Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the

Greco-Roman The Greco-Roman civilization (; also Greco-Roman culture; spelled Graeco-Roman in the Commonwealth), as understood by modern scholars and writers, includes the geographical regions and countries that culturally—and so historically—were di ...

name

Dionysius The name Dionysius (; el, Διονύσιος ''Dionysios'', "of Dionysus"; la, Dionysius) was common in classical and post-classical times. Etymologically it is a nominalized adjective formed with a -ios suffix from the stem Dionys- of the name ...

, via one of the Christian saints named Dionysius. The name came from

Dionysus In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (; grc, Διόνυσος ) is the god of the grape-harvest, winemaking, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, festivity, and theatre. The Romans ...

, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by

wine Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are m ...

, which is sometimes said to be derived from the Greek Dios (Διός, "of

Zeus Zeus or , , ; grc, Δῐός, ''Diós'', label=Genitive case, genitive Aeolic Greek, Boeotian Aeolic and Doric Greek#Laconian, Laconian grc-dor, Δεύς, Deús ; grc, Δέος, ''Déos'', label=Genitive case, genitive el, Δίας, ''D� ...

") and Nysos or Nysa (Νῦσα), where the young god was raised. Dionysus (or Dionysos; also known as Bacchus in Roman mythology and associated with the Italic

Liber In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Liber ( , ; "the free one"), also known as Liber Pater ("the free Father"), was a god of viticulture and wine, male fertility and freedom. He was a patron deity of Rome's plebeians and was part of the ...

), the

Thracian The Thracians (; grc, Θρᾷκες ''Thrāikes''; la, Thraci) were an Indo-European speaking people who inhabited large parts of Eastern and Southeastern Europe in ancient history.. "The Thracians were an Indo-European people who occupied t ...

god of wine, represents not only the intoxicating power of wine, but also its social and beneficent influences. He is viewed as the promoter of civilization, a lawgiver, and lover of peace—as well as the patron deity of both agriculture and the theater. Dionysus is a god of mystery religious rites, such as those practiced in honor of

Demeter In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Demeter (; Attic: ''Dēmḗtēr'' ; Doric: ''Dāmā́tēr'') is the Olympian goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over crops, grains, food, and the fertility of the earth. Although s ...

and

Persephone In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Persephone ( ; gr, Περσεφόνη, Persephónē), also called Kore or Cora ( ; gr, Κόρη, Kórē, the maiden), is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She became the queen of the underworld after ...

Eleusis Elefsina ( el, Ελευσίνα ''Elefsina''), or Eleusis (; Ancient Greek: ''Eleusis'') is a suburban city and Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in the West Attica regional unit of Greece. It is situated about northwest ...

near Athens. In the Thracian mysteries, he wears the "bassaris" or fox-skin, symbolizing new life. (See also Maenads.) A mediaeval Latinised form of the Anglo-Norman surname ''Le Denys'' was ''Dacus'', which correctly meant

Dacia Dacia (, ; ) was the land inhabited by the Dacians, its core in Transylvania, stretching to the Danube in the south, the Black Sea in the east, and the Tisza in the west. The Carpathian Mountains were located in the middle of Dacia. It thus r ...

n, but when the Vikings were about was often used to mean "Danish" or "The Dane". The name became modernised as Denys, then later as Dennis. Alternative forms and spellings of the name include

Denis Denis may refer to: People * Saint Denis of Paris, 3rd-century Christian martyr and first bishop of Paris * Denis the Areopagite, Biblical figure * Denis, son of Ampud (died 1236), baron in the Kingdom of Hungary * Denis the Carthusian (1402–14 ...

, Denys, Dennys, Denish, Deon, Deonne, Deonte, and Dion, Dionice.

Diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...

forms include Den, Dennoh, Deno, Denny, Deny and Deen. The name Sydenie (alternate spellings: Sydney or

Sidney Sidney may refer to: People * Sidney (surname), English surname * Sidney (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Sidney (footballer, born 1972), full name Sidney da Silva Souza, Brazilian football defensive midfielder * ...

) may derive from a village in Normandy called Saint-Denis. A medieval diminutive was Dye, from which the names Dyson and

Tyson Tyson is a male given name of old French origin meaning 'high-spirited', 'fire'. It is from this that a surname arose 'son of Tyson'. Surname *Alan Tyson (1926–2000), British musicologist *Barbara Tyson (born 1964), Canadian actress *Bill Tyso ...

are derived. Dennis is a very popular

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

, Irish and

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

name, common throughout the

English-speaking world Speakers of English are also known as Anglophones, and the countries where English is natively spoken by the majority of the population are termed the '' Anglosphere''. Over two billion people speak English , making English the largest languag ...

