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

People

Denzil Batchelor Denzil Stanley Batchelor (23 February 1906 – 6 September 1969) was a British people, British journalist, writer, poet, playwright, wine expert and a radio and television broadcaster. Life and career Denzil Batchelor was born in Mumbai, Bomba ...

, 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 David John Denzil Davies (9 October 1938 – 10 October 2018) was a Welsh Labour Party politician. He served for 35 years as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Llanelli from 1970 to 2005, and was a member of the Privy Council. Early life Dav ...

, 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 Denzil Dolley (born 22 July 1977 in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape) is a field hockey player from South Africa, who was a member of the national squad that finished tenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He played for the University of Port ...

, South African field hockey player *

Denzil Douglas Denzil Llewellyn Douglas (born 14 January 1953) is a Saint Kittitian and Nevisian politician and the longest-serving prime minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, in office from 1995 to 2015. Subsequently he has been Leader of the Opposition. He was t ...

, 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 Denzil Doyle C.M. is an electrical engineer and entrepreneur. Career He has become a prominent figure in the Ottawa technology community having been the "founding president of Digital Equipment Corporation's Canadian subsidiary, one of the r ...

, 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 Denzil Forrester (born 1956) is a Grenada-born artist who moved to England as a child in 1967.Niru Ratnam"Denzil Forrester" in Alison Donnell (ed.), ''Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture'', Routledge, 2002, p. 117. Previously based i ...

, 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 Foster and Thomas McElroy are an American R&B record production and songwriting duo, releasing recordings under the names Foster & McElroy and Fmob. They have written and produced songs for musicians such as Club Nouveau, Tony! Toni! Ton ...

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 Denzil Kingston Freeth (10 July 1924 – 26 April 2010) was a British Conservative politician. Born in the Paddington area of London, Freeth was educated at Sherborne School and then served in the Royal Air Force. In 1946, he went up to Trinity ...

, 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 club director * Denzil Hoaseb, Namibian footballer * Denzil Ibbetson, English administrator of British India * Denzil Jones, Welsh rugby player * Denzil Keelor, Indian Air Force marshal * Denzil Kobbekaduwa, Sri Lankan general * Denzil Lacey, Irish radio presenter and DJ * Denzil Meuli, New Zealand editor * Denzil Meyrick, Scottish novelist * Denzil Minnan-Wong, 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, 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 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

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