• Dutch: decaan , italbrac rare deken
• German: Dekan , Dekanin
• Polish: dziekan
• Spanish: deán

• Dutch: deken
• Italian: decano

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. 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.
• Dean Foods, a dairy processor in Dallas, Texas
• Dean Guitars, manufacturer of guitars and mandolins.

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, the most senior member of a country's legislature.

Placenames

Dean may also be a placename, such as:

• Dean, Bedfordshire, England
• Dean, Cheshire, England
• Dean, Cumbria, England
• Dean, Devon, England
• Dean, Dorset, England
• Dean, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Dean, Hampshire, England
• Dean, Lancashire, England
• Dean, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Dean, Oxfordshire, England
• Dean, Pennsylvania, USA
• Dean, Somerset, England
• Dean, Texas, USA
• Dean,The Forest of, England
• De'an County, in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China

Surname

• see Dean (surname)

Given name

• Dean Acheson, American statesman and lawyer
• Dean Martin, American entertainer
• Dean Obeidallah
• Dean Rusk, U.S. Secretary of State
• Dean Smith
• Dean Ween, of the alternative rock group Ween
• Dean Geyer, Australian singer/actor

Hurricanes

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

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

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