The protagonist in Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray” is named Dorian.
Dorian Gray is a beautiful young man whose portrait is painted by the artist Basil Hallward. After hearing Lord Henry Wotton praise youth and pleasure, Dorian wishes that the portrait would grow old while he remained young. The supernatural bargain becomes the novel’s central device: the painting records the corruption caused by his choices, while Dorian’s face stays youthful.
The first name is simply Dorian; “Gray” is his surname. Basil is the painter, and Henry is Lord Henry Wotton, the aristocrat whose ideas influence Dorian. James is not the protagonist but James Vane, the brother of actress Sibyl Vane.
Wilde’s only novel first appeared in 1890 as a shorter magazine version and was expanded for book publication in 1891. It combines Gothic horror with a philosophical examination of beauty, influence, morality, and responsibility.