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Queen is a given name and surname. In some cases it originated as a shortening of the surname
MacQueen .
[1] In other cases it was the
nickname of an ancestor that later became the family's surname.
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Given name
People with this given name include:
Surname
People with this surname include:
Alvin Queen (born 1950), Swiss jazz drummer
Ben Queen , American screenwriter
Billy Queen (baseball) (1928–2006), American baseball outfielder
Brenden Queen (born 1997), American professional driver
Carmen Queen (1912–1974), Canadian Anglican bishop
Carol Queen (born 1958), American sexologist and writer
Caroline Queen (born 1992), American slalom canoer
Derik Queen (born 2004), American basketball player
Gerry Queen (born 1945), Scottish football forward
Jeff Queen (born 1946), American National Football League running back
Jenny Queen (born 1979), American singer-songwriter
Joe Sam Queen (born 1950), American politician in the North Carolina House of Representatives
Mary Jane Queen (1914–2007), American ballad singer and banjo player
Mel Queen (pitcher) (1918–1982), American baseball player
Mel Queen (pitcher/outfielder) (1942–2011), American baseball player
Monica Queen , Scottish singer
Pamela E. Queen , American politician in the Maryland General Assembly
Patrick Queen (born 1999), American football player
Richard Queen (1951–2002), American consul taken hostage during the Iran Hostage Crisis
Robin Queen , American linguist
Wendy Lee Queen (born 1981), American chemist and material scientist
William Queen , American law enforcement officer and writer
In fiction:
Ellery Queen , fictional detective created by Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee
Oliver Queen , The Billionaire secret identity of DC Superhero Green Arrow created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp!
See also
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