Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the

Greco-Roman The Greco-Roman world , also Greco-Roman civilization, Greco-Roman culture or Greco-Latin culture (spelled Græco-Roman or Graeco-Roman in British English), as understood by modern scholars and writers, includes the geographical regions and co ...

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

Dionysus In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, myth, Dionysus (; ) is the god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre. He was also known as Bacchus ( or ; ...

, the

Greek Greek may refer to: 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 **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by

wine Wine is an alcoholic drink made from Fermentation in winemaking, fermented fruit. Yeast in winemaking, Yeast consumes the sugar in the fruit and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Wine is most often made f ...

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

Zeus Zeus (, ) is the chief deity of the List of Greek deities, Greek pantheon. He is a sky father, sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus. Zeus is the child ...

") 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 Religion in ancient Rome, ancient Roman religion and Roman mythology, 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 de ...

), the

Thracian The Thracians (; ; ) were an Indo-European speaking people who inhabited large parts of Southeast Europe in ancient history.. "The Thracians were an Indo-European people who occupied the area that today is shared between north-eastern Greece, ...

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 a lover of peace—as well as the patron deity of both agriculture and the theatre. Dionysus is a god of mystery religious rites, such as those practised in honour of

Demeter In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, Demeter (; Attic Greek, Attic: ''Dēmḗtēr'' ; Doric Greek, Doric: ''Dāmā́tēr'') is the Twelve Olympians, Olympian goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over cro ...

and

Persephone In ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion, religion, Persephone ( ; , classical pronunciation: ), also called Kore ( ; ) or Cora, is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She became the queen of the Greek underworld, underworld afte ...

Eleusis Elefsina () or Eleusis ( ; ) is a suburban city and Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Athens metropolitan area. It belongs to West Attica regional unit of Greece. It is located in the Thriasio Plain, at the northernmost ...

near Athens. In the Thracian mysteries, he wears the "bassaris" or fox-skin, symbolizing new life. (See also

Maenads In Greek mythology, maenads (; ) were the female followers of Dionysus and the most significant members of his retinue, the ''thiasus''. Their name, which comes from :wikt:μαίνομαι#Ancient Greek, μαίνομαι (''maínomai'', “to ...

.) 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 ro ...

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

Diminutive A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word 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, and sometimes to belittle s ...

forms include Den, Dennoh, Deno, Denny, Deny and Deen. The name Sydenie (alternate spellings: Sydney or Sidney) may derive from a village in Normandy called Saint-Denis. A medieval diminutive was Dye, from which the names

Dyson Dyson may refer to: * Dyson (surname), people with the surname Dyson * Dyson (company), a Singaporean multinational home appliances company founded by James Dyson * Dyson (crater), a crater on the Moon * Dyson (operating system), a Unix general- ...

and Tyson are derived. Dennis is a very popular English, Irish and Danish name, common throughout the

English-speaking world The English-speaking world comprises the 88 countries and territories in which English language, English is an official, administrative, or cultural language. In the early 2000s, between one and two billion people spoke English, making it the ...

, and a very popular French name, common throughout the

Francophone The Francophonie or Francophone world is the whole body of people and organisations around the world who use the French language regularly for private or public purposes. The term was coined by Onésime Reclus in 1880 and became important a ...

world. It is also common as a German,

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

, Dutch, Croatian, Belarusian, Ukrainian,

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

, Bulgarian,

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

ian, Bosnian, and Albanian name. ''Dionizy'' is the Polish version of the name, while ''Dionigi'' and ''Dionisio'' are the

versions of the name. The Irish name Donnchadh is sometimes anglicised as ''Denis'', but has a different origin and is in fact related to the names Duncan and Donagh. Feminine versions of the name include: Denise, Denisa, Deni, Denice, Deniece, Dione, and Dionne.

