All 52 ‘Game of Thrones’ Main Characters Ranked

Game of Thrones is one of the most loved fantasy drama shows among audiences that bid goodbye to us in 2019 with its last season. The show received massive appreciation from viewers and rightfully so given the captivating storyline, top-notch cinematography, and hard-hitting visuals about the complicated lives of the characters the show offers all at the same time.

The show had a compelling cast with almost 52 main characters and other recurring characters that appeared over the seasons. We tried ranking all these main 52 Game of Thrones characters who played a crucial role in this intriguing tale by doing cruel, awful, and courageous acts throughout the story. Here comes the list of all 52 characters role played in “Game of Thrones”:

52. Viserys Targaryen

Viserys Targaryen was the second son of Aerys II Targaryen. He was an aggressive, arrogant, foolish, and immoral person whose anger and ego always outweighed his senses. His only aim was to acquire the Iron Throne but he ended up getting killed before he could.

51. Rickon Stark

Rickon was an aggressive and undisciplined guy born as the youngest child to Lord Eddard and Lady Catelyn Stark. His personality was wild, quite similar to that of his pet Direwolf.

50. Robb Stark

A dutiful and brave kid who is also the eldest son of the Starks. He became the King in the North and fought wars and battles for his family against the Lannisters. He was a man of the heart.

49. Stannis Baratheon

The Lord of Dragonstone and the younger brother of the late King Robert Baratheon, Stannis was a severe man who wasn’t well-liked by the people. He committed awful acts via Lord of Light blood magic.

48. Bran Stark

Brandon Stark, the fourth Stark child was a kid with some magical telepathic powers. He became the King of the Andels thus making him the most powerful man individual in Westrores.

47. Roose Bolton

Roose Bolton is the head of House Bolton and the Lord of the Dreadfort was an opportunist and sort of evil. He never imagined he would get his head chopped off by his own Bastard son Ramsay.

46. Daario Naharis

Daario Naharis was the man who made his way to the heart of Daenerys Targaryen and stood beside her—but eventually ended up getting left behind as Daenerys moved ahead to follow her destiny.

45. Eddard Stark

Lord Eddard Stark commonly called Ned Stark is the father of Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran, Rickon, and “bastard” son Jon Snow. He was the Lord of Winterfell and being a kind man, he died an undeserving death as Cersei, Littlefinger, and Joffrey backstabbed him.

44. Joffrey

The prince of Westeros, Joffrey is believed to be the eldest son of Queen Cersei and King Robert Baratheon but he’s the illegitimate child of Qeen and her twin brother Jaime Lannister.

43. Shae

Shae was a young prostitute who was a former handmaiden of Sansa Stark and later Tyrion Lannister’s mistress. The girl ended up getting strangled by Tyrion himself while he was on his way to kill his father Tywin.

42. Tommen

Tommen was the bastard son of Cersei Lannister and her twin brother Jamie Lannister. After the death of his elder brother Joffrey, the throne was passed on to Tommen. He’s a passive guy who has a likable personality.

41. Khal Drogo

Khal Drogo was a Dothraki warlord who married the young Daenerys as a part of a deal. Initially, he was shown as a cruel man but with time he grew fond of Khaleesi (Daenerys) and worked towards making her the ruler of Westeros.

40. Gendry

Gendry was the unacknowledged bastard son of King Robert Baratheon since the King never acknowledged him openly. He grew up in slums and survived on bowls of brown stew. He learned to be a blacksmith and went on to become a strong young man.

39. Theon Greyjoy

The youngest son of King Balon Greyjoy of the Iron Islands, Theon was held hostage by House Stark after his father’s failed rebellion. When he betrays Robb and invades the North he’s captured by Bolton House where Ramsay turns him into a “Reek”.

38. Jorah Mormont

The exiled Northern Lord from the Westernos, Jorah was a spy, a soldier, and a servant. He came in through to spy on Daenerys Targaryen disguised as her mentor but ultimately fell in love with her. Soon his reality got exposed and his love remained unrequited.

37. King Robert

King Robert Baratheon married Cersei Lannister after the death of Lyanna Stark but their marriage remained loveless. Although he became the ruler of Westeros, he was least interested in leadership and was mostly found lazy.

36. Ramsey Bolton

Mostly defined as a sadist and the true definition of evil, Ramsey Bolton is one hell of a horrifying character. He kills his whole family and becomes the new Warden of the North and Lord of Winterfell and also married Sansa Stark.

