American Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Was an Academy Award-winning and a Daytime Emmy Award winning American film actor.

Was an Academy Award-winning and a Daytime Emmy Award winning American film actor.

A Canadian curler.Joanisse is most notable for skipping his British Columbia team to a Canadian Juni

A Canadian curler.Joanisse is most notable for skipping his British Columbia team to a Canadian Junior Curling Championships in 1989, qualifying him to represent Canada at the 1990 World Junior Curling Championships. At the World Juniors, he lost to Peja

Is a Wisconsin politician, legislator and business owner.Kaufert was a business owner and served on

Is a Wisconsin politician, legislator and business owner.Kaufert was a business owner and served on the Neenah, Wisconsin Common Council. Kaufert served in the Wisconsin State Assembly since 1991.

Is a Canadian swimmer.Kondziolka began his swimming career at the Lakeshore Swim Club at the age of

Is a Canadian swimmer.Kondziolka began his swimming career at the Lakeshore Swim Club at the age of 9, shortly thereafter moving to the Mississauga Aquatic Club at age 11. Kondziolka, known as "Kondo," a shortened variation of his last name given to him b

Is from Rupert, Idaho. He is a Republican member of the Idaho Senate, representing the 26th District

Is from Rupert, Idaho. He is a Republican member of the Idaho Senate, representing the 26th District. Dean is married to Linda Lanovara and has three children: Carissa, Laci, and Nathan. Cameron achieved his AA in Political Science at Ricks College, Brigh

An American entrepreneur and inventor from New Hampshire. Born in Rockville Centre, New York, he att

An American entrepreneur and inventor from New Hampshire. Born in Rockville Centre, New York, he attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute, but dropped out before graduating. His father was Jack Kamen, an illustrator of Mad Magazine, Weird Science and other EC Comics.In 1989, Kamen founded FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), for high school students. In 2005, it held over 30 regional competitions and one international competition. In 2007, 37 competitions were held in places across the world such as Israel, Brazil, Canada, and the United States. Kamen remains the driving force behind the organization, providing over 1,000 high schools with the tools needed to learn valuable engineering skills.[citation needed] FIRST has gained a great deal of publicity from companies such as Autodesk

Was an American Greco-Roman wrestling coach, and college football coach. After the war, Rockwell stu

Was an American Greco-Roman wrestling coach, and college football coach. After the war, Rockwell studied at the University of Michigan. He went on to coach football at Albion College. Rockwell also coached at the national and international levels, chairin

Is president and general manager of the NHL's Los Angeles Kings. He previously served as GM of the S

Is president and general manager of the NHL's Los Angeles Kings. He previously served as GM of the San Jose Sharks, a position he held for seven seasons (1996–2003). He is considered to be one of the NHL's most strategic general managers.

Was an Italian-American singer, film actor, television personality, and comedian. He was one of the

Was an Italian-American singer, film actor, television personality, and comedian. He was one of the most well known musical artists of the 1950s and 1960s. Martin's hit singles included the songs "Memories Are Made Of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "Mambo Italiano", "Sway", "Volare" and "Ain't That a Kick in the Head". One of the organizers of The Rat Pack, he was a major star in four areas of show business: concert stage, recordings, motion pictures, and television.

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Shark Boy and his experience in

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Shark Boy and his experience in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Later that year, debuted in the Independent Wrestling Association, where he developed the cartoonish character Shark Boy, p

A Canadian actor best known for playing Constable Turnbull on the TV series Due South and for his ma

A Canadian actor best known for playing Constable Turnbull on the TV series Due South and for his marriage to Tori Spelling.McDermott has appeared in many TV and movie roles, including the Kevin Costner film Open Range. He received a Gemini Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 1997 for his portrayal of small town boy Garet French in Lives of Girls and Women. In 2007, he and Spelling co-starred in the reality series, Tori & Dean: Inn Love.

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in M

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m and K-4 1000 m events. Four years later in Montreal, Oldershaw was eliminated in the semifinal

Is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the National Basketball Association. An u

Is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the National Basketball Association. An undrafted 5'11" (1.80 m) guard from the University of Iowa, Oliver played with the Golden State Warriors from 2001-02 to 2002-03.