Variants

* Dānnísī (丹尼斯): Chinese * Dénes, Dienes, Gyenis, Gyenes: Hungarian * Denis: Albanian, Bosnian, Bulgarian (Денис), Croatian,

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

, English, French, German,

, Macedonian (Денис), Polish, Portuguese, Romanian,

(Денис), Serbian (also Денис), Slovak, Slovene * Deniseu (데니스): Korean * Denisas: Lithuanian * Deniss: Latvian * Denisu (デニス): Japanese * Denijs:

Middle Dutch Middle Dutch is a collective name for a number of closely related West Germanic dialects whose ancestor was Old Dutch. It was spoken and written between 1150 and 1500. Until the advent of Modern Dutch after 1500 or , there was no overarching sta ...

* Deniz: Turkish (''actual meaning is

sea A sea is a large body of salt water. There are particular seas and the sea. The sea commonly refers to the ocean, the interconnected body of seawaters that spans most of Earth. Particular seas are either marginal seas, second-order section ...

'') A common male and female Turkish name, etymologically not related to "Dennis", but based on the Turkish word for "sea": 'deniz

/small> * Dênis: Portuguese (''Brazilian'') * Dennis: Danish language, Danish, Dutch, English, German, Norwegian, Swedish * Denny: English * Denys (Денис): Ukrainian * Dinis, Diniz, Dionísio: Portuguese * Dion: English, French (''medieval diminutive''),

(''diminutive'': Δίων) * Dionigi:

* Dionisius, Dennis : Indonesian * Dionís: Catalan * Dionise, Dionisie: Romanian * Dionisije (Дионисије): Serbian * Dionisio:

, 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 around the ...

* Dionizy; Dionizjusz (archaic): Polish * Dionysios (Διονύσιος):

* Dionýz: Slovak * Diviš:

* Donncha: Irish * Dzianis (Дзяніс): Belarusian * 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

Common combinations with given name Dennis

* Dennis Allen *

Dennis Anderson Dennis Montague Anderson (born October 24, 1960) is an American former professional monster truck driver. He is the creator, team owner, and former driver of "Grave Digger (monster truck), Grave Digger" on the United States Hot Rod Association, ...

* Dennis Avery * Dennis Bailey * Dennis Baker * Dennis Bell * Dennis Bennett * Dennis Blair * Dennis Boles * Dennis Boyd *

Dennis Brown Dennis Emmanuel Brown CD (1 February 1957 – 1 July 1999) was a Jamaican reggae singer. During his prolific career, which began in the late 1960s when he was aged eleven, he recorded more than 75 albums and was one of the major stars of l ...

* Dennis Burton * Dennis Casey * Dennis Donovan * Dennis Dougherty *

Dennis Edwards Dennis Edwards Jr. (February 3, 1943 – February 1, 2018) was an American soul and R&B singer who was best known as the frontman in The Temptations for Motown Records. Edwards joined the Temptations in 1968, replacing David Ruffin and sang w ...

* Dennis Elwell * Dennis Flores * Dennis Francis * Dennis Geiger * Dennis Gilbert * Dennis Green * Dennis Hale * Dennis Hampson * Dennis Harris * Dennis Hayden * Dennis Hughes * Dennis Isherwood * Dennis James * Dennis Jennings * Dennis Jensen * Dennis John *

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 ...

* Dennis Jones * Dennis Kelly * Dennis King * Dennis Law * Dennis Lawrence * Dennis Lee * Dennis Leigh * Dennis Lloyd * Dennis Lyons * Dennis Marks * Dennis Marshall * Dennis Matthews * Dennis McCarthy * Dennis McCoy * Dennis McGuire * Dennis Millar * Dennis Miller * Dennis Moore * Dennis Moran * Dennis Morgan * Dennis Morris * Dennis Mullins * Dennis Murphy * Dennis Murray * Dennis Nelson * Dennis Nolan * Dennis O'Brien * Dennis O'Connor * Dennis O'Neill * Dennis O'Sullivan * Dennis Olsen * Dennis Olson * Dennis Peters * Dennis Phillips * Dennis Rasmussen * Dennis Richardson * Dennis Rivera * Dennis Roberts * Dennis Robertson * Dennis Schmidt * Dennis Scott * Dennis Smith * Dennis Stewart *

Dennis Sullivan Dennis Parnell Sullivan (born February 12, 1941) is an American mathematician known for his work in algebraic topology, geometric topology, and dynamical systems. He holds the Albert Einstein Chair at the Graduate Center of the City University ...

