Keene (surname)

Keene is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alfred Keene (1873–1955), British Olympic fencer
• Alfred John Keene (1864–1930), British watercolour artist
• Barry Keene (born 1938), American politician (California)
• Sir Benjamin Keene (1697–1757), British diplomat
• Bill Keene (1927–2000), American television and radio personality
• Brian Keene (born 1967), American author, primarily of horror and crime fiction
• Carolyn Keene, pseudonym used 1930–85 by the authors of the Nancy Drew and the Dana Girls mystery stories
• Charles Keene (disambiguation), multiple people
• Christopher Keene (1946–95), American classical music conductor
• Constance Keene (1921–2005), American classical pianist
• Dalton Keene (born 1999), American football player
• Daniel Keene (born 1955), Australian playwright
• David Keene (born 1945), American former President of the National Rifle Association
• Sir David Keene, a British Lord Justice of Appeal
• Dennis Keene (born 1965), American politician (Kentucky)
• Derek Keene (born 1942), English urban historian
• Donald Keene (1922–2019), American scholar, historian, teacher, writer and translator of Japanese
• Doug Keene (1928–86), English footballer
• Elodie Keene (born 1949), American film and television director, producer and editor
• Emily Keene (1849–1944), British expatriate and writer
• Edmund Keene (1714–81), English churchman and academic
• Foxhall P. Keene (1867–1941), American owner and breeder of thoroughbred race horses, World and Olympic gold medallist at polo
• Henry Keene (1726–76), English architect
• Henry George Keene (1826–1915) (1826–1915), English historian of mediaeval and modern India
• James Keene (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jasmine Keene (born 1987), Australian netball player
• Jean Keene ("The Eagle Lady", 1923–2009), American rodeo trick rider
• John Keene (disambiguation), multiple people
• Joseph Keene (1839–1921), American Medal of Honor recipient
• Judith Keene (active 1977–2008), Commandant of Cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy
• Katy Keene, strip cartoon character created by Bill Woggon in 1945
• M. Lamar Keene (1936–96), American spirit medium
• Laura Keene (1826–73), British stage actor and manager
• Laurie Keene (born 1961), Australian rules footballer
• Marcus Keene (born 1995), American basketball player
• Marion Keene (Marion Davis, active early 1950s–after 1998), British big-band vocalist
• Mimi Keene (born 1998), British actress
• Nelson Keene (born Malcolm Holland, 1942), British pop singer
• Nietzchka Keene (1952–2004), American film director and writer
• Paul K. Keene (1910–2005), American organic farming pioneer
• Percival Keene, coming-of-age adventure novel published in three volumes in 1842 by Frederick Marryat
• Ralph Keene (1902–1963), Indian-born British screenwriter, producer and film director
• Raymond Keene (born 1948), English chess Grandmaster
• Richard Keene (1825–94), British photographer
• Rick Keene (Richard J. "Rick" Keene, born 1957), American politician (California)
• Spec Keene (Roy S. "Spec" Keene, 1894–1977), American college sports coach
• Steve Keene (born 1957), American artist
• Tom Keene (disambiguation), multiple people
• Violet Keene (1893–1987), Canadian photographer
• William Keene (1915–1992), American television actor