Dewey (surname)

Dewey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• A. Peter Dewey (1916–1945), American soldier
• Charles Almon Dewey (1877–1958), American judge
• Charles Melville Dewey (1849–1937), American painter
• Charles S. Dewey (1880–1980), American politician
• Chester Dewey (1784–1867), American scientist
• C. Ernest Dewey (1861-1945), American politician
• Davis Dewey (1858–1942), American economist
• Edward H. Dewey (1837–1904), American doctor
• Edward R. Dewey (1895–1978), American economist
• George Dewey (1837–1917), American admiral
• Heather Dewey-Hagborg (born 1982), American artist and educator
• James Dewey, MP for Dorset 1656, and Wareham 1659
• John Dewey (1859–1952), American philosopher and educator
• John Frederick Dewey (born 1937), British geologist
• John J. Dewey (died 1891), American territorial legislator and physician
• Lyster Dewey (1865–1944), American botanist
• Matthew Dewey (born 1984), Australian composer
• Melvil Dewey (1851–1931), American librarian
• Nicholas Dewey, Australian poet
• Nelson Dewey (1813–1889), American politician
• Orville Dewey (1794–1882), American clergyman
• Rob Dewey (born 1983), Scottish rugby player
• Sheila Dewey, British playwright
• Thomas B. Dewey (1915–1981), American author
• Thomas E. Dewey (1902–1971), American 47th Governor of New York
• Travis Dewey aka "Fingar Pickingood", American musician and entertainer

Fictional characters:

• Billy Dewey, fictional character in the television series Southland
• Ms. Dewey, fictional character in a viral marketing campaign for Microsoft Live Search
• Dewey, Cheatem & Howe, fictional law firm