All 63 Himymdle characters

Abby

Receptionist at Stella's office who chases Ted and later gets involved with Barney.

Gender

Female

Role

Love interest

Linked to

Ted, Barney

Occupation

Receptionist

Relationship

Single

First season

3

Last season

3

Alfred Mosby

Ted's father, who splits from Virginia without telling his son for years.

Gender

Male

Role

Family

Linked to

Ted

Occupation

Other

Relationship

Divorced

First season

2

Last season

6

Arthur Hobbs

Marshall's loud, demanding boss at his big law firm.

Gender

Male

Role

Coworker

Linked to

Marshall

Occupation

Lawyer

Relationship

Divorced

First season

3

Last season

8

Barney Stinson

Suit-loving corporate player with a playbook of schemes and a job nobody understands.

Gender

Male

Role

Main

Linked to

Barney

Occupation

Corporate

Relationship

Divorced

First season

1

Last season

9

Becky

Bubbly news reporter whose catchphrase about boats grates on Robin.

Gender

Female

Role

Coworker

Linked to

Robin, Ted

Occupation

Journalist

Relationship

Divorced

First season

6

Last season

9

Bilson

Coworker of Barney's who turns up in the early seasons.

Gender

Male

Role

Coworker

Linked to

Barney, Marshall

Occupation

Corporate

Relationship

Unknown

First season

1

Last season

4

Blah Blah

Woman Ted dates whose name he forgets, so the gang calls her Blah Blah.

Gender

Female

Role

Love interest

Linked to

Ted

Occupation

Business

Relationship

Single

First season

3

Last season

9

Brad Morris

Marshall's law school friend, who turns up across several seasons.

Gender

Male

Role

Friend

Linked to

Marshall

Occupation

Lawyer

Relationship

Single

First season

2

Last season

8

Carl

Bartender at MacLaren's, the pub below Ted's apartment.

Gender

Male

Role

Staff

Linked to

Ted, Marshall, Lily, Robin, Barney

Occupation

Bartender

Relationship

Single

First season

1

Last season

9

Cindy

Ted's student and girlfriend in season 5, who shares an apartment with Tracy.

Gender

Female

Role

Love interest

Linked to

Ted, Tracy

Occupation

Student

Relationship

Married

First season

5

Last season

9

Clint

Ted's gentle, new-age stepfather, who marries Ted's mother Virginia.

Gender

Male

Role

Family

Linked to

Ted

Occupation

Other

Relationship

Married

First season

2

Last season

9

Darren

Pushy singer who takes over Tracy's band in season 9.

Gender

Male

Role

Friend

Linked to

Tracy

Occupation

Musician

Relationship

Single

First season

9

Last season

9

Don Frank

Robin's lazy co-anchor and boyfriend in season 5.

Gender

Male

Role

Love interest

Linked to

Robin

Occupation

Journalist

Relationship

Single

First season

5

Last season

5

Ellie Stinson

Barney's daughter, who arrives in the final season.

Gender

Female

Role

Family

Linked to

Barney

Occupation

None

Relationship

Single

First season

9

Last season

9

Gael

Argentinian backpacker Robin brings home from her vacation in season 3.

Gender

Male

Role

Love interest

Linked to

Robin

Occupation

Other

Relationship

Single

First season

3

Last season

3

Garrison Cootes

Lawyer Marshall deals with at work in season 7.

Gender

Male

Role

Coworker

Linked to

Marshall

Occupation

Lawyer

Relationship

Unknown

First season

7

Last season

7

Gary Blauman

Lawyer and hanger-on whom the gang never remembers inviting.

Gender

Male

Role

Coworker

Linked to

Marshall, Barney

Occupation

Lawyer

Relationship

Single

First season

1

Last season

9

Genevieve Scherbatsky

Robin's mother, who comes for the wedding weekend in season 9.

Gender

Female

Role

Family

Linked to

Robin

Occupation

Other

Relationship

Divorced

First season

9

Last season

9

Hammond Druthers

Ted's arrogant, self-important boss at the architecture firm.

Gender

Male

Role

Coworker

Linked to

Ted

Occupation

Architect

Relationship

Divorced

First season

2

Last season

9

James Stinson

Barney's half-brother, every bit the player Barney is until he settles down.

Gender

Male

Role

Family

Linked to

Barney

Occupation

Other

Relationship

Married

First season

2

Last season

9

Jeanette Peterson

Unstable police officer Ted dates in season 8.

Gender

Female

Role

Love interest

Linked to

Ted

Occupation

Police

Relationship

Dating

First season

8

Last season

9

Jerome Whittaker

Barney's long-lost father, now a quiet suburban driving instructor.