. Denis is a very popular

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

name, common throughout the

Francophone French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the l ...

world, but is also a common

, Irish,

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

, Italian, Dutch, Croatian,

Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

, Russian,

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

ian, Bosnian, and

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

name. ''Dionizy'' is the

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

version of the name. ''Dionigi'' and ''Dionisio'' are the Italian versions of the name. The Irish name

Donnchadh Donnchadh () is a masculine given name common to the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages. It is composed of the elements ''donn'', meaning "brown" or "dark" from Donn a Gaelic God; and ''chadh'', meaning "chief" or "noble". The name is also written ...

may be anglicised as ''Denis'', but has a different origin and is in fact related to the name

Duncan Duncan may refer to: People * Duncan (given name), various people * Duncan (surname), various people * Clan Duncan * Justice Duncan (disambiguation) Places * Duncan Creek (disambiguation) * Duncan River (disambiguation) * Duncan Lake (d ...

. Feminine versions of the name include: Denise, Denisa, Deni, Denice, Deniece, Dione, and Dionne.

Variants

* Dānnísī (丹尼斯):

Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of va ...

* Dénes,

Dienes Dienes may refer to: * Dienes (surname), including a list of people with the name * the plural of diene In organic chemistry a diene ( ) (diolefin ( ) or alkadiene) is a covalent compound that contains two double bonds, usually among carbon at ...

, Gyenis, Gyenes: Hungarian * Denis:

, Bosnian,

(Денис), Croatian, Czech,

, Italian,

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ...

(Денис),

, Portuguese,

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

, Russian (Денис),

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian () – also called Serbo-Croat (), Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), and Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS) – is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and ...

(also Денис), Slovak, Slovene * Deniseu (데니스): Korean * Deniss: Latvian * Denisu (デニス): Japanese * Denijs: Middle Dutch * Deniz:

Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

(''actual meaning is

sea The sea, connected as the world ocean or simply the ocean, is the body of salty water that covers approximately 71% of the Earth's surface. The word sea is also used to denote second-order sections of the sea, such as the Mediterranean Sea, ...

'') * Dêniz: Portuguese (''Brazilian'') * Dennis:

, Dutch,

, Norwegian,

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

* Denny:

* Denys (Денис):

* Dinis, Diniz, Dionísio: Portuguese * Dion:

(''medieval diminutive''), Greek (''diminutive'': Δίων) * Dionigi: Italian * Dionís:

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

* Dionise, Dionisie:

* Dionisije (Дионисије):

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

* Dionisio: Italian, Spanish * Dionisos (Դիոնիսոս):

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

* Dionizy; Dionizjusz (archaic):

* Dionysios (Διονύσιος): Greek * Dionýz: Slovak * Diviš: Czech * Dzianis (Дзяніс):

* Genis (Генис): Udmurt * Tõnis:

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

...

People with the given name Dennis

Dennis Albaugh Dennis Ray Albaugh (born 1949 or 1950) is an American billionaire businessman, and the founder and chairman of Albaugh LLC, a pesticide and fertilizer company. He is a car collector, especially Chevrolets, and owns one of the biggest collections ...

(born 1949/50), American billionaire, founder and chairman of Albaugh LLC * Dennis Alexio, American kickboxer * Dennis Aogo, German footballer *

Dennis Bergkamp Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (; born 10 May 1969) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. Originally a wide midfielder, Bergkamp was moved to main striker and then to second striker, where he remained throughout his playing ...

, Dutch footballer *

Dennis Blake Dennis Anthony Blake (born 6 September 1970 in Saint Elizabeth Parish) is a retired male sprinter from Jamaica. He is a two-time Olympian, winning the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he ran in the qualifyin ...

, Jamaican track and field athlete *

Dennis C. Bottorff Dennis C. Bottorff (born 1944) is an American businessman, banker and philanthropist. As chairman and chief executive officer of the First American Corporation, he was responsible for its merger with the AmSouth Bancorporation. He served as the ch ...

, American business executive. * Dennis Brain, English virtuoso horn player *

Dennis Brinkmann Dennis Brinkmann (born 22 November 1978 in Essen) is a German football coach and former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Defensive, defensive midfielder. Life In his youth, Brinkmann played for various cl ...

, German footballer and manager * Dennis Brunod, Italian ski mountaineer and skyrunner *

Dennis Buschening Dennis Buschening ( th, เดนนิส บุสเชนิ่ง; born 2 March 1991) is a German-Thai professional footballer who as a forward. Club career Buschening learned to play football in the youth departments of Eintracht Frankfu ...

, German-Thai professional footballer *

Dennis Cagara Dennis Mengoy Cagara (born 19 February 1985) is a retired Danish–Filipino professional association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left back. He represents the Philippines national football team, P ...

, Danish footballer *

Dennis Chambers Dennis Milton Chambers (born May 9, 1959) is an American drummer. He was inducted into the ''Modern Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 2001. Early life Chambers was born on May 9, 1959. He began drumming at the age of four years, and was gigging in Bal ...

, American drummer *

Dennis Clifford Dennis Clifford (born February 29, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who plays the center position. College career Clifford played college basketball for Boston College. He was named team captain after his sophomore year. As ...

, American basketball player *

Dennis Cole Dennis Cole (July 19, 1940 – November 15, 2009) was an American actor in film and television. A familiar face on the screen during the 1960s and 1970s, Cole made guest appearances in numerous television series. After the 1991 murder of Jo ...

