Kean (name)

Kean is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

• Edmund Kean (1789–1833), English actor
• Gareth Kean (born 1991), New Zealand swimmer
• Gerald Kean (born 1957), Irish celebrity solicitor
• Hamilton Fish Kean (1862–1941), United States Senator from New Jersey
• John Kean (New Jersey) (1852–1914), United States Senator, United States Representative from New Jersey
• John Kean (South Carolina) (1756–1795), delegate to the Continental Congress from South Carolina
• Moise Kean (born 2000), Italian football player
• Robert Kean (1893–1980), United States Representative from New Jersey
• Sammy Kean (c. 1910–2003), Scottish football player and manager
• Steve Kean (born 1967), Scottish football player and manager
• Thomas Kean, Jr. (born 1968), American politician; New Jersey State Senator; United States Senate nominee
• Thomas Kean, Sr. (born 1935), American politician; former Governor of New Jersey; chairman of the 9/11 Commission

Given name:

• Kean Cipriano (born 1987), Filipino singer, composer, actor, and musician
• Kean Quinton, American inline hockey coach, three-time winner Founders Cup (PIHA)
• Kean Soo, Canadian engineer, creator of the children's comic character Jellaby

Fictional characters:

• Kean Atreides, character in the universe of the Dune novels