Gender

Male

Role

Family

Linked to

Barney

Occupation

Teacher

Relationship

Married

First season

6

Last season

9

Jessica Glitter

Robin's former bandmate from her Robin Sparkles days.

Gender

Female

Role

Friend

Linked to

Robin

Occupation

Musician

Relationship

Unknown

First season

6

Last season

6

Judy Eriksen

Marshall's warm, down-to-earth mother back home in Minnesota.

Gender

Female

Role

Family

Linked to

Marshall

Occupation

Other

Relationship

Widowed

First season

1

Last season

9

Karen

Ted's pretentious college girlfriend, whom Lily cannot stand.

Gender

Female

Role

Love interest

Linked to

Ted

Occupation

Other

Relationship

Single

First season

4

Last season

5

Katie Scherbatsky

Robin's younger sister, whom the gang tries to talk out of a big decision in season 3.

Gender

Female

Role

Family

Linked to

Robin

Occupation

Student

Relationship

Single

First season

3

Last season

9

Kevin

Therapist who treats Robin and then dates her in season 7.

Gender

Male

Role

Love interest

Linked to

Robin

Occupation

Therapist

Relationship

Dating

First season

7

Last season

9

Lily Aldrin

Kindergarten teacher and aspiring artist, Marshall's wife and the group's meddling matchmaker.

Gender

Female

Role

Main

Linked to

Lily

Occupation

Teacher, Artist

Relationship

Married

First season

1

Last season

9

Linus

Bartender at the inn in season 9 who keeps Lily's drinks coming.

Gender

Male

Role

Staff

Linked to

Lily

Occupation

Bartender

Relationship

Single

First season

9

Last season

9

Lois Aldrin

Lily's grandmother, who appears from season 2 to season 7.

Gender

Female

Role

Family

Linked to

Lily

Occupation

Other

Relationship

Married

First season

2

Last season

7

Loretta Stinson

Barney's free-spirited mother, who kept the truth about his father from him.

Gender

Female

Role

Family

Linked to

Barney

Occupation

Other

Relationship

Dating

First season

2

Last season

9

Louis

Tracy's boyfriend in the years before she meets Ted.

Gender

Male

Role

Love interest

Linked to

Tracy

Occupation

Business

Relationship

Single

First season

8

Last season

9

Luke Mosby

Ted's son, who sits through the whole story alongside his sister Penny.

Gender

Male

Role

Family

Linked to

Ted, Tracy

Occupation

None

Relationship

Single

First season

1

Last season

9

Marcus Eriksen

One of Marshall's big older brothers, who loves wrestling and teasing him.

Gender

Male

Role

Family

Linked to

Marshall

Occupation

Bartender

Relationship

Divorced

First season

1

Last season

8

Marshall Eriksen

Ted's college roommate, a big-hearted lawyer from Minnesota who later becomes a judge.

Gender

Male

Role

Main

Linked to

Marshall

Occupation

Lawyer, Judge

Relationship

Married

First season

1

Last season

9

Marvin Eriksen Sr.

Marshall's lovable Minnesota father, who is crazy about basketball.

Gender

Male

Role

Family

Linked to

Marshall

Occupation

Judge

Relationship

Married

First season

1

Last season

9

Marvin Waitforit Eriksen

Marshall and Lily's son, whose middle name is a nod to Barney's favourite phrase.

Gender

Male

Role

Family

Linked to

Marshall, Lily

Occupation

None

Relationship

Single

First season

7

Last season

9

Mickey Aldrin

Lily's unreliable father, who invents board games nobody wants to play.

Gender

Male

Role

Family

Linked to

Lily

Occupation

Inventor

Relationship

Divorced

First season

5

Last season

9

Mike

Cameraman on Robin's news shows from season 2 to season 8.

Gender

Male

Role

Coworker

Linked to

Robin

Occupation

TV crew

Relationship

Unknown

First season

2

Last season

8

Mitch

Teacher known as the Naked Man for his bold dating move, which gives an episode its name.

Gender

Male

Role

Love interest

Linked to

Robin, Tracy

Occupation

Teacher

Relationship

Single

First season

4

Last season

9

Natalie

Woman Ted dumps on her birthday, who doesn't forget it.

Gender

Female

Role

Love interest

Linked to

Ted

Occupation

Other

Relationship

Single

First season

1

Last season

5

Nick Podarutti

Handsome but simple chef whom Robin dates in season 6.

Gender

Male

Role

Love interest

Linked to

Robin

Occupation

Chef

Relationship

Single

First season

6

Last season

8

Nora

Robin's coworker who dates Barney in seasons 6 and 7.

