Namesakes
Derek Walcott
(m) 1930-2017 
Nobel Prize Winners 1992 (literature)
Notable Writers
Derek Barton
(m) 1918-1998
Nobel Prize Winners 1969 (chemistry)
Dirk Bogarde
(a.k.a. Derek) (m) 1921-1999
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Derek Jacobi
(m) 1938-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Derek
(a.k.a. Derek) (m) 1926-1998
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
Derek Jeter
(m) 1974-
Hall-of-Famers 2020 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Temuera Morrison
(a.k.a. Derek) (m) 1960-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Derek Luke
(m) 1974-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Derek Drouin
(m) 1990-
Olympic Medalists 2012; 2016 high jump (bronze/gold)
Derek Ibbotson
(m) 1932-2017
Olympic Medalists 1956 5000 m (bronze)
Derek de Lint
(m) 1950-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Derek Johnson
(m) 1933-2004
Olympic Medalists 1956 4x400 m relay; 800 m (bronze/silver)
Derek Mills
(m) 1972-
Olympic Medalists 1996 4x400 m relay (gold)
Derek Miles
(m) 1972-
Olympic Medalists 2008 pole vault (bronze)
Derek Shepherd
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Grey's Anatomy
Derek Humphry
(m) 1930-
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Notable Journalists
Notable Writers
Bubba Starling
(a.k.a. Derek) (m) 1992-
Olympic Medalists 2020 baseball (silver)
Derek Reese
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Derek Ames
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2011 Body of Proof
Derek Bentley
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1953 Ballad of Derek Bentley