| Jeanie Deans | |
|---|---|
| The Heart of Midlothian character | |
 Jeanie meets the Duke of Argyle in London | |
| Created by | Sir Walter Scott |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Dairy farmer and housewife |
| Family | Davie Deans (father) |
| Spouse | Reuben Butler (husband) |
| Significant other | The Laird of Dumbiedykes |
| Children | David (son), Reuben (son), Euphemia (daughter) |
| Relatives | Effie (Euphemia) Deans (sister) |
| Religion | Christian, Cameronian |
| Nationality | Scottish |
Jeanie Deans is a fictional character in Sir Walter Scott's novel The Heart of Midlothian first published in 1818. She was one of Scott's most celebrated characters during the 19th century; she was renowned as an example of an honest, upright, sincere, highly religious person. The name "Jeanie Deans" was given to several pubs, ships, railway locomotives, an opera, a play, a poem, a song, a hybrid rose, an antipodean potato, and a geriatric unit in a hospital. They all take their name from Scott's heroine. There was also a so-called Jeanie Deans' Cottage in Edinburgh. It was demolished in 1965.