Derek is a masculine given name. It is the

English language English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to t ...

short form of ''

Diederik Diederik Diederick is a Dutch male given name. People with the name include: *Diederik Aerts (born 1953), Belgian theoretical physicist * Diederik Bangma (born 1990), Dutch football goalkeeper *Diederik Boer (born 1980), Dutch footballer *Died ...

'', the

Low Franconian Low Franconian, Low Frankish, NetherlandicSarah Grey Thomason, Terrence Kaufman: ''Language Contact, Creolization, and Genetic Linguistics'', University of California Press, 1991, p. 321. (Calling it "Low Frankish (or Netherlandish)".)Scott Shay ...

form of the name

Theodoric Theodoric is a Germanic given name. First attested as a Gothic name in the 5th century, it became widespread in the Germanic-speaking world, not least due to its most famous bearer, Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths. Overview The name ...

. Theodoric is an old

Germanic name Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', for "noble", and ', for "counsel". However, there are also ...

with an original meaning of "

people A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of proper ...

ruler A ruler, sometimes called a rule, line gauge, or scale, is a device used in geometry and technical drawing, as well as the engineering and construction industries, to measure distances or draw straight lines. Variants Rulers have long ...

". Common variants of the name are Derrek, Derick, Dereck,

Derrick A derrick is a lifting device composed at minimum of one guyed mast, as in a gin pole, which may be articulated over a load by adjusting its guys. Most derricks have at least two components, either a guyed mast or self-supporting tower, an ...

, and Deric. Low German and Dutch short forms of Diederik are Dik,

Dirck Dirck is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Dirck Barendsz (1534–1592), Dutch Renaissance painter from Amsterdam *Dirck Bleker (1621–1702), Dutch Golden Age painter * Dirck Coornhert (1522–1590), Dutch writer, philosophe ...

, and

Dirk A dirk is a long bladed thrusting dagger.Chisholm, Hugh (ed.), ''Dagger'', The Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed., Vol. VII, New York, NY: Cambridge University Press (1910), p. 729 Historically, it gained its name from the Highland Dirk (Scot ...

History

The English form of the name arises in the 15th century, via import from the

Low Countries The term Low Countries, also known as the Low Lands ( nl, de Lage Landen, french: les Pays-Bas, lb, déi Niddereg Lännereien) and historically called the Netherlands ( nl, de Nederlanden), Flanders, or Belgica, is a coastal lowland region in N ...

. The native English (Anglo-Saxon) form of the name was ''Deoric'' or ''Deodric'', from Old English ''Þēodrīc'', but this name had fallen out of use in the

medieval period In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire an ...

. During the

Late Middle Ages The Late Middle Ages or Late Medieval Period was the period of European history lasting from AD 1300 to 1500. The Late Middle Ages followed the High Middle Ages and preceded the onset of the early modern period (and in much of Europe, the Ren ...

, there was intense contact between the territories adjacent to the

North Sea The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. An epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian S ...

, in particular due to the activities of the Hanseatic League. As a result, there was a lot of cross-pollination between

Low German : : : : : (70,000) (30,000) (8,000) , familycolor = Indo-European , fam2 = Germanic , fam3 = West Germanic , fam4 = North Sea Germanic , ancestor = Old Saxon , ancestor2 = Middle ...

, Dutch,

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national id ...

, Danish and Norwegian. The given name ''Derk'' is found in records of the Low Countries from the early 14th century, and in the spelling ''Derck'' becomes rather common in name lists compiled in the

Habsburg Netherlands Habsburg Netherlands was the Renaissance period fiefs in the Low Countries held by the Holy Roman Empire's House of Habsburg. The rule began in 1482, when the last Valois-Burgundy ruler of the Netherlands, Mary, wife of Maximilian I of Austr ...

during the early 16th century. An early bearer of the name ''Derek'' was lord of Keppel,

Gelderland Gelderland (), also known as Guelders () in English, is a province of the Netherlands, occupying the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Netherlands by land area, and second by ...

, in the early 14th century. A Derek van Keppel, lord of Verwoelde, died in 1495 and was succeeded by his eldest son, also called Derek van Keppel. A later Derek van Keppel died in 1646, succeeded by Asewolt van Keppel, the father of Arnold van Keppel, who in 1688 was created

Earl of Albemarle Earl of Albemarle is a title created several times from Norman times onwards. The word ''Albemarle'' is derived from the Latinised form of the French county of '' Aumale'' in Normandy (Latin: ''Alba Marla'' meaning "White Marl", marl being a ty ...

in the Peerage of England.

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* Derek Acorah (1950–2020), British TV personality *

Derek Almstead Derek Almstead (born August 23, 1974) is an American musician/engineer closely tied to The Elephant Six Collective. Background Born in Lexington, Virginia, he spent his childhood in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, and later Manassas, Virginia. In 1995 he mo ...

(born 1974), musician/engineer *

Derek and the Dominos Derek and the Dominos was an English–American blues rock band formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist and singer Eric Clapton, keyboardist and singer Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon. All four members had previou ...

(active 1970–1971), blues-rock group * Derek Andersen, one half of the DJ duo

SLANDER Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal defini ...

Derek Bailey (guitarist) Derek Bailey (29 January 1930 – 25 December 2005) was an English avant-garde guitarist and an important figure in the free improvisation movement. Bailey abandoned conventional performance techniques found in jazz, exploring atonality, noise i ...

(1930–2005), jazz guitarist * Derek Barbosa (born 1971), a.k.a.

Chino XL Derek Keith Barbosa (born April 8, 1974), better known by his stage name Chino XL, is an American rapper, and actor. He has released four solo studio albums, in which his most recent – '' Ricanstruction: The Black Rosary'' – won the 2012 HH ...

, American rapper * Derek Batey (1928–2013), British TV presenter * Derek Bell (musician) (1935–2002), Irish harpist and composer *

Derek Benfield Derek Benfield (11 March 1926 – 10 March 2009) was a British playwright and actor. He was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, and educated at Bingley Grammar School. He was the author of the stage farce ''Running Riot'' and playe ...

(1926–2009), British actor and playwright * Derek Bermel (born 1967), American composer, clarinetist and conductor *

Derek Michael Besant Derek Michael Besant (born 1950) is a Canadian artist living in Calgary, Alberta who, since the 1980s, has created prints, watercolours and large-scale art, shown in exhibitions and as public art projects in Canada and abroad. Since the mid-199 ...

(born 1950), Canadian artist * Derek Bloom (born 1983), drummer of

From First to Last From First to Last is an American post-hardcore band based in the Los Angeles Area and Tampa, Florida. Formed by Matt Good, Scott Oord, and Parker Nelms in November 1999, the current line-up consists of Matt Good (lead guitar, vocals), Sonny M ...

* Derek Bogaerde, birth name of

Dirk Bogarde Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde; 28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999) was an English actor, novelist and screenwriter. Initially a matinée idol in films such as ''Doctor in the House'' (1954) for the Rank Orga ...

(1921–1999), British actor of Dutch/Scottish ancestry * Derek Boland (1965-2009), a.k.a.

Derek B Derek Boland (15 January 1965 – 15 November 2009), better known by his stage name Derek B, was a British rapper. His most commercially successful releases were "Goodgroove" and "Bad Young Brother" in 1988. Biography Born in Hammersmith, Lond ...

, British DJ and rapper * Derek Bond (1920–2006), actor, director and playwright *

Derek Boshier Derek Boshier (born 1937, in Portsmouth) is an English artist, among the first proponents of British pop art. Greene, Alison de Lima (2000). Texas: 150 Works from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers. New York, New ...