Dennis Taylor Dennis Taylor (born 19 January 1949) is a Northern Irish retired professional snooker player and current commentator. He turned professional in 1972 and won the 1985 World Snooker Championship, in which he lost the first eight frames of 1985 W ...

* Dennis Thompson * Dennis Walker * Dennis Ward *

Dennis Waterman Dennis Waterman (24 February 1948 – 8 May 2022) was an English actor and singer. He was best known for his tough-guy leading roles in television series including ''The Sweeney'', ''Minder (TV series), Minder'' and ''New Tricks'', singing the ...

* Dennis White * Dennis Williams *

Dennis Wilson Dennis Carl Wilson (December 4, 1944 – December 28, 1983) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys. He was their drummer and the middle brother of bandmates Brian Wilson, Brian and Carl Wilson as well as ...

* Dennis Young

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* Dennis Aase (1942–2023), American race car driver * Dennis Albaugh (born 1949/50), American billionaire, founder and chairman of Albaugh LLC * Dennis Alexio (born 1959), American kickboxer * Dennis Aogo (born 1987), German footballer * Dennis Barth (1951–1978), Jamaican gangster *

Dennis Bergkamp Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (; born 10 May 1969) is a Dutch professional Association football, football coach and former Football player, player who was most recently the Assistant manager of Ajax. Originally a wide midfielder, Bergkamp was ...

(born 1969), Dutch footballer * Dennis Blake (born 1970), Jamaican track and field athlete * Dennis C. Bottorff (born 1944), American business executive. *

Dennis Brain Dennis Brain (17 May 19211 September 1957) was a British French horn, horn player. From a musical family – his father and grandfather were horn players – he attended the Royal Academy of Music in London. During the Second World War he served ...

(1921–1957), English virtuoso horn player * Dennis Brinkmann (born 1978), German footballer and manager * Dennis Brunod (born 1978), Italian ski mountaineer and sky-runner * Dennis Buschening (born 1991), German-Thai professional footballer * Dennis Cagara (born 1985), Danish footballer * Dennis Chambers (born 1959), American drummer * Dennis Clifford (born 1992), American basketball player * Dennis Cole (1940–2009), American actor * Dennis Coles (born 1970), American rapper known as

Ghostface Killah Dennis David 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 ...

* Dennis Connors (born 1985), American Para-cyclist * Dennis Daley (born 1996), American football player * Dennis Danell (1961–2000), guitarist with the band Social Distortion * Dennis Daugaard (born 1953), American politician *

Dennis Day Dennis Day (born Owen Patrick Eugene McNulty; May 21, 1916 – June 22, 1988) was an American actor, comedian and singer. He was of Irish descent. Early life Day was born and raised in the Throggs Neck Clason Point section of Bronx in New Yor ...

(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 ...

(died 1750), Irish actor *

Dennis DeYoung Dennis DeYoung (born February 18, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and keyboardist. He was a founding member of the rock band Styx and served as its primary lead vocalist and keyboardist from 1972 until 1999. DeYoung was the band's most ...

(born 1947), lead singer and keyboardist for pop music group Styx * Dennis Diekmeier (born 1989), German footballer * Dennis A. Dougherty (born 1952), American professor of chemistry *

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

(born 1954), American baseball player * Dennis Eilhoff (born 1982), German footballer * Dennis Endras (born 1985), German ice hockey goaltender *

Dennis Erickson Dennis Brian Erickson (born March 24, 1947) is an American football coach who most recently served as the head coach for the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) league. He was also the head coach at the University of ...

(born 1947), American football head coach

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* Dennis Farina (1944–2013), American character actor * Dennis Fentie (1950–2019), Canadian politician * Dennis Ferrera (born 1980), Honduran footballer * Dennis Foggia (born 2001), Italian motorcycle rider * Dennis Franks (1953–2021), American football player *

Dennis Franz Dennis Franz Schlachta (; born October 28, 1944), known professionally as Dennis Franz, is an American retired actor best known for his role as NYPD Detective Andy Sipowicz in the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television series ''NYPD Blue' ...

