Dean is an English masculine given name and middle name with several origins: * Derived from the

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

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 The Anglo-Saxons were a Cultural identity, cultural group who inhabited England in the Early Middle Ages. They traced their origins to settlers who came to Britain from mainland Europe in the 5th century. However, the ethnogenesis of the Anglo- ...

word meaning "valley" * An Anglicization of the

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

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 Brown (disambiguation), several people *

Dean John Browne Dean may refer to: People * Dean (given name) * Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin * Dean (South Korean singer), a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk * Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean Titles ...

, Canadian diplomat *

Dean Blunt Roy Nnawuchi, better known by his pseudonym Dean Blunt, is a British singer-songwriter, musician and contemporary artist. He is best known for his current solo work as well as his previous work as part of avant-garde duo Hype Williams (along ...

, British Artist and musician * Dean Burmester (born 1989), Zimbabwean-born South African golfer *

Dean Cain Dean George Cain ( Tanaka; born July 31, 1966) is an American actor. From 1993 to 1997, he played Clark Kent / Superman in the TV series '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman''. Cain was the host of ''Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' an ...

(born 1966), American actor * Dean Caliguire (born 1967), American football player * Dean Callaway, Australian rugby league footballer * Dean Cameron (born 1962), American actor, musician, and comedian * Deen Castronovo (born 1964), American rock drummer *

Dean Chance Wilmer Dean Chance (June 1, 1941 – October 11, 2015) was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher,https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chancde01.shtml Dean Chance Page at Baseball-Reference.com he played in 11 Maj ...

, American baseball player * Dean Cokinos, American football coach * Dean Corll (1939–1973), American serial killer and rapist * Dean Delannoit, Belgian pop singer * Dean Edwards (born 1970), American stand-up comedian and actor * Dean Edwards (footballer) (born 1962), English footballer and manager * Dean Fertita, American rock musician *

Dean Fisher Dean C. Fisher (born September 3, 1956) is the Iowa State Representative from the 53rd District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2013. Early life and education Fisher was born and raised in Garwin, Iow ...

(born 1956), American politician * Dean Fujioka, Japanese actor, musician, and model * Dean Fuleihan, American civil servant *

Dean Furman Dean Furman (born 22 June 1988) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for English side Warrington Rylands 1906. He has previously played for Scottish Premiership side Rangers, English League Two side Bradford ...

(born 1988), South African footballer * Dean Geyer, Australian singer/actor * Dean Griffiths, Jamaican hurdler *

Dean Hart Dean Harry Anthony Hart (January 3, 1954 – November 21, 1990) was a Canadian–American sport wrestling, amateur wrestler, professional wrestler, referee, wrestling as well as music Promoter (entertainment), promoter and member of the Hart wre ...

(1954–1990), Canadian wrestler * Dean Heller, American politician * Dean Henderson (born 1997), English footballer * Dean Ing (1931–2020), American author and university professor * Dean Kamen (born 1951), American engineer, inventor, and businessman, inventor of the Segway, founder of FIRST * Dean T. Kashiwagi, American academic in the field of procurement * Dean Koontz, American author * Dean Kremer (born 1996), Israeli-American baseball player * Dean Lewis (born 1989), Australian singer-songwriter *

Dean Lukin Dinko "Dean" Lukin, OAM (born 26 May 1960) is a retired weightlifter from Australia. Lukin won the gold medal in the Super Heavyweight category at the 1984 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles. He carried the Australian flag during the closin ...

, Australian weightlifter *

Dean Macpherson Dean William Macpherson (born 2 February 1985) is a South African Member of Parliament for the Official Opposition, the Democratic Alliance and Provincial Chairperson in KwaZulu-Natal. He served his first full term in the National Assembly from ...

(born 1985), South African politician * Dean Martin (disambiguation), several people * Dean McAdams (1917–1996), American football player * Dean McDermott, Canadian actor *

Dean Northover Dean Northover (born 4 September 1991) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a full-back. Club career Calgary Foothills In 2015, Northover joined local club Calgary Foothills FC in their inaugural season in the Premier D ...

