Dean (given name)

{{Infobox given name | name = Dean | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = | meaning = Valley | language = English | gender = Male | region = United Kingdom | country = | variant = | nickname = }} '''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 Bosacki, Canadian businessman * 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

===People with Dean as a middle name=== * Richard Dean Anderson, American actor * James Dean Bradfield, lead singer of the Manic Street Preachers * Alan Dean Foster, American science fiction writer * William Dean Howells, American writer * Jeffrey Dean Morgan, American actor * Greg Dean Schmitz, American film journalist * Harry Dean Stanton, American actor * Elizabeth Dean Lail, American actress

===People with Dean as a stage name=== * Dean (South Korean singer), stage name of South Korean R&B singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer Kwon Hyuk ( Korean : 권혁) * Dean Ambrose (born 1985), ring name of American professional wrestler Jonathan Good * Dean Malenko (born 1960), ring name of American wrestler Dean Simon * Dean Ween (born 1970), stage name of American guitarist Michael Melchiondo Jr.

==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'' * Dean Domino, a character in the 2010 game Fallout: New Vegas: Dead Money * Dean McCoppin, a main character in the 1999 animated film The Iron Giant

==See also== * Dean (surname) * Din (name)

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