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

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

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
• Dexter's Laboratory, an animated television series (1996–1999, 2001–2003)
  • Dexter (Dexter's Laboratory), title character of the above series

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

See also

• Dextre, the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, a component of the International Space Station
• Dextrous
• Dexterity