(born 1991), Canadian football player * Dean O'Gorman, New Zealand actor * Dean Obeidallah, American comedian *

Dean Palmer Dean William Palmer (born December 27, 1968) is an American former third baseman in Major League Baseball who had a 14-year career from 1989 to 2003. He played for the Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers, all of the American Leag ...

, American baseball player * Dean Pelman, American-Israeli baseball player *

Dean Philpott Dean Earnest Philpott (born November 11, 1935), nicknamed the Anaheim Assassin, is a former American football fullback who played one season with the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cardinals in the ...

(born 1935), American football player * Dean Potter (1972–2015), American climber * Dean Reed (1938–1986), American singer in East Germany * Dean Rusk (1909–1994), U.S. Secretary of State * Dean Saunders (disambiguation), several people *

Dean Schneider Dean Schneider (born October 3, 1992) is a Swiss animal sanctuary founder and social media personality based in South Africa. Career Schneider studied finance and at age 21, became an entrepreneur and created his own financial planning company ...

, Swiss animal sanctuary founder and social media personality *

Dean Schofield Dean Schofield (born 19 January 1979 in Clayton, Manchester, England) is a former professional Rugby union player who played for London Welsh, among other clubs. He plays lock and is a product of Aldwinians RUFC. He first came to prominence wh ...

(born 1979), English rugby player * Dean Smith (disambiguation), several people *

Dean Spanos Dean Alexander Spanos (born May 26, 1950) is the chairman and owner of the National Football League (NFL)'s San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers franchise. He is the son of Alex Spanos, who purchased majority interest in the team in 1984. Spanos too ...

(born 1950), American football executive * Dean Stoecker (born 1956/1957), American billionaire, co-founder of Alteryx * Dean Thompson (disambiguation), several people * Dean Torrence (born 1940), American musician, half of rock n' roll duo Jan and Dean *

Dean Wade Dean Jackson Wade (born November 20, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kansas State Wildcats. Early life Wade was bo ...

(born 1996), American basketball player * Dean Wareham, New Zealand-American musician * Dean Ween, American guitarist ( Ween) *

Dean Wendt Dean Alan Wendt is an American voice actor, host and music DJ, best known as the fill in voice of Barney on the hit children's show ''Barney & Friends''. Career Dean Wendt was a part of Radio Disney from 1996 to 1999 but left the company in order ...

, American actor * Dean Whare (born 1990), New Zealand rugby player * Dean Winters (born 1964), American actor * Dean Zelinsky, American guitar luthier

People with Dean as a middle name

* Richard Dean Anderson, American actor *

James Dean Bradfield James Dean Bradfield (born 21 February 1969) is a Welsh singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. He is known for being the lead vocalist and guitarist for the Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. Biography Early life B ...

, lead singer of the Manic Street Preachers *

Alan Dean Foster Alan Dean Foster (born November 18, 1946) is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction. He has written several book series, more than 20 standalone novels, and many novelizations of film scripts. Career ''Star Wars'' Foster was the ghost ...

, 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

People with Dean as a stage name

* Dean, 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

Fictional characters

* Dean Moriarty, character in Jack Kerouac's On the Road *

Dean Winchester Dean Winchester is one of the two protagonists from the American drama television series ''Supernatural'', along with his younger brother Sam. He is portrayed primarily by Jensen Ackles. Other versions of the character having been portrayed by ...

, character on the show ''Supernatural'' *

Dean Walton '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

, 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 This is a list of characters for the comedy-drama television series '' Gilmore Girls''. Main characters Lorelai Gilmore Lorelai Gilmore, played by Lauren Graham, is the only daughter of Richard and Emily Gilmore. She is the mother of Lor ...

, character on the show ''Gilmore Girls'' * Dean Domino, a character in the 2010 game Fallout: New Vegas: Dead Money

People

People with Dean as a middle name

People with Dean as a stage name

Fictional characters

See also