Dean (given name)

Dean

Dean Martin in 1959
Pronunciation	/ˈdiːn/
Gender	Male
Language	English
Origin
Meaning	Valley or dean or law, justice, verdict

Dean is an English masculine given name and middle name with several origins:

• Derived from the Greek word "δεκανός" ("dekanos"), which means "monk or dignitary in charge of ten others"; see also Dean (Christianity)
• Derived from the English surname Dean, from an Anglo-Saxon word meaning "valley"
• An Anglicization of the Hebrew noun דין, meaning "law", "justice" or "verdict".

Notable people and characters with the name include:

People

• Dean Acheson (1893–1971), American statesman and lawyer
• Dean Aldridge (born 1994), Australian baseball pitcher
• Dean Alexander, American country music singer
• Dean Alfange (1897–1989), American politician
• Dean Francis Alfar (born 1969), Filipino writer
• Dean Alford (born 1953), American politician and businessman
• Dean C. Allard (1933–2018), American naval historian and archivist
• Dean Allemang, American computer scientist
• Dean Allen (1966–2018), Canadian typographer, web developer and blogger
• Dean Allison (born 1965), Canadian politician
• Dean Allmark (born 1983), English professional wrestler
• Dean Alston, Australian canoeist
• Dean Alvord (1856–1941), American real estate developer and college professor
• Dean Amadon (1912–2003), American ornithologist
• Dean Anastasiadis (born 1970), Australian soccer player
• Dean Andal (born 1959), American businessman and politician
• Dean Anderson (born 1967), Australian rules footballer
• Dean Anderson (ice hockey) (born 1966), Canadian ice hockey player
• Dean Andrews (born 1963), English actor
• Dean Andrews Jr. (1922–1981), American attorney
• Dean Anna (born 1986), American basketball player
• Dean R. Appling, American biochemist
• Dean Armstrong (born 1973), Canadian actor
• Dean Arp (born 1966), American politician
• Dean Arsene (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
• Dean Ashton (born 1983), English footballer
• Dean Askew (born 1962), New Zealand cricketer
• Dean Aspen, British actor
• Dean Astumian, American physical chemist
• Dean Atta, British poet
• Dean Austin (born 1970), English footballer
• Dean G. Auten (1937–2026), American politician
• Dean Babst (1921–2006), American sociologist
• Dean Bailey (1967–2014), Australian rules footballer and coach
• Dean Baker (born 1958), American macroeconomist
• Dean Bakopoulos, American writer
• Dean Bandiera (1926–2020), Canadian football player
• Dean Baquet (born 1956), American journalist
• Dean Baranja (born 1971), Slovenian footballer
• Dean Barker, several people
• Dean Barkley (born 1950), American lawyer and politician
• Dean Barnett (1967–2008), American columnist and blogger
• Dean Barrett, American writer
• Dean Barrick (born 1969), English footballer
• Dean Barrow (born 1951), Prime Minister of Belize (2008–2020)
• Dean Bartlett (born 1987), New Zealand cricketer
• Dean Barton-Smith (born 1967), Australian decathlete
• Dean Bauck (born 1954), Canadian high jumper
• Dean Beard (1935–1989), American musician
• Dean Beckwith (born 1983), English footballer
• Dean Bell (cricketer) (born 1992), English cricketer
• Dean Bell (born 1962), New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach
• Dean Benamar (born 2008), English footballer
• Dean Benedetti (1922–1957), American jazz musician
• Dean Bennett (born 1977), English footballer
• Dean Bergeron (born 1969), Canadian Paralympic athlete
• Dean Bernardini (born 1973), American musician
• Dean Berta Viñales (2006–2021), Spanish motorcycle road racer
• Dean Bertram, Australian writer, filmmaker and film festival director
• Dean Beța (born 1991), Romanian footballer
• Dean Biasucci (born 1962), American football player
• Dean Black, American politician from Florida
• Dean Blackwell (born 1969), English footballer
• Dean Blais (born 1951), American ice hockey coach
• Dean Blandino (born 1971), American football executive and rules analyst
• Dean Blevins (born 1955), American sportscaster
• Dean Blore (born 1998), Samoa international rugby league footballer
• Dean Blundell, Canadian radio host
• Dean Blunt (born 1984), British singer-songwriter and musician
• Dean Bombač (born 1989), Slovenian handball player
• Dean Booth, New Zealand Paralympic swimmer
• Dean Borg (1938–2020), American journalist
• Dean Bosnich (born 1980), Australian rugby league footballer
• Dean Botha (born 1964), South African tennis player
• Dean Bouzanis (born 1990), Australian footballer
• Dean Bowditch (born 1986), English footballer
• Dean Bowring, English powerlifter
• Dean Bowyer, American baseball coach
• Dean Boxall, Australian swimming coach
• Dean Boylan (born 1951), American ice hockey player
• Dean Brelis (1924–2006), American journalist
• Dean Brennan (born 1980), Irish footballer and current manager
• Dean L. Bresciani, American academic administrator
• Dean Brett (born 1992), Scottish footballer
• Dean Brill (born 1985), English footballer
• Dean Britt (born 1994), Australian rugby league footballer
• Dean Brody (born 1975), Canadian country music artist
