# Dean (given name)

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 Aldridge (born 1994), Australian baseball pitcher
* Dean Alexander, American country music singer
* Dean Alfange (1897–1989), American politician
* Dean Francis Alfar, Filipino writer
* Dean Alford (born 1953), American politician and businessman
* Dean C. Allard (1933–2018), American naval historian and archivist
* Dean Allemang, American computer scientist
* Dean Allen (1966–2018), Canadian typographer, web developer and blogger
* Dean Allison (born 1965), Canadian politician
* Dean Allmark (born 1983), English professional wrestler
* Dean Alston, Australian canoeist
* Dean Alvord, American real estate developer and college professor
* Dean Amadon (1912–2003), American ornithologist
* Dean Anastasiadis (born 1970), Australian soccer player
* Dean Andal (born 1959), American businessman and politician
* Dean Anderson, Australian rules footballer
* Dean Anderson (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
* Dean Andrews (born 1963), English actor
* Dean Andrews Jr. (1922–1981), American attorney
* Dean Anna (born 1986), American basketball player
* Dean R. Appling, American biochemist
* Dean Armstrong (born 1973), Canadian actor
* Dean Arp (born 1966), American politician
* Dean Arsene (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
* Dean Ashton (born 1983), English footballer
* Dean Askew (born 1962), New Zealand cricketer
* Dean Aspen, British actor
* Dean Astumian, American physical chemist
* Dean Atta, British poet
* Dean Austin (born 1970), English footballer
* Dean G. Auten, American politician
* Dean Babst (1921–2006), American sociologist
* Dean Bailey (1967–2014), Australian rules footballer and coach
* Dean Baker (born 1958), American macroeconomist
* Dean Bakopoulos, American writer
* Dean Bandiera (1926–2020), Canadian football player
* Dean Baquet (born 1956), American journalist
* Dean Baranja, Slovenian footballer
* Dean Barker, several people
* Dean Barkley (born 1950), American lawyer and politician
* Dean Barnett (1967–2008), American columnist and blogger
* Dean Barrett, American writer
* Dean Barrick (born 1969), English footballer
* Dean Barrow (born 1951), Prime Minister of Belize (2008–2020)
* Dean Bartlett (born 1987), New Zealand cricketer
* Dean Barton-Smith (born 1967), Australian decathlete
* Dean Bauck (born 1954), Canadian high jumper
* Dean Beard (1935–1989), American musician
* Dean Beckwith (born 1983), English footballer
* Dean Bell (cricketer) (born 1992), English cricketer
* Dean Bell (born 1962), New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach
* Dean Benedetti (1922–1957), American jazz musician
* Dean Bennett (born 1977), English footballer
* Dean Bergeron (born 1969), Canadian Paralympic athlete
* Dean Bernardini (born 1973), American musician
* Dean Berta Viñales (2006–2021), Spanish motorcycle road racer
* Dean Bertram, Australian writer, filmmaker and film festival director
* Dean Beța (born 1991), Romanian footballer
* Dean Biasucci (born 1962), American football player
* Dean Black, American politician from Florida
* Dean Blackwell (born 1969), English footballer
* Dean Blais (born 1951), American ice hockey coach
* Dean Blandino (born 1971), American football executive and rules analyst
* Dean Blevins (born 1955), American sportscaster
* Dean Blore (born 1998), Samoa international rugby league footballer
* Dean Blundell, Canadian radio host
* Dean Blunt, British singer-songwriter and musician
* Dean Bombač (born 1989), Slovenian handball player
* Dean Booth, New Zealand Paralympic swimmer
* Dean Borg (1938–2020), American journalist
* Dean Bosacki, Canadian businessman
* Dean Bosnich (born 1980), Australian rugby league footballer
* Dean Botha (born 1964), South African tennis player
* Dean Bouzanis (born 1990), Australian footballer
* Dean Bowditch (born 1986), English footballer
* Dean Bowring, English powerlifter
* Dean Bowyer, American baseball coach
* Dean Boxall, Australian swimming coach
* Dean Boylan (born 1951), American ice hockey player
* Dean Brelis (1924–2006), American journalist
* Dean Brennan (born 1980), Irish footballer and current manager
* Dean L. Bresciani, American academic administrator
* Dean Brett (born 1992), Scottish footballer
* Dean Brill (born 1985), English footballer
* Dean Britt (born 1994), Australian rugby league footballer
* Dean Brody (born 1975), Canadian country music artist
* Dean Brogan (born 1978), Australian rules footballer
* Dean Brooks (1916–2013), American physician and actor
* Dean Brosnan (born 1991), Irish hurler
* Dean Brotherston (born 1997), Scottish footballer
* Dean Brown, several people
* Dean Brownlie (born 1984), New Zealand cricketer
* Dean F. Bryson (1910–1995), American judge
* Dean Buchanan (born 1953), New Zealand painter
* Dean Budd (born 1986), New Zealand-born Italian rugby union player