(born 1937), British pop artist * Derek Bourgeois (1941–2017), English composer * Derek Brockway (born 1967), Welsh meteorologist and TV presenter * Derek Buckner, American realistic painter *

Derek Cecil Derek Cecil (born January 5, 1973) is an American actor. He played the role of Seth Grayson on the Netflix series '' House of Cards'', starred in the short-lived series '' Push, Nevada'' and '' The Beat'', and made several appearances in the seri ...

(born 1973), American actor *

Derek Charke Derek Charke (; born 1974) is a Canadian classical composer and flutist. Career In 2012, Derek Charke won the Juno Award for Classical Composition of the Year for his work, "Sepia Fragments." The following year Charke's work, "Between the Shore ...

(born 1974), Canadian composer and flutist *

Derek de Lint Dick Hein "Derek" de Lint (; born 17 July 1950) is a Dutch film and television actor, known for playing the role of Derek Rayne in '' Poltergeist: The Legacy''. Life and career Dick Hein de Lint was born on 17 July 1950 in The Hague in the N ...

(born 1950), Dutch actor *

Derek Deadman Derek Deadman (11 March 1940 – 22 November 2014) was an English character actor who appeared in numerous British films and television series for 38 years. Family Born in Fulham, Derek Deadman was one of the three sons of George and Edith Dead ...

(1940–2014), British actor * Derek Dick (born 1958), a.k.a.

Fish Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% ...

, Scottish progressive rock singer/songwriter * Derek Dingle (1937–2004), English close-up magician who lived in New York * Derek Drymon (born 1965), American writer and storyboard artist *

Derek Edwards Derek Edwards (born 1958) is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor from Timmins, Ontario. He went to Timmins High and Vocational School. In 1995, he was the winner of the Vail National Comedy Invitational in Vail, Colorado. He is the only ...

(born 1958), Canadian stand-up comedian and actor * Derek Elphinstone (1913–1999), British actor * Derek Erdman (born 1973), American artist * Derek Floyd, American artist, brother of Cyndi Floyd, together performing as Philly sound duo Derek & Cyndi *

Derek Forbes Derek Forbes (born 22 June 1956) is a Scottish bassist, vocalist, and occasional guitarist. He is mostly associated with the Scottish band Simple Minds, having joined in time to record their early demos in 1978 and stayed with the band during ...

(born 1956), Scottish bassist * Derek Ford (1932–1995), English film director/writer * Derek Fordjour (born 1974), artist/painter and documentary producer * Derek Fowlds (1937–2020), English actor *

Derek Francis Derek Francis (7 November 1923 – 27 March 1984) was an English comedy and character actor. Biography Francis was a regular in the Carry On film players, appearing in six of the films in the 1960s and 1970s. He appeared in '' The Tomb of Lig ...

(1923–1984), British comedy and character actor *

Derek Fudesco Pretty Girls Make Graves was a post-punk band formed in Seattle in 2001, named after The Smiths' song of the same name (which itself was named after a quote from Jack Kerouac's ''The Dharma Bums''). Andrea Zollo and Derek Fudesco had played to ...

, bassist and vocalist with indie rock band Pretty Girls Make Graves *

Derek Gledhill Smile Empty Soul is an American rock band, originally from Santa Clarita, California, United States. It was started in 1998 by Sean Danielsen (vocals and guitar), Ryan Martin (bass), and Derek Gledhill (drums). Following the departure of Gled ...

, American drummer member of alternative rock/post-grunge music group Smile Empty Soul * Derek Grant (drummer) (born 1977), drummer for punk band Alkaline Trio *

Derek Griffiths Derek Griffiths (born 15 July 1946) is a British actor, singer, and voice artist who appeared in numerous British children's television series in the 1960s to present and has more recently played parts in television drama. Career Griffiths was ...

(born 1946), British actor *

Derek Guille Derek Guille (born 1951) is an Australian radio presenter. He presented the ''Evenings'' program on 774 ABC Melbourne and ABC Victoria from 2003 to 2011. Career Before beginning his radio career, Guille worked for the Nine Network and Batman ...

(born 1951), Australian radio presenter * Derek Hammond-Stroud (1926–2012), English opera singer * Derek Hanjora (born 1981), American Podcast Host * Derek Hartley (born 1969), American radio talk-show host *

Derek Harvie Derek Kevin Harvie (born April 7, 1971) is a Canadian TV and film writer and producer. Harvie grew up in Ottawa and graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in film and literature. '' Us Weekly'' named him one of the "100 Most Cr ...

(born 1971), Canadian entertainment writer and producer, living in the U.S. *

Derek Hess Derek Hess is an American artist based in Cleveland, Ohio. His creative career grew largely out of his ability to express the emotion in the indie, hardcore, and metal scenes of the mid-1990s. From concert posters to politically charged fine art ...

, American poster and album-cover artist *

Derek Hill (painter) Arthur Derek Hill, , (6 December 1916 – 30 July 2000) was an English portrait and landscape painter, long resident in Ireland. Life and work Early life Hill was born at Southampton, in Hampshire, the son of a wealthy sugar trader. ...

(1916–2000), English portrait and landscape painter * Derek R. Hill, film production designer *

Derek Hough Derek Bruce Hough (; born May 17, 1985) is an American professional Latin and ballroom dancer, choreographer, actor and singer. From 2007 to 2016, Hough was a professional dancer on the ABC dance competition series ''Dancing with the Stars'', w ...

(born 1985), American dancer, choreographer, musician and actor *

Derek Jacobi Sir Derek George Jacobi (; born 22 October 1938) is an English actor. He has appeared in various stage productions of William Shakespeare such as ''Hamlet'', ''Much Ado About Nothing'', ''Macbeth'', ''Twelfth Night'', '' The Tempest'', ''King ...

(born 1938), English actor and director *

Derek Jarman Michael Derek Elworthy Jarman (31 January 1942 – 19 February 1994) was an English artist, film maker, costume designer, stage designer, writer, gardener and gay rights activist. Biography Jarman was born at the Royal Victoria Nursing Home ...

(1942–1994), English film director, stage designer, artist and writer * Derek, a stage name, along with

Johnny Cymbal Johnny Cymbal (born John Hendry Blair; February 3, 1945 – March 16, 1993) was a Scottish-born American songwriter, singer and record producer who had numerous hit records, including his signature song, "Mr. Bass Man". Overview During a 33-yea ...

, of Scottish-born American songwriter, singer and record producer born John Hendry Blair (1945–1993) * Derek Kirk Kim (born 1974), American cartoonist * Derek Kok (born 1964), Hong Kong actor * Derek Lamb (1936–2005), American animation film-maker and producer * Derek Leckenby (1943–1994), English musician and guitarist, member of Herman's Hermits *

Derek Longmuir Derek Longmuir (born 19 March 1951, Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish former drummer and a founding member of the 1970s pop group, Bay City Rollers. His elder brother, Alan Longmuir, played bass guitar in the group. Biography Longmuir was bo ...

(born 1951), drummer with the Bay City Rollers *

Derek Luke Derek Nathanial Luke (born April 24, 1974) is an American actor. He won the Independent Spirit Award for his big-screen debut performance as the titular character in the 2002 film '' Antwone Fisher'', directed and produced by Denzel Washington. ...

(born 1974), American actor *

Derek Malcolm Derek Elliston Michael Malcolm (born 12 May 1932) is an English film critic. Son of J. Douglas Malcolm (died 1967) and Dorothy Vera (died 1964; née Elliston-Taylor), Malcolm was educated at Eton College and Merton College, Oxford. As a child he ...

(born 1932), British film critic *

Derek Martin Derek Martin (born Derek William Rapp; 11 April 1933) is an English former actor. Beginning his career as a stuntman, he moved into acting and played many roles on UK television. One of his most widely known roles is Charlie Slater on the BB ...

