Deidre is a feminine given name and variant of the given name

Deirdre Deirdre ( , ; ) is a tragic heroine in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. She is also known by the epithet "Deirdre of the Sorrows" (). Deirdre is a prominent figure in Irish legend. American scholar James MacKillop (author), James MacKil ...

, derived from

, a tragic heroine in Irish mythology. Notable people with the name include: * Deidre Airey (1926–2002), ceramic artist from New Zealand * Deidre Anderson (born 1957), Australian academic administrator, sports executive, sports transitions specialist and coach *

Deidré Baartman Deidré Maudelene Baartman (born 7 February 1991) is a South African politician who is serving as the Western Cape's Provincial Minister of Finance since June 2024. A member of the Democratic Alliance (South Africa), Democratic Alliance (DA), she ...

(born 1991), South African politician * Deidre Behar (born 1988), American producer *

Deidre Brock Deidre Leanne Brock (born 8 December 1961) is an Australian-born Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh North and Leith from 2015 to 2024. She is the first SNP representative to hold the sea ...

(born 1961), Australian-born Scottish politician * Deidre Brown (born 1970), New Zealand art historian and architectural lecturer * Deidre Davis Butler (1955–2020), American disability rights activist and federal official *

Deidre Carter Deidre Carter is a South African politician who served as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa The National Assembly is the directly elected house of the Parliament of South Africa, located in Cape Town, Western Cape. It con ...

, South African politician * Deidre Catt (born 1940), British tennis player *

Deidre Downs Deidre Downs Gunn (born July 7, 1980) is an American physician and former beauty pageant titleholder. Downs was Miss Alabama 2004 and later was crowned Miss America 2005. Education After graduating from Pelham High School in 1998, Downs atten ...

(born 1980), Miss America 2005 * Deidre Freeman (born 1988), American diver * Deidre Gillard-Rowlings, Canadian actress * Deidre Goodwin (born 1969), American actress *

Deidre Hall Deidre Hall (born October 31, 1947) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her portrayal of Marlena Evans on the NBC/Peacock (streaming service), Peacock daytime drama ''Days of Our Lives'', whom she has played for over 45 year ...

(born 1947), American actress * Deidre Henderson (born 1974), American politician * Deidre Holland (born 1966), Dutch porn star *

Deidre Hunter Deidre A. Hunter is an American astronomer at Lowell Observatory. Her primary research area is tiny irregular galaxies — their origins, evolution and star-formation properties. She uses many parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, and includes s ...

, American astronomer *

Deidre Kitcher Deidre Kitcher is an Australian film producer, and co-founder of Filmscope Entertainment with her partner John V. Soto. Kitcher has produced three of John V. Soto's films, Crush (2009), Needle (2010) and The Reckoning (2014). Career Kitcher f ...

, Australian film producer *

Deidre McCalla Deidre McCalla is an American singer-songwriter from New York City. McCalla was raised around the folk music scene of Macdougal Street in New York, where she began her career. In 1983, she moved to northern California. She has released several alb ...

, American singer-songwriter *

Deidre Palmer Deidre Palmer is an Australian counsellor, theologian, and social worker who was the President of the Uniting Church in Australia from 8 July 2018 until 17 July 2021. She was the Moderator of the Uniting Church's Synod of South Australia from 20 ...

(born 1955/56), Australian counsellor, theologian and social worker *

Deidre Rubenstein Deidre Rubenstein (born 1948) is a Jewish-Australian screen and theatre actress, dramatist and playwright, well known for her performance in Australian soap operas and main stage dramatic roles. Early life Rubenstein graduated from the Nationa ...

(born 1948), Australian television and theatre actress * Deidre Sanders (born 1945), British agony aunt and writer of the

Dear Deidre ''Dear Deidre'' was the British newspaper '' The Sun's'' long running agony aunt column written by Deidre Sanders.Archie Blan"The agony and the ecstasy: Why 'Dear Deidre' Sanders is still solving problems, 30 years on" ''The Independent'', 4 Oct ...

column in ''The Sun'' *

Deidre Watkinson Deidre Ann Watkinson also spelt Deirdre (born 1941), is a female former athlete who competed for England. Biography Watkinson finished second behind Joy Grieveson in the 440 yards event at the 1965 WAAA Championships. She represented Engl ...

(born 1941), English athlete *

Deidre Willmott Deidre Willmott is a former Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia. Prior to becoming Executive Chairman of Cannings Purple Strategic, Wilmott was Communications Director of External Relations for th ...

, Australian government official

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