Keene is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfred Keene (18731955), British Olympic fencer *

Alfred John Keene Alfred John Keene (1864–1930) was a British watercolour artist working in Derby. Biography Keene was the fourth son of photographer Richard Keene who published the ''Derby Telegraph'' and brother of watercolourist William Caxton Keene a ...

(18641930), British watercolour artist * Barry Keene (born 1938), American politician (California) * Sir

Benjamin Keene Sir Benjamin Keene (1697–1757) was a British diplomat, who was British Ambassador to Spain from 1729 to 1739, then again from 1748 until his death in Madrid in December 1757. He has been described as "by far the most prominent British agent in ...

(16971757), British diplomat *

Bill Keene Bill Keene (1927 – April 5, 2000) was a television and radio personality who became famous in the Los Angeles, California market as a traffic and weather announcer. He was particularly known for his colorful humorous traffic reports which inclu ...

(19272000), American television and radio personality *

Brian Keene Brian Keene (born September 22, 1967) is an American author and podcaster, primarily known for his work in horror, dark fantasy, crime fiction, and comic books. He has won the 2014 World Horror Grandmaster Award and two Bram Stoker Awards. In ...

(born 1967), American author, primarily of horror and crime fiction *

Carolyn Keene Carolyn Keene is the pseudonym of the authors of the Nancy Drew mystery stories and The Dana Girls mystery stories, both produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate. In addition, the Keene pen name is credited with the Nancy Drew spin-off, ''River H ...

, pseudonym used 193085 by the authors of the Nancy Drew and the Dana Girls mystery stories *

Charles Keene (disambiguation) Charles Keene may refer to: *Charles Keene (artist) (18231891), English artist and illustrator *Charles Keene (archer) (18641926), British Olympic archer *Charles Keene (racing driver) (), American racing driver *Charles Keene (diplomat), United Ki ...

, multiple people *

Christopher Keene Christopher Keene (December 21, 1946 – October 8, 1995) was an American conductor. Early life and education Keene was born in 1946 in Berkeley, California, the son of Yvonne (née Cyr) and Jim Keene. His mother was of Acadian, German, and Sco ...

(194695), American classical music conductor *

Constance Keene Constance Keene (9 February 192124 December 2005) was an American pianist, who was renowned for her 1964 recording of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Preludes and won critical acclaim for her recordings of the works of Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Carl Maria vo ...

(19212005), American classical pianist *

Dalton Keene Dalton Keene (born April 14, 1999) is an American football tight end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia Tech. Early life and high school Keene grew up in Littleton, Colorado and ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Daniel Keene Daniel Keene (born 1955) is an Australian playwright whose work has been performed throughout the world. Career Keene's plays have been performed in Australia, France, Poland and the United States. Many of his plays have been published in Fr ...

(born 1955), Australian playwright * David Keene (born 1945), American former President of the National Rifle Association * Sir David Keene, a British

Lord Justice of Appeal A Lord Justice of Appeal or Lady Justice of Appeal is a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, the court that hears appeals from the High Court of Justice, the Crown Court and other courts and tribunals. A Lord (or Lady) Justice ...

* Dennis Keene (born 1965), American politician (Kentucky) *

Derek Keene Derek John Keene, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, FRHistS (27 December 1942–April 2021), was an English Urban history, urban historian. He was founding director of the Centre for Metropolitan History from 1987 to 2002 at the Institute of ...

(born 1942), English urban historian *

Donald Keene Donald Lawrence Keene (June 18, 1922 – February 24, 2019) was an American-born Japanese scholar, historian, teacher, writer and translator of Japanese literature. Keene was University Professor emeritus and Shincho Professor Emeritus of Japan ...

(1922–2019), American scholar, historian, teacher, writer and translator of Japanese * Doug Keene (192886), English footballer *

Elodie Keene Elodie Keene (born April 10, 1949 in Berkeley, California) is an American film director, television director, producer and editor. As a television director, her credits include '' ER'', ''NYPD Blue'', ''The Practice'', '' Ally McBeal'', ''Charme ...

(born 1949), American film and television director, producer and editor *

Edmund Keene Edmund Keene (1714 – 6 July 1781) was an English churchman and academic, who was Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge and later served first as Bishop of Chester, then Bishop of Ely. Younger brother of the diplomat Benjamin Keene, the family were ...

(171481), English churchman and academic *

Foxhall P. Keene Foxhall Parker Keene (December 18, 1867 – September 25, 1941) was an American thoroughbred race horse owner and Horse breeding, breeder, a world and Olympic Games, Olympic gold medallist in polo and an amateur tennis player. He was rated ...

(18671941), American owner and breeder of thoroughbred race horses, World and Olympic gold medallist at polo * Henry Keene (172676), English architect *

Henry George Keene (1826–1915) Henry George Keene (1826 – 26 March 1915) was an English historian of medieval and modern India. Life Keene was born at the East India College, Haileybury. Henry George Keene (1781–1864) was his father. He was educated at Rugby School and ...

(18261915), English historian of mediaeval and modern India * James Keene (disambiguation), multiple people *

Jasmine Keene Jasmine Keene (born 14 January 1987 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian netball player, primarily in the position of goal shooter. She is the daughter of Australian rules football player Laurie Keene, who played for the West Coast Eag ...