(born 1933), English actor *

Derek McCulloch Derek Ivor Breashur McCulloch OBE (18 November 1897 – 1 June 1967) was a BBC Radio producer and presenter. He became known as "Uncle Mac" on ''Children's Hour'' and '' Children's Favourites'' and provided the voice of "Larry the Lamb" in ''T ...

(1897–1967), BBC radio presenter and producer *

Derek McGrath Derek McGrath (born June 4, 1951) is a Canadian actor and writer. Life and career McGrath was born in Timmins, Ontario. His career began as Linus in '' You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown''. He is known for his roles in ''Cheers'' as Andy Schroe ...

(born 1951), Canadian actor *

Derek Meddings Derek Meddings (15 January 1931 – 10 September 1995) was a British film and television special effects designer. He was initially noted for his work on the "Supermarionation" TV puppet series produced by Gerry Anderson, and later for the 1 ...

(1931–1995), British TV and cinema special effects expert *

Derek Mooney Derek James Mooney (born 4 March 1967) is an Irish radio and television presenter, as well as a radio producer. Until January 2015 he presented a weekday afternoon programme called '' Mooney'' on RTÉ Radio 1. He is the current executive produc ...

(born 1967), Irish radio and TV personality and producer * Derek Morgan (Criminal Minds), fictional character *

Derek Murphy (musician) Derek Murphy is an American drummer and session musician. Early in his career, Derek Murphy was a part of Forget the Name and Milk Can in Miami. He performed on many recordings with artists such as Amanda Green, Beth Wood and Mary Karlzen and w ...

, American drummer and session musician * Derek X, a stage name, along with Sadat X, of American rapper Derek Murphy (born 1968)

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Derek Newark Derek John Newark (8 June 1933 – 11 August 1998) was an English actor in television, film and theatre. Career Newark began his working life as a soldier in the Coldstream Guards before joining the Royal Artillery. However, he wanted to beco ...

(1933–1998), English actor * Derek Nimmo (1930–1999), English character actor * Derek O'Brien (drummer) (born 1963), drummer and music producer * Derek Oldham (1887–1968), English tenor * Derek Paravicini (born 1979), English blind autistic savant and musical prodigy * Derek Pascoe (born 1957), American vocalist * Derek Pressnall, guitarist for the indie-pop group Tilly and the Wall *

Derek Prince Peter Derek Vaughan Prince (14 August 1915 – 24 September 2003) was a Bible teacher whose daily radio programme, ''Derek Prince Legacy Radio'', is broadcast around the world in various languages. Marriage and the growth of his ministry Derek ...

(1915–2003), American Christian radio preacher * Derek Lee Ragin (born 1958), American singer * Derek Richardson (actor) (born 1976), American actor *

Derek Riggs Derek Riggs (born 13 February 1958) is a contemporary British artist best known for creating the band Iron Maiden's mascot, " Eddie". Career Born in Portsmouth, England, Riggs is a self-taught artist, both in his traditional painting and in h ...

(born 1958), British artist * Derek Riordan (born 1983), Scottish footballer (striker) * Derek Rodier (born 1959), Scottish footballer * Derek Roy (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player * Derek Royle (1929–1990), English actor *

Derek Sanderson Derek Michael Sanderson (born June 16, 1946), nicknamed "Turk", is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and two-time Stanley Cup champion who helped transform the culture of the professional athlete in the 1970s era. The two-time S ...

(born 1946), Canadian ice hockey player and business executive *

Derek Saunders Derek Saunders (6 January 1928 – 3 March 2018) was an English footballer who played for Chelsea during the 1950s. Biography Born in Ware, for whose Spartan League side he made 31 appearances in 1945–46 as its youngest ever captain, Saunde ...

(1928–2018), English footballer * Derek Sealy (1912–1982), West Indian cricketer *

Derek Shackleton Derek Shackleton (12 August 1924 – 28 September 2007) was a Hampshire and England bowler. He took over 100 wickets in 20 consecutive seasons of first-class cricket, but only played in seven Tests for England. As of 2007, he has the seventh-hi ...

(1924–2007), English cricketer * Derek Shaw (businessman), English football club chairman *

Derek Sherinian Derek Sherinian (born August 25, 1966) is an American keyboardist who has toured and recorded for Alice Cooper, Billy Idol, and Joe Bonamassa, among others. He was also a member of Dream Theater from 1994 to 1999, is the founder of Planet X an ...

(born 1966), American keyboard musician, composer and producer *

Derek Shulman Derek Victor Shulman (born 11 February 1947) is a Scottish musician and singer, multi-instrumentalist, and record executive. From 1970 to 1980, he was lead vocalist for the band Gentle Giant. Career Born in the Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland, Shu ...

(born 1947), Scottish singer/instrumentalist and record executive * Derek Smart, controversial designer of video games * Derek Smethurst (born 1948), South African footballer, author and sports consultant *

Derek Smith (basketball) Derek Ervin Smith (November 1, 1961 – August 9, 1996) was an American professional basketball player. He won a national championship with the Louisville Cardinals in 1980, and spent nine years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in a ca ...

, (1961–1996), American basketball player * Derek Smith (ice hockey born 1954), Canadian ice hockey player * Derek Smith (ice hockey born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player * Derek Smith (linebacker) (born 1975), American football player * Derek Smith (Tight End) (born 1980), American football player * Derek Smith (born 1979), a.k.a.

Pretty Lights Derek Vincent Smith (born November 25, 1981), known by his stage name Pretty Lights, is an American electronic music producer. Pretty Lights was originally a music project consisting of Smith and Michal Menert, who left after the release of thei ...

, American electronic musician * Derek Soutar (born 1981), Scottish football goalkeeper * Derek St. Holmes (born 1953), rock musician *

Derek Stephen Prince Derek Stephen Prince is an American voice actor who has played various roles in the ''Digimon'' series, the voice of Elgar in the live-action '' Power Rangers Turbo'', and '' Power Rangers in Space''. In the world of anime, he played Keitaro ...

(born 1969), American voice actor and radio host *

Derek Stillie Derek Daniel Stillie (born 3 December 1973) is a Scottish retired footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for a number of clubs in Scotland and England. After retiring from football, Stillie pursued a career in English law, and contested the 20 ...

(born 1973), Scottish football goalkeeper * Derek Stirling (born 1961), New Zealand cricketer *

Derek Strong Derek Lamar Strong (born February 9, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who played in ten National Basketball Association (NBA) seasons from 1991 to 2001 for six different teams. A 6'8" forward from Xavier University, Stro ...

(born 1968), American basketball player and racing driver * Derek Tapscott (1932–2008), Welsh footballer *

Derek Taylor Derek Taylor (7 May 1932 – 8 September 1997) was an English journalist, writer, publicist and record producer. He is best known for his role as press officer to the Beatles, with whom he worked in 1964 and then from 1968 to 1970, and was one ...

, Canadian news anchor and sportscaster * Derek Temple (born 1938), English footballer *

Derek Thompson (actor) Derek Thompson (born 4 April 1948) is a British actor, most notable for playing Charlie Fairhead in the long-running BBC television medical drama series '' Casualty'', playing the role since the series' inception in 1986, and his performance ...

(born 1948), Northern Irish TV actor * Derek Thompson, a.k.a. Hoodlum Priest, musician and record producer and engineer * Derek Tracey (born 1971), Irish footballer *

Derek Trent Derek Trent (born March 21, 1980) is an American former competitive pair skater. He competed for most of his career with Tiffany Vise. On November 17, 2007, Vise and Trent landed the first clean throw quadruple salchow jump in international compe ...

(born 1980), American ice skater (pairs) *

Derek Trucks Derek Trucks (born June 8, 1979) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and founder of The Derek Trucks Band. He became an official member of The Allman Brothers Band in 1999. In 2010, he formed the Tedeschi Trucks Band with his wife, blues s ...

