Dane (name)

Last updated August 07, 2025

Dane is both a surname and a given name of Dutch, Irish, English, Danish and Hungarian origin.^[1] Notable people with the name include:

Surname

Alexandra Dane (born 1946), South African actress
Barbara Dane (1927–2024), American singer
Dana Dane (born 1965), American hip-hop artist
Elisabeth Dane (1903–1984), German biochemist
Eric Dane (born 1972), American actor
Francis Dane (1615–1697), minister in colonial Massachusetts during the Salem Witch Trials
Hugh Dane (1942–2018), American actor
Jax Dane (ring name; 1976–2024), American wrestler
Jordan Dane (born 1953), American novelist
Joseph Dane (1778–1858), American congressman from Maine
Karl Dane (1886–1934), Danish-American silent film actor
Lloyd Dane (1925–2015), American race car driver
Maxwell Dane (1906–2004), American advertising executive
Nathan Dane (1752–1835), American lawyer and statesman representing Massachusetts in the Continental Congress from 1785 to 1787
Patricia Dane (1919–1995), American film actress
Warrel Dane (1961–2017), American singer

Given name

Dane Acker (born 1999), American baseball player
Dane Anderson (born 1984), Australian cricket player
Dane Baptiste (born 1984), British stand-up comedian and writer
Dane Beesley (born 1978), Australian photographer
Dane Belton (born 1999), American football player
Dane Bird-Smith (born 1992), Australian racewalking athlete
Dane Blacker (born 1998), Welsh rugby union player
Dane Boedigheimer (born 1978), American filmmaker, singer, and actress
Dane Boswell (born 1984), New Zealand rower
Dane Bowers (born 1979), British singer and member of 5th Story, formerly of Another Level
Dane Byers (born 1986), Canadian professional ice hockey player
Dane Cameron (born 1988), American racing driver
Dane Campbell (born 1984), Australian rugby league administrator and former footballer
Dane Carlaw (born 1980), Australian former professional rugby league footballer
Dane Chanase (1894–1975), American painter and printmaker
Dane Chisholm (born 1990), Australian Rugby League player
Dane Clark (1912–1998), American character actor
Dane Cleaver (born 1992), New Zealand first-class cricketer
Dane Coles (born 1986), New Zealand rugby union player
Dane Cook (born 1972), American stand-up comic and actor
Dane Coolidge (1873–1940), American author, naturalist, and photographer
Dane Cruikshank (born 1995), American football player
Dane Currency (born 1985), Barbadian cricketer
Dane Damron, American football coach and former player
Dane Dastillung (1897–1982), American football player
Dane Davis, American sound editor
Dane De La Rosa (born 1983), American professional baseball player
Dane DeHaan (born 1986), American actor
Dane DiLiegro (born 1988), American actor, stuntman, and former professional basketball player
Dane Dobbie (born 1986), Canadian professional lacrosse player
Dane Dorahy (born 1977), Australian former professional rugby league footballer
Dane Dukić (born 1981), Serbian former footballer
Dane Dunning (born 1994), American professional baseball player
Dane Eagle (born 1983), American politician
Dane Elkins (born 1999), American professional racquetball player
Dane Evans (born 1993), American professional Canadian football player
Dane Fife (born 1979), American former college basketball player and current assistant coach
Dane Fischer (born 1979), American basketball coach
Dane Fletcher (born 1986), American former football player
Dane Fox (born 1993), Canadian professional ice hockey player
Dane Gagai (born 1991), Australian professional rugby league footballer
Dane Haylett-Petty (born 1989), Australian retired rugby union footballer
Dane Hogan (born 1989), Australian professional rugby league footballer
Dane Hussey (born 1949), American weightlifter
Dane Hutchinson (born 1986), New Zealand cricketer
Dane Hyatt (born 1984), Jamaican sprinter
Dane Ingham (born 1999), New Zealand professional footballer
Dane Iorg (born 1950), American retired MLB player
Dane Jackson (disambiguation), multiple people
Dane Johnson (born 1963), American former professional baseball coach and former pitcher
Dane Kelly (born 1991), Jamaican professional footballer
