Famous People with Name Denis

Denis Petushinskiy            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Denis Petushinskiy: is a retired pole vaulter who represented New Zealand after switching from Russia in 1998. He improved from 5.70 metres in 1992 to 5.90 metres in 1993 to win the Russian Championships. Later that year he finished sixth at the World Championships.

Denis Jon Hickey            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Denis Jon Hickey: is a former Australian first class cricketer who played for Victoria and South Australia in the Sheffield Shield. A right arm fast bowler, he spent the 1986 English summer playing with Glamorgan after receiving a cricket scholarship. The closest he came to playing for Australia was a tour of Zimbabwe in 1991 with Australia A.

Denis Charles Aberhart            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Denis Charles Aberhart: is a former New Zealand first class cricketer who played for Canterbury and Central Districts between 1976/77 and 1983/84. He later became coach of Canterbury during the 1990s before being appointed coach of New Zealand in 2001, replacing David Trist.

Denis Andrew Robert "Sonny" Moloney            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Denis Andrew Robert "Sonny" Moloney: He played three Tests for New Zealand in their 1937 tour of England. He was killed in the Second World War.

Sir Denis James "Jim" Killen            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sir Denis James "Jim" Killen: was an Australian politician.

Ernest Denis            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Ernest Denis: was a French historian. Denis became known as a specialist of Germany and Bohemia, and played a major role in the establishment of the Czechoslovak state in 1918. Along with Louis Léger, he is considered to be one of the most highly regarded twentieth-century historians of the Slav world in France. Upon his death, the Czechoslovak state bought his residence in Paris in order to create an institute for Slavic studies.

Pierre-Denis, Comte De Peyronnet            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Pierre-Denis, Comte De Peyronnet: was the President of the Bordeaux Court in France in 1815, Minister of Justice from 1821 to 1828 and four times Minister of Interior. Opposed to Napoleon's Empire, he rallied himself to the Bourbons during the Restoration. An Ultra-royalist, he supported

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.