35. Catelyn Stark

Lady Catelyn Stark is one of the strongest characters on the show given how she had to witness her family get torn apart right in front of her eyes. She was the wife of Eddard Stark and had five children with him.

34. Talisa Stark

Talisa fell in love with the King in the North, Robb Stark when they met on the battlefields of Westeros. She became his queen but ultimately while she was pregnant, she became one of the casualties and suffered the massacre of Red Wedding.

33. Samwell Tarly (Sam)

Sam is a nerdy, soft-hearted man who also happens to be a book lover. He’s a close friend of Jon Snow who even risked his life to save the life of wildling girl Gilly and her baby from the White Walkers.

32. Lord Commander Mormont (Jeor Mormont)

The head of House Mormont and the Lord of Bear Island, Jeor Mormont was a robust and wise man. He treated everyone fairly and with respect including Tyrion Lannister who was a dwarf, and the bastard Jon Snow.

31. Ygritte

Ygritte was a wilding warrior and Jon Snow’s girlfriend. She was a courageous woman who possessed great archery skills. She always believed herself to be a free woman and was well-skilled in survival during assaults and attacks.

30. Gilly

Gilly, the daughter as well as one of the wives of Craster. She has an incestuous child named Sam with her father and believes that even after suffering so much because of her father, life might have something better in store for her.

29. The High Sparrow

The leader of the religious sect the Sparrows and the newly appointed High Septon, High Sparrow was a serious man who was also quite humble. He has a very sharp mind which he wisely put to use to manipulate people.

28. Red Viper

Red Viper whose actual name is Prince Oberyn Martell, was an extremely popular personality in Dorne. He had a great knowledge of poisons and a man with wit, lust, power, and lots of anger!

27. The Hound

The Hound or Sandor Clegane was a personal bodyguard of Prince Joffrey. He was a trained warrior who used his sword in a one-handed style. He also developed pyrophobia due to a traumatic incident when his brother forced his face into the fire and left it half burned.

26. Jaime Lannister

Jaime was the twin brother of Cersei Lannister and the two had an incestuous relationship. Jamie was also the biological father to Cersei’s children Joffrey, Myrcella, and Tommen, and another unborn child. He was a great swordsman and was very straightforward and arrogant.

25. Jaqen H’ghar

Jaqen, known as the Faceless men of Braavos, a Lorathi criminal who was arrested but later recruited by Yoren to join the Night’s Watch. He talks in third person pronouns and refers to himself as “a man” instead of “I” when talking to others. He looks calm and is very courteous.

24. Tywin Lannister

The father of Cersei, Jaime, and Tyrion Lannister, Tywin Lannister was the head of House Lannister, Lord of Casterly Rock, and Warden of the West. He was cold, stoic, manipulative, and a hard-hearted man who preached practicality instead of principles.

23. Ellaria Sand

After the death of her paramour Oberyn, Ellaria’s personality drastically changed from a carefree, loving, and adventurous woman into a serious and vindictive woman who now only seeks hatred and revenge.

22. Yara Greyjoy

The daughter of Balon Greyjoy and the sister of Theon Greyjoy, Yara is a powerful fighter who has the finest caliber to destroy her enemies. She has an aggressive personality toward the people whom she doesn’t like or the ones who try to teach her.

21. Tormund Giantsbane

Tormund was a ferocious and adamant warrior with massive strength and extraordinary fighting skills. He is as loyal and dangerous as he can get and that’s what makes him one of the most intimidating characters on the show.

20. Jon Snow

Jon Snow is the half-brother to Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran, and Rickon, and has been presented as the bastard son of Eddard Stark from the beginning. Jon had a strong and lean personality with a sense of maturity. He was also a kind of loner due to his bastard status.

19. Euron Greyjoy

The brother of Balon Greyjoy and the head of House Greyjoy, Lord Reaper of Pyke, and Lord of the Iron Island, Euron had a cruel and terrifying personality. He was perceived as half insane and the most feared pirate alive.

18. Hodor

Wylis who was nicknamed Hodor was a simple and joyful man with a disabled mind. He was a servant of House Stark at Winterfell who worked in the stables. He was the one who kept murmuring the word Hodor which led to him being called by the very same name.

17. Margaery Tyrell

Margaery Tyrellwas King Joffrey Baratheon’s wife who later married King Tommen Baratheon, his younger brother, after Joffrey’s death. Margaery was a clear example of beauty with brains as she had a very clever mind which she wisely used for manipulative purposes.

