Keene is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfred Keene (18731955), British Olympic fencer * Alfred John Keene (18641930), British watercolour artist * Barry Keene (born 1938), American politician (California) * Sir

Benjamin Keene Sir Benjamin Keene (1697–1757) was a British diplomat from Norfolk, who served as British Ambassador to Spain from 1729 to 1739, then again from 1748 until his death in Madrid in December 1757. He has been described as "by far the most promin ...

(16971757), British diplomat *

Bill Keene Bill Keene (1927 – April 5, 2000) was a television and radio personality who became famous in the Los Angeles, California, market as a traffic and weather announcer. He was particularly known for his colorful, humorous traffic reports which inc ...

(19272000), American television and radio personality *

Brian Keene Brian Keene (born September 22, 1967) is an American author and podcaster, primarily known for his work in horror, dark fantasy, crime fiction, and comic books. He has won the 2014 World Horror Grandmaster Award and two Bram Stoker Awards. In ad ...

(born 1967), American author, primarily of horror and crime fiction *

Carolyn Keene Carolyn Keene is the pseudonym of the authors of the Nancy Drew mystery stories and ''The Dana Girls'' mystery stories, both produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate. In addition, the Keene pen name is credited with the Nancy Drew spin-off, ''Riv ...

, pseudonym used 193085 by the authors of the Nancy Drew and the Dana Girls mystery stories * Charles Keene (disambiguation), multiple people *

Christopher Keene Christopher Keene (December 21, 1946 – October 8, 1995) was an American conductor. Early life and education Keene was born in 1946 in Berkeley, California, the son of Yvonne (née Cyr) and Jim Keene. His mother was of Acadian, German, and Scott ...

(194695), American classical music conductor *

Constance Keene Constance Keene (9 February 192124 December 2005) was an American pianist, who was renowned for her 1964 recording of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Preludes and won critical acclaim for her recordings of the works of Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Carl Maria von ...

(19212005), American classical pianist * Dalton Keene (born 1999), American football player *

Daniel Keene Daniel Keene (born 1955) is an Australian playwright whose work has been performed throughout the world. Career Keene's plays have been performed in Australia, France, Poland and the United States. Many of his plays have been published in Fr ...

(born 1955), Australian playwright * David Keene (born 1945), American former President of the National Rifle Association * Sir David Keene, a British

Lord Justice of Appeal A Lord Justice of Appeal or Lady Justice of Appeal is a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, the court that hears appeals from the High Court of Justice, the Crown Court and other courts and tribunals. A Lord (or Lady) Just ...

* Dennis Keene (born 1965), American politician (Kentucky) * Derek Keene (1942–2021), English urban historian *

Donald Keene Donald Lawrence Keene (June 18, 1922 – February 24, 2019) was an American-born Japanese scholar, historian, teacher, writer and translator of Japanese literature. Keene was University Professor emeritus and Shincho Professor Emeritus of Japane ...

(1922–2019), American scholar, historian, teacher, writer and translator of Japanese * Doug Keene (192886), English footballer *

Elodie Keene Elodie Keene (born April 10, 1949, in Berkeley, California) is an American film director, television director, producer and editor. As a television director, her credits include '' ER'', ''NYPD Blue'', ''The Practice'', ''Ally McBeal'', ''Charmed ...

(born 1949), American film and television director, producer and editor * Emily Keene (1849–1944), British expatriate and writer *

Edmund Keene Edmund Keene (1714 – 6 July 1781) was an English churchman and academic, who was Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge and later served first as Bishop of Chester, then Bishop of Ely. Younger brother of the diplomat Benjamin Keene, the family were ...

(171481), English churchman and academic * Foxhall P. Keene (18671941), American owner and breeder of thoroughbred race horses, World and Olympic gold medallist at polo * Henry Keene (172676), English architect *

Henry George Keene (1826–1915) Henry George Keene (1826 – 26 March 1915) was an English historian of medieval and modern India. Life Keene was born at the East India College, Haileybury. Henry George Keene (1781–1864) was his father. He was educated at Rugby School and ...

(18261915), English historian of mediaeval and modern India * James Keene (disambiguation), multiple people * Jasmine Keene (born 1987), Australian netball player * Jean Keene ("The Eagle Lady", 19232009), American rodeo trick rider * John Keene (disambiguation), multiple people * Joseph Keene (18391921), American Medal of Honor recipient *

Judith Keene Captain Judith Keene is a former Commandant of Cadets at the United States Coast Guard Academy The United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA), located in New London, Connecticut, is the United States service academies, U.S. service academy ...

(active 19772008), Commandant of Cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy *

Katy Keene Katy Keene is a character created by Bill Woggon that has appeared in several comic book series published by Archie Comics since 1945. She is a model/actress/singer marketed by the publisher as "America's Queen of Pin-Ups and Fashions". In the b ...

, strip cartoon character created by Bill Woggon in 1945 * M. Lamar Keene (193696), American spirit medium *

Laura Keene Laura Keene (20 July 1826 – 4 November 1873) was a British stage actress and theatre Actor-manager, manager. In her twenty-year career, she became known as the first powerful female manager in New York. She is best known for being the le ...

(182673), British stage actor and manager * Laurie Keene (born 1961), Australian rules footballer *

Marcus Keene Marcus Johnny Rashaan Keene (born May 6, 1995) is an American professional basketball player who plays for BC UNICS of the VTB United League. He gained national prominence in 2016–17 season as a redshirt junior while at Central Michigan Uni ...

(born 1995), American basketball player * Marion Keene (Marion Davis, active early 1950safter 1998), British big-band vocalist *

Mimi Keene Mimi Roshan Saeed (born 5 August 1998), better known as Mimi Keene, is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Cindy Williams (EastEnders), Cindy Williams on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2013–2015), Ruby Matthews on the Netflix ...

(born 1998), British actress *

Nelson Keene Malcolm Holland (born 9 March 1942), better known by the stage name of Nelson Keene, is a British pop singer who was prominent in the early 1960s. Keene was born in Farnborough, Hampshire, one of ten children. As a singer, he was managed by La ...

(born Malcolm Holland, 1942), British pop singer * Nietzchka Keene (19522004), American film director and writer * Paul K. Keene (19102005), American organic farming pioneer * '' Percival Keene'', coming-of-age adventure novel published in three volumes in 1842 by Frederick Marryat *

Ralph Keene Ralph Keene (1902–1963) was an Indian-born British screenwriter, film producer, producer and film director. He is generally known for his work on documentaries. Following the Second World War he shot a number of non-fiction films outside Brita ...

(1902–1963), Indian-born British screenwriter, producer and film director *

Raymond Keene Raymond Dennis Keene (born 29 January 1948) is an English chess grandmaster, a FIDE International Arbiter, a chess organiser, and a journalist and author. He won the British Chess Championship in 1971 and was the first player from England t ...

(born 1948), English chess Grandmaster * Richard Keene (182594), British photographer * Rick Keene (Richard J. "Rick" Keene, born 1957), American politician (California) *

Spec Keene Roy Servais "Spec" Keene (July 1, 1894 – August 24, 1977) was an American American football, baseball, and basketball coach at Willamette University and an athletic director at Oregon State University. Playing career Keene graduated from Oreg ...

(Roy S. "Spec" Keene, 18941977), American college sports coach * Steve Keene (born 1957), American artist * Tom Keene (disambiguation), multiple people * Violet Keene (18931987), Canadian photographer * William Keene (19151992), American television actor

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