All Stardew Valley Characters, Birthdays, And Gifts

Estimated reading time: 15 minutes

Stardew Valley features a number of interesting NPCs that populate the town and nearby places you can visit. While there are some NPCs who can’t receive gifts, this list only consists of characters you can give gifts to. The reason for that is simple: Only the characters you can give gifts to are those with whom you have a friendship meter. That also includes your potential marriage candidates, whom you will need to become close friends with before making a move.

This list, which is in alphabetical order, includes every character, some of their usual hangout spots, and a list of their liked and loved gifts. We will note when a character happens to dislike what the game otherwise considers a universally liked gift. A tip: If you are focused on raising a single character’s friendship level as fast as possible, just stockpile their favorite items. They don’t expire, and some loved gifts can be harder to find depending on the time of year.

When it comes to gift giving, it’s important to remember that giving a gift someone likes gives 45 friendship points, while a loved gift gives 80 points. You can only give two gifts to each character per week, and only once per day, so the better you are at giving gifts, the faster you are at making friends. A third gift can be given during a week if it is the character’s birthday, which increases the impact of a given gift. Character’s birthdays are listed on each slide.

Universally liked and loved gifts

Liked:

• All Artisan Goods (except Oil and Void Mayo)
• All Cooking items (except Bread, Fried Egg, Seafoam, and Strange Bun)
• All Flowers (except Poppy)
• All Foraged Minerals (except quartz)
• All Fruit Tree Fruits
• All Gems
• All Vegetables (except Hops, Tea Leaves, Unmilled Rice, and Wheat)
• Life Elixir
• Maple Syrup
• Pina Colada
• Rainbow Shell
• Treasure Chest

Loved:

• Golden Pumpkin
• Magic Rock Candy
• Pearl
• Prismatic Shard
• Rabbit’s Foot
• Stardrop Tea (gives 250 friendship points)

Abigail

• Birthday: Fall 13
• Is a marriage candidate

Abigail is the daughter of Pierre and Caroline and lives in the general store. She can be found frequently at the graveyard or in the forest outside of the mines if she isn’t at home.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Amethyst
• Banana Pudding
• Blackberry Cobbler
• Chocolate Cake
• Monster Compendium
• Pufferfish
• Pumpkin
• Spicy Eel

Liked Gifts:

• All universal (except Vegetables)
• Ancient Sword
• Basilisk Paw
• Bone Flute
• Combat Quarterly
• Quartz

Alex

• Birthday: Summer 13
• Is a marriage candidate

Alex is the grandson of Evelyn and George, who he lives with in town. He can often be found outside his home, and during the summer, he can be found running the ice cream stand near the museum or on the beach.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Complete Breakfast
• Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Thick book
• Salmon Dinner

Liked gifts:

• All universal
• All eggs (except Void Egg)
• Field Snack
• Parrot Egg

Caroline

• Birthday: Winter 7

Caroline is Pierre’s wife and Abigail’s mother. She is often found either in the general store or in the central plaza.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Fish Taco
• Green Tea
• Summer Spangle
• Tropical Curry

Liked gifts:

• All universal (except Amaranth, Duck Mayo, and Mayo)
• Daffodil
• Tea Leaves
• Wild Horseradish

Clint

• Birthday: Winter 26

Clint is the town’s blacksmith and can be found in his shop during business hours. He will typically head to the saloon at night.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Amethyst
• Aquamarine
• Artichoke Dip
• Emerald
• Fiddlehead
• Emerald
• Fiddlehead Risotto
• Gold Bar
• Iridium Bar
• Jade
• Omni Geode
• Ruby
• Topaz

Liked gifts:

• All universal (except Flowers)
• Copper Bar
• Iron Bar
• Mining Monthly book

Demetrius

• Birthday: Summer 19

Demetrius is a local scientist who is married to Robin. He is Maru’s father and Sebastian’s stepfather. He is typically found either in his house or in the forest just outside of it, but on weekends, he will occasionally go to the saloon.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Bean Hotpot
• Ice Cream
• Rice Pudding
• Strawberry

Liked gifts:

• All universal
• All eggs (except Void Egg)
• All fruit
• Dinosaur Egg
• Purple Mushroom

Dwarf

• Birthday: Summer 22

The Dwarf can be found in the mine, behind some tough rocks. You will need at least a steel pickaxe to break through, but any bomb can also take it out. You will not be able to communicate with the Dwarf until you learn Dwarvish, which can be done by acquiring all 4 Dwarvish Scrolls, which drop randomly from enemies and broken rocks in the mines.

