American Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who competed in the United States but had his gr

Was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who competed in the United States but had his gretest successes in Canada. Born in Auburn, New York, he began his career as a professional rider in 1978 and three years later went to compete at Woodbine

Was a celebrated 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician. He is common

Was a celebrated 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet “King of the Wild Frontier”. He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives, served in the

Is a Mexican American heavyweight boxer with a 32-0 (30 KOs, most in the first round) Currently rank

Is a Mexican American heavyweight boxer with a 32-0 (30 KOs, most in the first round) Currently ranked #24 American Heavyweight according to boxrec.

Was a diver from the United States and Olympic champion. He represented the US at the 1952 Summer Ol

Was a diver from the United States and Olympic champion. He represented the US at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he received a gold medal in Springboard Diving.

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'7" forward/center from Dallas Madison High

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'7" forward/center from Dallas Madison High School and Wichita State University, Stallworth played eight seasons (1965-1967; 1969-1975) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the New York Knicks and Baltimore/Capital Bullets. He averaged 9.3 points per game in his career and won a league championship with New York in 1970.

Is an American politician and lawyer from Washington, D.C. He is currently a member of the Council o

Is an American politician and lawyer from Washington, D.C. He is currently a member of the Council of the District of Columbia, where he serves as an independent, elected at-large (i.e., not from any specific ward of the city).

Attended Michigan State University. He played defensive tackle in the American Football League for t

Attended Michigan State University. He played defensive tackle in the American Football League for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs, and the New York Jets.He was an American Football League All-Star in 1961, and he earned an AFL Championship ring with the New York Jets in 1968 and had the only sack of the game; as well as a World Championship with the Jets after the 1968 season, when he was team co-captain in the Jets' destruction of the NFL Champion Colts. After his playing years, he fell to alcoholism, but underwent therapy, and has been sober for 33 years, offering help and hope to others with the problem. Rochester is one of only twenty players who played the entire ten years of the AFL's existence.

(born November 6, 1979 in Orange County, California), is a Major League Baseball player. He is curre

(born November 6, 1979 in Orange County, California), is a Major League Baseball player. He is currently the starting first baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who traded for him in 2007

Is an American politician who is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, r

Is an American politician who is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing District 2 (East Providence and Providence) since 2006. Segal was a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in the state's 1st congress

Was an American country music banjo player and comedy musician best known for his role on the hit te

Was an American country music banjo player and comedy musician best known for his role on the hit television show, Hee Haw.During this time, Akeman also played semi-professional baseball. It was as a ballplayer, that he first came to the attention of bluegrass pioneer, Bill Monroe, who fielded a private semipro team. Monroe eventually learned of Akeman's other talents, from 1943 until 1945, Akeman played as banjo-player for Monroe's band, playing on such recordings as "Goodbye Old Pal." Akeman also spent some of his time during this period teamed with Willie Egbert Westbrook as "String Beans and Cousin Wilbur," a comedy duo, who often worked on the same bills with Monroe's outfit. Akeman left Monroe in 1945 and was replaced by Earl Scruggs, a banjo player with a radically different technique.

Was an American professional wrestler who competed as "The Yellow Rose of Texas" David Von Erich (of

Was an American professional wrestler who competed as "The Yellow Rose of Texas" David Von Erich (of the Von Erich Family). He was the son of Fritz Von Erich and the brother of Jack Jr., Kerry, Kevin, Mike and Chris. He was considered a breakout star of h

An American actor.His first acting role was in a school production of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer w

An American actor.His first acting role was in a school production of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer when he was in the sixth grade at West Hartford's Norfeldt Elementary School. Basche, who describes his demeanor then as an "angry, smart-ass kid," tried out for and landed the lead role after a school counselor suggested he take up acting to channel some of his anger and emotion.[1] Basche appeared in several plays presented by the Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center[2] while he was a student at King Philip Middle School,

Is an American actor and comedian known for his work on the sketch comedy television show In Living

Is an American actor and comedian known for his work on the sketch comedy television show In Living Color.

