List of Dune characters
This is a list of characters from the fictional Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. In recent years, his son, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson have added two prequel trilogies.
This article provides links to many of the main characters in the Dune universe. They are grouped by primary allegiances. In some cases these allegiances change or reveal themselves to be different throughout the novels.
House Atreides
- Vorian Atreides, the founder of the house; son of the Titan Agamemnon
- Estes Atreides, son of Vorian, twin of Kagin
- Kagin Atreides, son of Vorian, twin of Estes
- Duke Miklos Atreides, Great-Grandfather of Leto I
- Duke Kean Atreides, Grandfather of Leto I
- Duke Paulus Atreides, Father of Leto I
- Lady Helena Atreides, Mother of Leto I
- Duke Leto Atreides I, head of House Atreides
- Victor Atreides, son of Duke Leto and Kailea Vernius of Ix
- Lady Jessica Atreides, Bene Gesserit and concubine of the Duke; Mother of Paul and Alia
- Paul Atreides, the Duke's son
- Alia Atreides, Paul's younger sister
- Leto Atriedes II, Paul's son and twin brother of Ghanima
- Ghanima Atreides, Paul's daughter and twin sister of Leto II
- Siona Atreides, result of the God Emperor's breeding program
- Thufir Hawat, Mentat and Master of Assassins to House Atreides
- Gurney Halleck, staunchly loyal troubadour warrior of the Atreides
- Duncan Idaho, Sword Master for House Atreides
- Dr. Wellington Yueh, Suk doctor for the Atreides
House Harkonnen
- Xavier Harkonnen, military leader during the Butlerian Jihad
- Abulurd Harkonnen, grandson of Xavier
- Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, head of House Harkonnen
- Piter De Vries, twisted Mentat
- Feyd-Rautha, nephew and heir of the Baron
- Glossu 'Beast' Rabban, older nephew of the Baron
- Captain Kryubi, head of the Harkonnen House Guard
- Kalo Whylls, Ambassador
- Captain Nefud
Imperial House Corrino
- Faykan Corrino, the founder of the Galactic Padishah Empire
- Hassik Corrino III, the one moved the Imperial Capital to Kaitain
- Crown Prince Raphael Corrino, according to Earl Dominic Vernius "The only good Corrino of them all"
- Vutier Corrino II, the patron of the arts
- Fondil Corrino III, the paternal grandfather of Shaddam IV
- Elrood Corrino IX, the father of Shaddam IV and the 80th Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe
- Princess Edwina Richese-Corrino, the daughter of Elrood Corrino IX
- Shaddam IV, the Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe
- Empress Kwisatz Mother Anirul Sadow-Tonkin Corrino, the Bene Gesserit wife of Shaddam Corrino IV
- Irulan Corrino, the firstborn eldest daughter of Shaddam Corrino IV and Empress Kwisatz Mother Anirul Sadow-Tonkin Corrino
- Farad'n Corrino, the grandson of Shaddam Corrino IV and the son of Princess Wensicia Corrino
- Pardot Kynes, the first Imperial Planetologist on Arrakis
- Count Hasimir Fenring, Imperial Spice Minister, the Emperor's closest friend and advisor
- Zum Garon, Supreme Bashar
- Ishaq Corrino XV, Padishah Emperor known for designing great Buildings
- Levenbrech Torynn
- Mandias Corrino or Mandias the Terrible, Padishah Emperor known as "the Emperor who made worlds tremble"
- Cando Garon, Commander, the son of Zum Garon
- Idriss Corrino I, Padishah Emperor
House Moritani (Grumman)
- Viscount Hundro Moritani
- Lupino Ord, Ambassador of Grumman
- Hiih Resser
- Trin Kronos
Bene Gesserit
- Raquella Berto-Anirul, founder of the Bene Gesserit
- Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam, the Emperor's Truthsayer and mentor of Lady Jessica Atreides.
