The Heffley family is the center around the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, and the main characters in the books. They are a middle-class family, living in the suburbs of the United States in Plainview.
Most of the Heffleys' extended family live in the general vicinity, with a few relatives residing in farther places such as California or Seattle.
Family members[]
Main Heffley family[]
- Frank Heffley - Husband of Susan Heffley, office worker, father of Rodrick, Greg and Manny
- Susan Heffley - Wife of Frank Heffley, mother of Rodrick, Greg, and Manny. She was Ann Heffley in the online book.
- Rodrick Heffley - The oldest son, band member, high schooler, brother of Manny and Greg.
- Greg Heffley - The second son of Frank and Susan Heffley, middle schooler, main character.
- Manny Heffley - The youngest son of Frank and Susan Heffley, brother of Rodrick and Greg.
Extended family[]
Frank's side[]
- Gammie - Mother of Grandpa, Great Uncle Arthur, Loretta Heffley, and Reba Heffley. 95-year-old great grandmother of Rodrick, Greg and Manny.
- Great-Uncle Bruce - Brother of Gammie, Uncle of Grandpa, Great Uncle Arthur, Reba Heffley, and Loretta Heffley, Great-Uncle of Frank, Gary and Joe, and Great-Great Uncle of Manny, Greg, and Rodrick who passed away a few years ago
- Joe Heffley - Frank and Gary Heffley's brother and Susan's brother-in-law.
- Gary Heffley - Frank Heffley and Joe Heffley's younger brother and Susan's brother-in-law.
- Charlie - brother of Nana Heffley, and Greg, Rodrick, and Manny's great uncle. He was named Freddie Heffley in the Online Book
- Loretta Heffley - Grandpa Heffley, Great Uncle Arthur, and Reba Heffley's sister, paternal aunt of Frank, Joe, and Gary, paternal great-aunt of Rodrick, Greg, and Manny, and Susan's aunt-in-law.
- Grandpa Heffley - Frank Heffley, Gary Heffley, and Joe Heffley's father, Susan's father-in-law, and the paternal grandfather of Rodrick, Greg, and Manny.
- Nana Heffley - Mother of Frank Heffley, Gary Heffley, and Joe Heffley, Susan's late mother-in-law. The late wife of Grandpa.
- Joe Heffley's children - Cousins of Greg, Rodrick and Manny.
- Uncle John - Frank's cousin.
- Benjy Heffley - Cousin of Greg, Rodrick and Manny Heffley.
- Lawrence Heffley - The cousin of Frank Heffley, Gary and Joe Heffley.
- Unidentified Male Heffley Member - Unidentified member.
- Byron Heffley - The cousin of Frank and Great Uncle Arthur's son.
- Patricia Heffley - The mother of Benjy Heffley and also Greg, Rodrick and Manny's aunt.
- Uncle Tony - Father of Benjy, husband of Patricia and also Heffley Boys' Uncle.
- Great Uncle Arthur - Great-Uncle of Greg and his brothers, and Grandpa's brother was Clyde Heffley in the online book
- Terrence Heffley - Frank's second cousin
- Great Aunt Dorothy - Great-Aunt of Greg, Rodrick and the sister of Nana Heffley and Charlie Heffley.
- Clyde Heffley - Online counterpart of Great Uncle Arthur
- Unidentified male Heffley member - Unidentified member, a bachelor
- A few other unidentified members
- Leslie
- Joanne
- Donna
Susan's side[]
- Grampa - Father of Susan, husband of Gramma, grandfather of Greg, Rodrick, and Manny, possibly deceased character.
- Gramma - Mother of Susan, wife of Grampa, grandmother of Greg, Rodrick, and Manny.
- Peepaw - Father of Gramma and her two sisters.
- Aunt Gretchen- Susan's youngest sister
- Aunt Audra - Susan's sister
- Aunt Veronica - Susan's sister
- Aunt Cakey - Susan's oldest sister in Hard Luck, possibly aunt or sister of Susan in the online version.
