Danvers or D'Anvers (French: from

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alicia D'Anvers (1668–1725), British poet *

Charles Danvers (songwriter) Charles Danvers was a songwriter. His best-known piece is "Till" (French title "Prière Sans Espoir"), for which he wrote the music. (The French language lyrics were written by Pierre Buisson, the English language lyrics by Carl Sigman.) Born t ...

(f. 1950s), French-born US songwriter *

Dennis Danvers Dennis Danvers (born 1947) is an American author of science fiction novels. He lives in Richmond, Virginia. He is the president of the Byrd Park Civic League. Bibliography *Nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel The Bram S ...

(born 1947), US author * Gérard Thibault d'Anvers (1574–1629), Dutch fencing master *

Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby, KG (28 June 1573 – 20 January 1643/4) was an English soldier. Outlawed after a killing, he regained favour and became a Knight of the Garter. Life He was the second son of Sir John Danvers, Knt., of Daunts ...

(1573–1644), British soldier *

Ivor Danvers Ivor Colin Danvers (14 July 1932 – 13 March 2020) was an English actor, best known for his role as Gerald Urquhart in the 1980s BBC drama ''Howards' Way''. He was born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. Other TV credits include: ''Z-Cars'', '' Softly, ...

(1932-2020), British actor *

John Danvers Sir John Danvers (c. 1585–buried 28 April 1655) was an English courtier and politician who was one of the signatories of the death warrant of Charles I. Life Danvers was the third and youngest son of Sir John Danvers of Dauntsey, Wiltshire, ...

(1588–1655), British politician and courtier *

Tasha Danvers Tasha De'Anka Danvers (born 19 September 1977) is a British Olympic bronze medallist, who finished in third place in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She was born in London to two athletes, Dorrett McKoy and Donald Danvers, ...

(born 1977), British track and field athlete * William Danvers (1428–1504), British justice

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Mrs. Danvers Mrs. Danvers is the main antagonist of Daphne du Maurier's 1938 novel '' Rebecca''. Danvers is the head housekeeper at Manderley, the stately manor belonging to the wealthy Maximillian "Maxim" de Winter, where he once lived with his first wife, ...

, character in the novel ''Rebecca'' by Daphne du Maurier *

Alex Danvers Alexandra "Alex" Danvers Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D. Doctor of Medicine, M.D., also known as Sentinel, is a fictional Character (arts), character from the Arrowverse television series ''Supergirl (TV series), Supergirl'', portrayed by actress Chy ...

, original character of the TV Show, ''Supergirl'' * Caleb Danvers, fictional character in the 2006 film ''The Covenant'' *

Carol Danvers Carol Susan Jane Danvers is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan, Danvers first appeared as an officer in the United States Air Force and a colleague of the ...

, Marvel comic book character, also known as Ms. Marvel, Captain Marvel, Binary, and Warbird *

Ed Danvers Ed Danvers is a fictional character played by Željko Ivanek in the television series '' Homicide: Life on the Street''. Character profile A recurring character, Danvers is usually shown only in his professional capacity as an Assistant State's At ...

, fictional state prosecutor played by Željko Ivanek on the U.S. TV series ''Homicide: Life on the Street'' *

Kara Danvers Kara Danvers, also known as Kara Zor-El on her homeworld, is a fictional character in the Arrowverse franchise, mainly the television series ''Supergirl''. Created by executive producers Greg Berlanti, Ali Adler and Andrew Kreisberg, the charac ...

, another version of Supergirl *

Linda Danvers Linda Danvers, also known as Supergirl, is a Character (arts), fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Peter David and artist Gary Frank (comics), Gary Frank, she debuted in ''Supergirl'' (vol. ...

, one version of Supergirl *Clayton and Jeremy Danvers, characters in the TV series '' Bitten'' played by

Greyston Holt Greyston Holt (born September 30, 1985) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his role as Ray Prager Jr in the television series '' Durham County'', as young Emerson Hauser in the Fox series ''Alcatraz'', and as Clayton Danvers in Space series '' ...

and

Greg Bryk Gregory Michael Bryk (born 19 August 1972) is a Canadian film and television actor. He has appeared in numerous films and television series and is best known for his reoccurring roles in ''ReGenesis'' (2004–2008), '' XIII: The Series'' (201 ...

, respectively

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