, American actor * Dennis Coles, American rapper known as

Ghostface Killah Dennis Coles (born May 9, 1970), better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and a member of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of ''Enter the Wu-Tang (36 C ...

Dennis Daley Dennis Daley (born August 7, 1996) is an American football offensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina. Professional career Carolina Panthers Daley was draft ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Dennis Danell Dennis Eric Danell (June 24, 1961 – February 29, 2000) was an American musician, guitarist and co-founding member of the Southern California punk rock band Social Distortion. Biography Danell joined Social Distortion in 1979 while he and ...

, guitarist with band Social Distortion * Dennis Day (1942–2018), American murder victim *

Dennis Delane Dennis Delane (died April 1750) was an Irish stage actor who appeared for many years at the leading London theatres. Beginnings in Dublin Delane was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and originally intended to become a lawyer.Highfill, Burni ...

, Irish actor * Dennis DeYoung, lead singer and keyboardist pop music group Styx *

Dennis Diekmeier Dennis Diekmeier (born 20 October 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for SV Sandhausen in the 2. Bundesliga. Coming through the ranks of Werder Bremen, Diekmeier moved to 1. FC Nürnberg in 2009. His form there ...

, German footballer *

Dennis Daugaard Dennis Martin Daugaard (born June 11, 1953) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 32nd governor of South Dakota from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was the first chief executive of a U.S. state to be the c ...

, American politician *

Dennis Eckersley Dennis Lee Eckersley (born October 3, 1954), nicknamed "Eck", is an American professional baseball pitcher and former color commentator. Between 1975 and 1998, he pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, ...

, American baseball player *

Dennis Eilhoff Dennis Eilhoff (born 31 July 1982) is a German former professional footballer who played as a football goalkeeper. Career Youth Born in Witten, West Germany, Eilhoff began his career with SC Delbrück in 1990. Four years later he played for TuS ...

, German footballer * Dennis Endras, German ice hockey goaltender * Dennis Erickson, American football head coach * Dennis Farina (1944–2013), American character actor *

Dennis Fentie Dennis G. Fentie (November 8, 1950 – August 30, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He was the seventh premier of Yukon and leader of the Yukon Party, serving from 2002 to 2011, as well as the MLA for Watson Lake. Before entering politics, Fe ...

, Canadian politician *

Dennis Ferrera Dennis Gustavo Ferrera (born December 3, 1980) is a retired Honduran football midfielder. Club career A holding midfielder, Ferrera started and played the majority of his career at hometown club Marathón in Liga Nacional de Honduras. He played ...

, Honduran footballer *

Dennis Foggia Dennis Foggia (born 7 January 2001) is an Italian motorcycle rider who is scheduled to compete in the 2023 Moto2 World Championship, riding for Italtrans Racing Team. He previously competed in Moto3, becoming the 2021 runner-up. Career Early ...

, Italian motorcycle rider * Dennis Franz, American actor *

Dennis Frederiksen Dennis Hardy "Fergie" Frederiksen (May 15, 1951 – January 18, 2014) was an American rock singer best known as the former lead singer of Trillion, Angel, LeRoux and Toto, as well as providing backing vocals for Survivor. He contributed to hit ...

(1951–2014), American singer * Dennis Gabor, Hungarian electrical engineer and inventor *

Dennis Gansel Dennis Gansel (born 4 October 1973) is a German film director, writer and actor . Life and career Gansel was born in 1973 in Hannover, West Germany, where he graduated from high school in 1993. Gansel worked in the festivals for film and televi ...

, German film director *

Dennis Gardeck Dennis Gardeck (born August 9, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at West Virginia State and Sioux Falls, where he was a nominee for the Harlon Hil ...

, American football player *

Dennis Gentenaar Dennis Gentenaar () (born 30 September 1975) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Germany. Career Gentenaar was born in Nijmegen. Coming from the amateur side ZOW, he made his prof ...

, Dutch footballer *

Dennis Gile Dennis "Joseph" Gile (born February 17, 1981) is a former American football quarterback who broke training camp with the New England Patriots in 2004, and who played two seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (C ...

, American football player *

Dennis González Dennis González, often credited Dennis Gonzalez (August 15, 1954March 15, 2022), was an American jazz trumpeter, artist, and educator from Texas. He hosted ''Miles Out'' on KERA-FM for over twenty years. Early life González was born in Abilen ...

, American jazz musician, poet and visual artist * Dennis Green, American football head coach * Dennis Grote, German footballer * Dennis Hapugalla (1930-2000), Sri Lankan Sinhala army brigadier *

Dennis Hastert John Dennis Hastert (; born January 2, 1942) is an American former politician and convicted felon who represented from 1987 to 2007 and served as the 51st speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. The longest-se ...

, American politician *

Dennis Havrilla Dennis Havrilla (born August 24, 1987) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Arizona Adrenaline of the Indoor Football League (IFL) in 2011. He played college football at ...

, American football player *

Dennis Hayden (actor) Dennis Hayden (born April 7, 1952) is an American actor, producer and writer, most famous for his role as Eddie, one of the main terrorists in the popular 1988 action film '' Die Hard''. Early life Dennis Hayden was one of five brothers and one ...

