Drew () is both a surname and a given name. A son of Charlemagne had that name, and it became popular in France as Dreus and Drues. Another source was the county of Dreux, also in France, ruled by the

Counts of Dreux The Counts of Dreux were a noble family of France, who took their title from the chief stronghold of their domain, the château of Dreux, which lies near the boundary between Normandy and the Île-de-France. They are notable for inheriting the Du ...

from the 12th century onward. The name was introduced to England by the Normans, in 1066 at the time of the Conquest, and is first found there in the Domesday Book. Another derivation is from the Irish Ó Draoi, literally meaning "Descendant of the Druid". As a male given name, it is a shortened version of

Andrew Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in List of countries where English is an official language, English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is freq ...

. The origin of the name is based from the old Greek ''andreios'' for brave or courageous.

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* Drew (artist) (born 1979), American artist of webcomic ''Toothpaste for Dinner'' *

Noble Drew Ali Timothy Drew, better known as Noble Drew Ali (January 8, 1886 – July 20, 1929) founded the Moorish Science Temple of America. Considered a prophet by his followers, in 1913 he founded the Canaanite Temple in Newark, New Jersey, before re ...

(1886–1929), born Timothy Drew, founder of

Moorish Science Temple of America The Moorish Science Temple of America is an American national and religious organization founded by Noble Drew Ali (born as Timothy Drew) in the early twentieth century. He based it on the premise that African Americans are descendants of the M ...

Drew Arnott Strange Advance is a Canadian new wave band formed in 1982 in Vancouver, British Columbia. They were nominated for a 1983 Juno Award as Most Promising Group of the Year and again in 1985 as Group of the Year. Their first two albums, 1982's ' ...

, Scottish-Canadian musician and songwriter *

Drew Binsky Drew Goldberg (born May 24, 1991), otherwise known by his online alias, Drew Binsky, is an United States, American travel blogger and vlogger who has visited every country in the world. Binsky documents his travels on his YouTube channel and oth ...

, American travel blogger *

Drew Bledsoe Drew McQueen Bledsoe (born February 14, 1972) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with the New England Patriots. He played college football at Washington State, whe ...

(born 1972), American NFL quarterback *

Drew Brees Drew Christopher Brees (; born January 15, 1979) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons. A member of the New Orleans Saints for most of his career, Brees is the NFL leader in ...

(born 1979), American NFL quarterback *

Drew Butera Andrew Edward Butera (; born August 9, 1983) is an American former professional baseball catcher who is currently on the coaching staff of the Los Angeles Angels. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles D ...

(born 1983), American baseball player and coach *

Drew Carey Drew Allison Carey (born May 23, 1958) is an American comedian, actor and game show host. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps and making a name for himself in stand-up comedy, he gained stardom in his own sitcom, ''The Drew Carey Show'', an ...

(born 1958), American actor, comedian, and game show host * Drew Carlton (born 1995), American baseball player * Drew Chadwick, musician on Season 2 of ''The X Factor'' *

Drew Dalman Drew Brazil Dalman (born October 15, 1998) is an American football center for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford. College career Dalman was ranked as a threestar recruit out of hig ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Drew Dollar Andrew J. Dollar (born December 2, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 18 Toyota Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing and part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, drivin ...

(born 2000), American NASCAR driver *

Drew Doughty Drew Doughty (born December 8, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected second overall by the Kings in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft fro ...

, LA Kings defenceman *

Drew Ellis (disambiguation) Drew Ellis may refer to: * Drew Ellis (American football) (1914–1988), American football player * Drew Ellis (baseball) Drew Mitchell Ellis (born December 1, 1995) is an American professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent. He ha ...

, several people * Drew Eubanks, American basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA * Drew Ferris (born 1992), American football player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League * Drew Forbes (born 1997), American football player *

Drew Fortier Andrew Lawrence Fortier (born July 14, 1987) is an American musician, guitarist, filmmaker, actor, and author. He is best known for his work with The Lucid; which he cofounded alongside Vinnie Dombroski (Sponge), David Ellefson (ex Megadeth), a ...

