# Denys

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**Denys** (Ukrainian: Денис) is both a form of the given name [Denis](/source/Denis_(given_name)) and a [patronymic surname](/source/Patronymic_surname). Among others, it is a transliteration of the common [Ukrainian](/source/Ukrainian_language) name *Денис*. Notable people with the name include:

## Given name

### Actors, artists, musicians, and writers

- [Denijs van Alsloot](/source/Denijs_van_Alsloot) (c.1570–c.1626), Flemish landscape and genre painter
- [Denys Arcand](/source/Denys_Arcand) (born 1941), Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer
- [Denys Baptiste](/source/Denys_Baptiste) (born 1969), English jazz musician
- [Denys Blakeway](/source/Denys_Blakeway), British television producer
- [Denys Bouliane](/source/Denys_Bouliane) (born 1955), Canadian composer and conductor
- [Denys Burrows](/source/Denys_Burrows), Australian actor and writer
- [Denys Cazet](/source/Denys_Cazet) (1938–2020), French-American author
- [Denys Chabot](/source/Denys_Chabot) (1945–2025), Canadian writer and journalist
- [Denys Clerval](/source/Denys_Clerval) (1934–2016), French cinematographer
- [Denys Cochin](/source/Denys_Cochin) (1851–1922), French writer
- [Denys Colomb de Daunant](/source/Denys_Colomb_de_Daunant) (1922–2006), French writer, poet, photographer and filmmaker,
- [Denys Coop](/source/Denys_Coop) (1920–1981), British cinematographer
- [Denys Corbet](/source/Denys_Corbet) (1826–1909), Channel Islands poet and painter
- [Denys Corley Smith](/source/Denys_Corley_Smith) (1922–1989), British author and journalist
- [Denys Cowan](/source/Denys_Cowan) (born 1961), African American comic book artist and television producer
- [Denys Davydov](/source/Denys_Davydov) (born 1987), Ukrainian citizen journalist
- [Denys Desjardins](/source/Denys_Desjardins) (born 1966), Canadian film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and teacher
- [Denys Granier-Deferre](/source/Denys_Granier-Deferre) (born 1949), French film director
- [Denys Graham](/source/Denys_Graham) (1926–2024), Welsh actor
- [Denys Hawthorne](/source/Denys_Hawthorne) (1932–2009), Northern Irish actor
- [Denys Irving](/source/Denys_Irving) (1944–1976), Welsh musician and filmmaker
- [Denys Kushnarov](/source/Denys_Kushnarov), Ukrainian filmmaker, journalist and actor
- [Denys de La Patellière](/source/Denys_de_La_Patelli%C3%A8re) (1921–2013), French film director and scriptwriter
- [Denys Lasdun](/source/Denys_Lasdun) (1914–2001), English architect
- [Denys Ovenden](/source/Denys_Ovenden) (1922–2019), British illustrator and watercolourist
- [Denys Pouncey](/source/Denys_Pouncey) (1906–1999), English cathedral organist
- [Denys Puech](/source/Denys_Puech) (1854–1942), French sculptor
- [Denys Rhodes](/source/Denys_Rhodes) (1919–1981), English novelist
- [Denis de Sallo](/source/Denis_de_Sallo) (1626–1669), French writer and lawyer
- [Denys Samson](/source/Denys_Samson) (born 1989), Ukrainian dancer and choreographer
- [Denys Sichynsky](/source/Denys_Sichynsky) (1865–1909), Ukrainian composer and conductor
- [Denys Spittle](/source/Denys_Spittle) (1920–2003), British architect
- [Denys Val Baker](/source/Denys_Val_Baker) (1917–1984), Cornish writer
- [Denys Wortman](/source/Denys_Wortman) (1887–1958), American painter, cartoonist and comic strip creator

