Two other real-life persons appear briefly, and with their identities only hinted at.

Dialogue may include the actual words of real-life persons, as recorded in historical documents.

Rowling has said Lockhart is the only character she has ever based on a real-life person.

However, she maintained that Harry was not directly based on any real-life person: "he came just out of a part of me".

He was also the only real-life person on the list.

Names of real-life persons have been changed, as follows:

"If you were a police officer, what real-life person would you want as your partner?"

Is there any other real-life person he'd like to play?

Could any real-life person possibly achieve such an objective?

Paul Garrin is the real-life person who witnessed the riots, videotaped them as he was being beaten by the police.