- Malvin and Malcolm - Aunt Gretchen's twin sons
- Georgia - Greg's second cousin
- Stacey - Susan's cousin
- Great Aunt Martha and Great Aunt Beatrice - Two sisters of Gramma
- Gerald - cousin of Susan lived with them for a few months after Greg's birth
- Martina - a relative who sued a hotel.
- Uncle Cecil - Great Aunt Marcie's adopted son, is a toddler.
- Great Aunt Marcie - Uncle Cecil's adoptive mother.
- Fred - Meemaw's brother and Greg's great-great uncle. Only shown in The Long Haul.
Former members[]
These are people that were the ex-spouse of any person in the family, but currently Gary's ex-wives are the only known ones.
- Linda (ex-spouse of Gary)
- Charlene (ex-spouse of Gary)/Cindy (online version) (ex-spouse of Gary)
- Lydia (ex-spouse of Gary)
Possible Former Members[]
- Sonja (possible ex-spouse of Gary) / Linda (online) (possible ex-spouse of Gary)
Deceased members[]
- Meemaw - Mother of Gramma and her two sisters (alive in the movie).
- Chester Heffley - Great- Grandfather (from Frank's side) Grandpa Heffley, Great Uncle Arthur, Loretta Heffley, and Reba Heffley's father and Gammie Heffley's husband.
- Remus - Grampa and Great Aunt Marcie's father. Greg, Rodrick, and Manny's Great Grandfather (from Susan's side)
- Lulu - Greg, Rodrick, and Manny's Great-Grandmother (from Susan's side) Grampa and Great Aunt Marcie's mother and Poppy's wife
- William - Father of Nana Heffley. Greg, Rodrick, and Manny's Great Grandfather and Helen's husband.
- Helen - Mother of Nana Heffley, Great Aunt Dorothy, and Charlie Heffley. Greg, Rodrick and Manny's Great Grandmother and William's wife
- Great Uncle Bruce - Great great uncle of Rodrick, Gregory, and Manny Heffley and brother of Gammie (from Frank's side).
- Nana Heffley - mother of Frank, Joe and Gary, grandmother of Greg, Rodrick and Manny.
- Rebecca Heffley - Great-Aunt of the Greg and his brothers' and the sister of Grandpa, Great Uncle Arthur, and Loretta Heffley
Pets[]
- Nutty - Frank's deceased dog
- Rudy - (online only)
- Sweetie - formerly The Heffley's dog, now Gramma's.
- The Pig - a piglet won by Manny at a fair
- Chameleon - A pet chameleon kept by Frank as a kid
- Aunt Gretchen's pets:
- Three dogs
- A rabbit
- Two cats
- A bird
- A mouse
- A snake
- A chameleon
- Many bunnies
- Gramma's pet cat - possibly deceased.
- Greg's Angelfish - deceased, eaten by Rodrick's fish.
- Greg's current fishes - shown in the movies. There are several in a fishtank in Greg's room.
- Manny's Goldfish - online only, deceased.
- Rodrick's Piranha-Fish - deceased in the online book, still alive in the series but not mentioned since Dog Days.
- Frisky - a cat that Manny owns
- Henry - deceased, a dog formerly owned by Gramma
- Killer - a large, black dog that is owned by Joe Heffley
- Squirm - deceased, an inchworm that was owned by Greg Heffley
Possible Pets[]
• Greg's Pet Goat- In Cabin Fever, Greg mentions that he won a pet goat in a state fair, however Frank Heffley refused his son to keep it. Susan got him a make-up gift, which was a gobstopper.
Trivia[]
- Some of the Heffley brothers appear to have a specific family member that favors them: the grandmother likes Manny the most, and the grandfather likes Greg the most. This makes Rodrick the only Heffley brother to not have a family member favoring him, but he dosen't really care.
- The Heffley family is loosely based off Jeff Kinney's own family.