Denys ( uk, Денис) is both a form of the given name

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 ...

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patronymic surname A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic surnames. For example, early patronymic Welsh surnames were the result of th ...

. Amongst others, it is a transliteration of the common Ukrainian name ''Денис''. Closely related forms are ''Denijs'' and ''Dénys''. Notable people with the name include:

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(c.1570–c.1626), Flemish landscape and genre painter * Denys Arcand (born 1941), Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer * Denys Baptiste (born 1969), English jazz musician * Denys Blakeway, British television producer * Denys Bouliane (born 1955), Canadian composer and conductor *

Denys Cazet Denys Cazet is a French-American illustrator and writer of at least 25 children's picture books, including the Minnie and Moo series for beginning readers. Cazet was born in California and lives there with his family. He worked more than 25 ye ...

(born 1938), French-American author * Denys Cochin (1851–1922), French writer * Denys Colomb de Daunant (1922–2006), French writer, poet, photographer and filmmaker, * Denys Coop (1920–1981), British cinematographer * Denys Corbet (1826–1909), Channel Islands poet and painter * Denys Cowan (born 1961), African American comic book artist and television producer * Denys Desjardins (born 1966), Canadian film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and teacher * Denys Granier-Deferre (born 1949), French film director * Denys Graham, Welsh actor * Denys Irving (1944-1976), Welsh musician and filmmaker * Denys de La Patellière (1921–2013), French film director and scriptwriter * Denys Lasdun (1914–2001), English architect *

Denys Ovenden Denys Ovenden (1 April 1922 – 26 November 2019) was a British natural history illustrator working principally in watercolour. Biography Ovenden's preoccupation with drawing began very early, probably around the age of three, since there are ...

(born 1922), British illustrator and watercolourist * Denys Pouncey (1906–1999), English cathedral organist * Denys Puech (1854–1942), French sculptor * Denys Rhodes (1919–1981), English novelist * Denys Spittle (1920–2003), British architect * Denys Val Baker (1917–1984), Cornish writer * Denys Wortman (1887–1958), American painter, cartoonist and comic strip creator

Sportspeople

* Denys Aleksandrov (born 1992), Ukrainian footballer * Denys Andriyenko (born 1980), Ukrainian footballer * Dénys Bain (born 1993), French footballer * Denys Balanyuk (born 1997), Ukrainian footballer * Denys Barvinko (born 1994), Ukrainian footballer * Denys Berinchyk (born 1985), Ukrainian boxer * Denys Bezborodko (born 1994), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Boyko Denys Oleksandrovych Boyko ( uk, Денис Олександрович Бойко; born 29 January 1988) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Club career Dynamo Kyiv A product of Dynamo Kyiv youth system, Boyko m ...

(born 1988), Ukrainian footballer * Denys Carnill (1926–2016), British field hockey player * Denys Chamay (1941–2013), Swiss fencer *

Denys Dedechko Denys Mykhaylovych Dedechko ( uk, Денис Михайлович Дедечко; born 2 July 1987) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for JK Narva Trans. Career On 17 June 2015, Dedechko signed a 2.5-year ...

(born 1987), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Dobson Denys Douglas Dobson (28 October 1880 – 10 July 1916) was an English international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Oxford University RFC, Oxford University and Newton Abbot. Dobson played international rugby for England national ...

(1880–1916), English rugby player *

Denys Dubrov Denys Vitaliovych Dubrov ( uk, Денис Віталійович Дубров, 10 January 1989 – 9 May 2022) was a Ukrainian swimmer. A member of the able-bodied Ukrainian National team, he competed in Paralympic S10 and SM10 (individual medle ...

(born 1989), Ukrainian swimmer *

Denys Filimonov Denys Filimonov ( uk, Денис Володимирович Філімонов; born January 4, 1971) is a Ukrainian former football forward. He was top scorer of the Ukrainian First League in 1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, c ...

(born 1971), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Golaydo Denys Holaydo ( uk, Денис Олександрович Голайдо); Denis Golaydo (russian: Денис Александрович Голайдо; born 3 June 1984) is a retired Ukrainian-born Russian football midfielder. Career He debut ...

(born 1984), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Halenkov Denys Ihorovych Halenkov ( uk, Денис Ігорович Галенков; born 13 October 1995) is a professional Ukrainian football striker who plays for Karpaty Lviv. Career Halenkov is a product of the ISTA Dnipropetrovsk and FC Dnipro Dni ...

(born 1995), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Harmash Denys Viktorovych Harmash ( uk, Дени́с Ві́кторович Гарма́ш, born 19 April 1990) is a Ukrainian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dynamo Kyiv. Career Club International On 7 October 2011, Harmash made his debut fo ...

