Del is a given name, often a short form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

) of other names, such as Delmer or Delmas. People bearing the name include:

Men

* Del Andrews (1894–1942), American film director and screenwriter *

Del Baker Delmer David Baker (May 3, 1892 – September 11, 1973) was an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager. During his time as a player, he spent three years (1914–1916) in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a backup catcher for t ...

(1892–1973), American baseball player, coach, and manager * Del Ballard Jr. (born 1963), American ten-pin bowler * Del Barber (born 1983), Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer *

Del Bissonette Adelphia Louis Bissonette (September 6, 1899 – June 9, 1972) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers (then known as the Brooklyn Robins) ...

(1899–1972), American baseball player, coach, and manager *

Del Boy Derek Edward Trotter, more commonly known as Del Boy, is a fictional character from the BBC sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'' and one of the main characters of its spinoff series, '' Rock & Chips''. He was played by David Jason in the original ...

, fictional character *

Del Bryan Delroy "Del" Bryan (born 16 April 1967) is a British former boxer who twice won the British welterweight title and fought for the European title at the same weight. Career Born in Nottingham, Bryan's professional career began in 1986. His early ...

(born 1967), English boxer *

Del Close Del Close (March 9, 1934 – March 4, 1999) was an American actor, writer, and teacher who coached many of the best-known comedians and comic actors of the late twentieth century. In addition to an acting career in television and film, he was ...

(1934–1999), American actor and writer * Del Courtney (1910–2006), American jazz bandleader *

Del Crandall Delmar Wesley Crandall (March 5, 1930May 5, 2021) was an American professional baseball player and manager. Crandall played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1949 to 1966, most prominently as a member of the Boston / Milwaukee Braves wh ...

(1930–2021), American baseball player and manager * Del de Guzman (born 1963), Filipino politician *

Del Dettmar Del Dettmar (born 20 April 1947 in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England) is an English musician, best known as synthesizer and keyboard player with English space rock band Hawkwind from 1971 to 1974. After leaving school he had a number of jobs in ...

(born 1947), English rock keyboardist *

Del Ennis Delmer Ennis (June 8, 1925 – February 8, 1996) was an American professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1946 to 1959 for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, and Chicago Whit ...

(1925–1996), American baseball player *

Del Flanagan Del Flanagan (November 6, 1928 – December 26, 2003) was a middleweight professional Boxing, boxer from Minnesota, USA. Personal life Flanagan was a native of St Paul, Minnesota, St Paul. He and his brother Glen were known as the Fighting Flanaga ...

(1928–2003), American boxer * Del Fontaine (1904–1935), Canadian boxer and convicted murderer born Raymond Henry Bousquet * Del Gainer (1886–1947), American baseball player *

Del Harris Delmer William Harris (born June 18, 1937) is an American basketball coach who is currently the vice president of the Texas Legends, the NBA G League affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks. He served as a head coach for the NBA's Houston Rockets, Mi ...

(born 1937), American basketball coach * Del Harris (squash player) (born 1969), English former squash player *

Del Henney Joseph Derek "Del" Henney (24 July 1935 in Anfield, Liverpool – 14 January 2019) was a British actor. Early life Joseph Derek Henney was born in Liverpool in 1935. After an education at the Liverpool Collegiate School, Henney served in the B ...

(1935–2019), British actor * Del Hodgkinson (born 1939), English rugby league player *

Del Howison Del Howison (born June 3, 1953) is an American horror author, editor and actor. Life and career Howison was born in Detroit, Michigan but moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting; with his distinctive long white hair, he was a natural ...

(born 1953), American horror writer and actor *

Del McCoury Delano Floyd McCoury (born February 1, 1939) is an American bluegrass musician. As leader of the Del McCoury Band, he plays guitar and sings lead vocals along with his two sons, Ronnie McCoury and Rob McCoury, who play mandolin and banjo resp ...

(born 1939), American bluegrass and country musician * Del Moore (1916–1970), American comedian, actor, and radio announcer *

Del Reeves Franklin Delano Reeves (July 14, 1932 – January 1, 2007) was an American country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American ...

(1932–2007), American country singer *

Del Shannon Charles Weedon Westover (December 30, 1934 – February 8, 1990), better known by his stage name Del Shannon, was an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known for his 1961 number-one ''Billboard'' hit " Runaway", which was covered la ...

(1934-1990), American rock and roll musician * Del Speer (born 1970), American football player * Del Taylor, American politician *

Del tha Funkee Homosapien Teren Delvon Jones (born August 12, 1972), better known by his stage name Del the Funky Homosapien (sometimes stylized as Del tha Funkee Homosapien) or Sir DZL, is an American rapper. Music career 1988–1997: Early life and beginnings Born in O ...

(short for "Delvon"), American hip hop artist *

Del Thompson Delbert Ray Thompson (born February 21, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for one season with the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Chiefs in the fifth ...

(born 1958), American football player *

Del Webb Delbert Eugene "Del" Webb (May 17, 1899 – July 4, 1974) was an American real-estate developer and a co-owner of the New York Yankees baseball club. He founded and developed the retirement community of Sun City, Arizona, which was built by his ...

(1899–1974), American real estate developer and baseball owner

Women

* Del Delker (1924–2018), American gospel singer * Del Harrison, American comedian and actress {{given name Hypocorisms Nicknames