Is a retired first baseman/designated hitter who played for the Montreal Expos, Texas Rangers, and P

Is a retired first baseman/designated hitter who played for the Montreal Expos, Texas Rangers, and Pittsburgh Pirates. As of November 2007, he is the National Coordinator of Baseball Sales for equipment company Riddell [1] and an ambassador to youth players.In 1980, he played on one of the truly great minor league teams, the Denver Bears, who won over two-thirds of their games. The other stars on his team that year were Tim Raines, Randy Bass, and Tim Wallach. Hostetler was the regular first baseman (Bass DH'ed) and hit .269/~.345/.371, with only 9 home runs and 58 RBI in a very hitter-friendly environment. He was the only member of the infield not to make the American Association All-Star team as Raines (2B), Wallach (3B) and Jerry Manuel (SS) were all selected.

Is an American author, essayist, playwright, screenwriter and film director. His works are known for

Is an American author, essayist, playwright, screenwriter and film director. His works are known for their clever, terse, sometimes vulgar dialogue and arcane stylized phrasing, as well as for his exploration of masculinity

(born November 12, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois), is a former professional baseball player who pitched

(born November 12, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1987-1994.

Is an American diver. He now lives in Noblesville, Indiana. He started diving in 2000, and has been

Is an American diver. He now lives in Noblesville, Indiana. He started diving in 2000, and has been a member of the U.S National Diving Team since 2005. He has been named to the 2008 U.S. Olympic team in the 10-meter platform and synchronized 10-meter pla

(October 16, 1940 – May 14, 2003) was an American professional basketball player and coach in the

(October 16, 1940 – May 14, 2003) was an American professional basketball player and coach in the NBA. In 1996, DeBusschere was named as One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.

Was a pioneer in the computer science field.Throughout his life, Huffman made significant contributi

Was a pioneer in the computer science field.Throughout his life, Huffman made significant contributions to the study of finite state machines, switching circuits, synthesis procedures, and signal designs. However, David Huffman is best known for his legendary Huffman code, a compression scheme for lossless variable length encoding. It was the result of a term paper he wrote while a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he earned a ScD degree on a thesis named The Synthesis of Sequential Switching Circuits, advised by Samuel H. Caldwell (1953).

A Canadian painter.Colville's family moved from Toronto to Amherst, Nova Scotia in 1929. He attended

A Canadian painter.Colville's family moved from Toronto to Amherst, Nova Scotia in 1929. He attended Mount Allison University from 1938 - 1942, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Colville married Rhoda Wright that year and enlisted in the Canadian Army under the War Artist Program. During his four-year deployment to the European Theatre, he worked as one of Canada's most famous war artists, famously painting troops landing at Juno Beach on D-Day.

Was a lumber merchant and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Northumberland County in

Was a lumber merchant and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1878 to 1882 and from 1886 to 1890.He served as warden for Newcastle and a captain in the militia. Hutchinson was defeated in his bid for reelection in 1882 but was elected again in 1886.

(born January 7, 1943 in Ogden, Utah) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefl

(born January 7, 1943 in Ogden, Utah) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1964 season. Listed at 6' 1", 190 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.

Was a volcanologist with the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Johnston was manning an observa

Was a volcanologist with the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Johnston was manning an observation post about 6 miles (10 km) from the volcano Mount St. Helens on the morning of May 18, 1980. He was the first to report the eruption, transmitting the famous message "Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it!" before being swept away by the lateral blast created by the collapse of the mountain's north face. Ham radio operator Gerry Martin observed the lateral blast overtaking Johnston's camp before he, too, was killed. Though Johnston's remains have never been found, remnants of his USGS trailer were found by state highway workers in 1993.

Is an American politician who served as the 55th Governor of New York, from 2008 to 2010. During his

Is an American politician who served as the 55th Governor of New York, from 2008 to 2010. During his tenure he was the first governor of New York of African American heritage and also the second legally blind governor of any U.S. state after Bob C. Riley,

Was a lawyer, businessman and political figure in Quebec. He represented Chauveau in the Legislative

Was a lawyer, businessman and political figure in Quebec. He represented Chauveau in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1878 to 1881 as a Liberal. He was bâtonnier for the Quebec bar in 1874 and 1886. Ross was also lieutenant-colonel in the militia and was president of the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec from 1883 to 1884. With others, he founded the newspaper L’Électeur. He served as attorney general in the Quebec cabinet from 1878 to 1879. In 1887, Ross was named to the Legislative Council of Quebec for Golfe division. He served as president of the Executive Council from 1890 to 1891. Ross died in office at Quebec City at the age of 78.