, American actor * Dennis Haysbert (born 1954), American actor *

Dennis Hopper Dennis Lee Hopper (May 17, 1936 – May 29, 2010) was an American actor, filmmaker and photographer. He attended the Actors Studio, made his first television appearance in 1954, and soon after appeared in ''Giant'' (1956). In the next ten years ...

(1936–2010), American actor, filmmaker and artist * Dennis Houston (born 1999), American football player *

Dennis James (disambiguation) Dennis James may refer to: * Dennis James (1917–1997), American actor and game show host * Dennis James (bodybuilder) (born 1969), African-American bodybuilder * Dennis James (musician) Dennis James (born 1950) is an American musician and histo ...

, several people *

Dennis Johnson Dennis Wayne Johnson (September 18, 1954 – February 22, 2007), nicknamed "DJ", was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, and Boston Celtics. He was a c ...

, American basketball player * Dennis Joseph, Malayalam scriptwriter and director *

Dennis Kimetto Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (born 22 January 1984) is a Kenyan long distance runner who competes in road running events. He was the world record holder in the men's marathon with a time of 2 hours 2 minutes 57 seconds, a record which he held until Eli ...

, Kenyan long-distance runner *

Dennis Kruppke Dennis Kruppke (born 1 April 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward. Career Kruppke was born in Münster. He joined Bundesliga side SC Freiburg from VfB Lübeck in 2003. He made his debut in the G ...

, German footballer *

Dennis Kucinich Dennis John Kucinich (; born October 8, 1946) is an American politician. A U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1997 to 2013, he was also a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States in 2004 and 2008. He ran for ...

, American politician *

Dennis Law Dennis Law Sau-yiu (born 19 February 1963) is a Hong Kong film producer, screenwriter, actor, director and presenter. He is the former chairman and executive director of Milkyway Image, and a founder of its subsidiary company Point of View Mo ...

(born 1963), Hong Kong film director * Denis Leary, American actor and comedian *

Dennis Lennon John Dennis Lennon (23 June 1918 – 16 April 1991) was a British architect, interior designer, and furniture designer. He was responsible for the interior design of the ''Queen Elizabeth 2'' and of 190-192 Sloane Street, London. Lennon worked ...

(1918–1991), British architect and interior designer *

Dennis Lillee Dennis Keith Lillee, (born 18 July 1949) is Australian retired cricketer rated as the "outstanding fast bowler of his generation".

, Australian cricketer * Dennis Lisk, German rapper known as

Denyo Dennis Lisk (born 1977 in Hamburg), also known as Denyo, Denyo 77, Dennis Deutschland and Dennis Dubplate, is a German soul and hip hop musician and radio presenter. He was also host of the German television series '' Cover My Song''. Music ...

Dennis Lo Dennis Yuk Ming Lo (, born 12 October 1963) is a Hong Kong molecular biologist, and an important contributor to the development of non-invasive prenatal testing. He is the current Associate Dean (Research) and Li Ka Shing Professor of Med ...

(born 1963), Hong Kong molecular biologist *

Dennis Lundy Dennis Leonard Lundy (born July 6, 1972) is a former American football running back who played one season in the National Football League with the Houston Oilers and Chicago Bears. He played college football at Northwestern University and attended ...

, American football player * Dennis Lynds, pseudonym of

Michael Collins (American author) Michael Collins is the best-known pseudonym of Dennis Lynds (January 15, 1924 – August 19, 2005), an American author who primarily wrote mystery fiction. Over four decades Lynds published some 80 novels and 200 short stories, in both myster ...

* Dennis Lyxzén, Swedish musician *

Dennis Miller Dennis Michael Miller (born November 3, 1953) is an American talk show host, political commentator, sports commentator, actor, and comedian. He was a cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1985 to 1991, and he subsequently hosted a stri ...

, American comedian and talk show host * Dennis Muilenburg (born 1964), American businessman, CEO of Boeing *

Dennis Nielsen Dennis Dean Nielsen is a retired United States Air Force Colonel who is most widely known for having participated in rescue effort of the United Airlines Flight 232 crash in Sioux City, Iowa in 1989. Born in Shelby, Iowa on February 5, 1947,

, American colonel and politician *

Dennis Nilsen Dennis Andrew Nilsen (23 November 1945 – 12 May 2018) was a Scottish serial killer and necrophile who murdered at least twelve young men and boys between 1978 and 1983 in London. Convicted at the Old Bailey of six counts of murder and two of ...

(1945–2018), Scottish serial killer *

Dennis Oli Dennis Chiedozie Oli (born 28 January 1984 in Newham, England) is an English footballer who plays for Grays Athletic in the Isthmian League North Division. He previously played for Queens Park Rangers, Gravesend & Northfleet, Farnborough Town, ...

, English footballer *

Dennis Patera Dennis Allen Patera (born October 17, 1945) is a former American football placekicker who played one season with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the 49ers in the seventeenth round of the 1968 NFL D ...

, American football player *

Dennis Paul Dennis Paul is an American engineer and politician. He serves as a Republican member for the 129th district of the Texas House of Representatives. Paul was born in Houston. He attended San Jacinto College and the University of Houston, where h ...

