Denys ( uk, Денис) is both a form of the given name Denis and a patronymic surname. Amongst others, it is a transliteration of the common

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 ...

name ''Денис''. Closely related forms are ''Denijs'' and ''Dénys''. Notable people with the name include:

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Actors, artists, musicians, and writers

* Denijs van Alsloot (c.1570–c.1626), Flemish landscape and genre painter *

Denys Arcand Georges-Henri Denys Arcand (; born June 25, 1941) is a French Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. His film ''The Barbarian Invasions'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004. His films have also been nominated three f ...

(born 1941), Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer *

Denys Baptiste Denys Baptiste (born 1969) is an English jazz musician from London, England, where he was born to St Lucian parents. A graduate of Tomorrow's Warriors, Baptiste plays tenor and soprano saxophone in addition to composing. Baptiste played with ...

(born 1969), English jazz musician * Denys Blakeway, British television producer * Denys Bouliane (born 1955), Canadian composer and conductor * Denys Cazet (born 1938), French-American author * Denys Cochin (1851–1922), French writer *

Denys Colomb de Daunant Albin Théodore Denys Colomb de Daunant (21 November 1922 – 22 March 2006) was a French writer, poet, photographer and filmmaker, best known for his work on the multi-award-winning 1953 short film ''White Mane''. An aristocrat and modern dandy, ...

(1922–2006), French writer, poet, photographer and filmmaker, *

Denys Coop Denys Neil Coop (20 July 1920 – 16 August 1981) was an English camera operator and cinematographer. He was a president of the British Society of Cinematographers from 1973 to 1975. Coop was best known for his works on the film ''Superman'' ...

(1920–1981), British cinematographer * Denys Corbet (1826–1909), Channel Islands poet and painter *

Denys Cowan Denys B. Cowan (born January 30, 1961) is an American comics artist, television producer, media executive and one of the co-founders of Milestone Media. Early life Denys Cowan was first inspired by superheroes as a child from reruns of the 1950s ...

(born 1961), African American comic book artist and television producer *

Denys Desjardins Denys Desjardins (born 1966 in Montreal, Quebec), is a film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor and film historian for more than twenty years. After completing studies in literature, film and communications, he directed several acc ...

(born 1966), Canadian film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and teacher * Denys Granier-Deferre (born 1949), French film director *

Denys Graham Denys Graham (born 29 June 1926) is a Welsh actor who appeared in the later series of '' Rumpole of the Bailey'' as his many daughtered colleague Percy Hoskins. He also played a range of other roles on stage and screen. He was educated at New ...

, Welsh actor *

Denys Irving Denys George Irving (1944-1976), was born on 4 January 1944 in Colwyn Bay, North Wales. Biography He grew up in South London and was educated at Dulwich College (1954–1961), where he was awarded the Fawkes Memorial Scholarship to Balliol Co ...

(1944-1976), Welsh musician and filmmaker *

Denys de La Patellière Denys de La Patellière (8 March 1921 in Nantes, France–21 July 2013) was a French film director and scriptwriter. He also directed Television series. of 92. Filmography as director * 1955 : '' Les Aristocrates'', with Pierre Fresnay * ...

(1921–2013), French film director and scriptwriter *

Denys Lasdun Sir Denys Louis Lasdun, CH, CBE, RA (8 September 1914, Kensington, London – 11 January 2001, Fulham, London) was an eminent English architect, the son of Nathan Lasdun (1879–1920) and Julie (''née'' Abrahams; 1884–1963). Probably his b ...

(1914–2001), English architect * Denys Ovenden (born 1922), British illustrator and watercolourist *

Denys Pouncey Denys Pouncey (1906–1999) was an English cathedral organist, who served in Wells Cathedral Background Denys Duncan Rivers Pouncey was born on 23 December 1906 and was educated at Marlborough College and Queens' College, Cambridge. In 1935 he ...

(1906–1999), English cathedral organist *

Denys Puech Denys Puech (3 December 1854, Gavernac, Bozouls, Aveyron – December 1942, Rodez, Aveyron) was a French sculptor. Biography From a family of farmers (his brother was Louis Puech, Député for the Seine Department from 1898 to 1932, and Mini ...

(1854–1942), French sculptor *

Denys Rhodes Denys Gravenor Rhodes (9 July 1919 – 30 October 1981) was an English writer. He was best known for his novel ''The Syndicate'', which was adapted into a 1968 film. Early life and background Rhodes was born in Ireland, the son of (Arthur) T ...

(1919–1981), English novelist *

Denys Spittle Stanley Denys Trevor Spittle OBE, MA, FSA, (Cambridge 1920 – 7 December 2003) was an English archaeologist. Biography Spittle studied architecture at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and in 1935 became a member of the “Friends of the Fitzwi ...

