Dwight (given name)
Dwight is a masculine first name that comes from an English surname which was in turn derived from the medieval feminine name Diot, a diminutive of Dionysia, the feminine form of Dionysos. The name is mainly given in the United States and Caribbean countries.Notable people
- Dwight D. Eisenhower,, five-star general and 34th President of the United States
- Dwight B. LaDu,, American engineer and surveyor in New York
- Dwight L. Moody, American evangelist and publisher
- W. Dwight Pierce, American entomologist
- Dwight York, American musician and imprisoned leader of the Nuwaubian movement
;Artists and entertainers
;Athletes
- Dwight Anderson, American professional basketball player
- Dwight Anderson, Jamaican-born professional Canadian football player
- Dwight Barnett, Jamaican footballer
- Dwight F. Davis, American tennis player
- Dwight Ferguson, Bahamian sprint athlete
- Dwight Freeney, American football player
- Dwight Gooden, American baseball player
- Dwight Howard, American NBA professional basketball player
- Dwight McDonald, American football player
- Dwight Peabody, American football player
- Dwight Qawi, American boxer
- Dwight White, American football player
- Dwight Yorke, Trinidad and Tobago footballer
Fictional characters
- Dwight, a character from The Walking Dead franchise
- Dwight Enys, doctor in Winston Graham’s Poldark novels
- Dwight Fairfield, fictional character from the video game Dead by Daylight
- Dwight McCarthy, fictional character in Sin City
- Dwight "Dewey" Riley, a lead character in the Scream
- Dwight Schrute, fictional character in the American TV show The Office