, American politician * Denis Payton, British musician, saxophonist of Dave Clark Five *

Dennis Prager Dennis Mark Prager (; born August 2, 1948) is an American conservative radio talk show host and writer. He is the host of the nationally syndicated radio talk show ''The Dennis Prager Show''. In 2009, he co-founded PragerU, which creates five-m ...

, American radio host * Denis Charles Pratt, birth name of British writer, raconteur and gay icon Quentin Crisp * Dennis Price, English actor * Dennis Quaid, American actor *

Dennis Rader Dennis Lynn Rader (born March 9, 1945) is an American serial killer known as BTK (an abbreviation he gave himself, for "bind, torture, kill"), the BTK Strangler or the BTK Killer. Between 1974 and 1991, he killed ten people in Wichita and Par ...

, American serial killer *

Dennis Ritchie Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie (September 9, 1941 – October 12, 2011) was an American computer scientist. He is most well-known for creating the C programming language and, with long-time colleague Ken Thompson, the Unix operating system and B p ...

, American computer scientist * Dennis Rodman, American basketball player *

Dennis Rommedahl Dennis Rommedahl (; born 22 July 1978) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a right winger. The second-most capped national player for Denmark, he appeared in 126 matches and scored 21 goals for his country, and was a member ...

, Danish footballer *

Dennis Sarfate Dennis Scott Sarfate (born April 9, 1981) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, and Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, Saitama Seibu L ...

(born 1981), American baseball player *

Dennis Schröder Dennis Schröder (; born September 15, 1993) is a German professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played for SG Braunschweig and Phantoms Braunschweig in Germany, befo ...

(born 1993), German basketball player *

Dennis Schulp Dennis Schulp (born 18 January 1978) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. Career Born in Amsterdam, North Holland, Schulp made his professional debut for Ajax on 27 March 1996 replacing Patrick Kluivert after 78 ...

, Dutch footballer *

Dennis Seidenberg Dennis Marvin Seidenberg (born 18 July 1981) is a Germans, German former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Carolina Hurricanes, Florida Panthers, New Y ...

, German ice hockey player *

Dennis Smith (disambiguation) Dennis Smith may refer to: Sports * Dennis Smith (American football) (born 1959), American football player * Dennis Smith (Australian footballer) (1939–2017), Australian footballer for Richmond * Dennis Smith (ice hockey) (born 1964), American i ...

, several people *

Dennis Souza Dennis Souza de Guedes, known as simply Dennis Souza (born 9 January 1980) is a former Brazilian footballer. Souza was signed by Barnsley in August 2007 following a trial with the club. He quickly became a fixture a centre-back, and an instant ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Dennis Stewart (judoka) Dennis C. Stewart (born 12 May 1960) is a retired male judoka from Great Britain, who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Judo career Stewart became a four times champion of Great Britain, winning the light-heavyweight ...

, British judoka * Dennis Taylor, Northern Irish snooker player * Dennis Tito, American engineer, multimillionaire and space tourist *

Dennis Tufano Dennis Stanley Joseph Tufano (born September 11, 1946) is the original lead singer of the 1960s rock group The Buckinghams, and has been a solo performer since the early 1980s. Biography Dennis Tufano was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended ...

(born 1946), American singer * Dennis Uy (born 1973), Chinese-Filipino businessman *

Dennis van der Geest Dennis van der Geest (; born 27 June 1975) is a Dutch judoka, who won the bronze medal in the men's heavyweight (+ 100 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was born in Haarlem, North Holland. In 2005, he became the world judo ...

, Dutch judoka * Dennis Waterman (1948–2022), English actor and singer * Dennis Weaver, American actor *

Dennis Wheatley Dennis Yeats Wheatley (8 January 1897 – 10 November 1977) was a British writer whose prolific output of thrillers and occult novels made him one of the world's best-selling authors from the 1930s through the 1960s. His Gregory Sallust series ...

, English author * Dennis Williams (born 1965), American basketball player * Dennis Wilson (1944–1983), American musician, co-founder of The Beach Boys * Dennis Wise, English footballer and manager

Fictional characters

* Dennis Creevey, minor character from ''Harry Potter'' * Dennis Finch, main character from ''Just Shoot Me'' * Dennis Loughran, aka Denisovich, from the 2015 animated sequel film '' Hotel Transylvania 2'' and its two sequels '' Hotel Transylvania 3: Monster Vacation'' and '' Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania'' is the young vampire/human hybrid son of vampire Mavis and human Johnathon. *

Dennis Nedry The following is a list of fictional characters from Michael Crichton's 1990 novel '' Jurassic Park'', its 1995 sequel '' The Lost World'', and their film adaptations, '' Jurassic Park'' (1993) and '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' (1997). Also ...

, character from ''Jurassic Park'' *

Dennis Reynolds Dennis Reynolds is a fictional character on the FX series ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' (2005–present), portrayed by Glenn Howerton, and created by Rob McElhenney, Howerton, and Charlie Day. He is the co-owner of Paddy's Pub, alongside ...