Dane Korica (born 1945), Serbian retired long-distance runner
Dane Krager (born 1979), American former football player
Dane Kuprešanin (born 1966), Bosnian-Herzegovinian retired footballer
Dane Laffrey, American scenic designer and costume designer
Dane Lanken (1945–2023), Canadian journalist and author
Dane Lett (born 1990), New Zealand field hockey player
Dane Lloyd (born 1991), Canadian politician
Dane Looker (born 1976), American former football player
Dane Lovett (born 1984), Australian artist
Dane Lussier (1909–1959), American screenwriter
Dane Manning (born 1989), English professional rugby league footballer
Dane Massey (born 1988), Irish professional footballer
Dane McDonald (born 1987), Australian rugby league player
Dane A. Miller (c. 1946–2015), American business executive
Dane Milovanović (born 1989), Australian footballer
Dane Morgan (born 1979), Australian former rugby league footballer
Dane Murphy (born 1986), American retired soccer player
Dane Murray (born 2003), Scottish professional footballer
Dane Neller (born 1956), American businessman and entrepreneur
Dane Nielsen (born 1985), Australian former professional rugby league footballer
Dane O'Hara (born 1953), New Zealand former rugby league footballer
Dane O'Neill, Irish jockey
Dane Pereira (born 1985), Indian footballer
Dane Rampe (born 1990), Australian rules footballer
Dane Randolph (born 1986), American former football player
Dane Rauschenberg (born 1976), American long-distance runner and author
Dane Rawlins (born 1956), Irish dressage rider
Dane Reynolds (born 1985), American professional surfer
Dane Richards (born 1983), Jamaican former professional footballer
Dane Rudhyar (1895–1985), French-born American author, modernist composer, and humanistic astrologer
Dane Rumble (born 1982), New Zealand recording artist
Dane Sampson (born 1986), Australian sports shooter
Dane Sanzenbacher (born 1988), American former football player
Dane Sardinha (born 1979), American former professional baseball catcher
Dane Scarlett (born 2004), English professional footballer
Dane Schadendorf (born 2002), Zimbabwean cricketer
Dane Searls (1988–2011), Australian BMX rider
Dane Sharp (disambiguation), multiple people
Dane Sorensen (born 1955), New Zealand former rugby league footballer
Dane Spencer (born 1977), American former ski racer
Dane Stojanović, Serbian commander
Dane Strother, American Democratic political strategist, media commentator, and former reporter
Dane Suttle (born 1961), American former professional basketball player
Dane Swan (born 1984), Australian AFL player
Dane Sweeny (born 2001), Australian professional tennis player
Dane Tilse (born 1985), Australian former professional rugby league footballer
Dane Trbović (born 1986), Serbian footballer
Dane Tudor (born 1989), Australian-American freeskier
Dane van Niekerk (born 1993), South African cricketer
Dane Vilas (born 1985), South African cricketer
Dane Waters (born 1964), political strategist, elephant protection advocate, writer, and direct democracy advocate
Dane Weston (born 1973), Antiguan former cricketer
Dane Whitehouse (born 1970), English former footballer
Dane Witherspoon (1957–2014), American actor
Dane Zajc (1929–2005), Slovenian poet and playwright
Dane Zander, Australian rugby union player

Fictional characters

Dane (Wildstorm), a fictional character from WildStorm Productions, now owned by DC Comics
Dane of Elysium, the Wonder Man from DC Comics
The Dane, a term for Prince Hamlet of Denmark, a character in Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet
Dane G Mouse, character played by Daran Norris in Danger Mouse
Dane Havelok, a character in Mark Millar's Empress and Big Game
Dane O'Neill, a character in Colleen McCulloch's book The Thorn Birds
Saint Dane, a character in the Pendragon series
Lorna Dane (Polaris), a mutant character in Marvel Comics

References

↑ https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=dane

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Dane (name)

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Surname

Given name

Fictional characters

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