Dean is an English surname; it can also be of Scottish and Irish origin. A variant of this surname is Deane.[1]
Notable people with the surname
edit- Angela Dean, British statistician
- Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean, harpist
- Ardie Dean (born 1955), American blues drummer, audio engineer and record producer
- Austin Dean (born 1993), American baseball player
- Bashford Dean, American ornithologist
- Bernadette Louise Dean, Pakistani academic and educator
- Billy Dean, American singer
- Brenda Dean (1943–2018), British trade unionist and politician
- Brett Dean (born 1961), Australian composer
- Charlbi Dean (1990–2022), South African actress and model
- Charles Dean (died 1974), brother of Howard and Jim
- Charmaine Dean (born 1958), statistician from Trinidad, president of Statistical Society of Canada
- Christopher Dean, British figure skater
- Dean (Middlesex cricketer) (fl. 1787–1790), English amateur cricketer
- Diana Dean (born 1942), Canadian artist
- Dixie Dean, English footballer
- Dizzy Dean (1910–1974), baseball pitcher
- Dora Dean (c. 1872–1949), vaudeville dancer
- Eddie Dean (disambiguation), several people
- Elton Dean, jazz musician
- Everett Dean (1898–1993), American college sports coach
- Fred Dean (1952–2020), American football player
- Gordon Dean (disambiguation), several people
- Henry Clay Dean, American orator and author
- Howard Dean, U.S. presidential candidate in 2004
- Jackson Dean, American singer
- Jamel Dean (born 1996), American football player
- James Dean (disambiguation), several people
- James Dean (1931–1955), American actor
- Janet Dean Fodor, American professor of linguistics
- Jim Dean (activist), chairman of Democracy for America
- Jimmy Dean (1928–2010), American singer and actor
- Joe Dean (1930–2013), American basketball player, sportscaster, and sports administrator
- John Dean (born 1938), White House counsel to President Nixon and central Watergate figure
- Julia Dean (actress, born 1830) (1830–1868), actress
- Julia Dean (actress, born 1878) (1878–1952), actress
- Kasseem Dean (born 1978), American record producer, rapper, DJ, and songwriter
- Kevin Dean (disambiguation), multiple people
- Letitia Dean (born 1967), English actress and singer
- Madeleine Dean, American politician
- Margia Dean, (1922–2023), American actress
- Mark Dean (swimmer), American swimmer
- Matt Dean (born 1966), American politician
- Matthew Deane (disambiguation), several people
- Mike Dean (disambiguation), multiple people
- Millvina Dean (1912–2009), British civil servant, last living survivor of the Titanic disaster
- Nakobe Dean (born 2000), American football player
- Nathan Dean (1934–2013), American businessman and politician
- Nathaniel Dean, Australian actor
- Nathaniel W. Dean (1817–1880), American politician
- Nelson Dean, American baseball player
- Norman Dean, footballer
- Oliver Dean (1783–1871), American physician and businessman, founder of Dean College
- Olivia Dean (born 1999), English singer
- Paul Dean (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ralph Dean (1913–1987), Canadian Anglican cleric
- Roger Dean (artist), album cover designer
- Ruth Dean (1902–2003), American scholar of Anglo-Norman literature
- Theodosia Ann Dean (1819-1843), English missionary
- Thomas Dean (disambiguation), several people
- Tony Dean (racing driver) (1932–2008), British racing driver
- Trey Dean (born 2000), American football player
- Winton Dean (1916–2013), English musicologist
- Zachary Dean (born 2003), Canadian ice hockey player
Fictional Characters
editSee also
edit- Dean (given name)
- Deane (surname), includes a list of people with surname Deane
- Deen (disambiguation), includes a list of people with surname Deen
- Melody Dean, fictional character in a song by the same name by Amanda Palmer on Theatre Is Evil
References
edit- ^ Parkin, Harry (19 August 2021). "Dean". Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-886825-5. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
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