A dean is a name commonly given someone with a senior role in an institution.

• In a university, a dean is often the head of a division, faculty, college, or school.
• In a school, a dean may have a counseling role and enforce discipline.
• In a cathedral or other collegiate church, the dean is the chief resident clergyman, the head of the chapter of canons
• In the Roman Catholic Church, a dean is responsible for a number of parishes within his diocese. In the Church of England, this official is called a 'rural dean.'

In geography, Dean is a common place name, meaning 'valley'.

• Dean, Cumbria
• Dean, Devon
• Dean, Dorset
• Dean, Hampshire
• Dean, Oxfordshire
• Dean, Somerset
• Dean Prior, Devon
• Dean Row, Greater Manchester
• Deane, Greater Manchester
• Deane, Hampshire
• East Dean, East Sussex
• East Dean, Hampshire
• East Dean, West Sussex
• Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
• Hedgerley & Dean, Buckinghamshire
• Lower Dean, Bedfordshire
• Upper Dean, Bedfordshire
• West Dean, Hampshire
• West Dean, West Sussex

There are some notable people who are referred to by the name ""Dean".

• Howard Dean was a presidential candidate in 2004 elections, and former Vermont governor.
• Dean Martin was a musician, and member of the Rat pack
• Dean Torrence was part of the musical group Jan and Dean
• James Dean was an iconographic actor

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