Liked gifts:

• All universal
• Amethyst
• Aquamarine
• Emerald
• Jade
• Lava Eel
• Lemon Stone
• Omni Geode
• Ruby Topaz

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• All Artifacts
• Cave Carrot
• Quartz

Elliott

• Birthday: Fall 5
• Is a marriage candidate

Elliot is a single bachelor who lives in a small cabin on the beach. He is often in his home, on the beach itself, or at the Saloon some evenings.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Crab Cakes
• Duck Feather
• Lobster
• Pomegranate
• Squid Ink
• Tom Kha Soup

Liked gifts:

• All universal
• All books
• All fruit (except Salmonberry)
• Octopus
• Squid

Emily

• Birthday: Spring 27
• Is a marriage candidate

Emily is Haley’s sister, with whom she shares a home in the southwest part of town. She is often found either at home or at the Saloon, where she works part-time.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Amethyst
• Aquamarine
• Cloth
• Emerald
• Jade
• Parrot Egg
• Ruby
• Survival Burger
• Topaz
• Wool

Liked gifts:

• All universal (except Fish Taco, Fired Eel, Ice Cream, Maki Roll, Rice Pudding, Salmon Dinner, Spicy Eel, and Sashimi)
• Daffodil
• Quartz

Evelyn

• Birthday: Winter 20

Evelyn is Alex’s grandmother and George’s wife. She is typically found in her home or just outside tending to the gardens near the town’s plaza.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Beet
• Chocolate Cake
• Diamond
• Fairy Rose
• Raisins
• Stuffing
• Tulip

Liked gifts:

• All universal (except Fried eel, Garlic, Maki Roll, Sashimi, Spicy Eel, and Trout Soup)
• Broken Glasses
• Clam
• Cockle
• Coral
• Daffodil
• Mussel
• Nautilus
• Oyster
• Sea Urchin

George

• Birthday: Fall 24

George is Alex’s grandfather and Evelyn’s husband. He can be found almost exclusively either in his home or just outside of it.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Fried Mushroom
• Leek

Liked gifts:

• All universal (except flowers)
• Daffodil

Gus

• Birthday: Summer 8

Gus is the owner of the Stardrop Saloon, the bar in town. With the exceptions of festivals and the occasional run to Pierre’s, Gus is almost always in the saloon.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Diamond
• Escargot
• Fish Taco
• Orange
• Tropical Curry

Liked gifts:

• All universal (except Coleslaw)
• Daffodil
• Truffle

Haley

• Birthday: Spring 14
• Is a marriage candidate

Haley is Emily’s sister and lives with her in town. She can frequently be found around town, but near the river west of town, on the beach, and near the library are some of her more frequent hangout spots.

Loved gifts:

• All universal (Prismatic Shard)
• Coconut
• Fruit Salad
• Pink Cake
• Sunflower

Liked gifts:

• All universal (except vegetables)
• Daffodil

Harvey

• Birthday: Winter 14
• Is a marriage candidate

Harvey is the town doctor, and his clinic is located next door to Pierre’s store. He is often found in his clinic or in the saloon after work hours.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Coffee
• Pickles
• Super Meal
• Truffle Oil
• Wine

Liked gifts:

• All universal (except Cheese, Goat Cheese, Rainbow Shell, Blueberry Tart, Chocolate Cake, Cookie, Cranberry Sauce, Fried Mushroom, Glazed Yams, Hashbrowns, Ice Cream, Pancakes, Pink Cake, Pizza, Rhubarb Pie, and Rice Pudding)
• Chanterelle
• Common Mushroom
• Daffodil
• Dandelion
• Duck Egg
• Duck Feather
• Ginger
• Goat Milk
• Hazelnut
• Holly
• Large Goat Milk
• Leek
• Magma Cap
• Morel
• Purple Mushroom
• Quartz
• Snow Yam
• Spring Onion
• Wild Horseradish
• Winter Root