### Sportspeople

- [Denys Aleksandrov](/source/Denys_Aleksandrov) (born 1992), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Andriyenko](/source/Denys_Andriyenko) (born 1980), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Anelikov](/source/Denys_Anelikov) (born 1982), Soviet footballer
- [Denys Antyukh](/source/Denys_Antyukh) (born 1997), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Arendaruk](/source/Denys_Arendaruk) (born 1996), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Babliuk](/source/Denys_Babliuk) (born 2001), Ukrainian sport shooter
- [Dénys Bain](/source/D%C3%A9nys_Bain) (born 1993), French footballer
- [Denys Balan](/source/Denys_Balan) (born 1993), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Balanyuk](/source/Denys_Balanyuk) (born 1997), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Barvinko](/source/Denys_Barvinko) (1994–2021), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Berinchyk](/source/Denys_Berinchyk) (born 1985), Ukrainian boxer
- [Denys Bezborodko](/source/Denys_Bezborodko) (born 1994), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Bobrov](/source/Denys_Bobrov) (born 1982), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Boyko](/source/Denys_Boyko) (born 1988), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Bunchukov](/source/Denys_Bunchukov) (born 2003), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Byelousov](/source/Denys_Byelousov) (born 1996), Ukrainian football striker
- [Denys Carnill](/source/Denys_Carnill) (1926–2016), British field hockey player
- [Denys Chamay](/source/Denys_Chamay) (1941–2013), Swiss fencer
- [Denys Chernysh](/source/Denys_Chernysh) (born 1999), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Dedechko](/source/Denys_Dedechko) (born 1987), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Demyanenko](/source/Denys_Demyanenko) (born 2000), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Denysenko](/source/Denys_Denysenko) (born 1996), Ukrainian beach volleyball player
- [Denys Dobson](/source/Denys_Dobson) (1880–1916), English rugby player
- [Denys Dubrov](/source/Denys_Dubrov) (born 1989), Ukrainian swimmer
- [Denys Favorov](/source/Denys_Favorov) (born 1991), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Filimonov](/source/Denys_Filimonov) (born 1971), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Fomin](/source/Denys_Fomin) (born 1986), Ukrainian volleyball player
- [Denys Golaydo](/source/Denys_Golaydo) (born 1984), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Halata](/source/Denys_Halata) (born 2000), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Halenkov](/source/Denys_Halenkov) (born 1995), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Harmash](/source/Denys_Harmash) (born 1990), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Hill](/source/Denys_Hill) (1896–1971), English cricketer
- [Denys Hobson](/source/Denys_Hobson) (1951–2025), South African cricketer
- [Denys Hobson (cricketer, born 1983)](/source/Denys_Hobson_(cricketer,_born_1983))
- [Denys Holaydo](/source/Denys_Holaydo) (born 1984), Ukrainian-born Russian footballer
- [Denys Hotfrid](/source/Denys_Hotfrid) (born 1975), Ukrainian weightlifter
- [Denys Jones](/source/Denys_Jones) (1930–2003), Welsh footballer
- [Denys Kamerylov](/source/Denys_Kamerylov) (born 1989), Ukrainian sprint canoer
- [Denys Kesil](/source/Denys_Kesil) (born 2000), Ukrainian swimmer
- [Denys Khomutov](/source/Denys_Khomutov) (born 1979), Ukrainian association football player
- [Denys Kolchin](/source/Denys_Kolchin) (born 1977), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Kostyshyn](/source/Denys_Kostyshyn) (born 1997), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Kostyuk](/source/Denys_Kostyuk) (born 1982), Ukrainian road bicycle racer
- [Denys Kovalenko](/source/Denys_Kovalenko) (born 1991), Ukrainian sprint canoer
- [Denys Kozhanov](/source/Denys_Kozhanov) (born 1987), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Kulakov](/source/Denys_Kulakov) (born 1986), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Kushnirov](/source/Denys_Kushnirov) (born 1992), Ukrainian sport shooter
- [Denys Kuzyk](/source/Denys_Kuzyk) (born 2002), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Lukashov](/source/Denys_Lukashov) (born 1989), Ukrainian basketball player
- [Denys Maasdorp](/source/Denys_Maasdorp) (born 1963), South African tennis player
- [Denys Miroshnichenko](/source/Denys_Miroshnichenko) (born 1994), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Molchanov](/source/Denys_Molchanov) (born 1987), Ukrainian tennis player
- [Denys Morkel](/source/Denys_Morkel) (1906–1980), South African cricketer
