The name Dionysius (; el, Διονύσιος ''Dionysios'', "of

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 ...

"; la, Dionysius) was common in classical and post-classical times. Etymologically it is a

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formed with a -ios suffix from the stem Dionys- of the name of the Greek god,

, parallel to Apollon-ios from Apollon, with meanings of Dionysos' and Apollo's, etc. The exact beliefs attendant on the original assignment of such names remain unknown. Regardless of the language of origin of Dionysos and Apollon, the -ios/-ius suffix is associated with a full range of endings of the first and second

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in the Greek and Latin languages. The names may thus appear in ancient writing in any of their cases. Dionysios itself refers only to males. The feminine version of the name is Dionysia, nominative case, in both Greek and Latin. The name of the plant and the festival, Dionysia, is the neuter plural nominative, which looks the same in English from both languages. Dionysiou is the masculine and neuter genitive case of the Greek second declension. Dionysias is not the -ios suffix. Although in most cases transmuted, the name remains in many modern languages, such as English ''

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 ...

'' (''Denys'', ''Denis'', ''Denise''). The latter names have lost the suffix altogether, using Old French methods of marking the feminine, Denise. The modern Greek (closest to the original) is Dionysios or Dionysis. The Spanish is Dionisio. The Italian is Dionigi and last name, Dionisi. Like Caesar in secular contexts, Dionysius sometimes became a title in religious contexts; for example, Dionysius was the episcopal title of the primates of Malankara Church (founded by Apostle Thomas in India) from 1765 until the amalgamation of that title with Catholicos of the East in 1934.

People named Dionysius

Secular classical contexts

Athletics

* Dionysius of Alexandria (athlete), fl. 129 AD, last winner of the stadion race at the Olympic Games of the times

Science and philosophy

* Dionysius of Chalcedon, fl. 320 BC, philosopher of Megarian school * Dionysius of Cyrene, Stoic philosopher and mathematician, c. 150 BC *

Dionysius of Lamptrai Dionysius of Lamptrai ( grc-gre, Διονύσιος; ) was an Epicurean philosopher, who succeeded Polystratus as the head (''scholarch'') of the Epicurean school at Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai ( ...

, 3rd century BC, an Epicurean philosopher and head of the "Garden" *

Dionysius Periegetes Dionysius Periegetes ( grc-gre, Διονύσιος ὁ Περιηγητής, literally Dionysius the Voyager or Traveller, often Latinized to ''Dionysius Periegeta''), also known as Dionysius of Alexandria or Dionysius the African,''Encyclopædia ...

, Greek geographer, 2nd or 3rd century *

Dionysius the Renegade Dionysius the Renegade ( el, Διονύσιος ὁ Μεταθέμενος; c. 330 BC – c. 250 BC), also known as Dionysius of Heraclea, was a Stoic philosopher and pupil of Zeno of Citium who, late in life, abandoned Stoicism when he became a ...

, Stoic philosopher from Heraclea who became a Cyrenaic, c. 300 BC

Letters

Cassius Dionysius Cassius Dionysius of Utica, Tunisia, Utica ( grc, Διονύσιος ὁ Ἰτυκαῖος) was an ancient Greek agricultural writer of the 2nd century BC. The Roman Roman naming conventions, nomen, ''Cassius'', combined with the Greek cognomen, ' ...

, 2nd cent. BC, Greek agricultural writer *

Aelius Dionysius Aelius Dionysius ( grc-gre, Αἴλιος Διονύσιος) was a Greek rhetorician from Halicarnassus, who lived in the time of the emperor Hadrian. He was a very skillful musician, and wrote several works on music and its history.Suda, ''s.v.' ...

, a Greek rhetorician from Halicarnassus (fl. early 2nd century) *

Dionysius Chalcus Dionysius Chalcus ( el, Διονύσιος ὁ Χαλκοῦς) was an ancient Athenian poet and orator. According to Athenaeus, he was called Chalcus ("brazen") because he advised the Athenians to adopt a brass coinage (xv. p. 669). His spee ...

, Athenian elegiac poet, 5th century BC *

Dionysius of Halicarnassus Dionysius of Halicarnassus ( grc, Διονύσιος Ἀλεξάνδρου Ἁλικαρνασσεύς, ; – after 7 BC) was a Greek historian and teacher of rhetoric, who flourished during the reign of Emperor Augustus. His literary sty ...

