Deacon (disambiguation)
# Deacon (disambiguation)

Deacon is a ministry in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions.

Deacon, the Deacon or Deacons may also refer to:

## People

### Name

* Deacon (name), a list of people with either the surname or, more rarely, the given name

### Nickname

* William Brodie (1741–1788), Scottish master woodworker and city councillor, who burgled from his elite clientele and inspired The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
* Irving Crane (1913–2001), American pool player nicknamed "the Deacon"
* Steve Hunter (born 1948), American guitarist nicknamed "the Deacon"
* Deacon Jones (1938–2013), professional football player and actor
* Deacon Jones (infielder) (born 1934), American baseball infielder
* Deacon Jones (pitcher) (1892–1952), American baseball pitcher
* Deacon Jones (athlete) (1934–2007), American Olympic steeplechase runner
* Deacon McGuire (1863–1936), Major League Baseball catcher, manager and coach
* Deacon Phillippe (1872–1952), Major League Baseball pitcher
* Deacon Turner (1955–2011), American National Football League player
* Deacon White (1847–1939), star baseball catcher at the start of the professional era

### Epithet

* List of people known as the Deacon

## Fictional characters

* Deacon (comics), a Marvel comic book villain and foe of Ghost Rider
* Deacon Claybourne, on the TV series Nashville
* Deacon Frost, a Marvel Comics vampire
* Deacon Palmer, on the TV series The King of Queens
* Deacon Sharpe, on the soap operas The Bold and The Beautiful and The Young and the Restless
* The Deacon (The Wire), on the TV series The Wire
* Deacon St. John, the protagonist of the video game Days Gone

## Title

* Deacon, Scots usage for the leader of a trade guild
* Deacon, an officer in a Masonic Lodge

## Places in the United States

* Deacon, Indiana, an unincorporated community
* Deacons, New Jersey, an unincorporated community

## Other uses

* Deacon (album), second studio album by American singer-songwriter serpentwithfeet
* Deacon (artillery), a British armoured fighting vehicle of the Second World War
* Deacon (rocket), a sounding rocket
* Nike-Deacon, an American sounding rocket
* Deacons (law firm), which operates in Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China