Jas

• Birthday: Summer 4

Jas is Marnie’s young niece, who lives with her alongside her godfather, Shane. She is often found outside Marnie’s Ranch or in town with Penny and Vincent for school lessons.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Ancient Doll
• Fairy Box
• Fairy Rose
• Pink Cake
• Plum Pudding
• Strange Doll (both green and yellow)

Liked gifts:

• All universal (except Pina Colada, Triple Shot Espresso, Vegetables and Artisan Goods)
• All milk
• Honey
• Jelly
• Oil
• Coconut
• Daffodil

Jodi

• Birthday: Fall 11

Jodi lives with her husband, Kent, and their two sons, Sam and Vincent. Their home is in the southwest corner of town and she is often found in her home, Pierre’s, and the plaza.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Chocolate Cake
• Crispy Bass
• Diamond
• Eggplant Parmesan
• Fried Eel
• Pancakes
• Rhubarb Pie
• Vegetable Medley

Liked gifts:

• All universal (except Garlic)
• All Eggs (except Void Egg)
• All Fruit (except Spice Berry)
• All Milk

Kent

• Birthday: Spring 4

Kent is Jodi’s husband and the father of Sam and Vincent. He is a military member who is away serving for the first year of the game. Kent returns to town at the beginning of Spring Year 2 and can be found just hanging around town or at his home.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Fiddlehead Risotto
• Roasted Hazelnuts

Liked gifts:

• All universal (except Algae Soup, Pina Colada, Sashimi, and Tortilla)
• All Eggs (except Void Egg)
• All Fruit
• Daffodil
• Dwarvish Safety Manual book

Krobus

• Birthday: Winter 1

Krobus is a shadow monster who lives in the sewers in town. He is always found in the Sewer, which can be accessed with the Rusty Key, which is obtained after donating 60 unique items to the museum.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Diamond
• Iridium Bar
• Monster Compendium book
• Monster Musk
• Pumpkin
• Void Egg
• Void Mayo
• Wild Horseradish

Liked gifts:

• All universal (except Life Elixir and all cooking)
• Gold Bar
• Seafoam Pudding
• Strange Bun

Leah

• Birthday: Winter 23
• Is a marriage candidate

Leah is an artist who lives in a small cottage in Cindersap Forest, just south of Marnie’s Ranch. She can typically be found just outside her home sculpting, walking the forest, or at Pierre’s store.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Goat Cheese
• Poppyseed Muffin
• Salad
• Stir Fry
• Truffle
• Vegetable Medley
• Wine

Liked gifts:

• All universal (except Foraged Minerals, Gems, Carp Surprise, Cookie, Hashbrowns, Ice Cream, Pancakes, Pink Cake, Pizza, Rice Pudding, Survival Burger, and Tortilla)
• Earth Crystal
• Diamond
• All Eggs (except Void Eggs)
• All Fruit
• All Milk
• Chanterelle
• Common Mushroom
• Daffodil
• Dandelion
• Driftwood
• Ginger
• Hazelnut
• Holly
• Leek
• Magma Cap
• Morel
• Purple Mushroom
• Snow Yam
• Spring Onion
• Wild Horseradish
• Winter Root

Leo

• Birthday: Summer 26

Leo is a child who lives on Ginger Island and believes he is a parrot. You will meet him after unlocking Ginger Island, which comes after completing the Community Center.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Duck FEather
• Mango
• Ostrich Egg
• Parrot Egg
• Poi

Liked gifts:

• All universal (except Beer, Coffee, Life Elixir, Mead, Pal Ale, Pickles, Pina Colada, Wine, and Cooking)
• Mango Sticky Rice
• Nautilus Shell
• Quartz
• Sea Urchin
• Spice Berry

