Queen (name)

Queen is a given name and surname. In some cases it originated as a shortening of the surname MacQueen. In other cases it was the nickname of an ancestor that later became the family's surname.

Given name
People with this given name include:
 * Queen Celestine (born 1992), Nigerian beauty queen
 * Queen Egbo (born 2000), American basketball player
 * Queen Harrison (born 1988), American hurdler and sprinter
 * Queen Hazarika (born 1976), Indian playback singer and actress
 * Queen Muhammad Ali, American film director
 * Queen Nwokoye (born 1982), Nigerian actress
 * Queen Okafor (born 1987), Nigerian nurse

Surname
People with this surname include: In fiction:
 * Alvin Queen (born 1950), Swiss jazz drummer
 * Ben Queen, American screenwriter
 * Billy Queen (baseball) (1928–2006), American baseball outfielder
 * Brenden Queen (born 1997), American professional driver
 * Carmen Queen (1912–1974), Canadian Anglican bishop
 * Carol Queen (born 1958), American sexologist and writer
 * Caroline Queen (born 1992), American slalom canoer
 * Derik Queen (born 2004), American basketball player
 * Gerry Queen (born 1945), Scottish football forward
 * Jeff Queen (born 1946), American National Football League running back
 * Jenny Queen (born 1979), American singer-songwriter
 * Joe Sam Queen (born 1950), American politician in the North Carolina House of Representatives
 * Mary Jane Queen (1914–2007), American ballad singer and banjo player
 * Mel Queen (pitcher) (1918–1982), American baseball player
 * Mel Queen (pitcher/outfielder) (1942–2011), American baseball player
 * Monica Queen, Scottish singer
 * Pamela E. Queen, American politician in the Maryland General Assembly
 * Patrick Queen (born 1999), American football player
 * Richard Queen (1951–2002), American consul taken hostage during the Iran Hostage Crisis
 * Robin Queen, American linguist
 * Wendy Lee Queen (born 1981), American chemist and material scientist
 * William Queen, American law enforcement officer and writer
 * Ellery Queen, fictional detective created by Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee


 * Oliver Queen, The Billionaire secret identity of DC Superhero Green Arrow created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp!