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 Starkey (born 1993), American actor
  • 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

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
  • James Syme 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
  • Noble Drew Ali, real name Timothy Drew (1886–1929), Moorish-American prophet, founder of the Moorish Science Temple of America
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References
  1. http://www.libraryireland.com/names/od/o-draoi.php

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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