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

Arts and entertainment

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 (1921–2000), British actor * Billy Dean (born 1962), American country music singer ** ''Billy Dean'' (album), his 1991 album

Sports

William Dean (Hampshire cricketer) William Dean (born ''ca.'' 1882 in Australia; date of death unknown) was an Australian born English cricketer who represented Hampshire in one first-class match in 1907 against the touring South Africans The population of South Africa is ...

(c. 1882–?), Australian cricketer *

William Henry Dean William Henry Dean (6 February 1887 – 2 May 1949) was a British water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the British team, which won the gold medal. See also * Great Britain men's Olympic water polo team ...

(1887–1949), English water polo player *

Dixie Dean William Ralph "Dixie" Dean (22 January 1907 – 1 March 1980) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward. He is regarded as one of the greatest centre-forwards of all time and was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in ...

(William Dean, 1907–1980), English footballer *

William Dean (Somerset cricketer) William Frederick "Bill" Dean (3 January 1926 – 18 September 1994) was a cricketer who played one first-class match for Somerset in 1952 and whose identity remained mysterious for many years until the publication of a book in 2018. Earlier pu ...

(1926–1994), English cricketer * Bill Dean (baseball) (), American baseball player * Will Dean (rower) (born 1987), Canadian rower * Will Dean (footballer) (born 2000), English footballer

Others

William Dean (priest) William Dean or Deane (died 28 August 1588) was an English Roman Catholic priest. He is one of the Catholic martyrs, beatified in 1929. Life Son of Thomas B. of Grassington West Riding of Yorkshire William Dean attended schools in Leeds and Clit ...

(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 Scho ...

(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 wo ...

(1896–1973), British applied mathematician *

William F. Dean William Frishe Dean Sr. (August 1, 1899August 24, 1981) was a United States Army Major general (United States), major general during World War II and the Korean War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 20 and 21, 1950, during ...

(1899–1981), United States Army general *

William D. Dean William D. Dean (born September 1, 1940) was an American politician and television and media producer. Dean was born in Mankato, Minnesota and went to the Minneapolis, Minnesota and St. Louis Park, Minnesota Elementary Schools. He graduated from Mo ...

(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

Other uses

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

, American confectioner