title: Deacon (disambiguation)
text: # 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
  