Darryl

This article is about the name. For the 1985 science fiction film, see D.A.R.Y.L.

DarrylPronunciation| /ˈdærəl/ DARR-əl

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Gender| Unisex (male and female)

Darryl is a given name, a variant spelling of Darell.[1] Variations of this name include: Daryl, Daryll, Darryll, and Darrel.[1][2]

## People

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### Darryl

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* 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 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 Wren (born 1967), American former football player
* Darryl F. Zanuck (1902–1979), American film producer and studio executive

### Daryl

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* 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

### Daryll

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* 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

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

## Fictional characters

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Alpha by surname

* 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

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

## See also

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* Darla (disambiguation)

## References

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1. ^ a b Turner, Barbara Kay (1994). The Very Best Book of Baby Names. Berkley Books. p. 227\. ISBN 0-425-14130-6.
2. ^ Rose, Margaret (2005). Baby Names For Dummies. Wiley. p. 176\. ISBN 978-0-764-54340-1.

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