- Won both the Nebula Award and the Hugo Award for his science fiction novel "Dune".
- Posthumously inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2006.
- Father of science fiction author Brian Herbert who has co-authored 13 more "Dune" titles.
- The quote "I must not fear, fear is the mind-killer" was included among other inspiring quotes in a broadcast news message of comfort and solidarity to the LGBT community, in the wake of the Orlando shooting.
- There is a character in Kafka's story "Preparations for a Country Wedding" called Edouard Raban, which corresponds to Baron Harkonnen's nephew "The Beast Raban" in Dune.
- Duncan Idaho is said to be the worst-named character in all of Science Fiction.
- The adaptations that have been made of his "Dune" novels have several connections to the Star Trek films. Patrick Stewart, who played Gurney Halleck in the David Lynch film, went on to play Captain Jean-Luc Picard on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). Brad Dourif, who played Piter De Vries, guest-starred on Star Trek: Voyager (1995). Virginia Madsen, who played Princess Irulan, also guest-starred on "Star Trek: Voyager". Dean Stockwell, who played Doctor Wellington Yueh, guest-starred on Star Trek: Enterprise (2001). Alice Krige, who played the Borg Queen in Star Trek: First Contact (1996), also played Lady Jessica in the miniseries Children of Dune (2003). In Lynch's version, Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV was played by José Ferrer, whose son Miguel Ferrer played a helmsman on the USS Excelsior in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984).
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