Namesakes
Denis Diderot
(m) 1713-1784 
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Notable Writers
Denis Papin
(m) 1647-c. 1712
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Dinis
(a.k.a. Denis) (m) 1261-1325
Portuguese Kings and Queens 1279-1325
Denis Mukwege
(m) 1955-
Nobel Prize Winners 2018 (peace)
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Denis Law
(m) 1940-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Christopher Lambert
(middle name Denis) (m) 1957-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Denis Villeneuve
(m) 1967-
Notable Filmmakers
Denny Hulme
(a.k.a. Denis) (m) 1936-1992
Notable Athletes (driving)
Denis Zakaria
(m) 1996-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Denis Glushakov
(m) 1987-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Denis Leary
(m) 1957-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Denis O'Hare
(m) 1962-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Denis Ten
(m) 1993-2018
Olympic Medalists 2014 figure skating (bronze)
Denis Alibec
(m) 1991-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Denis Zvizdić
(m) 1964-
Other Leaders 2015-2019 Bosnia and Herzegovina (chairman)
Denis Ablyazin
(m) 1992-
Olympic Medalists 2012 artistic gymnastics (bronze/silver)
Denis Buntić
(m) 1982-
Notable Athletes (handball)
Olympic Medalists 2012 handball (bronze)
Denis Pankratov
(m) 1974-
Olympic Medalists 1996 swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold/silver)
Denis Johnson
(m) 1949-2017
Notable Writers
Denis Nizhegorodov
(m) 1980-
Olympic Medalists 2004; 2008 50 km walk (silver/bronze)
Patrick Marleau
(middle name Denis) (m) 1979-
Olympic Medalists 2010; 2014 ice hockey (gold)
Denis Marconato
(m) 1975-
Olympic Medalists 2004 basketball (silver)
Denis Lawson
(m) 1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Denis Kapustin
(m) 1970-
Olympic Medalists 2000 triple jump (bronze)
Hec Hogan
(middle name Denis) (m) 1931-1960
Olympic Medalists 1956 100 m (bronze)
Denis Šefik
(m) 1976-
Olympic Medalists 2004; 2008 water polo (silver/bronze)
Denis Špoljarić
(m) 1979-
Notable Athletes (handball)
Olympic Medalists 2004 handball (gold)
Denís Tsargúsh
(m) 1987-
Olympic Medalists 2012 wrestling (bronze)
Denis Horgan
(m) 1871-1922
Olympic Medalists 1908 shot put (silver)
Denis Alekseyev
(m) 1987-
Olympic Medalists 2008 4x400 m relay (bronze)
Denis Potvin
(m) 1953-
Hall-of-Famers 1991 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Denis Savard
(m) 1961-
Hall-of-Famers 2000 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Denis of the Nativity
(m) 1600-1638
Saints
Denis Pimankov
(m) 1975-
Olympic Medalists 1996 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (silver)
Chris Robshaw
(middle name Denis) (m) 1986-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Denis Payton
(m) 1943-2006
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2008 The Dave Clark Five
Dennis
(a.k.a. Denis) (m)
Shakespearian Characters As You Like It
Denis
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1978 Denis
Dionysius
(a.k.a. Denis) (m) ?-250
Saints
Dionysius Fugishima
(a.k.a. Denis) (m) ?-1622
Saints