(born 1990), Ukrainian footballer * Denys Hill (1896–1971), English cricketer * Denys Hobson (born 1951), South African cricketer *

Denys Holaydo Denys Holaydo ( uk, Денис Олександрович Голайдо); Denis Golaydo (russian: Денис Александрович Голайдо; born 3 June 1984) is a retired Ukrainian-born Russian football midfielder. Career He debute ...

(born 1984), Ukrainian-born Russian footballer *

Denys Hotfrid Denys Rudolfovych Hotfrid ( ua, Денис Рудольфович Готфрід, also transliterated Gotfrid, born 5 February 1975 in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast) is a retired male weightlifter from Ukraine. He twice competed for his nativ ...

(born 1975), Ukrainian weightlifter *

Denys Kaliberda Denis Viktorovic Kaliberda ( uk, Денис Вікторович Каліберда, also transliterated Denys Viktorovich Kaliberda, born 24 June 1990) is a German volleyball player of Ukrainian origins, member of the Germany men's national vo ...

(born 1990), Ukrainian-born German footballer * Denys Kamerylov (born 1989), Ukrainian sprint canoer * Denys Kolchin (born 1977), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Kostyuk Denys Kostyuk (born 13 March 1982) is a Ukrainian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2016. During his career, Kostyuk rode for UCI ProTeam in 2011 and 2012, and competed in the 2011 Tour de France whe ...

(born 1982), Ukrainian road bicycle racer * Denys Kovalenko (born 1991), Ukrainian sprint canoer *

Denys Kozhanov Denys Stanislavovych Kozhanov ( uk, Денис Станіславович Кожанов; born 13 June 1987) is a Ukrainian professional football midfielder who plays for Karpaty Lviv. Club career Kozhanov started out his football career at the ...

(born 1987), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Kulakov Denys Yermylovych Kulakov ( uk, Денис Єрмилович Кулаков, born 1 May 1986) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a right-back. Club career On 2 February 2022, Kulakov extended his contract with Ural Yekaterin ...

(born 1986), Ukrainian footballer * Denys Kushnirov (born 1992), Ukrainian sport shooter * Denys Lukashov (born 1989), Ukrainian basketball player *

Denys Miroshnichenko Denys Andriyovych Miroshnichenko ( uk, Денис Андрійович Мірошніченко; born 11 October 1994) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dnipro-1 in the Ukrainian Premier League. Club career Mi ...

(born 1994), Ukrainian footballer * Denys Molchanov (born 1987), Ukrainian tennis player *

Denijs Morkel Denijs Paul Beck Morkel (25 January 1906 – 6 October 1980) was a South African cricketer who played for Western Province from 1924 and in 16 Test matches Test match in some sports refers to a sporting contest between national representative tea ...

(1906–1980), South African cricketer *

Denys Oliynyk Denys Viktorovych Oliynyk ( uk, Денис Вікторович Олійник; born 16 June 1987) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Vorskla Poltava. Oliynyk also played for the Ukraine under-21 national tea ...

(born 1987), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Onyshchenko Denys Anatoliyovych Onyshchenko ( uk, Денис Анатолійович Онищенко; born 15 September 1978) is a former Ukrainian football player. He played for Hapoel Tel Aviv FC in the Israeli Premier League and for FC Dynamo Kyiv. Onys ...

(born 1978), Ukrainian footballer * Denys Ovsyannikov (born 1984), Ukrainian futsal player *

Denys Poyatsyka Denys Poyatsyka ( uk, Денис Пояцика; born April 29, 1985 in Krementschuk, Poltava Oblast) is a Ukrainian amateur boxer, best known for winning the European title at 201 lbs in 2006. Career Poyatsyka started to box in 1995. In 2 ...

(born 1985), Ukrainian boxer *

Denys Rebryk Denys Rebryk ( ua, Денис Ребрик; born 4 April 1985) is a Ukrainian footballer currently under contract for Hungarian side Ceglédi VSE. External linksProfile at HLSZ * 1985 births Living people Footballers from Uzhhorod Hung ...

(born 1985), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Rylsky Denys Yuriyovych Rylskyi ( uk, Денис Юрійович Рильський; born 12 May 1989) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who is the goalkeeper coach for Alliance United in League1 Ontario. Playing career Rylskyi began his ...

(born 1989), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Shcherbakov Denys Shcherbakov (born 4 June 1988) is a Ukrainian orienteering competitor. He competed at the 2013 World Orienteering Championships, and won a bronze medal in the relay with the Ukrainian team, together with Pavlo Ushkvarok and Oleksandr Krat ...

(born 1988), Ukrainian orienteering competitor *

Denys Shelikhov Denys Vasylyovych Shelikhov ( uk, Денис Васильович Шеліхов; born 23 June 1989) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for LNZ Cherkasy. Honours ;Saburtalo Tbilisi * Georgian Super Cup: Runner-Up 20 ...

