Denmark (name) explained

Denmark is a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name are as follows:

Surname

• Annie Dove Denmark (1887–1974), American music educator
• Erik Denmark (born c. 1980), American competitive eater
• Leila Denmark (1898–2012), American pediatrician
• Robert Denmark (born 1968), British middle- and long-distance runner
• Scott E. Denmark, American organic chemist
• Stephen Denmark (born 1996), American football player

Given name

• Denmark Vesey (c. 1767–1822), North American slave (later freedman) and instigator of a slave revolt
• Denmark Vessey (born 1984), American rapper and record producer