Drew (name)
Drew (/druː/) is both a surname and a given name. As a surname, it is derived from the Irish Ó Draoi, literally meaning "Descendant of the Druid".[1] As a male given name, it is a shortened version of Andrew.
Notable people with the name include:
First name
Male
- Drew (artist) (born 1979), American artist of webcomic Toothpaste for Dinner
- Prophet Noble Drew Ali (1886–1929), born Timothy Drew, founder of Moorish Science Temple of America
- Justin Drew Bieber (born 1994), Canadian singer-songwriter
- Drew Bledsoe (born 1972), former American NFL quarterback
- Drew Brees (born 1979), American NFL quarterback
- Drew Carey (born 1958), American actor, comedian and game show host
- Drew Chadwick, musician on Season 2 of The X Factor
- Drew Doughty, LA Kings defenceman
- Drew Ferris (born 1992), American football player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League
- Drew Forbes (born 1997), American football player
- Drew Fortier (born 1987), American musician, songwriter, filmmaker, actor, and author
- Drew Fuller (born 1983), American actor
- Drew Goddard (born 1975), American film and television screenwriter, director, and producer
- Drew Gordon (born 1990), American basketball player
- Drew Gulak, American professional wrestler
- Drew Houston (born 1983), American Internet entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Dropbox
- Drew Hutchison (born 1990), American baseball player
- Drew Lock (born 1996), American NFL quarterback
- Drew Lynch (comedian), 2nd place America's Got Talent 2015
- Drew Mahalic (born 1953), American football player
- Drew McIntyre, Scottish professional wrestler
- Drew Neemia, New Zealand television personality and singer
- Drew Nixon, former member of Texas Senate
- Drew Pavlou (born 1999), Australian activist and philosophy student, organiser of pro-democracy demonstrations in support of Hong Kong
- Drew Peterson (born 1954), former American police sergeant, convicted felon
- Drew Pinsky (born 1958), American physician and TV personality
- Drew Rosenhaus (born 1966), American sports agent
- Drew Sample (born 1996), American football player
- Drew Seeley (born 1982), Canadian-American actor, singer, and dancer
- Drew Stanton (born 1984), American NFL quarterback
- Drew Stubbs (born 1984), American baseball player
- Drew Struzan (born 1947), American illustrator and painter
- Drew Taggart (born 1989), American songwriter and vocal of The Chainsmokers
- Drew Waters (born 1998), American professional baseball player
Female
- Drew Barrymore (born 1975), American actress
- Drew Gilpin Faust (born 1947), American historian
- Drew Sidora (born 1985), American singer and actress
Fictional characters
- Drew Torres, a character in Degrassi
- Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew), fictional character, superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe
- Nancy Drew, teen sleuth
- Dr. Drakken, real name Drew Lipsky
- Drew Pickles, a character in the cartoon Rugrats
- Drew (Pokémon), a character in the Pokémon anime series
- Drew Saturday, mother of Zak Saturday in The Secret Saturdays
- Drew Kirk, a character from TV soap opera Neighbours
- Drew Tanaka, a character of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians book series
- Sydney Drew, a character in the Power Rangers S.P.D. TV series
Surname
- B. Alvin Drew (born 1962), American astronaut
- Bryce Drew (born 1974), American basketball player and coach; son of Homer Drew and brother of Scott Drew (see below)
- Cameron Drew (born 1964), American baseball player
- Charles R. Drew (1904–1950), American physician and medical researcher
- Daniel Drew, 19th-century railroad magnate and founder of Drew University
- David Drew (politician) (born 1952), British politician
- Dennis Drew (born 1957), American musician
- Doug Drew (born 1920), player in the Canadian Football League for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
- Ellen Drew (1915–2003), American actress
- Frank Drew (born 1930), US Air Force vice commander
- George Alexander Drew (Liberal-Conservative MP) (1826–1891), Canadian politician (grandfather of George A. Drew)
- George A. Drew (1894–1973), Canadian politician
- George Franklin Drew (1827–1900), American politician
- Georgiana Drew (1856–1893), American stage actress
- Gerald A. Drew (1903–1970), American Foreign Service Officer
- Harold Drew (born 1894), American college football coach
- Homer Drew (born 1944), American college basketball coach; father of Bryce and Scott Drew
- Howard Drew (born 1890), American track and field athlete, original "World's Fastest Human", first black judge of Connecticut
- Ira W. Drew (1878–1972), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
- Irving W. Drew (1845–1922), American politician
- Captain J. Drew (Kent cricketer), 18th-century English amateur cricketer
- J. D. Drew (born 1975), American baseball player
- Sir James Drew (1883–1955), Major-General in the British Army during World War II
- Dame Jane Drew (1911–1996), English architect
- Jeff Van Drew (born 1953), American politician
- John Drew (actor) (1827–1862), Irish-American stage actor
- John Drew, Jr. (1853–1927), American actor
- John Drew (basketball) (born 1954), American basketball player
- Jordan Drew (born 1995), Australian Rugby League player
- Joseph Drew (1814–1883), English newspaper editor
- Kara Drew (born 1975), American professional wrestler
- Kenny Drew (1928–1993), American musician
- Kenny Drew, Jr. (born 1958), American jazz pianist
- Kevin Drew (born 1976), Canadian musician
- Larry Drew (born 1958), American basketball player
- Larry Drew II (born 1990), American basketball player
- Linzi Drew (born 1959), English glamour model
- Lori Drew, defendant in United States v. Lori Drew
- Louisa Lane Drew (1820–1897), British-American actress and theatre owner
- Malaya Drew (born 1978), American actress
- Maurice Drew (born 1985), American footballer
- Michael Drew, chemistry professor
- Pamela Drew (1910–1989), British artist
- R. Harmon Drew, Sr. (1917–1995), American judge and politician
- Richard Drew (photographer) (born 1946), American photojournalist
- Richard Maxwell Drew (1822–1850), American politician
- Richard Gurley Drew (1899–1980), American inventor
- Robert Drew (1924–2014), American documentary filmmaker
- Ronnie Drew (1934–2008), Irish folk singer and musician
- Ronnie Le Drew, Canadian puppeteer
- Samuel Drew (1765–1833), English Methodist theologian
- Samuel J. Drew (1863–1926), American politician
- Sarah Drew (born 1980), American actress
- Scott Drew (born 1970), American college basketball coach; brother of Bryce Drew and son of Homer Drew
- Stephen Drew (born 1983), American Major League Baseball player
- Thomas Stevenson Drew (1802–1879), American politician
- Timothy Drew (1886-1929), Moorish-American Prophet; founder of the Moorish Science Temple of America
See also
- Dru (disambiguation), includes a list of people with given name and surname Dru
- Drue
- Jrue Holiday (born 1990), American basketball player
- Drews, a surname
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