Rapture was a city that attracted the world's best and the brightest, or at least people who had come under the spell of Andrew Ryan's economic philosophy. There was a vast assortment of people who came to Rapture: from artists to scientists, from engineers to athletes. Below is a list of known citizens of Rapture who appeared in, or were mentioned in, BioShock.
Main Characters
Major Characters
Minor Characters
- Albert Milonakis
- Angelina
- Anna Culpepper
- Anton Kinkaide
- Anya Andersdotter
- Bill McDonagh
- Brenda
- Charlie
- Diane McClintock
- Dieter Sonnekalb
- Gregory
- Hector Rodriguez
- Jasmine Jolene
- Johnny
- Kyburz
- Kyle Fitzpatrick
- Lloyd Webster
- Marianne Dellahunt
- Mariska Lutz
- Martin Finnegan
- Masha Lutz
- Pablo Navarro
- Paparazzi
- Pierre Gobbi
- Roland Wallace
- Rose
- Sammy G.
- Samuel Lutz
- Silas Cobb
- Steve Barker
- Sullivan
- Tasha Denu
- Timmy H.
- Winston Hoffner
- Yi Suchong
Mentioned Characters
- Audrey - A character mentioned by the Lady Smith Splicers.
- Augustus Sinclair - Owner of Sinclair Spirits and mentioned in the Audio Diary "The Vita Chamber".
- Becky Langford - Someone of familiarity to Julie Langford, mentioned in the Audio Diary "The Lazarus Vector." Possibly her daughter or even her pet.
- Charles - A character mentioned by the Lady Smith Splicers.
- Coswell - A character mentioned by the Ducky Splicers, possibly a supervisor.
- Epstein - one of Diane McClintock's comrades on Atlas' raid for ADAM. He was killed trying to get his hands on the Little Sister. He is also the possible owner of Epstein the Swami machines.
- Faith Farthingworth - Died April 14, 1942. Daughter of Horace and Jennifer Farthingworth. Her name is found on the head stones in the Tea Garden (Date of death contradicts the creation of Rapture unless her grave was moved to the city after its construction).
- Florida - A character mentioned by the Lady Smith Splicers, likely a servant.
- Gilbert Alexander - Colleague of Yi Suchong, mentioned in the Audio Diary "The Vita Chamber".
- Horace Farthingworth - The father of Faith Farthingworth.
- Jennifer Farthingworth - The mother of Faith Farthingworth.
- Joe - A character mentioned by the Baby Jane Splicers.
- Joey - A character mentioned by the Pigskin Splicers.
- John Maynard Keynes - Gravestone in Arcadia reads "John Maynard Keynes, beloved son of Adam & Ada Smith".
- Joseph - A character mentioned by the Lady Smith Splicers.
- Kowalski - A character mentioned by the Baby Jane Splicers.
- McGee - Another of Atlas' followers who was killed in a raid for ADAM in Apollo Square.
- Michelle - A character mentioned by the Lady Smith Splicers.
- Patrick - An apparent officer of Rapture's security force under Sullivan, as heard in "Timmy H. Interrogation" Audio Diary.
- Peter - A character mentioned by the Lady Smith Splicers.
- Rosenberg - A character that is only mentioned in Working Late Again, he appears to be a close colleague of Andrew Ryan who recognized the importance of ADAM even before Ryan did.
- S. Finneran M.D. - A doctor working out of the Medical Pavilion. His name is found on a sign, south of the Enwell Life and Health Group.
- Siegler - A character mentioned by the Dr. Grossman Splicers.
- Sydney - A character mentioned by the Lady Smith Splicers.
- Thomas - A character mentioned by the Lady Smith Splicers.
- Valette - Along with Epstein and McGee, she has also passed away in their last raid for ADAM. It is possible that before the Big Daddy was killed, it was able to take them down first. The Audio Diary, "Today's Raid" is their report from Diane McClintock on their latest scavenge.
- William - A character mentioned by the Lady Smith Splicers.
Removed Characters
- Captain Cal Franklin - Captain of the Apollo Air Flight DF-0301. He was presumably killed in the plane crash while attempting to pull up the plane. He was heard in a removed audio.