(born 1987), American musician, songwriter, filmmaker, actor, and author *

Drew French Drew C. French (born July 19, 1984) is an American baseball coach who is currently the bullpen coach for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). Coaching career French was the head coach and camp coordinator of the Austin SLAM Base ...

(born 1984), American baseball coach *

Drew Fuller Andrew Alan "Drew" Fuller (born May 19, 1980) is an American actor and former model. He is best known for his portrayal of Chris Halliwell in the television series ''Charmed'' and for playing soldier Trevor LeBlanc on Lifetime's ''Army Wives' ...

(born 1983), American actor *

Drew Goddard Andrew Brion Hogan Goddard (born February 26, 1975) is an American filmmaker. He began his career writing episodes for the television shows ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Angel'', ''Alias'', and ''Lost''. After moving into screenwriting in fi ...

(born 1975), American film and television screenwriter, director, and producer * Drew Gooden (born 1981), Finnish-American sports broadcaster and former basketball player *

Drew Gooden (comedian) Drew Gooden (born October 26, 1993) is an American YouTuber. He became known for comedic videos on Vine, and has moved into creating commentary videos about online celebrities, online culture, and pop culture. He won the Streamy Award for Co ...

(born 1993), American comedian and commentary YouTuber * Drew Gordon (born 1990), American basketball player *

Drew Griffin Andrew Charles Griffin (October 21, 1962 – December 17, 2022) was an American journalist. He won several Emmy Awards and Peabody Awards for his work at CNN, notably for the coverage of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and an investigation that le ...

(1962–2022), American broadcast journalist *

Drew Gulak Drew Gulak (born April 28, 1987) is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling trainer. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand. He is a former one-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion and an eight-time ...

, American professional wrestler *

Drew Hedman Drew Arvid Hedman (born July 20, 1986) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and coach who was the co-hitting coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). During his playing career, Hedman has also playe ...

(born 1986), American baseball coach *

Drew Houston Andrew W. Houston (; born March 4, 1983) is an American Internet entrepreneur, and the co-founder and CEO of Dropbox, an online backup and storage service. According to ''Forbes'', his net worth is about $2.2 billion. Houston held 24.4 percent v ...

(born 1983), American Internet entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Dropbox * Drew Hutchison (born 1990), American baseball player * Drew Jackson (born 1993), American baseball player * Drew Johnson (born 1979), American columnist, political commentator, investigative reporter and former think tank executive *

Drew Lock Andrew Stephen Lock (born November 10, 1996) is an American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Missouri and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round ...

(born 1996), American NFL quarterback * Drew Lynch (comedian), 2nd place ''America's Got Talent'' 2015 * Drew Mahalic (born 1953), American football player *

Drew McIntyre Andrew McLean Galloway IV (born 6 June 1985) is a Scottish professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Drew McIntyre. McIntyre is a two-time WWE Champion, one-time WWE Int ...

, Scottish professional wrestler * Drew Miller (disambiguation), several people *

Drew Neemia Drew Ne'emia (born 28 May 1985) is a New Zealand television presenter and director. In 2022, he announced that his last name is Ne'emia, not Neemia, as had been previously used. Early life Ne'emia attended Hutt International Boys' School. Car ...

, New Zealand television personality and singer * Drew Nixon, former member of Texas Senate *

Drew Pavlou Drew Pavlou (born 4 June 1999) is an Australian Activism#Political activism, political activist best known for his criticism of the Chinese government and Chinese Communist Party. Pavlou is also known for organising protests on-campus in support ...

(born 1999), Australian activist and philosophy student, organiser of pro-democracy demonstrations in support of Hong Kong *

Drew Peterson Drew Walter Peterson (born January 5, 1954) is an American convicted murderer and former police sergeant who was found guilty in 2012 of the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, a few months after their 2003 divorce. Peterson first received ...

