# Decatur (name)

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'''Decatur''' is a [given name](/source/given_name) and a [surname](/source/surname) which may refer to:
* [Daniel Decatur Emmet](/source/Daniel_Decatur_Emmet) (1815–1904), songwriter
* [Art Decatur](/source/Art_Decatur) (1894–1966), Major League Baseball pitcher
* [C. D. Howe](/source/C._D._Howe) (Clarence Decatur Howe, 1886–1960), Canadian cabinet minister and businessman
* [Sean M. Decatur](/source/Sean_M._Decatur) (born 1969), African-American chemist, college administrator and 19th president of Kenyon College
* [Stephen Decatur](/source/Stephen_Decatur) (1779–1820), American naval commodore
* [Stephen Decatur Sr.](/source/Stephen_Decatur_Sr.) (1751–1808), American naval captain in the Revolutionary War
* [Decatur Dorsey](/source/Decatur_Dorsey) (1836–1891), African-American Union Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
* [Decatur "Bucky" Trotter](/source/Decatur_%22Bucky%22_Trotter) (1932–2004), African-American politician
* [Doug Decatur](/source/Doug_Decatur) (1958–), baseball writer<!-- and grand-nephew of Art Decatur -->

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