(born 1979), American blues-rock guitarist * Derek Turner (1932–2015), rugby league footballer *

Derek Ufton Derek Gilbert Ufton (31 May 1928 – 27 March 2021) was an English professional cricketer and footballer, and later a football manager. Playing professionally for Kent County Cricket Club as a wicket-keeper and Charlton Athletic Football Club ...

(1928–2021), English cricketer *

Derek Underwood Derek Leslie Underwood (born 8 June 1945) is an English former international cricketer, and a former President of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Through much of his career, Underwood was regarded as one of the best bowlers in Test cricket ...

(born 1945), English cricketer * Derek Varnals (born 1935), South African cricketer * Derek Wadsworth (1939–2008), British composer and arranger * Derek Warfield (born 1943), Irish singer/songwriter and historian *

Derek Waring Derek Waring (born Derek Barton-Chapple; 26 April 1927 – 20 February 2007) was an English actor who is best remembered for playing Detective Inspector Goss in ''Z-Cars'' from 1969 to 1973. He was married to fellow actor, Dame Dorothy T ...

, born Derek Barton-Chapple (1927–2007), English actor *

Derek Warwick Derek Stanley Arthur Warwick (born 27 August 1954) is a British former professional racing driver from England, who lives in Jersey. He raced for many years in Formula One, collecting four podiums but never winning a Grand Prix. He did, however, ...

(born 1954), English F1 racing car driver *

Derek Waters Derek Matthew Waters (born July 30, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and director. He is best known for his work on the television series ''Drunk History'' (2013–2019), which earned him eight Primetime Emmy Award n ...

(born 1979), American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer and director *

Derek Webb Derek Walsh Webb (born May 27, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter who first entered the music industry as a member of the band Caedmon's Call, and later embarked on a successful solo career. As a member of the Houston, Texas-based Caedmon's ...

(born 1974), American singer-songwriter * Derek Whitehead (born 1944), English rugby league footballer * Derek Whyte (born 1968), Scottish footballer * Derek Woodcock, Australian rules football field umpire *

Derek Yee Derek Yee Tung-sing () is a film producer, director and a former Shaw Brothers actor from Hong Kong. Early life Yee was born Yee Tung-sing in Hong Kong on 28 December 1957, the son of Yee Kwong (爾光), a film producer from Tianjin, Tientsin ( ...

(born 1957), Hong Kong film director *

Derek Young Derek Young (born 27 May 1980) is a Scottish ex-professional association football midfielder. Young started his career alongside his brother Darren at Aberdeen before leaving with him in 2003 to join Dunfermline Athletic. Spells at St Johnston ...

(born 1921), American drummer from a band "Queen" *

Derek Yu Derek Yu is an American independent video game designer, video game artist, and blogger.game designer Game design is the art of applying design and aesthetics to create a game for entertainment or for educational, exercise, or experimental purposes. Increasingly, elements and principles of game design are also applied to other interactions, in ...

video game artist Game art design is a subset of game development involving the process of creating the artistic aspects for video games. Video game art design begins in the pre-production phase of creating a video game. Video game artists are visual artists in ...

, and

blog A blog (a truncation of "weblog") is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts). Posts are typically displayed in reverse chronological order ...

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* Derek Abney (born 1980), American football wide receiver * Derek Anderson (American football) (born 1983), National Football League quarterback * Derek Anderson (basketball) (born 1974), American basketball player * Derek Armstrong (ice hockey) (born 1973), Canadian hockey oplayer * Derek Asamoah (born 1981), Ghanaian footballer playing in Korea * Derek Barnett (born 1996), American football player *

Derek Bell (auto racer) Derek Reginald Bell (born 31 October 1941 in Pinner, Middlesex, England) is a British racing driver. In sportscar racing, he won the Le Mans 24 hours five times, the Daytona 24 three times and the World Sportscar Championship twice. He also ...

(born 1941), British F1 racing car driver *

Derek Bell (baseball) Derek Nathaniel Bell (born December 11, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball player. Primarily a right fielder and center fielder, Bell batted from the right side and threw with his right hand. He is 6'2" tall, and during his playi ...

(born 1968), American former Major League Baseball player * Derek Bell (footballer, born 1956), English football player * Derek Bell (footballer, born 1963), English football player * Derek Bellotti (born 1946), English football player *

Derek Boateng Derek Owusu Boateng ( ; born 2 May 1983) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in Ghana, Boateng went on to play professional football in Greece, Sweden, Israel, Germany, Spain, Ukraine, Englan ...

(born 1983), Ghanaian footballer * Derek Boogaard (1982–2011), Canadian ice hockey player *

Derek Bryant (boxer) Derek "The One Man Riot" Bryant (born April 19, 1971) is an American professional boxer. Biography Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a journeyman fighter who has appeared on the TV program ''Friday Night Fights''. He holds win ...

(born 1971), American heavyweight boxer * Derek Campbell (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player *

Derek Campos Francisco Derek Campos (born April 1, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2009, Campos has competed for Bellator MMA, Shark Fights and King of ...

(born 1988), American mixed martial artist * Derek Carr (born 1991), American football player * Derek Cassidy (born 1986), American football player *

Derek Chisora Derek Chisora (born 29 December 1983) is a British professional boxer. He has challenged twice for the WBC heavyweight title in 2012 and 2022. At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight championships, including the British and Common ...

(born 1983), British heavyweight boxer * Derek Clayton (born 1942), British/Australian long-distance runner * Derek Collins (born 1969), Scottish footballer and football coach * Derek Combs (born 1979), American football player * Derek Cooke (born 1991), basketball player for

Hapoel Gilboa Galil Hapoel Gilboa Galil ( he, הפועל גלבוע גליל) is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250- ...

of the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball ...

* Derek Couch, a.k.a. Robbie McAllister, Scottish member of Canadian tag wrestling team The Highlanders * Derek Cox (born 1986), American football player * Derek Crookes (born 1969), South African cricketer * Derek Curry (born 1981), American football player * Derek Daly (born 1953), Irish F1 racing car driver * Derek Darnell Brown (born 1971), American football player * Derek Dawkins (born 1959), English professional footballer *

Derek de Boorder Derek Charles de Boorder (born 25 October 1985) is a New Zealand cricketer. He played in the 2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh and he was awarded a player's contract for Auckland for the 2006-07 and for Otago Otago (, ; mi, � ...

(born 1985), New Zealand cricketer * Derek Dennis (born 1988), American football player * Derek Dooley (American football coach) (born 1968), American football player and coach * Derek Dooley (footballer) (1929–2008), English footballer, manager and club chairman *

Derek Dougan Alexander Derek Dougan (20 January 1938 – 24 June 2007) was a Northern Ireland international footballer, football manager, football chairman, pundit, and writer. He was also known by his nickname, "The Doog". He was capped by Northern I ...

(1938–2007), Northern Irish footballer and club chairman * Derek Edwards (rugby league) (died 2020), rugby league footballer *

Derek Fazackerley Derek William Fazackerley (born 5 November 1951) is an English former footballer who is currently employed as the assistant manager at Oxford United, and managed the club on a caretaker basis for two months in 2018. He spent the majority of his ...

(born 1951), English footballer and coach * Derek Ferguson (born 1967), Scottish footballer and club manager * Derek Fisher (born 1974), American basketball player * Derek Geary (born 1980), Irish footballer who played in England * Derek Grimm (born 1974), American basketball player * Derek Hagan (born 1984), American football player (wide receiver) * Derek Hales (born 1951), English footballer *

Derek Hall (cricketer) Derek Hall (21 February 1932 – 13 March 1983) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1955 and 1958. Hall was born in Bolsover, Derbyshire, and made an early appearance for Derbyshire Club and Ground in 1951 f ...

