Kean is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

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Abram Kean Abram Kean (July 8, 1855 – May 18, 1945) was a Dominion of Newfoundland, Newfoundland Seal hunting, sealing captain and politician. He was a renowned sealer who captured over a million pelts during his career. Kean is most famous for his role ...

(1855–1945), Newfoundland sealer and politician * Andrew Kean (born 1978), Scottish football player * Archie Kean (1894 – after 1925), Scottish footballer *

Arthur D. Kean Arthur David Kean (1882–1961)—widely known as A. D. Kean and "Cowboy" Kean—was a Canadian filmmaker, photographer, journalist, broadcaster, and horseman. He was the first British Columbia resident to make movies professionally, and the first ...

(1882–1961), Canadian filmmaker *

Ben Kean Benjamin H. Kean ( – 1993) was an American physician, author, researcher, and professor at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. Kean was born in Valparaiso, Indiana, and grew up in West Orange, New Jersey and Manhattan. He graduated from ...

(), American physician, author and researcher *

Betty Kean Betty Kean (December 15, 1914 – September 29, 1986) was an actress and part of the 1950s era comedy duo the Kean Sisters with her sister Jane Kean. She married four times, to actors including Jim Backus and her last husband Lew Parker. She die ...

(1914–1986), American actress, sister of Jane Kean * Bridie Kean (born 1987), Australian wheelchair basketball player and canoeist. *

Charles Kean Charles John Kean (18 January 181122 January 1868) was an Irish-born English actor and theatre manager, best known for his revivals of Shakespearean plays. Life Kean was born at Waterford, Ireland, a son of actor Edmund Kean and actress Mary ...

(1811–1868), actor, son of Edmund Kean *

Edmund Kean Edmund Kean (4 November 178715 May 1833) was a British Shakespearean actor, who performed, among other places, in London, Belfast, New York, Quebec, and Paris. He was known for his short stature, tumultuous personal life, and controversial div ...

(1789–1833), English actor *

Edward Kean Edward George Kean (October 28, 1924 – August 13, 2010) was an American television pioneer and writer who helped create ''The Howdy Doody Show'' and wrote over 2,000 episodes of the program. Early years Kean was born in 1924 in Manhattan. ...

(1924–2010), American television writer *

Ellen Kean Ellen Kean (12 December 1805 – 20 August 1880) was an English actress. She was known as Ellen Tree until her marriage in 1842, after which she was known both privately and professionally as Mrs Charles Kean and always appeared in productions ...

(1805–1880), English actress *

Gareth Kean Gareth Kean (born 5 October 1991) is a New Zealand swimmer. He won the silver medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and competed at the 2012 Olympic Games The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of th ...

(born 1991), New Zealand swimmer *

Gerald Kean Gerald Kean (born 1957) is an Irish solicitor from County Cork. He is regularly the subject of social columns, particularly in the Sunday newspapers which have reported his lavish spending sprees and sun holidays involving his wife and other peo ...

(born 1957), Irish celebrity solicitor * Giovanni Kean (born 1993), Italian football player *

Hamilton Fish Kean Hamilton Fish Kean (February 27, 1862December 27, 1941) was a U.S. Senator from New Jersey. Early life Kean was the son of Lucy (née Halsted) and Col. John Kean. He was related to several prominent American politicians including his great-grand ...

(1862–1941), United States Senator from New Jersey * Henry Kean (1894–1955), American football and basketball coach * Jake Kean (born 1991), English football player *

Jane Kean Jane Kean (April 10, 1923 – November 26, 2013) was an American actress and singer whose career in show business spanned seven decades and included appearing in nightclubs, on recordings, and in radio, television, Broadway and films. Among her ...

(1923–2013), American actress and singer, sister of Betty Kean * Jefferson Randolph Kean (1860–1950), American military surgeon * John Kean (New Jersey politician) (1852–1914), United States Senator, United States Representative from New Jersey *

John Kean (South Carolina politician) John Kean (1756 – May 4, 1795) was an American merchant, banker and member of the Continental Congress from South Carolina who was the first in a long line of American politicians. Kean was the deputy paymaster of the South Carolina Militia du ...

(1756–1795), delegate to the Continental Congress from South Carolina * Josh Kean (born 1993), Australian motor-racing driver *

Laurel Kean Laurel Kean (born June 14, 1963) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Kean was born in Portland, Maine. She played college golf at University of South Florida where she was an All-American in 1986. Kean turned profe ...

(born 1963), American golfer *

Mallory Kean Mallory Kean (née Buist) is a Canadian curler from Woodstock, Ontario. She currently plays second for the Chrissy Cadorin rink on the World Curling Tour. Career Kean began curling at age 7 at the Glendale Golf and Country Club in Hamilton, O ...

(), Canadian curler *

Mark Kean Mark Kean (born June 22, 1988 in Innerkip, Ontario) is a Canadian curler from Woodstock, Ontario. He currently skips his own team out of Ottawa. Career Kean's junior career involved winning the provincial junior mixed title in 2009. Kean made ...

