Dean may refer to:

People

Dean (given name) 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 Englis ...

Dean (surname) Dean is a surname originally derived from the Old English word "denu" (Middle English, "dene") meaning "valley." Retrieved 29 June 2018 Another common variant of this surname is Deane. The family originate from counties Wiltshire and Gloucester ...

, a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin *

Dean (South Korean singer) Kwon Hyuk (; born November 10, 1992), better known by his stage name Dean (딘), is a South Korean alternative R&B singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer. On March 25, 2016, he released his debut EP, '' 130 Mood: TRBL'', as well as multi ...

, a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk *

Dean Delannoit Dean Delannoit (born 27 January 1989) most known by the mononym Dean is the winner of '' Idool 2007'', in season 3 of the Belgian version of '' Pop Idol''. His first album, ''So Many Ways'', released in 2007, spent 11 weeks in the #1 spot in the ...

, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean

Titles

Dean (Christianity) A dean, in an ecclesiastical context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, and many Lutheran denominations. A dean's assis ...

, persons in certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy *

Dean (education) Dean is a title employed in academic administrations such as colleges or universities for a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, over a specific area of concern, or both. In the United States and Canada, deans are us ...

, persons in certain positions of authority in some educational establishments * Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, most senior ambassador in a country's diplomatic corps *

Dean of the House The dean of the House is, in some legislatures, the member with the longest unbroken record of service. U.C. Mandal, ''Dictionary Of Public Administration'' (2007), p. 123. Specific examples include: * Dean of the United States House of Representa ...

, the most senior member of a country's legislature

Places

Dean, Victoria Dean is a small township in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the Shire of Hepburn west of the state capital, Melbourne and north-east of Ballarat Ballarat ( ) is a city in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 ...

, Australia *

Dean, Nova Scotia Dean is a small farming & forestry community in the North Branch Musquodoboit in the Musquodoboit Valley along the Halifax Regional Municipality/Colchester County county line, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, along Route 336. Other com ...

, Canada *

De'an County De'an () is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Jiujiang in the north of Jiangxi, Jiangxi Province, China. Its total area is , and the population is as of 2010. This county is known for the residence of the parents of ...

, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China

United Kingdom

Lower Dean Lower Dean is a village located in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. The village forms part of the Dean and Shelton civil parish (where the 2011 Census population was included), and is close to the county border with Northampto ...

, Bedfordshire, England *

Upper Dean Upper Dean is a village located in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. Description The village forms part of the Dean and Shelton civil parish, and is close to the settlements of Melchbourne and Swineshead. Upper Dean is the loca ...

, Bedfordshire, England *

Dean, Cumbria Dean is a village and civil parish in the Allerdale district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Dean has a Church of England school, a church called St Oswald's. Nearby settlements include the towns of Workington and Cockermouth. Location D ...

, England *

Dean, Oxfordshire Dean is a hamlet in Spelsbury civil parish, about north of Charlbury and southeast of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. Its toponym derives from the fact that it is between the valleys of the Coldron Brook and one of its tributaries. History Th ...

, England * Dean, a hamlet in Cranmore, Somerset, England *

Dean Village Dean Village (from ''dene'', meaning 'deep valley') is a former village immediately northwest of the city centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. It is bounded by Belford Road to the south and west, Belgrave Crescent Gardens to the north and below the ...

, Midlothian, Scotland *

Forest of Dean The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. It forms a roughly triangular plateau bounded by the River Wye to the west and northwest, Herefordshire to ...

, Gloucestershire, England * Dene (valley) common toponym in England often rendered 'dean' in place names

United States

Dean, California Dean is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad and U.S. Route 101 U.S. Route 101, or U.S. Highway 101 (US 101), is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that ...

, an unincorporated community *

Dean, Iowa Dean is an unincorporated community in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. History Dean was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States Gene ...

, an unincorporated community *

Dean, Nevada Dean is a ghost town in Lander County, in the U.S. state of Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the ...

, ghost town *

Dean, Pennsylvania Dean is a village and an unincorporated community within Dean Township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area In the United States, a metropolitan statistical are ...

, a borough *

Dean, Texas Dean is a city in Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 493 at the 2010 census. Geography Dean is located in northwestern Clay County at (33.928071, –98.37 ...

, a city

Other

* ''Dean'' (film), a 2016 American film starring Demetri Martin *

Dean College Dean College is a private college in Franklin, Massachusetts. It offers bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, and continuing and professional education and certificates. History Dean College was founded by Dr. Oliver Dean as a co-educationa ...

, a private college in Franklin, Massachusetts *

Dean Foods Dean Foods was an American food and beverage company and the largest dairy company in the United States. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company maintained plants and distributors in the United States. Dean Foods had 66 manufacturing faciliti ...

, a dairy processor in Dallas, Texas *

Dean Guitars Dean Guitars, commonly referred to simply as Dean, is an American importer and maker of stringed instruments and musical products with its headquarters in Tampa, Florida. Its products include solid-body electric guitars, bass guitars, and acoust ...

, American manufacturer of guitars and other stringed instruments *

Dean number The Dean number (''De'') is a dimensionless group in fluid mechanics, which occurs in the study of flow in curved pipes and channels. It is named after the British scientist W. R. Dean, who was the first to provide a theoretical solution of the flu ...