List of Dune characters

Dune is a science fiction media franchise that originated with the 1965 novel Dune by American author Frank Herbert. Dune is frequently cited as the best-selling science fiction novel in history,[1][2] and won the 1966 Hugo Award[3] as well as the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel.[4] Herbert wrote five sequels before his death in 1986.[5][6][7] Dune was adapted into a 1984 film,[8][9] and a 2000 television miniseries.[10][11] The first two sequels were presented as a miniseries in 2003.[12]

Since 1999, Herbert's son Brian Herbert and science fiction author Kevin J. Anderson have published eleven prequel novels, as well as two which complete the original Dune series.[5]

Frank Herbert works

Frank Herbert's Dune was published in 1965, and he wrote five sequels before his death in 1986: Dune Messiah (1969), Children of Dune (1976), God Emperor of Dune (1981), Heretics of Dune (1984), and Chapterhouse: Dune (1985).[5] Dune follows Paul, the scion of House Atreides, as his family is thrown into the dangerous political intrigues centered on the desert planet Arrakis, only known source of the oracular spice melange, the most important and valuable substance in the universe. The series spans 5,000 years, focusing on Paul's various descendants.

House Atreides
  • Arkie, Atreides House Trooper
  • Alia Atreides, Paul's younger sister
  • Ghanima Atreides, Paul's daughter and twin sister of Leto II
  • Ikonicre Atreides, majordomo to Leto II
  • Lady Jessica, Bene Gesserit and concubine of the Duke; mother of Paul and Alia
  • Duke Leto I Atreides, head of House Atreides
  • Leto, first son of Paul and Chani; died as a toddler
  • Leto II Atreides, Paul's son and twin brother of Ghanima
  • Moneo Atreides, majordomo and result of the God Emperor's breeding program; father of Siona Atreides
  • Paul Atreides, the Duke's son
  • Siona Atreides, daughter of Moneo
  • Gurney Halleck, staunchly loyal troubadour warrior of the Atreides
  • Thufir Hawat, Mentat and Master of Assassins to House Atreides
  • Duncan Idaho, Sword Master for House Atreides
  • Mattai, Atreides House Trooper
  • Dr. Wellington Yueh, Suk doctor for the Atreides

House Harkonnen
  • Abulurd Harkonnen II, half-brother of the Baron; father of Glossu and Feyd
  • Feyd-Rautha Rabban, nephew and heir of the Baron
  • Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, head of House Harkonnen
  • Umman Kudu, Former Guard Captain
  • Iakin Nefud, Guard Captain
  • Glossu 'Beast' Rabban, older nephew of the Baron
  • Piter De Vries, twisted Mentat

Imperial House Corrino
  • Anirul, Bene Gesserit wife of Shaddam IV
  • Aramsham, Sardaukar Captain
  • Farad'n, son of Princess Wensicia and grandson of Shaddam IV
  • Princess Irulan, firstborn eldest daughter of Shaddam IV and Lady Anirul
  • Shaddam IV, 81st Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe; last Corrino Emperor
  • Princess Wensicia, third daughter of Shaddam IV and Lady Anirul
  • Count Hasimir Fenring, Imperial Spice Minister; Emperor Shaddam's closest friend and advisor
  • Pardot Kynes, first Imperial Planetologist on Arrakis
  • Torynn, Sardaukar Levenbrech

Bene Gesserit

Bene Tleilax
  • Master Bijaz
  • Duro Nunepi, Tleilaxu Ambassador to Leto II
  • Ledden Pook, Tleilaxu Envoy
  • Master Scytale
  • Master Tylwyth Waff
  • Wose, Tleilaxu Envoy

