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Mike Dean

1968 - Today

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Mike Dean (born 2 June 1968) is an English former professional football referee primarily in the Premier League. He is based in Heswall, Wirral, in North West England, and is a member of the Cheshire County Football Association. Since his appointment as a Select Group referee in 2000, Dean officiated a number of notable matches, including the FA Community Shield and the finals of the FA Cup, Football League Cup and FA Trophy before retiring as a referee in 2022 and as a video assistant referee (VAR) in 2023. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Mike Dean is the 116th most popular referee (up from 124th in 2024), the 6,930th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,807th in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Referee.

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Among REFEREES

Among referees, Mike Dean ranks 116 out of 147. Before him are Mohamed Benouza, Wilmar Roldán, Valentin Kovalenko, Kateryna Monzul, Pieter Vink, and Svein Oddvar Moen. After him are Lucílio Batista, Serdar Gözübüyük, Matthew Conger, Stefano Farina, Jesús Valenzuela, and Norbert Hauata.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Mike Dean ranks 796. Before him are Ben Shepherd, An Han-bong, Masanori Sanada, Carsten Embach, Ben Shenkman, and Paulo Sérgio. After him are Nicoleta Alexandru, Gesiel José de Lima, Donald Johnson, Paula Cole, Jordi Calafat, and Davis Kamoga.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mike Dean ranks 6,932 out of 8,785. Before him are Ben Wallace (1970), Marlon Roudette (1983), Lesley Lokko (1964), Olly Murs (1984), Joanna Scanlan (1961), and Ben Chilwell (1996). After him are Hallucinogen (1971), Dennis Potter (1935), John Parrott (1964), Alison Carroll (1985), Michael Gove (1967), and David Jones (1966).

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Among REFEREES In United Kingdom

Among referees born in United Kingdom, Mike Dean ranks 10. Before him are Graham Poll (1963), Willie Collum (1979), Martin Atkinson (1971), Michael Oliver (1985), Mark Clattenburg (1975), and Hugh Dallas (1957). After him are Craig Thomson (1972), Michaela Tabb (1967), Mike Riley (1964), Andre Marriner (1971), Stuart Attwell (1982), and Craig Pawson (1979).

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