Dexter is a surname that may be derived from the Old English word deagestre, Dexter is a Latin term meaning "skillful" or "right-handed".
Notable people with the surname include:
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
See also Dexter (given name) Dex (disambiguation)
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