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

Surname

• Alexandra Dane (born 1940s), 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 (1972–2026), 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-born 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 Menzies (born 2005), New Zealand snowboarder
• 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 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 character from WildStorm Productions, now owned by DC Comics
• Dane of Elysium, the Wonder Man from DC Comics and male version of Diana of Themyscira, the Wonder Woman
• 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

See also

• Danes (surname)