Spacing Guild

Honored Matres

Fremen
  • Chani, daughter of Liet-Kynes and Faroula; Paul's Fremen concubine
  • Chatt the Leaper, captain of the Fedaykin, leader of the death commandos who guard Muad'Dib
  • Dhuri, wife of Otheym
  • Farok
  • Faroula, daughter of Heinar, wife of Warrick and then Liet-Kynes
  • Geoff, killed by Jamis in ritual combat
  • Harah, wife of Jamis, the servant to Paul; later wife of Stilgar
  • Jamis, killed by Paul in ritual combat
  • Kaleff, natural son of Geoff
  • Korba, Fedaykin commando
  • Lichna, daughter of Otheym
  • Liet-Kynes, the son of Pardot Kynes, and the Imperial Planetologist on Arrakis
  • Orlop, natural son of Jamis
  • Otheym, Fedaykin commando
  • Reverend Mother Ramallo, Fremen Reverend Mother
  • Shadout Mapes, housekeeper for the royal family of Arrakis
  • Shishakli, a squad leader of the Fedaykin
  • Shoab, Tharthar's brother
  • Stilgar, Fremen naib, friend to Liet-Kynes
  • Tecrube, a Fremen and imperial clerk under Emperor Paul Atreides
  • Tharthar, one of Stilgar's wives
  • Turok, dies in a Harkonnen raid

Miscellaneous
  • Abumojandia
  • Bannerjee, security officer under Emperor Paul Atreides
  • Hadi Benotto, archaeologist
  • Djedida, Korba´s secretary
  • Esmar Tuek, smuggler
  • Nayla, Fish Speaker
  • Tandis, Imperial messenger under Emperor Paul Atreides
  • Topri, spy and rebel under Siona Atreides
  • Ulot, Rebel under Siona Atreides

Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson works
Main article: Dune prequel series

Since 1999, Herbert's son Brian Herbert and author Kevin J. Anderson have published eleven prequel novels, collected in the series Prelude to Dune (1999–2001), Legends of Dune (2002–2004), Heroes of Dune (2008–2009), and Great Schools of Dune (2012–2016).[5] They have also released two novels—Hunters of Dune (2006) and Sandworms of Dune (2007)—which complete the original series.[5]

House Atreides
  • Estes Atreides, son of Vorian, twin of Kagin
  • Lady Helena Richese-Atreides, mother of Leto I
  • Kagin Atreides, son of Vorian, twin of Estes
  • Kean Atreides, father of Paulus, son of Miklos
  • Miklos Atreides, father of Kean Atreides.
  • Duke Paulus Atreides, father of Leto I
  • Victor Atreides, son of Duke Leto and Kailea Vernius of Ix
  • Vorian Atreides, the founder of the house; son of the Titan Agamemnon

House Harkonnen
  • Abulurd Harkonnen, grandson of Xavier
  • Dmitri Harkonnen, father of Vladimir and Abulurd II
  • Xavier Harkonnen, military leader during the Butlerian Jihad
  • Captain Kryubi, head of the Harkonnen House Guard
  • Kalo Whylls, Ambassador

Imperial House Corrino
  • Elrood IX Corrino, 80th Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe; father of Shaddam IV
  • Faykan Corrino, founder of the Padishah Empire
  • Cando Garon, Sardaukar Commander; the son of Zum Garon
  • Zum Garon, Imperial Sardaukar Supreme Bashar

House Moritani (Grumman)
  • Trin Kronos
  • Viscount Hundro Moritani
  • Lupino Ord, Ambassador of Grumman
  • Hiih Resser, Swordmaster of Ginaz serving House Moritani

House Richese
  • Talis Balt, inventor
  • Premier Ein Calimar
  • Tenu Chobyn, inventor of the no-field
  • Lady Edwina Richese, daughter of Elrood IX
  • Lady Helena Richese-Atreides, married to Paulus Atreides, mother of Leto I
  • Count Ilban Richese, head of House Richese
  • Haloa Rund, Mentat inventor