- [Denys Nahnoynyi](/source/Denys_Nahnoynyi) (born 2002), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Ndukve](/source/Denys_Ndukve) (born 2000), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Nechyporenko](/source/Denys_Nechyporenko) (born 1990), Ukrainian hurdler
- [Denys Norenkov](/source/Denys_Norenkov) (born 1996), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Oliynyk](/source/Denys_Oliynyk) (born 1987), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Onyshchenko](/source/Denys_Onyshchenko) (born 1978), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Ostapchenko](/source/Denys_Ostapchenko) (born 2001), Ukrainian para swimmer
- [Denys Ostrovskyi](/source/Denys_Ostrovskyi) (born 1998), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Ovsyannikov](/source/Denys_Ovsyannikov) (born 1984), Ukrainian futsal player
- [Denys Pavlyuk](/source/Denys_Pavlyuk) (born 1992), Ukrainian modern pentathlete
- [Denys Pidhurskyi](/source/Denys_Pidhurskyi) (born 2003), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Pidruchnyi](/source/Denys_Pidruchnyi) (born 2001), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Popov](/source/Denys_Popov) (born 1999), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Poyatsyka](/source/Denys_Poyatsyka) (born 1985), Ukrainian boxer
- [Denys Prychynenko](/source/Denys_Prychynenko) (born 1992), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Rebryk](/source/Denys_Rebryk) (born 1985), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Rezepov](/source/Denys_Rezepov) (born 2002), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Ryabyi](/source/Denys_Ryabyi) (born 2001), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Rylskyi](/source/Denys_Rylskyi) (born 1989), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Sahaliuk](/source/Denys_Sahaliuk) (born 2002), Ukrainian freestyle wrestler
- [Denys Shcherbakov](/source/Denys_Shcherbakov) (born 1988), Ukrainian orienteering competitor
- [Denys Shelikhov](/source/Denys_Shelikhov) (born 1989), Ukrainian football goalkeeper
- [Denys Shevchenko](/source/Denys_Shevchenko) (born 2003), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Shostak](/source/Denys_Shostak) (born 2003), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Shvydenko](/source/Denys_Shvydenko) (born 2002), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Skepskyi](/source/Denys_Skepskyi) (born 1987), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Slyusar](/source/Denys_Slyusar) (born 2002), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Smirnov](/source/Denys_Smirnov) (born 1975), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Smith](/source/Denys_Smith) (1924–2016), British racehorse trainer
- [Denys Sokolovskyi](/source/Denys_Sokolovskyi) (born 1979), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Solonenko](/source/Denys_Solonenko) (born 1992), Ukrainian boxer
- [Denys Soroka](/source/Denys_Soroka) (born 2001), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Starchenko](/source/Denys_Starchenko) (born 1994), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Stoyan](/source/Denys_Stoyan) (born 1981), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Strekalin](/source/Denys_Strekalin) (born 1999), Ukrainian-French pair skater
- [Denys Svityukha](/source/Denys_Svityukha) (born 2002), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Sydorenko](/source/Denys_Sydorenko) (born 1989), Ukrainian football goalkeeper
- [Denys Sylantyev](/source/Denys_Sylantyev) (born 1976), Ukrainian swimmer and politician
- [Denys Sytnik](/source/Denys_Sytnik) (born 1986), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Syzonenko](/source/Denys_Syzonenko) (born 1984), Ukrainian swimmer
- [Denys Taraduda](/source/Denys_Taraduda) (born 2000), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Teslyuk](/source/Denys_Teslyuk) (born 2003), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Tourtchenkov](/source/Denys_Tourtchenkov) (born 1978), Russian sprint canoer
- [Denys Ustymenko](/source/Denys_Ustymenko) (born 1999), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Vasilyev](/source/Denys_Vasilyev) (born 1987), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Vasin](/source/Denys_Vasin) (born 1989), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Volk-Karachevskyi](/source/Denys_Volk-Karachevskyi) (born 1979), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Wilcox](/source/Denys_Wilcox) (1910–1953), English cricketer and schoolmaster
- [Denys Woods](/source/Denys_Woods) (1920–1972), South African cricketer
- [Denys Yanchuk](/source/Denys_Yanchuk) (born 1988), Ukrainian footballer
- [Denys Yurchenko](/source/Denys_Yurchenko) (born 1978), Ukrainian pole vaulter
- [Denys Zavhorodnyy](/source/Denys_Zavhorodnyy) (born 1979), Ukrainian swimmer

