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
- 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