(born 1989), Ukrainian football goalkeeper *

Denys Skepskyi Denys Volodymyrovych Skepskyi ( uk, Денис Володимирович Скепський; born 5 July 1987) is a Ukraine, Ukrainian association football, footballer who plays as defensive midfielder for FC Kudrivka, Kudrivka. Honours ;Niva ...

(born 1987), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Smirnov Denys Smirnov (born 18 June 1975) is a Ukrainian former professional football midfielder. Career Denys Smirnov is a product of Metalurh Zaporizhzhia Youth school system, where he was trained by V. Ischenko. Smirnov gave his debut for the Met ...

(born 1975), Ukrainian footballer * Denys Smith (1924–2016), British racehorse trainer *

Denys Sokolovskyi Denys Sokolovskyi (born 26 March 1979) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a striker for several clubs in Europe, including Metalurh Donetsk and Vorskla Poltava in the Ukrainian Premier League, Panionios in the Super Lea ...

(born 1979), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Solonenko Denys Solonenko ( uk, Денис Солоненко, born 25 October 1992) is a Ukrainian boxer. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olymp ...

(born 1992), Ukrainian boxer *

Denys Stoyan Denys Stoyan (born 24 August 1981) is a retired Ukrainian football defender who last played for Ukrainian Premier League club FC Poltava. Stoyan was on a scorelist at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2001 FIFA World Youth Champion ...

(born 1981), Ukrainian footballer * Denys Sydorenko (born 1989), Ukrainian football goalkeeper * Denys Sylantyev (born 1976), Ukrainian swimmer and politician *

Denys Syzonenko Denys Viktorovych Syzonenko ( uk, Денис Вікторович Сизоненко; born April 13, 1984) is a Ukrainian former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events. He is a single-time Olympian (2004), and a two-time relay medalist at t ...

(born 1984), Ukrainian swimmer *

Denys Tourtchenkov Denys Tourtchenkov (russian: Дени́с Вале́рьевич Турченко́в; born 7 October 1978 in Volgograd, Soviet Union) is a Russian sprint canoeist who competed in the early 2000s. He won a complete set of medals at the 2001 ...

(born 1978), Russian sprint canoer *

Denys Vasilyev Denys Vasilyev ( uk, Денис Васільєв; born 8 May 1987) is a Ukrainian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), centre back. Career Vasilyev is a product of FC Knyazhe Schaslyve and ...

(born 1987), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Vasin Denys Vasin ( uk, Денис Геннадійович Васін; born 4 March 1989) is a Ukrainian football forward for Fratria Varna. Career He played for Karpaty Lviv. He is the product of the Chornomorets Odesa Youth school system and has ...

(born 1989), Ukrainian footballer * Denys Wilcox (1910–1953), English cricketer and schoolmaster *

Denys Yanchuk Denys Yanchuk (born 14 August 1988) is a Ukrainian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Playing career Yanchuk began his career in 2006 with Iskra-Skirts in the Ukrainian Football Amateur League. In 2007, he signed with FC Podillya Khm ...

(born 1988), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Yurchenko Denys Sergiyovich Yurchenko ( uk, Денис Сергійович Юрченко) (born 27 January 1978 in Donetsk) is a Ukrainian pole vaulter with three medals in Indoor Athletics Championships. Career At the 2000 Summer Olympics he suffered a ...

(born 1978), Ukrainian pole vaulter *

Denys Zavhorodnyy Denys Zavhorodniy (born August 5, 1979) is a retired freestyle swimmer from Ukraine, who was specialized in the long-distance events. He won the bronze medal in the men's 1500 m freestyle event at the 1997 European Championships in Seville, ...

(born 1979), Ukrainian swimmer

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* Denys Corbett Wilson (1882–1915), Irish pioneer aviator *

Denys Finch Hatton The Honourable Denys George Finch Hatton MC (24 April 1887 – 14 May 1931) was an English aristocratic big-game hunter and the lover of Baroness Karen Blixen (also known by her pen name, Isak Dinesen), a Danish noblewoman who wrote about him ...

(1887–1931), English big-game hunter and lover of Karen Blixen * Denys Fisher (1918–2002), English engineer and board game designer * Denys Gaith (1910–1986), Syrian Melkite Greek Catholic bishop * Denys Hay (1915–1994), Scottish historian *

Denys Henderson Sir Denys Hartley Henderson (11 October 1932 – 21 May 2016) was a British businessman. He was chairman of ICI from 1987 to 1995. Life and career Early life Henderson was born on 11 October 1932, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where his father was a ...

(born 1932), Scottish solicitor *

Denys Janot Denis Janot (also spelled Denys) (fl. 1529–1544) was a printer and bookseller from Paris, France, whose store was near Notre Dame de Paris. Janot, who was born into a family of printers and booksellers and married into another such one, was no ...

