Denny or Dennie is a

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, primarily masculine and often a short form (

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) of

Dennis Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius, via one of the Christian saints named Dionysius. The name came from Dionysus, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by wine, which is someti ...

or Denzel which may refer to:

People with the name

Denny

* Denny Altes (born 1948), American politician * Denny Antwi (born 1993), Ghanaian footballer * Denny Ashburnham (c.1628–1697), English landowner and politician *

Denny Bautista Denny M. Bautista Germán (born August 23, 1980) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. Bautista is tall and weighs . He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies, De ...

(born 1980), Dominican baseball player * Denny Bixler (1940–1981), American politician *

Denny Brown Dennis Brown (born January 10, 1956) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Downtown" Denny Brown. He is best known for his appearances with the National Wrestling Alliance affiliates Championship Wrestlin ...

(born 1956), American professional wrestler *

Denny Bruce Denny Bruce (born in 1944 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is an American record producer and artist manager. While living in Los Angeles in 1965 Denny was hired by Frank Zappa as a second drummer with The Mothers of Invention. After 6 months he cont ...

(born 1944), American record producer and music manager *

Denny Cagur Denny Wahyudi (born 29 August 1977), commonly known as Denny Cagur, is an Indonesian actor, comedian and presenter. He first came into the public eye in 1997 as a member of the comedy group The Cagur Band, with Wendy Armoko and :id:Narji, Narji. ...

, (born 1977), Indonesian comedian and TV host * Denny Cardin (born 1988), Italian footballer *

Denny Carmassi Denny Carmassi (born April 30, 1947) is an American drummer most notable for playing with many rock bands. Biography Carmassi was born into a family of drummers; his father, his uncle, and his brother each played the drums. Some of Denny's e ...

(born 1947), American drummer *

Denny Chin Denny Chin (陳卓光; born April 13, 1954) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, based in New York City. He was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court f ...

(born 1954), American federal judge *

Denny Chronopoulos Dennis "Denny" Chronopoulos (June 12, 1968 – August 27, 2000) was a Canadian football offensive guard who played four seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Ottawa Rough Riders, BC Lions and Calgary Stampeders. He was drafted by ...

(1968–2000), Canadian football player *

Denny Clare Dennis J. Clare (January 1853 – November 26, 1928) was a professional baseball player who played second base and shortstop in two games for the Brooklyn Atlantics team of the NAPBBP. Baseball career Prior to appearing with the 1872 Atlant ...

(1853–1928), American baseball player *

Denny Coffman Denny Coffman is an American politician and former Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives who represented District 5 until his resignation on December 20, 2013. Prior to reapportionment, Coffman served from 2008 until 2012 rep ...

, American politician *

Denny Cordell Dennis Cordell-Lavarack (1 August 1943 – 18 February 1995), known as Denny Cordell, was an English record producer. He is notable for his mid-1960s and early 1970s productions of hit singles for The Moody Blues, Leon Russell, The Move, Procol ...

(1943–1995), English record producer * Denny Crawford (1921–2005), American football player *

Denny Crum Denzel Edwin "Denny" Crum (born March 2, 1937) is an American former men's college basketball coach at the University of Louisville from 1971 to 2001, compiling a record. He guided the Cardinals to two NCAA championships ( 1980, 1986) and six Fin ...

(1937–2023), American basketball coach *

Denny Doherty Dennis Gerrard Stephen Doherty (November 29, 1940 – January 19, 2007) was a Canadian singer. He was a founding member of the 1960s musical group the Mamas and the Papas for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. ...

(1940–2007), Canadian musician; former member of the folk group The Mamas & the Papas *

Dennis Douds Dennis Douds (born February 16, 1941) is a former American football coach and former player. Until his retirement on Oct. 27, 2018, he had been a football coach at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania since 1966 and the head football coach ...

(born 1941), American football coach *

Denham Fouts Denham "Denny" Fouts (May 9, 1914 – December 16, 1948) was an American male prostitute, socialite, and literary muse. He served as the inspiration for characters by Truman Capote, Gore Vidal, Christopher Isherwood, and Gavin Lambert. He was al ...

(1914–1948), American male prostitute and socialite *

Denny Hamlin James Dennis Alan Hamlin (born November 18, 1980) is an American professional stock car racing driver and NASCAR team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 11 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing. He co-owns and oper ...

(born 1980), American NASCAR auto racer *

Denny Harriger Dennis Scott Harriger (born July 21, 1969) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Detroit Tigers in Major League Baseball in . Harriger attended Ford City High School in Ford City, Pennsylvania where he played fo ...

