Characters from Dune

Characters from Dune, a science fiction novel by Frank Herbert.

This article provides links to many of the main characters in Dune. They are grouped by primary allegiances. In some cases these allegiances change or reveal themselves to be different throughout the novel and the other Dune novels.

Table of contents

1 House Atreides 2 House Harkonnen 3 Fremen 4 House Corrino 5 Additional Information

House Atreides

• Duke Leto Atreides, head of House Atreides
• Lady Jessica, Bene Gesserit and concubine of the Duke. Mother of Paul and Alia
• Paul Atreides, the Duke's son
• Alia Atreides, Paul's younger sister
• 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

• Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, head of House Harkonnen
• Piter De Vries, twisted mentat
• Feyd-Rautha, nephew of the Baron
• Glossu 'Beast' Rabban, older nephew of the Baron

Fremen

• Stilgar, Fremen Naib
• Chani, Paul's Fremen wife

House Corrino

• Shaddam IV, the Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe
• Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam, Bene Gesserit schemer, the Emperor's Truthsayer.
• Kynes, Imperial Planetologist on Arrakis

Additional Information

• Dune, originating novel
• The Bene Gesserit
• The Bene Tleilaxu