* Dean Budnick, American writer, filmmaker and professor
* Dean Buntrock (born 1931), American businessman
* Dean Burch (1927–1991), American lawyer and politician
* Dean Burk (1904–1988), American biochemist and medical researcher
* Dean Burke (born 1957), American politician
* Dean Burmester (born 1989), Zimbabwean-born South African golfer
* Dean Burrows (born 1966), English cricketer
* Dean Burry, Canadian composer, librettist and educator
* Dean Busby (born 1973), English rugby league footballer
* Dean Butler, several people
* Dean Byington, American visual artist
* Dean Byrne, several people
* 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 Cameron (inventor), Australian inventor
* Dean Cameron (politician) (born 1961), American politician from Idaho
* Dean Campbell (born 2001), Scottish footballer
* Dean Cannon (born 1968), American politician
* Dean Canto (born 1980), Australian motor racing driver
* Dean Capobianco (born 1970), Australian sprinter
* Dean Carlson (1950–2022), American football player
* Dean Carnegie, American stage magician, escape artist and painter
* Dean Carney (born 1961), Australian rugby league footballer
* Dean Carroll (1962–2015), English rugby league footballer
* Dean Vincent Carter (born 1976), English fiction author
* Dean Carter (born 1955), American spree killer
* Deen Castronovo (born 1964), American rock drummer
* Dean Caswell (1922–2022), American flying ace
* Dean and Dan Caten (born 1964), Canadian fashion designer brothers
* Dean Cavanagh (born 1966), playwright and musician
* Dean Cetrulo (1919–2010), American fencer
* Dean Chalkley (born 1968), British photographer
* Dean Chamberlain, American photographer
* Dean Champion (1940–2009), American professor of Criminal Justice
* Dean Chance (1941–2015), American baseball player
* Dean Chandler (born 1976), English footballer
* Dean Chapman (1931–1965), Australian rules footballer
* Dean Roden Chapman (1922–1995), American scientist and engineer
* Dean Chenoweth (1937–1982), American hydroplane racing pilot
* Dean Chynoweth (born 1968), Canadian ice hockey player
* Dean Clancy (born 2001), Irish boxer
* Dean Clark, several people
* Dean Clarke, several people
* Dean Clukey (1936–2019), American politician
* Dean Cogan (1826–1872), Irish Roman Catholic priest
* Dean Cokinos, American football coach
* Dean Coleman (footballer) (born 1985), English association footballer
* Dean Coleman (rugby union)
* Dean Collins, several people
* Dean Collis (born 1985), Australian rugby league footballer
* Dean Colton (born 1983), former Scotland international rugby league footballer
* Dean W. Colvard (1913–2007), President of Mississippi State University
* Dean Combs (born 1952), American stock car racing driver
* Dean Coney (born 1963), English footballer
* Dean Conley (1946–2010), American politician
* Dean Cook (born 1985), British actor
* Dean Cooley (born 1934), American politician
* Dean Copely (born 1989), American ice dancer
* Dean Corll (1939–1973), American serial killer and rapist
* Dean Cornelius (born 2001), Scottish footballer
* Dean Cornwell (1892–1960), American illustrator and painter
* Dean Corren (1955–2023), American politician and scientist
* Dean Cosker (born 1978), English footballer
* Dean Couzins (born 1981), New Zealand field hockey player
* Dean Cox (born 1981), Australian rules footballer
* Dean Cox (English footballer) (born 1987)
* Dean Craig (born 1974), British film director and screenwriter
* Dean Craven (born 1979), English footballer
* Dean Crawford (1958–2023), Canadian rower
* Dean Crawford (author), British author
* Dean Cray (born 1958), American politician
* Dean Crombie (born 1957), English footballer
* Dean Cromwell (1879–1962), American sports coach
* Dean Crouch, Irish dancer and musician
* Dean Crow (born 1972), American baseball player
* Dean Crowe (born 1979), English footballer
* Dean Cummings (born 1993), Scottish footballer
* Dean Cundey (born 1946), American cinematographer and film director
* Dean Daley-Jones, Australian actor
* Dean Daughtry (1946–2023), American musician
* Dean David (born 1996), Israeli association footballer
* Dean Davidson, American musician
* Dean Davis, American politician
* Dean DeBlois (born 1970), Canadian filmmaker
* Dean Deetz (born 1993), American baseball player
* Dean DeFazio (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey player
* Dean Del Mastro (born 1970), Canadian politician
* Dean Delannoit (born 1989), Belgian pop singer
* Dean Delany (born 1980), Irish footballer
* Dean Delaurier (born 1954), Canadian ice sledge hockey player
* Dean DeLeo (born 1961), American guitarist
* Dean DellaPenna, American plant biochemist
* Dean Demopoulos (born 1954), American professional basketball coach
* Dean Dempsey, American artist, actor and filmmaker
* Dean DePiero (born 1968), American politician
