Deidre

Deidre is a feminine given name and variant of the given name Deirdre, derived from Deirdre, a tragic heroine in Irish mythology. Notable people with the name include:

• Deidre Airey (1926–2002), ceramic artist from New Zealand
• Deidre Anderson (born 1957), Australian academic administrator, sports executive, sports transitions specialist and coach
• Deidré Baartman (born 1991), South African politician
• Deidre Behar (born 1988), American producer
• Deidre Brock (born 1961), Australian-born Scottish politician
• Deidre Brown (born 1970), New Zealand art historian and architectural lecturer
• Deidre Davis Butler (1955–2020), American disability rights activist and federal official
• Deidre Carter, South African politician
• Deidre Catt (born 1940), British tennis player
• Deidre Downs (born 1980), Miss America 2005
• Deidre Freeman (born 1988), American diver
• Deidre Gillard-Rowlings, Canadian actress
• Deidre Goodwin (born 1969), American actress
• Deidre Hall (born 1947), American actress
• Deidre Henderson (born 1974), American politician
• Deidre Holland (born 1966), Dutch porn star
• Deidre Hunter, American astronomer
• Deidre Kitcher, Australian film producer
• Deidre McCalla, American singer-songwriter
• Deidre Palmer (born 1955/56), Australian counsellor, theologian and social worker
• Deidre Rubenstein (born 1948), Australian television and theatre actress
• Deidre Sanders (born 1945), British agony aunt and writer of the Dear Deidre column in The Sun
• Deidre Watkinson (born 1941), English athlete
• Deidre Willmott, Australian government official

See also

• List of Irish-language given names
• Deirdre (disambiguation)