(fl. 1529–1544), French printer and bookseller *

Denys Johnson-Davies Denys Johnson-Davies (Arabic: دنيس جونسون ديڤيز) (also known as Abdul Wadud) was an eminent Arabic-to-English literary translator who translated, ''inter alia,'' several works by Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian author Naguib Mahfouz, Su ...

(born 1922), Canadian Arabic-to-English translator *

Denys van Leeuwen Denis the Carthusian (1402–1471), also known as Denys van Leeuwen, Denis Ryckel, Dionysius van Rijkel, Denys le Chartreux (or other combinations of these terms), was a Roman Catholic theologian and mystic. Life Denis was born in 1402 in tha ...

(1402–1471), Flemish theologian and mystic * Denys Lombard (1938–1998), French historian and Sinologist *

Denys R. Martin Colonel Denys Richard Martin (11 October 1892Bateman, Robert. ''Stamp collectors' who's who''. London: Stanley Gibbons, 1960, p. 59. – 1970Denys Page (1908–1978), British classical scholar *

Denys Panasyuk Denys Kharytonovych Panasyuk (; 18 May 1900, Hanschyna – 8 June 1984, Kyiv) was a Ukrainian Soviet lawyer and politician. He was a deputy of the 35th convocation of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union and a member of the Central Committee of ...

(1900–1984), Ukrainian Soviet lawyer and politician * Denys Campion Potts (1923–2016), English academic whose subject was French literature * Denys Rayner (1908–1967), British Royal Navy officer * Denys Roberts (1921–2013), British Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong * Denys Rolle (1614–1638), Sheriff of Devon * Denys Rolle (1725–1797), British politician and landowner of Devon *

Denys Shortt Denys C. Shortt OBE is a British businessman. Early life Shortt attended Eagle House Prep School in Surrey and Warwick School in Warwick. At Warwick School he was selected to play hockey for England at age 15. He played for England at U16, u18 ...

, British businessman * Denys Sutton (1917–1991), British art critic and historian * Denys Turner (born 1942), British academic * Denys Watkins-Pitchford (1905–1990), British author, illustrator and countryman *

Denys Whitehorn Reid Major-General Denys Whitehorn Reid (24 March 1897 – 28 November 1970) was an officer in the British Army and the British Indian Army during World War I and World War II. Early life, First World War and inter-war years He was born in Dundee o ...

(1897–1970), officer in the British Army * Denys Wilkinson (1922–2016), British nuclear physicist *

Denys Williams Sir Denys Ambrose Williams, KCMG, GCM (12 October 1929 – 7 August 2014) was a Chief Justice of Barbados. He served as acting Governor-General of Barbados from 19 December 1995 until 1 June 1996. Biography Early life and education Denys ...

(1929–2014), Chief Justice of Barbados *

Denys Winstanley Denys Arthur Winstanley (5 December 187720 March 1947) was a British historian and academic, Vice-Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. Winstanley was born in Rugby, Warwickshire, and educated at Merchant Taylor's School, London. He graduated ...

(1877-1947), British educator *

Denys Zacharopoulos Denys Zacharopoulos (born 1952 in Athens, Greece) is an art historian and theorist. He works as Professor of Art History, author, and curator, amongst others at the 48th Biennale in Venice (Italy) and documenta IX in Kassel (Germany). Biography ...

(born 1952), Greek art historian and theorist

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* André Denys (1948–2013), Belgian politician * Ewout Denys (born 1987), Belgian footballer * Frans Denys (c. 1610–1670), Flemish Baroque painter *

Jacob Denys Jacob Denys or Jacob Denys (II) (1644–1708) was a Flemish Baroque painter. His known works are mainly portraits. He also painted landscapes and history paintings. After training in Antwerp, he worked for a long time in Italy where he enjoy ...

(1644–1708), Flemish Baroque painter * Jean-Baptiste Denys (c. 1640–1704), French physician * Nicolas Denys (c. 1598–1688), French explorer, colonizer, soldier and leader * Peter Denys (1760-1816), British landowner * Pierre Denys, French physician, discovered Denys-Drash syndrome *

Pierre Denys de Montfort Pierre Denys de Montfort, also sometimes spelled "Pierre Dénys de Montfort", (1766–1820) was a French naturalist, in particular a malacologist, remembered today for his pioneering inquiries into the existence of the gigantic octopuses. He ...

(1766–1820), French naturalist * Simon-Pierre Denys de Bonaventure (1659–1711), French Governor of Acadia *

Thomas Denys Sir Thomas Denys ( – 18 February 1561) of Holcombe Burnell, near Exeter, Devon, was a prominent lawyer who served as Sheriff of Devon nine times between 1507/8 to 1553/4 and as MP for Devon. He acquired large estates in Devon at the Disso ...

(c.1477–1561), Sheriff and MP for Devon

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