* Dean Derby (1935–2021), American football player
* Dean Detton (1908–1958), American professional wrestler
* Dean Devlin (born 1962), American filmmaker
* Dean Dill (1947–2015), American magician and effects designer
* Dean Dillon (born 1955), American singer-songwriter
* Dean Dingman (born 1968), American football player and coach
* Dean Dixon (1915–1976), American conductor
* Dean Dodds (born 1977), New Zealand footballer
* Dean Dohrman (1959–2024), American politician
* Dean Dorsey (born 1957), Canadian gridiron football player
* Dean Downing (born 1975), English bicycle racer
* Dean Drako, American businessman and entrepreneur
* Dean Drayton, Australian Minister of the Uniting Church
* Dean Drever (born 1970), Canadian sculptor
* Dean Drummond (1949–2013), American classical composer
* Dean Dugdale (born 1963), Australian rules footballer
* Dean Dugger (1933–2000), American football player
* Dean Duperron, Canadian businessman
* Dean Ebarle, Filipino footballer
* Dean Ebbe (born 1994), Irish professional footballer
* Dean Edell (born 1941), American physician and broadcaster
* Dean Edwards, several people
* Dean Ehehalt (born 1964), American baseball player and coach
* Dean Ehlers (1929–2017), American college sports coach and administrator
* Dean Elgar (born 1987), South African cricketer
* Dean Elliott (1917–1999), American television and film composer
* Dean Ellison (born 1977), British motorcycle racer
* Dean Emerson (born 1962), English footballer
* Dean Erickson (born 1958), American actor
* Dean Evans (born 1990), Australian footballer
* Dean Evans (field hockey) (born 1967), Australian field hockey player
* Dean Evason (born 1964), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
* Dean Eyre (1914–2007), New Zealand politician
* Dean Fagan, British actor
* Dean Faiello (born 1959), American criminal
* Dean Faithfull (born 1987), English gridiron football player
* Dean Falk (born 1944), American anthropologist
* Dean Fansler, American professor at Columbia University and Filipino folklorist
* Dean Farnham (born 1950), Australian rules footballer
* Dean Farris (born 1997), American swimmer
* Dean Fasano (1955–2009), American singer-songwriter
* Dean Fausett (1913–1998), American painter
* Dean Fedorchuk (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
* Dean Fearing, American chef
* Dean Fertita (born 1970), American rock musician
* Dean Finlay (born 1965), New Zealand cricketer
* Dean Fiore (born 1983), Australian professional racing driver
* Dean E. Fischer (1936–2000), American journalist and U. S. Assistant Secretary of State
* Dean Fisher (born 1956), American politician
* Dean Fleischer Camp, American filmmaker
* Dean Florez (born 1963), American politician
* Dean Forbes (born 1978), British business executive
* Dean Ford (1945–2018), Scottish singer and songwriter
* Dean Fourie, South African actor
* Dean Foxcroft (born 1998), South African cricketer
* Dean Francis (1974–2018), English boxer
* Dean Fraser (born 1957), Jamaican saxophonist
* Dean Fredericks (1924–1999), American actor
* Dean Friedman (born 1955), American singer-songwriter
* Dean Fujioka (born 1980), Japanese actor, musician, and model
* Dean Fuleihan (born 1951), American civil servant
* Dean Fuller, American ice hockey coach
* Dean Furman (born 1988), South African footballer
* Dean Gaffney (born 1978), English actor
* Dean Gal (born 1995), Israeli footballer
* Dean Galea (born 1985), Australian rules footballer
* Dean Gallo (1934–1994), American politician
* Dean Galt (born 1971), New Zealand badminton player
* Dean Garcia (born 1958), British musician
* Dean Gardikiotis (born 1994), Greek footballer
* Dean Garrett (born 1966), American basketball player
* Dean Gaskell (born 1983), Ireland rugby league footballer
* Dean Gemmell (born 1967), Canadian-American curler
* Dean Gerken (born 1985), English footballer
* Dean Geyer (born 1986), Australian singer/actor
* Dean M. Gillespie (1884–1949), American politician
* Dean Gitter (1935–2018), American businessman
* Dean Glenesk (born 1957), American modern pentathlete
* Dean Glover (born 1963), English footballer
* Dean Goffin (1916–1984), New Zealand composer
* Dean Goldfine (born 1965), American tennis coach and player
* Dean Goodhill (born 1944), American film editor
* Dean Gordon (born 1973), English footballer
* Dean Gordon (sailor) (born 1959, Olympic sailor from Australia
* Dean Gorré (born 1970), Surinamese footballer and manager
* Dean Gould, world record holder
* Dean Green (born 1989), American baseball player
* Dean Greenaway (born 1959), British Virgin Islands sprinter
* Dean Greig (born 1968), Australian rules footballer
* Dean Greygoose (born 1964), English footballer
* Dean Greyling (born 1986), South African rugby union player
* Dean Griffing (1915–1998), American gridiron football player, coach and executive
* Dean Griffiths (born 1980), Jamaican hurdler