(1920–2003), British architect *

Denys Val Baker Denys Val Baker (24 October 1917 – 6 July 1984) was a Welsh writer, specialising in short stories, novels, and autobiography. He was also known for his activities as an editor, and promotion of the arts in Cornwall. Early years Born Denys Ba ...

(1917–1984), Cornish writer *

Denys Wortman Denys Wortman (May 2, 1887 – September 20, 1958) was a painter, cartoonist and comic strip creator. From 1924 to 1954 he drew the comic strip ''Metropolitan Movies'' (originated by Gene Carr in 1921), which ran in the ''New York World'' an ...

(1887–1958), American painter, cartoonist and comic strip creator

Sportspeople

Denys Aleksandrov Denys Olehovych Aleksandrov ( uk, Денис Олегович Александров; born 5 May 1992) is a Ukrainian retired footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. Th ...

(born 1992), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Andriyenko Denys Andriyenko ( ua, Денис Андрієнко, born 12 April 1980) is a Ukrainian footballer who plays for FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih in the Ukrainian Premier League. Career Andriyenko began playing football in the Ukrainian Second League wi ...

(born 1980), Ukrainian footballer *

Dénys Bain Dénys Bain (born 2 July 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Auxerre. Career Bain made his senior debut as a 17-year-old for Châteauroux, coming on for the final four minutes in a 1–0 win over Sedan ...

(born 1993), French footballer *

Denys Balanyuk Denys Serhiyovych Balanyuk ( ua, Денис Сергійович Баланюк; born 16 January 1997) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bulgarian club Spartak Varna. Career Balanyuk is a product of the sports s ...

(born 1997), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Barvinko Denys Barvinko ( ua, Денис Анатолійович Барвінко; 16 February 1994 – 10 September 2021) was a Ukrainian professional footballer who played as a left-back for FC Metalist Kharkiv in the Ukrainian Premier League. Caree ...

(born 1994), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Berinchyk Denys Berinchyk ( ua, Денис Берінчик; born 5 May 1988) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. As an amateur, he won silver medals in the light-welterweight division at the 2011 World Championships and the 2012 Summer Olympics. He made ...

(born 1985), Ukrainian boxer *

Denys Bezborodko Denys Olehovych Bezborodko ( uk, Денис Олегович Безбородько; born 31 May 1994) is a Ukrainian professional footballer currently playing as a forward for Kolos Kovalivka. Career From July 2015, he went on loan for the U ...

(born 1994), Ukrainian footballer * Denys Boyko (born 1988), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Carnill Denys John Carnill (11 March 1926 – 30 March 2016) was a British field hockey player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, in the 1956 Summer Olympics, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He also played one first-class cricket match for ...

(1926–2016), British field hockey player *

Denys Chamay Denys Chamay (12 December 1941 – 23 September 2013) was a Swiss fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Gam ...

(1941–2013), Swiss fencer * Denys Dedechko (born 1987), Ukrainian footballer * Denys Dobson (1880–1916), English rugby player * Denys Dubrov (born 1989), Ukrainian swimmer * Denys Filimonov (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 Association football, football midfiel ...

(born 1984), Ukrainian footballer * Denys Halenkov (born 1995), Ukrainian footballer * Denys Harmash (born 1990), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Hill Denys Vyvian Hill (13 April 1896 – 15 May 1971), nicknamed Hooky Hill, was an English first-class cricketer who played 42 matches in the 1920s. Most of these (28) were in county cricket for Worcestershire, but he also appeared at first-cl ...

(1896–1971), English cricketer *

Denys Hobson Denys Laurence Hobson (born 3 September 1951) is a former South African first-class cricketer. Hobson played as a right-handed batsman and legbreak bowler for Eastern Province and Western Province. His career lasted from 1970–71 to 1984–8 ...

(born 1951), South African cricketer * Denys Holaydo (born 1984), Ukrainian-born Russian footballer * Denys Hotfrid (born 1975), Ukrainian weightlifter * Denys Kaliberda (born 1990), Ukrainian-born German footballer *

Denys Kamerylov Denys Kamerylov (born 24 June 1989) is a Ukrainian sprint canoer. He is a silver medalists of the World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representin ...

(born 1989), Ukrainian sprint canoer *

Denys Kolchin Denys Kolchin ( uk, Денис Колчін; born 13 October 1977) is a former professional Ukrainian football defender and current football manager of Balkany Zorya. Career He last played for FC Dnister Ovidiopol and worked as a coach of anot ...

(born 1977), Ukrainian footballer * Denys Kostyuk (born 1982), Ukrainian road bicycle racer *

Denys Kovalenko Denys Kovalenko (born 1991) is a Ukrainian sprint canoer. He is a silver medalists of the World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their n ...

