Dean Arthur Amadon (June 5, 1912 – January 12, 2003) was an American ornithologist and an authority on birds of prey.

He received a BS from Hobart College in 1934 and a Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1947.

In 1937 he joined the American Museum of Natural History in New York City and was Chairman of the Department of Ornithology there from 1957 until 1973.

In 1942, he married Octavia Gardella and had two daughters: Susan Avis and Emily Yvonne.

[4] He died on January 12, 2003, in his home at 25 Kenwood Road, Tenafly, New Jersey.