De or Dey is a surname commonly used by the

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community. De/Dey is derived from the last name Deb/Dev or Deva. The surname has been associated with

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, Suvarna Banik, and some other communities. In 12th–13th century, a Hindu dynasty Deva ruled over eastern Bengal after the

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. The capital of this dynasty was

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in present-day

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district of

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. This Hindu Vaishnava dynasty is different from an earlier Buddhist Deva dynasty (c. 8th–9th century) of Samatata, whose capital was Devaparvata. Four rulers of this dynasty are known from the inscriptions: Shantideva, Viradeva, Anandadeva and Bhavadeva.

Notable people with the surname

Academics

Barun De Barun De (30 October 1932 – 16 July 2013) was an Indian historian. He served as the first professor of social and economic history of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, founder-director of the Centre for Studies in Social Sci ...

(1932–2013), historian *

Bishnu Dey Bishnu Dey ( bn, বিষ্ণু দে; 18 July 1909 – 3 December 1982) was a Bengali poet, writer and academician in the era of modernism, post-modernism. Starting off as a symbologist, he won recognition for the musical quality of his p ...

(1909–1982), poet *

Chandra Kumar De Chandra Kumar De ( bn, চন্দ্রকুমার দে, Chôndrôkumar De; 1889–1946) was a writer and collector of medieval folklore and folk ballads of East Bengal villages, mostly in the Greater Mymensingh region which is now in Ban ...

(1889–1946), Indian folklorist *

Harinath De Harinath De (12 August 1877— 30 August 1911) was an Indian historian, scholar and a polyglot, who later became the first Indian librarian of the National Library of India (then Imperial Library) from 1907 to 1911. In a life span of thirty four ...

(1877–1911), linguist *

Kanny Lall Dey Kanny Lall Dey or Kanhai Lal De CIE (24 September 1831 – 16 August 1899) was a physician and pharmaceutical chemist from Bengal who wrote a major compilation of Indian medicinal plants and promoted the use of traditional medicines along with m ...

(1831–1899), chemist * Sambhu Nath De, (1915–1985), scientist *

Shobhaa De Shobha De ('' née'' Rajadhyaksha, formerly Kilachand; born 7 January 1948) is an Indian novelist and columnist. She is best known for her depiction of socialites and sex in her works of fiction, for which she has been referred to as the "Jackie ...

(1948), writer

Artists

Manishi Dey Manishi Dey (22 September 1909 – 31 January 1966) was an Indian painter of the Bengal School of Art. Manishi Dey was the younger brother of Mukul Dey, a pioneering Indian artist and dry point etcher.Satyasri Ukil: "Mukul Dey: Pioneering Indi ...

(1906–1989), artist *

Mukul Dey Mukul Chandra Dey ( bn, মুকুলচন্দ্র দে) (23 July 1895 – 1 March 1989) was one of five children of Purnashashi Devi and Kula Chandra Dey.''The International Who's Who 1943–44''. George Allen & Unwin, 8th edition, Lo ...

(1895–1989), artist * Rani Chanda (née Dey) (1912–1997), artist

Bar and the Bench

* Niren De, lawyer

Businessmen

* Ramdulal Dey (Sarkar) (1752–1825)

Civil Servants

Brajendranath De Brajendranath Dey (23 December 1852 – 20 September 1932) was an early Indian member of the Indian Civil Service. Early life and education De studied at Hare School, Calcutta, and then Canning Collegiate School and Canning College, Lucknow. ...

(1852–1932), ICS officer

Films

Deepankar De Dipankar Dey ( bn, দীপঙ্কর দে) (born 5 July 1944) is an Indian actor in the Bengali film industry. He has worked in many movies as hero, villain and character artist. He starred in Ray's ''Jana Aranya'' (''The Middleman'', 1 ...

(1944), actor *

Gita Dey Gita Dey (5 August 1931 – 17 January 2011) was an Indian actress in Bengali cinema, theatre and Bengali folk theater. She became a stage artist at the age of 6 years. She came to the film industry in 1943. Her first film release was '' Ahut ...

(1931–2011), actress * Sreejita De (1989), actress *

Susan Dey Susan Hallock Dey (born December 10, 1952) is a retired American actress, known for her television roles as Laurie Partridge on the sitcom ''The Partridge Family'' from 1970 to 1974, and as Grace Van Owen on the drama series '' L.A. Law'' from ...

(1952), actress

Journalists

* Lal Behari Dey (Mondal) (1824–1892), Indian journalist and author

Music

* K.C. Dey, (1893–1962), Singer *

Manna Dey Prabodh Chandra Dey (May 1, 1919 − October 24, 2013), known by his stage name Manna Dey, was an internationally acclaimed and celebrated Indian playback singer, music director, and a musician. As a classical vocalist, he belonged to the Bhe ...

(1919–2013), Indian singer *

Mohini Dey Mohini Dey is a Bengali Indian electric bass player. She has been part of Coke Studio and also plays for A. R. Rahman. Dey is the daughter of Sujoy Dey, also a bass guitarist. She was a prodigy, giving performances since she was 11. Her talent w ...

(1996), Bengali Indian bass player, singer and song writer

Social Reformers

* Saroj Nalini Dutt (née Dey),

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, (1887–1925), social worker

Spiritual Leaders

* A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, born Abhay Charan De (1896–1977), spiritual teacher and founder of ISKCON

Sports

Krishanu Dey Krishanu Dey ( bn, কৃশানু দে; 14 February 1962 – 20 March 2003) was an Indian footballer from Kolkata, India. He was an attacking midfielder and was known as the "Indian Maradona" among his fans due to his footballing skills an ...

(1962–2003), Indian football player

References

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