Deb is a unisex given name. As a feminine name, it is often a shortened version (hypocorism) of Deborah or Debra.
People named Deb include:
Women Deb Adair (born 1966), American audio engineer awarded three Emmys for sound mixing Deb Baker (born 1953), American mystery writer Deb Conroy, member of the Illinois House of Representatives since 2013 Deb Covey (born 1961), Canadian former field hockey player Deb Fischer (born 1951), American politician, senior United States Senator from Nebraska Deb Foskey (1949–2020), Australian former politician Deb Frecklington (born 1971), Australian politician Deb Gilbertson, New Zealand entrepreneurship academic and educational consultant Deb Goldberg (born 1954), American politician, businesswoman and lawyer, Treasurer of Massachusetts Deb Haaland (born 1960), American politician, former United States Secretary of the Interior Deb Hobson, American politician elected in 2022 Deb Hutton, Canadian politician, former chief of staff to Premier Mike Harris Deb Kiel (born 1957), American politician Deb Lacusta, American television writer and actress, wife of voice actor Dan Castellaneta Deb Manjarrez, American politician Deb Matthews (born c. 1953), Canadian politician Deb Mell (born 1968), American politician Deb Placey (born 1966), news anchor/reporter for the National Hockey League New Jersey Devils' televised games Deb Rey (born 1967), American politician Deb Richard (born 1963), American former golfer Deb Schulte (born c. 1960), Canadian Member of Parliament Deb Shaughnessy (born 1960), American politician Deb Soholt, member of the South Dakota Senate since 2013 Deb Sokolow (born 1974), American visual artist Deb Olin Unferth (born 1968), American author Deb Vanasse (born 1957), Alaskan writer Deb Whitten (born 1966), Canadian former field hockey goalkeeper Deb Willet (1650–1678), a young maid employed by Samuel Pepys, with whom she had a liaison
Men Deb Mukherjee (1941–2025), Indian Bengali actor Deb Roy, Canadian professor at MIT and Chief Media Scientist of Twitter Deb Smith, American basketball player Deb Shankar Ray, Indian physical chemist and professor
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