(1932–1983), English cricketer * Derek Hallas (born c. 1934), English rugby union and rugby league footballer *

Derek Hardiman Derek Hardiman (born 1981) is an Irish sportsman. He plays in the right wing-back position on the Galway senior hurling team. Derek Hardiman hails from the Mullagh Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Galway. He has been playing seni ...

(born 1981), Irish hurling player * Derek Harper (born 1961), American basketball player and TV sports anchor * Derek Hawksworth (born 1927), English footballer * Derek Heasley (born 1972), Irish cricketer * Derek Higgins (born 1966), Irish Indy Lights racing car driver *

Derek Hill (driver) Derek John Hill (born March 28, 1975 in Santa Monica, California) is an American racing driver. He is the son of Formula One World Champion Phil Hill. Career Early career Hill initially raced karts in California and Ferrari sports cars (his ...

(born 1975), American former Formula 3000 driver *

Derek Ho Derek Ho (September 26, 1964 – July 17, 2020) was a Hawaiian Chinese surfer who won the world surfing championship in 1993. Ho was born in Kailua, Honolulu County, Hawaii. He began surfing at the age of three, and won the world title at ...

(1964–2020), American surfer * Derek Holland (born 1986), American baseball player *

Derek Holmes Derek Holmes (born 18 October 1978) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played for Heart of Midlothian, Cowdenbeath, Raith Rovers, Ross County, AFC Bournemouth, Carlisle United, Rotherham United, St Johnstone, Queen of the S ...

(born 1978), Scottish footballer *

Derek Hood (basketball) Derek Dwayne Hood (born December 22, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks. In the NBA, Hood played for the Charlotte Hornets. College career Hood, a 6'8", 222 po ...

(born 1976), American basketball player * Derek Howes, rugby league footballer *

Derek Ibbotson George Derek Ibbotson (17 June 1932 – 23 February 2017) was an English runner who excelled in athletics in the 1950s. His most famous achievement was setting a new world record in the mile in 1957. Biography Ibbotson was born in Huddersfi ...

(1932–2017), English track athlete *

Derek Jeter Derek Sanderson Jeter ( ; born June 26, 1974) is an American former professional baseball shortstop, businessman, and baseball executive. As a player, Jeter spent his entire 20-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees ...

(born 1974), American baseball player * Derek Johnson (athlete) (1933–2004), British track athlete * Derek Johnstone (born 1953), Scottish footballer * Derek Joslin (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player *

Derek Keenan Derek Keenan (born October 2, 1961, in Oshawa, Ontario) is a former lacrosse player, and current head coach and general manager of the Saskatchewan Rush of the National Lacrosse League. Keenan has won the NLL GM of the Year award and the Les Bartle ...

(born 1961), Canadian lacrosse player * Derek Kenway (born 1978), English cricketer * Derek Kevan (1935–2013), English footballer *

Derek King Derek King (born February 11, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League. King played 14 seasons in the National Hockey Leag ...

(born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player *

Derek Lilley Derek Simon Lilley (born 9 February 1974) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a striker for several clubs in Scotland and England. Former friend of Stepps Junior Bowling legend, Kevin McAuley. He started his career with Greenock M ...

(born 1974), Scottish footballer *

Derek Lilliquist Derek Jansen Lilliquist (born February 20, 1966) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher and pitching coach. He played for the Atlanta Braves (1989–1990), San Diego Padres (1990–1991), Cleveland Indians (1992–1994), Boston Red Sox ( ...

(born 1966) American baseball player and coach * Derek Lowe (born 1973), American baseball player *

Derek Lyle Derek Lyle (born 13 February 1981) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Open Goal Broomhill and is also the club's assistant manager. Lyle has previously played for Partick Thistle, Queen of the South ''(two spells)'', Dundee, ...

(born 1981), Scottish footballer * Derek Lyng (born 1978), Irish hurling player * Derek MacKenzie (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player * Derek Malawsky (born 1973), Canadian lacrosse player * Derek McInnes (born 1971), Scottish footballer * Derek Meech (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player * Derek Miles (born 1972), American pole vaulter * Derek Mills (born 1972), American track athlete * Derek Morgan (1929–2017), English cricketer *

Derek Morris (ice hockey) Derek Terrence Morris (born August 24, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played over 1,100 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Phoenix Coyotes, Boston Bruins ...

(born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player * Derek Mountfield (born 1962), English footballer * Derek Murray (Gaelic footballer), Irish Gaelic footballer

N–Z

Derek Niven Derek Dunbar Niven (born 12 December 1983) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He previously played for Stenhousemuir, Raith Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Chesterfield, Northampton Town, Grimsby Town and ...

(born 1983), Scottish footballer * Derek Noonan (1947–2009), rugby union and rugby league footballer *

Derek Norris Derek Russell Norris (born February 14, 1989) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, and Tampa Bay Rays. Prior to playing professionally, Norris a ...

(born 1989), American baseball player * Derek Oldbury a.k.a. ''DEO'' (1924–1994), British draughts champion and writer on the game * Derek Pace (1932–1989), English footballer * Derek Parker (footballer) (1926–2011), English footballer *

Derek Parkin Derek Parkin (born 2 January 1948) is an English former football player who made a record number of appearances for Wolverhampton Wanderers (609). He also played for Huddersfield Town and Stoke City as well as the England under-23 national sid ...

(born 1948), English footballer * Derek Parlane (born 1953), Scottish footballer *

Derek Parra Derek Parra (born March 15, 1970) is an American inline skater and speed skater from San Bernardino, California, who graduated from Eisenhower High School in Rialto, California, in 1988. Parra won two medals at the 2002 Winter Olympics, held in ...

(born 1970), Mexican-American speed skater (ice) *

Derek Perera Derek Anthony Perera (born 13 October 1977) is a Canadian former cricketer of Sri Lankan origin. He has played for Canadian cricket team at the 1997 ICC Trophy. Perera played in a single first-class cricket match for Nondescripts Cricket Club ...

(born 1977), Sri Lankan Canadian cricketer * Derek Phillips (footballer, born 1975) (born 1975), Trinidad and Tobago footballer *

Derek Piggott Alan Derek Piggott (27 December 1922 – 6 January 2019) was one of Britain's best known glider pilots and instructors. He had over 5,000 hours on over 153 types of powered aircraft and over 5,000 hours on over 184 types of glider. He was hon ...

(1922–2019), British glider pilot * Derek Plante (born 1971), American ice hockey player * Derek Popovich (born 1981), American footballer * Derek Porter (born 1967), Canadian rower * Derek Poundstone (born 1981), American professional strongman *

Derek Pringle Derek Raymond Pringle (born 18 September 1958) is an English former Test and One Day International cricketer for England, and is now a cricket journalist. Life and career Pringle was born in Nairobi, Kenya. His father Donald Pringle, who ha ...

(born 1958), English cricketer and cricket journalist * Derek Quinnell (born 1949), Welsh rugby union player * Derek Rackley (born 1977), American football player *

Derek Rae Derek Rae (born 1967) is a Scottish association football commentator and presenter who currently works for ESPN and ABC in the United States for the English-language coverages of Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, and La Liga and Deutsche Fußball Li ...

(born 1967), Scottish soccer commentator *

Derek Randall Derek William Randall (born 24 February 1951) is an English former cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire, and Tests and ODIs for England in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Known to cricketing colleagues and fans as "A ...

(born 1951), English cricketer *

Derek Redmond Derek Anthony Redmond (born 3 September 1965) is a retired British sprinter. During his career, he held the British record for the 400 metres sprint, and won gold medals in the 4x400 metres relay at the World Championships and European Champion ...

(born 1965), English track athlete * Derek Reeves (1934–1995), English footballer * Derek Ringer (born 1956), Scottish rally driver * Derek Riordan (born 1983), Scottish footballer *

Derek Rivers Derek Rivers (born May 9, 1994) is an American football defensive end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Youngstown State. Early years Born in Augusta, Maine, Rivers and his family moved ...

