Phidias — A Greek magician and architect. Bartimaeus claims he built the Parthenon with the help of Atlas, a marid of unusual strength.
Pinn, Sholto — An eminent magician and merchant; owner of Pinn's Accoutrements in Piccadilly. [pg. 104-105]
Piper, Rebecca — A magician and assistant to John Mandrake at the Information Ministry.
Ptolemy (or Ptolemaeus) — An Egyptian boy magician, notable prodigy, and one-time master of Bartimaeus who, at a young age, devised a path into the demon world-the Other Place.
Ptolemy's cousin (or the king's son) — As prince of Egypt and heir to the throne, he is threatened by Ptolemy's popularity among the people and has makes several attempts on Ptolemy's life.
Purcell, Mr. — Nathaniel's teacher, primarily in the subjects of mathematics, modern languages, geography, history, and the sciences; also a commoner.
Ramses the Great — An Egyptian king who, Bartimaeus claims, had the biggest ego of any human he has had the misfortune of serving.
The Resistance — A group of young renegade commoners who possess an innate resilience to magic; determined to destroy the magicians' government.
Schyler, Maurice — A magician and former master to Simon Lovelace; a co-conspirator in Lovelace's evil scheme.