Dean

Dean, from the Late Latin decanus (chief of ten) is a title given to the holder of senior positions in various fields. Although not overly common, Dean is also a first name and surname.

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The title may refer to:

• Dean (religion), persons in certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy.
• Dean (education), the head of a division, faculty, college, or school in a university.
• The head of the Faculty of Advocates in Scottish law.

The title is also given less formally to the longest-serving member of certain groups, as:

• Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, the most senior ambassador in a country's diplomatic corps.
• Dean of the House (disambiguation), the most senior member of a country's legislature.

Place names

Dean may also be a placename, such as:

in Australia

• Dean, Victoria, Australia

in Canada

• Dean, Nova Scotia, Canada

in China

• De'an County, in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China

in the United Kingdom

• Dean, Bedfordshire, England
• Dean, Cheshire, England
• Dean, Cumbria, England
• Dean, Devon, England
• Dean, Dorset, England
• Dean, Hampshire, England
• Dean, Lancashire, England
• Dean, Oxfordshire, England
• Dean, Somerset, England
• Dean, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Forest of Dean, England

in the United States

• Dean, California, USA
• Dean, Pennsylvania, USA
• Dean, Texas, USA

Surname

• see Dean (surname)

Middle Name

• Richard Dean Anderson, American actor
• Alan Dean Foster, Science fiction author
• Jeffrey Dean Morgan, American actor
• Greg Dean Schmitz, Online film journalist
• Harry Dean Stanton, American actor

Given name

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• Dean Acheson, American statesman and lawyer
• Dean Callaway, Rugby League player
• Dean Chance, baseball pitcher
• Dean Douglas, UK Record producer and music publisher
• Dean Fertita, American rock musician
• Dean Geyer, Australian singer/actor
• Dean Martin, American entertainer
• Dean McDermott, Canadian actor
• Dean Obeidallah, Comedian
• Dean Palmer, baseball player for the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, and Kansas City Royals from the 1980s until the 21st century
• Dean Rusk, U.S. Secretary of State
• Dean Smith, Basketball coach
• Dean Torrance, part of the rock n' roll duo, Jan and Dean
• Dean Ween, of the alternative rock group Ween
• Dean Winchester, Character on the show Supernatural
• Dean Moriarty, Recurring character on the show Wizards of Waverly Place
• Dean Venture, Character on the show The Venture Bros.
• Dean Zelinsky, American Guitar Luthier

Companies

• Dean Foods, a dairy processor in Dallas, Texas
• Dean Guitars, manufacturer of guitars and other stringed instruments

Hurricanes

Dean is also used as a name for hurricanes and tropical storms, see:

• Tropical Storm Dean (various years)
• Hurricane Dean (2007)

Ships

• USS Dean II (SP-98), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1918

See also

• Deane (disambiguation)

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