Darryl

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Darryl is a given name, a variant spelling of Darell. Variations of this name include: Daryl, Daryll, Darryll, and Darrel.

People

Darryl

Darryl Brown (West Indian cricketer) (born 1973)
Darryl Brown (South African cricketer) (born 1983)
Darryl Byrd (born 1960), American former football player
Darryl Cunningham (born 1960), English cartoonist (see also Daryl Cunningham below)
Darryl David (born 1971), a member of the Singapore Parliament
Darryl Dawkins (1957–2015), American National Basketball Association player
Darryl Dikarrna Brown, Australian didgeridoo master
Darryl Drake (1956–2019), American football coach and player
Darryl Fitzwater Bishop of the Missionary Diocese of All Saints in the Anglican Church in North America
Darryl George (born 1993), Australian baseball player
Darryl Hamilton (1964–2015), American Major League Baseball player
Darryl Hardy (born 1968), American former National Football League player
Darryl Henley (born 1966), American former National Football League player convicted of drug trafficking and attempted murder
Darryl Hickman (born 1931), American actor and television executive
Darryl Hill, multiple people
D. L. Hughley (born 1963), American actor, political commentator, radio host, author and stand-up comedian
Darryl Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
Darryl Jones (disambiguation), multiple people
Darryl Kile (1968–2002), American Major League Baseball pitcher
Darryl Kurylo (born 1965), American voice actor
Darryl Lewis (born 1961), American football player (see also Darryll Lewis below)
Darryl McDaniels (born 1964), American musician, a founding member of the hip hop group Run–D.M.C.
Darryl Monroe (born 1986), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Darryl Morris (American football) (born 1990), American National Football League player
Darryl Pearce (1960–2025), Australian basketball player
Darryl Pinckney (born 1953), American novelist, playwright and essayist
Darryl Sittler (born 1950), Canadian former National Hockey League player
Darryl De Sousa (born 1964 or 1965), American police officer
Darryl Stingley (1951–2007), American National Football League player who suffered a career-ending spinal cord injury
Darryl Strawberry (born 1962), American former Major League Baseball outfielder
Darryl Sutter (born 1958), Canadian former National Hockey League player and head coach
Darryl Tapp (born 1984), American National Football League player
Darryl Williams (disambiguation), several people
Darryl Wren (born 1967), American former football player
Darryl F. Zanuck (1902–1979), American film producer and studio executive

Daryl

Daryl (magician) (1955–2017), American magician Daryl Easton
Daryl Beattie (born 1970), Australian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
Daryl Braithwaite (born 1949), Australian singer
Daryl Cunningham (born 1960), former Australian rules footballer
Daryl Cumber Dance (born 1938), American academic
Daryl Myntia Daniels, American visual artist
Daryl Dellora, Australian filmmaker
Daryl Dragon (1942–2019), American musician and songwriter, co-founder of the music duo Captain & Tennille
Daryl Gralka (born 1954), American professional tennis player
Daryl Haggard, American-Canadian astronomer and associate professor
Daryl Hall (born 1946), American singer, musician, songwriter and producer, co-founder of the music duo Hall & Oates
Daryl Hannah (born 1960), American actress and environmental activist
Daryl Hoole (born 1934), American author
Daryl Janmaat (born 1989), Dutch footballer
Daryl Johnston (born 1966), American National Football League commentator and former player
Daryl Katz (born 1961), Canadian billionaire businessman and philanthropist
Daryl Kerrigan, Irish-born American fashion-designer
Daryl Koehn (born 1955), American philosopher
Daryl Lindsay (1889–1976), Australian artist
Daryl Macon (born 1995), American basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Daryl Mack (1958–2006), American convicted murderer
Daryl Mitchell, multiple people
Daryl Morey (born 1972), American sports executive
Daryl Murphy (born 1983), Irish footballer
Daryl Ong (born 1987), Filipino singer
Daryl Roth (born 1944), American theatre producer
Daryl Sabara (born 1992), American actor
Daryl Schmitt, American politician
Daryl Janet Shandro, Canadian politician
Daryl Somers (born 1951), Australian entertainer
Daryl Joy Walters, American politician
Daryl Watts (born 1999), Canadian ice hockey player
Daryl Williams (disambiguation), several people

Daryll

Daryll Clark (born 1986), football quarterback
Daryll Cullinan (born 1967), former South African cricketer
Daryll Hill (born 1982), American former basketball player
Daryll Jones (born 1962), American former National Football League player
Daryll Neita (born 1996), British sprinter
Daryll Reddington (born 1972), New Zealand cricketer

Darryll

Darryll Holland (born 1972), English jockey
Darryll Lewis (born 1968), American former National Football League player

Fictional characters

Darryl, a Brawler in Brawl Stars
Darryl, two brothers on the American television series Newhart
Daryl, the main character in the 1985 science fiction movie D.A.R.Y.L.
Daryl, a character in the movie 2021 American anthology horror movie Bad Candy
Sheriff Daryl Blubs, a character in Gravity Falls
Darryl Braxton, on the Australian soap opera Home and Away
Daryl Coopersmith, a character in the 1987 American teen movie Adventures in Babysitting
Darrel "Darry" Curtis, a character in the 1967 coming-of-age novel The Outsiders
Daryl Dixon, on the American television series The Walking Dead
Darryl MacPherson, a character from the comic strip and 2000–2002 TV series Baby Blues
Darryl Jenks, a character in the 1988 American romantic comedy film Coming to America
Darryl McGee, a character in The Ghost and Molly McGee
Darryl Morris (Charmed), on the American television series Charmed
Darryl Morton, on the British soap opera Coronation Street
Darryl Philbin, on the American television series The Office
Daryl Tanaka, a character in the 1994 American coming-of-age comedy-drama movie My Girl 2

Other uses

D.A.R.Y.L., a 1985 science fiction film
Daryl, a controversial 2009 comedy skit by Dan Harmon

References

Turner, Barbara Kay. (1994). "The Very Best Book of Baby Names". [[Berkley Books]].
Rose, Margaret. (2005). "Baby Names For Dummies". [[Wiley (publisher).

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