Dexter (name)

Dexter is a surname, and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

 * Al Dexter (1905–1984), American country musician and songwriter
 * Andrew Dexter Jr. (1779–1837), American financier and speculator
 * Barrie Dexter (1921–2018), Australian former senior diplomat and public servant
 * Brad Dexter (1917–2002), Serbian-American actor
 * Brad Dexter (ice hockey) (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
 * Caroline Dexter (1819–1884), English-Australian writer and feminist
 * Charles O. Dexter (1862–1943), American rhododendron hybridizer
 * Colin Dexter, OBE (1930–2017), English crime writer
 * Darrell Dexter (born 1957), Canadian politician
 * Elliott Dexter (1870–1941), American film and stage actor
 * Felix Dexter (1961–2013), British actor, comedian, and writer
 * George E. Dexter (1823–1894), American politician in Wisconsin and Minnesota
 * Gervon Dexter (born 2001), American football player
 * Glen Dexter (born 1952), Canadian sailor
 * Gregory Dexter, Baptist minister and colonial president of the colony of Rhode Island (Providence and Warwick only)
 * Harry Dexter (1910–1973), English composer and arranger
 * Henry Martyn Dexter (1821–1890), American clergyman and author
 * Iris Dexter (1907–1974), Australian journalist and war correspondent
 * James Dexter (born 1973), American football offensive tackle
 * Jeff Dexter (born 1946), British disc jockey, club promoter, record producer and dancer
 * Jerry Dexter (1935–2013), American voice actor
 * Julie Dexter, British singer, songwriter and producer
 * Kristen Dexter (born 1961), American politician from Wisconsin
 * Mark Dexter (born 1973), English actor
 * Maury Dexter (1927—2017), American producer and director
 * Maxine Dexter (born 1972), American politician
 * Michael Dexter (born 1945), British haematologist
 * Nancy Dexter (1923–1983), Australian journalist
 * Neil Dexter (born 1984), South African-born English cricketer
 * Pete Dexter (born 1943), American novelist
 * Sally Dexter (born 1960), English actress of stage and screen
 * Samuel Dexter (1761–1816), American politician, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
 * Simon Newton Dexter (1785–1862), New York merchant and politician
 * Steven Dexter (born 1962), South African theatre director and writer
 * Ted Dexter (1935–2021), Sussex and English test cricketer
 * Terry Dexter (born 1978), American contemporary R&B singer-songwriter, actress and multi-instrumentalist
 * Timothy Dexter (1748–1806), American businessman noted for his writing and eccentricity
 * Walter Dexter (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Walter L. Dexter (1841–1920), American politician and farmer

Given name

 * Dexter Allen (born 1970), American blues musician
 * Dexter Sol Ansell (born 2014), English child actor
 * Dexter Bean (born 1987), American racing driver
 * Dexter Blackstock (born 1986), English football player
 * Dexter Brown (born 1942), British painter
 * Dexter Canipe (born 1960), American racing driver
 * Dexter Carter (born 1967), American football player and coach
 * Dexter Coakley (born 1972), American football player
 * Dexter Edgar Converse (1829–1899), American businessman and philanthropist
 * Dexter Curtis (1828–1898), American inventor and politician
 * Dexter Dalwood (born 1960), British painter
 * Dexter Daniels (Aboriginal activist) (1938–c.1990), Aboriginal Australian activist
 * Dexter Daniels (American football) (born 1973), American football player
 * Dexter Darden (born 1991), American actor
 * Dexter Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Dexter Doria, Filipino actress
 * Dexter W. Draper (1881–1961), American football player and coach
 * Dexter Dunphy (born 1934), Australian academic
 * Dexter Edge (born 1953), American musicologist
 * Dexter Faulk (born 1984), American track and field athlete
 * Dexter M. Ferry (1833–1907), American businessman
 * Dexter M. Ferry Jr. (1873–1959), American politician
 * Dexter Filkins (born 1961), American war correspondent
 * Dexter Fitton (born 1965), English cricketer
 * Dexter Fletcher (born 1966), British actor
 * Dexter Fowler (born 1986), American baseball player
 * Dexter Goei (born 1971), American business executive
 * Dexter Gordon (1923–1990), American jazz tenor saxophonist
 * Dexter Grimsley (born 1970), American politician
 * Dexter Gore Jr (born 1993), American rapper and songwriter
 * Dexter Holland (born 1965), American punk rock singer and musician
 * Dexter Hope (born 1993), Dutch basketball player
 * Dexter Horton (1825–1904), American banker
 * Dexter Jackson (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Dexter Janke (born 1992), Canadian football player and coach
 * Dexter Keezer (1895–1991), American economist and college administrator
 * Dexter Kernich-Drew (born 1991), Australian basketball player
 * Dexter King (born 1961), American civil rights activist
 * Dexter Kozen (born 1951), American computer scientist
 * Dexter Lawrence (born 1997), American football player
 * Dexter Lumis (born 1984), WWE wrestling superstar
 * Dexter Manley (born 1959), American football player
 * Dexter McDougle (born 1991), American football player
 * Dexter Roberts (born 1991), American country music singer
 * Dexter Simmons (born 1983), American fashion designer
 * Dexter Tortoriello (born 1986), American singer-songwriter and record producer
 * Dexter Vines, American comic book artist and inker
 * Dexter Williams (born 1997), American football player
 * Dexter Williams II (born 2002), American football player

Fictional characters

 * Dexter, also known as Dex-Starr, a member of the Red Lantern Corps in the DC Universe
 * Dexter Dexter, the title character from Dexter's Laboratory
 * Dexter, a monkey from the Night at the Museum film series, played by Crystal the Monkey
 * Dexter, young version of the protagonist in the Space Ace video game
 * Dexter "Dex" Barrington, a character in The Country Bears
 * Ramone "Ray" Dexter, one half of the gunshark duo Sinister Dexter in the British comics anthology 2000 AD
 * Dexter Douglas, the alter ego of the title character in Freakazoid!
 * Dexter Hartman, a character from EastEnders
 * Dexter Jettster, proprietor of Dex's Diner and criminal informant in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
 * Dexter Morgan, a fictional serial killer/vigilante and blood spatter analyst created by writer Jeff Lindsay
 * Dexter Mulholland, a character from EastEnders
 * Dexter Walker, a character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away
 * Charles Dexter Ward, the protagonist of the cosmic horror novel The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by H. P. Lovecraft
 * Dexter Vex, a character from the Skulduggery Pleasant series by Derek Landy