Lewis

• Birthday: Spring 7

Lewis is the mayor of Pelican Town and lives in his home south of the plaza in town. Lewis can be found in his home, in the plaza, and occasionally at the saloon.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Autumn’s Bounty
• Glazed Yams
• Green Tea
• Hot Pepper
• Vegetable Medley

Liked gifts:

• All universal
• Blueberry
• Cactus Fruit
• Coconut

Linus

• Birthday: Winter 3

Linus is a man living in a tent north of town and west of the mines. He can often be found in that area outside of town, although he will occasionally come to town late at night or during festivals.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Blueberry Tart
• Cactus Fruit
• Coconut
• Dish O’ The Sea
• The Alleyway Buffet book
• Yam

Liked gifts:

• All universal (except Treasure Chest, Foraged Minerals, and Gems)
• All Eggs (except Void Egg)
• All Fruit (except Cactus Fruit and Coconut)
• Chanterelle
• Common Mushroom
• Daffodil
• Dandelion
• Ginger
• Hazelnut
• Holly
• Leek
• Magma Cap
• Morel
• Purple Mushroom
• Snow Yam
• Spring Onion
• Wild Horseradish
• Winter Root

Marnie

• Birthday: Fall 18

Marnie is the local rancher who lives with her niece, Jas, and nephew, Shane. She is typically found either in her ranch’s store or at Pierre’s.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Diamond
• Farmer’s Lunch
• Pink Cake
• Pumpkin Pie

Liked gifts:

• All universal
• All Eggs (Void Egg)
• All Milk
• Stardew Valley Almanac book
• Quartz

Maru

• Birthday: Summer 10
• Is a marriage candidate

Maru is the daughter of Robin and Demetrius and lives with them in their home north of town. She is often found in the lab in her home, the bench south of the plaza, or at the clinic where she works part-time.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Battery Pack
• Cauliflower
• Cheese Cauliflower
• Diamond
• Dwarf Gadget
• Gold Bar
• Iridium Bar
• Miner’s Treat
• Pepper Poppers
• Radioactive Bar
• Rhubarb Pie
• Strawberry

Liked gifts:

• All universal (Honey, Maple Syrup, and Pickles)
• Chanterelle
• Copper Bar
• Iron Bar
• Magma Cap
• Morel
• Oak Resin
• Pine Tar
• Purple Mushroom
• Quartz
• Radioactive Ore

Pam

• Birthday: Spring 18

Pam is Penny’s mother and the local bus driver. Her home is a trailer near the river, but she is often found in the saloon. Once the bus has been repaired, she is found there from 10 AM to 5 PM most days.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Beer
• Cactus Fruit
• Glazed Yams
• Mead
• Pale Ale
• Parsnip
• Parsnip Soup
• Pina Colada

Liked gifts:

• All universal
• All Fruit (except Cactus Fruit)
• All Milk
• Daffodil

Penny

• Birthday: Fall 2
• Is a marriage candidate

Penny is Pam’s daughter, who spends most of her time at the library or tutoring the children in town. She can also be found in her trailer, located next to the saloon.

Loved gifts:

• All universal (except Rabbit’s Foot)
• All Books
• Diamond
• Emerald
• Melon
• Poppy
• Poppyseed Muffin
• Red Plate
• Roots Platter
• Sandfish
• Tom Kha Soup

Liked gifts:

• All universal (except Algae Soup, Beer, Mead, Pale Ale, Pale Broth, Pina Colada, and Wine)
• All Artifacts
• All Milk
• Dandelion
• Leek

Pierre

• Birthday: Spring 26

Pierre is Caroline’s husband and Abigail’s father, and the owner of Pierre’s shop. Pierre can be found in his shop during store hours and will typically head into his home, which is attached to the shop, after hours.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Fried Calamari
• Price Catalogue

Liked gifts:

• All universal (except Corn, Garlic, Foraged Minerals, Gems (other than Diamond and Prismatic Shard) Parsnip Soup, Tortilla
• All Eggs (except Void Egg)
• All Milk
• Daffodil
• Dandelion