(c. 60 BC – after 7 BC), Greek historian of the Roman period *

Dionysius of Miletus Dionysius of Miletus ( el, Διονύσιος, translit=Dionýsios) was an ancient Greek ethnographer and historian. He may have lived in the 5th century BC and was a contemporary of Hecataeus of Miletus according to the ''Suda'' (a tenth century By ...

, Greek ethnographer and historian (fl. perhaps in the 5th century BC) *

Dionysius Thrax Dionysius Thrax ( grc-gre, Διονύσιος ὁ Θρᾷξ ''Dionýsios ho Thrâix'', 170–90 BC) was a Greek grammarian and a pupil of Aristarchus of Samothrace. He was long considered to be the author of the earliest grammatical text on the G ...

, Greek grammarian, 2nd century BC

Politics

Dion of Syracuse Dion (; el, Δίων ὁ Συρακόσιος; 408–354 BC), tyrant of Syracuse in Sicily, was the son of Hipparinus, and brother-in-law of Dionysius I of Syracuse. A disciple of Plato, he became Dionysius I's most trusted minister and advis ...

, 408-354 BC, tyrant of Syracuse *

Dionysius (ambassador) Dionysius ( grc, Διονύσιος) was a Greek of the 3rd century BCE, who was sent by Ptolemy Philadelphus of Egypt as ambassador to the court of the Maurya empire, in the reign of either Bindusara or Ashoka. Dionysius is mentioned in a passag ...

, 3rd century BC, ambassador to the court of the Indian ruler Ashoka * Dionysius (Athenian Commander), an Athenian naval commander during the Corinthian War *

Dionysius I of Syracuse Dionysius I or Dionysius the Elder ( 432 – 367 BC) was a Greek tyrant of Syracuse, in Sicily. He conquered several cities in Sicily and southern Italy, opposed Carthage's influence in Sicily and made Syracuse the most powerful of the Western Gr ...

(c. 432 – 367 BC), also called Dionysius the Elder, ruler of Syracuse in Sicily *

Dionysius II of Syracuse Dionysius the Younger ( el, Διονύσιος ὁ Νεώτερος, 343 BC), or Dionysius II, was a Greek politician who ruled Syracuse, Sicily from 367 BC to 357 BC and again from 346 BC to 344 BC. Biography Dionysius II of Syracuse was the s ...

(c. 397 BC – 343 BC), also called Dionysius the Younger, son of the preceding *

Dionysius of Heraclea Dionysius (, ''Dionysios'') was a tyrant of Heraclea Pontica on the Euxine (the Black Sea). He was a son of Clearchus of Heraclea, Clearchus, who had assumed the tyranny in his place of birth. When Clearchus died (353/352 BC), he was first succee ...

, tyrant of Heraclea Pontica, 4th century BC *

Dionysius of Phocaea Dionysius the Phocaean or Dionysius of Phocaea ( el, Διονύσιος) ( fl. 494 BC) was a Phocaean admiral of ancient Greece during the Persian Wars of 5th century BC, and was the commander of the Ionian fleet at the Battle of Lade in 494 BC. A ...

, commander of the Ionian fleet at the Battle of Lade, 494 BC *

Lucius Aelius Helvius Dionysius Lucius Aelius Helvius Dionysius was a Roman statesman who served as the Proconsul of Africa from 296 to 300 and as the ''Praefectus urbi'' from 301 to 302."Proconsuls of Africa, 337-392", ''Phoenix'', 39 (1985), pp. 144-153 References Further re ...

, 4th century, Roman Proconsul and Praefectus Urbi *

Dionysios Soter Dionysius Soter ( grc, Διονύσιος Σωτήρ, Dionysios Sōtēr; epithet means "the Saviour") was an Indo-Greek king in the area of eastern Punjab. Reign According to Osmund Bopearachchi, he reigned c. 65–55 BCE and inherited the easter ...

, r. 65-55 BC, Indo-Greek king in the area of eastern Punjab

Christian contexts

Before 1000 AD

Dionysius the Areopagite Dionysius the Areopagite (; grc-gre, Διονύσιος ὁ Ἀρεοπαγίτης ''Dionysios ho Areopagitēs'') was an Athenian judge at the Areopagus Court in Athens, who lived in the first century. A convert to Christianity, he is venerate ...