(born 1991), Ukrainian sprint canoer * Denys Kozhanov (born 1987), Ukrainian footballer * Denys Kulakov (born 1986), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Kushnirov Denys Kushnirov (born 12 December 1992 in Kryvyi Rih) is a Ukrainian sport shooter who competes in the men's 10 metre air pistol. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished Finished may refer to: * ''Finished'' (novel), a 1917 novel by H. Rider ...

(born 1992), Ukrainian sport shooter *

Denys Lukashov Denys Lukashov (born 30 April 1989) is a Ukrainian basketball player for Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. He is a member of the Ukrainian national team, where he participated at the EuroBasket 2015. Honours Club ;Budivelnyk ...

(born 1989), Ukrainian basketball player * Denys Miroshnichenko (born 1994), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Molchanov Denys Petrovych Molchanov ( uk, Денис Петрович Молчанов; born 16 May 1987) is a Ukrainian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour winning 15 singles and 62 doubles titles. He has also won one ATP doubles title. On 5 ...

(born 1987), Ukrainian tennis player * Denijs Morkel (1906–1980), South African cricketer * Denys Oliynyk (born 1987), Ukrainian footballer * Denys Onyshchenko (born 1978), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Ovsyannikov Denys Ovsyannikov (born 10 December 1984) is a Ukrainian futsal player who plays for Energy Lviv and the Ukraine national futsal team The Ukraine national futsal team represents Ukraine in international futsal competitions such as the FIFA F ...

(born 1984), Ukrainian futsal player * Denys Poyatsyka (born 1985), Ukrainian boxer *

Denys Rebryk Denys Rebryk ( ua, Денис Ребрик; born 4 April 1985) is a Ukraine, Ukrainian association football, footballer currently under contract for Hungary, Hungarian side Ceglédi VSE. External linksProfile at HLSZ
* 1985 births Living p ...

(born 1985), Ukrainian footballer * Denys Rylsky (born 1989), Ukrainian footballer * Denys Shcherbakov (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 201 ...

(born 1989), Ukrainian football goalkeeper * Denys Skepskyi (born 1987), Ukrainian footballer * Denys Smirnov (born 1975), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Smith Denys Smith (13 August 1924 – 13 November 2016) was a British racehorse trainer whose horses competed in both Flat racing and National Hunt racing. Smith's training stables were located at Bishop Auckland in County Durham. He trained the winn ...

(1924–2016), British racehorse trainer * Denys Sokolovskyi (born 1979), Ukrainian footballer * Denys Solonenko (born 1992), Ukrainian boxer * Denys Stoyan (born 1981), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Sydorenko Denys Sydorenko ( uk, Денис Борисович Сидоренко; born 18 April 1989) is a professional Ukrainian football goalkeeper who plays for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv in the Ukrainian First League. Career He attended the Metalist ...

(born 1989), Ukrainian football goalkeeper *

Denys Sylantyev Denys Olegovich Sylantyev ( uk, Денис Олегович Силантьєв; born 3 October 1976) is a Ukrainian politician and retired swimmer. He competed at four consecutive Olympics between 1996 and 2008 and who won a silver medal in th ...

(born 1976), Ukrainian swimmer and politician * Denys Syzonenko (born 1984), Ukrainian swimmer * Denys Tourtchenkov (born 1978), Russian sprint canoer * Denys Vasilyev (born 1987), Ukrainian footballer * Denys Vasin (born 1989), Ukrainian footballer *

Denys Wilcox Denys Wilcox (4 June 1910 – 6 February 1953) was an English cricketer and schoolmaster. Career Wilcox scored more than 1000 runs in his last season at Dulwich College, then went up to Cambridge University. He played three years for the u ...

(1910–1953), English cricketer and schoolmaster * Denys Yanchuk (born 1988), Ukrainian footballer * Denys Yurchenko (born 1978), Ukrainian pole vaulter * Denys Zavhorodnyy (born 1979), Ukrainian swimmer

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Denys Corbett Wilson Denys Corbett Wilson (1882 – 10 May 1915) was a pioneering Irish aviator. He is most notable for his 100-minute flight on 22 April 1912, from Goodwick in Pembrokeshire to Crane near Enniscorthy in county Wexford – from the island of ...

(1882–1915), Irish pioneer aviator * Denys Finch Hatton (1887–1931), English big-game hunter and lover of Karen Blixen *

Denys Fisher Denys Fisher (11 May 1918 – 17 September 2002) was an English engineer who invented the spirograph toy and created the company Denys Fisher Toys. He left Leeds University to join the family firmKingfisher (Lubrication) Ltd In 1960 he left the ...

(1918–2002), English engineer and board game designer *

Denys Gaith Denys Gaith, BC (19 March 1910 in Yabroud, Syria – 22 March 1986) was Archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Homs in Syria. Life Denys Gaith was ordained on 8 September 1937 and became the Chaplain of the Saint John the Baptist ...