(born 1954), former American police sergeant, convicted felon *

Drew Pinsky David Drew Pinsky (born September 4, 1958), commonly known as Dr. Drew, is an American media personality, internist, and addiction medicine specialist. He hosted the nationally syndicated radio talk show ''Loveline'' from the show's inceptio ...

(born 1958), American physician and TV personality * Drew Plitt (born 1998), American football player *

Drew Pomeranz Thomas Andrew "Drew" Pomeranz (born November 22, 1988), nicknamed Big Smooth, is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics ...

(born 1988), American baseball player * Drew Rasmussen (born 1995), American baseball player *

Drew Rosenhaus Drew Jordan Rosenhaus (born October 29, 1966) is an American sports agent who represents professional football players. He owns the Miami-based sports agency Rosenhaus Sports, and has negotiated over $7 billion of NFL contracts. Early life an ...

(born 1966), American sports agent *

Drew Sample Drew Sample (born April 16, 1996) is an American football tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington Huskies football, Washington and was drafted by the Bengals in the se ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Drew Seeley Andrew Michael Edgar Seeley (born April 30, 1982) is a Canadian actor, singer, songwriter and dancer. He has recorded many songs for the Walt Disney Company. He danced as a child in Ontario until he was about preteen age and then moved to Florida ...

(born 1982), Canadian-American actor, singer, and dancer * Drew Smith (disambiguation), several people *

Drew Smyly Todd Andrew Smyly (born June 13, 1989), nicknamed "Big Shooter", is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Ra ...

(born 1989), American baseball player *

Drew Stanton Drew may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places ;In the United States * Drew, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Drew, Mississippi, a city * Drew, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Drew, Oregon, an unincorporated community * Drew County, Arkansas ...

(born 1984), American NFL quarterback *

Drew Starkey Drew Starkey is an American actor. He portrays Garrett Laughlin in the Simonverse films ''Love, Simon ''and ''The Hate U Give'', Rafe Cameron in the Netflix teen drama series ''Outer Banks'' and Hawkins in the VH1 series '' Scream: Resurrection ...

(born 1993), American actor *

Drew Steckenrider Andrew Paul Steckenrider (born January 10, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins and Seattle Mariners. Career Miami M ...

(born 1991), American baseball player *

Drew Struzan Drew Struzan (; born March 18, 1947) is an American artist, illustrator and cover designer. He is known for his more than 150 movie posters, which include ''The Shawshank Redemption'', ''Blade Runner'', ''Mallrats'', as well as films in the ''In ...

(born 1947), American illustrator and painter *

Drew Stubbs Robert Andrew Stubbs (born October 4, 1984) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers, Baltimor ...

(born 1984), American baseball player * Drew Taggart (born 1989), American songwriter and vocal of

The Chainsmokers The Chainsmokers are an American electronic DJ and production duo consisting of Alexander "Alex" Pall and Andrew "Drew" Taggart. They started out by releasing remixes of songs by indie artists. The EDM- pop duo achieved a breakthrough with the ...

Drew VerHagen Drew Edward VerHagen (born October 22, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Detroit Tigers from 2014 to 2019. He also played for the Hok ...

(born 1990), American baseball player *

Drew Waters Andrew David Waters nicknamed 'B.A.' (born December 30, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Amateur career Waters graduated from Etowah High School in Woodstock, Geor ...

(born 1998), American professional baseball player * Justin Drew Bieber (born 1994), Canadian singer-songwriter

Female

Drew Barrymore Drew Blythe Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress, director, producer, talk show host and author. A member of the Barrymore family of actors, she is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a ...

(born 1975), American actress *

Drew Gilpin Faust Catharine Drew Gilpin Faust (born September 18, 1947) is an American historian and was the 28th president of Harvard University, the first woman to serve in that role. She was Harvard's first president since 1672 without an undergraduate or gradu ...