Gender

Female

Role

Love interest

Linked to

Barney, Robin

Occupation

TV crew

Relationship

Single

First season

6

Last season

9

Patrice

Robin's cheerful coworker, whom Robin loves to yell at.

Gender

Female

Role

Coworker

Linked to

Robin

Occupation

TV crew

Relationship

Single

First season

7

Last season

9

Penny Mosby

Ted's teenage daughter, one of the two kids stuck on the couch listening to the story.

Gender

Female

Role

Family

Linked to

Ted, Tracy

Occupation

None

Relationship

Single

First season

1

Last season

9

Punchy

Ted's loud, excitable high school friend from Ohio.

Gender

Male

Role

Friend

Linked to

Ted

Occupation

Other

Relationship

Married

First season

3

Last season

7

Quinn Garvey

Dancer at a strip club who dates Barney in seasons 7 and 8.

Gender

Female

Role

Love interest

Linked to

Barney

Occupation

Dancer

Relationship

Single

First season

7

Last season

8

Ranjit

Cab and limo driver who keeps turning up to drive the gang around.

Gender

Male

Role

Staff

Linked to

Ted, Marshall, Lily, Robin, Barney

Occupation

Driver

Relationship

Married

First season

1

Last season

9

Robin Scherbatsky

Canadian TV journalist who once had a teen pop career as Robin Sparkles.

Gender

Female

Role

Main

Linked to

Robin

Occupation

Journalist, Musician

Relationship

Divorced

First season

1

Last season

9

Robin Scherbatsky Sr.

Robin's tough father, who raised her like the son he always wanted.

Gender

Male

Role

Family

Linked to

Robin

Occupation

Other

Relationship

Married

First season

4

Last season

9

Sam Gibbs

James's biological father, a minister whom James tracks down.

Gender

Male

Role

Family

Linked to

Barney

Occupation

Minister

Relationship

Dating

First season

6

Last season

9

Sandy Rivers

Sleazy morning news anchor who works alongside Robin.

Gender

Male

Role

Coworker

Linked to

Robin

Occupation

Journalist

Relationship

Single

First season

1

Last season

9

Scooter

Lily's high school boyfriend, who never stops trying to win her back.

Gender

Male

Role

Love interest

Linked to

Lily

Occupation

Waiter

Relationship

Married

First season

1

Last season

9

Simon Tremblay

Robin's teenage crush from Canada, a rocker from her early years.

Gender

Male

Role

Love interest

Linked to

Robin

Occupation

Musician

Relationship

Engaged

First season

3

Last season

9

Stella Zinman

Dermatologist who removes Ted's tattoo and later agrees to marry him.

Gender

Female

Role

Love interest

Linked to

Ted

Occupation

Doctor

Relationship

Married

First season

3

Last season

9

Ted Mosby

Architect and later professor who tells his kids the very long story of how he met their mother.

Gender

Male

Role

Main

Linked to

Ted

Occupation

Architect, Professor

Relationship

Widowed

First season

1

Last season

9

The Captain

Lily's rich, intense art-collecting boss and Zoey's ex-husband.

Gender

Male

Role

Coworker

Linked to

Lily, Ted

Occupation

Other

Relationship

Divorced

First season

6

Last season

9

Tracy McConnell

Bass player and the long-awaited mother of the title, finally seen at the end of season 8.

Gender

Female

Role

Main

Linked to

Tracy

Occupation

Musician, Writer

Relationship

Married

First season

8

Last season

9

Trudy

Woman Ted wakes up next to after the night of the pineapple incident.

Gender

Female

Role

Love interest

Linked to

Ted

Occupation

Other

Relationship

Married

First season

1

Last season

3

Victoria

Baker whom Ted meets at a wedding and dates in season 1.

Gender

Female

Role

Love interest

Linked to

Ted

Occupation

Chef

Relationship

Single

First season

1

Last season

9

Virginia Mosby

Ted's mother, who turns out to have more than a few secrets of her own.

Gender

Female

Role

Family

Linked to

Ted

Occupation

Other

Relationship

Married

First season

2

Last season

9

Wendy

Waitress at MacLaren's from season 1 to season 6.

Gender

Female

Role

Staff

Linked to

Ted, Marshall, Lily, Robin, Barney

Occupation

Waiter

Relationship

Married

First season

1

Last season

6

Zoey Pierson

Activist who fights Ted over the old Arcadian building and later dates him.

Gender

Female

Role

Love interest

Linked to

Ted

Occupation

Activist

Relationship

Divorced

First season

6

Last season

9