Denny (given name)

Denny or Dennie is a given name or nickname, primarily masculine and often a short form (hypocorism) of Dennis, Denise, Denver, Denzel, Zdenko, or Zdenka which may refer to:

People

Denny

• Denny Abdi (born 1970), Indonesian diplomat
• Denny Agus (born 2000), Indonesian footballer
• Denny Altes (born 1948), American politician
• Denny Antwi (born 1993), Ghanaian footballer
• Denny Ashburnham (c.1628–1697), English landowner and politician
• Denny Barry (1883–1923), Irish patriot
• Denny Bautista (born 1980), Dominican baseball player
• Denny Bixler (1940–1981), American politician
• Denny Borsboom (born 1973), Dutch psychologist and psychometrician
• Denny Brown (born 1956), American professional wrestler
• Denny Bruce (born 1944), American record producer and music manager
• Denny Cagur, (born 1977), Indonesian comedian and TV host
• Denny Caknan (born 1993), Indonesian singer-songwriter and actor
• Denny Cardin (born 1988), Italian footballer
• Denny Carmassi (born 1947), American drummer
• Denny Chin (born 1954), American federal judge
• Denny Chronopoulos (1968–2000), Canadian football player
• Denny Clanton (born 1982), American soccer player
• Denny Clare (1853–1928), American baseball player
• Denny Cochran (1915–1992), American football player
• Denny Coffman, American politician
• Denny Cordell (1943–1995), English record producer
• Denny Crawford (1921–2005), American football player
• Denny Crum (1937–2023), American basketball coach
• Denny Curran (1875–1968), Irish Gaelic footballer and politician
• Denny Delk (born 1950), American actor
• Denny DeMarchi (1962–2020), Canadian musician
• Denny Dennis (1913–1993), British singer
• Denny Dent (1948–2004), American painter
• Denny Despert (1891–1931), American baseball player
• Denny Diante, American music producer, arranger and engineer
• Denny Dias (born 1946), American guitarist
• Denny Dillon (born 1951), American actress and comedian
• Denny Doherty (1940–2007), Canadian musician and former member of the folk group The Mamas & the Papas
• Denny Doyle (1944–2022), American baseball player
• Denny Doyle (politician) (born 1948), American politician
• Denny Driscoll (1855–1886), American baseball player
• Denny Duron (born 1952), American football player and coach
• Denny Ebbers (1974–2015), Dutch judoka
• Denny Edge (1903–1954), Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
• Denny Elliot (1914–1998), American basketball player
• Denny Emerson (born 1941), American equestrian
• Denny Felsner (born 1970), American ice hockey player
• Denny Fercho (born 1969), American handball player
• Denny Fitzpatrick, American basketball player
• Denny Martin Flinn (1947–2007), American novelist
• Denny Flynn, American bull rider
• Denny Freeman (1944–2021), American guitarist
• Denny Galehouse (1911–1998), American baseball player
• Denny Gigliotti (born 1991), Italian footballer
• Denny González (born 1963), Dominican baseball player
• Denny Greene (1949–2015), American singer
• Denny Gropper (born 1999), Israeli footballer
• Denny Guka, Anglican Papua New Guinean priest and bishop
• Denny Gulick (born 1936), American mathematician
• Denny Hadican, American retired soccer player
• Denny Hamlin (born 1980), American NASCAR auto racer
• Denny Harriger (born 1969), American baseball player
• Denny Heck (born 1952), American politician
• Denny Hernández (born 1994), Cuban volleyball player
• Denny Herzig (born 1984), German footballer
• Denny Hickey (1890–1965), American racing driver
• Denny Hocking (born 1970), American baseball player
• Denny Holman (born 1945), American basketball player
• Denny Hoskins (born 1974), American politician
• Denny Huang (1920–2007), Hong Kong doctor and politician
• Denny Hughes (1894–1953), American football player
• Denny Hulme (1938–1992), New Zealand Formula One auto racer
• Denny Ingram (born 1976), English footballer
• Denny Januar Ali (born 1963), Indonesian journalist
• Denny Johnstone (born 1995), Scottish footballer
• Denny Jones (1910–2012), American politician
• Denny Kalyalya (born 1957), Governor of Bank of Zambia
• Denny Kantono (born 1970), Indonesian retired badminton player
• Denny Laine (1944–2023), English rock musician
• Denny Lambert (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player
• Denny Lambert (athletic director), American athletics administrator
• Denny Lambert (rugby league) (born 1980), Australian rugby league player
