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Denver

Denver, the capital and largest city of Colorado, the Mile High City, founded November 22, 1858 as a gold-rush town at Cherry Creek and the South Platte River and named for Kansas territorial governor James W. Denver.

Denver Broncos

Denver Broncos, NFL AFC West franchise founded 1960 as AFL charter member; three Super Bowl titles (XXXII, XXXIII, 50), eight appearances, 16 AFC West crowns, coached by Sean Payton since 2023.

Denver International Airport

Denver International Airport is the primary airport for Denver, Colorado, opened in 1995 on a 53-square-mile site, now the fourth-busiest airport in the United States.

Denver metropolitan area

Denver metropolitan area (Denver-Aurora-Centennial MSA): Colorado region around Denver including Aurora and Lakewood; roughly 3 million people in 2024, 2.8% growth since 2020, planned by DRCOG under Metro Vision.

Denver Millennium Bridge

The Denver Millennium Bridge is a cable-stayed pedestrian bridge completed in 2002, carrying the 16th Street pedestrian mall over railroad tracks near Denver Union Station.

Denver Nuggets

Denver Nuggets: NBA Western Conference team founded in Denver in 1967 (ABA Larks/Rockets), joined NBA 1976-77, plays at Ball Arena, won its first NBA championship in 2023 behind Nikola Jokic.

Denver Pioneers ski team

Denver Pioneers ski team: University of Denver's NCAA Division I alpine and Nordic skiing program, RMISA member. Record 24 NCAA team titles, first won in 1954 under Willy Schaeffler; alpine coach Joonas Rasanen since 2021.

Denver Pyle

Denver Pyle (Denver Dell Pyle, 1920-1997), American character actor, played Uncle Jesse on The Dukes of Hazzard, Briscoe Darling on The Andy Griffith Show, and Frank Hamer in Bonnie and Clyde; over 200 TV appearances, mostly Westerns.

Denver Summit FC

Denver Summit FC is Colorado's NWSL women's soccer club, the league's 16th franchise, awarded January 30, 2025 for a record $110 million fee; named by fan vote, it debuted in 2026 at Centennial Stadium.

Denver Union Station

Denver Union Station is a multimodal rail and bus hub in Denver's LoDo district, serving Amtrak, RTD commuter and light rail, and buses, rebuilt around the historic 1914 terminal.

Denver Zephyrs

Denver Zephyrs, Denver Triple-A baseball team 1984-1992 in the American Association at Mile High Stadium, formerly the Denver Bears, affiliated with the White Sox, Reds, and Brewers, won the 1991 Triple-A Classic, relocated to become the New Orleans Zephyrs.

Denver–Julesburg Basin

The Denver–Julesburg Basin, shortened to DJ Basin and also called the Denver Basin, is a Laramide-age petroleum basin underlying eastern Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Kansas.

Denville Hall

Denville Hall is a residential and nursing care home in Northwood, London, opened in 1926 by Alfred Denville MP as a haven for retired actors and actresses.

Denyce Lawton

Denyce Lawton (Denise-Marie Lawton, born 1978, Seoul) is a Korean-American actress, producer, and author known as Dana Carter on House of Payne, Sheila Willis on The Hot Zone: Anthrax, and The R&B Memoirs novels.

Denyen

The Denyen, also known as the Danuna, were one of the Sea Peoples whom Ramesses III claimed to defeat around 1177 BCE, possibly settled in Cilicia.

Denys Finch Hatton

Denys Finch Hatton (1887–1931), Hon. Denys George Finch Hatton, English aristocrat, farmer and white hunter in Kenya; Karen Blixen's lover, model for Out of Africa, killed in a Gipsy Moth crash near Voi.

Denys Hotfrid

Denys Hotfrid (Денис Рудольфович Готфрід), born 1975 in Magnitogorsk, is a retired Ukrainian weightlifter, 1996 Olympic bronze medalist at 99 kg, and 1999 and 2002 world champion in the 105 kg class, later coaching his wife Anastasiia Hotfrid for Georgia.

Denys Kushnirov

Denys Kushnirov (Денис В'ячеславович Кушніров), Ukrainian sport shooter born 1992; 2010 Youth Olympic gold in 10 m air pistol, 19th at London 2012 Olympics, 2022 world team silver in 25 m rapid fire pistol.

Denys Makarov

Denys Makarov is a Ukrainian-born materials scientist working on curvilinear magnetism and flexible magnetoelectronics, head of the Intelligent Materials and Systems department at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf since 2019.

Denys Maslov

Denys Maslov is a Ukrainian politician of the Servant of the People party who has served as Minister of Justice of Ukraine since 2026, after chairing parliament's legal policy committee.

Denys Prokopenko (Денис Геннадійович Прокопенко)

Denys Prokopenko (Денис Прокопенко), call sign Redis, Ukrainian National Guard brigadier general commanding 1st Corps Azov; Hero of Ukraine 2022, Azovstal commander, former Russian captive.

Denys Shmyhal (Денис Анатолійович Шмигаль)

Denys Shmyhal (Денис Шмигаль), born 1975 in Lviv, Ukrainian economist and politician; longest-serving Prime Minister of Ukraine (2020–2025, 1,960 days), later Minister of Defence (2025) and First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy (2026).

Denys Sichynsky

Denys Sichynsky (Денис Січинський; 1865–1909) was a Ukrainian composer, choral conductor, and teacher, regarded as the first professionally trained Ukrainian composer in Galicia and known for the anthem-like song "Ne pora" and the opera Roksoliana.

Denys Uliutin

Denys Uliutin is a Ukrainian politician and finance specialist serving as Minister of Social Policy, Family and Unity of Ukraine, reappointed on July 16, 2026.

Denys Wilkinson

Sir Denys Haigh Wilkinson (1922–2016) was a British experimental nuclear physicist who tested isospin rules, invented the Wilkinson analog-to-digital converter, and later served as Vice-Chancellor of Sussex.

Denza B5

The Denza B5, also known as the Fangchengbao Bao 5 (豹5) or Leopard 5, is a five-seat plug-in hybrid off-road SUV built by BYD, launched in China in November 2023.

Denza B8

The Denza B8, sold in China as the Fangchengbao Bao 8 (方程豹 豹8), is a full-size seven-seat plug-in hybrid off-road SUV built by BYD Auto and launched in November 2024.

Denza N8L

The Denza N8L (腾势N8L) is a large six-seat luxury SUV from Denza, BYD's premium brand, launched in China in October 2025 as a plug-in hybrid.

Denza N9 (腾势)

The Denza N9 (腾势N9) is a full-size six-seat plug-in hybrid luxury SUV produced by Denza, BYD's premium brand; launched in China in March 2025, it is Denza's flagship SUV.

Denza Z (腾势Z)

The Denza Z (腾势Z) is an all-electric four-seat supercar from Denza, BYD's premium brand, revealed in 2026 with a three-motor powertrain rated at 1,180 kW.