Denzil is a Cornish given name. It may refer to:

People

* Denzil Batchelor, British journalist and writer *

Denzil Best Denzil DaCosta Best (April 27, 1917 – May 24, 1965) was an American jazz percussionist and composer born in New York City. He was a prominent bebop drummer in the 1950s and early 1960s. Biography Best was born in New York City, into a musi ...

, American jazz percussionist *

Denzil Botus Denzil "Belt" Botus (born July 3, 1946) is a pannist from Trinidad. He is best known for holding the record for most winning steel band Panorama arrangements and his heavy jazz influence in calypso/soca music. Botus has been active since the ...

, Trinidadian pannist * Denzil Davies, British politician *

Denzil Dean Harber Denzil Dean Harber (25 January 1909, Streatham, – 31 August 1966) was an early British Trotskyist leader and later in his life a prominent British ornithologist. Denzil Dean Harber was born at 25 Fairmile Avenue, Streatham on 25 January 19 ...

, British Trotskyist leader *

Denzil Dennis Denzil Dennis (born 13 October 1945)Thompson, Dave (2002) ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', Backbeat Books, , p. 336 aka Alan Martin, is a reggae singer from Jamaica who came to the UK in 1963. Biography Dennis was born in Manchester, Jamaica in 19 ...

, Jamaican reggae singer * Denzil Dolley, South African field hockey player * Denzil Douglas, former Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis *

Denzil Dowell Denzil F. Dowell (April 4, 1944 – April 1, 1967), was an African-American resident of North Richmond, California North Richmond is an unincorporated area in Contra Costa County, California, a census-designated place (CDP) with a population of ...

, police shooting victim * Denzil Doyle, Canadian entrepreneur *

Denzil Fernando Nicholas Denzil Fernando (24 March 1923 - 21 July 2010) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. He was former Minister of Industries and Scientific Affairs and Member of Parliament. Having studied at the Ceylon Law College, he took oaths as an p ...

(1923-2010), Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and politician * Denzil Forrester, Grenada artist *

Denzil Fortescue, 6th Earl Fortescue Denzil George Fortescue, 6th Earl Fortescue MC TD (13 June 1893 – 1 June 1977) was a British peer and farmer who served in both the First World War and Second World War. Early life and education Fortescue was the third born and second sur ...

, British lieutenant colonel *Denzil Foster, one half of the American R&B duo Foster & McElroy *

Denzil Franco Denzil Franco (born 30 June 1985) is an Indian professional footballer who last played as a defender for Bardez in the Goa Professional League. Also an All India Trinamool Congress politician. Franco currently works as a colour commentator ...

, Indian footballer * Denzil Freeth, British politician *

Denzil Hale Denzil Hale (9 April 1928 – 14 July 2004) is a former professional footballer, who played in The Football League for Bristol Rovers. Hale started playing non-League football for Yatton United and his home town team Clevedon Town before joini ...

, English footballer *Denzil Haroun,

Manchester United Football Club Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd), or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The club competes in the Premier League, ...

club director *

Denzil Hoaseb Denzil Haoseb is a Namibian footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Namibia national football team. Haoseb made his debut for the senior Namibia national football team in a friendly against Botswana in Maun on 16 March 2011. He was part o ...

, Namibian footballer * Denzil Ibbetson, English administrator of British India *

Denzil Jones Denzil Jones (birth registered second ¼ 1926 – 25 December 2010), also known by the nickname of "Buck" (after actor Buck Jones), was a Welsh rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He playe ...

, Welsh rugby player *

Denzil Keelor Air Marshal Denzil Keelor PVSM, KC, AVSM, VrC (born 7 December 1933) is a retired air officer of the Indian Air Force and a hero of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.Denzil Kobbekaduwa, Sri Lankan general *

Denzil Lacey Denzil Lacey is an Irish composer, employed by SiriusXM. Radio stations he has worked at since 2006 include 98FM, East Coast FM, Dublin's Country Mix 106.8, Dublin City FM, RTÉ 2fm and most recently, FM104. Early life Lacey was born in Dublin ...