(born 1994), American football player * Derek Rodier (born 1959), Scottish footballer * Derek Roy (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player *

(born 1946), Canadian ice hockey player and business executive *

(1928–2018), English footballer * Derek Sealy (1912–1982), West Indian cricketer *

(1924–2007), English cricketer * Derek Shaw (businessman), English football club chairman * Derek Smethurst (born 1948), South African footballer, author and sports consultant *

, (1961–1996), American basketball player * Derek Smith (ice hockey born 1954), Canadian ice hockey player * Derek Smith (ice hockey born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player * Derek Smith (linebacker) (born 1975), American football player * Derek Smith (tight end) (born 1980), American football player * Derek Soutar (born 1981), Scottish football goalkeeper *

(born 1973), Scottish football goalkeeper * Derek Stingley (born 1971), American football player * Derek Stingley Jr. (born 2001), American football player * Derek Stirling (born 1961), New Zealand cricketer *

(born 1968), American basketball player and racing driver * Derek Tapscott (1932–2008), Welsh footballer * Derek Temple (born 1938), English footballer * Derek Tracey (born 1971), Irish footballer *

(born 1980), American pairs ice skater * Derek Turner (1932–2015), rugby league footballer *

(born 1928), English cricketer *

(born 1945), English cricketer * Derek Varnals (born 1935), South African cricketer *

(born 1954), English F1 racing car driver * Derek Whitehead (born 1944), rugby league footballer * Derek Whyte (born 1968), Scottish footballer * Derek Woodcock, Australian rules football field umpire

Business

* Derek Burney Jr. (born 1962), Canadian corporate senior executive * Derek Lambie (born 1975), Scottish newspaper editor *

Derek V. Smith Derek V. Smith was the CEO of ChoicePoint from 1997 until its acquisition by Reed Elsevier. Previously, Smith was an executive for Equifax. He holds degrees from Penn State and Georgia Tech. In 2005, Derek came under scrutiny alongside Doug C. ...

, American business executive

Politics

Derek Barber, Baron Barber of Tewkesbury Derek Coates Barber, Baron Barber of Tewkesbury (17 June 1918 – 21 November 2017) was a British member of the House of Lords. He also served as a senior civil servant and agricultural expert. Barber was educated at the Royal Agricultural Colleg ...

(1918–2017), British civil servant, agricultural expert and politician * Derek Beackon, English lorry driver and politician * Derek Bedson (1920–1989), Canadian civil servant * Derek Blackburn (1934–2017), Canadian politician * Derek Brownlee (born 1974), Scottish politician * Derek Bryan (1910–2003), British diplomat *

Derek Burney Derek Hudson Burney, OC (born 1939) for a time served as Canada's ambassador to the US, and was political strategist for both the government of Brian Mulroney and of Stephen Harper. He was for a time an executive or director in private industry ...

(born 1939), Canadian businessman, diplomat and political strategist * Derek Clark (born 1933), British politician and science teacher * Derek Conway (born 1953), British politician * Derek Coombs (1937–2014), British politician and corporate executive *

Derek Corrigan Derek Richard Corrigan is a Canadian politician and the former longtime mayor of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Early life and education Corrigan is a graduate of Vancouver's Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School and studied political science ...

, Canadian politician * Derek Croxton, American history researcher and writer * Derek Draper (born 1967), English former lobbyist involved in ''Cash for Access'' scandal in 1999, subsequently a psychotherapist *

Derek Enright Derek Anthony Enright (2 August 1935 – 31 October 1995) was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. Early life Born in Thornaby-on-Tees, North Riding of Yorkshire, he attended St. Michael's College on St John's Road, Leeds (wh ...

(1935–1995), British politician * Derek Ezra, Baron Ezra (1919–2015) British politician and corporate executive *

Derek Fatchett Derek John Fatchett (22 August 1945 – 9 May 1999) was a British politician. He became Member of Parliament for Leeds Central in 1983 and was a member of the Labour Party. He was Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Deputy Foreign Secretary ...

(1945–1999), British politician *

Derek Fletcher Derek Fletcher (born ) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995, representing Guelph. Background Fletcher was born in England and moved to Canada w ...

(born 1951), Canadian politician born in England *

Derek Foster, Baron Foster of Bishop Auckland Derek Foster, Baron Foster of Bishop Auckland, (25 June 1937 – 5 January 2019) was a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Bishop Auckland, in County Durham, from 1979 to 2005. Political career Foster w ...

(1937–2019), British politician * Derek Freeman (1916–2001), New Zealand anthropologist * Derek Gregory (born 1951), British geographer * Derek Hatton (born 1948), English politician, businessman and after-dinner speaker *

Derek Holland (activist) Derek Holland is a figure on the European far-right noted for his Catholic Integralism. Holland was brought up in Huntingdon and was already trying to recruit new members to the National Front while a student at Cambridgeshire College of Art a ...

, British politician and writer who uses several pen-names: Harry Worthington, Rory O'Connor, D. Liam O'Huallachain, Derek O'Huallachain, and Deric O'Huallachain *

Derek Humphry Derek Humphry (born 29 April 1930) is a British-born American journalist and author notable as a proponent of legal assisted suicide and the right to die. In 1980, he co-founded the Hemlock Society and, in 2004, after that organization disso ...

(born 1930), writer of the suicide handbook ''Final Exit'' and president of the Euthanasia Research & Guidance Organization *

Derek Hussey Derek Robert Hussey (born 12 September 1948) is an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician, who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for West Tyrone from 1998 to 2007. Hussey was educated at Omagh Model School, Omagh Academy ...

(born 1948), Northern Irish politician * Derek Keppel (1863–1944), British nobleman, soldier and member of the royal household * Derek Laud (born 1964), English political lobbyist *

Derek Lee (politician) Derek Vincent Lee (born October 2, 1948) is a Canadian former politician. From 1988 to 2011 he was the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Scarborough—Rouge River. Background Lee was born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. His fathe ...

(born 1948), Canadian lawyer and politician * Derek Lodge (1929–1996), English civil servant and statistician * Derek Mackay (born 1977), Scottish politician * Derek McDowell (born 1958), Irish politician *

(born 1962), Irish ministerial adviser and Fianna Fáil)campaign manager * Derek Moore-Brabazon, 2nd Baron Brabazon of Tara (1910–1974) * Derek Morris (academic) (born 1945), British academic, formerly chairperson of the Competition Commission * Derek Oulton (1927–2016), lawyer and civil servant * Derek Page, Baron Whaddon (1927–2005), British politician *

Derek Prag Derek Prag (6 August 1923 – 20 January 2010) was a British Member of the European Parliament for Hertfordshire from 1979 to 1994. He represented the European People's Party. Prag was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales and attended ...

(1923–2010), British politician *

Derek Quigley Derek Francis Quigley (born 31 January 1932) is a New Zealand former politician. He was a prominent member of the National Party during the late 1970s and early 1980s, and was known for his support of free market economics and trade liberali ...

(born 1932), New Zealand politician *

Derek Robinson (trade unionist) Derek Robinson (1927–2017) was a British trade unionist. Formerly a convenor and shop steward within car manufacturer British Leyland for much of the 1970s, he was commonly known as "Red Robbo" in the British press. Career Robinson was bor ...

(1927–2017), British motor industry shop steward a.k.a. "Red Robbo" * Derek Schofield (born 1945), Chief Justice of Gibraltar *

Derek Simpson (trade unionist) Derek Simpson (born 23 December 1944) is a British trade unionist who was the Joint-General Secretary of the UK's biggest private-sector trade union, Unite, from 2007 until 2010. He was previously the General Secretary of Amicus from 2002 until ...