(born 1947), American historian and 28th President of Harvard University * Drew Mechielsen (born 1997), Canadian BMX cyclist *

Drew Sidora Drew Sidora Pittman (née Jordan; born May 1, 1985) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her recurring role as Chantel in the Disney Channel Original Series ''That's So Raven'', as Lucy Avila in the 2006 film '' Step Up'', as Tion ...

(born 1985), American singer and actress

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* Alexander Drew (tennis), Briton who competed in the 1924 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles *

Alvin Drew Colonel Benjamin Alvin Drew (born November 5, 1962) is a United States Air Force officer and a former NASA astronaut. He has been on two spaceflights; the first was the Space Shuttle mission STS-118 to the International Space Station, in August 2 ...

(born 1962), American astronaut * Ben Drew (disambiguation), several people * Bryce Drew (born 1974), American basketball player and coach; son of Homer Drew and brother of Scott Drew * Cameron Drew (born 1964), American baseball player * Charles R. Drew (1904–1950), American physician and medical researcher * Dan Drew (1878–1923), Irish hurler * Dan Drew (politician) (born 1979), American politician, mayor of Middletown, Connecticut 2011–2019 *

Daniel Drew Daniel Drew (July 29, 1797 – September 18, 1879) was an American businessman, steamship and railroad developer, and financier. Summarizing his life, Henry Clews wrote: "Of all the great operators of Wall Street ... Daniel Drew furnishes th ...

(1797–1879), American businessman, steamship and railroad developer, and financier; one of the founders of Drew University *

Daniel Drew (cricketer) Daniel Robert Drew (born 22 May 1996) is an Australian cricketer. He made his first-class cricket, first-class debut on 7 December 2019, for South Australia cricket team, South Australia in the 2019–20 Sheffield Shield season. He made his Twent ...

(born 1996), Australian cricketer *

Daniel Drew (rugby union) Daniel Drew (1850 - 2 February 1914) was a Scottish international rugby union player who played for Glasgow Academicals in Glasgow. Born in Dunoon in 1850, Drew played as a Forward. Drew played in the first ever rugby union international matc ...

(1850–1914), Scottish rugby player *

David Drew (politician) David Elliott Drew (born 13 April 1952) is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Stroud from 1997 to 2010 and 2017 to 2019. A member of the Labour and Co-operative parties, he was Shadow Minister for Farming and Rural ...

(born 1952), British politician *

Dennis Drew Dennis Arnold Drew (born 8 August 1957) is the keyboardist for the American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs. He has been with the band since its inception in 1981 and is one of three founding members along with Steve Gustafson and John Lomba ...

(born 1957), American musician * Doug Drew (born 1920), player in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Roughriders *

Ellen Drew Ellen Drew (born Esther Loretta Ray; November 23, 1914 – December 3, 2003) was an American film actress. Early life Drew, born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1914, was the daughter of an Irish-born barber. She had a younger brother, Arden. Her ...

(1915–2003), American actress *

Frank Drew Frank Morehead Drew (October 10, 1930 – November 13, 2021) was an American brigadier general. He retired on July 1, 1979. Biography General Drew was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He graduated from Beverly Hills High School, California, in 194 ...

(1930-2021), US Air Force vice commander * George Alexander Drew (Liberal-Conservative MP) (1826–1891), Canadian politician (grandfather of George A. Drew) * George A. Drew (1894–1973), Canadian politician *

George Franklin Drew George Franklin Drew (August 6, 1827 – September 26, 1900) was the 12th Governor of the U.S. state of Florida. Early life and career George Franklin Drew was born on August 6, 1827 in Alton, New Hampshire. Drew had a grammar school level ...

(1827–1900), American politician *

Georgiana Drew Georgiana Emma Drew (July 11, 1856 – July 2, 1893), Georgie Drew Barrymore, was an American stage actress and comedian and a member of the Barrymore acting family. Life and career Born in Philadelphia, her family — parents John Drew and L ...