, Athenian judge who was converted by Paul of Tarsus and became Bishop of Athens *

Dionysius of Vienne Dionysius was Bishop of Vienne. He was among the ten missionaries sent by Pope St. Sixtus I with St. Peregrinus to Gaul. Dionysius later succeeded St. Justus as Bishop of Vienne, in Dauphiné The Dauphiné (, ) is a former province in Sout ...

, d. 193, Bishop of Vienne, Gaul *

Dionysius, Bishop of Corinth Dionysius of Corinth, also known as Saint Dionysius, was the bishop of Corinth in about the year 171. His feast day is commemorated on April 8. Date The date is established by the fact that he wrote to Pope Soter. Eusebius in his ''Chronicle'' ...

, 2nd-century bishop *

Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria (died 250) were Christian martyrs put to death under Decius in 250. Faustus was a priest, Abibus was a deacon, and Dionysius was a lector. They were executed with several others, who include: *Andronic ...

, d. 250, three Christian martyrs * Dionysius, 3rd-century Christian martyr and saint, noted in

Theodore, Philippa and companions Theodore, Philippa, and companions were Christian martyrs, martyrs, who suffered crucifixion during the reign of Elagabalus. Theodore of Perga, Perge was a Roman soldier, and Philippa was his mother. Their companions who suffered martyrdom with t ...

Pope Dionysius of Alexandria Dionysius the Great ( grc, Διονύσιος Ἀλεξανδρείας) was the 14th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria from 28 December 248 until his death on 22 March 264. Most information known about him comes from his large surviving correspo ...

, 3rd-century Egyptian bishop *

Pope Dionysius Pope Dionysius was the bishop of Rome from 22 July 259 to his death on 26 December 268. His task was to reorganize the Roman church, after the persecutions of Emperor Valerian I and the edict of toleration by his successor Gallienus. He also h ...

, 259–268 *

Dionysius (bishop of Milan) Dionysius ( it, Dionigi) was Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milan, bishop of Milan from 349 to 355. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic Church, Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox Churches and his feast day is 25 May. Life ...

, also called Dionysius of Milan, bishop of Milan 349-355, saint *

Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (or Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite) was a Greek author, Christian theologian and Neoplatonic philosopher of the late 5th to early 6th century, who wrote a set of works known as the ''Corpus Areopagiticum'' or ...

(5th century), name claimed by a pseudonymous writer, identified by some with Georgian theologian

Peter the Iberian Peter the Iberian ( ka, პეტრე იბერი, tr) (c. 417-491) was a Georgian royal prince, theologian and philosopher who was a prominent figure in early Christianity and one of the founders of Christian Neoplatonism. Some have claimed ...

(411–491), author of ''Corpus Areopagiticum'' *

Dionysius Exiguus Dionysius Exiguus (Latin for "Dionysius the Humble", Greek: Διονύσιος; – ) was a 6th-century Eastern Roman monk born in Scythia Minor. He was a member of a community of Scythian monks concentrated in Tomis (present day Constanța, ...

(c. 470–c. 540), monk from Scythia Minor who invented the Anno Domini era *

Dionysius I Telmaharoyo Dionysius I Telmaharoyo (Latin: ''Dionysius Telmaharensis'', Syriac: ܕܝܘܢܢܘܣܝܘܣ ܬܠܡܚܪܝܐ, Arabic: مار ديونيسيوس التلمحري), also known as Dionysius of Tel Mahre, was the Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Syr ...

(d. 848), Syriac Orthodox patriarch of Antioch *

Dionysius II of Antioch Dionysius II ( syr, ܕܝܘܢܢܘܣܝܘܣ ܬܪܝܢܐ, ar, ديونيسيوس الثاني) was the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church from 896/897 until his death in 908/909. Biography Dionysius studied and became a mon ...

(d. 908/909), Syriac Orthodox patriarch of Antioch

1000 AD to before 1600 AD

Dionysius (Zbyruyskyy) Dionysius Zbyruyskyy (worldwide ''Dmitry Hrytskovych''; uk, Діонісій Збируйський) (died 18 November 1603) was a Bishop of the Ruthenian Uniate Church. From 1585, he was Orthodox Bishop of Kholm, and from 1595, of the Uniate Cath ...

