Worldwide, Dewey (Dewey 
, 杜威 
, ديوي 
) is a common masculine first name. The forename Dewey is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Philippines, where it is a rare boy's name, and Hong Kong. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Philippines, and China. Likewise, Dewey is the last name as well as the forename.
Dewey is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Dewey Largo , the The Simpsons character; Dewey Duck , the fictional Disney character, DuckTales; Dewey Wilkerson , the The 4th youngest brother in the Wilkerson family, Malcolm in the Middle and Dewey Finn , the musical character in the musical School of Rock by Andrew Lloyd Webber; the protagonist.
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seymour boughton dewey politician in Massachusetts, US (1814-1903), US (b. 1814) |
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wilson dewey politician in Massachusetts, US (b. 1815), US (b. 1815) |
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| lewis dewey (1776-1840) (b. 1776) |
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| loring d. dewey American minister (b. 1791) |
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dewey bates American painter, US (b. 1851) |
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davis rich dewey American economist and statistician, US (b. 1858) |
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dewey c. bailey American politician, US (b. 1860) |
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| dewey austin cobb American writer, US (b. 1841) |
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dewey barto American comedian and vaudevillian (1896-1973), US (b. 1896) |
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dewey metivier American baseball player (1898-1947), US (b. 1898) |
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dewey ernest lattin milkman for Bordens, US (b. 1898) |
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dewey robinson actor (1898-1950), US (b. 1898) |
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dewey jackson short Politicians (1898-1979), US (b. 1898) |
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dewey johnson American lawyer and politician from Minnesota (1899-1941), US (b. 1899) |
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| stoddard dewey (b. 1853) |
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