American Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a noted American software engineer, designer and developer of several operating systems including

Is a noted American software engineer, designer and developer of several operating systems including the RSX-11M, VMS and VAXELN systems of Digital Equipment Corporation and Windows NT of Microsoft.

Is the U.S. Representative for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district. He is a member of the Demo

Is the U.S. Representative for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is formerly the Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, and was the first openly gay mayor of a U.S. state capital.Cicilline worked as a lawyer

A US American heavyweight boxer with a statistically impressive 27-0 (25 KOs, most in the first roun

A US American heavyweight boxer with a statistically impressive 27-0 (25 KOs, most in the first round) record against weak opposition.

Was an American astrophysicist. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He earned a Ph.D in physics at C

Was an American astrophysicist. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He earned a Ph.D in physics at Caltech in 1971, and went on to become one of the world's foremost experts on the Big Bang theory and an early proponent of the theory of dark matter.

Is a former American professional basketball star with the Denver Nuggets of both the National Baske

Is a former American professional basketball star with the Denver Nuggets of both the National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA), as well as the Seattle SuperSonics.

A professional boxer who fights out of Miami, Florida. Obregon won his professional debut on March 1

A professional boxer who fights out of Miami, Florida. Obregon won his professional debut on March 19, 2004 vs. Jimmy Desir (0-0-1) at the Civic Center in Kissimmee, FL.

Is an American actor, voice actor and musician, noted for his role in the television sitcom M*A*S*H,

Is an American actor, voice actor and musician, noted for his role in the television sitcom M*A*S*H, and the science fiction drama The Dead Zone. A connoisseur of classical music, Stiers has been a guest conductor for over 50 orchestras in North America and maintained a position as Associate Conductor of The Newport Symphony Orchestra and the Ernest Bloch Music Festival.

(born on December 31, 1957) is an American professional golfer.

(born on December 31, 1957) is an American professional golfer.

Is a Chairman emeritus of Reynolds Metals Co. and an owner/breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses. He is

Is a Chairman emeritus of Reynolds Metals Co. and an owner/breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses. He is the son of Richard S. Reynolds, Sr. (1881-1955) who founded Reynolds Metals in Louisville, Kentucky. Reynolds became interested in Thoroughbred horse raci

Was a co-founder of Hewlett-Packard. Born in Pueblo, Colorado, he received his B.A. from Stanford Un

Was a co-founder of Hewlett-Packard. Born in Pueblo, Colorado, he received his B.A. from Stanford University in 1934. Afterwards he worked for the General Electric Company in Schenectady, New York.In 1938, he returned from New York to Stanford, where he received a master's in Electrical Engineering the following year. In the same year, he married Lucile Salter with whom he had four children: David, Nancy, Susan, and Julie. Lucile Salter died in 1987.

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States who won two singles titles and eightee

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States who won two singles titles and eighteen doubles titles during his career. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 18 on June 8, 1987 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 1 on January 14, 1991.

Was a businessman, judge and political figure in Upper Canada. In 1820, he ran against William Hamil

Was a businessman, judge and political figure in Upper Canada. In 1820, he ran against William Hamilton for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada for Prescott. Hamilton was elected mainly because an associate of his brother was the returning officer. When electoral fraud was uncovered, Pattee was declared elected in 1821. The Hamiltons had uncovered the original accusations of forgery against Pattee and attempted to unseat him on that basis. Pattee was able to defend himself against these charges. He died at his home near Hawkesbury in 1851.

He was originally signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 1997. He played colleg

He was originally signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 1997. He played college football at Western Carolina.Patten has also played for the Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots and Washington Redskins in his career. He won three Super Bowl rings with the Patriots.Patten began his professional football career by playing with the Arena Football League's Albany Firebirds in the summer of 1996. He signed late in the AFL's season and played in their final regular season game on August 2, 1996 in a 54-49 win over the homeside Milwaukee Mustangs. Patten caught 2 passes for 37 yards in the contest.