, main character from ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' *

Dennis Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius, via one of the Christian saints named Dionysius. The name came from Dionysus, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by wine, which is someti ...

, Stanley's talking pet goldfish in the Playhouse Disney animated show

Stanley Stanley may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film * ''Stanley'' (1984 film), an Australian comedy * ''Stanley'' (1999 film), an animated short * ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series) ...

Dennis Tanner Dennis Tanner is a Character (arts), fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by Philip Lowrie. The character was created by writer Tony Warren and was in ...

, character on

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

from its first episode in 1960 until 2014. * Dennis the Hitman, is

Plankton Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms found in Hydrosphere, water (or atmosphere, air) that are unable to propel themselves against a Ocean current, current (or wind). The individual organisms constituting plankton are called plankt ...

's bounty hunter and the secondary main villain from '' The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' (2004) * Dennis the Locomotive, minor character from ''Thomas and Friends'' *

Dennis the Menace (UK comics) ''Dennis the Menace and Gnasher'' (originally titled ''Dennis the Menace'' and currently titled ''Dennis and Gnasher)'' is a long-running comic strip in the British children's comic book, comic ''The Beano'', published by DC Thomson, of Dundee ...

in ''The Beano'' *

Dennis the Menace (U.S. comics) ''Dennis the Menace'' is a daily syndicated newspaper comic strip originally created, written, and illustrated by Hank Ketcham. The comic strip made its debut on March 12, 1951, in 16 newspapers and was originally distributed by Post-Hall Synd ...

, a daily syndicated newspaper comic strip whose eponymous protagonist is named Dennis Mitchell ** ''Dennis the Menace'' (film) (released in the United Kingdom as ''Dennis''), a 1993 live-action American family film based on the comic strip * Dennis, character from '' Far Cry 3'' * Dennis the Peasant, minor character from ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' * Dennis Duffy, a minor character from ''

30 Rock ''30 Rock'' is an American satirical sitcom television series created by Tina Fey that originally aired on NBC from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013. The series, based on Fey's experiences as head writer for ''Saturday Night Live'', takes ...

'' * "Phantom Dennis", Cordelia Chase's deceased roommate on ''

Angel In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include ...

'' * Dennis, the title character in the 2006 film ''

Love Belongs to Everyone ''Love Belongs to Everyone'' (original Dutch title: ''Dennis van Rita'', literally ''Dennis from Rita'') is a 2006 Flemish film directed by Hilde Van Mieghem and written by Hugo Van Laere. It stars Els Dottermans, Matthias Schoenaerts and Veerl ...

'' (released in Belgium as ''Dennis van Rita''), played by Matthias Schoenaerts * Dennis Lapman, character from ''

Final Destination 5 ''Final Destination 5'' is a 2011 American 3D supernatural horror film directed by Steven Quale and written by Eric Heisserer. It is the fifth installment in the ''Final Destination'' film series and a prequel to the first film. ''Final Dest ...

People with the surname Dennis

Aubrey Dennis Aubrey Dennis (born 27 May 1929) is a former South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for North-Eastern Transvaal from 1950 to 1955. A solid left-handed batsman who usually batted at number three, Dennis hit the first of his two ...

, South African cricketer *

Bill Dennis Bill Dennis (born December 9, 1935) is a former NASCAR driver and rookie of the year in the Winston Cup Series. Racing career Dennis made his debut at age 26 at the 1962 Capital City 300 in the No. 98 and finished 15th. After three part-time se ...

(born 1935), American NASCAR driver *

Bo Dennis Bo (nickname for birth name "Ysabeau") is the protagonist of ''Lost Girl'', the Canadian supernatural drama television series that premiered on Showcase on September 12, 2010, and ran for five seasons. Bo (aka Bo Dennis, surname of adoptive na ...

, star of Lost Girl *

C. J. Dennis Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis (7 September 1876 – 22 June 1938), better known as C. J. Dennis, was an Australian poet and journalist known for his best-selling verse novel ''The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke'' (1915). Alongside ...

, Australian poet *

Carl Dennis Carl Dennis (born September 17, 1939) is an American poet and educator. His book ''Practical Gods'' won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Life and work Born in St. Louis, Missouri, on September 17, 1939, Dennis attended Oberlin College and the ...

, American poet and educator *

Carolyn Dennis Carolyn Dennis (born April 12, 1954), sometimes known professionally as Carol Dennis or Carol Dennis-Dylan, is an American singer and actress best known for her work with and marriage to Bob Dylan. Career Dennis has also sung back-up for Wonderlo ...

, American singer and actor * Cathy Dennis, English singer-songwriter, record producer and actress *

Cecil Dennis Charles Cecil Dennis Jr (February 21, 1931 – April 22, 1980) was a Liberian political figure who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under President William Tolbert from 1973 until the 1980 Liberian coup d'état led by Samuel Doe. Along ...

, Liberian political figure who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs *

Charles Dennis Charles Dennis (born December 16, 1946) is an award-winning Canadian actor, playwright, journalist, author, director, and screenwriter. Background Dennis is the third son of Sam and Sade Dennis. He attended Cedarvale Public School, Vaughan Road ...

