Darnell

Darnell is a masculine given name and a surname. The surname refers to a group of people in medieval ages who grew a plant called Darnel, which had intoxicatory properties. The surname is of English and French origin. It may refer to one of the following people:

Given name

Darnell

• Darnell Bing (born 1984), American footballer
• Darnell Bristol, songwriter and former member of The Deele
• Darnell Clash (born 1962), American football player
• Darnell Coles (born 1962), American baseball player, third baseman & outfielder
• Darnell Dinkins (born 1977), American footballer
• Darnell Dockett (born 1981), American footballer
• Darnell Ferguson (born 1987), American chef and restaurateur
• Darnell Hillman (born 1949), American basketball player
• Darnell Hunt (born 1962), American sociologist
• Darnell Johnson (born 1998), English football (soccer) player
• Darnell King (born 1990), American soccer player
• Darnell Martin (born 1964), African-American film director
• Darnell McDonald (born 1978), American baseball player
• Darnell Mooney (born 1997), American football player
• Darnell Nurse (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player
• Darnell Savage (born 1997), American football player
• Darnell Swallow, a contestant on the 2008 series of Big Brother (UK)
• Darnell Valentine (born 1959), American basketball player
• Darnell Washington (born 2001), American football player
• Darnell Keith Washington (born 1988), American criminal
• Darnell Williams (born 1955), American actor
• Darnell Wilson (born 1974), American boxer
• Darnell Wright (born 2001), American football player

Darnelle

• Darnelle Bailey-King (born 1997), English footballer

As a surname

• Billy Darnell (1926–2007), American professional wrestler
• Bruce Darnell (born 1957), American model and choreographer
• Colleen Darnell (born 1980), American Egyptologist
• Eric Darnell (born 1961), American film director
• Erik Darnell (born 1982), American stock car racing driver
• Gary Darnell (born 1948), American College football player and coach
• James E. Darnell, American biologist
• Jean Darnell (1889–1961), American silent film actress
• John Coleman Darnell (born 1962), American Egyptologist
• Kylan Darnell, American beauty pageant winner and internet celebrity
• Larry Darnell (1928–1983), American singer
• Linda Darnell (1923–1965), American film actress
• Mike Darnell (born 1962), American television executive
• Nicholas Henry Darnell (1807–1885), American politician
• Regna Darnell (born 1943), American-Canadian anthropologist and professor
• Riley Darnell (1940–2020), American politician
• Robert B. Darnell (born 1957), American biologist

Fictional characters

• Darnell Fetzervalve, a character from the American stop motion comedy television series Buddy Thunderstruck, voiced by Ted Raimi
• Darnell Turner, a character from the American television show My Name Is Earl, played by Eddie Steeples
• Darnelle, a character from the 2005 film Beauty Shop, played by Keshia Knight Pulliam
• Darnelle, a character from the Xena: Warrior Princess episode, "The Dirty Half Dozen", played by Charles Mesure
• Darnell, a Newgrounds character created by Tom Fulp.

Places

Darnell may also refer to;

• Darnell, Ohio, an unincorporated community
• Darnell Town, Virginia, a community in the United States