Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Denise 1967 Denise at Sixteen 
Fictional Characters from Television:
4 characters
Denise Huxtable 1984; 1987 The Cosby Show; A Different World
Marcia Brady (middle name Denise) 1969; 1990 The Brady Bunch; The Bradys
Moesha Mitchell (middle name Denise) 1996 Moesha
Niecy Jackson 1996; 1999 Moesha; The Parkers
Hall-of-Famers:
2 basketball
(basketball) Denise Curry 1997
(basketball) Sheryl Swoopes (middle name Denise) 2016
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
12 actors
Kathleen Quinlan (middle name Denise) 1954-
Denise Crosby 1957-
Denise Welch 1958-
Sonja Sohn (middle name Denise) 1964-
Pamela Anderson (middle name Denise) 1967-
Niecy Nash (middle name Denise) 1970-
Denise Richards 1971-
Maggie Q (middle name Denise) 1979-
Denise Gough 1980-
Angela Trimbur (middle name Denise) 1981-
Megan Fox (middle name Denise) 1986-
Samira Wiley (middle name Denise) 1987-
Notable Athletes:
2 basketball
(basketball) Denise Curry 1959-
(basketball) Sheryl Swoopes (middle name Denise) 1971-
Notable Musicians:
2 singers
Anita Baker (middle name Denise) 1958-
Lil' Kim (middle name Denise) 1974-
Olympic Medalists:
4 gold, 2 bronze, 1 bronze/gold, 1 bronze/gold/silver, 1 silver/bronze
(bronze/gold/silver) Mary Rand (middle name Denise) 1964 4x100 m relay; long jump; pentathlon
(gold) Denise Curry 1984 basketball
(gold) Pamela McGee (middle name Denise) 1984 basketball
(bronze) Denise Parker 1988 archery - team
(gold) Carlette Guidry-White (middle name Denise) 1992; 1996 4x100 m relay
(bronze/gold) Denise Lewis 1996; 2000 heptathlon
(gold) Sheryl Swoopes (middle name Denise) 1996; 2000; 2004 basketball
(silver/bronze) Ericka Lorenz (middle name Denise) 2000; 2004 water polo
(bronze) Denise Herrmann 2014 cross-country skiing
Saints:
2 saints
Saint Dionysia (a.k.a. Denise) ?-251
Saint Dionysia (a.k.a. Denise) ?-484