Denison is both a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *

Albert Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough Albert Denison Denison, 1st Baron Londesborough, KCH, FRS, FSA (21 October 1805 – 15 January 1860) was a British Whig Party politician and diplomat, known as Lord Albert Conyngham from 1816 to 1849. Early life and career Born Albert Denison ...

(1805–1860), British Liberal Party politician and diplomat, known as Lord Albert Conyngham * Augusta Elizabeth Denison, wife of Arthur Wrottesley, 3rd Baron Wrottesley * Anthony Denison (born 1949), American actor * Brianna Denison (1988–2008), American college student and murder victim * Daniel Denison (golfer), English professional golfer * Daniel R. Denison, professor of management and organization * Duane Denison (born 1959), American musician and founding member of

The Jesus Lizard The Jesus Lizard is an American rock band formed in 1987 in Austin, Texas and based in Chicago, Illinois. They were "a leading noise rock band in the American independent underground… hoturned out a series of independent records filled with ...

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Tomahawk (band) Tomahawk is an American rock supergroup. They formed in 1999 when singer/keyboardist Mike Patton ( Faith No More, Mr. Bungle) met guitar player Duane Denison ( The Jesus Lizard) and the pair started swapping tapes with the intention of collabo ...

Edmund Denison Sir Edmund Beckett-Denison, 4th Baronet (28 January 1787 – 24 May 1874) was a railway promoter and politician. Early life Beckett was born at Gledhow Hall, in Leeds, on 29 January 1787. He was a son of the banker Sir John Beckett, 1st Baronet ...

, chairman of the Great Northern Railway (Great Britain) * Edward Denison (philanthropist) (1840–1870), English philanthropist * Edward Denison (bishop) (1801–1854), English bishop * Edward E. Denison (1873–1953), American congressman * Edward Fulton Denison (1915–1992), American economist * Ellery Denison (1900–1989), philatelist of Maryland * Evelyn Denison (1800–1873), statesman, Speaker of the British House of Commons from 1857 to 1872 * Francis Napier Denison (1866–1946), Canadian meteorologist, inventor, seismologist, and astronomer * George Denison, several people * Hugh Denison (1865–1940), Australian businessman, born Hugh Robert Dixson *

John G. Denison John G. Denison was the acting CEO and Chairman of the Board of ATA Airlines and Global Aero Logistics, Inc at the time of ATA's shutdown due to financial insolvency. In 2006, Denison had announced that he would step down as ATA's CEO on January 1 ...

, Former chairman of ATA Airlines and Global Aero Logistics * Joseph Denison (banker) (1726–1806), English banker *

Joseph Denison (pastor) Joseph J. Denison (October 1, 1815 – February 19, 1900) was a Methodist pastor; the first President of Kansas State University; and a founder of Manhattan, Kansas, having volunteered to go to Kansas Territory with the New England Emigrant Aid Comp ...

(1815–1900), American Methodist pastor and first President of

Kansas State University Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public insti ...

(1863-1873) * Mark R. Denison (born 1955), American physician and medical researcher on coronaviruses *

Oswald Denison Oswald William Denison (29 June 1905 – 15 November 1990) was a New Zealand rower who won a bronze medal at the 1938 British Empire Games. Early life and family Born in the Auckland suburb of Ponsonby on 29 June 1905, Denison was the son ...

, New Zealand rower *

Sean Denison Sean Morgan Denison (born August 26, 1985) is a Canadian professional basketball player. He ended up in seventh place with the Canada national men's basketball team at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A physics student at t ...

(born 1985), Canadian basketball player *

Robert Denison Robert Denison (1697–1766) was a soldier and political figure in Connecticut and Nova Scotia. He was elected to the Connecticut General Assembly in 1737, 1742, 1751 and 1756. He was a leader of the New England Planters who settled Nova Scotia ...

(1697–1765), soldier and political figure in Connecticut and Nova Scotia *

Walter Denison Walter Denison (10 November 1870 – 2 October 1954) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player who won a gold medal in the men's pair at the Lawn bowls at the 1938 British Empire Games, 1938 British Empire Games. Early life Born in Auckland on 10 No ...

, New Zealand lawn bowler *

William Denison Sir William Thomas Denison (3 May 1804 – 19 January 1871) was Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land from 1847 to 1855, Governor of New South Wales from 1855 to 1861, and Governor of Madras from 1861 to 1866. According to Perciva ...

(1804–1871), Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land, 1847–1855, and Governor of New South Wales, 1855–1861 Given name: * Denison Bollay (born 1952), software engineer * Denison Cabral (born 1974), midfielder for the Baltimore Blast * Denison Miller (1860–1923), first governor of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia * Denison Olmsted (1791–1859), American physicist and astronomer *

Denison Witmer Denison Witmer is an American singer-songwriter from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. His first release, in 1995, was a cassette titled ''My Luck, My Love''. He has since released six studio LPs; two live albums, a cover album (''Recover ...

, indie singer-songwriter

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