, Canadian actor, playwright, director and screenwriter * Cheri Dennis, American singer * Clare Dennis, Australian breaststroke swimmer *

David W. Dennis David Worth Dennis II (June 7, 1912 – January 6, 1999) was an American attorney and Republican United States Representative from Indiana from 1969 to 1975. Early life and education He was born in Washington, D.C. and was named for his grand ...

, American politician *

Derek Dennis Derek Dennis (born July 16, 1988) is an American professional gridiron football offensive lineman for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Temple. He has also been a member of the Miami Dol ...

, American football player *

Diana Dennis Diana Dennis (born July 21, 1951) is a former professional female bodybuilder from the United States. Biography Dennis began competing in local contests in 1981. Her earliest success was in mixed pairs competition (where couples do synchronize ...

, American female bodybuilder *

Eddie Dennis Edward Dennis (born 22 March 1986) is a Welsh professional wrestler, and former head teacher. He is most recently signed to WWE, where he performed in NXT UK under the name Eddie Dennis. Originally a mathematics teacher, Dennis retired from teac ...

, Welsh professional wrestler *

Elias Smith Dennis Elias Smith Dennis (December 4, 1812 – December 17, 1894) was a politician and soldier from the state of Illinois who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Early life and career Dennis was born in Newburgh, N ...

, American lawyer, politician and soldier * Elizabeth Salisbury Dennis, Australian plant molecular biologist *

Emmanuel Dennis Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis (born 15 November 1997) is a Nigerian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), striker for Premier League club Nottingham Forest and the Nigeria national football tea ...

, Nigerian football player * Eugene Dennis, American politician and leader of the Communist Party USA * Everette Dennis, American scholar * Felix Dennis, English magazine publisher and philanthropist *

Ferdinand Dennis Ferdinand Dennis (born 18 March 1956)"Ferdinand Dennis"
,

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, Jamaican-born writer, broadcaster, journalist *

Franklyn Dennis Franklyn Anthony Dennis (born 26 September 1947, in Jamaica) is a former cricketer for Canada. He played three One Day Internationals in the 1979 World Cup, as well as appearing for the country in the 1979 ICC Trophy tournament. In the World Cu ...

, Canadian cricketer * Gabriel Lafayette Dennis, Liberian politician *

Geoffrey Dennis Geoffrey Pomeroy Dennis (20 January 1892 – 15 May 1963) was an English diplomat and writer who won the Hawthornden Prize in 1930 for ''The End of the World''. His ''Bloody Mary's'' (1934) is an autobiographical account of a young schoolboy i ...

(1892–1963), English writer *

George Dennis (disambiguation) George Dennis may refer to: *George Dennis (explorer) George Dennis (21 July 1814 in Ash Grove, Hackney, Middlesex – 15 November 1898 in South Kensington, London) was a British explorer of Etruria; his written account and drawings of the ancie ...

, several people *

Hershel Dennis Hershel Henry Dennis IV (born July 12, 1984) is a former American football running back. He played college football as a student athlete at the University of Southern California. During his six-year career, the Trojans went 70–8 making Dennis ...

, American football player * Hugh Dennis, English actor, comedian, writer *

Jack Dennis Jack Bonnell Dennis (born October 13, 1931) is a computer scientist and Emeritus Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The work of Dennis in computer systems and computer languages is recognize ...

, American electrical engineer and computer scientist *

Jake Dennis Jake Dennis (born 16 June 1995) is a British racing driver who lives in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He currently competes in the Formula E World Championship with Avalanche Andretti Formula E. Early career Karting Dennis began his racing career i ...

, British Formula E driver *

John Dennis (disambiguation) John Dennis may refer to: *John Dennis (dramatist) (1658–1734), English dramatist * John Dennis (1771–1806), Maryland congressman *John Dennis (1807–1859), his son, Maryland congressman *John Stoughton Dennis (1820–1885), Canadian surveyor ...

, several people *

Kristian Dennis Kristian Dennis (born 12 March 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Carlisle United in the EFL League Two He began his career at Macclesfield Town, making his first-team debut in January 2008. However he was released in Ma ...

, English footballer *

Lawrence Dennis Lawrence Dennis (December 25, 1893 – August 20, 1977) was a mixed-race American diplomat, consultant and author. He advocated fascism in America after the Great Depression, arguing that liberal capitalism was doomed and one-party planning of ...

, American diplomat, consultant and author * Les Dennis, English comedian and actor *

Matt Dennis Matthew Loveland Dennis (February 11, 1914 – June 21, 2002) was an American singer, pianist, band leader, arranger, and writer of music for popular songs. Biography Dennis was born in Seattle, Washington, United States. His mother was a violi ...

, American singer and bandleader *

Morgan Dennis Morgan Dennis (1892 – October 22, 1960) was an American illustrator and author known primarily for his paintings of dogs. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Long Island, New York. He studied art with William Harry Warren Bickn ...

, American illustrator and author *

N. Dennis N. Dennis (23 January 1929 – 21 June 2013) was a Member of Parliament from Nagercoil constituency. He was elected six times to the Lok Sabha from Nagercoil constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1980, 1984, 1989 and 1991 el ...

