Deakin is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

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Alan Deakin Alan Roy Deakin (27 November 1941 – 2 January 2018) was an English footballer during the 1960s. He was the captain of Aston Villa and also played for Walsall. He is the younger brother of Mike Deakin who also played in the Football League, mo ...

(1941–2018), English footballer *

Alex Deakin Alexander Roy Deakin is a meteorologist and weather forecaster for the Met Office. Deakin appeared regularly on BBC services and was one of the main weather presenters on the ''BBC News at Ten''. In addition, he joined the Weather team on BBC Br ...

(born 1974), British weatherman *

Alfred Deakin Alfred Deakin (3 August 1856 – 7 October 1919) was an Australian politician who served as the second Prime Minister of Australia. He was a leader of the movement for Federation, which occurred in 1901. During his three terms as prime ministe ...

(1856–1919), 2nd Prime Minister of Australia *

Arthur Deakin Arthur Deakin (11 November 1890 – 1 May 1955) was a prominent British trade unionist who was acting general secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union from 1940 and then general secretary from 1945 to 1955. Background Arthur ...

(1890–1955), British trade unionist * Billy Deakin, football (soccer) player (Barnsley FC, Chester City) *

Edna Deakin Edna Deakin (1871–1946) was an American designer, and one of the earliest women architects in the United States of America. She is best known for remodeling the "Temple of the Wings" building in Berkeley, California. Life Edna Deakin was bor ...

(1871–1946), American architect *Fred Deakin, British musician with

Lemon Jelly Lemon Jelly is a British electronic music duo from London that formed in 1998 and went on hiatus starting in 2008. Since its inception, the band members have always been Fred Deakin and Nick Franglen. Lemon Jelly has been nominated for awards ...

John Deakin John Deakin (8 May 1912 – 25 May 1972) was an English photographer, best known for his work centred on members of Francis Bacon (artist), Francis Bacon's The Colony Room, Soho inner circle. Bacon based a number of famous paintings on photogra ...

(1912–1972), English photographer *

John Deakin (footballer) John Deakin (born 29 September 1966) is an English former professional footballer who made 33 appearances in the Football League playing for Doncaster Rovers, Birmingham City and Carlisle United. Career Deakin was born in Stocksbridge, West R ...

, English footballer *

John Deakin (rowing) John Deakin (born 4 March 1965) is a British coxswain. He won a gold medal at the 1994 World Rowing Championships in Indianapolis Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of ...

(born 1965), British coxswain *

Johnny Deakin Johnny Deakin was a Scottish footballer, who played for St Mirren, Clyde, Linfield and Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scot ...

, Scottish footballer *

Joe Deakin Joseph Edmund Deakin (6 February 1879 – 30 June 1972) was a British athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Deakin served with the Rifle Brigade and fought in the Boer War. During this time he set South African records at ...

(1879–1972), British runner *

Julia Deakin Julia Margaret Deakin (born 20 May 1952)Clarke, Gemma (5 September 2016)"GRAND RE-OPENING OF GAINSBOROUGH HERITAGE CENTRE" ''Gainsborough Heritage Association''. Retrieved 10 August 2021. is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the ...

(born 1952), British actress *

Matt Deakin Matt Deakin (born May 20, 1980) is an American competition rower, Olympic champion and world champion. Deakin was born in San Francisco, California. He won a gold medal in the men's eight at the 2004 Summer Olympics, as a member of the America ...

(born 1980), American competition rower *

Robert Deakin Thomas Carlyle Joseph Robert Hamish Deakin, known as Robert Deakin (1917–1985), was the Anglican Bishop of Tewkesbury from 1973 until his death in 1985. He was born in the village of Parkend in The Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, the son of Th ...

(1917–1985), Anglican Bishop of Tewkesbury from 1973-1985 *

Robert Luke Deakin Robert Luke Deakin is an Australian social entrepreneur and cyber security expert, born in Nambour, Queensland, in 1966. He is the chairman of the Humble Enterprise Foundation charity and a director of Social Builders Pty Ltd, a Melbourne-based ...

Australian Cyber Security Advisor, *

Roger Deakin Roger Stuart Deakin (11 February 1943 – 19 August 2006) was an English writer, documentary-maker and environmentalist. He was a co-founder and trustee of Common Ground, the arts, culture and environment organisation. ''Waterlog'', the ...

(1943–2006), English writer, documentary-maker and environmentalist. *

William Deakin Sir Frederick William Dampier Deakin DSO (3 July 1913 – 22 January 2005) was a British historian, World War II veteran, literary assistant to Winston Churchill and the first warden of St Antony's College, Oxford. Life Deakin was educated ...

(1913–2005), British historian, also known as ''F. W.'' and ''F. W. D. Deakin''

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