(born 1944), British trade unionist * Derek Spencer (born 1936), British politician * Derek Hugh Taylor (born 1951), Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 1995 to 2003 * Derek Twigg (born 1959) English politician * Derek James Walding (1937–2007), Canadian politician, born in England *

Derek Walker-Smith, Baron Broxbourne Derek Colclough Walker-Smith, Baron Broxbourne, (13 April 1910 – 22 January 1992), known as Sir Derek Walker-Smith, Bt, from 1960 to 1983, was a British Conservative Party politician. The son of Sir Jonah Walker-Smith (1874–1964) and his ...

(1910–1992), British politician * Derek Wall, British politician * Derek Watkins, British docker shop steward, member of the Pentonville Five * "Derek Wee", name used in a controversial blog by Wee Siew Kim (born 1960), Singaporean politician * Derek Wells (born 1946), Canadian politician and lawyer *

Derek Worlock Derek John Harford Worlock CH (4 February 1920 – 8 February 1996) was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Liverpool. Life Worlock was born in St John's Wood, London, on 4 February 1920, the son of Captain H ...

(1920–1996), British Roman Catholic bishop *

Derek Wyatt Derek Murray Wyatt (born 4 December 1949) is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sittingbourne and Sheppey from 1997 to 2010, having previously been a councillor in the London Borough of Haringey (1994–95) where ...

(born 1949), British politician

Science, education and academics

Derek Abbott Derek Abbott (born 3 May 1960) is a British-Australian physicist and electronic engineer. He was born in South Kensington, London, UK. From 1969 to 1971, he was a boarder at Copthorne Preparatory School, Sussex. From 1971 to 1978, he attended ...

(born 1960), physicist and electronic engineer *

Derek Barton Sir Derek Harold Richard Barton (8 September 1918 – 16 March 1998) was an English organic chemist and Nobel Prize laureate for 1969. Education and early life Barton was born in Gravesend, Kent, to William Thomas and Maude Henrietta Barton ...

(1918–1998), British physical chemist and Nobel Prize laureate * Derek Bickerton (1926–2018), linguist and academic *

Derek Birley Sir Derek Birley (31 May 1926 – 14 May 2002) was a distinguished English educationalist and a prize-winning writer on the social history of sport, particularly cricket. Life and career Born in a mining community in West Yorkshire, Birley atten ...

(1926–2002), academic and educator * Derek Blake, academic and research scientist *

Derek Bok Derek Curtis Bok (born March 22, 1930) is an American lawyer and educator, and the former president of Harvard University. Life and career Bok was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Following his parents' divorce, he, his mother, brother and siste ...

(born 1930), American lawyer and educator *

Derek Briggs Derek Ernest Gilmor Briggs (born 10 January 1950) is an Irish palaeontologist and taphonomist based at Yale University. Briggs is one of three palaeontologists, along with Harry Blackmore Whittington and Simon Conway Morris, who were key in t ...

(born 1950), Irish paleontologist * Derek Denny-Brown (1901–1981), British neurologist * Derek Denton (1924–2022), Australian scientist *

Derek Hirst Derek Hirst (born 1948, Isle of Wight) is an English historian of early modern Britain. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and author of five books and over thirty articles, Hirst held a B.A. (1969) and Ph.D. (1974) from Cambridge Unive ...

(born 1948), English historian of early-modern Britain *

Derek Hockridge Derek Hockridge (1934 – 8 August 2013) was a British translator, teacher, lecturer, and occasional actor, who was perhaps best known for his translations of the '' Asterix'' comic book series. Born in Wales and brought up in Birmingham, he c ...

(1934–2013), British translator, lecturer and expert in French society and culture * Derek Hopwood (1933–2020), British academic and author * Derek Long (born 1925), former professor of structural chemistry at the University of Bradford, working in the field of Raman spectroscopy * Derek McCormack, New Zealand biochemist and academic * Derek Wragge Morley (1920–1969) independent science consultant and journalist noted for study of ants *

Derek Parfit Derek Antony Parfit (; 11 December 1942 – 1 or 2 January 2017) was a British philosopher who specialised in personal identity, rationality, and ethics. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential moral philosophers of ...

(1942–2017), British philosopher and academic * Derek J. de Solla Price (1922–1983), information scientist and science historian * Derek Ratcliffe (1929–2005), British nature conservationist * Derek Roe (1937–2014), British paleolithic archeologist and academic *

Derek Summerfield Derek Summerfield is an honorary senior lecturer at London's Institute of Psychiatry and a member of the Executive Committee of Transcultural Special Interest Group at the Royal College of Psychiatry. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Egyptian ...

, controversial psychiatrist and writer *

Derek Taunt Derek Roy Taunt (16 November 1917 (Note 1) – 15 July 2004) was a British mathematician who worked as a codebreaker during World War II at Bletchley Park. Taunt attended Enfield Grammar, then the City of London School. He studied mathe ...

(1917–2004), British mathematician and codebreaker * Derek van der Kooy (born 1952), scientist and academic working in stem cell research

Writing

* Derek Beaulieu (born 1973), Canadian poet, publisher and anthologist * Derek Benz (born 1971), American author of children's fantasy * Derek Hansen (born 1944), New Zealand/Australia fiction writer, born in England *

Derek Jameson Derek Jameson (29 November 1929 – 12 September 2012) was a British tabloid journalist and broadcaster. He began his career in the media in 1944 as a messenger at Reuters and worked his way up to become the editor of several British tabloid ...

(1929–2012), British journalist *

Derek Landy Derek Landy (born 23 October 1974) is an Irish author and screenwriter, best known for the '' Skulduggery Pleasant'' book series. Career Landy has written two screenplays that have been made into films, the IFTA award-winning ''Dead Bodies'' a ...

(born 1974), Irish author and screenwriter *

Derek Mahon Derek Mahon (23 November 1941 – 1 October 2020) was an Irish poet. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland but lived in a number of cities around the world. At his death it was noted that his, "influence in the Irish poetry community, lite ...

(1941–2020), Irish poet * Derek Marlowe (1938–1996), English playwright, novelist and screenwriter * Derek McCormack (born 1969), Canadian fiction writer *

Derek Parker Derek Parker (born 1932) is a British writer and broadcaster. He is the author of numerous works on literature, ballet, and opera, and with his wife Julia of several books about astrology. Biography He was born in Looe, Cornwall, and educat ...

(born 1932), British writer and broadcaster *

Derek Raymond Robert William Arthur Cook (12 June 1931 – 30 July 1994), better known since the 1980s by his pen name Derek Raymond, was an English crime writer, credited with being a founder of British '' noir''. Biography Early life The eldest son of a ...

(1931–1994), English noir writer * Derek Robinson (novelist) (born 1932), British military aviation novelist and pilot * Derek Tangye (1912–1996), English author *

(1932–1997), British journalist and press agent for ''The Beatles'' * Derek Turner (journalist) (born 1964), Irish journalist *

Derek Walcott Sir Derek Alton Walcott (23 January 1930 – 17 March 2017) was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright. He received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. His works include the Homeric epic poem '' Omeros'' (1990), which many critics view "as Walcott ...

(1930–2017), West Indian poet, playwright, writer and visual artist * Derek Wood (author) (1930–2003), author of ''Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook''

Miscellaneous

* Derek Bentley (1933–1953), Englishman hanged for murder and subsequently pardoned *

Derek Chauvin Derek Michael Chauvin ( ; born March 19, 1976) is an American former police officer who was convicted for the murder of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Chauvin was a member of the Minneapolis Police ...

(born 1976), American former police officer convicted in the murder of George Floyd *

Derek Anthony Seagrim Lieutenant Colonel Derek Anthony Seagrim VC (24 September 1903 – 6 April 1943) was a British Army officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that ...