House Vernius and Ix
  • Kobat, Ixian ambassador to Leto II
  • Malky
  • Hwi Noree, betrothed and Ixian ambassador to Leto II
  • C'tair Pilru, son of Cammar; twin of D'murr
  • Cammar Pilru, Ambassador of Ix
  • D'murr Pilru, son of Cammar; twin of C'tair; Navigator for the Spacing Guild
  • Earl Dominic Vernius, head of House Vernius
  • Lady Kailea Vernius, daughter of Dominic and Shando; Rhombur's sister
  • Prince Rhombur Vernius, eldest son of Dominic and Shando; cyborg ruler of Ix
  • Lady Shando Balut-Vernius, wife of Earl Vernius
  • Tessia, Bene Gesserit, wife of Rhombur Vernius

House Taligari
  • Tyros Reffa, son of Elrood IX Corrino

Bene Gesserit
  • Harishka

Bene Tleilax
  • Master Hidar Fen Ajidica
  • Elder Burah of the Lost Tleilaxu
  • Khrone, Enhanced Face Dancer
  • Uxtal of the Lost Tleilaxu
  • Master Zaaf, Tleilaxu representative
  • Zoal, Face Dancer

Honored Matres

Fremen
  • Bikouros, Fremen naib
  • Cahueit, Fremen naib
  • El'him Wormrider, son of Selim Wormrider
  • Fash, Fremen naib
  • Heinar, naib of Red Wall Sietch
  • Hobars, Fremen naib
  • Keke the Lame, Fremen naib and rebel
  • Legg, Fremen naib and rebel
  • Liet-chih, son of Warrick and Faroula
  • Naib Ishmael, leader of the Zensunni Free-Men, successor to the legend of Selim
  • Rajifiri, a Fremen rebel
  • Saajid, Fremen naib and rebel
  • Selim Wormrider, leader of Zensunni outlaws on Arrakis, first wormrider
  • Takim, Fremen naib and rebel
  • Tasmin, Fremen naib and rebel
  • Uliet
  • Umbu, Fremen naib and rebel
  • Warrick, best friend of Liet-Kynes, killed in the spice agony

Sorceresses of Rossak
  • Ticia Cenva, sister of Norma, daughter of Iblis Ginjo
  • Zufa Cenva, mother of Norma

Ginaz
  • Whitmore Bludd
  • Mord Cour
  • Rivvy Dinari
  • Friedre Ginaz
  • Istian Goss, received spirit of Noret
  • Jool Noret, legendary Ginaz mercenary, son of Zon Noret
  • Zon Noret, Ginaz mercenary famous at his time
  • Jammo Reed
  • Nar Trig
  • Jeh-Wu

Butlers
  • Abulurd Butler, brother of Faykan; became Abulurd Harkonnen
  • Faykan Butler, founder of Imperial House Corrino; renamed to Faykan Corrino
  • Livia Butler, wife of Manion Sr. and mother of Serena; abbess of the City of Interspection
  • Manion Butler, Manion the Innocent, martyred infant of Serena
  • Manion Butler Sr., father of Serena
  • Octa Butler, wife of Xavier Harkonnen
  • Quentin Butler, husband of Wandra
  • Rayna Butler, founder of the Cult of Serena
  • Rikov Butler, governor of Parmentier and primero of the Jihad; father of Rayna
  • Serena Butler, Priestess of the Jihad
  • Wandra Butler, daughter of Xavier Harkonnen

Titans and Neo-Cymeks

Titans:

  • Agamemnon
  • Ajax
  • Alexander
  • Barbarossa
  • Dante
  • Hecate
  • Juno
  • Tamerlane
  • Tlaloc
  • Xerxes

Neo-Cymeks:

  • Beowulf
  • Quentin Butler

Thinking machines
  • Chirox, reprogrammed by humans, used as a trainer on Ginaz
  • Erasmus, independent robot
  • Gilbertus Albans, adopted human-son of Erasmus; founder of the Order of Mentats
  • Omnius, the Evermind; leader of the machines
  • Seurat, co-pilot to Vorian Atreides

Miscellaneous
  • Pen Barlowe, smuggler
  • Lord Niko Bludd
  • Iblis Ginjo, human trustee and later Grand Patriarch of the Holy Jihad
  • Tio Holtzman
  • Yorek Thurr, head of the Jipol

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