• Dean Brogan (born 1978), Australian rules footballer
• Dean Brooks (1916–2013), American physician and actor
• Dean Brosnan (born 1991), Irish hurler
• Dean Brotherston (born 1997), Scottish footballer
• Dean Brown, several people
• Dean Brownlie (born 1984), New Zealand cricketer
• Dean F. Bryson (1910–1995), American judge
• Dean Buchanan (born 1953), New Zealand painter
• Dean Budd (born 1986), New Zealand-born Italian rugby union player
• Dean Budnick, American writer, filmmaker and professor
• Dean Buntrock (born 1931), American businessman
• Dean Burch (1927–1991), American lawyer and politician
• Dean Burk (1904–1988), American biochemist and medical researcher
• Dean Burke (born 1957), American politician
• Dean Burmester (born 1989), Zimbabwean-born South African golfer
• Dean Burrows (born 1966), English cricketer
• Dean Burry, Canadian composer, librettist and educator
• Dean Busby (born 1973), English rugby league footballer
• Dean Butler, several people
• Dean Byington, American visual artist
• Dean Byrne, several people
• Dean Cain (born 1966), American actor
• Dean Caliguire (born 1967), American football player
• Dean Callaway (born 1970), Australian rugby league footballer
• Dean Cameron (born 1962), American actor, musician, and comedian
• Dean Cameron (inventor), Australian inventor
• Dean Cameron (politician) (born 1961), American politician from Idaho
• Dean Campbell (born 2001), Scottish footballer
• Dean Cannon (born 1968), American politician
• Dean Canto (born 1980), Australian motor racing driver
• Dean Capobianco (born 1970), Australian sprinter
• Dean Carlson (1950–2022), American football player
• Dean Carnegie, American stage magician, escape artist and painter
• Dean Carney (born 1961), Australian rugby league footballer
• Dean Carroll (1962–2015), English rugby league footballer
• Dean Vincent Carter (born 1976), English fiction author
• Dean Carter (born 1955), American spree killer
• Deen Castronovo (born 1964), American rock drummer
• Dean Caswell (1922–2022), American flying ace
• Dean and Dan Caten (born 1964), Canadian fashion designer brothers
• Dean Cavanagh (born 1966), playwright and musician
• Dean Cetrulo (1919–2010), American fencer
• Dean Chalkley (born 1968), British photographer
• Dean Chamberlain, American photographer
• Dean Champion (1940–2009), American professor of Criminal Justice
• Dean Chance (1941–2015), American baseball player
• Dean Chandler (born 1976), English footballer
• Dean Chapman (1931–1965), Australian rules footballer
• Dean Roden Chapman (1922–1995), American scientist and engineer
• Dean Chenoweth (1937–1982), American hydroplane racing pilot
• Dean Chynoweth (born 1968), Canadian ice hockey player
• Dean Clancy (born 2001), Irish boxer
• Dean Clark, several people
• Dean Clarke, several people
• Dean Clukey (1936–2019), American politician
• Dean Cogan (1826–1872), Irish Roman Catholic priest
• Dean Cokinos, American football coach
• Dean Coleman (footballer) (born 1985), English association footballer
• Dean Coleman (rugby union)
• Dean Collins, several people
• Dean Collis (born 1985), Australian rugby league footballer
• Dean Colton (born 1983), former Scotland international rugby league footballer
• Dean W. Colvard (1913–2007), President of Mississippi State University
• Dean Combs (born 1952), American stock car racing driver
• Dean Coney (born 1963), English footballer
• Dean Conley (1946–2010), American politician
• Dean Connors (born 2003), American football player
• Dean Cook (born 1985), British actor
• Dean Cooley (born 1934), American politician
• Dean Copely (born 1989), American ice dancer
• Dean Corll (1939–1973), American serial killer and rapist
• Dean Cornelius (born 2001), Scottish footballer
• Dean Cornwell (1892–1960), American illustrator and painter
• Dean Corren (1955–2023), American politician and scientist
• Dean Cosker (born 1978), English footballer
• Dean Couzins (born 1981), New Zealand field hockey player
• Dean Cox (born 1981), Australian rules footballer
• Dean Cox (English footballer) (born 1987)
• Dean Craig (born 1974), British film director and screenwriter
• Dean Craven (born 1979), English footballer
• Dean Crawford (1958–2023), Canadian rower
• Dean Crawford (author), British author
• Dean Cray (born 1958), American politician
• Dean Crombie (born 1957), English footballer
• Dean Cromwell (1879–1962), American sports coach
• Dean Crouch, Irish dancer and musician
• Dean Crow (born 1972), American baseball player
• Dean Crowe (born 1979), English footballer
• Dean Cummings (born 1993), Scottish footballer
• Dean Cundey (born 1946), American cinematographer and film director
• Dean Daley-Jones, Australian actor
• Dean Daughtry (1946–2023), American musician
• Dean David (born 1996), Israeli association footballer
• Dean Davidson, American musician
• Dean Davis, American politician
• Dean DeBlois (born 1970), Canadian filmmaker
• Dean Deetz (born 1993), American baseball player
• Dean DeFazio (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey player
• Dean Del Mastro (born 1970), Canadian politician
• Dean Delannoit (born 1989), Belgian pop singer
