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Dexter is an English masculine given name. It is a transferred use of a surname derived from the Old English word deagestre , meaning “dyer of cloth.” Dexter is also a Latin term meaning skillful .Anglosphere due to well-known figures such as American politician Samuel Dexter (1761–1816) and wealthy American eccentric and author Timothy Dexter (1747–1806). More recently, attention was called to the name in the 1940s and 1950s by different media influences, including the character Dexter Haven in the 1940 American film The Philadelphia Story High Society Meet Corliss Archer television program Martin Luther King Jr. after he was assassinated. Dexter King (1961–2024) was one of King's sons. The name also increased in use in the United States in 1989 after the character Dex Dexter appeared on the American soap opera Dynasty Dexter
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Dexter Allen (born 1970), American blues musicianDexter Sol Ansell (born 2014), English child actorDexter Bean (born 1987), American racing driverDexter Blackstock (born 1986), English football playerDexter Brown (born 1942), British painterDexter Canipe (born 1960), American racing driverDexter Carter (born 1967), American football player and coachDexter Coakley (born 1972), American football playerDexter Edgar Converse (1829–1899), American businessman and philanthropistDexter Curtis (1828–1898), American inventor and politicianDexter Dalwood (born 1960), British painterDexter Daniels (Aboriginal activist) (1938–c.1990), Aboriginal Australian activistDexter Daniels (American football) (born 1973), American football playerDexter Darden (born 1991), American actorDexter Davis (disambiguation) , multiple peopleDexter Doria , Filipino actressDexter W. Draper (1881–1961), American football player and coachDexter Dunphy (born 1934), Australian academicDexter Edge (born 1953), American musicologistDexter Faulk (born 1984), American track and field athleteDexter M. Ferry (1833–1907), American businessmanDexter M. Ferry Jr. (1873–1959), American politicianDexter Filkins (born 1961), American war correspondentDexter Fitton (born 1965), English cricketerDexter Fletcher (born 1966), British actorDexter Fowler (born 1986), American baseball playerDexter Goei (born 1971), American business executiveDexter Gordon (1923–1990), American jazz tenor saxophonistDexter Grimsley (born 1970), American politicianDexter Gore Jr (born 1993), American rapper and songwriterDexter Holland (born 1965), American punk rock singer and musicianDexter Hope (born 1993), Dutch basketball playerDexter Horton (1825–1904), American bankerDexter Jackson (disambiguation) , multiple peopleDexter Janke (born 1992), Canadian football player and coachDexter Keezer (1895–1991), American economist and college administratorDexter Kernich-Drew (born 1991), Australian basketball playerDexter King (born 1961), American civil rights activistDexter Kozen (born 1951), American computer scientistDexter Lawrence (born 1997), American football playerDexter Lumis (born 1984), WWE wrestling superstarDexter Manley (born 1959), American football playerDexter McDougle (born 1991), American football playerDexter Roberts (born 1991), American country music singerDexter Simmons (born 1983), American fashion designerDexter Tortoriello (born 1986), American singer-songwriter and record producerDexter Vines , American comic book artist and inkerDexter Williams (born 1997), American football playerDexter Williams II (born 2002), American football playerFictional 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 Crystal the Monkey
Dexter, young version of the protagonist in the Space Ace
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 "Dex" Dizznee, a character from the novel series Keeper of the Lost Cities
Dexter DeShawn, a character from the video game Cyberpunk 2077
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 H. P. Lovecraft
Dexter Vex, a character from the Skulduggery Pleasant References
Evans, Cleveland Kent (15 December 2024). "Cleveland Evans: The name Dexter could see a reboot with new prequel" . omaha.com . Omaha World Herald. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
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Michael C. Hall portrayed Dexter Morgan in the American television drama series Dexter.