# Dean (surname)

Dean is an English surname; it can also be of Scottish and Irish origin. A variant of this surname is Deane.

## Notable people with the surname

* Angela Dean, British statistician
* Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean, harpist
* Ardie Dean (born 1955), American blues drummer, audio engineer and record producer
* Austin Dean (born 1993), American baseball player
* Bashford Dean, American ornithologist
* Bernadette Louise Dean, Pakistani academic and educator
* Billy Dean, American singer
* Brenda Dean (1943–2018), British trade unionist and politician
* Brett Dean (born 1961), Australian composer
* Charlbi Dean (1990–2022), South African actress and model
* Charles Dean (died 1974), brother of Howard and Jim
* Charmaine Dean (born 1958), statistician from Trinidad, president of Statistical Society of Canada
* Christopher Dean, British figure skater
* Dean (Middlesex cricketer) (fl. 1787–1790), English amateur cricketer
* Diana Dean (born 1942), Canadian artist
* Dixie Dean, English footballer
* Dizzy Dean (1910–1974), baseball pitcher
* Dora Dean (c. 1872–1949), vaudeville dancer
* Eddie Dean (disambiguation), several people
* Elton Dean, jazz musician
* Everett Dean (1898–1993), American college sports coach
* Fred Dean (1952–2020), American football player
* Gordon Dean (disambiguation), several people
* Henry Clay Dean, American orator and author
* Howard Dean, U.S. presidential candidate in 2004
* Jackson Dean, American singer
* Jamel Dean (born 1996), American football player
* James Dean (disambiguation), several people
* James Dean (1931–1955), American actor
* Janet Dean Fodor, American professor of linguistics
* Jim Dean (activist), chairman of Democracy for America
* Jimmy Dean (1928–2010), American singer and actor
* Joe Dean (1930–2013), American basketball player, sportscaster, and sports administrator
* John Dean (born 1938), White House counsel to President Nixon and central Watergate figure
* Julia Dean (actress, born 1830) (1830–1868), actress
* Julia Dean (actress, born 1878) (1878–1952), actress
* Kasseem Dean (born 1978), American record producer, rapper, DJ, and songwriter
* Kevin Dean (disambiguation), multiple people
* Letitia Dean (born 1967), English actress and singer
* Madeleine Dean, American politician
* Margia Dean, (1922–2023), American actress
* Mark Dean (swimmer), American swimmer
* Matt Dean (born 1966), American politician
* Matthew Deane (disambiguation), several people
* Mike Dean (disambiguation), multiple people
* Millvina Dean (1912–2009), British civil servant, last living survivor of the Titanic disaster
* Miriam Dean, New Zealand Queen's Counsel
* Nakobe Dean (born 2000), American football player
* Nathan Dean (1934–2013), American businessman and politician
* Nathaniel Dean, Australian actor
* Nathaniel W. Dean (1817–1880), American politician
* Nelson Dean, American baseball player
* Norman Dean, footballer
* Oliver Dean (1783–1871), American physician and businessman, founder of Dean College
* Olivia Dean (born 1999), English singer
* Paul Dean (disambiguation), multiple people
* Ralph Dean (1913–1987), Canadian Anglican cleric
* Roger Dean (artist), album cover designer
* Ruth Dean (1902–2003), American scholar of Anglo-Norman literature
* Theodosia Ann Dean (1819-1843), English missionary
* Thomas Dean (disambiguation), several people
* Tony Dean (racing driver) (1932–2008), British racing driver
* Trey Dean (born 2000), American football player
* Winton Dean (1916–2013), English musicologist
* Zachary Dean (born 2003), Canadian ice hockey player

## Fictional Characters

* Jason "J.D." Dean, the antagonist of the 1988 teen film Heathers, and it's musical and TV adaptations
* Melody Dean, a fictional character in a song of the same name by Amanda Palmer on the album Theatre Is Evil