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There are well over 300 characters in the series Star Trek Deep Space Nine (DS9) and that is well beyond the scope of this article. Many of the main characters appear in enough episodes that a very brief description will suffice to help someone who has never watched the show understand who they are, and yet there are many characters that reappear over and over in the course of the series that should probably be touched upon as well. These recurring characters are not as important to the series in an overall sense but are very important to the stories that they appear in.

Humans:
Captain Benjamin Sisko (Main Character): Commanding officer of DS9. Started the show as Commander and was promoted somewhere around the middle of the run. Also known as the Emissary of the Prophets by the Bajorans. Sisko hates being apart of Bajoran Religious life.

Jake Sisko(Supporting Character): Captain Sisko's teenage son who practically grows up before our very eyes on the show and eventually becomes a journalist.

Doctor Julian Bashir(Main Character): Prodigal Genius that requested the asignment to DS9 so he could practice "Frontier Medicine".

Mile O'Brian(Main Character) and Keiko(Supporting Character): Married on the Enterprise this couple is relocated to DS9 and Chief O'Brian is promoted to Chief of Operations from Transporter Chief.

Kassidy Yates(Supporting Character): Freighter Captain and Captain Sisko's love interest

Klingons:
Lt. Commander Worf(Main Character): Tranfered from the Enterprise to be the liason officer with the Klingon's.

Kurn (Supporting Character): Worfs brother former member of the Klingon High Council. Kurn is dishonored by Worf and the house of Mog is dissolved by the Klingon High Council.

Alexander Roshenko(Supporting Character): Worf's Son Raised by Worfs adopted Human parents on Earth later joins Worf on DS9.

Gowron(Supporting Character): Leader of the Klingon High Council Killed by Worf in an honorable challenge.

General Martock(Supporting Character): After the dissolution of Worf's House of Mog Martock adopts worf into his own house. Later is given the high council leadership by Worf.

Lursa And B'Etor (Supporting Characters): Klingon Sisters from the house of Duras.

Bajorans:
Major Kira(Main Character): Second in command of DS9 and Former resistance leader during the Cardasian occupation of Bajor.

Vedeck Bareil(Supporting Character): One of the Vedecks of Bajor (Religious leaders simillar to Catholic Cardinals) Becomes one of Major Kira's love interests in early

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