(born 1969), American baseball player *

Dennis Hastert John Dennis Hastert (; born January 2, 1942) is an American former politician and convicted felon who represented from 1987 to 2007 and served as the 51st speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. The longest-se ...

(born 1942), American politician and former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives *

Denny Hocking Dennis Lee "Denny" Hocking (born April 2, 1970) is an American professional baseball manager and former utility player. Hocking played for the Minnesota Twins (1993–2003), Colorado Rockies (2004), and Kansas City Royals (2005). He was a uti ...

(born 1970), American baseball player *

Denny Hughes Dennis Hughes (1894-1953) was a professional football player who played during the early years of the National Football League (NFL). A graduate of George Washington University, Hughes made his NFL debut in 1925 with the Pottsville Maroons T ...

(1894–1953), American football player *

Denny Hulme Denis Clive Hulme (18 June 1936 – 4 October 1992), commonly known as Denny Hulme, was a New Zealand racing driver who won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship for the Brabham team. Between his debut at Monaco in 1965 and his ...

(1938–1992), New Zealand Formula One auto racer * Denny Kantono (born 1970), Indonesian retired badminton player *

Denny Laine Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Hines, 29 October 1944) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, known as a founder of two major rock bands: the Moody Blues, with whom he played from 1964 to 1966, and Wings, with whom he played from 1 ...

(born 1944), English rock musician *

Denny Landzaat Denny Domingues Landzaat (born 6 May 1976) is a Dutch former footballer who mostly played as a central midfielder or defensive midfielder and current assistant manager of Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań. Early life Landzaat was born and raised i ...

(born 1976), Dutch footballer *

Denny Lemaster Denver Clayton Lemaster (born February 25, 1939) is a retired American professional baseball baseball player and left-handed pitcher who appeared in 357 games pitched, games over 11 seasons (1962–1972) for the Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee / Atlanta ...

(born 1939), American baseball player *

Denny Mack Dennis Joseph Mack (''né'' McGee; March 14, 1850 – April 10, 1888) was a professional baseball player who was a first baseman and shortstop in Major League Baseball for eight seasons from to . He played for seven different teams, including as ...

(1850–1888), American baseball player and manager *

Denny Matthews Denny Matthews (born November 14, 1942) is an American sportscaster, best known as a play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals since the team's inception in . Early history Matthews grew up in Bloomington, Illino ...

(born 1942), American sportscaster * Denny McCarthy (born 1993), American golfer *

Denny McKnight Harmar Denny McKnight (April 29, 1848 – May 5, 1900) was an early baseball manager and executive. On October 15, he founded the Allegheny Base Ball Club of Pittsburgh in anticipation of playing in the new American Association. The club then b ...

(1848–1900), American baseball executive *

Denny McLain Dennis Dale McLain (born March 29, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player. He played for ten seasons in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher, most prominently as a member of the Detroit Tigers. In 1968, McLain became ...

(born 1944), American baseball player *

Denny McNamara Dennis M. "Denny" McNamara (born September 29, 1952) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented District 54B, which included portions of D ...

(born 1952), American politician *

Denny Morrison Denny Morrison (born September 8, 1985) is a Canadian speedskater from Fort St. John, British Columbia. He is an Olympic champion as a member of Canada's men's team pursuit, an event which he also won silver in at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Morr ...

(born 1985), Canadian world and Olympic champion speedskater *

Denny Moyer Denny Moyer (August 8, 1939 – June 30, 2010) was an American boxer who held the world light middleweight title between 1962 and 1963. He finished his career with a 98–38–4 record. Early life Moyer was born in Portland, Oregon, and attende ...

(1939–2010), American boxer; world light middleweight champion (1962–63) *

Denny Myers Dennis Edward Myers (November 10, 1905 – May 30, 1957) was an American football player and coach. He attended the University of Iowa, where he played college football for the Hawkeyes. He then signed with the Chicago Bears of the National ...

(1905–1957), American football player and coach *

Denny Neagle Dennis Edward Neagle Jr. (; born September 13, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for six teams over a 13-year career. During the 1990s, he was one of the top pitchers in baseball, but his career, and personal life, deterio ...

(born 1968), American baseball player *

Dennis O'Neil Dennis Joseph O'Neil (May 3, 1939 – June 11, 2020) was an American comic book writer and editor, principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics from the 1960s through the 1990s, and Group Editor for the Batman family of titles until his retir ...

(1939–2020), American comic book writer and editor *

Dennie Oxley Dennie Ray Oxley II (born December 22, 1970) is a former Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives, representing the 73rd District from 1998 until 2008. In 2008 he ran for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana with Jill Long Thompso ...