• Denny Landzaat (born 1976), Dutch footballer
• Denny Lane (1818–1895), Irish businessman and nationalist public figure
• Denny Lawrence, Australian actor, writer, producer and director
• Denny Lemaster (1939–2024), American baseball player
• Denny Love (born 1992), American actor
• Denny Lyons (1866–1929), American baseball player
• Denny Mack (1850–1888), American baseball player and manager
• Denny Marcin (1942–2017), American football coach
• Denny Matthews (born 1942), American sportscaster
• Denny McCarthy (born 1993), American golfer
• Denny McKnight (1848–1900), American baseball executive
• Denny McLain (born 1944), American baseball player
• Denny McNamara (born 1952), American politician
• Denny Méndez (born 1978), Dominican-Italian actress and model
• Denny Miller (1934–2014), American actor
• Denny Moore, American linguist
• Denny Morrison (born 1985), Canadian world and Olympic champion speedskater
• Denny Moyer (1939–2010), American boxer, world light middleweight champion
• Denny Mundee (born 1968), English footballer
• Denny Myers (1905–1957), American football player and coach
• Denny Neagle (born 1968), American baseball player
• Denny Nunnelley, American politician
• Denny O'Brien (born 1973), American columnist, journalist and radio commentator
• Denny Price (1938–2000), American basketball player
• Denny R. (born 1994), Filipino author under the pen name HaveYouSeenThisGirL
• Denny Randell, American songwriter and record producer
• Denny Rehberg (born 1955), American politician
• Denny Riddleberger (born 1945), American baseball player
• Denny Rodgers (born 1968), Canadian politician
• Denny Rumba (born 1985), Indonesian footballer
• Denny Samko (born 2000), Czech footballer
• Denny Sanford (born 1935), American businessman
• Denny Seiwell (born 1943), American rock musician
• Denny Setiawan (born 1980), Indonesian badminton player
• Denny Shute (1904–1974), American professional golfer
• Denny Siegel, American actress, comedian and writer
• Denny Smith (born 1938), American businessman and politician
• Denny Solomona (born 1993), New Zealand rugby league player
• Denny Somach, American businessman, author and radio producer
• Denny Sothern (1904–1977), American baseball player
• Denny Stark (born 1974), American baseball player
• Denny Stolz (1933–2023), American football coach
• Denny Sullivan (1882–1956), American baseball player
• Denny Sullivan (third baseman) (1858–1925), American baseball player
• Denny Sumargo (born 1981), Indonesian former basketball player
• Denny Sumpter, American lawyer
• Denny Tamaki (born 1959), Japanese politician
• Denny Termer (1925–2011), English pianist and accompanist
• Denny Thorley, American video game designer
• Denny Tsettos, American musician
• Denny Urban (born 1988), American ice hockey player
• Denny Vaninger (born 1952), American soccer player
• Denny Vargas (born 1990), Dominican footballer
• Denny Veitch (1931–2011), Canadian rugby union player
• Denny Vitty, Northern Irish unionist politician
• Denny Vrandečić (born 1978), Croatian computer scientist
• Denny Walley (born 1943), American guitarist
• Denny Walling (born 1954), American baseball player
• Denny Walsh (1935–2024), American journalist
• Denny Wang (born 1998), Italian professional footballer
• Denny Weston Jr., American drummer
• Denny White, American politician
• Denny Williams (1896–1929), American baseball player
• Denny Willis (1920–1995), Scottish comedian
• Denny Wright (1924–1992), English jazz guitarist
• Denny Zeitlin (born 1938), American pianist
• Denny Zimmerman (born 1940), American racing driver

Dennie

• Dennie Christian (born 1956), German singer
• Dennie L. Farr (1861–1909), American businessman and politician
• Dennie Gordon (born 1953), American film and television director
• Dennie Hoggard (1897–1968), American pastor and politician
• Dennie Moore (1902–1978), American film and stage actress
• Dennie Olde Kalter (born 1991), Dutch darts player
• Dennie Oxley (born 1970), American politician

Fictional characters

• Denny Crane, in the American TV series Boston Legal
• Denny Duquette, in the American TV series Grey's Anatomy
• Dennis “Denny” Rickman Jr, in the British soap opera EastEnders
• Denny, in the film The Room
• Mr. Denny, in Pride and Prejudice.

Other uses

• Denny (hybrid hominin), name given to a fossil of an archaic human

See also

• Denie Pentecost (born 1970), Australian film director and former international soccer player