10 Best characters from Days of Our Lives - Ranked

Days of Our Lives is one of the longest-running soap operas and has been airing since 1965. The show revolves around the lives of characters living in Salem, Illinois. The most prominent families depicted in the show are the Hortons, the Bradys, the Kiriakis, and the DiMeras.

The show has aired around 15000 episodes, and throughout its run, it has introduced many characters who have become fan favorites. With their scheming, plotting, and facing several challenges in life, these characters brought drama to the show.

In this article, we have ranked 10 such characters from Days of Our Lives who have given their all and entertained the viewers.

Disclaimer: Please note the entire article is based on the writer's opinion. Reader's discretion is advised.

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10) Jack Deveraux

Introduced as a villain in Steve and Kayla’s live story, Jack later became one of the main characters of Days of Our Lives. He continuously harasses and tortures Kayla but eventually grants her her freedom by divorcing her and wanting to become a better person.

His resentment of Steve stops him initially from accepting the Johnsons as his family and Jo as his mother, but slowly, he starts to get closer to them. Jack’s character arc from being a villain to a main character who is filled with guilt and resentment for his past actions and his love for Jennifer Horton made him one of the favorite characters of the audience.

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9) Victor Kiriakis

Victor Kiriakis was introduced in Days of Our Lives as an acquaintance of the Brady family. Slowly, it was revealed in the show that Victor had strong connections with the underworld, which he formed when he was living in Greece.

He was involved in several illegal and criminal activities, like running a drug smuggling business and killing Ileya Petrov. He later did give up his notorious activities to get closer to his children but used his underworld connections to help his family and friends in need.

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8) Stefano DiMera

Considered one of the greatest villains, Stefano DiMera is responsible for various tragedies in Days of Our Lives. He committed many crimes, such as killing Stuart Whyland and conspiring to frame Roman Brady in a string of murders.

He also kidnaps Roman’s wife and children to take revenge and also tries to kill Roman by shooting at him.

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7) Sami Brady

Sami Brady is one of the popular characters of Days of Our Lives. Her plotting and manipulating nature introduces drama to the show. Due to an obsession with Austin, she tries to orchestrate several plans to split Carrie and Austin, from drugging him to passing off someone else’s child as Austin’s.

Other than that, she also kidnaps and sells Belle, her stepsister, on the Black market. Her various crimes and love entanglements push the story forward by wrecking havoc in the lives of the people of Salem.

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6) Alice Horton

Alice Horton is one of the beloved characters from Days of Our Lives. She has helped many characters, and her relationship with her husband Tom Horton is one of the iconic relationships in Daily soaps.

From helping Roman Brady escape from going to prison after being falsely accused of being behind the Salem Slasher murders. She also helps Bo in kidnapping Hope so that he can confess his feelings to her before she marries Larry Welch.

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5) Steve Johnson

Steve Johnson is one of the best characters from Days of Our Lives. He has been involved in various illegal activities, but his love for Kayla and his family makes him one of the fan-favorites.

He lost one of his eyes while fighting with his friend Bo Brady for a woman. He works with Victor Kiriakis in his shady business. He also gives up on his love for Kayla as Jack also loved her after finding out that he his one of his siblings and was assumed to be dying soon. However, later, he helps Kayla get out of that marriage as she was suffering mentally and physically.

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4) Kayla Brady

Another beloved character from Days of Our Lives, Kayla Brady, is one of those characters who faces a string of sufferings in her life in Salem. In her marriage with Jack Deveraux, she is poisoned by his mother and later rescued by Steve.

She suffers a lot during her marriage with Jack, who also r*pes her and tries to keep her away from her love, Steve. However, later, they are reunited after Jack grants Kayla a divorce, and they decide to leave Salem for good.

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3) Bo Brady

Bo Brady faced many challenges in his life in the soap opera Days of Our Lives. He loses his brother Roman Brady after he is accused of being a murderer due to Victor Kiriakis’s acheming against him.

He goes on to investigate about Kiriakis in Europe, leaving Hope in Salem. However, when he returns to Salem, he reveals his brain tumor to Hope, and they repeat their wedding vows before Bo dies in Hope’s arms.

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2) Hope Williams Brady

One of the main characters of Days of Our Lives, Hope Williams Brady’s journey was a tumultuous one. From being kidnapped and forced to marry Larry Welch to losing her child, Zack, she has gone through it all.

Her love story with Bo Brady is one of the iconic love stories from the show. They have gone through many separations and reconciliations in the course of their relationship due to disagreements when Bo changes his personality to impress his biological father, Victo Kiriakis, and also various other reasons like her marriage with Larry. However, they always found their way back to each other in the end.

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1) Marlena Evans

One of the iconic characters from Days of Our Lives is Marlena Evans. She has survived numerous dangerous circumstances in the show. From being possessed to being kidnapped several times, once while she was in a coma, Marlena has experienced many problems over the years.

She was also used for experiments by being a surrogate for genetically engineered babies, such as Rex and Cassie. She was also targeted by several serial killers and was also made to believe that she was also a serial killer. Surviving so many dangerous circumstances has made Marlena a fan-favorite character. She also helps in investigating the reasons behind the Brady and DiMera feud.

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