Dewey (given name)

Dewey is of Welsh origin, the masculine given name is an Anglified spelling of 'Dewi', it is also used as a nickname. Notable people with the name include:


 * Dewey Balfa (1927–1992), American musician
 * Dewey Bartlett (1919–1979), American politician
 * Dewey Bozella (born 1959), American professional boxer
 * Dewey Bunnell (born 1952), Anglo-American singer-songwriter, member of America
 * Dewey E. Burchett, Jr. (1939–2009), American judge
 * Dewey Cooper (born 1974), American kickboxer and boxer
 * Dwight Evans (born 1951), American baseball player nicknamed "Dewey"
 * Dewey Lambdin (1945–2021), American novelist
 * Dewey McClain (born 1954), American football player and politician
 * Dewey Martin (actor) (1923–2018), American actor
 * Dewey Martin (musician) (1940–2009), Canadian drummer born Walter Milton Dwayne Midkiff
 * Dewey Nicks (born 1961), American photographer
 * Dewey Redman (1931–2006), American jazz saxophonist
 * Dewey H. Reed (1897–1966), American educator and politician
 * Dewey Robinson (1898–1950), American actor
 * Dewey Robinson (baseball) (born 1955), American baseball player
 * Dewey Short (1898–1979), American politician
 * Dewey Smith (1972–2009), American aquanaut
 * Dewey Stuit (1909–2008), American educational psychologist and academic administrator
 * Dewey Weber (1938–1993), American surfer
 * Miles Dewey Davis (1926–1991), American jazz trumpeter

Fictional characters

 * Dewey Cox, fictional character in the 2007 film Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
 * Dewey Crowe, fictional character in the television series Justified
 * Dewey Denouement, fictional character in the A Series of Unfortunate Events novels by Lemony Snicket
 * Dewey Finn, fictional character in the 2003 film School of Rock
 * Dewey Jenkins, fictional character in The Boondocks
 * Dewey Novak, fictional character in the television series Eureka Seven
 * Dewey Riley, fictional character in the Scream films and in some Scary Movie films
 * Dewey (Malcolm in the Middle), Malcolm's younger brother in the television series Malcolm in the Middle
 * Huey, Dewey and Louie, fictional nephews of Donald Duck
 * Dewey, fictional character in the television series Girl Meets World
 * Dewey Haik, fictional character in the 1935 novel It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis
 * Dewey Andreas, fictional character in Ben Coes Dewey Andreas novels
 * Dewey, fictional dog character in M3GAN