• Dean Delany (born 1980), Irish footballer
• Dean Delaurier (born 1954), Canadian ice sledge hockey player
• Dean DeLeo (born 1961), American guitarist
• Dean DellaPenna, American plant biochemist
• Dean Demopoulos (born 1954), American professional basketball coach
• Dean Dempsey, American artist, actor and filmmaker
• Dean DeNobile (born 2003), American football player
• Dean DePiero (born 1968), American politician
• Dean Derby (1935–2021), American football player
• Dean Detton (1908–1958), American professional wrestler
• Dean Devlin (born 1962), American filmmaker
• Dean Dill (1947–2015), American magician and effects designer
• Dean Dillon (born 1955), American singer-songwriter
• Dean Dingman (born 1968), American football player and coach
• Dean Dixon (1915–1976), American conductor
• Dean Dodds (born 1977), New Zealand footballer
• Dean Dohrman (1959–2024), American politician
• Dean Dorsey (born 1957), Canadian gridiron football player
• Dean Downing (born 1975), English bicycle racer
• Dean Drako, American businessman and entrepreneur
• Dean Drayton, Australian Minister of the Uniting Church
• Dean Drever (born 1970), Canadian sculptor
• Dean Drummond (1949–2013), American classical composer
• Dean Dugdale (born 1963), Australian rules footballer
• Dean Dugger (1933–2000), American football player
• Dean Duperron, Canadian businessman
• Dean Ebarle (born 1998), Filipino footballer
• Dean Ebbe (born 1994), Irish professional footballer
• Dean Edell (born 1941), American physician and broadcaster
• Dean Edwards, several people
• Dean Ehehalt (born 1964), American baseball player and coach
• Dean Ehlers (1929–2017), American college sports coach and administrator
• Dean Elgar (born 1987), South African cricketer
• Dean Elliott (1917–1999), American television and film composer
• Dean Ellison (born 1977), British motorcycle racer
• Dean Emerson (born 1962), English footballer
• Dean Erickson (born 1958), American actor
• Dean Evans (born 1990), Australian footballer
• Dean Evans (field hockey) (born 1967), Australian field hockey player
• Dean Evason (born 1964), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• Dean Eyre (1914–2007), New Zealand politician
• Dean Fagan, British actor
• Dean Faiello (born 1959), American criminal
• Dean Faithfull (born 1987), English gridiron football player
• Dean Falk (born 1944), American anthropologist
• Dean Fansler, American professor at Columbia University and Filipino folklorist
• Dean Farnham (born 1950), Australian rules footballer
• Dean Farris (born 1997), American swimmer
• Dean Fasano (1955–2009), American singer-songwriter
• Dean Fausett (1913–1998), American painter
• Dean Fedorchuk (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• Dean Fearing, American chef
• Dean Fearn (born 2008), Scottish competitive swimmer
• Dean Fertita (born 1970), American rock musician
• Dean Finlay (born 1965), New Zealand cricketer
• Dean Fiore (born 1983), Australian professional racing driver
• Dean E. Fischer (1936–2000), American journalist and U. S. Assistant Secretary of State
• Dean Fisher (born 1956), American politician
• Dean Fleischer Camp (born 1984), American filmmaker
• Dean Florez (born 1963), American politician
• Dean Forbes (born 1978), British business executive
• Dean Ford (1945–2018), Scottish singer and songwriter
• Dean Fourie, South African actor
• Dean Foxcroft (born 1998), South African cricketer
• Dean Francis (1974–2018), English boxer
• Dean Fraser (born 1957), Jamaican saxophonist
• Dean Fredericks (1924–1999), American actor
• Dean Friedman (born 1955), American singer-songwriter
• Dean Fujioka (born 1980), Japanese actor, musician, and model
• Dean Fuleihan (born 1951), American civil servant
• Dean Fuller, American ice hockey coach
• Dean Furman (born 1988), South African footballer
• Dean Gaffney (born 1978), English actor
• Dean Gal (born 1995), Israeli footballer
• Dean Galea (born 1985), Australian rules footballer
• Dean Gallo (1934–1994), American politician
• Dean Galt (born 1971), New Zealand badminton player
• Dean Garcia (born 1958), British musician
• Dean Gardikiotis (born 1994), Greek footballer
• Dean Garrett (born 1966), American basketball player
• Dean Gaskell (born 1983), Ireland rugby league footballer
• Dean Gemmell (born 1967), Canadian-American curler
• Dean Gerken (born 1985), English footballer
• Dean Geyer (born 1986), Australian singer/actor
• Dean M. Gillespie (1884–1949), American politician
• Dean Gitter (1935–2018), American businessman
• Dean Glenesk (born 1957), American modern pentathlete
• Dean Glover (born 1963), English footballer
• Dean Goffin (1916–1984), New Zealand composer
• Dean Goldfine (born 1965), American tennis coach and player
• Dean Goodhill (born 1944), American film editor
• Dean Gordon (born 1973), English footballer
• Dean Gordon (sailor) (born 1959, Olympic sailor from Australia
• Dean Gorré (born 1970), Surinamese footballer and manager
• Dean Gould, world record holder
• Dean Green (born 1989), American baseball player
• Dean Greenaway (born 1959), British Virgin Islands sprinter
