Dexter (surname)

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 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 (born 1986), American football player
• Dexter Davis Jr. (born 1990), American football player
• 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 Fahey (born 1989), South African rugby union player
• 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

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

See also

• Dex (disambiguation)