Famous People with Name Denis

Denis Wood            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Denis Wood: an artist, author, cartographer and a former professor of Design at North Carolina State University. Born in 1945, Wood grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, receiving a BA in English (in 1967) from then Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University). He received an MA (in 1971) and a PhD (in 1973) in geography from Clark University, in Worcester, Massachusetts. Wood taught environmental psychology, landscape history, and design in then School of Design (now College of Design) at North Carolina State University from 1974 through 1996. In 1992 he curated The Power of Maps exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design in New York, which he remounted in 1994 at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.

Denis Joseph Savard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Denis Joseph Savard: is a Canadian, Hall of Fame, former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League from 1980 to 1997. He was fired on October 16, 2008 as head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League[1]. He now serves as an ambassador for the Blackhawks' organization.

Denis Cyr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Denis Cyr: is a former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, and St. Louis Blues. He was also a member of the famous junior line, "Les Trois Denis", while a member of the Montreal Juniors of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Denis Stairs            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Denis Stairs: was a Canadian engineer and businessman. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of George Stairs, a founding partner and President of Royal Securities Corporation. A graduate of Dalhousie University, Denis Stairs studied at MIT then as a director of Royal Securities he became associated with entrepreneur and press baron Sir Max Aitken (later Lord Beaverbrook) and Izaak W. Killam. In 1922, he relocated to Montreal, Quebec where he worked as an assistant engineer for Killam's Montreal Engineering Company, Ltd., rising to Vice-President and eventually Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Denis Kang            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Denis Kang: is a Canadian raised Korean-French mixed martial artist and PRIDE FC welterweight grand prix finalist. Kang is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, originally trained by Marcus Soares.

Pascal Denis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Pascal Denis: is a Canadian ice dancer. He competed with partner Josée Piché for 17 years, winning a bronze medal at the 2000 Canadian Figure Skating Championships and finishing 23rd at the 2004 World Figure Skating Championships, their final competition together. Deni

Joseph-Arthur Denis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph-Arthur Denis: was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Saint-Norbert, Quebec in Berthier County and became a physician.He was first elected to Parliament at the St. Denis riding in the 1921 general election then re-elected in 1925, 1926 and 1930. Denis died on 1 October 1934 before he was able to complete his fourth term, the 17th Canadian Parliament.

Azellus Denis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Azellus Denis: was a Canadian politician who served in the Parliament of Canada as a Member of Parliament and Senator for the longest period of time, 55 years, 10 months and 20 days. He was first elected as a Liberal Member of Parliament in the riding of St. Denis in 1935. His brother Arthur had represented the St. Denis riding in the House of Commons until his death in 1934. Denis was re-elected in 1940, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1962, and 1963. He was the Postmaster General from 1963 until the Post Office patronage scandal of 1964. In the midst of the scandal, he was appointed to the Senate at the recommendation of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson and served until his death in 1991.

Brent J. St. Denis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Brent J. St. Denis: is a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2008, originally representing Algoma and later its successor ridings of Algoma—Manitoulin and Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing. He is a former parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and the Minister of Transport, and also served as chair of the standing committee on industry, science, and technology, and the subcommittee on agenda and procedure of the standing committee on industry, science and technology.