Matt Donovan

Elena’s ex-boyfriend and football player is the most normal person in a town full of the supernatural. His sister Vicki dies in season 1, and his mother is hardly ever around.

Matt stays human, and that is exactly what makes him important: he is the only one never at risk of biting someone. Later he becomes a police officer and finally sheriff of Mystic Falls.

His dislike of vampires grows with every season; his loyalty to his friends stays.