• Dean Greig (born 1968), Australian rules footballer
• Dean Greygoose (born 1964), English footballer
• Dean Greyling (born 1986), South African rugby union player
• Dean Griffing (1915–1998), American gridiron football player, coach and executive
• Dean Griffiths (born 1980), Jamaican hurdler
• Dean Guezen (born 1999), Dutch footballer
• Dean Gunnarson (born 1964), Canadian escape artist
• Dean Hachamovitch, American businessman and manager
• Dean Hadley (born 1992), English professional rugby league footballer
• Dean Haglund (born 1965), Canadian actor
• Dean Hagopian, Canadian actor, radio personality and musician
• Dean Hall, several people
• Dean Halverson (born 1946), American football player
• Dean Hamel (born 1961), American football player
• Dean Hamer (born 1951), American geneticist
• Dean Hamiti (born 2003), American wrestler
• Dean Hammond (rugby player) (born 1992), South African rugby union player
• Dean Hammond (born 1983), English footballer
• Dean Hanson (born 1964), Australian rugby league footballer
• Dean Harding (born 1971), Australian rules footballer
• Dean Harens (1920–1996), American actor
• Dean Hargrove (born 1938), American screenwriter
• Dean Harris (born 1946), British actor
• Dean Harrison (born 1989), English motorcycle road racer
• Dean Harriss, Australian politician
• Dean Evan Hart (born 1957), American optometrist
• Dean Hart (1954–1990), Canadian wrestler
• Dean Hartgraves (born 1966), American baseball player
• Dean Hartigan (born 1954), Australian rules footballer
• Dean Hartle (1931–2018), American businessman, farmer and politician
• Dean Haspiel (born 1967), American comics writer/artist
• Dean Hassard, Canadian politician
• Dean Hawkes (born 1938), British architect and academic
• Dean Hawkins (born 1999), Australian rugby league footballer
• Dean Hawkshaw (born 1997), Scottish footballer
• Dean Headley (born 1970), English cricketer
• Dean Heffernan (born 1980), Australian soccer player
• Dean Heil (born 1995), American wrestler
• Dean Heller (born 1960), American politician
• Dean Henderson (born 1997), English footballer
• Dean Herbert, several people
• Dean Herridge (born 1976), Australian rally driver
• Dean Hess (1917–2015), American minister and Air Force officer
• Dean Hewitt (born 1994), Australian curler
• Dean Hill (1986–2021), Iroquois lacrosse player
• Dean Ho, several people
• Dean Hodgson (born 1966), English cricketer
• Dean Hoff, American novelist
• Dean Hoffman (born 1966), English cricketer
• Dean Hoge (1937–2008), American sociologist
• Dean Holden (born 1979), English footballer
• Dean Holdsworth (born 1968), English footballer
• Dean Holland, American television director and producer
• Dean Holness (born 1976), English footballer and actor
• Dean Hood (born 1963), American football player and coach
• Dean Hooper (born 1971), English footballer
• Dean Hopkins (born 1959), Canadian ice hockey player
• Dean Hopp (born 1982), South African rugby union player
• Dean Horribine (born 1993), Scottish footballer
• Dean Horrix (1961–1990), English footballer
• Dean Houle, American Paralympic athlete and powerlifter
• Dean Howard (musician) (born 1961), guitarist
• Dean Howard (footballer) (born 1976), former Australian rules footballer
• Dean Howell (born 1980), English footballer
• Dean Howes (born 1952), American sports manager
• Dean A. Hrbacek, American lawyer
• Dean Hsieh (born 1973), American artist, writer and animator
• Dean L. Hubbard (1939–2025), American academic administrator
• Dean Hubbard (1953–2018), American musician
• Dean Hudnutt (1891–1943), American sports shooter
• Dean Hughes (born 1943), American novelist
• Dean Huiberts (born 2000), Dutch footballer
• Dean Huijsen (born 2005), Spanish footballer
• Dean Hunger (born 1958), American basketball player
• Dean Hurley, American composer and sound designer
• Dean Ieremia (born 2001), Samoan rugby league footballer
• Dean Ing (1931–2020), American author and university professor
• Dean Irving (born 1966), Australian rules footballer
• Dean Isaacson (born 1941), American statistician
• Dean Israelite (born 1984), South African film director
• Dean Jaensch (1936–2022), Australian political scientist
• Dean Jagger (1903–1991), American actor
• Dean James, several people
• Dean Jamison, American economist and global health scholar
• Dean Jarvis (born 1992), Northern Irish footballer
• Dean Jeffries (born 1971), American politician
• Dean Jenkins (born 1959), American ice hockey player
• Dean C. Jessee, historian on the LDS Church
• Dean Joanisse (born 1971), Canadian curler
• Dean Jobb, Canadian writer
• Dean John-Wilson (born 1989), British actor
• Dean Johnson, several people
• Dean Jones, several people
• Dean Kalimniou, Australian lawyer and writer
• Dean Kamen (born 1951), American engineer, inventor, and businessman, inventor of the Segway, founder of FIRST
• Dean Karlan, American economist
• Dean Karnazes (born 1962), American ultramarathon runner
• Dean T. Kashiwagi (1952–2025), American academic in the field of procurement
• Dean Kaufert (born 1957), American politician
• Dean Kay (born 1940), American songwriter
