Dean is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Dean (Middlesex cricketer) (fl. 1787–1790), amateur cricketer from Middlesex
Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean, harpist
Bashford Dean, American ornithologist
Brett Dean (born 1961), Australian composer
Charles Dean (died 1974), deceased brother of Howard Dean and Jim Dean
Christopher Dean, British figure skater
Dixie Dean, English footballer
Dizzy Dean (1910–1974), baseball pitcher
Eddie Dean (disambiguation), several people
Elton Dean, jazz musician
Everett Dean (1898–1993), American college sports coach
Gordon Dean (disambiguation), several people
Henry Clay Dean, American orator and author
Howard Dean, U.S. presidential candidate in 2004 elections
James Dean, American actor
Janet Dean, later Janet Dean Fodor, American professor of linguistics
Jim Dean (DFA), Chairman of Democracy for America
Joe Dean (1930–2013), American basketball player
John Dean, White House Counsel to President Richard M. Nixon and central Watergate figure
Julia Dean (actress, born 1830) (1830–1868), stage actress
Julia Dean (actress, born 1878) (1878–1952), stage and screen actress
Kevin Dean (disambiguation), multiple people
Lynn Dean, Louisiana politician
Mark Dean (swimmer), American swimmer
Mike Dean (disambiguation), multiple people
Nathan Dean (1934–2013), American businessman and politician
Nelson Dean, American baseball player
Norman Dean, footballer
Pap Dean, political cartoonist
Paul Dean (disambiguation), multiple people
Ralph Dean (born 1913), Canadian Anglican cleric
Reg Dean (1902–2013), British supercentenarian
Roger Dean (artist), album cover designer
Simon Dean, one of the stage names of Mike Bucci, World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler
Thomas Dean (1920–2004), English cricketer
Tony Dean (1932–2008), British racing driver
Winton Dean (1916–2013), English musicologist
