In case you're unsure of who's who in Genoa City, here's a list of those that reside in this little town and their significance.

The Abbotts:

  • John Abbott
    • founder of Jabot Cosmetics, a family run business
    • father of 4 children, Jack, Ashley, Traci and Billy
    • first 3 kids were with his first wife, Dina and Bill was with his second wife, Jill
  • Jack Abbott
    • the oldest of the Abbott kids
    • head of Jabot Cosmetics
    • former right-hand man of Victor before being fired for being disloyal
    • teamed up with Brad to successfully overthrow Victor and take over Newman Enterprises
    • traded Newman Enterprises back to Victor for control of Jabot Cosmetics
    • was married to Nikki and engaged to Diane
  • Ashley Abbott Carlton
    • second oldest of the Abbott kids
    • chemist and fragrance creator at Jabot Cosmetics
    • was married to Victor, Steven Lassitor and Brad
    • widowed when Steven was murdered
    • has one child, Abby
  • Traci Abbott
    • second youngest of the Abbott kids
    • chose to pursue a writing career instead of joining the family business
    • married to Steve Connelly, a book publisher
    • has one child
    • was once married to Brad, but they divorced
  • Billy Abbott
    • child of John and Jill
    • grew up in New York with John while attending a private school
    • returned to Genoa City to live with both parents when John moved back
    • developed an alcohol problem and almost died at a party
  • Jill Foster Abbott
    • former wife of John
    • mother of Billy
    • won a large portion of Jabot Cosmetics stock from her divorce from John
    • has a brother, Snapper
    • an executive at Jabot and head of the Men's Line branch
    • won a court battle with Katherine to own half of the Chancellor home, where she currently lives
  • Brad Carlton
    • currently married to Ashley
    • was once married to Traci and Cassandra Rawlins
    • has one daughter with Traci, Colleen
    • worked as the Abbott groundskeeper before getting a job at Jabot
    • inherited Cassandra Rawlins estate which was valued upwards in the $100 million area
    • archrival to Jack
    • was once Victor's right-hand man but was fired for being disloyal
    • teamed up with Jack to overthrow Victor at Newman Enterprises and was successful
    • invested $35 million into Jabot to save it from being bought out by Victor

The Newmans:

  • Victor Newman
    • head and founder of Newman Enterprises
    • considered the most ruthless and despised man in Genoa City
    • married a number of times, including Nikki, Ashley, Hope, Diane and Leanna
    • has 3 kids, but potentially 5...Victoria, Nicholas, Victor Jr. are confirmed, possibly the father to Diane's child and Ashley's child
  • Nikki Newman
    • former stripper before marrying Victor
    • mother of Victoria and Nicholas
    • has been married to Victor, Jack and Joshua
    • invested $35 million into rival Jabot Cosmetics causing friction between herself and the rest of the family
  • Nicholas Newman
    • son of Victor and Nikki
    • works at Newman Enterprises and owner of Crimson Lights, a coffee house chain
    • married to Sharon
    • has a son with Sharon, Noah
    • adopted Sharon's daughter from a teenage pregnancy, Cassie
  • Victoria Newman
    • daughter of Victor and Nikki
    • works at Newman Enterprises as the head of Brash & Sassy, a cosmetics division
    • was once married to Ryan and Cole Howard
    • was the victim of a stalker, Gary
  • Sharon Newman
    • married to Nicholas
    • mother of 2 kids, Cassie and Noah
    • was accused of being a gold digger as she grew up poor and liked the rich Nicholas
    • went through a lengthy court battle to regain custody of Cassie from her adoptive mother
    • was raped as a teenager by Matt Clark
  • Cassie Newman
    • Sharon's first child
    • given up for adoption by Sharon as she couldn't take care of her
    • was adopted by Alice Johnson and was abandoned by her and ended up living with Alice's mother, Millie in Madison, WN
    • was awarded to Nicholas and Sharon from the custody battle with Alice
    • adopted by Nicholas
  • Noah Newman
    • son of Nicholas and Sharon
    • was born premature and almost died
  • Doris Collins
    • Sharon's disabled mother
    • grandmother to Cassie and Noah
  • Miguel Rodriguez
    • loyal butler to the Newmans for many years
    • was once involved with Sara, the wife of Joshua, Nikki's husband at the time

The Chancellors:

  • Katherine Chancellor
    • owner of Chancellor Industries and one of the wealthiest residents of Genoa City
    • was once married to Phillip Chancellor and Rex Sterling, but both died, Phillip in an auto accident and Rex from a shooting
    • has one sons, Brock
    • has a granddaughter, Mackenzie
    • has had a long-standing feud with Jill which continues to this day
    • lives at the Chancellor Estate, which she now co-owns with Jill
  • Brock Reynolds
    • son of Katherine
    • father of one daughter, Mackenzie
    • does charity and missionary work all around the world
  • Mackenzie Browning
    • daughter of Brock Reynolds and Amanda Browning
    • had problems with her mother so she left and went in search of her grandmother
    • lived in a homeless shelter before finding out Katherine was her grandmother
    • participated in the Glow by Jabot House and webcast
  • Esther Valentine
    • maid at the Chancellor residence
    • loyal to Katherine for years
    • has one daughter, Kate
    • was married to Norman
    • the classic definition of the word "ditz"
  • Nina McNeil
    • was married to Jill's first son, Phillip Chancellor III
    • had a son with him, Phillip Chancellor IV
    • had been considered a gold digger when she got involved with Phillip as she was a poor girl that lived on the streets and got pregnant on purpose
    • was once married to David Kimble and Ryan McNeil
    • engaged to Tomas DelCerro, a novelist
    • longtime friend to Christine Williams
    • became a writer and finished 2 manuscripts
  • Phillip Chancellor IV
    • son of Nina and Phillip Chancellor III
    • his father died in an auto accident as he was drinking and driving

