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 English surname Dean, from an Anglo-Saxon word meaning "valley"
• An Anglicization of the Hebrew 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 Allison, British audiobook producer and editor
• Dean Baker (born 1958), American macroeconomist
• Dean Brown (disambiguation), several people
• Dean Blunt, British artist and musician
• Dean Burmester (born 1989), Zimbabwean-born South African golfer
• Dean Cain (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
• Dean Campbell (born 2001), Scottish footballer
• Deen Castronovo (born 1964), American rock drummer
• Dean Chance, 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 (born 1956), American politician
• Dean Fujioka, Japanese actor, musician, and model
• Dean Fuleihan, American civil servant
• Dean Furman (born 1988), South African footballer
• Dean Geyer, Australian singer/actor
• Dean Griffiths, Jamaican hurdler
• Dean Hart (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, Australian weightlifter
• Dean Macpherson (born 1985), South African politician
• Dean Martin (disambiguation), several people
• Dean McAdams (1917–1996), American football player
• Dean McDermott, Canadian actor
• Dean Northover (born 1991), Canadian football player
• Dean O'Gorman, New Zealand actor
• Dean Obeidallah, American comedian
• Dean Palmer, American baseball player
• Dean Pelman, American-Israeli baseball player
• Dean Philpott (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, Swiss animal sanctuary founder and social media personality
• Dean Schofield (born 1979), English rugby player
• Dean Smith (disambiguation), several people
• Dean Spanos (born 1950), American football executive
• Dean Stoecker (born 1956/1957), American billionaire, co-founder of Alteryx
• Dean Sullivan (1955–2023), English actor
• Dean Thompson (disambiguation), several people
• Dean Torrence (born 1940), American musician, half of rock n' roll duo Jan and Dean
• Dean Wade (born 1996), American basketball player
• Dean Wareham, New Zealand-American musician
• Dean Ween, American guitarist ( Ween)
• Dean Wendt, 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, lead singer of the Manic Street Preachers
• Alan Dean Foster, 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
• Elizabeth Dean Lail, American actress

People with Dean as a stage name

• Dean (South Korean singer), 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, character on the show Supernatural
• Dean Walton, 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, character on the show Gilmore Girls
• Dean Domino, a character in the 2010 game Fallout: New Vegas: Dead Money
• Dean McCoppin, a main character in the 1999 animated film The Iron Giant

See also

• Dean (surname)
• Din (name)

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