* Dean Guezen (born 1999), Dutch footballer
* Dean Gunnarson (born 1964), Canadian escape artist
* Dean Hachamovitch, American businessman and manager
* Dean Hadley (born 1992), English professional rugby league footballer
* Dean Haglund (born 1965), Canadian actor
* Dean Hagopian, Canadian actor, radio personality and musician
* Dean Hall, several people
* Dean Halverson (born 1946), American football player
* Dean Hamel (born 1961), American football player
* Dean Hamer (born 1951), American geneticist
* Dean Hammond (rugby player) (born 1992), South African rugby union player
* Dean Hammond (born 1983), English footballer
* Dean Hanson, Australian rugby league footballer
* Dean Harding (born 1971), Australian rules footballer
* Dean Harens (1920–1996), American actor
* Dean Hargrove (born 1938), American screenwriter
* Dean Harris (born 1946), British actor
* Dean Harrison, English motorcycle road racer
* Dean Harriss, Australian politician
* Dean Evan Hart (born 1957), American optometrist
* Dean Hart (1954–1990), Canadian wrestler
* Dean Hartgraves (born 1966), American baseball player
* Dean Hartigan (born 1954), Australian rules footballer
* Dean Hartle (1931–2018), American businessman, farmer and politician
* Dean Haspiel (born 1967), American comics writer/artist
* Dean Hassard, Canadian politician
* Dean Hawkes (born 1938), British architect and academic
* Dean Hawkins, Australian rugby league footballer
* Dean Hawkshaw (born 1997), Scottish footballer
* Dean Headley (born 1970), English cricketer
* Dean Heffernan (born 1980), Australian soccer player
* Dean Heil (born 1995), American wrestler
* Dean Heller (born 1960), American politician
* Dean Henderson (born 1997), English footballer
* Dean Herbert, several people
* Dean Herridge (born 1976), Australian rally driver
* Dean Hess (1917–2015), American minister and Air Force officer
* Dean Hewitt (born 1994), Australian curler
* Dean Hill (1986–2021), Iroquois lacrosse player
* Dean Ho, several people
* Dean Hodgson (born 1966), English cricketer
* Dean Hoff, American novelist
* Dean Hoffman (born 1966), English cricketer
* Dean Hoge (1937–2008), American sociologist
* Dean Holden (born 1979), English footballer
* Dean Holdsworth (born 1968), English footballer
* Dean Holland, American television director and producer
* Dean Holness (born 1976), English footballer and actor
* Dean Hood (born 1963), American football player and coach
* Dean Hooper (born 1971), English footballer
* Dean Hopkins (born 1959), Canadian ice hockey player
* Dean Hopp (born 1982), South African rugby union player
* Dean Horribine (born 1993), Scottish footballer
* Dean Horrix (1961–1990), English footballer
* Dean Houle, American Paralympic athlete and powerlifter
* Dean Howard (musician) (born 1961), guitarist
* Dean Howard (footballer) (born 1976), former Australian rules footballer
* Dean Howell (born 1980), English footballer
* Dean Howes (born 1952), American sports manager
* Dean A. Hrbacek, American lawyer
* Dean Hsieh (born 1973), American artist, writer and animator
* Dean L. Hubbard, American academic administrator
* Dean Hubbard (1953–2018), American musician
* Dean Hudnutt (1891–1943), American sports shooter
* Dean Hughes (born 1943), American novelist
* Dean Huiberts (born 2000), Dutch footballer
* Dean Huijsen, Spanish footballer
* Dean Hunger (born 1958), American basketball player
* Dean Hurley, American composer and sound designer
* Dean Ieremia, Samoan rugby league footballer
* Dean Ing (1931–2020), American author and university professor
* Dean Irving (born 1966), Australian rules footballer
* Dean Isaacson (born 1941), American statistician
* Dean Israelite (born 1984), South African film director
* Dean Jaensch (1936–2022), Australian political scientist
* Dean Jagger (1903–1991), American actor
* Dean James, several people
* Dean Jamison, American economist and global health scholar
* Dean Jarvis (born 1992), Northern Irish footballer
* Dean Jeffries, American politician
* Dean Jenkins (born 1959), American ice hockey player
* Dean C. Jessee, historian on the LDS Church
* Dean Joanisse (born 1971), Canadian curler
* Dean John-Wilson (born 1989), British actor
* Dean Johnson, several people
* Dean Jones, several people
* Dean Kalimniou, Australian lawyer and writer
* Dean Kamen (born 1951), American engineer, inventor, and businessman, inventor of the Segway, founder of FIRST
* Dean Karlan, American economist
* Dean Karnazes (born 1962), American ultramarathon runner
* Dean T. Kashiwagi, American academic in the field of procurement
* Dean Kaufert (born 1957), American politician
* Dean Kay (born 1940), American songwriter
* Dean Keates (born 1978), English footballer
* Dean H. Kedes (born 1960), American scientist
* Dean Keenan (born 1985), Scottish footballer
* Dean Keener (born 1965), American basketball player and coach
