Namesakes
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