(1929–2013), Indian politician * Nick Dennis, American actor *

Nigel Dennis Nigel Forbes Dennis (16 January 1912 – 19 July 1989) was an English writer, critic, playwright and magazine editor. Life Born at his grandfather's house in Surrey, England, Dennis was the son of Lt.-Col. Michael Frederic Beauchamp Dennis, DS ...

, English writer, critic, playwright and magazine editor * Patrick Dennis, American author *

Richard Dennis Richard J. Dennis, a commodities speculator once known as the "Prince of the Pit," was born in Chicago, in January, 1949. In the early 1970s, he borrowed $1,600 and reportedly made $350 million in about six years. When a futures trading fund und ...

, American commodities trader *

Robert J. Dennis Robert J. Dennis (a.k.a. Bob Dennis) is an American businessman. He served as the chairman, chief executive officer and president of Genesco. Early life Robert J. Dennis graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he received a bachelo ...

, American businessman, chairman and CEO of

Genesco Genesco Inc. is an American publicly owned specialty retailer of branded footwear and accessories and is a wholesaler of branded and licensed footwear based in Nashville, Tennessee. Through its various subsidiaries, Genesco operates more than 1,4 ...

* Ron Dennis, English former executive chairman of McLaren Automotive *

Roy L. Dennis Roy Lee "Rocky" Dennis (December 4, 1961 – October 4, 1978) was an American teenager who had craniodiaphyseal dysplasia, an extremely rare sclerotic bone disorder. The condition usually results in neurological disorders and death during ...

, American boy afflicted with craniodiaphyseal dysplasia *

R. W. G. Dennis Richard William George Dennis, PhD (13 July 1910 – 7 June 2003), was an English mycologist and plant pathologist. Background and education Dennis was born in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, the son of a schoolmaster. He was educated at Thornbury ...

, British mycologist *

Samuel Dennis Samuel Dennis (26 March 1870 – 28 January 1945) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he was educated at state schools before becoming a contractor and company director. He served on Northcote Council for 36 years before his e ...

(1870–1945), Australian politician * Samuel Dennis (academic), English academic administrator *

Samuel K. Dennis Samuel King Dennis (died May 12, 1892) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Worcester County, Maryland, Worcester County, from 1870 to 1872 and 1878 to 1880. He served ...

(died 1892), American politician *

Samuel K. Dennis Jr. Samuel King Dennis Jr. (September 28, 1874 – January 11, 1953) was an American politician, judge and lawyer from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Worcester County, from 1904 to 1906. Early life ...

(1874–1953), American politician and judge *

Sandy Dennis Sandra Dale Dennis (April 27, 1937 – March 2, 1992) was an American actress. She made her film debut in the drama ''Splendor in the Grass'' (1961). For her performance in the comedy-drama film ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' (1966), she rec ...

, American theater and film actress *

Shaun Dennis Shaun Dennis (born 20 December 1969 in Kirkcaldy) is a Scottish retired professional football player and coach, primarily with Raith Rovers. He was capped by Scotland at under-21 level. Club career Shaun Dennis made his debut for Raith Rovers ...

, Scottish footballer *

Simon Dennis (disambiguation) Simon Dennis may refer to: * Simon Dennis (rower) (born 1976), British rower * Simon Dennis (cricketer) (born 1960), English cricketer * Simon Dennis (footballer) (born 1973), Australian rules footballer {{hndis, Dennis, Simon ...

, several people *

Tom Dennis (disambiguation) Tom Dennis may refer to: * Tom Dennis (rugby league) (fl. 1930s), rugby league footballer * Tom Dennis (snooker player) (1882–1940), English snooker and billiards player See also * Tom Denniss Tom Denniss (born 24 February 1961

, several people *

Wesley Dennis Wesley Dennis (born April 22, 1963, in Clanton, Alabama) is an American country music artist. A native of Alabama, Dennis previously held a job installing car windshields before he took to singing in bars. In 1995, he signed to Mercury Nashvil ...

, American country music artist *

Weston Dennis Weston Dennis, better known as Westballz, is an American professional '' Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player from Burbank, California. Widely considered one of the game's best and most technical Falco players, he has defeated several top profession ...

, also known as Westballz, American ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player *

William Dennis (disambiguation) William Dennis (1856–1920) was an Independent Conservative member of the Senate of Canada. * William Henry Dennis (1887–1954), his nephew and Canadian Conservative senator from 1912 to 1920 William or Billy Dennis may also refer to: * Billy De ...

Willie Dennis Willie Dennis (née William DeBerardinis, January 10, 1926 – July 8, 1965) was an American jazz trombonist known as a big band musician but who was also an excellent bebop soloist. Career After working with Elliot Lawrence, Claude Thor ...

, American jazz trombonist *

Willye Dennis Willye F. Clayton Dennis (March 14, 1926 – March 9, 2012) was an American librarian, civil and political rights, civil rights activist and Florida state legislator. She was the first African-American Chief of Children's Services for the Jackso ...

, American librarian and civil rights activist

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