List of Famous people named Derek

Sir Derek Harold Richard Barton was an English organic chemist and Nobel Prize laureate for 1969.

Derek Royle was a British actor born in London, England. He graduated from RADA in 1950. His face was probably better known than his name to British viewers, but he acted in films and TV from the early 1960s until his death. He had a supporting role in the Beatles' film Magical Mystery Tour in 1967, as well as a minor one with Cilla Black in the film Work Is a Four-Letter Word a year later.

Derek John Harford Worlock CH was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Liverpool.

Derek Christian Kilmer is an American businessman and politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Washington's 6th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Kilmer previously served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2005 to 2007 and as a member of the Washington State Senate from 2007 to 2012, representing the 26th district.

Derek Andre Hanekom is a South African politician, activist and former cabinet minister.