Denker is a Dutch and German noun meaning "thinker". Notable people with the surname include: *

Arnold Denker Arnold Sheldon Denker (February 21, 1914 – January 2, 2005) was an American chess player and author. He was U.S. champion in 1944 and 1946. In later years he served in various chess organizations, receiving recognition from the United States ...

(1914–2005), American chess player *

Henry Denker Henry Denker (November 25, 1912 – May 15, 2012) was an American novelist and playwright. Biography Denker was born in New York, the son of a fur trader. After initially studying to be a rabbi, he change to the study of law and graduated fro ...

(1912–2012), American novelist and playwright *

Lydia Denker Lydia Norma Denker (born 25 December 1980, Germany) is an Australian-based pop singer-songwriter. Her second single, " One Perfect Day", was released in 2004, which peaked at No. 35 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In August 2006 Denker made the ...

(born 1982), German-Australian singer-songwriter *

Travis Denker Travis Norton Denker (born August 5, 1985) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants. Prior to playing professional baseball, Denker attended Brea Olinda High Sc ...

(born 1985), American baseball player Dencker *

Nils Dencker Nils Jonas Dencker (born 14 December 1953 in Lund) is a Swedish mathematician. Dencker earned his doctorate from Lund University in 1981 under supervision of Lars Hörmander, and is a professor of mathematics at Lund University. From 1981 until 1 ...

(born 1953), Swedish mathematician Denkers *

Dirk Denkers Dirk Denkers (born January 27, 1957) is a retired American soccer player who spent one season in both the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League as well as an unknown number in the American Soccer League. Denkers attende ...

, American soccer player

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