Debra is a feminine given name. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:

People

• Debra Adelaide (born 1958), Australian writer

• Debra Allbery (born 1957), American poet

• Debra R. Anderson (1949–2022), American politician

• Debra Austin (born 1955), American ballerina

• Debra Berger (born 1957), American actress, artist and designer

• Debra Bermingham, American artist

• Debra Bloomfield (born 1952), American photographer

• Debra Bowen (born 1955), American politician, Secretary of State of California from 2007 to 2015

• Debra Brown, American serial killer

• Debra M. Brown (born 1963), American judge

• Debra Burlingame (born 1954), American lawyer and political activist

• Debra Byrd, American vocalist

• Debra Byrne (born 1957), Australian pop singer, actress and entertainer

• Debra Cafaro (born 1957) American business executive

• Debra Chasnoff (1957–2017), documentary filmmaker and activist

• Debra Christofferson, American actress of film and TV

• Debra Crew (born 1970), corporate chief executive

• Debra Daley, New Zealand author

• Debra Daniel (born 1991), Micronesian swimmer

• Debra Dickerson (born 1959), American author

• Debra Dobkin, American musician

• Debra Doyle (1952–2020), American author

• Debra Dunning (born 1966), American actress

• Debra Eisenstadt, American writer, director, producer and editor

• Debra Elmegreen (born 1952), American astronomer

• Debra Evenson (1942–2011), American lawyer

• Debra Feuer, American actress

• Debra Fischer, professor of astronomy

• Debra Jo Fondren (born 1955), American model and actress

• Debra Ford, colorectal surgeon and academic administrator

• Debra Fox, American journalist

• Debra Fordham, American television executive

• Debra Gauthier, American police officer and author

• Debra Gillett, English actress

• Debra Gore (born 1967), British swimmer

• Debra Granik (born 1963), American independent film director

• Debra Green, British writer and speaker

• Debra Haffner (born 1954), ordained minister

• Debra Hamel (born 1964), American historian

• Debra Hand, American sculptor

• Debra Hayward, British film producer

• Debra Hill (1950–2005), American film producer and screenwriter

• Debra Hilstrom (born 1968), American politician

• Debra Holloway (1955–2011), U.S. Olympian in taekwondo

• Debra Humphris, English academic and nurse

• Debra Jensen (born 1958), American model

• Debra A. Kemp (1957–2015), American author

• Debra Killings (born 1966), American singer and bass guitarist

• Debra Kolodny, bisexual rights activist and congregational rabbi

• Debra Lafave (born 1980), American convicted sex offender

• Debra Lampshire, mental health educator

• Debra Lawrance (born 1957), Australian actress

• Debra Laws (born 1956), American singer and actress

• Debra Lee, several people

• Debra Lehrmann (born 1956), American judge

• Debra Maffett (born 1956), American beauty queen and television host

• Debra J. Mazzarelli (born 1955), New York politician

• Debra Marshall (born 1960), American former professional wrestling manager, actress and former WWF/E Diva

• Debra Mason (born 1968), British long-distance runner

• Debra Meiburg, Master of Wine

• Debra Messing (born 1968), American actress

• Debra McGee (born 1958), English television, radio and stage performer

• Debra McGrath (born 1954), Canadian actress and comedian

• Debra Milke (born 1964), American wrongfully convicted inmate

• Debra Monk (born 1949), American actress, singer, and writer

• Debra Moody (born 1956), American politician

• Debra Monroe, American writer

• Debra Mooney (born 1947), American actress

• Debra Mullins (born 1957), Australian judge

• Debra Nails (born 1950), American philosopher

• Debra Opri, American lawyer

• Debra Oswald (born 1959), Australian writer

• Debra Paget (born 1933), American actress

• Debra Pepler, Canadian psychologist

• Debra Peppers, American broadcaster

• Debra Phillips (born in 1958), Australian artist

• Debra Ponzek, American chef

• Debra L. Reed (born 1957), American businesswoman

• Debra Richtmeyer (born 1957), American classical saxophonist

• Debra Ringold (born 1954), American academic

• Debra R. Rolison, physical chemist at the Naval Research Laboratory

• Debra Rupp (born 1951), American film and television actress

• Debra Sandlund (born 1962), American television and film actress

• Debra Sapenter, American sprinter

• Debra Satz, American philosopher

• Debra Saunders (born 1954), American journalist

• Debra Saunders-White, American politician

• Debra Saylor (born 1962), American pianist, classical singer and voice instructor

• Debra Searle (born 1975), British adventurer, television presenter, author and motivational speaker

• Debra Searles. Australian theoretical chemist

• Debra Shipley (born 1957), politician in the United Kingdom

• Debra Silverstein, American politician

• Debra Solomon, filmmaker and animator

• Debra Sparrow, Musqueam weaver, artist and knowledge keeper

• Debra Stephenson (born 1972), British actress

• Debra Stock (born 1962), former English international cricketer

• Debra Teare (1955–2018), American artist

• Debra Thomas (born 1967), American former figure skater and physician

• Debra Todd (born 1957), American judge

• Debra Townsley, American academic administrator

• Debra Waples (born 1953), American fencer

• Debra Webb, American writer

• Debra Weinstein, American poet

• Debra Winger (born 1955), American actress

• Debra Wilson (born 1962), American comedian and actress

• Debra Wilson (born 1977), New Zealand law professor

• Debra Wong Yang, former United States Attorney for the Central District of California

• Debra Zane, American casting director

Fictional characters

• Debra Barone, from the American television comedy series Everybody Loves Raymond

• Debra Dean, on the British series EastEnders

• Debra Morgan, in the television show based on Jeff Lindsay's Dexter book series

• Debra Whitman, comic book character in Marvel Comics

See also

• Debrah

• Deborah (disambiguation)