Famous People with Name Dean

Dean Edwards Smith            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dean Edwards Smith: is a retired head coach of men’s college basketball. Originally from Emporia, Kansas, Smith has been called a “coaching legend” by the Basketball Hall of Fame. Smith is best known for his successful coaching tenure at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for 36 years. Smith coached from 1961 to 1997 and retired as the NCAA Division I men's basketball coach with the most wins ever with 879 wins. This record was later surpassed by Bobby Knight in 2007. Smith has the 9th highest winning percentage of any men’s college basketball coach at 77.6.[1] During his time as head coach of North Carolina, the team won two national titles and appeared in 11 Final Fours.[2]

Dean Ray Koontz            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dean Ray Koontz: is an American author.Best known for his novels that could broadly be described as suspense thrillers, Koontz also frequently incorporates elements of horror, science fiction, mystery, and satire. Several of his books have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List, with ten hardcovers and fourteen paperbacks reaching the number one slot.

Dean Richard Collins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dean Richard Collins: an American actor, best known for playing the character "Mike Gold" in the Fox television sitcom The War at Home. The series ran from September 2005 to April 2007.Previously, he had recurring roles in MADtv's "Reading Caboose" skit as "Ernie", and as "Warren Feide" in Jack & Bobby.He also appeared as "Harry Beardsley" in the November 2005 film Yours, Mine and Ours, and as "Garrett" in the 2006 film Hoot. He is currently working on the 2008 film The Least of These, now in post-production.Collins lives with his parents, two older brothers, and younger sister. One of his brothers, Blake Collins, is a professional singer-songwriter. He has had a minor role in My Name is Earl and in Ludacris song Runaway Love. Dean became good friends with fellow actor Logan Lerman, while playing his best friend in Jack & Bobby, and they remain close despite the series' cancellation. In their spare time, the two collaborate on creating short films, which they upload to YouTube under their joint account name of "monkeynuts1069".

Dean Biasucci            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dean Biasucci: was a placekicker in the National Football League for the Indianapolis Colts and the St. Louis Rams. He is the all time leading scorer for the Colts, collecting 783 points from 1984 to 1994.

Dean Devlin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dean Devlin: an American former actor and current screenwriter and producer.As an actor, Devlin appeared on numerous television shows throughout the 1980s. He also appeared in films including My Bodyguard, The Wild Life, Real Genius and Martians Go Home. Due to his youthful appearance, Devlin often played teenage characters despite being in his 20s. Eventually, he began to concentrate on writing scripts. His first produced screenplay was for Universal Soldier which was a worldwide hit.

Jerome Hanna "Dizzy" Dean            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jerome Hanna "Dizzy" Dean: (January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball, elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

James Dean            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Dean: was a two-time Oscar-nominated American film actor. Dean's status as a cultural icon is best embodied in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause, in which he starred as troubled high school rebel Jim Stark.

Jimmy Dean            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jimmy Dean: is an American country music singer, television host, actor, and businessman. Although he may be best known today as the founder of the Jimmy Dean Food Company, he first rose to fame for his country crossover hits like "Big Bad John," and for his televisi

James Byron Dean            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Byron Dean: was a two-time Oscar-nominated American film actor. Dean's status as a cultural icon is best embodied in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause, in which he starred as troubled high school rebel Jim Stark. The other two roles that defined his star power were as the awkward loner Cal Trask in East of Eden, and as the surly farmer Jett Rink in Giant. His enduring fame and popularity rests on only three films, his entire starring output. His death at a young age helped guarantee a legendary status. He was the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and remains the only person to have two posthumous acting nominations (although other people had more than one posthumous nomination in other Oscar categories).

Frederick Rudolph "Fred" Dean            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frederick Rudolph "Fred" Dean: is a Hall of Fame American football player in the National Football League. His career started with the San Diego Chargers in 1975 and ended with the San Francisco 49ers after the 1985 season. Dean was born in Arcadia, the seat of Bienville Parish in north Louisiana.