, d. 1603, first Ukrainian Catholic bishop *

Dionysius (Archdeacon of Aghadoe) Dionysius was an Irish priest in the first third of the twelfth century: the first recorded Archdeacon of Aghadoe."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 1" Cotton,H. p453 Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital a ...

, 12th cent., first recorded Archdeacon of Aghadoe * Jacob Bar-Salibi also known as Dionysius Bar-salibi, member of Syrian Jacobite Church in the 12th century, best known for his commentary on biblical texts *

Dionysius bar Masih Dionysius bar Masih was an illegitimate Maphrian of the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church, and rivalled Gregorius Jacob, the legitimate Maphrian, from 1189 until his death in 1204.Moosa (2008) Karim Bar Masih was a member of the family of Jab ...

, d. 1204, illegitimate Maphrian of the East of the Syriac Orthodox Church *

Dionysius, Metropolitan of Kiev Saint Dionysius I (russian: Дионисий); secular name: David (1300? – 15 October 1385) was a Russian Orthodox metropolitan in 1384–1385. A native of the Duchy of Kiev as a young man David entered the Kyiv Caves Lavra, where he was ton ...

(c. 1300–1385), 14th century orthodox prelate * Dionysius (Dean of Armagh), Irish cleric, Dean of Armagh 1301–1330 *

Dionysius I of Constantinople Dionysius I ( el, ), (? – 1492) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople two times, from 1466 to 1471 and from 1488 to 1490. He is honoured as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and his feast day is November 23. Life Dionysius was bor ...

, Saint, reigned from 1466 to 1471 and from 1488 to 1490 *

Dionisius Dionisius (russian: Диони́сий, variously transliterated as ''Dionisy'' or ''Dionysiy''; also Dionisius the Wise; c. 1440 – 1502) was acknowledged as a head of the Moscow school of icon painters at the turn of the 15th and 16th ...

(late 15th century–early 16th century), also called Dionysius the Wise, Russian medieval icon-painter *

Dionysios Skylosophos Dionysios Philosophos (Διονύσιος ο Φιλόσοφος, Dionysios the Philosopher) or Skylosophos ( el, Διονύσιος ο Σκυλόσοφος; c. 1541–1611), "the Dog-Philosopher" or "Dogwise" ("skylosophist"), as called by his r ...

(1560 AD–1611 AD), Epirotian Greek monk who led two farmer revolts against the Ottoman Turks *

Dionysius Ó Donnchadha Dionysius Ó Donnchadha was an Irish Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Bishop of Kilmacduagh from 1441 to 1478. Nothing appears to be known of this bishop's term. A Diarmaid Ó Donnchadha became bishop of the same diocese in 1418. Referen ...

, 1441-1478, Bishop of Kilmacduagh * Dionysius Ó Mórdha, d. 1534, Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland *

Dionysius Part Dionysius Part, Order of Preachers, O.P. or Denys Part (died 1475) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Roman Catholic Diocese of Mainz, Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz (1474–1475).Dionysius II of Constantinople, reigned from 1546 to 1556 * Saint Dionysios of Zakynthos, 15th century Orthodox Christian Archbishop of Aegina

1600 AD and after

* Blessed

Dionysius of the Nativity Pierre Berthelot, OCD (known in religion as Denis of the Nativity, or Dionysius; 12 December 1600, in Honfleur – 27 November 1638, in Sumatra) was a French sailor and cartographer in the service of the king of Portugal, and later Discalced Carme ...

, French sailor, Portuguese knight, and Carmelite martyr *

Dionysius of Fourna Dionysius of Fourna ( el, Διονύσιος ο εκ Φουρνά; c. 1670 – after 1744) was an author, educator, painter, and monk. He was one of the most influential painters of the 18th century. He was a monk on the isolated self-autonomous ...

, 1670-1744, Christian monk and author * Dionysios Mantoukas, 1648-1751, the Greek Orthodox bishop of Kastoria, Western Macedonia, modern Greece, from 1694 to 1719 *

Mar Dionysius I Mar Dionysius I (Mar Thoma VI) (died 8 April 1808), was the 6th Metropolitan of the Malankara Syrian Church from 1765 until his death. A member of the Pakalomattom family (Thazhmon, Ayroor) he appealed to outside authorities to assert his positi ...

