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Denton is an English surname. It refers to someone from the location Denton, of which there are several, including in
Yorkshire ,
Kent ,
Lancashire ,
Norfolk , and
Lincolnshire .
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Notable persons with this surname
Andrew Denton (born 1960), Australian media personality
Daniel Denton (c. 1626 – 1703), early American colonist and writer
Denice Denton (1959–2006), American academician
George Chardin Denton (1851–1928), British colonial governor
George H. Denton (born 1939), American geologist and glaciologist
George K. Denton (1864–1926), American politician
James Denton (actor) (born 1963), American film and television actor
Jeremiah Denton (1924–2014), American politician (former U.S. Senator, R-AL)
Jim Denton , rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s
John B. Denton (1806–1841), American preacher, lawyer, soldier
John Bailey Denton (1814–1893), English surveyor, and civil engineer
Kit Denton (1928–1997), Australian author
Mary Florence Denton (1857–1947), American educator in Japan
Michael Denton (born 1943), British-Australian biochemist
Nancy Denton , American sociologist
Nick Denton (born 1966), founder of Gawker Media
Randy Denton (born 1949), American basketball player
Richard Denton (1586–1662), Founded one of the first Presbyterian churches in America
Sandra Denton (born 1964), American/Jamaican hip hop artist and part of Salt n Pepa
Sherman Foote Denton (1854–1937), American naturalist and illustrator
Trevor Denton , English rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s
Will Denton (born 1990), American actor
William Denton (geologist) (1823-1883), occultist preacher and writer
Winfield K. Denton (1896–1971), American politician
In fiction :
JC Denton , the main character in the video game Deus Ex
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