Robert Klein Dean (June 10, 1955 – April 19, 2023) was an American handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Dean played basketball at the Whitefish Bay High School.

[2] Dean played football for the Whitefish Bay High School.

[1] In 1976 he became third at the USA Team Handball Nationals with the Northwest Suburban YMCA.

[3] In 1976, he and his brother were part of the American team which finished tenth in the Olympic tournament.