DeDe, De De, Dedé or Dédé may refer to:

People

Nickname or stage name

* Dedé (Angolan footballer), born Adérito Waldemar Alves Carvalho *

Dedé (footballer, born 1978) Leonardo de Deus Santos (born 18 April 1978), known as Dedé, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as either a left back or left midfielder. He played 13 years of his career with Borussia Dortmund, appearing in more than ...

, Brazilian footballer born Leonardo de Deus Santos * Dedé (footballer, born 1987), Brazilian footballer born Derivaldo Beserra Cavalcante *

Dedé (footballer, born 1988) Anderson Vital da Silva, commonly known as Dedé (; born 1 July 1988) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre back. Club career Vasco da Gama After a spell in Campeonato Carioca for Volta Redonda in 2009, Dedé was loaned with a bu ...

, Brazilian footballer born Anderson Vital da Silva *

Dede Allen Dorothea Corothers "Dede" Allen (December 3, 1923 – April 17, 2010) This obituary incorrectly states that she was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, which was subsequently acknowledged in an online correction. was an American film editor, well-known " ...

(1923–2010), American film editor *

Dede Barry Deirdre "Dede" Demet Barry (born October 8, 1972 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American female cycle racer, six times U.S. champion (4 senior titles, two junior). She has won two World Cup races, two World Championship medals, and, in 2004, the ...

(born 1972), American cycle racer * Dédé Fortin (1962–2000), Canadian musician * DeDe Lattimore (born 1991), American football player * DeDe Lind (born 1947), American model and ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Month * Denise Lopez (Swedish singer), Mexican-born Swedish singer *

De De Pierce Joseph De Lacroix "De De" Pierce (February 18, 1904 – November 23, 1973) was an American jazz trumpeter and cornetist. He is best remembered for the songs "Peanut Vendor" and "Dippermouth Blues", both with Billie Pierce. Biography Pierce wa ...

(1904–1973), American jazz trumpeter and cornetist *

Dedé Santana Manfried Sant'Anna ( São Gonçalo, April 29, 1936), known artistically as Dedé Santana (), is a Brazilian comedian, best known for his role in the television series '' Os Trapalhões'', where he was one of the four protagonists. Short bio D ...

(born 1936), Brazilian comedian *

Dede Westbrook Decrick De'Shawn "Dede" Westbrook (; born November 21, 1993) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist who is a free agent. He played college football at Oklahoma. He was drafted 110th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft by the Jac ...

(born 1993), American football player *

Dede Wilsey Diane Buchanan "Dede" Wilsey is a San Francisco socialite, Republican Party donor, and philanthropist. She is the widow and heir of the San Francisco dairy and real estate businessman Al Wilsey, and the Chair Emerita of the Fine Arts Museums of ...

(born 1944), American philanthropist

Given name

Dedé Anderson DeDe, De De, Dedé or Dédé may refer to: People Nickname or stage name * Dedé (Angolan footballer), born Adérito Waldemar Alves Carvalho * Dedé (footballer, born 1978), Brazilian footballer born Leonardo de Deus Santos * Dedé (footballer, ...

(born 1980), Brazilian footballer *

Dede Dolopei Dede Dolopei is a Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its ea ...

, Liberian civil servant *

DeDe Dorsey DeDe Dorsey (born August 1, 1984) is a former American football running back. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Lindenwood. Dorsey was also a member of the Indianapolis Colts ...

(born 1984), American football player *

Dede Feldman Dede Feldman (born March 10, 1947 in West Chester, Pennsylvania) is a Democratic former member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 13th District from 1997 to 2013. She did not seek reelection in 2012. References External links Sena ...

(born 1947), American politician * Dede Koswara, Indonesian man known as "Treeman" * Dédé Saint Prix (born 1953), Martinican singer

Pseudonym

* Dede (artist), Israeli graffiti artist

Surname

* Ahmet Kayhan Dede, Turkish Sufi master *

Çiğdem Dede Çiğdem Dede (born February 27, 1980, in Gaziantep, Turkey) is a Turkish powerlifter competing in the −44 kg division. She won the silver medal at the 2012 Paralympics. She is a dwarf athlete of Ankara Guven Spor, where she is coached by ...

(born 1980), Turkish paralympic powerlifter *

Edmond Dédé Edmond Dédé (November 20, 1827 – January 5, 1903) was an American musician and composer from New Orleans, Louisiana. A free-born Creole, he moved to Europe to study in Paris in 1855 and settled in France. His compositions include ''Quasimod ...

, American musician *

Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi (9 January 1778 – 29 November 1846) was a composer of Ottoman classical music. Biography He was born on 9 Janu ...

(1778-1846), Turkish composer *

Klaus Dede Klaus Dede (1 June 1935 in Nordenham, Oldenburg – 5 May 2018, Oldenburg) was a German writer and journalist. Life Dede was born 1935 in Nordenham-Blexen. His father was a Lutheran priest. After school Dede studied during the 1950s. Later Ded ...

(born 1935), German writer and journalist *

Mercan Dede Mercan Dede (born Arkın Ilıcalı, 1966), also known as DJ Arkin Allen, is a Turkish-Canadian composer, ney and bendir player, DJ, and producer. He is a world music artist, playing a fusion of traditional acoustic Turkish and other oriental ...

(born 1966), Turkish composer and musician *

Munejjim-bashi Ahmed Dede Ahmed Lütfullah (early 17th century – 27 February 1702), better known by his court title of Münejjim Bashi ( tr, Müneccimbaşı; "Chief Astrologer"), was an Ottoman courtier, scholar, Sufi poet and historian. His chief work is the ''Jamiʿ ...

, Turkish astronomer

Entertainment and culture

* ''Dédé'' (opérette), a 1921 operetta by Henri Christiné * Dédé (1935 film), French comedy film directed by René Guissart * ''Dédé'' (1989 film), a French film by Jean-Louis Benoît * ''Dede'' (2017 film), a Georgian film by Mariam Khatchvani * Dede Franklin, a ''Prison Break'' character * the title character of the ''

Book of Dede Korkut The ''Book of Dede Korkut'' or ''Book of Korkut Ata'' ( az, Kitabi-Dədə Qorqud, ; tk, Kitaby Dädem Gorkut; tr, Dede Korkut Kitabı) is the most famous among the epic stories of the Oghuz Turks. The stories carry morals and values signific ...

'', an epic story of the Oghuz Turks * Dede (band), American dream pop/post-rock band

Other

Dede (religious figure) A dede is a socio-religious leader in the Islamic Alevi and non-Islamic Ishiki community. It is one of the 12 ranks of Imam in Alevism. The institution of dede is the most important of all the institutions integral to the social and religious o ...

, in Alevi or Bektashi *

Dede (restaurant) __NOTOC__ Dede , also called Dede@Customs House, is a Turkish restaurant in Baltimore, County Cork, Ireland. It was awarded its first Michelin star in 2021 and a second in 2023. History Head chef Ahmet Dede, a native of Ankara, was previously ...

, in Baltimore, Ireland