Denton (surname)
Denton is an English surname. It refers to someone from the location Denton, of which there are several, including in Yorkshire, Kent, Lamcashire, Cumberland and Lincolnshire.[1]
Notables with this surname include
- Andrew Denton (born 1960), Australian media personality
- Daniel Denton (c. 1626–1703), early American colonist and writer
- Denice Denton (1959–2006), American academician
- James Denton (actor) (born 1963), American film and television actor
- Jeremiah Denton (born 1924), American politician (former U.S. Senator, R-AL)
- John B. Denton (1806–1841), American preacher, lawyer, soldier
- John Bailey Denton (1814–1893), English surveyor, and Civil engineer
- Kit Denton (1928–1997), Australian author
- Michael Denton (born 1943), British-Australian biochemist
- Nick Denton (born 1966), founder of Gawker Media
- Sandra Denton (born 1964), American/Jamaican hip hop artist and part of Salt n Pepa
- Will Denton (born 1990), American actor
- Denton True "Cy" Young (1867–1955), American baseball pitcher
- Denton Cooley (born 1920), American heart surgeon
- Dainton Connell (1961–2007), Arsenal hooligan leader, assistant to the Pet Shop Boys
In fiction:
- JC Denton, the main character in the video game Deus Ex