Famous People with Name Dean

Dean Riesner            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dean Riesner: was a prolific American film and television writer.Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Riesner worked primarily in television, including writing for Rawhide and the "Tourist Attraction" episode of The Outer Limits, although he occasionally contributed to feature films like The Helen Morgan Story. In 1968 he landed a job working on the Clint Eastwood action film Coogan's Bluff, and this in turn would lead to him writing several other Eastwood features throughout the 1970s. Riesner helped pen the screenplays for two Eastwood films in 1971, Play Misty for Me and the original Dirty Harry. In 1973 he provided an uncredited rewrite for High Plains Drifter, and in 1976 he was one of the writers to draft The Enforcer, the third Dirty Harry thriller. That same year he provided the teleplay for NBC's highly rated miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man, starring Nick Nolte. In 1979 he wrote an early draft screenplay for The Godfather Part III, but his script was discarded when Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo finally agreed to collaborate on a third entry in the series.

Dean Edwards Smith            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dean Edwards Smith: is a retired head coach of men’s college basketball. Originally from Emporia, Kansas, Smith has been called a “coaching legend” by the Basketball Hall of Fame. Smith is best known for his successful coaching tenure at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for 36 years. Smith coached from 1961 to 1997 and retired as the NCAA Division I men's basketball coach with the most wins ever with 879 wins. This record was later surpassed by Bobby Knight in 2007. Smith has the 9th highest winning percentage of any men’s college basketball coach at 77.6.[1] During his time as head coach of North Carolina, the team won two national titles and appeared in 11 Final Fours.[2]

Dean Ray Koontz            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dean Ray Koontz: is an American author.Best known for his novels that could broadly be described as suspense thrillers, Koontz also frequently incorporates elements of horror, science fiction, mystery, and satire. Several of his books have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List, with ten hardcovers and fourteen paperbacks reaching the number one slot.

Dean Richard Collins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dean Richard Collins: an American actor, best known for playing the character "Mike Gold" in the Fox television sitcom The War at Home. The series ran from September 2005 to April 2007.Previously, he had recurring roles in MADtv's "Reading Caboose" skit as "Ernie", and as "Warren Feide" in Jack & Bobby.He also appeared as "Harry Beardsley" in the November 2005 film Yours, Mine and Ours, and as "Garrett" in the 2006 film Hoot. He is currently working on the 2008 film The Least of These, now in post-production.Collins lives with his parents, two older brothers, and younger sister. One of his brothers, Blake Collins, is a professional singer-songwriter. He has had a minor role in My Name is Earl and in Ludacris song Runaway Love. Dean became good friends with fellow actor Logan Lerman, while playing his best friend in Jack & Bobby, and they remain close despite the series' cancellation. In their spare time, the two collaborate on creating short films, which they upload to YouTube under their joint account name of "monkeynuts1069".

Dean Biasucci            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dean Biasucci: was a placekicker in the National Football League for the Indianapolis Colts and the St. Louis Rams. He is the all time leading scorer for the Colts, collecting 783 points from 1984 to 1994.

Man Mountain Dean            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Man Mountain Dean: was a professional wrestler of the early 1900s. Meanwhile he continued a fairly successful wrestling career, participating altogether in 6,783 professional bouts and commanding fees upwards of $1,500 for each match. In 1937 he retired from the ring to a f

Mark John Dean            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mark John Dean: is an American swimmer, who won the gold medal in the men's 200 m butterfly event at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. He was a 1988 Olympian in Seoul, South Korea, where he finished in 9th place in the 200 m butterfly. Dean graduated from UCLA

Charles S. Dean, Sr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles S. Dean, Sr.: is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 3rd District since June 2007. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2002 through 2007. Dean was Sheriff of Citrus County from 1981 to 1996. His father had pre

Sidney Dean            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sidney Dean: was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Glastonbury, Connecticut where he attended the common schools and Wilbraham and Suffield Academies. He was a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church from 1843 to 1853, when he retired

Vince Dean            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Vince Dean: is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 30th district, which encompasses part of Hamilton County.Previously, he has served as a three-term city council member in East Ridge, Tennessee, as Chair o