# Darryl

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This article is about the name. For the 1985 science fiction film, see [D.A.R.Y.L.](/source/D.A.R.Y.L.).

**Darryl** is a given name, a variant spelling of [Darell](/source/Darell_(disambiguation)).[1] Variations of this name include: Daryl, Daryll, Darryll, and Darrel.[1][2]

## People

### Darryl

- [Darryl Brown (West Indian cricketer)](/source/Darryl_Brown_(West_Indian_cricketer)) (born 1973)
- [Darryl Brown (South African cricketer)](/source/Darryl_Brown_(South_African_cricketer)) (born 1983)
- [Darryl Byrd](/source/Darryl_Byrd) (born 1960), American former football player
- [Darryl Cunningham](/source/Darryl_Cunningham) (born 1960), English cartoonist (see also Daryl Cunningham below)
- [Darryl David](/source/Darryl_David) (born 1971), a member of the Singapore Parliament
- [Darryl Dawkins](/source/Darryl_Dawkins) (1957–2015), American National Basketball Association player
- [Darryl Dikarrna Brown](/source/Darryl_Dikarrna_Brown), Australian didgeridoo master
- [Darryl Drake](/source/Darryl_Drake) (1956–2019), American football coach and player
- [Darryl Fitzwater](/source/Darryl_Fitzwater) Bishop of the Missionary Diocese of All Saints in the Anglican Church in North America
- [Darryl George](/source/Darryl_George) (born 1993), Australian baseball player
- [Darryl Hamilton](/source/Darryl_Hamilton) (1964–2015), American Major League Baseball player
- [Darryl Hardy](/source/Darryl_Hardy) (born 1968), American former National Football League player
- [Darryl Henley](/source/Darryl_Henley) (born 1966), American former National Football League player convicted of drug trafficking and attempted murder
- [Darryl Hickman](/source/Darryl_Hickman) (born 1931), American actor and television executive
- [Darryl Hill](/source/Darryl_Hill_(disambiguation)), multiple people
- [D. L. Hughley](/source/D._L._Hughley) (born 1963), American actor, political commentator, radio host, author and stand-up comedian
- [Darryl Johnson (disambiguation)](/source/Darryl_Johnson_(disambiguation)), multiple people
- [Darryl Jones (disambiguation)](/source/Darryl_Jones_(disambiguation)), multiple people
- [Darryl Kile](/source/Darryl_Kile) (1968–2002), American Major League Baseball pitcher
- [Darryl Kurylo](/source/Darryl_Kurylo) (born 1965), American voice actor
- [Darryl Lewis](/source/Darryl_Lewis) (born 1961), American football player (see also Darryll Lewis below)
- [Darryl McDaniels](/source/Darryl_McDaniels) (born 1964), American musician, a founding member of the hip hop group Run–D.M.C.
- [Darryl Monroe](/source/Darryl_Monroe) (born 1986), basketball player in the [Israeli Basketball Premier League](/source/Israeli_Basketball_Premier_League)
- [Darryl Morris (American football)](/source/Darryl_Morris_(American_football)) (born 1990), American National Football League player
- [Darryl Pearce](/source/Darryl_Pearce) (1960–2025), Australian basketball player
- [Darryl Pinckney](/source/Darryl_Pinckney) (born 1953), American novelist, playwright and essayist
- [Darryl Sittler](/source/Darryl_Sittler) (born 1950), Canadian former National Hockey League player
- [Darryl De Sousa](/source/Darryl_De_Sousa) (born 1964 or 1965), American police officer
- [Darryl Stingley](/source/Darryl_Stingley) (1951–2007), American National Football League player who suffered a career-ending spinal cord injury
- [Darryl Strawberry](/source/Darryl_Strawberry) (born 1962), American former Major League Baseball outfielder
- [Darryl Sutter](/source/Darryl_Sutter) (born 1958), Canadian former National Hockey League player and head coach
- [Darryl Tapp](/source/Darryl_Tapp) (born 1984), American National Football League player
- [Darryl Williams (disambiguation)](/source/Darryl_Williams_(disambiguation)), several people
- [Darryl Wren](/source/Darryl_Wren) (born 1967), American former football player
- [Darryl F. Zanuck](/source/Darryl_F._Zanuck) (1902–1979), American film producer and studio executive

