Denny (surname)
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Denny is a surname
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Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
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- Anthony DennyAnthony DennySir Anthony Denny was a confidant of Henry VIII of England. Denny was the most prominent member of the Privy chamber in Henry's last years having, together with his brother-in-law John Gates, charge of the "dry stamp" of Henry's signature, and attended Henry on his deathbed. He also served as...
, advisor to Henry VIII of England - Arthur A. DennyArthur A. DennyArthur Armstrong Denny was present at the founding of Seattle, Washington, the acknowledged leader of the pioneer Denny Party, and later the city's wealthiest citizen and a 9-term member of the territorial legislature...
in the Denny PartyDenny PartyThe Denny Party is a group of white pioneers credited with founding Seattle, Washington because they settled at Alki Point on November 13, 1851.A wagon party headed by Arthur A. Denny left Cherry Grove, Illinois on April 10, 1851...
, Seattle-area settler - David DennyDavid DennyDavid Thomas Denny was a member of the Denny Party, who are generally collectively credited as the founders of Seattle, Washington, USA. Though he ultimately underwent bankruptcy, he was a significant contributor to the shape of the city...
, Seattle founder - Bob DennyBob DennyBob Denny 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 standard, which has resulted in the easy availability of freeware device drivers for telescopes, telescope focusers, and...
, American robotic telescopes software developer - Ebenezer DennyEbenezer DennyEbenezer Denny 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...
, American mayor - Gideon Jacques DennyGideon Jacques DennyGideon Jacques Denny was a marine artist who was born in Wilmington, Delaware on July 15, 1830. As a young man, he worked on ships in the Chesapeake Bay. He traveled to California in 1849 with the Gold Rush. He worked as a teamster on the San Francisco docks and was a member of the San...
(1830-1886), American marine artist - Harmar DennyHarmar DennyHarmar Denny was an American businessman and Anti-Masonic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania....
, United States Congressman - Harmar D. Denny, Jr.Harmar D. Denny, Jr.Lieutenant Colonel Harmar Denny Denny, Jr. was a pilot and Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
, United States Congressman - Jay DennyJay DennyJay Denny is an American-English footballer, currently playing for Southern League Premier Division side Hednesford Town, where he plays as a midfielder.-Stoke City:...
, American soccer player - Jerry DennyJerry DennyJeremiah Dennis Denny was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. Denny was a rarity: a left-handed thrower who played a position traditionally reserved for right-handers.Over 13 professional seasons he played for the Providence Grays , St...
(1859-1927), American baseball player - Joanna DennyJoanna DennyJoanna Denny 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 these women. She was published by Portrait Books, an imprint of Piatkus....
, historian - John DennyJohn DennyJohn Allen Denny is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher from 1974 to 1986 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds. He won the Cy Young Award in 1983.-Career:Denny was born in Prescott, Arizona and attended Prescott High School...
, American baseball player - Mark DennyMark DennyMark W. Denny is a professor of biology at Stanford University.His research on the intertidal zone of wave-swept shores has led to increased understanding of this habitat...
, American biologist - Martin DennyMartin DennyMartin Denny was an American piano-player and composer best known as the "father of exotica." In a long career that saw him performing well into his 80s, he toured the world popularizing his brand of lounge music which included exotic percussion, imaginative rearrangements of popular songs, and...
(1911-2005), American musician - Reginald Leigh DennyReginald Denny (actor)Reginald Denny was an English stage, film, and television actor. He was once an amateur boxing champion of Great Britain.-Acting career:...
(1891-1967), British-born actor - Reginald Oliver DennyReginald Oliver DennyReginald Denny, a white construction truck driver, was beaten nearly to death by a group of assailants who came to be known as the "L.A. Four", while LAPD squad cars that were parked around the corner were ordered to leave the area, instead of helping Denny. The attack was captured by a Los Angeles...
, American attacked on live TV - Sandy DennySandy DennySandy Denny , born Alexandra Elene Maclean Denny, was an English singer and songwriter, perhaps best known as the lead singer for the folk rock band Fairport Convention...
, British singer and songwriter - Simone DennySimone DennySimone Denny is a Canadian Pop/Dance/House/Techno vocalist, who was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario.-Personal background:Simone Denny was born in Toronto, Ontario. She is of Guyanese and Surinamese heritage...
, Canadian singer - T. A. DennyT. A. DennyThomas Anthony Denny was an Irish bacon merchant, a self-described "pork philanthropist". He was a member of the Salvation Army and supported it financially. His philanthropic activities also included support for education...
, Irish businessman - A. Wallace DennyA. Wallace DennyA. Wallace "Wally" Denny served as Deputy Chief Scout of the Boy Scouts of Canada.In 1977, Denny was awarded the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, at the 26th World...
Scouts CanadaScouts CanadaScouts Canada is a Canadian Scouting association that, in affiliation with the French-language Association des Scouts du Canada, is a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement...
ScoutingScoutingScouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
notable, awardee of the Bronze Wolf in 1977 - William H. P. DennyWilliam H. P. DennyWilliam H. P. Denny was an American newspaper editor and publisher and politician in Ohio.The son of George Denny, who was a printer on the newspaper, William was apprenticed with The Western Star in Lebanon, Ohio. From circa 1830, he was a partner in the paper and later owned it outright until 1858...
, American journalist and politician
See also
- DennyDenny-People:*Denny *Denny Crum , former American college men's basketball coach*Denny Doherty , Canadian musician; former member of the folk group The Mamas & the Papas*Dennis Douds , American football coach...
- Denney (disambiguation)
- Denning (disambiguation)