* Dean Kelley (1931–1996), American basketball player
* Dean M. Kelley (1926–1997), American legal scholar
* Dean W. Kelley (1876–1952), American lawyer
* Dean Kelly, several people
* Dean Kemp (born 1969), Australian rules footballer
* Dean Kenneally (born 1967), Australian physiotherapist
* Dean Kennedy (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey player
* Dean Kennedy (American football)
* Dean Kenny (born 1961), New Zealand rugby union player
* Dean Kent, several people
* Dean Kiekhefer (born 1989), American baseball player
* Dean Kiely (born 1970), Irish association football player
* Dean King (born 1962), American naval historian
* Dean Kino (born 1971), Australian cricketer and cricket administrator
* Dean Kirby (born 1946), American politician
* Dean Klafurić (born 1972), Croatian football manager
* Dean Knudson (born 1961), American Republican politician
* Dean Kohler, American rock musician
* Dean Kolstad (born 1968), Canadian ice hockey player
* Dean Komel (born 1960), Slovenian philosopher
* Dean Kondziolka (born 1972), Canadian swimmer
* Dean Koolhof (born 1994), Dutch footballer
* Dean Koontz (born 1945), American author
* Dean Kramer (born 1952), American pianist
* Dean Kremer (born 1996), Israeli-American baseball player
* Dean Kreps (born 1961), American football player and coach
* Dean Kruse (born 1941), American politician
* Dean Kuipers (born 1964), American journalist and author
* Dean Kukan (born 1993), Swiss ice hockey player
* Dean Kuriakose (born 1981), Indian politician
* Dean Laing (born 1970), South African cricketer
* Dean S. Laird (1921–2022), American Naval officer
* Dean Ivan Lamb (1886–1956), American pioneer aviator and mercenary
* Dean LaMont, American television director
* Dean Lance (born 1959), Australian rugby league coach and footballer
* Dean L. Larsen (1927–2019), Mormon leader
* Dean Laun (1925–2011), American football player and coach
* Dean Lawford (born 1977), English rugby league footballer
* Dean Leacock (born 1984), English footballer
* Dean Lee, American nuclear theorist, researcher and educator
* Dean Lesher (1903–1993), American journalist
* Dean Letourneau (born 2006), Canadian ice hockey player
* Dean Lewington (born 1984), English footballer
* Dean Lewis (born 1989), Australian singer-songwriter
* Dean Lickyer, Canadian musical artist
* Dean Liço (born 2000), Albanian footballer
* Dean Lindo (1932–2018), Belizean attorney and politician
* Dean Lister (born 1976), American mixed martial arts fighter
* Dean Ljubančić (born 1969), Croatian footballer
* Dean Lockhart (born 1968), Scottish conservative politician
* Dean Lombardi (born 1958), American ice hockey player
* Dean Lonergan, New Zealand boxing promoter
* Dean Look (born 1937), American football and baseball player
* Dean Lorey (born 1967), American writer
* Dean Loucks (1935–2014), American football player and coach
* Dean Lowry (born 1994), American football player
* Dean Lukin (born 1960), Australian weightlifter
* Dean Lupson (born 1969), Australian rules footballer
* Dean Lyness (born 1991), English footballer
* Dean MacDonald, British racing driver
* Dean Macey (born 1977), English athlete
* Dean Macpherson (born 1985), South African politician
* Dean Magee (born 1955), Canadian ice hockey player
* Dean Magraw, American musician
* Dean Mahomed (1759–1851), Indian traveler, surgeon and entrepreneur
* Dean Maimoni (born 1990), Israeli footballer
* Dean Malenko (born 1960), American professional wrestler
* Dean Malkoc (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player
* Dean-Carlos Manibog (born 1968), Filipino wrestler
* Dean Margetts (born 1974), Australian rules football umpire
* Dean Marlowe (born 1992), American football player
* Dean Marney, several people
* Dean Marsh (born 1963), English cricketer
* Dean Marshall (born 1969), Canadian film, television and theatre actor, writer and director
* Dean Martin, several people
* Dean Mason (born 1989), English-born Montserratian footballer
* Dean Mason (hurler), Irish hurler
* Dean Mathey (1890–1972), American tennis player
* Dean Matterson, Australian rugby league footballer
* Dean Matthews (born 1971), Australian rules footballer
* Dean L. May (1938–2003), American historian
* Dean May (born 1962), American football player
* Dean Mazhawidza (born 1991), Zimbabwean cricketer
* Dean McAdams (1917–1996), American football player
* Dean McAmmond (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
* Dean McCullough (born 1992), Northern Irish radio presenter
* Dean McDermott, Canadian actor
* Dean McDonald (born 1986), English footballer
* Dean McGilvray (born 1988), English rugby league footballer
* Dean McKeown (born 1960), British jockey
* Dean McLaughlin, several people
* Dean McRae (born 1968), Australian rules footballer
* Dean McTaggart, Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer
