Deacon (disambiguation)

A deacon is an official in Christian churches.

Deacon, the Deacon or Deacons may also refer to:

Name

 * Deacon (name), a list of people with either the surname or, more rarely, the given name

Nickname

 * William Brodie (1741–1788), Scottish master woodworker and city councillor, who burgled from his elite clientele and inspired The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
 * Irving Crane (1913–2001), American pool player nicknamed "the Deacon"
 * Steve Hunter (born 1948), American guitarist nicknamed "the Deacon"
 * Deacon Jones (1938–2013), professional football player and actor
 * Deacon Jones (infielder) (born 1934), American baseball infielder
 * Deacon Jones (pitcher) (1892–1952), American baseball pitcher
 * Deacon Jones (athlete) (1934–2007), American Olympic steeplechase runner
 * Melvyn "Deacon" Jones (1943–2017), American blues organist
 * Deacon McGuire (1863–1936), Major League Baseball catcher, manager and coach
 * Deacon Phillippe (1872–1952), Major League Baseball pitcher
 * Deacon Turner (1955–2011), American National Football League player
 * Deacon White (1847–1939), star baseball catcher at the start of the professional era

Epithet

 * List of people known as the Deacon

Fictional characters

 * Deacon (comics), a Marvel comic book villain and foe of Ghost Rider
 * Deacon Claybourne, on the TV series Nashville
 * Deacon Frost, a Marvel Comics vampire
 * Deacon Palmer, on the TV series The King of Queens
 * Deacon Sharpe, on the soap operas The Bold and The Beautiful and The Young and the Restless
 * The Deacon (The Wire), on the TV series The Wire
 * Deacon St. John, the protagonist of the video game Days Gone

Title

 * Deacon, Scots usage for the leader of a trade guild
 * Deacon, an officer in a Masonic Lodge

Places in the United States

 * Deacon, Indiana, an unincorporated community
 * Deacons, New Jersey, an unincorporated community

Other uses

 * Deacon (album), second studio album by American singer-songwriter serpentwithfeet
 * Deacon (artillery), a British armoured fighting vehicle of the Second World War
 * Deacon (rocket), a sounding rocket
 * Nike-Deacon, an American sounding rocket
 * Deacons (law firm), which operates in Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China