, Irish radio presenter and DJ *

Denzil Meuli Pierre Denzil Meuli (22 September 1926 – 22 March 2019) was a writer, former newspaper editor, Roman Catholic priest of the Diocese of Auckland and a leading traditionalist Catholic in New Zealand. In 1969 Meuli was appointed editor of the new ...

, New Zealand editor *

Denzil Meyrick Denzil Meyrick (born 28 November 1965) is a Scottish bestselling novelist. Prior to that, he served as a police officer with Strathclyde Police then a manager with Springbank Distillery in Campbeltown, Argyll. Since 2012 Denzil Meyrick has worke ...

, Scottish novelist *

Denzil Minnan-Wong Denzil Minnan-Wong (born ) is a former Canadian politician who was the deputy mayor of Toronto from 2014 to 2022. Minnan-Wong served on Toronto City Council from 1995 to 2022, representing a succession of wards in the Don Mills. Background Bo ...

, Toronto city councilor *

Denzil Owen Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club was formed in 1891, and first competed in the Minor Counties Championship in 1896. They have appeared in thirty-two List A matches, making nine Gillette Cup, fourteen NatWest Trophy and nine Cheltenham & Glouc ...

, West Indian cricketer *

Denzil Peiris Denzil Peiris (15 March 1917 – 6 March 1985) was the editor of ''The Ceylon Observer'', published by Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. Peiris was born on 15 March 1917, at Gampaha the eldest of a family of eight. He received his educatio ...

(1917-1985), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist * Denzil Price Marshall Jr., United States District Judge * Denzil Ralph Evans, English association footballer *

Denzil Romero Denzil Romero (July 24, 1938 in Aragua de Barcelona – March 7, 1999 in Valencia), was a Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the no ...

, Venezuelan writer *

Denzil Sequeira Denzil Kenan Sequeira (born March 27, 1990 in India) is an Indian-born Botswana cricketer and currently plays for the Botswana national cricket team The Botswana national cricket team is the men's team that represents Botswana in internation ...

, Botswana cricketer * Denzil Smith, Indian actor and producer *

Denzil Thompson Denzil Thompson is a former international footballer and the current manager of the Guyana national football team. He played as a goalkeeper. Thompson was involved in the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign for Guyana playing in two games ...

, Guyana football team manager * Denzil Webster, English cricketer *

Denzil Williams Denzil Williams (born 17 October 1938) is a former Wales international rugby union player. He was capped 36 times for Wales between 1963 and 1971, including Wales' first overseas tour in 1964. He played in the Welsh rugby team's first match outs ...

, Welsh rugby player

Fictional characters

Denzil Calburn The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 2003, by order of first appearance. Freda Darby Freda Darby is an acquaintance of Jarvis Skelton. She appeared in 2003 and 2005. After appe ...

, from '' Emmerdale'' *Denzil Kelly, from '' Waterloo Road'' * Denzil Tulser, from '' Only Fools and Horses''

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Denzil (band) Denzil is an English rock/power pop band from Bournemouth, England, based around singer-songwriter Denzil Thomas. Denzil signed to Giant Records in the US in 1993 and put out one album, ''Pub'', in 1994. History Denzil was formed in Bournemout ...

, English rock band *

Denzil, Saskatchewan Denzil ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Eye Hill No. 382 and Census Division No. 13. History Denzil incorporated as a village on May 3, 1911. Demographics In the 2 ...

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Denzil Quarrier ''Denzil Quarrier'' is a novel written by the English author George Gissing, which was originally published in February 1892. Further reading * Ettorre, Emanuela (2001). "Sensational Gissing? ''Denzil Quarrier'' and the 'Politics' of Dissimulati ...

'', 1892 novel by

George Gissing George Robert Gissing (; 22 November 1857 – 28 December 1903) was an English novelist, who published 23 novels between 1880 and 1903. His best-known works have reappeared in modern editions. They include ''The Nether World'' (1889), ''New Grub ...

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