* Dean Mealy (1915–1973), American basketball player
* Dean O. Mehlhaff (1927–2016), American politician
* Dean Melanson (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
* Dean Mellway, Canadian ice sledge hockey player
* Dean Meminger (1948–2013), American basketball player and coach
* Dean Menta (born 1966), American musician
* Dean Mercer (1969–2017), Australian sportsman
* Dean Metropoulos (born 1946), American billionaire businessman
* Dean Mildren (born 1943), Australian judge
* Dean Miller (born 1965), American country singer, songwriter and music producer
* Dean A. Miller (1931–2018), American folklorist
* Dean Milwain (born 1986), British swimmer
* Dean Minors (born 1970), Bermudian cricketer
* Dean Miraldi (born 1958), American football player
* Dean Mitchell, American painter
* Dean Monogenis, Greek-American painter and sculptor
* Dean Moon (1927–1987), American racing driver
* Dean Moon (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
* Dean Mooney (born 1956), English footballer
* Dean Morgan, several people
* Dean Morrison (born 1978), Australian cricketer
* Dean Mortimer, American politician from Idaho
* Dean Morton (born 1968), Canadian ice hockey player and referee
* Dean Mosher, American artist, author and historian
* Dean Mountain, English rugby league footballer
* Dean Moxey (born 1986), English footballer
* Dean Moyar, American philosopher
* Dean Muir (born 1989), South African rugby union player
* Dean Mullaney (born 1954), American editor, publisher and designer
* Dean Mumm (born 1984), Australian rugby union player
* Dean Murdock, Canadian politician
* Dean Murray, several people
* Dean Nalder (born 1966), Australian politician
* Dean Neal (born 1961), English footballer
* Dean Neikirk, American engineer
* Dean Nesmith, American football player and athletic trainer
* Dean Neu, Canadian accounting academic
* Dean Neugent (1916–2003), American politician
* Dean Nicolle, Australian botanist, arborist and ecologist
* Dean Noel (born 1969), American gridiron football player
* Dean Norris (born 1963), American actor
* Dean Northover (born 1991), Canadian football player
* Dean Notting (born 1966), Australian rules footballer
* Dean Harold Noyes (1898–1968), American orthodontist
* Dean Nyquist (1935–2014), American politician
* Dean O'Banion (1892–1924), American mobster
* Dean O'Gorman (born 1976), New Zealand actor
* Dean Obeidallah (born 1969), American comedian
* Dean Odlum, Irish Gaelic footballer
* Dean Oldershaw (born 1946), Canadian sprint canoeist and kayaker
* Dean Oliver, several people
* Dean Omori (born 1968), British musician and writer
* Dean Ormston, British-born comic book artist
* Dean Ornish (born 1953), American physician
* Dean Orr, New Zealand rugby league footballer
* Dean Ouellet (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
* Dean Owens, Scottish singer songwriter
* Dean Ožbolt (1967–2003), Croatian handball player
* Dean Pacheco, Trinidad and Tobago footballer
* Dean Palmer (born 1968), American baseball player
* Dean Parata (born 1991), Italy international rugby league footballer
* Dean Parisot (born 1952), American film and television director
* Dean Parker (1947–2020), New Zealand screenwriter
* Dean Parks (born 1946), American guitarist and record producer
* Dean Parrett (born 1991), English footballer
* Dean Parrish (1942–2021), American singer
* Dean Paul, American football coach
* Dean Pay (born 1969), Australian RL coach and former rugby league footballer
* Dean Peer (born 1969), English footballer
* Dean Pees (born 1949), American football coach
* Dean Pelekanos, Australian football player
* Dean Pelman, American-Israeli baseball player
* Dean Perrett, Australian singer-songwriter
* Dean Peterson, several people
* Dean Phillips (born 1969), American businessman and politician
* Dean Philpott (born 1935), American football player
* Dean Phipps, New Zealand sailor
* Dean Pitchford (born 1951), American songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor and novelist
* Dean A. Pinkert (born 1956), American trade lawyer
* Dean Pithie (born 1974), British former professional boxer
* Dean Pleasants (born 1965), American guitarist
* Dean du Plessis, Zimbabwean cricket commentator
* Dean Plocher (born 1970), American politician
* Dean Podgornik (born 1979), Slovenian cyclist
* Dean A. Pogreba, U. S. Air Force officer
* Dean Poll (born 1957), American restaurateur
* Dean Polo (born 1986), Australian rules footballer
* Dean Pooley (born 1986), English footballer
* Dean Potter (1972–2015), American climber
* Dean Potter (cricketer) (born 1970), New Zealand cricketer
* Dean Prater (1958–1996), American football player
* Dean Pregerson (born 1951), American judge
* Dean Prentice (1932–2019), Canadian ice hockey player
* Dean Preston, American politician
* Dean Prosser, several people
* Dean Pryor (1930–2019), American football player, coach and decathlete
