Kean (name)

Kean is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

 * Abram Kean (1855–1945), Newfoundland sealer and politician
 * Andrew Kean (born 1978), Scottish football player
 * Archie Kean (1894 – after 1925), Scottish footballer
 * Arthur D. Kean (1882–1961), Canadian filmmaker
 * Ben Kean (c. 1912–1993), American physician, author and researcher
 * Betty Kean (1914–1986), American actress, sister of Jane Kean
 * Bridie Kean (born 1987), Australian wheelchair basketball player and canoeist.
 * Charles Kean (1811–1868), actor, son of Edmund Kean
 * Edmund Kean (1789–1833), English actor
 * Edward Kean (1924–2010), American television writer
 * Ellen Kean (1805–1880), English actress
 * Gareth Kean (born 1991), New Zealand swimmer
 * Gerald Kean (born 1957), Irish celebrity solicitor
 * Giovanni Kean (born 1993), Italian football player
 * Hamilton Fish Kean (1862–1941), United States Senator from New Jersey
 * Henry Kean (1894–1955), American football and basketball coach
 * Jake Kean (born 1991), English football player
 * Jane Kean (1923–2013), American actress and singer, sister of Betty Kean
 * Jefferson Randolph Kean (1860–1950), American military surgeon
 * John Kean (New Jersey politician) (1852–1914), United States Senator, United States Representative from New Jersey
 * John Kean (South Carolina politician) (1756–1795), delegate to the Continental Congress from South Carolina
 * Josh Kean (born 1993), Australian motor-racing driver
 * Laurel Kean (born 1963), American golfer
 * Mallory Kean (fl. 2000s), Canadian curler
 * Mark Kean (born 1988), Canadian curler
 * Marie Kean (1918–1993), Irish actress
 * Michael Kean (died 1823), Irish artist, owner of Derby porcelain factory
 * Moise Kean (born 2000), Italian football player
 * Paul Kean, New Zealand musician
 * Robert Kean (1893–1980), United States Representative from New Jersey
 * Robert Garlick Hill Kean (1828–1898), Confederate States Army officer
 * Roger Kean (died 2023), British magazine publisher
 * Sam Kean, 21st-century American writer
 * Sammy Kean (c. 1910–2003), Scottish football player and manager
 * Simon Kean (born 1989), Canadian professional boxer
 * Sherry Kean (fl. 1980s), Canadian pop and country singer
 * Steve Kean (born 1967), Scottish football player and manager
 * Stewart Kean (born 1983), Scottish football player
 * Thomas Kean (born 1935), American politician; former Governor of New Jersey; chairman of the 9/11 Commission
 * Thomas Kean Jr. (born 1968), American politician; New Jersey State Senator; United States Senate nominee; United States Representative
 * William Kean (1871–1954), British trade unionist
 * William B. Kean (1897–1981), general in the United States Army

Given name

 * Kean Bryan (born 1996), English football player
 * Kean Cipriano (born 1987), Filipino singer, composer, actor, and musician
 * Kean Soo, Canadian engineer, creator of the children's comic character Jellaby
 * Kean Wong, American professional baseball player

Fictional characters:
 * Kean Atreides, character in the universe of the Dune novels