- Lady Margot Fenring, wife of Count Hasimir Fenring
- Darwi Odrade
- Alma Mavis Taraza
- Bellonda
- Sheeana
- Miles Teg
- Cristane, commando Sister
- Miral Alechem
- mother Lobia, Truthsayer
- Harishka, Mother Superior, Truthsayer
Bene Tleilax
- Master Hidar Fen Ajidica
- Master Bijaz
- Master Scytale
- Master Tylwyth Waff
- Master Zaaf, Tleilaxu representative
- Elder Burah of the Lost Tleilaxu
- Uxtal of the Lost Tleilaxu
- Zoal, Face Dancer
- Khrone, Face Dancer
House Richese
- Count Ilban Richese, head of the house
- Lady Edwina Richese, daughter of Elrood IX
- Lady Helena Richese Atreides, married to Paulus Atreides, mother of Leto I
- Premier Ein Calimar
- Haloa Rund, Mentat inventor
- Talis Balt, inventor
- Tenu Chobyn, inventor of the Nofeild
House Vernius and Ix
- Earl Dominic Vernius, Earl of House Vernius
- Lady Shando Vernius, wife of Earl Vernius
- Prince Rhombur Vernius, eldest son of Dominic and Shando; cyborg ruler of Ix
- Princess Kailea Vernius, daughter of Dominic and Shando; Rhombur's sister
- Cammar Pilru, Ambassador of Ix
- C'tair Pilru, son of Cammar; twin of D'murr
- D'murr Pilru, son of Cammar; twin of C'tair; Navigator for the Spacing Guild
- Malky
- Hwi Noree
- Tessia, Bene Gesserit, wife of Rhombur Vernius
House Taligari
- Tyros Reffa, son of Elrood Corrino IX
Spacing Guild
- Norma Cenva, inventor of foldspace technology; first Guild Navigator
- Aurelius Venport, founder of VenKee enterprises, the ancestor of the Guild
- Adrien Venport, son of Aurelius Venport and Norma Cenva
- D'murr Pilru, Guild Navigator, twin brother of C'tair Pilru of Ix
- Edric, Navigator in the events of Dune Messiah
- Edrik, Navigator in the events of Hunters of Dune and Sandworms of Dune
Honoured Matres
Fremen
- Selim Wormrider, leader of Zensunni outlaws on Arrakis
- Naib Ishmael, leader of the Zensunni Free-Men, successor to the legend of Selim
- Chani, daughter of Liet-Kynes and Faroula, Paul's Fremen consort, and the true Crown Princess of Arrakis.
- Jamis, killed by Paul
- Warrick, best friend of liet kynes
- Shadout Mapes, housekeeper for the royal family of Arrakis
- Stilgar, Fremen Naib
- Sayyadina Ramallo
- Otheyem, Fedaykin Commando
- Lichna, daughter of Otheyem
- Liet-Kynes, the son of Pardot Kynes, and the Imperial Planetologist on Arrakis
- Heinar, Naib of Red Wall Sietch
- Faroula, daughter of Heinar, wife of Warrick then Liet-Kynes
- Liet-chih, son of Warrick and Faroula
Sorceresses of Rossak
- Zufa Cenva, mother of Norma
- Ticia Cenva, sister of Norma
Ginaz
- Friedre Ginaz
- Jool-Noret, legendary Ginaz mercenary
- Istian Goss, received spirit of Noret
- Nar Trig
- Jammo Reed
- Jeh-Wu
- Mord Cour
- Rivvy Dinari
- Whitmore Bludd
Butlers
- Manion Butler Sr., Father of Serena
- Livia Butler, wife of Manion Sr. and mother of Serena, abbess of the Coty of Interspection
- Serena Butler, Priestess of the Jihad
- Manion Butler, Manion the Innocent, martyred infant of Serena
- Octa Butler, wife of Xavier Harkonnen
- Wandra Butler, daughter of Xavier Harkonnen
- Quentin Butler, husband of Wandra
- Faykan Butler, the founder of the Imperial House Corrino who became Faykan Corrino
- Abulurd Butler, became Abulurd Harkonnen
- Rikov Butler, govenor of Parmentier, primero of the Jihad, father of Rayna
- Rayna Butler, founder of the Cult of Serena
Titans and Cymeks
(Links may be directed to the original person or character for which they were named )
- Agamemnon
- Ajax
- Alexander
- Artemis
- Barbarossa
- Julius Caesar
- Cleopatra
- Cortez
- Dante
- Genji
- Hecate
- Ivan
- Juno
- Kublai
- Moctezuma
- Olga
- Shaka
- Tamerlane
- Tlaloc
- Xerxes
- Beowulf
- Quentin Butler
- Evan
Thinking Machines
- Omnius, the Evermind; leader of the machines
- Erasmus, independent tobot
- Seurat, co-pilot to Vorian Atreides
- Chirox, reprogrammed by humans, used as a trainer on Ginaz
- Gilbertus Albans adopted son of Erasmus
Miscellaneous
- Tio Holtzman
- Lord Nikko Bludd
- Pen Barlowe, smuggler
- Esmar Tuek, smuggler
See also
- Dune (novel)
- The Bene Gesserit
- The Bene Tleilax
- The Spacing Guild