* Dean Puckett (born 1982), English filmmaker
* Dean Pullar (born 1973), Australian Olympic diver
* Dean Računica (born 1969), Croatian footballer
* Dean Rader (born 1967), American writer and professor
* Dean Radin, American parapsychologist
* Dean Rance (born 1991), English footballer
* Dean Rankine, Australian comics artist, writer and illustrator
* Dean Raper (born 1976), Australian rugby league footballer
* Dean L. Ray, US Army Air Force pilot
* Dean Ray, Australian singer and songwriter
* Dean Redman, British-born Canadian actor
* Dean Reed (1938–1986), American singer in East Germany
* Dean Refram (1936–1991), American golfer and golf course architect
* Dean Regas, American astronomer
* Dean Renfro (1932–2012), American football player
* Dean Reynolds (born 1963), English snooker player
* Dean Reynolds (darts player) (born 1992)
* Dean Rhoads (1935–2018), American politician
* Dean Rice (born 1968), Australian rules footballer
* Dean Richards, several people
* Dean Richmond (1804–1866), American railroad magnate
* Dean Riesner (1918–2002), American screenwriter
* Dean Rioli (born 1978), Australian rules footballer
* Dean Roberts, New Zealand musician and composer
* Dean Robertson (born 1970), Scottish professional golfer
* Dean Robinson (born 1968), Australian fitness coach
* Dean Robinson (cricketer) (born 1989), New Zealand cricketer
* Dean Rock (born 1990), Irish Gaelic footballer
* Dean Rockwell (1912–2005), American wrestler and coach
* Dean Roemmich, American oceanographer
* Dean Roland (born 1972), American musician and songwriter
* Dean Roper (1938–2001), American racing driver
* Dean Rosenthal (born 1974), American composer
* Dean Ross (footballer) (born 1955), Australian rules footballer
* Dean Ross, Canadian curler
* Dean Rudland, British DJ and compiler
* Dean Rummel, American politician
* Dean Rusk (1909–1994), U.S. Secretary of State
* Dean Russ (born 1986), Australian cricketer
* Dean Russell (born 1976), British politician
* Dean Ryan (born 1966), England international rugby league player
* Dean Sabatino (born 1962), American musician
* Dean Sampson (born 1967), Great Britain and England international rugby league footballer
* Dean Sanpei, American politician
* Dean Saunders, several people
* Dean Sayers (born 1954), Australian cricketer
* Dean Schamore (born 1968), American politician
* Dean Schifilliti (born 1968), Australian rugby league footballer
* Dean Schlabowske, American guitarist, singer and songwriter
* Dean Schmeichel (born 1973), Canadian wrestler
* Dean Schneider, Swiss animal sanctuary founder and social media personality
* Dean Schofield (born 1979), English rugby player
* Dean Schrempp (born 1935), American politician
* Dean Scofield (born 1957), American actor
* Dean Semler (born 1943), Australian cinematographer and film director
* Dean Semmens (born 1979), Australian indigenous water polo player
* Dean Sensanbaugher (1925–2005), American football player
* Dean Sewell (photographer), Australian documentary photographer
* Dean Sewell (born 1972), Jamaican footballer
* Dean Seymour (born 1971), Canadian ice hockey player
* Dean Shek (1949–2021), Hong Kong film actor and producer
* Dean Shiels (born 1985), Northern Irish footballer
* Dean Shostak, American crystallophone player and vocalist
* Dean Sicking (born 1957), American inventor and safety researcher
* Dean Silvers, American film director
* Dean Simonton, American psychologist
* Dean Sinclair (born 1984), English footballer
* Dean F. Sittig (born 1961), US professor in Biomedical Informatics and Bioengineering
* Dean Skelos (born 1948), American politician
* Dean Skira (born 1962), Croatian lighting designer
* Dean Slaugh, American Paralympic archer
* Dean Slayton, American football player and coach
* Dean van der Sluys (born 1959), Dutch footballer
* Dean Smith, several people
* Dean Snedker (born 1994), English association football player
* Dean Snell, plastics engineer
* Dean Solomon (born 1980), Australian rules footballer
* Dean Solomons (born 1999), South African soccer player
* Dean Spade, American lawyer, writer and transgender activist
* Dean Spanos (born 1950), American football executive
* Dean Spink (born 1967), English footballer
* Dean Spratt (1952–2007), American traffic reporter
* Dean St Hilaire (born 1963), Trinidadian cricketer
* Dean Stalham, British artist, playwright and activist
* Dean Standing, British motorcycle speedway rider
* Dean Starkey (born 1967), American pole vaulter
* Dean Steinkuhler (born 1961), American football player
* Dean T. Stevenson (1915–1994), American bishop
* Dean Steward (1923–1979), American football player
* Dean Stockwell (1936–2021), American actor
* Dean Stoecker (born 1956/1957), American billionaire, co-founder of Alteryx
* Dean Stokes (born 1970), English former footballer and manager
* Dean Stone (1930–2018), American baseball player
