Dewey (surname)

Dewey surname is of Welsh origin; the surname is an Anglified spelling of "Dewi".

It may refer to:

People

 * Alvin Dewey (1912–1987), American special agent
 * A. Peter Dewey (1916–1945), American colonel
 * Charles Almon Dewey (1877–1958), American judge
 * Charles Melville Dewey (1849–1937), American painter
 * Charles S. Dewey (1880–1980), American politician
 * Chester Dewey (1784–1867), American scientist
 * C. Ernest Dewey (1861-1945), American politician
 * Davis Dewey (1858–1942), American economist
 * Edward H. Dewey (1837–1904), American doctor
 * Edward R. Dewey (1895–1978), American economist
 * George Dewey (1837–1917), American admiral
 * James Dewey, MP for Dorset 1656, and Wareham 1659
 * John Dewey (1859–1952), American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer
 * John Frederick Dewey (born 1937), British geologist
 * John J. Dewey (died 1891), American territorial legislator and physician
 * Lyster Dewey (1865–1944), American botanist
 * Martin Dewey (1881–1933), American orthodontist
 * Matthew Dewey (born 1984), Australian composer
 * Melvil Dewey (1851–1931), American librarian and creator of the Dewey Decimal System
 * Nelson Dewey (1813–1889), American politician
 * Orville Dewey (1794–1882), American clergyman
 * Rob Dewey (born 1983), Scottish rugby player
 * Thomas B. Dewey (1915–1981), American author
 * Thomas E. Dewey (1902–1971), American 47th Governor of New York
 * Thomas E. Dewey Jr. (1932–2021), American executive
 * Tommy Dewey, American actor, producer, and writer

Fictional characters

 * Billy Dewey, in the television series Southland
 * Ms. Dewey, in a viral marketing campaign for Microsoft Live Search
 * Dewey, Cheatem & Howe, a partner in the fictional law firm
 * Mayor Dewey Steven Universe