(born 1944), 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 Dennis Gabor ( ; ; 5 June 1900 – 9 February 1979) was a Hungarian-British physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1971 for his invention of holography. He obtained British citizenship in 1946 and spent most of his life in Engla ...

(1900–1979), Hungarian electrical engineer and inventor * Dennis Gansel (born 1973), German film director * Dennis Gardeck (born 1994), American football player * Dennis Gentenaar (born 1975), Dutch footballer * Dennis Gile (born 1981), American football player * Dennis González (1954–2022), American jazz musician, poet and visual artist * Dennis Green (1949–2016), American football head coach * Dennis Grote (born 1986), German footballer * Dennis Hapugalle (1930–2000), Sri Lankan Sinhala army brigadier *

Dennis Hastert John Dennis Hastert ( ; born January 2, 1942) is an American former politician, teacher, and wrestling coach who represented from 1987 to 2007 and served as the 51st speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. Hast ...

(born 1942), American politician * Dennis Hauger (born 2003), Norwegian racing driver * Dennis Havrilla (born 1987), American football player * Dennis Hayden (actor) (born 1952), American actor * Dennis Haysbert (born 1954), American actor * Dennis Hopper (1936–2010), American actor, filmmaker and artist * Dennis Houston (born 1999), American football player *

(1954–2007), American basketball player *

Dennis Joseph Dennis Joseph (20 October 1957 – 10 May 2021) was an Indian scriptwriter and director known for his work in Malayalam films. He was active during the 1980s and early 1990s. He frequently collaborated with directors Joshiy and Thambi Kannantha ...

(1957–2021), Malayalam scriptwriter and director * Dennis Kelly (born 1970), British writer and producer * Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (born 1984), Kenyan long-distance runner * Dennis Kramer (1992–2023), German-American basketball player * Dennis Kruppke (born 1980), German footballer *

Dennis Kucinich Dennis John Kucinich ( ; October 8, 1946) is an American politician. Originally a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, Kucinich served as U.S. Representative from Ohio's Ohio's 10th congressional district, 10th congressional district fro ...

(born 1946), American politician

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* Dennis Law (born 1963), Hong Kong film director * Dennis Lennon (1918–1991), British architect and interior designer * Dennis Lillee (born 1949), Australian cricketer * Dennis Lisk (born 1977), German rapper known as Denyo * Dennis Lo (born 1963), Hong Kong molecular biologist * Dennis Lundy (born 1972), 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 myste ...

(1924–2005) * Dennis Lyxzén (born 1972), Swedish musician * Dennis Miller (born 1953), American comedian and talk show host *

Dennis Muilenburg Dennis A. Muilenburg (born 1964) is an American engineer, business executive and a former president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Boeing, a multinational aerospace and defense company. He was CEO from 2015 to 2019, when he was fired in th ...

(born 1964), American businessman, CEO of Boeing * Dennis Nehring, American politician *

Dennis Nielsen Dennis Dean Nielsen (February 5, 1947 – September 23, 2023) was a retired United States Air Force Colonel who was most widely known for having participated in rescue effort of the United Airlines Flight 232 crash in Sioux City, Iowa in 1989. ...

(born 1947), American colonel and politician *

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

(1945–2018), Scottish serial killer * Dennis Oli (born 1984), English footballer * Dennis Patera (born 1945), American football player * Dennis Paul (fl. 2010s–2020s), American politician * Dennis Potter (1934–1994), English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist * Dennis Prager (born 1948), American radio host * Dennis Price (1915–1973), English actor *

Dennis Quaid Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his starring roles in '' Breaking Away'' (1979), '' The Right Stuff'' (1983), '' The Big Easy'' (1986), '' Innerspace'' (1987), '' Great Balls of Fire!'' (1989), ' ...

(born 1954), American actor *

Dennis Rader Dennis Lynn Rader (born March 9, 1945), better known as the BTK Strangler or simply BTK, is an American serial killer and rapist who murdered at least ten people in Wichita, Kansas, Wichita and Park City, Kansas, between 1974 and 1991. Although ...

(born 1945), American serial killer *

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

(1941–2011), American computer scientist *

Dennis Rodman Dennis Keith Rodman (born May 13, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player. Renowned for his defensive and rebounding abilities, his biography on the official NBA website states that he is "arguably the best rebounding forw ...