* Dean Stoneman (born 1990), British racing driver
* Dean Strauch (born 1966), Australian rules footballer
* Dean Strong (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
* Dean C. Strother (1908–2000), United States Air Force general
* Dean Sturgis (1892–1950), American baseball player
* Dean Sturridge (born 1973), English footballer
* Dean Sullivan (1955–2023), English actor
* Dean Sutherland (born 1954), American politician
* Dean Sylvester (born 1972), American ice hockey player
* Dean Takahashi (born 1964), American journalist
* Dean Takko (born 1950), American politician
* Dean Talafous (born 1953), American ice hockey player
* Dean S. Tarbell (1913–1999), American chemist
* Dean Tavoularis (born 1932), American film producer
* Dean Taylor, several people
* Dean Terlich (born 1989), Australian rules footballer
* Dean Thackwray (1933–2003), American long-distance runner
* Dean Thomas, several people
* Dean Thompson, several people
* Dean Tighe, Australian mechanic, engineer and race car driver
* Dean Tolson (born 1951), American basketball player
* Dean Torrence (born 1940), American musician, half of rock n' roll duo Jan and Dean
* Dean Towers (born 1990), Australian rules footballer
* Dean Tracy (born 1985), American cyclist
* Dean Tran, American politician
* Dean Trantalis (born 1953), American politician
* Dean Travers (born 1996), Caymanian alpine skier
* Dean Treanor (born 1947), American baseball player and coach
* Dean Treister (born 1975), Australian rugby league footballer
* Dean Trowse (1931–2005), Australian cricketer
* Dean Tuftin (born 1970), Canadian country music singer
* Dean Turner, several people
* Dean Urdahl (born 1949), American politician
* Dean Van Schoiack, American politician
* Dean Vegas (born 1976), Australian Elvis tribute artist and politician
* Dean Vetrock (born 1954), American racing driver
* Dean Vickerman (born 1971), Australian basketball coach
* Dean Wade (born 1996), American basketball player
* Dean Walling (born 1969), English-born Saint Kitts and Nevis footballer
* Dean Wallis (born 1969), Australian rules footballer
* Dean Walsh (born 1994), Irish former amateur boxer
* Dean Ward (bobsleigh), British bobsledder
* Dean Ward (screenwriter), American screenwriter and filmmaker
* Dean Wareham (born 1963), New Zealand-American musician
* Dean Warren, ice hockey official
* Dean Wasson, Canadian politician and public servant
* Dean Waugh (born 1969), Australian cricketer
* Dean Webb, musical artist
* Dean Weber (born 1962), American computer scientist
* Dean Ween (born 1970), American guitarist (Ween)
* Dean Wells, several people
* Dean Wendt, American actor
* Dean Werries (1926–2012), American businessman
* Dean West (born 1972), English footballer
* Dean Westlake (1960–2022), American politician
* Dean Whare (born 1990), New Zealand rugby player
* Dean Whipple (born 1938), American judge
* Dean White, several people
* Dean Whitehead (born 1982), English footballer
* Dean Whiteway (born 1944), Canadian politician
* Dean Wickliffe, New Zealand criminal and prison escapee
* Dean Widders (born 1979), Australian rugby league footballer
* Dean Wilkins (born 1962), English footballer
* Dean Wilkins (baseball) (born 1966), American baseball player
* Dean Wilkinson (born 1967), English comedy writer
* Dean Willeford (born 1944), American water polo player
* Dean Willey (born 1962), British weightlifter
* Dean Williams, several people
* Dean Wilson (born 1969), American golfer
* Dean Windass (born 1969), English footballer
* Dean Windsor (born 1986), Australian professional racing cyclist
* Dean Wink (born 1944), Australian politician
* Dean Winnard (born 1989), British footballer
* Dean Winslow (born 1953), American physician and professor
* Dean Winstanley (born 1981), English darts player
* Dean Winter, Australian politician
* Dean Winters (born 1964), American actor
* Dean G. Witter (1887–1969), American businessman
* Dean Michael Wiwchar, Canadian hitman
* Dean Wolstenholme Sr. (1757–1837), English animal painter
* Dean Woodman (1928–2019), American businessman
* Dean Woods (1966–2022), Australian cyclist
* Dean Wooldridge (1913–2006), American aerospace engineer
* Dean Conant Worcester (1866–1924), American zoologist and ornithologist
* Dean Wright (born 1962), American film director
* Dean Wurzberger (born 1953), American soccer player and coach
* Dean Yates (born 1967), English footballer
* Dean Yeagle (born 1947), American animator and cartoonist
* Dean Yendall, Australian jockey
* Dean Young, several people
* Dean Zammit, rugby player
* Dean Zanuck (born 1972), American film producer
* Dean Zayas (1938–2022), Puerto Rican actor, director and playwright
* Dean Zelinsky (born 1957), American guitar luthier
* Dean Zimmerman, several people
* Dean A. Zupancic, American sound engineer

### 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