Fictional Characters from Song Titles: 1 character
(character) Derek Bentley   1953   Ballad of Derek Bentley  
Fictional Characters from Television: 2 characters, 1 hero
Derek Shepherd   2005   Grey's Anatomy  
Derek Reese   2008   Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles  
Derek Ames   2011   Body of Proof  
Hall-of-Famers: 1 baseball
(baseball) Derek Jeter   2020  
Nobel Prize Winners: 1 chemistry, 1 literature
(chemistry) Derek Barton   1969  
(literature) Derek Walcott   1992  
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries: 1 activist
(activist) Derek Humphry   1930-  
Notable Actors and Entertainers: 6 actors
Dirk Bogarde (a.k.a. Derek)   1921-1999  
John Derek (a.k.a. Derek)   1926-1998  
Derek Jacobi   1938-  
Derek de Lint   1950-  
Temuera Morrison (middle name Derek)   1960-  
Derek Luke   1974-  
Notable Athletes: 1 baseball
(baseball) Derek Jeter   1974-  
Notable Filmmakers: 1 director
John Derek (a.k.a. Derek)   1926-1998  
Notable Journalists: 1 journalist
(journalist) Derek Humphry   1930-  
Notable Writers: 1 author, 1 poet
Derek Walcott   1930-2017  
Derek Humphry   1930-  
Olympic Medalists: 2 bronze, 1 bronze/gold, 1 bronze/silver, 1 gold, 1 silver
(bronze) Derek Ibbotson   1956   5000 m  
(bronze/silver) Derek Johnson   1956   4x400 m relay; 800 m  
(gold) Derek Mills   1996   4x400 m relay  
(bronze) Derek Miles   2008   pole vault  
(bronze/gold) Derek Drouin   2012; 2016   high jump  
(silver) Bubba Starling (a.k.a. Derek)   2020   baseball