(born 1988), Canadian curler *

Marie Kean Marie Kean (27 June 1918 – 29 December 1993) was an Irish stage and screen actress, with a career spanning over 40 years, ''The Stage'' called her one of Ireland's most impressive actresses, and "an artist of considerable emotional depth and ...

(1918–1993), Irish actress * Michael Kean (died 1823), Irish artist, owner of Derby porcelain factory *

Moise Kean Bioty Moise Kean ( ; born 28 February 2000) is an Italian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Serie A club ACF Fiorentina, Fiorentina and the Italy national football team, Ital ...

(born 2000), Italian football player *

Paul Kean The Bats are an influential New Zealand rock band formed in 1982 in Christchurch by Paul Kean (bass), Malcolm Grant (drums), Robert Scott (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards) and Kaye Woodward (lead guitar, vocals). Though primarily a Chr ...

, New Zealand musician *

Robert Kean Robert Winthrop Kean (September 28, 1893 – September 21, 1980) was an American Republican Party politician from the state of New Jersey. Kean represented parts of Essex County, New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1 ...

(1893–1980), United States Representative from New Jersey * Robert Garlick Hill Kean (1828–1898), Confederate States Army officer *

Roger Kean Oliver Frey (; 30 June 1948 – 21 August 2022) was a Swiss artist, who was based in the United Kingdom. He was known for his book and magazine illustrations, especially for British computer magazines of the 1980s. Under the pen name Zack, he b ...

(died 2023), British magazine publisher *

Sam Kean Sam Kean is an American writer. He has written for ''The New York Times Magazine'', ''Mental Floss'', ''Slate'', ''Psychology Today'', and ''The New Scientist''. He has also published six books which discuss scientific discoveries in a narrative s ...

, 21st-century American writer * Sammy Kean (), Scottish football player and manager *

Simon Kean Simon Kean (born 11 January 1989) is a former Canadian professional boxer. He announced his retirement on 30 January 2024. As an amateur he qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics along with countryman Custio Clayton. Amateur career Kean was a s ...

(born 1989), Canadian professional boxer *

Sherry Kean Sherry Kean (born Sherry Huffman) is a former Canadian pop and country singer, who had a Canadian Top 40 hit in 1984 with "I Want You Back". Career Kean was originally the lead vocalist for a Toronto band called The Sharks, consisting of herself ...

(), Canadian pop and country singer *

Steve Kean Stephen Kean (born 30 September 1967) is a Scottish football coach and former player who was most recently the manager of Georgian club Torpedo Kutaisi. Kean played as a winger for clubs in the lower divisions of Scottish, English and Portugu ...

(born 1967), Scottish football player and manager *

Stewart Kean Stewart Kean (born 4 March 1983) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Kean played professionally for Ayr United, St Mirren, Queen of the South, Greenock Morton and Stenhousemuir in the Scottish Professional Football League. Kean also ...

(born 1983), Scottish football player *

Thomas Kean Thomas Howard Kean ( ; born April 21, 1935) is an American politician, statesman, and academic administrator from the state of New Jersey. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, Kean served two terms as the 48th governor of New Jersey f ...

(born 1935), American politician; former Governor of New Jersey; chairman of the 9/11 Commission *

Thomas Kean Jr. Thomas Howard Kean Jr. ( ; born September 5, 1968) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from New Jersey's 7th congressional district since 2023. He represented New Jersey's 21st legislative district in the New Jersey ...

(born 1968), American politician; New Jersey State Senator; United States Senate nominee; United States Representative *

William Kean William Kean (17 March 1871 – 5 January 1954) was a British trade unionist. Born in Sheffield, Kean became a cutler working in silver and a trade unionist. By his early twenties he was secretary of the small Sheffield-based Spoon and Fork ...

(1871–1954), British trade unionist *

William B. Kean William Benjamin Kean (July 9, 1897 – March 10, 1981) was a General officer, general in the United States Army. Early life He was born William Benjamin Kean Jr. in Buffalo, New York, on July 9, 1897. Kean graduated from the United States Mi ...

(1897–1981), general in the United States Army

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Kean Bryan Kean Shay Bryan (born 1 November 1996) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Career Manchester City Bryan began his career at Manchester City at the age of 11, and went on to captain the club's developm ...

(born 1996), English football player *

Kean Cipriano Kean Edward Uson Cipriano (born June 11, 1987) is a Filipino singer, songwriter, actor, music video director, and musician. He is well known as the vocalist of pop-rock band Callallily, and the founder of his own record label O/C Records. Ea ...

(born 1987), Filipino singer, composer, actor, and musician * Kean Soo, Canadian engineer, creator of the children's comic character Jellaby *

Kean Wong Kean Keanu Wong (born April 17, 1995) is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Angels. The Rays selected Wong in the fourth round of the 2013 MLB d ...

, American professional baseball player Fictional characters: * Kean Atreides, character in the universe of the ''Dune'' novels

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