(born 1987), Australian netball player * Jean Keene ("The Eagle Lady", 19232009), American rodeo trick rider *

John Keene (disambiguation) John Keene may refer to: * John Keene (cricketer) (18731931), English cricketer * John Keene (physicist) (19211991), English physicist * John Keene (writer) (born 1965), American writer, translator and professor of English and African American Studi ...

, multiple people * Joseph Keene (18391921), American Medal of Honor recipient *

Judith Keene Captain Judith Keene is a former Commandant of Cadets at the United States Coast Guard Academy The United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) is a service academy of the United States Coast Guard in New London, Connecticut. Founded in 1876, ...

(active 19772008), Commandant of Cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy *

Katy Keene Katy Keene is a character created by Bill Woggon that has appeared in several comic book series published by Archie Comics since 1945. She is a model/actress/singer marketed by the publisher as "America's Queen of Pin-Ups and Fashions". In the bo ...

, strip cartoon character created by Bill Woggon in 1945 *

M. Lamar Keene Morris Lamar Keene (10 August 1936 – 11 June 1996), was a spirit medium in Tampa, Florida and at Camp Chesterfield Indiana, where he was known as the "Prince of the Spiritualists". He was also the trustee of Universal Spiritualist Association. He ...

(193696), American spirit medium *

Laura Keene Laura Keene (20 July 1826 – 4 November 1873) was a British stage actress and theatre manager. In her twenty-year career, she became known as the first powerful female manager in New York. She is most famous for being the lead actress in ...

(182673), British stage actor and manager *

Laurie Keene Lawrence Kimberley Brett "Laurie" Keene (born 2 January 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the VFL/AFL. Tall and athletic, Laurie Keene was recruited to West Coast from Subiaco, where he had ...

(born 1961), Australian rules footballer *

Marcus Keene Marcus Johnny Rashaan Keene (born May 6, 1995) is an American basketball player for SIG Strasbourg of the French LNB Pro A. He gained national prominence in 2016–17 season as a redshirt junior while at Central Michigan University, having been ...

(born 1995), American basketball player *

Marion Keene Marion Keene (also known as Marion Davis, born Marion Davison, c. 1933) was a British big band singer in the early 1950s with British bands such as the Jack Parnell Orchestra and Oscar Rabin Band. Keene replaced Alma Cogan in the 1959 Eurovision Son ...

(Marion Davis, active early 1950safter 1998), British big-band vocalist *

Mimi Keene Mimi Keene (born 5 August 1998) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Cindy Williams on the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2013–2015) and Ruby Matthews on the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Sex Education'' (2019–presen ...

(born 1998), British actress *

Nelson Keene Malcolm Holland (born 9 March 1942), better known by the stage name of Nelson Keene, is a British pop singer who was prominent in the early 1960s. Keene was born in Farnborough, Hampshire, one of ten children. As a singer, he was managed by Larr ...

(born Malcolm Holland, 1942), British pop singer * Nietzchka Keene (19522004), American film director and writer *

Paul K. Keene Paul K. Keene (October 12, 1910 – April 23, 2005) was one of the first organic farmers. He was the owner of Walnut Acres, in Penns Creek, Pennsylvania. There he produced various food products sold nationally in health food stores and via a mai ...

(19102005), American organic farming pioneer * '' Percival Keene'', coming-of-age adventure novel published in three volumes in 1842 by Frederick Marryat *

Ralph Keene Ralph Keene (1902–1963) was an Indian-born British screenwriter, producer and film director. He is generally known for his work on documentaries. Following the Second World War he shot a number of non-fiction films outside Britain including in ...

(1902–1963), Indian-born British screenwriter, producer and film director *

Raymond Keene Raymond Dennis Keene (born 29 January 1948) is an English chess grandmaster, a FIDE International Arbiter, a chess organiser, and a journalist and author. He won the British Chess Championship in 1971, and was the first player from England t ...

(born 1948), English chess Grandmaster *

Richard Keene Richard Keene (15 May 1825 – December 1894) was an early Derbyshire photographer. He was a founding member of The Derby Photographic Society in 1884 and the Photographic Convention of the United Kingdom in 1886 as well as being an early membe ...

(182594), British photographer *

Rick Keene Richard J. "Rick" Keene (born November 16, 1957) is a former Republican member of the California State Assembly representing the 3rd district from 2002 to 2008. Keene previously served on the Chico, California City Council from 1994 to 2002, in ...

(Richard J. "Rick" Keene, born 1957), American politician (California) *

Spec Keene Roy Servais "Spec" Keene (July 1, 1894 – August 24, 1977) was an American football, baseball, and basketball coach at Willamette University and an athletic director at Oregon State University. Playing career Keene graduated from Oregon State U ...

(Roy S. "Spec" Keene, 18941977), American college sports coach *

Steve Keene Steve Keene (born 1957) is an American painter known as a prolific creator of affordable art. Early life and education Originally from Charlottesville, Virginia, Keene earned a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University and a MFA from Yale Univ ...

(born 1957), American artist * Tom Keene (disambiguation), multiple people *

Violet Keene Violet Keene (189310 May 1987) was an English-born Canadian photographer.__NOTOC__ Personal life In 1893, Violet Keene was born in Bath, Somerset, England to the photographer Minna Keene. The family later moved to Canada, residing in Montreal ...

(18931987), Canadian photographer *

William Keene William Joseph Keene (August 4, 1915 – May 23, 1992) was an American radio and television actor who appeared on several popular television shows more than one separate occasion as a different character. Career He appeared in shows more tha ...

(19151992), American television actor

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