Is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his role on the television se

Is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his role on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, as the character Angel. Since fall of 2005, he has played the male lead, Seeley Booth, on Bones, opposite Emily Deschanel.

(born June 18, 1962 in Whittier, California) was a relief pitcher with Major League Baseball's Oakla

(born June 18, 1962 in Whittier, California) was a relief pitcher with Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics (1984, 1986-87 and 1994-95), San Diego Padres (1987-89), Montreal Expos (1995 and 1996) and Philadelphia Phillies (1995).

An Academy Award-nominated American character actor, seen in such films as Quiz Show, Searching for

An Academy Award-nominated American character actor, seen in such films as Quiz Show, Searching for Bobby Fischer, City Slickers, Crazy People, State and Main, Payback, Get Shorty, Carpool, The American President and Ocean's Thirteen. Paymer was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1992 for Mr. Saturday Night. He played a Mob boss in the short-lived series Line of Fire.

Is an American pair skater. With Andrea Varraux, Pelletier won the 2003 Junior Grand Prix event in C

Is an American pair skater. With Andrea Varraux, Pelletier won the 2003 Junior Grand Prix event in Croatia and placed fourth in Ostrava. They went on to place seventh at the Junior Grand Prix Final. Pelletier and Varraux are the 2004 US National junior br

Is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player from Bell Gardens, California with two World Seri

Is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player from Bell Gardens, California with two World Series of Poker bracelets and has made seven final tables at the World Poker Tour. Pham won a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet in 2001 for the $2.000 S.H.O.E. event, defeating a final table including Tom McEvoy, John Cernuto, Cyndy Violette and Paul Darden. In 2001 he finished in the money for the $10,000 no limit hold'em main event, where he finished in 44th place. In 2006, Pham won his second WSOP bracelet in the $2,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout event.

Is an American Olympic diver representing the United States in 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and i

Is an American Olympic diver representing the United States in 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where Pichler was elected team captain. Pichler and Mark Ruiz won the synchronized platform final at the FINA-USA Div

Is an American photographer known for his historical documentary photography of urban cities, steam

Is an American photographer known for his historical documentary photography of urban cities, steam trains, American farmlands, and small towns.Plowden graduated from Yale College in 1955. After working for the Great Northern Railway in 1959, Plowden studied under Minor White and Nathan Lyons, and was an assistant to O. Winston Link and George Meluso. He has held various teaching positions at Institute of Design - Chicago, University of Iowa - School of Journalism, University of Baltimore, and the Grand Valley State University. Plowden was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1968.

Is a retired United States basketball player in the NBA. He attended Norfolk State University.A 6'7"

Is a retired United States basketball player in the NBA. He attended Norfolk State University.A 6'7" 220 lb small forward, Pope was selected in the third round (62nd overall[1]) of the 1984 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz. His short playing career lasted from 1984–86 with the Kansas City Kings and the Seattle SuperSonics.

Was a Canadian ice dancer. With partner Barbara Berezowski, he won two gold medals at the Canadian F

Was a Canadian ice dancer. With partner Barbara Berezowski, he won two gold medals at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships and competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics.

Is an American actor, known for his roles as Richie Aprile on the HBO television series The Sopranos

Is an American actor, known for his roles as Richie Aprile on the HBO television series The Sopranos and as "Tony DeVienazo" in the 1973 Martin Scorsese film Mean Streets opposite Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel.

An American journalist and novelist. He is currently an associate editor and columnist for the Washi

An American journalist and novelist. He is currently an associate editor and columnist for the Washington Post. He also co-hosts PostGlobal, an online discussion of international issues at Washingtonpost.com, with Newsweek 's Fareed Zakaria.

A professor of East Asian languages and literature at the University of Washington and a world renow

A professor of East Asian languages and literature at the University of Washington and a world renowned sinologist focusing on ancient Chinese Literature.Knechtges is best known for translating the rhapsody (fu) section of the Wenxuan, a major collection of early Chinese literature. The translation, which eventually will comprise the whole of the Wen xuan, has been ongoing, though not continuously, for over 25 years.