Robin

• Birthday: Fall 21

Robin is the town carpenter and lives with her family of Demetrius, Maru, and Sebastian in the mountains north of town. Robin can be found there during store hours and just outside during other hours.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Goat Cheese
• Peach
• Spaghetti
• Woody’s Secret book

Liked gifts:

• All universal
• All Fruit
• Hardwood
• Quartz
• Woodcutter’s Weekly book

Sam

• Birthday: Summer 17
• Is a marriage candidate

Sam lives with his family of Kent, Jodi, and Vincent in the southwestern part of town. Sam likes to skateboard and play music, found around town sometimes. He also works part-time at JojaMart if it’s open.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Cactus Fruit
• Maple Bar
• Pizza
• Tigerseye

Liked gifts:

• All universal (except Duck Mayo, Mayo, Pickles, and Vegetables)
• All Eggs (Void Egg)
• Joja Cola

Sandy

• Birthday: Fall 15

Sandy lives in the Calico Desert which you can go to once the bus is repaired. She runs the Oasis shop there, where she can be found if the store is open.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Crocus
• Daffodil
• Mango Sticky Rice
• Sweet Pea

Liked gifts:

• All universal
• All Fruit
• Goat Milk
• Large Goat Milk
• Quartz
• Wool

Sebastian

• Birthday: Winter 10
• Is a marriage candidate

Sebastian lives with his family of Robin, Maru, and Demetrius at the carpenter’s store north of town. Sebastian spends most of his time in his room, but he will occasionally leave his room to spend time with Sam.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Frog Egg
• Frozen Tear
• Obsidian
• Pumpkin Soup
• Sashimi
• Void Egg

Liked gifts:

• All universal (except Flowers, Complete Breakfast, Farmer’s Lunch, Omelet, Pina Colada, and Artisan Goods)
• Combat Quarterly book
• Flounder
• Monster Compendium book
• Quartz

Shane

• Birthday: Spring 20
• Is a marriage candidate

Shane is a prickly fellow who lives at Marnie’s Ranch. While JojaMart is open, he works there from 9 to 5, before heading to the saloon.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Beer
• Hot Pepper
• Pepper Poppers
• Pizza

Liked gifts:

• All universal (except Pickles)
• All Eggs (except Void Egg)
• All Fruit (except Hot Pepper)

Vincent

• Birthday: Spring 10

Vincent lives with his parents, Jodi and Kent, plus his brother Sam, in the south of town. One of two children in town, he is often with Jas or their tutor Penny somewhere around town.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Cranberry Candy
• Frog Egg
• Ginger Ale
• Grape
• Pink Cake
• Snail

Liked gifts:

• All universal (except Pina Colada, Triple Shot Espresso, Vegetables, and Artisan Goods)
• All milk
• Coconut
• Daffodil

Willy

• Birthday: Summer 24

Willy runs the Fish Shop located on the pier at the beach. When the shop is open, he is there, otherwise, he is on the pier fishing or at the saloon.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Catfish
• Gold Bar
• Diamond
• Iridium Bar
• Jewels of the Sea book
• Mead
• Octopus
• Pumpkin
• Sea Cucumber
• Sturgeon
• The Art O’ Crabbing books

Liked gifts:

• All universal (except Life Elixir, and all cooking unless listed)
• Bait and Bobber book
• Baked Fish
• Carpm Surprise
• Chowder
• Crab Cakes
• Crispy Bass
• Escargot
• Fish Stew
• Fish Taco
• Fried Eel
• Lingcod
• Lobster Bisque
• Quartz
• Salmon Dinner
• Seafoam Pudding
• Tiger Trout
• Trout Soup

Wizard

• Birthday: Winter 17

The Wizard lives in his tower in the Cindersap Forest, which is where he can be found outside of special circumstances.

Loved gifts:

• All universal
• Book of Mysteries book
• Purple Mushroom
• Solar Essence
• Super Cucumber
• Void Essence

Liked gifts:

• All universal
• All Geode Minerals
• All Trinkets
• Iridium Bar
• Quartz