16. Brienne

Brienne was a true victim of mockery, rejection, and pity for most of her life. She was a distinct personality who when tried to dress up like a proper woman, she was again disgraced for her unattractive looks.

15. Pycelle

Pycelle was the grand master for most of the kings however his loyalty towards House Lannister was always more than others. He was referred to as a subservient and cowardly man who was popular amongst the people.

14. Tyrion Lannister

Tyrion was a born dwarf and the younger brother of Cersei and Jamie. He had an intelligent mind that was his only weapon and developed superior intellectual skills to make up for his lack of physical strength attributes.

13. Varys

Varys or “the spider” was a proficient manipulator who was also completely unpredictable. He was very mysterious but one thing obvious about him was that he did not have an intention to sit on the Iron Throne himself!

12. Melisandre

Melisandre was the Red priestess and a prominent advisor of King Stannis Baratheon for his motive of grabbing the iron throne. She is a woman with some intense magical powers over fire and shadow!

11. Missandei

Missandei was a slave who was then freed by Daenerys Targaryen. She then becomes Daenerys’s counselor and turns out to be one of her most loyal advisors. She can speak almost 19 languages!

10. Davos Seaworth

Davos Seaworth or the Onion Knight was the closest friend that Stannis ever had. He was a brave, loyal, and honest man who was unaffected by people’s opinions. He was also the key advisor and right-hand man of Jon Snow.

9. Littlefinger

Lord Petyr Baelish, or Littlefinger, was a cunning and unpredictable opportunist. He was an intelligent man who also had great manipulation skills which he used to accomplish his plans!

8. Qyburn

Qyburn was the former masters of the Citadel who was initially thrown out because of his illegal human experimentation. Later, upon Cersei’s ascension, he became the Hand of the Queen and served her throughout with utmost loyalty.

7. Bronn

Bronn, with sarcasm and dark humor in his character, is Tyrion Lannister’s bodyguard. His presence offers the show its mystical grievance. He is a master sells word who can assassinate anyone for the right price with his warrior skills.

6. Olenna Tyrell

Olenna is shown as a cunning, wise, and clever lady. Every story has a remarkably smart character Olenna is the brains of the show. Moreover, She is also a matriarch of House Tyrell and is proficient in planning and plotting in court politics.

5. Grey Worm

Grey Worm was a skilled warrior and a faithful subordinate of Daenerys. He was shown as the slave of the Good Masters of Astrapor in the previous chapter but later turned into the chosen commander of the Unsullied after being released.

4. Arya Stark

Arya Stark was an extremely popular character. Feminists of today can unsurprisingly connect with her character. She was an independent character who was fighting for her rights. Her personality was that of a tomboy with a powerful and committed aura.

3. Sansa Stark

Sansa is Eddard Stark’s eldest daughter with “proper lady” etiquette and skills. Her character was very innocent and naive and transformed into strong as she faced many tragedies in her life. A character that built as the show goes on.

2. Daenerys Targaryen

Daenerys Targaryen is one of the most popular and important characters on the show. Daenerys was the only daughter of Lord Aerys II Targaryen. She was a respectful and considerate woman who was also filled with extreme determination and courage who fought for the throne without any fear.

1. Cersei Lannister

Cersei is a mean and ambitious woman who can backstab anybody for the good of her kids and herself. She was the Queen of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros and has been a victim of an unsuccessful marriage with Robert. The character is also shown having an incestuous relationship with Jamie, her twin brother! She is one of the most complex, powerful, and ruthless Game of Thrones characters.

Conclusion

All these characters in Game of Thrones are truly complicated yet their lives are highly interesting to explore. It would be fun to head onto a Game of Thrones binge-watching session and uncover who wins the Iron Throne at the end! If you haven’t already, go watch this ultimate classic fantasy saga now.

FAQs – Game of Thrones Characters

1. Who was the most popular character with her army of Dragons?

Daenerys Targaryen is one of the most popular character in the Game of Thrones show, and she fought for the crown of the nation without any fear.

2. Name the born dwarf who ruled as a king.

Tyrion Lannister was the born dwarf and his most strongest weapon was the intelligent mind.

3. Who was the personal bodyguard of Prince Joffrey?

The Hound or Sandor Clegane was a personal bodyguard of Prince Joffrey. As a trained warrior in the fights, he uses his sword with the help of single hand only.