Dexter
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Dexter is a common European first name. The term may also refer to any of the following:
- Dexter, a heraldry term referring to the right of the bearer of the arms, and to the left by the viewer's eyes
- Dexter cattle, a breed of cattle
- Dextromethorphan, cough medicine
- Dexter School, a private boys school in Brookline, Massachusetts
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People
- Colin Dexter, British author
- Samuel Dexter, late 18th and early 19th century American politician
- Ted Dexter, Sussex and English Test cricketer
- Dexter Blackstock, English football player
- Dexter Fletcher, British actor
- Dexter Gordon, jazz tenor saxophonist
- Dexter Holland, lead singer of The Offspring
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Fiction
- Dexter Morgan, a fictional criminal and blood spatter analyst created by writer Jeff Lindsay who has appeared in several media:
- The book series:
- Darkly Dreaming Dexter, (2004)
- Dearly Devoted Dexter (2005)
- Dexter in the Dark (2007)
- Dexter by Design (2009)
- Dexter (TV series) (2006–), based on Darkly Dreaming Dexter
- The book series:
- Dexter's Laboratory, an animated television series (1996–1999, 2001–2003)
- Dexter (Dexter's Laboratory), title character of the above series
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Locations in the United States
- Dexter, Georgia
- Dexter, Iowa
- Dexter, Kansas
- Dexter, Maine
- Dexter, Michigan
- Dexter, Minnesota
- Dexter, Missouri
- Dexter, New Mexico
- Dexter, New York
- Dexter City, Ohio
- Dexter, Oregon
- Dexter, Wisconsin
- Dexter Township, Michigan
- Dexter Township, Minnesota
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See also
- Dextre, the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, a component of the International Space Station
- Dextrous
- Dexterity
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