(1856–1893), American stage actress * Gerald A. Drew (1903–1970), American Foreign Service Officer *

Harold Drew Harold Delbert "Red" Drew (November 9, 1894 – October 20, 1979) was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach for over 40 years. He was the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide football team from 1947 to 1954, compiling a r ...

(born 1894), American college football coach *

Homer Drew Homer Walter Drew Jr. (born September 29, 1944) is an American former college basketball coach and administrator who coached at Washington State Cougars men's basketball, Washington State, LSU, Bethel College (Indiana), Bethel College, Indiana-So ...

(born 1944), American college basketball coach; father of Bryce and Scott Drew *

Howard Drew Howard Porter Drew (June 28, 1890 – February 19, 1957) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. An inspirational African-American athlete, Drew was once considered the "world’s fastest man", known ...

(1890–1957), American track and field athlete, original "World's Fastest Human", first black judge of Connecticut * Ira W. Drew (1878–1972), US Congressman from Pennsylvania * Irving W. Drew (1845–1922), American politician * Captain J. Drew (Kent cricketer), 18th-century English amateur cricketer *

J. D. Drew David Jonathan "J. D." Drew (born November 20, 1975) is an American former Major League Baseball right fielder. He began his major league career in with the St. Louis Cardinals, and also played for the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Bo ...

(born 1975), American baseball player *

James Syme Drew Major-General Sir James Syme Drew (1 September 188327 June 1955) was a decorated British Army officer who saw service during both the world wars. He served as aide-de-camp to the King, commanded the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division, was col ...

(1883–1955), Major-General in the British Army during World War II *

Jane Drew Dame Jane Drew , (24 March 1911 – 27 July 1996) was an English modernist architect and town planner. She qualified at the Architectural Association School in London, and prior to World War II became one of the leading exponents of the Modern ...

(1911–1996), English architect *

Jeff Van Drew Jefferson H. Van Drew (born February 23, 1953) is an American politician and dentist serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district since 2019. Formerly a Democrat, he has been a member of the Republican Party s ...

(born 1953), American politician *

John Drew Sr. John Drew (September 3, 1827 – May 21, 1862) was an Irish-American stage actor and theatre manager. Early life Born Jonathan Henry Drewland in Dublin, Ireland, to Thomas L. Drewland and Louise Kanten, he was the fifth of six children. He live ...

(1827–1862), Irish-American stage actor * John Drew Jr. (1853–1927), American actor *

John Drew (basketball) John Edward Drew (September 30, 1954 – April 10, 2022) was an American professional basketball player. A small forward from Gardner–Webb University, he played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Drew was a two-time N ...

(born 1954), American basketball player *

Jordan Drew Jordan Drew (born 26 January 1995) is a Canada international rugby league footballer who plays as a and er for the Limoux Grizzlies in the Elite One Championship. He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. Background Drew wa ...

(born 1995), Australian Rugby League player * Joseph Drew (1814–1883), English newspaper editor * Kara Drew (born 1975), American wrestler best known under the ring name Cherry *

Kenny Drew Kenneth Sidney "Kenny" Drew (August 28, 1928 – August 4, 1993) was an American-Danish jazz pianist. Biography Drew was born in New York City, United States, and received piano lessons from the age of five.Feather, Leonard, & Ira Gitler (2 ...

(1928–1993), American musician *

Kenny Drew Jr. Kenny Drew Jr. (June 14, 1958 – August 3, 2014) was an American jazz pianist. His music is known for its Swing (genre), hard-swinging bluesy sound and large, two-handed root (chord), rooty chords contrasting with fast runs. The son of jazz pian ...

(born 1958), American jazz pianist *

Kevin Drew Kevin Drew (born September 9, 1976) is a Canadian musician and songwriter who, together with Brendan Canning, founded the expansive Toronto baroque-pop collective Broken Social Scene. He was also part of the lesser-known KC Accidental, which con ...

