List of Famous people named Denis

Denis Nikolaevich Simachev is a Russian fashion designer and TV presenter. Winner of Russian and international competitions in the field of fashion.

Denis Moschitto is a German actor best known for his roles in Kebab Connection (2004), Chiko (2009) and In the Fade (2017).

Denis Valentinovich Manturov is a Russian politician who has served as Minister of Trade and Industry of the Russian Federation since 2012. He was first appointed as acting minister to replace Viktor Khristenko, who resigned from the office.

Denis Lavant is a French actor known for his distinctive face and the physically demanding aspects of the roles he plays, which often involve slapstick, acrobatics or dance, as well as for his long-standing association with director Leos Carax. Lavant has played the lead role in all but one of Carax's films. Lavant is also known for his roles in Claire Denis' Beau Travail, and Harmony Korine's Mister Lonely.

Denis Gargaud Chanut is a French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level in C1 since 2004. Between 2009 and 2011 he also competed in the C2 category alongside Fabien Lefèvre. He won a gold medal in the C1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

General Denis Favier was, from 2013 to 2016, the General-Director of the French Gendarmerie. Denis Favier was born on 18 May 1959 in Lons-le-Saunier. In 1979 he joined the military academy of Saint-Cyr. In 1992 he was appointed commander of the National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN). In 1994 he was promoted to chef d'escadron (major). In 1994 he commanded the assault against the terrorists who had taken the passengers of Air France Flight 8969 hostage. Following this incident, he gave interviews in silhouette or facial obscurity, which he still does until today as it was believed that the co-militants of the terrorists his team killed offered a reward for his assassination. In 2007, after various positions in the Gendarmerie, he was again appointed commander of the GIGN, which underwent restructuring. In 2008 he joined the French forces leading the assault on the pirates who had captured the ship Ponant near Somalia. In 2008 he was promoted to a general. In 2013 he was appointed director-general of the Gendarmerie. On 9 January 2015 he led the operation to arrest Chérif and Saïd Kouachi following a hostage situation at a printing company in the town of Dammartin-en-Goële. The Kouachi brothers were suspected of being the perpetrators of the shooting at Paris newspaper Charlie Hebdo on 7 January 2015.

Denis Petrovich Butsayev, is a Russian statesman, who served as the acting governor of Belgorod Oblast from 22 September 2020 to 18 November 2020. He was also the First Deputy Governor of the Belgorod Region from 17 to 20 November 2020.

Denis Lynch is an Irish show jumper.

Denis Sergeyevich Terentyev is a Russian professional football player. He plays as a right-back for FC Rostov.

Denis Andrés Stracqualursi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Unión de Sunchales.