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:

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