(1910–1986), Syrian Melkite Greek Catholic bishop *

Denys Hay Denys Hay (29 August 1915 – 14 June 1994) was a British historian specialising in medieval and Renaissance Europe, and notable for demonstrating the influence of Italy on events in the rest of the continent. Life He was born in Newcastle-upo ...

(1915–1994), Scottish historian * Denys Henderson (born 1932), Scottish solicitor * Denys Janot (fl. 1529–1544), French printer and bookseller * Denys Johnson-Davies (born 1922), Canadian Arabic-to-English translator * Denys van Leeuwen (1402–1471), Flemish theologian and mystic *

Denys Lombard Denys Lombard (1938 – January 8, 1998) was a leading Asian expert with contributions to Southeast Asian studies, Sinology, and the history of maritime Asia. He was famous for efforts to compare insular Southeast Asia and the Asian Seas to the Med ...

(1938–1998), French historian and Sinologist * Denys R. Martin (1892–1970), British philatelist *

Denys Page Sir Denys Lionel Page (11 May 19086 July 1978) was a British classicist and textual critic who served as the 34th Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge and the 35th Master of Jesus College, Cambridge. He is best known for ...

(1908–1978), British classical scholar * Denys Panasyuk (1900–1984), Ukrainian Soviet lawyer and politician *

Denys Campion Potts Denys Campion Potts (17 March 1923 – 11 May 2016) was a scholar and authority on French literature.Obituary in ''The Daily Telegraph'', ''Denys Potts, scholar - obituary'', May 27, 2016 His obituary in ''The Daily Telegraph'' stated that he ‘s ...

(1923–2016), English academic whose subject was French literature * Denys Rayner (1908–1967), British Royal Navy officer *

Denys Roberts Sir Denys Tudor Emil Roberts (Traditional Chinese: 羅弼時爵士; 19 January 1923 – 20 May 2013) was a British colonial official and judge. Joining the colonial civil service as a Crown Counsel in Nyasaland (now Malawi) in 1953, he became ...

(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, British businessman * Denys Sutton (1917–1991), British art critic and historian *

Denys Turner Denys Alan Turner (born 5 August 1942) is a British-born American philosopher and theologian. He is Horace Tracy Pitkin Professor of Historical Theology emeritus at Yale University having been appointed in 2005, previously having been Norris ...

(born 1942), British academic *

Denys Watkins-Pitchford Denys James Watkins-Pitchford MBE (25 July 1905 – 8 September 1990) was a British naturalist, an illustrator, art teacher and a children's author under the pseudonym "BB". He won the 1942 Carnegie Medal for British children's books. Early ...

(1905–1990), British author, illustrator and countryman * Denys Whitehorn Reid (1897–1970), officer in the British Army *

Denys Wilkinson Sir Denys Haigh Wilkinson Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (5 September 1922 – 22 April 2016) was a UK, British nuclear physicist. Life He was born on 5 September 1922 in Leeds, Yorkshire and educated at Loughborough Grammar School and J ...

(1922–2016), British nuclear physicist * Denys Williams (1929–2014), Chief Justice of Barbados * Denys Winstanley (1877-1947), British educator * Denys Zacharopoulos (born 1952), Greek art historian and theorist

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* André Denys (1948–2013), Belgian politician *

Ewout Denys Ewout Albert Marie-Louise Denijs (born 4 February 1987 in Bruges) is a Belgian professional football player who plays for SK Rapid Leest. He usually plays as an attacking midfielder. Career Denys was plucked away by Cercle Brugge at a young ...

(born 1987), Belgian footballer * Frans Denys (c. 1610–1670), Flemish Baroque painter * Jacob Denys (1644–1708), Flemish Baroque painter * Jean-Baptiste Denys (c. 1640–1704), French physician *

Nicolas Denys Nicolas Denys (1598? – 1688) was a French-born merchant, governor, author, and settler in New France. He founded settlements at St. Pierre (now St. Peter's, Nova Scotia), Ste. Anne (Englishtown, Nova Scotia) and Nepisiquit (Bathurst, New Br ...

(c. 1598–1688), French explorer, colonizer, soldier and leader *

Peter Denys Peter Denys (1760 – 1816) was a British drawing master, later patron of the arts and landowner. He was the son of the language teacher Peter Denys (sometimes Denyss), who was himself the son of a Swiss emigrant. Denys was High Sheriff of Nor ...

(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 wa ...

(1766–1820), French naturalist *

Simon-Pierre Denys de Bonaventure Simon-Pierre Denys de Bonaventure (22 June 1659 – 7 February 1711) was born in Trois-Rivières, Québec to Pierre Denys de La Ronde and Catherine Le Neuf. He became an officer in the colonial troupes de la marine of New France and was hea ...

(1659–1711), French Governor of Acadia * Thomas Denys (c.1477–1561), Sheriff and MP for Devon

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