Famous People with Name Denys

Denys Puech            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Denys Puech: was a French sculptor. From a family of farmers (his brother was Louis Puech, Député for the Seine Department from 1898 to 1932, and Minister of Public Works from 3 November 1910 to 27 February 1911), he began as an apprentice in the marble workshop of François Mahoux in Rodez. In 1872, after 2 years training, he pursued an apprenticeship in Paris in the workshop of François Jouffroy then of Alexandre Falguière and Henri Chapu, at the same time following an evening course at the Beaux-Arts.

Denys Zacharopoulos            Origin/Culture/Country: Greek

Denys Zacharopoulos: is an art historian and theorist. He works as Professor for Art history, author and curator, amongst others at the 48th Biennale in Venice and documenta IX in Kassel (Germany). Denys Zacharopoulos studied music in Athens and from 1970 in France literature, semantics and philosophy, followed by history and sociology of the arts and in literature. His teachers were Jean Cassou, Gaëtan Picon, Marin and Roland Barthes. He lived in France and became a French citizen. Since 2000, he lives in Greece.

Denys Rudolfovych Hotfrid            Origin/Culture/Country: Ukrainian

Denys Rudolfovych Hotfrid: is a retired male weightlifter from the Ukraine. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. Hotfrid is best known for winning a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the – 99 kg division, and setting a world reco

Jean-Baptiste Denys            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Jean-Baptiste Denys: was a French physician.[1] He studied in Montpellier and was the personal physician to King Louis XIV. Denys administered the first fully documented human blood transfusion on June 15, 1667.[2] He transfused about twelve ounces of sheep blood into a 15-year old boy, who had been bled with leeches 20 times. The boy survived the transfusion.[1] Denys performed another transfusion into a labourer, who also survived. Both instances were likely due to the small amount of blood that was actually transfused into these people.

Mykhaylo Denysov            Origin/Culture/Country: Ukrainian

Mykhaylo Denysov: is a Ukrainian football player who currently plays for FC Fehérvár.

Quintin Denyssen            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Quintin Denyssen: is a South African basketball player with the Egoli Magic of South Africa's Premier Basketball League. He is also a member of the South Africa national basketball team and appeared with the club at the 2007 and 2009 African Championships as well as the 20