(died 1808), also known as Mar Dionysius the Great or Marthoma VI, Metropolitan of the Malankara Church (in India) *

Pulikkottil Joseph Mar Dionysious II Pulikkottil Joseph Mar Dionysious II (Mar Dionysious V) (12 November 1833 – 11 July 1909) was the Malankara Metropolitan of the Malankara Church, was born into the family of Pulikkottil (Kunnamkulam). He was the 14th Malankara Metropolitan ...

, 1833-1909, Malankara Metropolitan *

Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril popularly known as Vattasseril Thirumeni (31 October 1858 – 23 February 1934) was a bishop of the Malankara Church, 15th Malankara Metropolitan, and a founder of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Chu ...

(1858-1934), also known as Mar Dionysius VI, Metropolitan of Malankara Church (in India), Saint * Dionysius Kfoury, 1879-1965, bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Alexandria *

Dionysios Bairaktaris Dionysios Bairaktaris (1927 – July 17, 2011) was the Greek Orthodox metropolitan bishop of Chios, Psara, and Oinousses, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is si ...

, 1927-2011, Greek Orthodox metropolitan bishop of Chios, Psara, and Inousses * Dionysios Mantalos, 1952-, current Metropolitan bishop of Corinth

Modern contexts

Athletics

Dionisis Angelopoulos Dionisis Angelopoulos (born 5 August 1992) is a Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. ...

, 1992-, Greek rower *

Dionysios Dimou Dionysios Dimou is a Greek sailor. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to ...

, Olympic sailor * Dionysios Georgakopoulos, 1963-, Greek sport shooter * Dionysios Iliadis, Greek judoka, or Judo competitor *

Dionysios Kasdaglis Dimitrios written also as Demetrius Emmanuel ( el, Δημήτριος Εμμανουήλ) Kasdaglis written also as Casdagli(s) ( el, Κάσδαγλης), (10 October 1872 in Salford – 6 July 1931 in Bad Nauheim) was a Greek-Egyptian ...

, 1872-1931, Greek-Egyptian tennis player * Dionysios Vasilopoulos, 1902-1964, Greek swimmer *

Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka (born 22 October 1988) is a retired Indonesian badminton player. He is a men's singles specialist from PB. Djarum, a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java and has joined the club since 2005. He retired in 2018 due to lo ...

, 1988-, Indonesian badminton player * Dionysius Sebwe, 1969-, retired Liberian athlete

Fine arts

* Dionysio Miseroni, 1607-1661, Bohemian jeweler and stonecutter *

Dionysios Demetis Dionysios Demetis ( el, Διονύσιος Δεμέτης) (also Dionisis) is a Greek composer, born in 1979 in Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greec ...

, Greek composer *

Dionysios Solomos Dionysios Solomos (; el, Διονύσιος Σολωμός ; 8 April 1798 – 9 February 1857) was a Greek poet from Zakynthos, who is considered to be Greece's national poet. He is best known for writing the ''Hymn to Liberty'' ( el, Ὕμ� ...

, 1798-1857, author of Greek ''Hymn to Liberty''. *

Dionysios Tsokos Dionysios Tsokos (Greek: Διονύσιος Τσόκος; c. 1814/1820 in Zakynthos – 1862 in Athens) was a Greek painter; one of the first to gain recognition in the Ottoman Empire, post-Ottoman period. He is mostly known for portraits and hi ...

, 1814-1862, Greek painter *

Dionysios Vegias Dionysios Vegias ( gr, Διονύσιος Βέγιας, 1810–84) was a Greek painter of the later Heptanese School (painting), Heptanese School of painting. Life Dionysios Vegias was born in 1810 in Cephalonia. He was a pupil of the sculptor ...

, 1810-1884, Greek painter of the later Heptanese School *

Dionysis Makris Dionysis Makris (Greek: Διονύσης Μακρής) born 5 February 1982 as Dionysis Sindrivanis) is a popular Greek singer, of laiko music. Biography Makris was born on 5 February 1982 in Thessaloniki and appeared on the Greek talent show '' ...