(born 1970), American politician *Denny R. (born 1994), Filipino author under the pen name

HaveYouSeenThisGirL Denny R. (born 11 February 1994, San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines), commonly known by her pseudonym HaveYouSeenThisGirL, is a Filipino author. She is best known for her novel, ''Diary ng Panget''. It first appeared on Wattpad and was later ...

Denny Rehberg Dennis Ray Rehberg (born October 5, 1955) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party. He served as the Lieutenant Governor of Montana from 1991 to 1997 and as the U.S. representative for from 2001 to 2013. Rehberg was the Repu ...

(born 1955), U.S. Representative for Montana's At-large congressional district *

Denny Seiwell Denny Seiwell (born July 10, 1943) is an American drummer and a founding member of Wings. He also drummed for Billy Joel and Liza Minnelli and played in the scores for the films ''Waterworld'', '' Grease II'', and ''Vertical Limit''. His drum ...

(born 1943), American rock musician *

Denny Shute Herman Densmore "Denny" Shute (October 25, 1904 – May 13, 1974) was an American professional golfer who won three major championships in the 1930s. Life and career Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Shute was the son of a golf pro from England; Hermon ...

(1904–1974), American golfer *

Denny Smith Dennis Alan "Denny" Smith (born January 19, 1938) is an American businessman and former United States congressman from the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he served in the Air Force before working in the airline industry and taking over t ...

(born 1938), businessman and former congressman from Oregon *

Denny Solomona Denny Solomona (born 27 September 1993) is a rugby footballer who played rugby union as a Wing (rugby union), winger for England national rugby union team, England at international level. He previously played rugby union for Sale Sharks in Pre ...

(born 1993), New Zealand rugby league player *

Denny Stark Dennis James Stark (born October 27, 1974) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) right-handed pitcher who played with the Seattle Mariners across two separate stints, as well as for the Colorado Rockies, from 1999 to 2009. Amateur ca ...

(born 1974), American baseball player *

Denny Walling Dennis Martin Walling (born April 17, 1954) is a former Major League Baseball player. Walling played all or parts of 18 seasons in the majors, from 1975 to 1992. His most frequent position was third base, but he also saw significant time as an out ...

(born 1954), American baseball player

Dennie

Dennie Christian Dennie Christian (born Bernhard Althoff on 22 May 1956 in Bergisch Gladbach) is a German singer of schlager music popular in Germany and the Netherlands; he sings in both languages. His breakthrough song was "Rosamunde" in 1975(a version of "Beer ...

(born 1956), German singer *

Dennie Gordon Dennie Gordon is an American film and television director. Her directorial television credits include ''Party of Five'', '' Sports Night'', '' Ally McBeal'', ''The Practice'', ''Grounded for Life'', '' The Loop'', '' White Collar'', '' Burn Notice ...

(born 1953), American film and television director * Dennie L. Farr (1861–1909), American businessman and politician *

Dennie Moore Dennie Moore (born Florence Moore; December 30, 1902 – February 22, 1978) was an American film and stage actress. Early life Moore was born in New York City on December 30, 1902, to immigrant parents of Scottish and Irish descent. She was ...

(1902–1978), American film and stage actress *

Dennie Olde Kalter Dennie Olde Kalter (born 22 October 1991) is a Dutch professional darts player who mainly plays in World Darts Federation (WDF) events. Career In September 2019, Olde Kalter qualified for the 2020 BDO World Darts Championship, where he beat ...

(born 1991), Dutch darts player *

(born 1970), American politician

Fictional characters

Denny Crane ''Boston Legal'' is an American legal drama, legal-comedy-drama created by David E. Kelley. The series, starring James Spader, with Candice Bergen, and William Shatner, was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for the American ...

, in the American TV series ''Boston Legal'' *

Denny Duquette ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into se ...

, in the American TV series ''Grey's Anatomy'' * Dennis “Denny” Rickman Jr, in the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' *Denny, in the film ''

The Room ''The Room'' is a 2003 American drama film written, produced, executive produced and directed by Tommy Wiseau, who stars in the film alongside Juliette Danielle and Greg Sestero. The film centers on a melodramatic love triangle between amiable ...

'' *Mr. Denny, in ''

Pride and Prejudice ''Pride and Prejudice'' is an 1813 novel of manners by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreci ...

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Others

Denny (hybrid hominin) ''Denny'' (Denisova 11) is a 90,000 year old fossil specimen belonging to a 13-year-old Neanderthal-Denisovan hybrid girl. To date, she is the only first-generation hybrid hominin ever discovered. ''Denny’s'' remains consist of a single foss ...

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