Famous People with Name Dey

Nirupama Dey            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Nirupama Dey: was a finalist on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 who advanced to 12th place with public votes.

Lal Behari Dey            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Lal Behari Dey: was a respected Bengali Indian journalist, who converted to Christianity, and became a missionary himself.He was born to a poor banker caste family at Sonapalasi near Bardhaman on December 18, 1824, and died at Calcutta on October 28, 1892. After his primary education in the village school, he came to Calcutta with his father and was admitted to Reverend Alexander Duff’s General Assembly' Institution (now Scottish Church College) where he studied from from 1834 to 1844. He received the gold medals for his brilliant academic performances. Under the tutelage of Rev. Duff, he formally embraced Christianity on July 2, 1843. A year before his baptism in 1843, he published a tract The falsity of the Hindu Religion in 1842, which won a prize for the best essay.

Joseph C. "Joe" Dey, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph C. "Joe" Dey, Jr.: was a golf administrator.Dey was born in Norfolk, Virginia. He was Executive Director of the United States Golf Association from 1934 to 1968 and then took over as the first Commissioner of the PGA Tour after the tournament players broke away from the PGA

Sibram Dey            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Sibram Dey: was an Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Tripura. He was born in Agartala. Dey made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1990-91 season, against Bihar.