, Greek singer *

Dionysis Papagiannopoulos Dionysis Papagiannopoulos ( el, Διονύσης Παπαγιαννόπουλος; 12 July 1912 – 17 April 1984) was a Greek actor. He was born in Diakopto in the northeastern part of Achaea in 1912. He studied at the Drama School of the Nation ...

, Greek actor *

Dionysis Savvopoulos Dionysis Savvopoulos ( el, Διονύσης Σαββόπουλος) (born 2 December 1944) is a prominent Greek singer-songwriter. Career Savvopoulos was born in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece (December 1944) in a middle-class family. He pass ...

, Greek songwriter, lyricist and singer * Dionysius Rodotheatos, 1849-1892, Greek conductor and composer *

Georg Dionysius Ehret Georg Dionysius Ehret (30 January 1708 – 9 September 1770) was a German botanist and entomologist known for his botanical illustrations. Life Ehret was born in Germany to Ferdinand Christian Ehret, a gardener and competent draughtsman, a ...

, 1708-1770, botanical illustrator *

Stratos Dionysiou Stratos Dionysiou ( el, Στράτος Διονυσίου; November 8, 1935 – May 11, 1990) was a Greece, Greek Laïkó, laika singer. Early life Dionysiou was born in Nigrita, Serres prefecture, to Asia Minor refugees Angelos and Anastasia Dion ...

, 1935-1990, a Greek laika and elafro-laika singer

Letters

* B. R. Dionysius, 1969-, Australian poet, editor, arts administrator and educator *

Benjamin Musaphia Benjamin ben Immanuel Musaphia (c. 1606 – 1675), also called Benjamin Musaphia or Mussafia and Dionysius, was a Jewish doctor, scholar and kabbalist. Musaphia was probably born in Spain. He married Sara Abigail da Silva, daughter of Semuel da S ...

(1606–1675), Jewish doctor, scholar, and kabbalist, who sometimes called himself Dionysius * Dionysios Kokkinos, 1884-1967, Greek historian and writer *

(1798–1857), Greek poet *

Dionysios Zakythinos Dionysios A. Zakythinos or Zakythenos ( el, Διονύσιος Α. Ζακυθηνός; 1905 in Lixouri, Kefalonia – 18 January 1993, in Athens) was a leading Greek Byzantinist. Zakythinos was born in Kefalonia in 1905. After graduating from the U ...

, 1905-1993, Greek Byzantinist *

Dionysius Andreas Freher Dionysius Andreas Freher (12 September 1649 – 5 December 1728) was a Christian mystical and alchemical writer, most famous for his extensive commentaries on Jacob Boehme. He was born in Germany but spent most of his life in London, England. ...

, 1649-1728, commentator on Jacob Boehme *

Dionysius Godefridus van der Keessel Dionysius Godefridus van der Keessel (22 September 1738 – 7 August 1816) was a Dutch jurist. He was born and educated in Deventer. He then practiced law in The Hague, and was appointed professor in Groningen in 1762, and in Leiden in 1770, ...

, 1738-1816, Dutch jurist and educator to the royal house *

Dionysius Lardner Professor Dionysius Lardner FRS FRSE (3 April 179329 April 1859) was an Irish scientific writer who popularised science and technology, and edited the 133-volume '' Cabinet Cyclopædia''. Early life in Dublin He was born in Dublin on 3 Apr ...

(1793–1859), Irish scientific writer *

Dionysius Vossius 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 ...

, 1612-1635, Dutch translator

Science

* Dionysios Ikkos, 1921-1993, Greek endocrinologist

Politics

* Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou (born 1975), Greek lawyer and politician *

Dionysius Adrianus Petrus Norbertus Koolen Dionysius Adrianus Petrus Norbertus Koolen (21 January 1871 – 24 March 1945) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP), later formed to the Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic ...

, 1871-1945, Dutch politician *

Dionysis Diakos Dionysis Diakos (Greek: Διονύσης Διάκος, 1805-1887) was a Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence. He was born in Pyrgos and descended from a family or operators and revolutionary leaders. He was a runner ...

, Greek revolutionary leader in the Greek War of Independence *

Dionysius Wakering Dionysius Wakering (born 1617) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1654 to 1656. Wakering was born at Kelvedon, Essex, the son of John Wakering, of Lincoln's Inn and of Kelvedon and his wife Mary Palmer daug ...

(born 1617), English Parliamentarian

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