(born 1961), American basketball player * Dennis Rommedahl (born 1978), Danish footballer * Dennis Rudolph (born 1979), German conceptual artist

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* Dennis Santana (born 1996), Dominican professional baseball pitcher * Dennis Sarfate (born 1981), American baseball player * Dennis Schröder (born 1993), German basketball player * Dennis Schulp (born 1978), Dutch footballer * Dennis Seidenberg (born 1981), German ice hockey player * Dennis Souza (born 1980), Brazilian footballer * Dennis Stewart (basketball) (born 1947), American professional basketball player * Dennis Stewart (judoka) (born 1960), British judoka * Dennis Cleveland Stewart (1947–1994), American actor and dancer *

(born 1949), Northern Irish snooker player * Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas (1951–2021), founding member of the band

Kool & the Gang Kool & the Gang is an American Rhythm and blues, R&B, soul music, soul, and funk band formed in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1964. Its founding members include brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell (musician), Ronald Bell (also known as " ...

Dennis Tito Dennis Anthony Tito (born August 8, 1940) is an American engineer and entrepreneur. During mid-2001, he became the first space tourism, space tourist to fund his own visit to space, when he spent nearly eight days in orbit as a crew member of IS ...

(born 1940), American engineer, multimillionaire and space tourist * Dennis To (born 1981), Hong Kong martial artist and actor *

Dennis Trillo Abelardo Dennis Florencio Ho (born May 12, 1981), known professionally as Dennis Trillo (), is a Filipino actor. He is known for his role as Eric del Mundo in the first ever gay-themed series on Philippine TV, '' My Husband's Lover'', Juan C ...

(born 1981), Filipino actor * Dennis Tufano (born 1946), American singer * Dennis Uy (born 1973), Chinese-Filipino businessman * Dennis van der Geest (born 1975), Dutch judoka *

(1948–2022), English actor and singer *

Dennis Weaver Billy Dennis Weaver (June 4, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American actor and president of the Screen Actors Guild, best known for his work in television and films from the early 1950s until just before his death in 2006. Weaver's two most ...

(1924–2006), American actor *

Dennis Wheatley Dennis Yates Wheatley (8 January 1897 – 10 November 1977) was an English writer whose prolific output of thrillers and occult novels made him one of the world's best-selling authors from the 1930s through to the 1960s. Early life Wheatley w ...

(1897–1977), English author * Dennis A. Wicker (born 1952), American lawyer and politician * Dennis Williams (born 1965), American basketball player *

(1944–1983), American musician, co-founder of The Beach Boys * Dennis Wise (born 1966), English footballer and manager * Dennis Zent (born 1948), American politician * Dennis Ziadie (1946–1986), Jamaican footballer * Dennis Ziegenhorn (born 1947), American politician * Dennis Zine (born 1947), American politician * Dennis Zuill (born 1978), Bermudian footballer

Fictional characters

* Dennis Blunden, main character from '' Head of the Class'' * Dennis Creevey, minor character from ''

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven Fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...

'' * Dennis Finch, main character from '' Just Shoot Me'' * Dennis Guilder, a main character in Stephen King's novel '' Christine'' and its

film adaptation A film adaptation transfers the details or story of an existing source text, such as a novel, into a feature film. This transfer can involve adapting most details of the source text closely, including characters or plot points, or the original sou ...

* 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 serves as a prequel to the 2000 origi ...

'' * Dennis Loughran, aka Denisovich, from the 2015 animated sequel film ''

Hotel Transylvania 2 ''Hotel Transylvania 2'' is a 2015 American animated monster comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation in association with LStar Capital, animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks, and distributed by Sony Pictures Relea ...

'' 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, character from ''

Jurassic Park ''Jurassic Park'', later referred to as ''Jurassic World'', is an American science fiction media franchise created by Michael Crichton, centered on a disastrous attempt to create a theme park of De-extinction#Cloning, cloned dinosaurs. It bega ...