The Winters:

  • Neil Winters
    • works at Newman Enterprises as Victor's right-hand man and executive
    • was once married to Drucilla
    • has a daughter, Lily
    • has had romantic interests in Victoria and Olivia
    • has a brother, Malcolm
  • Drucilla Winters
    • fashion model
    • was once married to Neil
    • has a daughter, Lily
    • marriage to Neil failed due to her modeling career taking her to Europe for months on end
    • has a sister, Olivia
    • was once a street kid before she was turned around by Nathan who taught her to read
    • lived with her aunt, Mamie, at the Abbott house
    • learned and fell in love with ballet
  • Olivia Winters
    • was once married to Nathan Hasting but separated from him as a result of finding out he contracted AIDS and was widowed when he died from being hit by a car
    • was married to Malcolm Winters but divorced him
    • has a son, Nate
    • works at Genoa City Memorial Hospital as a doctor
    • has a sister, Drucilla
    • had health problems and almost died as a result of them
  • Malcolm Winters
    • fashion photographer
    • was married to Olivia, divorced her but remains a father to Nate
    • brother to Neil
    • marriage problems began when an old flame, Callie, came to town looking for him
  • Nate Hastings
    • son of Olivia and Nathan Hastings
    • stepson to Malcolm
    • lives with his mother
  • Lily Winters
    • daughter of Neil and Drucilla
    • after her parents divorced, she went to live with her mother in Europe

The McNeils:

  • Ryan McNeil
    • was once married to Victoria and Nina
    • was the only father Phillip IV has ever known as his real father died when he was a baby
    • married Nina when he found out he got her pregnant, but she lost the baby
    • currently married to Tricia
    • works at Newman Enterprises as an executive
  • Tricia McNeil
    • married to Ryan
    • got pregnant but had a miscarriage
    • suffers from psychological problems as a result of her obsession with her sister's relationship to an auto mechanic, Tony
    • accidentally hit Tony with her van as she was backing it out of the driveway and he was pulling in on his motorcycle
    • has one sister, Megan Dennison
    • lived with her father, Keith, before marrying Ryan
    • her mother died at an early age
  • Megan Dennison
    • the sister of Tricia
    • was married to Tony while he was in the hospital after being struck by Tricia's van, but he died shortly after
    • forgives her sister for the accident, even though others have accused her of intentionally killing him

The Williams:

  • Paul Williams
    • owner of a successful private investigations service
    • son of Mary and Carl Williams
    • was once married to Lauren Fenmore
    • currently married to Christine
    • wants a family but Christine has had objections to it, citing her job and timing for not starting one
    • in his teen years, he got his girlfriend, April, pregnant
  • Christine Williams
    • was a teen model for Jabot Cosmetics
    • was once married to Danny Romalotti, a rock star
    • was once engaged to, then unknown half-brother, Scott Grainger
    • went to law school and became a lawyer
    • worked at Legal Aid helping those that couldn't afford to pay for a lawyer
    • raised questions about her judgment as she joined Michael Baldwin when he started up a new law firm as he once tried to rape and kill her
    • currently married to Paul
    • best friends with Nina
  • Mary Williams
    • mother of Paul, Patty, Steve and Todd
    • a devoted churchgoer
    • was once married to Carl, but he disappeared for 10 years
    • found out Carl wasn't dead, but instead suffered from amnesia as the result of a beating
    • can be considered the mother-in-law-from-hell as she's always into Paul and Christine's business
  • Lynne Bassett
    • not related to the Williams, but is the trusted secretary of Paul at the firm
    • had feelings for Paul at one time, but that disappeared when Paul married Christine
    • friends with Marissa, the personal assistant to Diane

Those without a home:

  • Michael Baldwin
    • once tried to rape and kill Christine
    • ended up in prison after sexually harassing Christine
    • came out of prison a self-proclaimed changed man and set out to prove how much he has changed
    • became a nemesis to Victor as he has gone up against him with legal issues
    • persuaded Christine to join him in forming a new law firm
  • Gina Roma
    • owner of Gina's, a local restaurant
    • sister of Danny Romalotti, the rock star
    • daughter of the late Rex Sterling
    • occasionally sings at her restaurant
  • Brittany Hodges
    • love interest of Billy Abbott
    • works for Jabot as a member of the Glow By Jabot House
    • formed a dislike for Mackenzie as she found out Mackenzie also liked Billy and they secretly saw each other behind her back
  • Rianna
    • love interest of Raul
    • works for Jabot as a member of the Glow By Jabot House
    • friends with Mackenzie, Billy and Brittany
  • Raul
    • was in love with Mackenzie
    • currently with Rianna
    • a member of the Glow By Jabot House
  • Diane Jenkins
    • was engaged to Jack twice
    • left Jack for Victor
    • was once married to Victor
    • currently lives in Victor's penthouse at the Newman Tower
    • disliked by many people
  • Tomas DelCero
    • novelist
    • alcoholic
    • currently engaged to Nina
  • Phyllis Romalotti
    • was once married to Danny Romalotti
    • has a son with him, Daniel
    • broke up Danny and Christine's marriage because she wanted Danny
    • currently the webmaster of the Brash & Sassy website and former webmaster of the Glow By Jabot promotional site
    • has been involved with Jack and Michael Baldwin
    • has a friendship with Malcolm
  • John Silva
    • lawyer
    • worked on cases for Victor
    • went head to head with Michael Baldwin in Victor's divorce and was forced to settle
    • teamed up with Christine on cases in the past

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