Dennett is a
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
. Notable people with the surname include:
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Daniel Dennett
Daniel Clement Dennett III (born March 28, 1942) is an American philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist whose research centers on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, and philosophy of biology, particularly as those fields relat ...
(born 1942), American philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist
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Fred Dennett
Fred Dennett (June 27, 1863 – September 28, 1928) was the 32nd Commissioner of the General Land Office from 1908 to 1913.
Biography
Dennett was the son of Rev. D. Richard and Eleanor (Garforth) Dennett. He was born at Valparaiso, Chile on J ...
(1863–1928), American politician
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Fred A. Dennett (1849–1920), American politician
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Edward George Dennett (1879–1937), English cricketer
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Lydia Neal Dennett Lydia Louisa Neal Dennett (August 17, 1798 - June 4, 1881) was an abolitionist and suffragist from Portland, Maine. Her home was a station on the Underground Railroad and Dennett helped Ellen Craft escape to England. Later, Dennett became involved i ...
(1798–1881), American abolitionist and suffragist
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Mary Dennett (1872–1947), American birth control activist
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R. E. Dennett
Richard Edward Dennett was an England, English trader operating out of the Kongo (present day Republic of Congo) in the early 20th century who wrote a number of books that were influential on sociology, sociological and anthropology, anthropologica ...
, English trader and author
*Russell Dennett, British musician (
The Human League)
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Tyler Dennett (1883–1949), American historian
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