- Source: Dewey (surname)
Dewey surname is of Welsh origin; the surname is an Anglified spelling of "Dewi".
It may refer to:
People
Alvin Dewey (1912–1987), American special agent
A. Peter Dewey (1916–1945), American colonel
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
James Dewey, MP for Dorset 1656, and Wareham 1659
John Dewey (1859–1952), American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer
John Frederick Dewey (born 1937), British geologist
John J. Dewey (died 1891), American territorial legislator and physician
Lyster Dewey (1865–1944), American botanist
Martin Dewey (1881–1933), American orthodontist
Matthew Dewey (born 1984), Australian composer
Melvil Dewey (1851–1931), American librarian and creator of the Dewey Decimal System
Nelson Dewey (1813–1889), American politician
Orville Dewey (1794–1882), American clergyman
Rob Dewey (born 1983), Scottish rugby player
Thomas B. Dewey (1915–1981), American author
Thomas E. Dewey (1902–1971), American 47th Governor of New York
Thomas E. Dewey Jr. (1932–2021), American executive
Tommy Dewey, American actor, producer, and writer
Fictional characters
Billy Dewey, in the television series Southland
Ms. Dewey, in a viral marketing campaign for Microsoft Live Search
Dewey, Cheatem & Howe, a partner in the fictional law firm
Mayor Dewey Steven Universe
See also
Justice Dewey (disambiguation)
Heather Dewey-Hagborg (born 1982), American artist and educator
Duhé, surname