'' *

Dennis Reynolds The following is a list of recurring characters from the FX television series '' It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia''. The Gang , - , style="text-align: left;", Notes: Charlie Kelly Charles "Charlie" Kelly is the janitor of Paddy' ...

, main character from ''

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'', also known colloquially simply as ''Always Sunny'', is an American sitcom created by Rob McElhenney and co-developed by Glenn Howerton for FX (TV channel), FX. It premiered on August 4, 2005, and stars Charl ...

'' *

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 some ...

, 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, character on

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...

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

Plankton Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms that drift in Hydrosphere, water (or atmosphere, air) but are unable to actively propel themselves against ocean current, currents (or wind). The individual organisms constituting plankton are ca ...

's bounty hunter and the secondary main villain from ''

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie ''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' is a 2004 American adventure comedy film, animated adventure comedy film based on the television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. It was co-written, co-produced, and directed by series creator Stephen Hill ...

'' (2004) * Dennis the Diesel, minor character from '' Thomas and Friends'' * Dennis, character from '' Far Cry 3'' * Dennis, the title character in the 2006 film ''

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

'' (released in Belgium as ''Dennis van Rita''), played by

Matthias Schoenaerts Matthias Schoenaerts ( , ; born 8 December 1977) is a Belgian actor. He made his film debut at the age of 13 in ''Daens (film), Daens'' (1992), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He is best known for his rol ...

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), 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 the Peasant, minor character from ''

Monty Python and the Holy Grail ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' is a 1975 British comedy film based on the Arthurian legend, written and performed by the Monty Python comedy group (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin) and ...

'' * Dennis Duffy, a minor character from ''

30 Rock ''30 Rock'' is an American satire, 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' ...

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

Angel An angel is a spiritual (without a physical body), heavenly, or supernatural being, usually humanoid with bird-like wings, often depicted as a messenger or intermediary between God (the transcendent) and humanity (the profane) in variou ...

'' * Dennis "Cutty" Wise, character on the HBO drama ''

The Wire ''The Wire'' is an American Crime fiction, crime Drama (film and television), drama television series created and primarily written by the American author and former police reporter David Simon for the cable network HBO. The series premiered o ...

'' * Dennis, a localized name for Kurama, in the Tagalog dub of ''YuYu Hakusho'' (known in the Philippines as ''Ghost Fighter'')

People with the surname Dennis

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* Ancil Dennis, Tobago politician * Aubrey Dennis (born 1929), South African cricketer * Bill Dennis (born 1935), American NASCAR driver * Bo Dennis, fictional 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 ...

(1876–1938), Australian poet * Carl Dennis (born 1939), American poet and educator * Carolyn Dennis (born 1954), American singer and actor * Cathy Dennis (born 1969), English singer-songwriter, record producer and actress * Cecil Dennis (1931–1980), Liberian political figure who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs * Charles Dennis (born 1946), Canadian actor, playwright, director and screenwriter * Cheri Dennis (born 1979), American singer * Cindy-Lee Dennis, Canadian professor, University of Toronto * Clare Dennis (1916–1971), Australian breaststroke swimmer * David W. Dennis (1912–1999), American politician * Derek Dennis (born 1988), American football player * Diana Dennis (born 1951), American female bodybuilder * Eddie Dennis (born 1986), Welsh professional wrestler * Elias Smith Dennis (1812–1894), American lawyer, politician and soldier * Elizabeth Salisbury Dennis (born 1943), Australian plant molecular biologist * Emmanuel Dennis (born 1997), Nigerian football player *

Eugene Dennis Francis Xavier Waldron (August 10, 1905 – January 31, 1961), best known by the pseudonym Eugene Dennis and Tim Ryan, was an American communist politician and union organizer, best remembered as the long-time leader of the Communist Party USA ...

(1905–1961), American politician and leader of the Communist Party USA * Everette Dennis (fl. 2010s), American scholar *

Felix Dennis Felix Dennis (27 May 194722 June 2014) was an English publisher, poet, spoken-word performer, and philanthropist. His company, Dennis Publishing, pioneered computer and hobbyist magazine publishing in the United Kingdom. In more recent times, t ...