• Dean Keates (born 1978), English footballer
• Dean H. Kedes (born 1960), American scientist
• Dean Keenan (born 1985), Scottish footballer
• Dean Keener (born 1965), American basketball player and coach
• Dean Kelley (1931–1996), American basketball player
• Dean M. Kelley (1926–1997), American legal scholar
• Dean W. Kelley (1876–1952), American lawyer
• Dean Kelly, several people
• Dean Kemp (born 1969), Australian rules footballer
• Dean Kenneally (born 1967), Australian physiotherapist
• Dean Kennedy (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey player
• Dean Kennedy (American football)
• Dean Kenny (born 1961), New Zealand rugby union player
• Dean Kent, several people
• Dean Kiekhefer (born 1989), American baseball player
• Dean Kiely (born 1970), Irish association football player
• Dean King (born 1962), American naval historian
• Dean Kino (born 1971), Australian cricketer and cricket administrator
• Dean Kirby (born 1946), American politician
• Dean Klafurić (born 1972), Croatian football manager
• Dean Knudson (born 1961), American Republican politician
• Dean Kohler, American rock musician
• Dean Kolstad (born 1968), Canadian ice hockey player
• Dean Komel (born 1960), Slovenian philosopher
• Dean Kondziolka (born 1972), Canadian swimmer
• Dean Koolhof (born 1994), Dutch footballer
• Dean Koontz (born 1945), American author
• Dean Kramer (born 1952), American pianist
• Dean Kremer (born 1996), Israeli-American baseball player
• Dean Kreps (born 1961), American football player and coach
• Dean Kruse (born 1941), American politician
• Dean Kuipers (born 1964), American journalist and author
• Dean Kukan (born 1993), Swiss ice hockey player
• Dean Kuriakose (born 1981), Indian politician
• Dean Laing (born 1970), South African cricketer
• Dean S. Laird (1921–2022), American Naval officer
• Dean Ivan Lamb (1886–1956), American pioneer aviator and mercenary
• Dean LaMont, American television director
• Dean Lance (born 1959), Australian rugby league coach and footballer
• Dean L. Larsen (1927–2019), Mormon leader
• Dean Laun (1925–2011), American football player and coach
• Dean Lawford (born 1977), English rugby league footballer
• Dean Leacock (born 1984), English footballer
• Dean Lee, American nuclear theorist, researcher and educator
• Dean Lesher (1903–1993), American journalist
• Dean Letourneau (born 2006), Canadian ice hockey player
• Dean Lewington (born 1984), English footballer
• Dean Lewis (born 1989), Australian singer-songwriter
• Dean Lickyer, Canadian musical artist
• Dean Liço (born 2000), Albanian footballer
• Dean Lindo (1932–2018), Belizean attorney and politician
• Dean Lister (born 1976), American mixed martial arts fighter
• Dean Ljubančić (born 1969), Croatian footballer
• Dean Lockhart (born 1968), Scottish conservative politician
• Dean Lombardi (born 1958), American ice hockey player
• Dean Lonergan (born 1965), New Zealand boxing promoter
• Dean Look (born 1937), American football and baseball player
• Dean Lorey (born 1967), American writer
• Dean Loucks (1935–2014), American football player and coach
• Dean Lowry (born 1994), American football player
• Dean Lukin (born 1960), Australian weightlifter
• Dean Lupson (born 1969), Australian rules footballer
• Dean Lyness (born 1991), English footballer
• Dean MacDonald (born 2000), British racing driver
• Dean Macey (born 1977), English athlete
• Dean Macpherson (born 1985), South African politician
• Dean Magee (born 1955), Canadian ice hockey player
• Dean Magraw, American musician
• Dean Mahomed (1759–1851), Indian traveler, surgeon and entrepreneur
• Dean Maimoni (born 1990), Israeli footballer
• Dean Malenko (born 1960), American professional wrestler
• Dean Malkoc (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player
• Dean-Carlos Manibog (born 1968), Filipino wrestler
• Dean Margetts (born 1974), Australian rules football umpire
• Dean Marlowe (born 1992), American football player
• Dean Marney, several people
• Dean Marsh (born 1963), English cricketer
• Dean Marshall (born 1969), Canadian film, television and theatre actor, writer and director
• Dean Martin, several people
• Dean Mason (footballer) (born 1989), English-born Montserratian footballer
• Dean Mason (hurler) (born 2000), Irish hurler
• Dean Mathey (1890–1972), American tennis player
• Dean Matterson (born 1997), Australian rugby league footballer
• Dean Matthews (born 1971), Australian rules footballer
• Dean L. May (1938–2003), American historian
• Dean May (born 1962), American football player
• Dean Mazhawidza (born 1991), Zimbabwean cricketer
• Dean McAdams (1917–1996), American football player
• Dean McAmmond (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
• Dean McCullough (born 1992), Northern Irish radio presenter
• Dean McDermott (born 1966), Canadian actor
• Dean McDonald (born 1986), English footballer
• Dean McGilvray (born 1988), English rugby league footballer
• Dean McKeown (born 1960), British jockey
• Dean McLaughlin, several people
• Dean McRae (born 1968), Australian rules footballer
