Denny or Dennie is a

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Denny baronets There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Denny, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Ireland and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. As of 2014 two of the creations are extant. The ...

, three titles, including lists of titleholders *

Anthony Denny Sir Anthony Denny (16 January 1501 – 10 September 1549) was Groom of the Stool to King Henry VIII of England, thus his closest courtier and confidant. He was the most prominent member of the Privy chamber in King Henry's last years, having ...

, advisor to Henry VIII of England *

Arthur A. Denny Arthur Armstrong Denny (June 20, 1822 – January 9, 1899) was one of the founders of Seattle, Washington,, Special Collections, Washington State Historical Society (WSHS). Accessed online 8 March 2008. the acknowledged leader of the pioneer Den ...

of the Denny Party, Seattle-area settler * Bill Denny (William Joseph Denny, 1872–1946), South Australian politician *

Bob Denny Bob Denny (fl. late 20th century) is an American software developer who writes software for robotic telescope and remote telescope systems. He is the inventor of the Astronomy Common Object Model (ASCOM) standard, which has resulted in the easy ...

, American robotic telescopes software developer * Charles R. Denny, American lawyer, government official, and executive *

Collins Denny Collins Denny (May 28, 1854 – May 12, 1943) was an American clergyman and educator. He was Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy at Vanderbilt University from 1891 to 1910. He served as bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South from 1 ...

(1854–1943), American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South *

Collins Denny Jr. Collins Denny Jr. (1899–1964) was a Virginia lawyer who became known for his opposition to racial integration. He was a legal counsel to public school boards, arguing against the school segregation in the United States, integration of black st ...

(1899–1964), American pro-segregationist lawyer. *

David Denny David Thomas Denny (March 17, 1832, Part II: Chapter 3, p. 203 – November 25, 1903) was a member of the Denny Party, who are generally collectively credited as the founders of Seattle, Washington, USA. Though he ultimately underwent bankr ...

, Seattle founder *

Ebenezer Denny Ebenezer Denny (March 11, 1761July 21, 1822) was a soldier during the American Revolutionary War whose journal is one of the most frequently quoted accounts of the surrender of the British at the siege of Yorktown. Denny later served as the first M ...

, American mayor * Gideon Jacques Denny (1830–1886), American marine artist *

Harmar Denny Harmar Denny (May 13, 1794 – January 29, 1852) was an American businessman and Anti-Masonic Party (United States), Anti-Masonic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Harmar Denny was born in Pittsburgh, Penns ...

, US Congressman * Harmar D. Denny Jr., US Congressman * Harold Denny, American war correspondent *

Jack Denny Jack Denny (September 25, 1895 – September 15, 1950) was an American dance band leader during the pre-War years. He was born in the United States and started his musical career in Montreal, Quebec in 1920. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, Denny ...

(1895–1950), American dancer * James C. Denny, American politician * Jay Denny, American soccer player *

Jerry Denny Jeremiah Dennis Denny (born ''Jeremiah Dennis Eldridge''; March 16, 1859 – August 16, 1927) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Providence Grays (1881–1885), St. Louis Maroons (1886), Indianapolis Hoosiers (188 ...

(1859–1927), American baseball player *

Joanna Denny Joanna Denny (died 2006) was a historian and author specialising in the court of Henry VIII of England. Her books include ''Katherine Howard: A Tudor Conspiracy'' and ''Anne Boleyn.'' Her books are usually considered to be sympathetic towards the ...

, historian *

John Denny John Allen Denny (born November 8, 1952) is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds, from ...

, American baseball player *

John Denny (politician) John Denny (May 4, 1793 – July 28, 1875) was an American pioneer and politician. Born in Mercer County, Kentucky, Denny served in the Kentucky Volunteers regiment during the War of 1812. In 1816, Denny, his wife, and family moved to Washin ...

(1793–1875), American politician * Mark Denny, American biologist *

Martin Denny Martin Denny (April 10, 1911 – March 2, 2005) was an American pianist and composer best known as the "father of exotica." In a long career that saw him performing up to 3 weeks prior to his death, he toured the world popularizing his brand of l ...

(1911–2005), American musician * Peter Denny (1821–1895), Scottish shipbuilder and shipowner *Rev. Peter Denny (1917–2009), English railway modeller * Raymond Denny (born 1963), American cricketer * Reginald Leigh Denny (1891–1967), British-born actor *

Reginald Oliver Denny Reginald Oliver Denny (born 1953) is a former construction truck driver who was pulled from his truck and severely beaten during the 1992 Los Angeles riots. His attackers, a group of Black men who came to be known as the "L.A. Four", targeted De ...

, American attacked on live TV *

Ross Denny Ross Patrick Denny (born 1955) is a British diplomat who has been the British Ambassador to Costa Rica and Nicaragua since 2015. He was appointed as ambassador on 3 February 2015 and succeeded Sharon Campbell and Chris Campbell in September t ...

(born 1955), British diplomat and ambassador *

Sandy Denny Alexandra Elene MacLean Denny (6 January 1947 – 21 April 1978) was an English singer who was lead singer of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention. She has been described as "the pre-eminent British folk rock singer". After briefly w ...

, British singer and songwriter * Simon Denny, New Zealand artist *

Simone Denny Simone Andrea Denny is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is best known as a vocalist with the dance music groups Love Inc. and Widelife, appearing most prominently on the hit dance singles " Broken Bones", " You're a Superstar" and "All Thin ...

, Canadian singer * T. A. Denny, Irish businessman * Wally Denny, Deputy Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts of Canada * William Denny (disambiguation) several persons, including: :* William Denny (MP) (1578–1625), English lawyer and politician :* William Denny Jr. (born 1930), American politician in the Mississippi House of Representatives :*

William Denny and Brothers William Denny and Brothers Limited, often referred to simply as Denny, was a Scottish shipbuilding company. History The shipbuilding interests of the Denny family date back to William Denny (born 1779), for whom ships are recorded being built ...

, British shipbuilder based in Dumbarton, Scotland :* William F. Denny (c. 1860–1908), American vaudeville performer and pioneer recording artist :* William H. P. Denny (1811–1890), American journalist and politician in Ohio

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* Alphonso Dennie (1928–2020), Vincentian educator * Charles Clayton Dennie (1883–1971), American dermatologist *

Frank Dennie Frank Edward Dennie (March 30, 1885 – January 13, 1952), also known as Fred Dennie, was an American college football player and coach, athletics administrator, and mathematics professor. He played college football at Brown University from 190 ...

(1885–1952), American football player, coach, and administrator *

Joseph Dennie Joseph Dennie (August 30, 1768January 7, 1812) was an American author and journalist who was one of the foremost men of letters of the Federalist Era. A Federalist, Dennie is best remembered for his series of essays entitled ''The Lay Preache ...

(1768–1812), American author and journalist * Tom Dennie (1922–2009, Canadian cross-country skier

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