(1947–2014), English magazine publisher and philanthropist * Ferdinand Dennis (born 1956), Jamaican-born writer, broadcaster, journalist * Franklyn Dennis (born 1947), Canadian cricketer * Gabriel Lafayette Dennis (1896–1954), Liberian politician * Geoffrey Dennis (1892–1963), English writer * George Dennis (disambiguation), multiple people * Hershel Dennis (born 1984), American football player *

Hugh Dennis Peter Hugh Dennis (born 13 February 1962) is an English comedian, presenter, actor, Impressionist (entertainment), impressionist and writer. He was a panellist in every episode of the comedy show ''Mock the Week'' (2005–2022) and is one half ...

(born 1962), English actor, comedian, writer * Jack Dennis (born 1931), American electrical engineer and computer scientist *

Jake Dennis Jake Dennis (born 16 June 1995) is a British racing driver, who competes in Formula E for Andretti Global, Andretti and serves as a factory driver for BMW in motorsport, BMW. Dennis won the 2022–23 Formula E World Championship with Andretti. ...

(born 1995), British Formula E driver * James Dennis (disambiguation), multiple people * John Dennis (disambiguation), multiple people * Kristian Dennis (born 1990), English footballer * Lawrence Dennis (1893–1977), American diplomat, consultant and author *

Les Dennis Leslie Dennis Heseltine (born 12 October 1953) is an English television presenter, actor and comedian. He presented '' Family Fortunes'' from 1987 to 2002. Early life Dennis was born as Leslie Dennis Heseltine on 12 October 1953 in the Liv ...

(born 1953), English comedian and actor * Littleton Dennis Jr. (1765–1833), associate justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals * Littleton Purnell Dennis (1786–1834), American politician * Lori Dennis (born 1969), American interior designer

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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 viol ...

(1914–2002), American singer and bandleader * Monika Larsen Dennis (born 1963), Swedish sculptor, filmmaker *

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 Long Island is a densely populated conti ...

(1892–1960), American illustrator and author *

N. Dennis N. Dennis (23 January 1929 – 21 June 2013) was a Member of Parliament from Nagercoil (Lok Sabha constituency), Nagercoil constituency. He was elected six times to the Lok Sabha from Nagercoil (Lok Sabha constituency), Nagercoil constituency ...

(1929–2013), Indian politician *

Nick Dennis Nick Dennis (April 26, 1904 – November 14, 1980) was a Greek American film actor born in Thessaly, Greece. Biography The supporting actor, who began in films in 1947, was known for playing ethnic types (usually Greek) in films such as ''Kis ...

(1904–1980), 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, DSO ...

(1912–1989), English writer, critic, playwright and magazine editor * Oliver Perry Dennis (1858–1927), American architect * Patrick Dennis (1921–1976), American author * Peter Dennis (disambiguation), multiple people * R. Keith Dennis (1944–2024), American mathematician * RayJ Dennis (born 2001), American basketball player * Richard Dennis (born 1949), American commodities trader * Richard William George Dennis (1910–2003), British mycologist * Rillie P. Dennis (died 1955), American politician from Maryland * Robert J. Dennis (fl. 1980s–2020s), American businessman, chairman and CEO of Genesco * Ron Dennis (born 1947), English former executive chairman of McLaren Automotive * Roy L. Dennis (1961–1978), American boy afflicted with craniodiaphyseal dysplasia * Samuel Dennis (academic) (fl. 1770s–1790s), English academic administrator * Samuel Dennis (Australian politician) (1870–1945), Australian politician * Samuel K. Dennis (died 1892), American politician * Samuel K. Dennis Jr. (1874–1953), American politician and judge * Sandy Dennis (1937–1992), American theater and film actress * Shaun Dennis (1969–2025), Scottish footballer * Simon Dennis (disambiguation), multiple people * SirVocea Dennis (born 2000), American football player * Tom Dennis (disambiguation), multiple people * Wesley Dennis (born 1963), American country music artist * Weston Dennis (fl. 2010s–2020s), also known as Westballz, American ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' player * William Dennis (disambiguation) * Willie Dennis (1926–1965), American jazz trombonist * Willye Dennis (1926–2012), American librarian and civil rights activist

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