Famous Betans
- Cordelia Naismith (later Cordelia Vorkosigan) was born on Beta Colony and served in its military until, falsely accused of several crimes, she sought asylum on Aral Vorkosigan's homeworld of Barrayar. They married, and their son Miles Vorkosigan is 5/8 Betan; his paternal great-grandmother was also from Beta Colony.
- Admiral Naismith Miles Vorkosigan has dual citizenship, through his mother, and uses his Betan name of Miles Naismith when with the Dendarii Mercenaries.
- Bel Thorne Betan hermaphrodite who was originally involved with the Dendarii Mercenaries. In the novel Diplomatic Immunity, it has become a Port Master at Graf Station. It was one of the few Dendarii Mercenaries who knew Miles Naismiths's true identity and his relationship with ImpSec. It maintained its relationship with ImpSec even after leaving the Dendarii Mercenaries.
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