List of Famous people named Derek

Name Derek is among the most common names in England, Canada. Similar names: Derrick, Derick, Deryck, Dereck, Deryk. Here are some famous Dereks:

Derek Yuen

First Name Derek

Last Name Yuen

Born on January 1, 1978 (age 48)

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Derek Meddings

First Name Derek

Last Name Meddings

Born on January 15, 1931

Died on September 10, 1995 (aged 64)

Born in United Kingdom, England

Derek Meddings was a British film and television special effects designer. He was initially noted for his work on the "Supermarionation" TV puppet series produced by Gerry Anderson, and later for the 1970s and 1980s James Bond and Superman film series.

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Derek Wrey Savile

First Name Derek

Last Name Savile

Born on January 1, 1918

Died on January 1, 1992 (aged 74)

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Derek Lloyd Perrien

First Name Derek

Last Name Perrien

Born on January 1, 1976 (age 50)

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Derek MacKenzie

First Name Derek

Last Name MacKenzie

Born on June 11, 1981 (age 44)

Born in Canada, Ontario

Ice Hockey Player

Sportsperson

Derek MacKenzie is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who most notably played for the Atlanta Thrashers, Columbus Blue Jackets and the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 128th overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He also played in the American Hockey League (AHL) for Columbus' and Atlanta's farm teams, the Syracuse Crunch and Chicago Wolves respectively. While with the Wolves, MacKenzie was part of a Calder Cup championship team in 2002 and also spent time as the team's captain. He set franchise records in career shorthanded goals for both AHL teams. His father, Ken MacKenzie, is the assistant general manager of the Ontario Hockey League's Sudbury Wolves. He is currently an assistant coach for the Florida Panthers, whom he previously served as captain of from 2016 to 2018.

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