As a Doorstopper series with hundreds of well-written minor and secondary characters, the series has created many popular characters with limited page time or plot prominence.
- District 2 victor Philo Dillard only appears in three chapters of These are the Names and the second half of The Golden Mean, but is well-liked for being a snarky and pragmatic Sixth Ranger with some good fighting skills and a sense of loyalty to his allies.
- Elmer and Ginger, Haymitch's first two Doomed by Canon tributes, have some powerful and engaging moments that cement them into the readers' memories.
- Wiress has limited prominence outside of her own Games and the Quell, but her Beware the Nice Ones moments and place in the group of Rebel victors make her very well-liked.
- 64th Hunger Games tribute Nasseh Rutledge never even gets a line of dialogue, but is well-liked for being both a Genius Bruiser (albeit an overconfident one) and Bruiser with a Soft Center, who is the only District 12 tribute between Haymitch and the 74th Hunger Games to make it to the final showdown.
- District 12's tributes in the 69th Hunger Games, Kind Hearted Simpleton River Bloodwood and Butterfly Skaggs (a budding Rebel and The Lad-ette, who gets a nice Defrosting the Ice Queen arc and who is described as a less subtle Katniss by Word of God) make a very positive impression in the three and four chapters respectively where they appear alive.
- Simon Drear from the 51st Hunger Games is viewed as oddly intriguing (although by no means likable) by several fans for being a Pint-Sized Powerhouse who uses Obfuscating Stupidity and is plotting to pick off his allies one by one.
- Gloss and Cashmere have less prominence than their fellow Career mentors or victor-tributes whenever they appear but have some fans for the close bond between them and how they can mingle fairly well with non-Career mentors at times.
- Madge Undersee rarely appears for too long outside of The Final Eight and a few oneshots, but her Generation Xerox moments where she embodies her aunt Maysilee and sense of bravery/recklessness make her even better-liked by some readers of this story than she was in the books.
- Mir Mellark's Jerkass Woobie origins, character range, and occasional softer moments make her a very interesting character even as she remains the sometimes abusive mother she was in canon.
- Chicory's humorous jealousy toward Finnick's Chick Magnet status during the 65th Hunger Games and bonding with his two allies make him one of Haymitch's better-remembered tributes.
- District 2 victor Saffron Abatty only has a couple scenes outside of Haymitch's Victory Tour and her time mentoring for the 51st Hunger Games, but her role as a stern but ultimately caring Dry Crusader is well-liked.
- Jack Anderson is only ever a secondary character at best in any of the three stories he appears in, but his Agent Peacock style, Wins by Doing Absolutely Nothing (minus one impulsive kill earlier on) victory, and role as the (un-stereotypical aside from a fondness for fashion) first major LGBT character in the series all win him fans.
- Harris Greaves' moments as The Ace during his Hunger Games, love for his mother, and good working relationship with Haymitch during the 3rd Quarter Quell made him a character many fans were particularly sad was Doomed by Canon, even though he doesn't appear much outside of those points in the storyline.
- Mindwell from District 10 has little to do in the story, but is notable for having some moments of kindness while mentoring during the 3rd Quarter Quell and for being the first victor to fight back against the Peacekeepers in the Signature Scene viewing center battle.
- The street fair artist who imagines the District 12 tributes living to middle-aged in his paintings, Aurelian and his friends (a group of street kids who view Katniss as a role model and try to raise money for her), and the girl Haymitch gives a sparkler to in The Last Tribute are among the best-liked District 12 Capitol supporters in the series even though, aside from Aurelian and three of his friends, none of them have more than a single scene.
- The Ascended Extra treatment Portia gets into being in equal footing with Cinna in styling and rebellion business make her a popular supporting character here.
- The man calling himself Dust-rider is a Hate Sink who is only alive for a fraction of a chapter, but still inspires a lot of interest for his New Old West feel and representation of communities of outlaw runaways outside of the Capitol and the 13 districts.
