Darrell is a given name derived from an English surname, which was derived from
Norman-French , 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:
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Darrell Allums (born 1958), American basketball player
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Darrell Armstrong (born 1968), NBA basketball player
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Darrell Campbell (born 1981), American football defensive tackle on the practice squad of the Chicago Bears
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Darrell Clarke (born 1977), manager of Bristol Rovers football club
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Darrell Daniels (born 1994), American football player
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Darrell Evans (born 1947), former third baseman and first baseman in Major League Baseball
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Darrell Green
Darrell Ray Green (born February 15, 1960) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons. Considered to be one of the greatest cornerbac ...
(born 1960), cornerback for the Washington Redskins from 1983 to 2002
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Darrell Griffith (born 1958), former NBA basketball player who spent his entire career with the Utah Jazz
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Darrell Jackson (born 1978), American football wide receiver currently playing for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League
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Darrell Jackson Jr. (born 2003), American football player
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Darrell Johnson (1928–2004), Major League Baseball catcher and manager
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Darrell Henderson (born 1997), American football player
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Darrell Hogan (1926–2016), American football player
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Darrell Luter Jr. (born 2000), American football player
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Darrell May
Darrell Kevin May (born June 13, 1972) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher.
Career
May's professional baseball career began when the Atlanta Braves drafted him in the 46th round of the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft. ...
(born 1972), Major League Baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
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Darrell Porter
Darrell Ray Porter (January 17, 1952 – August 5, 2002) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1971 to 1987 for the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, and Texas Ran ...
(1952–2002), Major League Baseball catcher
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Darrell Royal
Darrell K Royal (July 6, 1924 – November 7, 2012) was an American college football player, coach, and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi State University from 1954 to 1955, the University of Washington ...
(1924–2012), College Football Hall of Fame member, and is the winningest football coach in University of Texas Longhorn history
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Darrell Russell (dragster driver) (1968–2004), NHRA drag racer
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Darrell Russell (American football) (1976–2005), two-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman for the Oakland Raid the NFL who died in a car crash
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Darrell Stewart Jr. (born 1996), American football player
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Darrell Taylor
Darrell Lamond Taylor (born March 24, 1997) is an American professional football defensive end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.
Early life
Taylor grew up in H ...
(born 1997), American football player
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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. Walker played in National Basketball Association (NBA) for ...
(born 1961), American professional basketball coach and retired player
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Darrell Wallace (Canadian football)
Darrell Wallace is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
A graduate of the University of Missouri, where he played between 1984 and 1987, he rushed for 2607 career yards, ...
(fl. 1980s–1990s), former Canadian Football League player
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Darrell Wallace Jr. (born 1993), NASCAR driver
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Darrell Waltrip
Darrell Lee Waltrip (born February 5, 1947) is an American motorsports Color analyst, analyst, author as well as a former national television broadcaster and stock car driver. He raced from 1972 to 2000 in the NASCAR Cup Series (known as the NAS ...
(born 1947), NASCAR driver and commentator
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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 ...
(fl. 1980s–2010s), New Zealand rugby league footballer, coach and administrator
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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 ...
(born 1989), American basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League
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Darrell Survey
The Darrell Survey, also known as the Darrell Survey Company, is an American independent research firm that tracks sporting goods, with a focus on golf equipment usage. It was founded by Eddie Darrell in 1932 and is currently based in Los Angeles. ...
, an American golf equipment research company
Arts and entertainment
*Darrell Abbott aka
Dimebag Darrell
Darrell Lance Abbott (August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004), known professionally as Dimebag Darrell, was an American musician. He was the guitarist of the heavy metal music, heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan, both of which he co-founde ...
(1966–2004), American heavy metal guitarist and songwriter
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Darrell Banks (1937–1970), American soul singer
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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 Qa ...
(1942–2018), Australian radio and television presenter
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Darrell Evans (musician) (born 1968), American Christian musician and songwriter
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Darrell Hammond
Darrell Clayton Hammond (born October 8, 1955) is an American actor, comedian, impressionist, and announcer. He was a regular cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1995 to 2009, and has been its announcer sinc ...
(born 1955), American actor and comedian
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Darrell Larson (born 1950), American actor
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Timothy Darrell Russ (born 1956), American actor
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Darrell Scott
James Darrell Scott (born August 6, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. He has written several mainstream country hits, and is well-established as one of Nashville's premier session instrumentalists.
B ...
(born 1959), American country singer-songwriter
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Darrell Sheets (fl. 2010s–2020s), American auctioneer and cast member of ''Storage Wars''
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Darrell Sweet (musician) (died 1999), Scottish hard rock drummer
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Darrell K. Sweet (1934–2011), American science fiction and fantasy illustrator
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Darrell Winfield (1929–2015), American rancher and model
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Darrell Zwerling (1928–2014), American actor
Other fields
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Darrell Blocker (fl. 1980s–2020s), nicknamed "The Spy Whisperer", CIA agent
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Darrell Brooks (born 1982), American mass killer
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Darrell Hickman (born 1935), justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
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Darrell Issa
Darrell Edward Issa ( ; born November 1, 1953) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 48th congressional district. He represented the 50th congressional district from 2021 to 2023. A memb ...
(born 1953), American politician
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Darrell Long (fl. 1980s–2020s), American computer scientist
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Darrell Louis, American politician
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Darrell Keith Rich (1955–2000), Native American serial killer
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Darrell D. Wiles (1914–2001), judge of the United States Tax Court
In fiction
* Darrell Cartrip, a character from Pixar's ''
Cars
A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people rather than cargo. There are around one billio ...
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* 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 been tra ...
series ''
Malory Towers
''Malory Towers'' is a series of six novels by English 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 in Newquay, ...
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With the surname
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Dimebag Darrell
Darrell Lance Abbott (August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004), known professionally as Dimebag Darrell, was an American musician. He was the guitarist of the heavy metal music, heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan, both of which he co-founde ...
(1966–2004), American heavy metal guitarist and songwriter
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Johnny Darrell
Johnny Darrell (July 23, 1940 – October 7, 1997) was an American country music artist.
Darrell was born in Hopewell, Cleburne County, Alabama, Hopewell, Alabama but grew up in Marietta, Georgia. After a stint in the army, he moved to Nashville ...
(1940–1997), American country music singer-songwriter
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Norris Darrell (1899–1989), American attorney
See also
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Darrel
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Darel Darel is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Darel Carrier (born 1940), former professional basketball player
* Darel Dieringer (1926–1989), former NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup driver
* Darel Hancock, better known as Bom ...
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Darell
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Darroll
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Daryl
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Darryl
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Durrell
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Derrell
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