• Dean McTaggart, Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer
• Dean Mealy (1915–1973), American basketball player
• Dean O. Mehlhaff (1927–2016), American politician
• Dean Melanson (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
• Dean Mellway, Canadian ice sledge hockey player
• Dean Meminger (1948–2013), American basketball player and coach
• Dean Menta (born 1966), American musician
• Dean Mercer (1969–2017), Australian sportsman
• Dean Metropoulos (born 1946), American billionaire businessman
• Dean Mildren (born 1943), Australian judge
• Dean Miller (born 1965), American country singer, songwriter and music producer
• Dean A. Miller (1931–2018), American folklorist
• Dean Milwain (born 1986), British swimmer
• Dean Minors (born 1970), Bermudian cricketer
• Dean Miraldi (born 1958), American football player
• Dean Mitchell, American painter
• Dean Monogenis, Greek-American painter and sculptor
• Dean Moon (1927–1987), American racing driver
• Dean Moon (rugby league) (born 1975), Australian rugby league footballer
• Dean Mooney (born 1956), English footballer
• Dean Morgan, several people
• Dean Morrison (born 1978), Australian cricketer
• Dean Mortimer, American politician from Idaho
• Dean Morton (born 1968), Canadian ice hockey player and referee
• Dean Mosher, American artist, author and historian
• Dean Mountain, English rugby league footballer
• Dean Moxey (born 1986), English footballer
• Dean Moyar, American philosopher
• Dean Muir (born 1989), South African rugby union player
• Dean Mullaney (born 1954), American editor, publisher and designer
• Dean Mumm (born 1984), Australian rugby union player
• Dean Murdock, Canadian politician
• Dean Murray, several people
• Dean Nalder (born 1966), Australian politician
• Dean Neal (born 1961), English footballer
• Dean Neikirk, American engineer
• Dean Nesmith, American football player and athletic trainer
• Dean Neu, Canadian accounting academic
• Dean Neugent (1916–2003), American politician
• Dean Nicolle, Australian botanist, arborist and ecologist
• Dean Noel (born 1969), American gridiron football player
• Dean Norris (born 1963), American actor
• Dean Northover (born 1991), Canadian football player
• Dean Notting (born 1966), Australian rules footballer
• Dean Harold Noyes (1898–1968), American orthodontist
• Dean Nyquist (1935–2014), American politician
• Dean O'Banion (1892–1924), American mobster
• Dean O'Gorman (born 1976), New Zealand actor
• Dean Obeidallah (born 1969), American comedian
• Dean Odlum, Irish Gaelic footballer
• Dean Oldershaw (born 1946), Canadian sprint canoeist and kayaker
• Dean Oliver, several people
• Dean Omori (born 1968), British musician and writer
• Dean Ormston, British-born comic book artist
• Dean Ornish (born 1953), American physician
• Dean Orr, New Zealand rugby league footballer
• Dean Ouellet (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
• Dean Owens, Scottish singer songwriter
• Dean Ožbolt (1967–2003), Croatian handball player
• Dean Pacheco (born 1972), Trinidad and Tobago footballer
• Dean Palmer (born 1968), American baseball player
• Dean Parata (born 1991), Australian footballer in the Italy international rugby league
• Dean Parisot (born 1952), American film and television director
• Dean Parker (1947–2020), New Zealand screenwriter
• Dean Parks (born 1946), American guitarist and record producer
• Dean Parrett (born 1991), English footballer
• Dean Parrish (1942–2021), American singer
• Dean Paul, American football coach
• Dean Pay (born 1969), Australian RL coach and former rugby league footballer
• Dean Peer (born 1969), English footballer
• Dean Pees (born 1949), American football coach
• Dean Pelekanos (born 2001), Australian football player
• Dean Pelman, American-Israeli baseball player
• Dean Perrett, Australian singer-songwriter
• Dean Peterson, several people
• Dean Phillips (born 1969), American businessman and politician
• Dean Philpott (born 1935), American football player
• Dean Phipps, New Zealand sailor
• Dean Pitchford (born 1951), American songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor and novelist
• Dean A. Pinkert (born 1956), American trade lawyer
• Dean Pithie (born 1974), British former professional boxer
• Dean Pleasants (born 1965), American guitarist
• Dean du Plessis, Zimbabwean cricket commentator
• Dean Plocher (born 1970), American politician
• Dean Podgornik (born 1979), Slovenian cyclist
• Dean A. Pogreba (1922–1965), U. S. Air Force officer
• Dean Poll (born 1957), American restaurateur
• Dean Polo (born 1986), Australian rules footballer
• Dean Pooley (born 1986), English footballer
• Dean Potter (1972–2015), American climber
• Dean Potter (cricketer) (born 1970), New Zealand cricketer
• Dean Prater (1958–1996), American football player
• Dean Pregerson (born 1951), American judge
• Dean Prentice (1932–2019), Canadian ice hockey player
• Dean Preston, American politician
• Dean Prosser, several people
• Dean Pryor (1930–2019), American football player, coach and decathlete
• Dean Puckett (born 1982), English filmmaker
• Dean Pullar (born 1973), Australian Olympic diver