(1903–1943), English soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross * Derek Watson (priest) (born 1938), British retired churchman, former Dean of Salisbury in the Church of England * Derek Wood (c. 1964 – 1988), one of two British soldiers killed in the 1988

Corporals killings British Army corporals Derek Wood and David HowesTaylor, p. 284. were killed by the Provisional IRA on 19 March 1988 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in what became known as the corporals killings. The soldiers (wearing civilian clothes, both ...

incident

Spelling variants

; Derrek * Derrek Konrad (born 1943), Canadian politician *

Derrek Lee Derrek Leon Lee (born September 6, 1975), nicknamed "D-Lee", is an American former professional baseball first baseman. Lee played with the San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates ...

(born 1975), American former baseball player * Derrek Tuszka (born 1997), American football player ; Derrick * Derrick (name) ; Derick * Derick (name) ; Deryck * Deryck Guyler (1914–1999), English actor * Deryck Whibley (born 1980), Canadian singer-songwriter

Fictional characters

Derek and Clive Derek and Clive was a double act of comedic characters created by Dudley Moore (Derek) and Peter Cook (Clive) in the 1970s. The performances were captured on the records ''Derek and Clive (Live)'' (1976), ''Derek and Clive Come Again'' (1977), ...

, controversial cult characters portrayed by Dudley Moore and Peter Cook * Derek the dark green diesel, character from ''

Thomas the Tank Engine Thomas the Tank Engine is an anthropomorphised fictional tank locomotive in the British '' Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher, published from 1945. He became the most popular and famous character in the seri ...

'' * Derek the Sheep, eponymous character in a comic strip in the ''

Beano Beano may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Beano, another name for the American version of Bingo, a game of chance * Beano, a character on the American television sitcom ''Out of This World'' * ''The Beano'', a British children's comic featuri ...

'' * Derek Almond, character in the graphic novel ''

V for Vendetta ''V for Vendetta'' is a British graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd (with additional art by Tony Weare). Initially published between 1982 and 1985 in black and white as an ongoing serial in the British anthol ...

'' * Derek Blunt, anthropomorphic hawk in ''

Darkwing Duck ''Darkwing Duck'' is an American animated superhero comedy television series produced by Disney Television Animation (formerly Walt Disney Television Animation) that first ran from 1991 to 1992 on both the syndicated programming block '' The D ...

'' * Derek Branning, character in the BBC soap '' EastEnders'' * Derek Conway, character in British TV series ''The Bill'' * Derek Faye, character in

The Catherine Tate Show ''The Catherine Tate Show'' is a British television sketch comedy written by Catherine Tate and Derren Litten. Tate also stars in all but one of the show's sketches, which feature a wide range of characters. ''The Catherine Tate Show'' airs o ...

who appears to be in denial about his sexuality * Derek Flint, eponymous character in ''

Our Man Flint ''Our Man Flint'' is a 1966 American spy-fi comedy film that parodies the ''James Bond'' film series. The film was directed by Daniel Mann, written by Hal Fimberg and Ben Starr (from a story by Hal Fimberg), and starred James Coburn as master ...

'' * Derek Frye, character in the ABC soap opera ''All My Children'' * Derek Generic, character from the animated series ''

Bobby's World ''Bobby's World'' (originally known as ''The World According to Bobby'') is an American animated comedy children's television series, which ran from September 8, 1990, to February 23, 1998, on the Fox Kids network. The show was created by Canadi ...

''. * Derek Harkinson, character in the BBC soap ''EastEnders'' * Derek Hale, character in MTV's '' Teen Wolf'' played by Tyler Hoechlin * Derek Klivian, pilot in the Rogue Squadron from ''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has been expanded into various film ...

'' * Derek Morgan, character in the criminal drama series ''Criminal Minds'' played by Shemar Moore * Derek Noakes, eponymous character in the comedy-drama pilot '' Derek'' *

Derek O'Farrell Derek O'Farrell (born 5 June 1983) is a Canadian rower. References * * * * 1983 births Living people Canadian male rowers Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for Canada {{Canada-rowing-bio-stub World Rowin ...

, character in the British soap ''Brookside'' * Derek Powers a.k.a. Blight, supervillain in the animated series ''

Batman Beyond ''Batman Beyond'' (known as ''Batman of the Future'' outside the United States) is an American superhero animated television series developed by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and Alan Burnett. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation in collaborati ...

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Derek Shepherd Derek Christopher Shepherd, M.D., F.A.C.S., also referred to as "McDreamy", is a fictional surgeon from the ABC medical drama '' Grey's Anatomy'', portrayed by actor Patrick Dempsey. He made his first appearance in the pilot episode, " A Hard ...

former Head of Neurosurgery at Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital, in the American medical series ''

Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into ...

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Derek Smalls Derek Albion Smalls is a fictional character played by Harry Shearer in the spoof rockumentary ''This Is Spinal Tap''. He is the bassist for mock British heavy metal group Spinal Tap, playing alongside guitarists Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest ...

, character in the spoof rockumentary ''

This Is Spinal Tap ''This Is Spinal Tap'' (also known as ''This Is Spınal Tap: A Rockumentary by Martin Di Bergi'') is a 1984 American mockumentary film co-written and directed by Rob Reiner (in his feature directorial debut). The film stars Christopher Guest, M ...

'' * Derek Stiles, character in the ''

Trauma Center A trauma center (or trauma centre) is a hospital equipped and staffed to provide care for patients suffering from major traumatic injuries such as falls, motor vehicle collisions, or gunshot wounds. A trauma center may also refer to an emer ...

'' series of video games * Derek Taylor, a character in the American TV sitcom ''

Silver Spoons ''Silver Spoons'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from September 25, 1982, to May 11, 1986, and in broadcast syndication, first-run syndication from September 27, 1986, to May 30, 1987. The series was produced by Embassy ...

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Derek Trotter Derek Edward Trotter, more commonly known as Del Boy, is a fictional character from the BBC sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'' and one of the main characters of its spinoff series, '' Rock & Chips''. He was played by David Jason in the original s ...

, character in the TV comedy series ''

Only Fools and Horses ''Only Fools and Horses....'' is a British television sitcom created and written by John Sullivan (writer), John Sullivan. Seven series were originally broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1981 to 1991, with sixteen sporadic Christmas ...

'' * Derek Vinyard, character in the American crime drama film American History X * Derek Venturi, title character in the Canadian TV show '' Life with Derek'' * Derek Wheeler a.k.a. "Wheels", character in the ''Degrassi'' series * Derek Wildstar, character in the TV series ''

Star Blazers ''Star Blazers'' is an American animated television series adaptation of the Japanese anime series . ''Star Blazers'' was first broadcast in the United States in 1979. It was the first popular English-translated anime that had an overarching plo ...

'' * Derek Wilton, character in the TV soap ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based ...

'' * Derek Zoolander, eponymous character in the film ''

Zoolander ''Zoolander'' is a 2001 American comedy film directed by and starring Ben Stiller. The film contains elements from a pair of short films directed by Russell Bates and written by Drake Sather and Stiller for the ''VH1 Fashion Awards'' television ...

'' * Derek (The Good Place character), character in ''The Good Place'' * Derek Lucks, former head of TASCorp, inventor of the Meta Runner arm and overall antagonist of season 1 and 2 of the '' Meta Runner'' internet series. He was shot in the head by Masa (under the control of Dr. Sheridan) in the last episode of season 2. * Prince Derek, one of the main characters in the animated film '' The Swan Princess''

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Since 1940, the peak of the popularity of the name ''Derek'' in the United States was in the 1980s. Rank 1 is the most popular, rank 2 is the next most popular, and so forth. ^ Rank > 1000 Source:

Social Security Administration The United States Social Security Administration (SSA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability and survivor benefits. To qualify fo ...

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