The title compound, C(22)H(18)N(2)O, was synthesized from naphthalen-2-ol, benzaldehyde and pyridin-2-amine. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked into centrosymmetric R(2) (2)(16) dimers by pairs of O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds. The mol-ecular conformation is stabilized by an N-H⋯O hydrogen bond. The dihedral angle between the naphthylene ring system and the phenyl ring is 72.86 (12)°.