• Dean Računica (born 1969), Croatian footballer
• Dean Rader (born 1967), American writer and professor
• Dean Radin, American parapsychologist
• Dean Rance (born 1991), English footballer
• Dean Rankine, Australian comics artist, writer and illustrator
• Dean Raper (born 1976), Australian rugby league footballer
• Dean L. Ray, US Army Air Force pilot
• Dean Ray, Australian singer and songwriter
• Dean Redman, British-born Canadian actor
• Dean Reed (1938–1986), American singer in East Germany
• Dean Refram (1936–1991), American golfer and golf course architect
• Dean Regas, American astronomer
• Dean Renfro (1932–2012), American football player
• Dean Reynolds (born 1963), English snooker player
• Dean Reynolds (darts player) (born 1992)
• Dean Rhoads (1935–2018), American politician
• Dean Rice (born 1968), Australian rules footballer
• Dean Richards, several people
• Dean Richmond (1804–1866), American railroad magnate
• Dean Riesner (1918–2002), American screenwriter
• Dean Rioli (born 1978), Australian rules footballer
• Dean Roberts (1975–2024), New Zealand musician and composer
• Dean Robertson (born 1970), Scottish professional golfer
• Dean Robinson (born 1968), Australian fitness coach
• Dean Robinson (cricketer) (born 1989), New Zealand cricketer
• Dean Rock (born 1990), Irish Gaelic footballer
• Dean Rockwell (1912–2005), American wrestler and coach
• Dean Roemmich, American oceanographer
• Dean Roland (born 1972), American musician and songwriter
• Dean Roper (1938–2001), American racing driver
• Dean Rosenthal (born 1974), American composer
• Dean Ross (footballer) (born 1955), Australian rules footballer
• Dean Ross, Canadian curler
• Dean Rudland, British DJ and compiler
• Dean Rummel, American politician
• Dean Rusk (1909–1994), U.S. Secretary of State
• Dean Russ (born 1986), Australian cricketer
• Dean Russell (born 1976), British politician
• Dean Ryan (born 1966), England international rugby league player
• Dean Sabatino (born 1962), American musician
• Dean Sampson (born 1967), Great Britain and England international rugby league footballer
• Dean Sanpei, American politician
• Dean Saunders, several people
• Dean Sayers (born 1954), Australian cricketer
• Dean Schamore (born 1968), American politician
• Dean Schifilliti (born 1968), Australian rugby league footballer
• Dean Schlabowske, American guitarist, singer and songwriter
• Dean Schmeichel (born 1973), Canadian wrestler
• Dean Schneider (born 1992), Swiss animal sanctuary founder and social media personality
• Dean Schofield (born 1979), English rugby player
• Dean Schrempp (born 1935), American politician
• Dean Scofield (born 1957), American actor
• Dean Semler (born 1943), Australian cinematographer and film director
• Dean Semmens (born 1979), Australian indigenous water polo player
• Dean Sensanbaugher (1925–2005), American football player
• Dean Sewell (photographer), Australian documentary photographer
• Dean Sewell (born 1972), Jamaican footballer
• Dean Seymour (born 1971), Canadian ice hockey player
• Dean Shek (1949–2021), Hong Kong film actor and producer
• Dean Shiels (born 1985), Northern Irish footballer
• Dean Shostak, American crystallophone player and vocalist
• Dean Sicking (born 1957), American inventor and safety researcher
• Dean Silvers, American film director
• Dean Simonton, American psychologist
• Dean Sinclair (born 1984), English footballer
• Dean F. Sittig (born 1961), US professor in Biomedical Informatics and Bioengineering
• Dean Skelos (born 1948), American politician
• Dean Skira (born 1962), Croatian lighting designer
• Dean Slaugh (1929–2009), American Paralympic archer
• Dean Slayton, American football player and coach
• Dean van der Sluys (born 1959), Dutch footballer
• Dean Smith, several people
• Dean Snedker (born 1994), English association football player
• Dean Snell, plastics engineer
• Dean Solomon (born 1980), Australian rules footballer
• Dean Solomons (born 1999), South African soccer player
• Dean Spade, American lawyer, writer and transgender activist
• Dean Spanos (born 1950), American football executive
• Dean Spink (born 1967), English footballer
• Dean Spratt (1952–2007), American traffic reporter
• Dean St Hilaire (born 1963), Trinidadian cricketer
• Dean Stalham, British artist, playwright and activist
• Dean Standing (born 1969), British motorcycle speedway rider
• Dean Starkey (born 1967), American pole vaulter
• Dean Steinkuhler (born 1961), American football player
• Dean T. Stevenson (1915–1994), American bishop
• Dean Steward (1923–1979), American football player
• Dean Stockwell (1936–2021), American actor
• Dean Stoecker (born 1956/1957), American billionaire, co-founder of Alteryx
• Dean Stokes (born 1970), English former footballer and manager
• Dean Stone (1930–2018), American baseball player
• Dean Stoneman (born 1990), British racing driver
• Dean Strauch (born 1966), Australian rules footballer
• Dean Strong (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
• Dean C. Strother (1908–2000), United States Air Force general
• Dean Sturgis (1892–1950), American baseball player
