The Diary of Anne Frank Characters

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank , Margot 's younger sister, and (eventually, and for a time) Peter van Daan 's girlfriend. Born in Germany, Anne immigrated to Holland with her family at the age… read analysis of Anne Frank

Otto Frank ("Pim")

Mrs. Frank 's husband, father of Anne and Margot . Up until he goes into hiding, he is the founder and Managing Director of the Dutch Opekta Company, which manufactures products used to make jam… read analysis of Otto Frank ("Pim")

Peter van Daan

Son of Mr . and Mrs . van Daan , and (eventually) Anne 's boyfriend. Peter is 16 when he joins the Frank family in the Secret Annex. Anne initially views Peter as awkward and… read analysis of Peter van Daan

Alfred Dussel

A dentist in his late fifties who joins the Franks and the van Daans in the Secret Annex. Anne is often at odds with Mr. Dussel , in no small part because she shares a… read analysis of Alfred Dussel

Peter Schiff ("Petel")

A boy Anne had a fleeting "romance" with when she was very young. She feels that Petel is her one true love – though later in the diary she admits that her feelings for Petel… read analysis of Peter Schiff ("Petel")

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The imaginary friend Anne often writes to in her diary. Although Kitty isn't a real person, she is a central figure in Anne's life, given that Kitty is perhaps the only "person" Anne can truly confide in.

Mr. Frank 's wife, mother of Anne and Margot . Anne views Mrs. Frank as nervous, irritable, and incapable of being a true mother to Anne and Margot.

Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank , and Anne 's older sister. Margot is 16 at the time Anne begins writing her diary. Margot is, in Anne's eyes, the favored child: she's smart, beautiful, and quiet.

Mrs. van Daan 's husband, and father of Peter . Anne views Mr. van Daan as an opinionated man, well versed in politics, who has a tempestuous relationship with his wife.

Mr. van Daan 's wife, and mother of Peter . Anne is often at odds with Mrs. van Daan . Anne views Mrs. van Daan as a flirtatious, superficial, and self-centered woman who has a tempestuous relationship with her husband.

Jan 's wife. Miep is a non-Jewish employee of the Dutch Opekta Company and a close friend of the Franks. She helps the Franks, the van Daans, and Mr. Dussel go into hiding.

Miep 's husband. Jan is a close friend of the Franks. He is appointed the nominal director of the Dutch Opekta Company after Mr. Frank is forced to give it up under new Nazi regulations that ban Jews from directing companies.

An employee of the Dutch Opekta Company and non-Jewish friend of the Franks. Mr. Kugler helps the Franks, the van Daans, and Mr. Dussel go into hiding.

An employee of the Dutch Opekta Company and friend of the Franks. Mr. Kleiman helps the Franks, the van Daans, and Mr. Dussel go into hiding.

Mr. Voskuijl 's daughter.An employee of the Dutch Opekta Company and non-Jewish friend of the Franks. Bep helps the Franks, the van Daans, and Mr. Dussel go into hiding.

Anne 's grandmother on her mother's side, who died of an illness shortly before the Franks went into hiding. Anne often has dreams of Grandma , and views her as a guardian angel.

One of Anne 's best childhood friends. Anne feels guilt that she couldn't save Hanneli from the Nazis, and Hanneli comes to symbolize, to Anne, the suffering of the Jews.

Alfred Dussel 's Christian girlfriend, with whom he was living before he was forced to go into hiding.

The man who takes over running the Dutch Opekta Company's warehouse after Mr. Voskuijl is diagnosed with cancer. There are some who believe that Mr. van Maaren betrayed the residents of the Annex to the police.

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