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Dinny

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Dinny is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

  • Dinny Allen (born 1952), retired Gaelic football manager and former dual player
  • Dinny Barry-Murphy (1904–1973), famous Irish sportsperson
  • Dinny Cahill (born 1952), Irish hurling manager and former player
  • Dinny Campbell or John Campbell (rugby) (1889–1966), national representative for Australia in rugby union
  • Chuck "Dinny" Dinsmore or Charles Dinsmore (1903–1982), Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Dinny Doyle or Denis Doyle (born 1900), Irish football wing half
  • Dinny Falvey, Gaelic footballer from Annascaul in County Kerry
  • Dinny Hannon, Irish footballer who played as an inside-right
  • Dinny Kelleher (born 1902), Australian rules footballer
  • Dinny Lacey (1890–1923), Irish Republican Army officer during the Irish War of Independence
  • Dinny Long (born 1949), Irish retired sportsperson
  • Dinny Love or Eden Love (1909–1991), Australian Rugby Union player
  • Dinny Lowry (born 1935), Irish soccer player
  • Dinny Lutge or Denis Lutge (1879–1953), pioneer Australian rugby league and rugby union player
  • Dinny McGinley (born 1945), Irish Fine Gael politician
  • Dinny McNamara (1905–1963), American football and baseball player and coach
  • Dinny Meehan (1889–1920), the leader of the White Hand Gang in the 1910s
  • Dinny O'Brien or Denis O'Brien (1898–1942), veteran of the Easter Rising, the Irish War of Independence, and the Irish Civil War
  • Dinny Pails (1921–1986), former Australian tennis champion
  • Denis Ryan (footballer) (1916–1980), Australian rules footballer
  • Dinny Ryan (hurler) (1927–2009), Irish hurler for Tipperary

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