### Other

- [Denys Bray](/source/Denys_Bray) (1875–1951), British colonial civil servant
- [Denys Buckley](/source/Denys_Buckley) (1906–1998), English barrister and judge
- [Denys Bullard](/source/Denys_Bullard) (1912–1994), British politician
- [Denys Chernyshov](/source/Denys_Chernyshov) (born 1974), Ukrainian politician and economist
- [Denys Corbett Wilson](/source/Denys_Corbett_Wilson) (1882–1915), Irish pioneer aviator
- [Denys Finch Hatton](/source/Denys_Finch_Hatton) (1887–1931), English big-game hunter and lover of Karen Blixen
- [Denys Fisher](/source/Denys_Fisher) (1918–2002), English engineer and board game designer
- [Denys Gaith](/source/Denys_Gaith) (1910–1986), Syrian Melkite Greek Catholic bishop
- [Denys Gillam](/source/Denys_Gillam) (1915–1991), British flying ace
- [Denys Hay](/source/Denys_Hay) (1915–1994), Scottish historian
- [D. E. L. Haynes](/source/D._E._L._Haynes) (1913–1994), English classical scholar
- [Denys Henderson](/source/Denys_Henderson) (1932–2016), Scottish solicitor
- [Denys Herman](/source/Denys_Herman) (born 1981), Ukrainian politician
- [Denys Janot](/source/Denys_Janot) (fl. 1529–1544), French printer and bookseller
- [Denys Johnson-Davies](/source/Denys_Johnson-Davies) (1922–2017), Canadian Arabic-to-English translator
- [Denys Kireyev](/source/Denys_Kireyev) (1977–2022), Ukrainian banker and intelligence officer
- [Denys Kostrzhevskyi](/source/Denys_Kostrzhevskyi) (born 1968), Ukrainian businessman
- [Denys Lasdun](/source/Denys_Lasdun) (1914–2001), English architect
- [Denys van Leeuwen](/source/Denys_van_Leeuwen) (1402–1471), Flemish theologian and mystic
- [Denys Lombard](/source/Denys_Lombard) (1938–1998), French historian and Sinologist
- [Denys Lowson](/source/Denys_Lowson) (1906–1975), British barrister and financier
- [Denys Maliuska](/source/Denys_Maliuska) (born 1981), Ukrainian lawyer, businessman and politician
- [Denys R. Martin](/source/Denys_R._Martin) (1892–1970), British philatelist
- [Denys Maslov](/source/Denys_Maslov) (born 1983), Ukrainian politician
- [Denys Monastyrsky](/source/Denys_Monastyrsky) (1980–2023), Ukrainian lawyer and politician
- [Denys Page](/source/Denys_Page) (1908–1978), British classical scholar
- [Denys Panasyuk](/source/Denys_Panasyuk) (1900–1984), Ukrainian Soviet lawyer and politician
- [Denys Campion Potts](/source/Denys_Campion_Potts) (1923–2016), English academic whose subject was French literature
- [Denys Pringle](/source/Denys_Pringle) (born 1951), British archaeologist and medievalist
- [Denys Prokopenko](/source/Denys_Prokopenko) (born 1991), Ukrainian military officer
- [Denys Rayner](/source/Denys_Rayner) (1908–1967), British Royal Navy officer
- [Denys Roberts](/source/Denys_Roberts) (1921–2013), British Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong
- [Denys Rolle](/source/Denys_Rolle), multiple people
- [Denys Shleha](/source/Denys_Shleha) (born 1982), Ukrainian serviceman
- [Denys Shmyhal](/source/Denys_Shmyhal) (born 1975), Prime Minister of Ukraine
- [Denys Shortt](/source/Denys_Shortt), British businessman
- [Denys Skoryi](/source/Denys_Skoryi) (born 1979), Ukrainian surgeon, oncologist, professor and politician
- [Denys Sutton](/source/Denys_Sutton) (1917–1991), British art critic and historian
- [Denys Turner](/source/Denys_Turner) (born 1942), British academic
- [Denys Uliutin](/source/Denys_Uliutin) (born 1982), Ukrainian politician
- [Denys Vasyliuk](/source/Denys_Vasyliuk) (1993–2024), Ukrainian fighter pilot
- [Denys Watkins-Pitchford](/source/Denys_Watkins-Pitchford) (1905–1990), British author, illustrator and countryman
- [Denys Whitehorn Reid](/source/Denys_Whitehorn_Reid) (1897–1970), officer in the British Army
- [Denys Wilkinson](/source/Denys_Wilkinson) (1922–2016), British nuclear physicist
- [Denys Williams](/source/Denys_Williams) (1929–2014), Chief Justice of Barbados
- [Denys Winstanley](/source/Denys_Winstanley) (1877-1947), British educator
- [Denys Witherington](/source/Denys_Witherington) (1921–1944), English cricketer and British Army soldier
- [Denys Zacharopoulos](/source/Denys_Zacharopoulos) (born 1952), Greek art historian and theorist

## Surname

- [André Denys](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Denys) (1948–2013), Belgian politician
- [Ewout Denys](/source/Ewout_Denys) (born 1987), Belgian footballer
- [Frans Denys](/source/Frans_Denys) (c. 1610–1670), Flemish Baroque painter
- [Jacob Denys](/source/Jacob_Denys) (1644–1708), Flemish Baroque painter
- [Jean-Baptiste Denys](/source/Jean-Baptiste_Denys) (c. 1640–1704), French physician
- [Nicolas Denys](/source/Nicolas_Denys) (c. 1598–1688), French explorer, colonizer, soldier and leader
- [Peter Denys](/source/Peter_Denys) (1760-1816), British landowner
- Pierre Denys, French physician, discovered [Denys-Drash syndrome](/source/Denys-Drash_syndrome)
- [Pierre Denys de Montfort](/source/Pierre_Denys_de_Montfort) (1766–1820), French naturalist
- [Simon-Pierre Denys de Bonaventure](/source/Simon-Pierre_Denys_de_Bonaventure) (1659–1711), French Governor of Acadia
- [Thomas Denys](/source/Thomas_Denys) (c.1477–1561), Sheriff and [MP](/source/Member_of_Parliament) for Devon

## See also

- [De Nijs](/source/De_Nijs) (surname)
- [Denys-Drash](/source/Denys-Drash)
- [St Denys](/source/St_Denys)

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