(born 1976), Canadian musician *

Larry Drew Larry Donnell Drew (born April 2, 1958) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Drew was named to the Kansas Sports ...

(born 1958), American basketball player *

Larry Drew II Larry Donelle Drew II (born March 5, 1990) is an American former professional basketball player. He won the John R. Wooden High School Player of the Year Award in 2008 before starting his college basketball career with the North Carolina Tar Hee ...

(born 1990), American basketball player * Linzi Drew (born 1959), English glamour model * Lori Drew, defendant in ''

United States v. Lori Drew ''United States v. Drew'', 259 F.R.D. 449 (C.D. Cal. 2009), was an American federal criminal case in which the U.S. government charged Lori Drew with violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) over her alleged cyberbullying of her 13-y ...

'' *

Louisa Lane Drew Louisa Lane Drew (January 10, 1820 – August 31, 1897) was an English-born American actress and theatre owner and an ancestor of the Barrymore acting family. Professionally she was often known as Mrs. John Drew. Life and career Louisa L ...

(1820–1897), British-American actress and theatre owner *

Malaya Drew Malaya Rivera Drew (born February 6, 1985) is an American stage, film and television actress. Drew is best known for her role as Adele Channing on the cable television series ''The L Word'' (2008) and for her role as Katey Alvaro on NBC's long ...

(born 1978), American actress *

Maurice Jones-Drew Maurice Christopher Jones-Drew (born March 23, 1985), often called "MJD", is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins and earned unan ...

(born 1985), American footballer * Michael Drew, chemistry professor at the University of Reading *

Pamela Drew Pamela Drew (11 September 1910 – 11 June 1989) was a British artist known for her paintings of marine and aviation subjects. Although Drew was born in the north of England she spent considerable periods of her career in Ireland. Biography Dre ...

(1910–1989), British artist *

Paula Drew Paula Drew (born Tamara Victoria Dubin; ) is an American former actress, singer, and commercial spokesperson. Early years Drew was born in Detroit as Tamara Victoria Dubin, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Dubin, a factory superintendent and a nur ...

(born 1925/1926), American former actress, singer, and commercial spokesperson * R. Harmon Drew Sr. (1917–1995), American judge and politician *

Richard Drew (photographer) Richard Drew (born December 6, 1946) is an Associated Press photo-journalist. In 2001, he took the photo titled ''The Falling Man'', which captured the image of a man falling from the World Trade Center towers following the September 11 attacks ...

(born 1946), American photojournalist *

Richard Gurley Drew Richard Gurley Drew (June 22, 1899 – December 14, 1980) was an American inventor who worked for Johnson and Johnson, Permacel Co., and 3M in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he invented masking tape and cellophane tape. Biography When Drew joined 3M i ...

(1899–1980), American inventor *

Richard Maxwell Drew Richard Maxwell Drew (June 26, 1822 – July 11, 1850) was an American politician who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives The Louisiana House of Representatives (french: link=no, Chambre des Représentants de Louisiane) is the ...

(1822–1850), American politician *

Robert Drew Robert Lincoln Drew (February 15, 1924 – July 30, 2014) was an American documentary filmmaker known as one of the pioneers—and sometimes called father—of cinéma vérité, or direct cinema, in the United States. Two of his films, '' Prima ...

(1924–2014), American documentary filmmaker * Robert Drew (politician) (1575–1645), English politician *

Ronnie Drew Joseph Ronald Drew (16 September 1934 – 16 August 2008) was an Irish singer, folk musician and actor who achieved international fame during a fifty-year career recording with The Dubliners. He is most recognised for his lead vocals on the si ...

(1934–2008), Irish folk singer and musician *

Ronnie Le Drew Ronnie Le Drew (born 23 October 1947) is a Canadian-born British puppeteer who was born in Toronto, Canada. He is best known for playing "Zippy" from the ITV children's show Rainbow since the early 1970s and trained at the Little Angel Theatre, ...

