Dean (surname)

Dean is an English surname; it can also be of Scottish and Irish origin. A variant of this surname is Deane.

Notable people with the surname

• 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
• Miriam Dean, New Zealand Queen's Counsel
• 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
• William F. Dean (1899–1981), American General
• Winton Dean (1916–2013), English musicologist
• Zachary Dean (born 2003), Canadian ice hockey player

Fictional Characters

• Jason "J.D." Dean, the antagonist of the 1988 teen film Heathers, and it's musical and TV adaptations
• Melody Dean, a fictional character in a song of the same name by Amanda Palmer on the album Theatre Is Evil

See also

• Dean (given name)
• Deane (surname), includes a list of people with surname Deane
• Deen (disambiguation), includes a list of people with surname Deen