William, Will, Bill or Billy Dean may refer to:

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William Dean Howells William Dean Howells (; March 1, 1837 – May 11, 1920) was an American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". He was particularly known for his tenure as editor of ''The Atlantic Monthly'', ...

(1837–1920), American novelist and playwright *

Bill Dean Bill Dean (born Patrick Anthony Connolly, 3 September 1921 – 20 April 2000) was a British actor who was born in Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire. He took his stage name in honour of Everton football legend William 'Dixie' Dean. Biography ...

(1921–2000), British actor *

Billy Dean William Harold Dean Jr. (born April 2, 1962) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He first gained national attention after appearing on the television talent competition ''Star Search''. Active as a recording artist since 1990, h ...

(born 1962), American country music singer ** ''Billy Dean'' (album), his 1991 album

Sports

* William Dean (Hampshire cricketer) (c. 1882–?), Australian cricketer * William Henry Dean (1887–1949), English water polo player * Dixie Dean (William Dean, 1907–1980), English footballer * William Dean (Somerset cricketer) (1926–1994), English cricketer * Bill Dean (baseball) (), American baseball player * Will Dean (rower) (born 1987), Canadian rower * Will Dean (footballer) (born 2000), English footballer

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* William Dean (priest) (died 1588), English priest and martyr *

William Dean (engineer) William Dean (8 January 1840 – 24 September 1905) was an English railway engineer. He was the second son of Henry Dean, who was the manager of the Hawes Soap Factory in New Cross, London. William was educated at the Haberdashers' Company Sc ...

(1840–1905), British railway engineer *

William Reginald Dean William Reginald Dean (1896–1973) was a British applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist. His research interests included Stokes flow, solid mechanics, and flow in curved channels. The Dean number bears his name. Dean carried out pioneering w ...

(1896–1973), British applied mathematician * William F. Dean (1899–1981), United States Army general * William D. Dean (born 1940), American politician and television producer *

Billy Dean Anderson Billy Dean Anderson (July 12, 1934 – July 7, 1979) was an American criminal. He was jailed and paroled three times, and his 20 year crime career included armed robbery and prison escapes. He was added to the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitiv ...

(1934–1979), American criminal *

Will Dean (entrepreneur) Will Dean (born 1980) is an entrepreneur who founded and was CEO of endurance event company Tough Mudder Tough Mudder is an endurance event series in which participants attempt obstacle courses. It was co-founded by Will Dean and Guy Livingsto ...

(born 1980), English business founder *

Bill Dean (politician) Bill Dean is an American politician serving as the state representative for the 74th District of the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a Republican. The district includes Madison County as well as portions of Clark County and Greene County. ...

, American legislator

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William Dean Chocolates William Dean Chocolates is an artisan chocolate maker in the Belleair Bluffs section of Largo in Pinellas County, Florida. Their chocolate truffles are hand-painted in delicate designs including the marble swirl of purple, bronze and red on the P ...

, American confectioner

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