Famous People with Name Denis

Denis Gabriel Burke            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Denis Gabriel Burke: is an Australian politician. A former soldier, he served as a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1994 to 2005. He spent two years as Chief Minister after succeeding Shane Stone, but oversaw the CLP's defeat at the 2001 election, ending 27 years of continuous CLP government in the Northern Territory. Burke later served as Opposition Leader from 2001 to 2003 before being toppled, but was re-elected as leader in 2005.

Denis Clive "Denny" Hulme            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Denis Clive "Denny" Hulme: was a New Zealand car racer, the 1967 Formula One World Champion for the Brabham team.Hulme later went on to race for McLaren in Formula One, the Canadian-American Challenge Cup series (for Group 7 sports cars), and at Indianapolis. He was CanAm champion in 1968 (driving the McLaren M8A) and 1970 (driving the McLaren M8D "Batmobile").

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.