Famous People with Name Dean

Dean Riesner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dean Riesner: was a prolific American film and television writer.Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Riesner worked primarily in television, including writing for Rawhide and the "Tourist Attraction" episode of The Outer Limits, although he occasionally contributed to feature films like The Helen Morgan Story. In 1968 he landed a job working on the Clint Eastwood action film Coogan's Bluff, and this in turn would lead to him writing several other Eastwood features throughout the 1970s. Riesner helped pen the screenplays for two Eastwood films in 1971, Play Misty for Me and the original Dirty Harry. In 1973 he provided an uncredited rewrite for High Plains Drifter, and in 1976 he was one of the writers to draft The Enforcer, the third Dirty Harry thriller. That same year he provided the teleplay for NBC's highly rated miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man, starring Nick Nolte. In 1979 he wrote an early draft screenplay for The Godfather Part III, but his script was discarded when Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo finally agreed to collaborate on a third entry in the series.

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.

Loomis Dean            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Loomis Dean: was a veteran Life Magazine photographer who shot pictures of circus clowns, crown princes, Hollywood stars, Madagascar lemurs and SS Andrea Doria survivors in a five-decade long career. His low-key manner disarmed his subjects and put them at ease, enabl

Kiley Dean            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kiley Dean: is an American contemporary R&B singer. A job singing at Disney World in Orlando, Florida lead to singing back-up vocals for Britney Spears' "…Baby One More Time Tour".In 2002 she was signed to Timbaland's short-lived Beat Club Records, releasing two sing

Abner Dean            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Abner Dean: was an American cartoonist who was the nephew of sculptor Jacob Epstein. In allegorical or surrealist situations, Dean often depicted extremes of human behavior amid grim, decaying urban settings or barren landscapes. His artwork prompted Clifton Fadiman

Randolph Hume Dean            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Randolph Hume Dean: is an American former handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 he was part of the American team which finished tenth in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches and scored 24 goals.

Robert Klein Dean            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Klein Dean: is an American former handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Milwaukee and is the twin brother of Randolph Dean.