Is an American basketball player and coach. Meminger starred at Rice High School in New York City. H

Is an American basketball player and coach. Meminger starred at Rice High School in New York City. He attended Marquette University, where he played for coach Al McGuire. He was drafted in the first round (number 16 overall) of the 1971 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks, where he played from 1971 to 1974 and 1976-1977[1]. Meminger played for the Atlanta Hawks from 1974 to 1976.[2]

Is an American free climber, alpinist, BASE jumper, BASEliner, and highliner. He has become noted fo

Is an American free climber, alpinist, BASE jumper, BASEliner, and highliner. He has become noted for many free solo ascents, speed ascents and enchainments in Yosemite. Potter is now infamous for climbing Delicate Arch, for which he lost his sponsorship

Was an American professional wrestler and referee. He was perhaps best known for his appearances wit

Was an American professional wrestler and referee. He was perhaps best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name Battle Kat. Peters started his career in 1984 working for Don Owen's NWA Pacific Northwest Wrestling p

Is an American author.Best known for his novels that could broadly be described as suspense thriller

Is an American author.Best known for his novels that could broadly be described as suspense thrillers, Koontz also frequently incorporates elements of horror, science fiction, mystery, and satire. Several of his books have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List, with ten hardcovers and fourteen paperbacks reaching the number one slot.

(November 8, 1936 – July 28, 1991) was an American professional golfer

(November 8, 1936 – July 28, 1991) was an American professional golfer

An American actor, best known for playing the character "Mike Gold" in the Fox television sitcom The

An American actor, best known for playing the character "Mike Gold" in the Fox television sitcom The War at Home. The series ran from September 2005 to April 2007.Previously, he had recurring roles in MADtv's "Reading Caboose" skit as "Ernie", and as "Warren Feide" in Jack & Bobby.He also appeared as "Harry Beardsley" in the November 2005 film Yours, Mine and Ours, and as "Garrett" in the 2006 film Hoot. He is currently working on the 2008 film The Least of These, now in post-production.Collins lives with his parents, two older brothers, and younger sister. One of his brothers, Blake Collins, is a professional singer-songwriter. He has had a minor role in My Name is Earl and in Ludacris song Runaway Love. Dean became good friends with fellow actor Logan Lerman, while playing his best friend in Jack & Bobby, and they remain close despite the series' cancellation. In their spare time, the two collaborate on creating short films, which they upload to YouTube under their joint account name of "monkeynuts1069".

Was a prolific American film and television writer.Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Riesner worked pr

Was a prolific American film and television writer.Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Riesner worked primarily in television, including writing for Rawhide and the "Tourist Attraction" episode of The Outer Limits, although he occasionally contributed to feature films like The Helen Morgan Story. In 1968 he landed a job working on the Clint Eastwood action film Coogan's Bluff, and this in turn would lead to him writing several other Eastwood features throughout the 1970s. Riesner helped pen the screenplays for two Eastwood films in 1971, Play Misty for Me and the original Dirty Harry. In 1973 he provided an uncredited rewrite for High Plains Drifter, and in 1976 he was one of the writers to draft The Enforcer, the third Dirty Harry thriller. That same year he provided the teleplay for NBC's highly rated miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man, starring Nick Nolte. In 1979 he wrote an early draft screenplay for The Godfather Part III, but his script was discarded when Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo finally agreed to collaborate on a third entry in the series.

Is a retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Dean Malenko. He is currently sign

Is a retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Dean Malenko. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) working as a road agent. He is best known for his time with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), New Japan Pro W

Is an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning American film and telev

Is an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning American film and television actor, active for over 60 years. He played Rear Admiral Albert "Al" Calavicci in the NBC television series Quantum Leap, and currently appears in the Sci Fi Channel revival of Battlestar Galactica as Brother Cavil. He also had a small role in Blue Velvet.

(born December 27, 1968 in Tallahassee, Florida) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball

(born December 27, 1968 in Tallahassee, Florida) is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who had a 14-year career from 1989 to 2003.

Is an American actor, perhaps best known for his portrayal of the Machiavellian Ryan O'Reily on HBO'

Is an American actor, perhaps best known for his portrayal of the Machiavellian Ryan O'Reily on HBO's Oz. He has appeared in the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He has also made guest appearances on Sex and the City, Third Watch, NYPD Blue, CSI: Miami and 30 Rock as well as previously having a starring role in Rescue Me.

(born July 23, 1937 in Lansing, Michigan) was an American college and professional football player.

(born July 23, 1937 in Lansing, Michigan) was an American college and professional football player.