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Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Bobby Douglas

Bobby Douglas is a famed wrestling coach and Olympian. Douglas was one of the few wrestlers to have defeated Dan Gable during Gable's illustrious career. He is in the Hall of Fame. In his career, he has coached many Olympians who placed in the top three in the world.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: James Douglas (boxer)

James "Buster" Douglas (born April 7, 1960 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion who scored one of the most shocking upsets in sports history when he knocked out undefeated champion Mike Tyson on February 11, 1990 in Tokyo, Japan. At the time, Tyson was considered to be the best boxer in the world and arguably one of the most feared heavyweight champions in history due to his utter domination of the division.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Carl Douglas

Carl Douglas (born 1942) is a Jamaican-born singer, most famous for his song "Kung Fu Fighting", which hit number one on both the US Billboard Chart and the UK Singles Chart in 1974. "Kung Fu Fighting" is acclaimed by many to be one of the greatest disco tracks of all time. The fame of this homage to martial arts films has overshadowed the rest of the singer's career, resulting in his appearance on cover versions of the song.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas

Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas (born October 13, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, actress, dancer, model, and fashion designer who rose to fame in the early 2000s. Ashanti is most famous for her eponymous Grammy Award-winning debut album Ashanti which featured the hit song "Foolish", and sold 504,693 copies in its first week of release in the U.S. in April 2002.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton, (born October 23, 1942) is an American author, film producer, film director, medical doctor and television producer best known for his techno-thriller novels, films and television programs.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Melvyn Douglas

Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg (April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981), better known as Melvyn Douglas, was an American actor who won all three of the entertainment industry's highest awards, two Oscars, one Tony and an Emmy.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas (born on December 9, 1916) is an iconic Academy Award-winning American actor and film producer known for his cleft chin, his gravelly voice and his recurring roles as the kinds of characters Douglas himself once described as "sons of bitches". He is also father to Hollywood actor and producer Michael Douglas.

Douglas as First Name

Douglas John Hodgson     Douglas John Hodgson        Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Douglas John Hodgson: is an Australian former professional association footballer who played as a defender.

Douglas Erwin Bollinger     Douglas Erwin Bollinger        Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Douglas Erwin Bollinger: is a professional Australian cricketer who currently plays first-class cricket for the New South Wales Blues and international cricket for Australia. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm fast bowler. He also plays for the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. He made his Test debut for Australia on 3 January 2009 in the Third Test against South Africa at the SCG. On 1 May 2009, Bollinger claimed his first ODI five-wicket haul, which came against Pakistan at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. He picked up 5/35 and won his first Man of the Match award. In the 6th ODI versus India at Guwahati, he took 4 wickets and was declared as the Man of the match again. Bollinger has been signed up by Chennai Super Kings for the 2010 Indian Premier League.

Douglas Lawrence Gott     Douglas Lawrence Gott        Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Douglas Lawrence Gott: is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the VFL during the 1970s. A left footed defender, Gott also played several games as a centre half forward. He played in the drawn 1977 VFL Grand Final but didn't appear in the replay due to a cracked kneecap. It turned out to be a career ending injury and he never managed another senior game. Gott was also a talented cricketer and played in four first-class matches for Victoria in the 1973/74 summer and took nine wickets.

Douglas Keith Carmody     Douglas Keith Carmody        Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Douglas Keith Carmody: was an Australian first class cricketer who played during the 1940s and 1950s. He was Western Australia's captain when they won their first ever Sheffield Shield and is credited as being the inventor of the 'umbrella field'. Carmody started his career with New South Wales.

Douglas Charles McKenzie     Douglas Charles McKenzie        Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Douglas Charles McKenzie: was an Australian cricketer. Douglas McKenzie represented Western Australia in four first-class matches as a right-handed batsman between 1934/1935 and 1945/1946. He also played in grade cricket.

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Douglas as Last Name

Sir Roger Owen Douglas     Sir Roger Owen Douglas       Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sir Roger Owen Douglas: a New Zealand politician, formerly served as a senior New Zealand Labour Party Cabinet minister. He became arguably best-known for his prominent role in the radical economic restructuring undertaken by the Fourth Labour Government during the 1980s ("Roger

Sean Douglas     Sean Douglas       Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sean Douglas: is a New Zealand football (soccer) player, who is currently assistant coach of the New Zealand U-20 team.Douglas also played for the All Whites, representing his country over 20 times in A-internationals.He played his final international match in a June

Sir Adye Douglas     Sir Adye Douglas       Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sir Adye Douglas: was an Australian lawyer and politician, and first class cricket player, who played one match for Tasmania. He was Premier of Tasmania from 15 August 1884 to 8 March 1886. Ayde Douglas played his only first class cricket match at South Yarra Ground, Melbourne, on the 29 and 30 March 1852 for Tasmania against Victoria. He scored a duck in the first innings, and 6 in the second. He also took 0/5 off 2 overs in Victoria's second innings. In 1856 Douglas was one of the first representatives elected to Tasmania's new House of Assembly, but was soon frustrated by lack of support. He resigned in 1857 to travel in North America, France, and England, before soon returning to Tasmania.

Mark William Douglas     Mark William Douglas       Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Mark William Douglas: is a former international cricketer. He played six One Day Internationals and no Tests for New Zealand. He also played for Nelson in the Hawke Cup.

William A. "Bill" Douglas     William A. "Bill" Douglas       Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

William A. "Bill" Douglas: was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Douglas was born in Sydney, New South Wales and claimed one international rugby cap for Australia.

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