Denton (surname)
Denton is an English surname. It refers to someone from the location Denton, of which there are several, including in Yorkshire, Kent, Lancashire, Norfolk, and Lincolnshire.Notable persons with this surname
- Andrew Denton, Australian media personality
- Daniel Denton, early American colonist and writer
- Denice Denton, American academician
- George Chardin Denton, British colonial governor
- George H. Denton, American geologist and glaciologist
- George K. Denton, American politician
- Hart Denton, American actor
- James Denton , American film and television actor
- Jeremiah Denton, American politician
- Jim Denton, rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s
- John B. Denton, American preacher, lawyer, soldier
- John Bailey Denton, English surveyor, and Civil engineer
- Kit Denton, Australian author
- Michael Denton, British-Australian biochemist
- Nancy Denton, American sociologist
- Nick Denton, founder of Gawker Media
- Randy Denton, American basketball player
- Sandra Denton , American/Jamaican hip hop artist and part of Salt n Pepa
- Trevor Denton, English rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s
- Walter Denton, a famous fisherman, born in Kingston-upon-Hull, was popular among the locals.
- Will Denton, American actor
- Winfield K. Denton, American politician
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