Darrell is a given name derived from an English surname, which was derived from

Norman-French Norman or Norman French (, french: Normand, Guernésiais: , Jèrriais: ) is a Romance language which can be classified as one of the Oïl languages along with French, Picard and Walloon. The name "Norman French" is sometimes used to describe ...

, originally denoting one who came from Airelle in France. There are no longer any towns in France called Airelle, but is the French word for huckleberry. Darrell may refer to:

Sports

* Darrell Allums (born 1958), American basketball player *

Darrell Armstrong Darrell Eugene Armstrong (born June 22, 1968) is a former American professional basketball player, who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association. He is currently an assistant coach for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, who won the champ ...

, NBA basketball player *

Darrell Campbell Darrell Campbell (born July 6, 1981 in Chicago, Illinois) is a defensive tackle on the Portland Thunder of the Arena Football League. Early life Darrell attended Thornwood High School in South Holland, Illinois, where he was a participant in foo ...

, American football defensive tackle on the practice squad of the Chicago Bears *

Darrell Clarke Darrell James Clarke (born 16 December 1977) is an English professional football manager and former player who played in the English Football League. He is the manager of club Port Vale. A box-to-box midfielder, Clarke began his career ...

, manager of Bristol Rovers football club * Darrell Daniels, American football player *

Darrell Evans Darrell Wayne Evans (born May 26, 1947) is a former American baseball player, coach and manager. He played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), beginning his career as a third baseman with the Atlanta Braves (1969–1976, 1989), alternatin ...

, former third baseman and first baseman in Major League Baseball * Darrell Green, cornerback for the Washington Redskins from 1983 to 2002 *

Darrell Griffith Darrell Steven Griffith (born June 16, 1958), also known by his nickname Dr. Dunkenstein, is an American former basketball player who spent his entire professional career with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association from 1980 to 1991 ...

, former NBA basketball player who spent his entire career with the Utah Jazz * Darrell Jackson, American football wide receiver currently playing for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League * Darrell Johnson, Major League Baseball catcher and manager * Darrell Henderson (born 1997), American football player * Darrell Hogan, American football player * Darrell May, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins * Darrell Porter, Major League Baseball catcher *

Darrell Royal Darrell K Royal (July 6, 1924 – November 7, 2012) was an All-American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Mississippi State University (1954–1955), the University of Washington (1956), and the University of Texas (1957 ...

, College Football Hall of Fame member, and is the winningest football coach in University of Texas Longhorn history * Darrell Russell (dragster driver), NHRA drag racer *

Darrell Russell (American football) Darrell Anthony Russell, Jr. (May 27, 1976 – December 15, 2005) was an American football defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders and Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He died in a car crash near Los Angeles after bein ...

, two-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman for the Oakland Raid the NFL who died in a car crash *

Darrell Stewart (American football) Darrell Stewart Jr. (born July 14, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Michigan State. Early years During his career at Nimitz High ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Darrell Taylor Darrell Lamond Taylor (born March 24, 1997) is an American football outside linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee. Early life and high school Taylor grew up in Hope ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Darrell Walker Darrell Walker (born March 9, 1961) is an American college basketball coach and retired professional player. He is currently head men's coach at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. At 6'4" (1.93 m) and 180 lb (82 kg), he played a ...

(born 1961), American professional basketball coach and retired player *

Darrell Wallace Darrell Wallace is a former Canadian Football League player. A graduate of the University of Missouri, where he played between 1984 and 1987, he rushed for 2607 career yards, with 1120 coming in 1985 and 872 in 1986. He was inducted into the Un ...

, former Canadian Football League player *

Darrell Wallace Jr. William Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr. (born October 8, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 23 Toyota Camry for 23XI Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity ...

, NASCAR driver *

Darrell Waltrip Darrell Lee Waltrip (born February 5, 1947) is an American motorsports analyst, author, former national television broadcaster, and stock car driver. He raced from 1972 to 2000 in the NASCAR Cup Series (known as the NASCAR Winston Cup Series dur ...

, NASCAR driver and commentator *

Darrell Williams (rugby league) Darrell Christopher Williams is a New Zealand rugby league selector and NRL Judiciary member and a former footballer and coach. A New Zealand international representative outside back, he played his club football in the Auckland Rugby League ...

, New Zealand rugby league footballer, coach and administrator *

Darrell Williams (basketball) Darrell Williams (born September 15, 1989) is an American professional basketball player. High school Williams played at Dunbar Vocational High School in Chicago where he led his team to a district title with a 10-0 mark as a senior and guided h ...

(born 1989), American basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier LeaguEstate. Gemmfkdkg

Arts and entertainment

Darrell Eastlake Darrell Eastlake (11 July 1942 – 19 April 2018) was an Australian radio and television presenter, commentator and sports journalist, best known for his long association with the Nine Network. Prior to his media career, Eastlake worked as a Q ...

, Australian radio and television presenter *

Darrell Evans (musician) Darrell Patton Evans TRADING MY SORROWS Work ID No. 885877831 ISWC No. T9133650881 IPI No. 338037076 (born October 6, 1968) is an American evangelical Christian musician and songwriter, known primarily for his contributions to contemporary Christi ...

, American Christian musician and songwriter *

Darrell Hammond Darrell Clayton Hammond (born October 8, 1955) is an American actor, stand-up comedian and impressionist. He was a regular cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1995 to 2009, and has been its announcer since 2014. Upon his departure, Hammo ...

, American actor and comedian * Darrell Larson, American actor * Timothy Darrell Russ, American actor *

Darrell Scott James Darrell Scott, known as Darrell Scott (born August 6, 1959), is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. The son of musician Wayne Scott, he moved as a child to East Gary, Indiana (known today as Lake Station, Indiana). ...

, American country singer-songwriter * Darrell Sheets, American auctioneer and cast member of ''Storage Wars'' *

Darrell Sweet (musician) Darrell Antony Sweet (16 May 1947 – 30 April 1999) was an English drummer for the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth. He was a co-founder of Nazareth, which was formed in 1968. Nazareth Sweet was born in Bournemouth, England. His early years ...

, Scottish hard rock drummer *

Darrell K. Sweet Darrell K. Sweet (August 15, 1934 – December 5, 2011) was a professional illustrator best known for providing cover art for science fiction and fantasy novels, in which capacity he was nominated for a Hugo Award in 1983. Life and career Sweet ...

, American science fiction and fantasy illustrator *

Darrell Winfield Darrell H. Winfield (July 30, 1929 – January 12, 2015) was an American rancher and model best known as "The Marlboro Man" in television commercials and magazine advertisements for Marlboro cigarettes. Winfield was born in Kansas, Oklahoma. His ...

, American rancher and model * Darrell Zwerling, American actor

Other fields

* Darrell Blocker, nicknamed "The Spy Whisperer", CIA agent *

Darrell Issa Darrell Edward Issa ( ; born November 1, 1953) is an American businessman and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for California's 50th congressional district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served ...

, American politician * Darrell Long, American computer scientist * Darrell Keith Rich (1955–2000), Native American serial killer

In fiction

* Darrell Rivers, the protagonist of

Enid Blyton Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer, whose books have been worldwide bestsellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. Her books are still enormously popular and have be ...

series ''

Malory Towers ''Malory Towers'' is a series of six novels by English children's author Enid Blyton. The series is based on a girls' boarding school that Blyton's daughter attended, Benenden School, which relocated during World War II to the Hotel Bristol i ...

With the surname

* Dimebag Darrell (1966–2004), American heavy metal guitarist and songwriter * Norris Darrell, attorney

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