, Canadian puppeteer *

Samuel Drew Samuel Drew (6 March 1765 – 29 March 1833) was a British Methodist theologian. A native of Cornwall, England, he was nicknamed the "Cornish metaphysician" for his works on the human soul, the nature of God, and the deity of Christ. He also wro ...

(1765–1833), English Methodist theologian * Samuel J. Drew (1863–1926), American politician *

Sarah Drew Sarah Drew is an American actress and director. She played Hannah Rogers in The WB family drama series ''Everwood'' (2004–2006) and Dr. April Kepner in the ABC medical drama series ''Grey's Anatomy'' (2009–2018, 2021–2022). Early life D ...

(born 1980), American actress *

Scott Drew Scott Homer Drew (born October 23, 1970) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the Baylor Bears, a position he has held since 2003. Drew began his coaching career as an assistant for Valparaiso under his father Home ...

(born 1970), American college basketball coach; brother of Bryce Drew and son of Homer Drew *

Stephen Drew Stephen Oris Drew (born March 16, 1983) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Washington Na ...

(born 1983), American Major League Baseball player *

Thomas Stevenson Drew Thomas Stevenson Drew (August 25, 1802 – January 1879) was the third Governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Biography He was born in Wilson County, Tennessee. Drew moved with his family to Louisiana and then, in 1818, to Arkansas. He wo ...

(1802–1879), American politician *

, real name Timothy Drew (1886–1929), American founder of the Moorish Science Temple of America

Fictional characters

Drew Torres '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and ...

, in ''Degrassi'' *

Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in ''Marvel Spotlight'' #32 (cover-dated February 1977), and 50 issues of an ongoing series title ...

, superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe *

Nancy Drew Nancy Drew is a Fictional character, fictional character appearing in several Mystery fiction, mystery book series, movies, and a TV show as a teenage amateur sleuth. The books are ghostwriter, ghostwritten by a number of authors and published ...

, teen sleuth * Dr. Drakken, real name Drew Lipsky * Drew Pickles, in the cartoon ''

Rugrats ''Rugrats'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The show focuses on a group of toddlers; most prominently— Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, and twins Phil and Lil, ...

'' *

Drew (Pokémon) Drew may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places ;In the United States * Drew, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Drew, Mississippi, a city * Drew, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Drew, Oregon, an unincorporated community * Drew County, Arkansas * ...

, in the ''Pokémon'' anime series * Drew Saturday, mother of Zak Saturday in ''

The Secret Saturdays ''The Secret Saturdays'' is an American animated television series created by Canadian cartoonist Jay Stephens for Cartoon Network. It debuted on October 3, 2008 in the United States. The series follows the adventures of the Saturdays, a family of ...

'' *

Drew Kirk Andrew "Drew" Kirk is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Dan Paris. Following his decision to move into acting, Paris won the role of Drew after attending his first ever audition. He admitted that he in ...

, from TV soap opera ''Neighbours'' * Drew Tanaka, in the ''

Percy Jackson & the Olympians ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' is a series of five fantasy novels written by American author Rick Riordan, and the first book series in the '' Camp Half-Blood Chronicles''. The novels are set in a world with the Greek gods in the 21st centu ...

'' book series *Alexander Drew, in ''

True Blood ''True Blood'' is an American fantasy horror drama television series produced and created by Alan Ball. It is based on ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries'', a series of novels by Charlaine Harris. A reboot is currently in development. The serie ...

'' *

Sydney Drew ''Power Rangers S.P.D.'' is the 2005 season of ''Power Rangers'' that tells the story of the fight between the Power Rangers of the Space Patrol Delta police force and the Troobian Empire in the year 2025. S.P.D. Rangers The S.P.D. (or SPD) Po ...

, in the ''Power Rangers S.P.D.'' TV series

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