Morley - John Montgomery
• Larry O'Hara - Jerry Newman
• Ike O'Shay - Michael McClure
• Sal Paradise - Jack Kerouac
• Leo Percepied - Jack Kerouac
• Cody Pomeray - Neal Cassady
• Varnum Random - Randall Jarrell
• Danny Richman - Jerry Newman
• Japhy Ryder - Gary Snyder
• Tom Saybrook - John Clellon Holmes
• Ray Smith - Jack Kerouac
• Rol Sturleson - Will Petersen
• Romana Swartz - Lenore Kandel
• Raphael Urso - Gregory Corso
• Jarry Wagner - Gary Snyder
• David Wain - Lew Welch
• Ed Wall - Ed Uhl
• James Watson - John Clellon Holmes
• Ed Wehle - Ed Uhl
• Wilson - John Clellon Holmes
• Kenneth Wood - Lucien Carr

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