• Dean Sturridge (born 1973), English footballer
• Dean Sullivan (1955–2023), English actor
• Dean Sutherland (born 1954), American politician
• Dean Sylvester (born 1972), American ice hockey player
• Dean Takahashi (born 1964), American journalist
• Dean Takko (born 1950), American politician
• Dean Talafous (born 1953), American ice hockey player
• Dean S. Tarbell (1913–1999), American chemist
• Dean Tavoularis (1932–2026), American motion picture production designer of Greek descent
• Dean Taylor, several people
• Dean Terlich (born 1989), Australian rules footballer
• Dean Thackwray (1933–2003), American long-distance runner
• Dean Thomas, several people
• Dean Thompson, several people
• Dean Tighe (born 1966), Australian mechanic, engineer and race car driver
• Dean Tolson (born 1951), American basketball player
• Dean Torrence (born 1940), American musician, half of rock n' roll duo Jan and Dean
• Dean Towers (born 1990), Australian rules footballer
• Dean Tracy (born 1985), American cyclist
• Dean Tran, American politician
• Dean Trantalis (born 1953), American politician
• Dean Travers (born 1996), Caymanian alpine skier
• Dean Treanor (born 1947), American baseball player and coach
• Dean Treister (born 1975), Australian rugby league footballer
• Dean Trowse (1931–2005), Australian cricketer
• Dean Tuftin (born 1970), Canadian country music singer
• Dean Turner, several people
• Dean Urdahl (born 1949), American politician
• Dean Van Schoiack, American politician
• Dean Vegas (born 1976), Australian Elvis tribute artist and politician
• Dean Vetrock (born 1954), American racing driver
• Dean Vickerman (born 1971), Australian basketball coach
• Dean Wade (born 1996), American basketball player
• Dean Walling (born 1969), English-born Saint Kitts and Nevis footballer
• Dean Wallis (born 1969), Australian rules footballer
• Dean Walsh (born 1994), Irish former amateur boxer
• Dean Ward (bobsleigh) (born 1963), British bobsledder
• Dean Ward (screenwriter), American screenwriter and filmmaker
• Dean Wareham (born 1963), New Zealand-American musician
• Dean Warren, ice hockey official
• Dean Wasson (1930–2024), Canadian politician and public servant
• Dean Waugh (born 1969), Australian cricketer
• Dean Webb, musical artist
• Dean Weber (born 1962), American computer scientist
• Dean Wellins, American film director, storyboard artist, and screenwriter
• Dean Wells, several people
• Dean Wendt (born 1968), American actor
• Dean Werries (1926–2012), American businessman
• Dean West (born 1972), English footballer
• Dean Westlake (1960–2022), American politician
• Dean Whare (born 1990), New Zealand rugby player
• Dean Whipple (born 1938), American judge
• Dean White, several people
• Dean Whitehead (born 1982), English footballer
• Dean Whiteway (born 1944), Canadian politician
• Dean Wickliffe, New Zealand criminal and prison escapee
• Dean Widders (born 1979), Australian rugby league footballer
• Dean Wilkins (born 1962), English footballer
• Dean Wilkins (baseball) (born 1966), American baseball player
• Dean Wilkinson (born 1967), English comedy writer
• Dean Willeford (born 1944), American water polo player
• Dean Willey (born 1962), British weightlifter
• Dean Williams, several people
• Dean Wilson (golfer) (born 1969), American golfer
• Dean Windass (born 1969), English footballer
• Dean Windsor (born 1986), Australian professional racing cyclist
• Dean Wink (born 1944), Australian politician
• Dean Winnard (born 1989), British footballer
• Dean Winslow (born 1953), American physician and professor
• Dean Winstanley (born 1981), English darts player
• Dean Winter, Australian politician
• Dean Winters (born 1964), American actor
• Dean G. Witter (1887–1969), American businessman
• Dean Michael Wiwchar, Canadian hitman
• Dean Wolstenholme Sr. (1757–1837), English animal painter
• Dean Woodman (1928–2019), American businessman
• Dean Woods (1966–2022), Australian cyclist
• Dean Wooldridge (1913–2006), American aerospace engineer
• Dean Conant Worcester (1866–1924), American zoologist and ornithologist
• Dean Wright (born 1962), American film director
• Dean Wurzberger (born 1953), American soccer player and coach
• Dean Yates (born 1967), English footballer
• Dean Yeagle (born 1947), American animator and cartoonist
• Dean Yendall, Australian jockey
• Dean Young, several people
• Dean Zammit (born 1971), rugby player
• Dean Zanuck (born 1972), American film producer
• Dean Zayas (1938–2022), Puerto Rican actor, director and playwright
• Dean Zelinsky (born 1957), American guitar luthier
• Dean Zimmerman, several people
• Dean A. Zupancic, American sound engineer

Fictional characters

• Dean Moriarty, character in Jack Kerouac's On the Road
• Dean Winchester, character on the show Supernatural
• Dean Walton, a fictional character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
• Dean Venture, character on the show The Venture Bros.
• Dean Thomas, a fictional character in the Harry Potter series
• Dean Forester, character on the show Gilmore Girls

See also

• Dean (surname)
• Din (name)

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