### Daryl

- [Daryl (magician)](/source/Daryl_(magician)) (1955–2017), American magician Daryl Easton
- [Daryl Beattie](/source/Daryl_Beattie) (born 1970), Australian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
- [Daryl Braithwaite](/source/Daryl_Braithwaite) (born 1949), Australian singer
- [Daryl Cunningham](/source/Daryl_Cunningham) (born 1960), former Australian rules footballer
- [Daryl Cumber Dance](/source/Daryl_Cumber_Dance) (born 1938), American academic
- [Daryl Myntia Daniels](/source/Daryl_Myntia_Daniels), American visual artist
- [Daryl Dellora](/source/Daryl_Dellora), Australian filmmaker
- [Daryl Dragon](/source/Daryl_Dragon) (1942–2019), American musician and songwriter, co-founder of the music duo Captain & Tennille
- [Daryl Gralka](/source/Daryl_Gralka) (born 1954), American professional tennis player
- [Daryl Haggard](/source/Daryl_Haggard), American-Canadian astronomer and associate professor
- [Daryl Hall](/source/Daryl_Hall) (born 1946), American singer, musician, songwriter and producer, co-founder of the music duo Hall & Oates
- [Daryl Hannah](/source/Daryl_Hannah) (born 1960), American actress and environmental activist
- [Daryl Hoole](/source/Daryl_Hoole) (born 1934), American author
- [Daryl Janmaat](/source/Daryl_Janmaat) (born 1989), Dutch footballer
- [Daryl Johnston](/source/Daryl_Johnston) (born 1966), American National Football League commentator and former player
- [Daryl Katz](/source/Daryl_Katz) (born 1961), Canadian billionaire businessman and philanthropist
- [Daryl Kerrigan](/source/Daryl_Kerrigan), Irish-born American fashion-designer
- [Daryl Koehn](/source/Daryl_Koehn) (born 1955), American philosopher
- [Daryl Lindsay](/source/Daryl_Lindsay) (1889–1976), Australian artist
- [Daryl Macon](/source/Daryl_Macon) (born 1995), American basketball player for [Maccabi Tel Aviv](/source/Maccabi_Tel_Aviv_B.C.) of the [Israeli Basketball Premier League](/source/Israeli_Basketball_Premier_League)
- [Daryl Mack](/source/Daryl_Mack) (1958–2006), American convicted murderer
- [Daryl Mitchell](/source/Daryl_Mitchell_(disambiguation)), multiple people
- [Daryl Morey](/source/Daryl_Morey) (born 1972), American sports executive
- [Daryl Murphy](/source/Daryl_Murphy) (born 1983), Irish footballer
- [Daryl Ong](/source/Daryl_Ong) (born 1987), Filipino singer
- [Daryl Roth](/source/Daryl_Roth) (born 1944), American theatre producer
- [Daryl Sabara](/source/Daryl_Sabara) (born 1992), American actor
- [Daryl Schmitt](/source/Daryl_Schmitt), American politician
- [Daryl Janet Shandro](/source/Daryl_Janet_Shandro), Canadian politician
- [Daryl Somers](/source/Daryl_Somers) (born 1951), Australian entertainer
- [Daryl Joy Walters](/source/Daryl_Joy_Walters), American politician
- [Daryl Watts](/source/Daryl_Watts) (born 1999), Canadian ice hockey player
- [Daryl Williams (disambiguation)](/source/Daryl_Williams_(disambiguation)), several people

### Daryll

- [Daryll Clark](/source/Daryll_Clark) (born 1986), football quarterback
- [Daryll Cullinan](/source/Daryll_Cullinan) (born 1967), former South African cricketer
- [Daryll Hill](/source/Daryll_Hill) (born 1982), American former basketball player
- [Daryll Jones](/source/Daryll_Jones) (born 1962), American former National Football League player
- [Daryll Neita](/source/Daryll_Neita) (born 1996), British sprinter
- [Daryll Reddington](/source/Daryll_Reddington) (born 1972), New Zealand cricketer

### Darryll

- [Darryll Holland](/source/Darryll_Holland) (born 1972), English jockey
- [Darryll Lewis](/source/Darryll_Lewis) (born 1968), American former National Football League player

## Fictional characters

Alpha by surname

- Darryl, a Brawler in *[Brawl Stars](/source/Brawl_Stars)*
- Darryl, two brothers on the American television series *[Newhart](/source/Newhart)*
- Daryl, the main character in the 1985 [science fiction](/source/Science_fiction_film) movie [D.A.R.Y.L.](/source/D.A.R.Y.L.)
- Daryl, a character in the movie 2021 American anthology horror movie *[Bad Candy](/source/Bad_Candy#Cast)*
- Sheriff Daryl Blubs, a character in *[Gravity Falls](/source/Gravity_Falls)*
- [Darryl Braxton](/source/Darryl_Braxton), on the Australian soap opera *Home and Away*
- Daryl Coopersmith, a character in the 1987 American teen movie *[Adventures in Babysitting](/source/Adventures_in_Babysitting#Cast)*
- Darrel "Darry" Curtis, a character in the 1967 coming-of-age novel *[The Outsiders](/source/The_Outsiders_(novel)#Greasers)*
- [Daryl Dixon](/source/Daryl_Dixon), on the American television series *The Walking Dead*
- [Darryl MacPherson](/source/Baby_Blues_(comic_strip)#Main_family_(MacPhersons)), a character from the [comic strip](/source/Baby_Blues_(comic_strip)) and 2000–2002 TV series *[Baby Blues](/source/Baby_Blues_(American_TV_series))*
- Darryl Jenks, a character in the 1988 American romantic comedy film *[Coming to America](/source/Coming_to_America#Cast)*
- [Darryl McGee](/source/Darryl_McGee), a character in *[The Ghost and Molly McGee](/source/The_Ghost_and_Molly_McGee)*
- [Darryl Morris (Charmed)](/source/Darryl_Morris_(Charmed)), on the American television series *Charmed*
- [Darryl Morton](/source/Darryl_Morton), on the British soap opera *Coronation Street*
- [Darryl Philbin](/source/Darryl_Philbin), on the American television series *The Office*
- Daryl Tanaka, a character in the 1994 American coming-of-age comedy-drama movie *[My Girl 2](/source/My_Girl_2#Cast)*

## Other uses

- *[D.A.R.Y.L.](/source/D.A.R.Y.L.)*, a 1985 science fiction film
- *[Daryl](/source/Dan_Harmon#Baby_doll_video)*, a controversial 2009 comedy skit by Dan Harmon

## See also

- [Darla (disambiguation)](/source/Darla_(disambiguation))

## References

1. Turner, Barbara Kay (1994). [*The Very Best Book of Baby Names*](https://archive.org/details/verybestbookofba00turn/page/226/mode/2up). [Berkley Books](/source/Berkley_Books). p. 227. ISBN 0-425-14130-6.

1. Rose, Margaret (2005). [*Baby Names For Dummies*](https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Baby_Names_For_Dummies/fI2q9H-b69AC?hl=en&gbpv=1). [Wiley](/source/Wiley_(publisher)). p. 176. ISBN 978-0-764-54340-1.

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