American Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a former infielder and coach in Major League Baseball. Primarily a second baseman as a profession

Is a former infielder and coach in Major League Baseball. Primarily a second baseman as a professional player, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed, stood 5'11" (80 cm) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg). He attended California Polytechnic University.Oliver originally signed with the Cleveland Indians in 1973 after being selected in the third round of the June draft, and his only trial in the major leagues consisted of seven games with the 1977 Indians. He batted 22 times, collecting seven hits, including a triple, three runs batted in, and four bases on balls. His batting average was .318. He returned to the Cleveland farm system and played through 1980, then became manager of the Indians' Batavia farm club in the Short Season Class A New York-Penn League in 1981-82.

Is a Canadian pairs figure skater. With partner and wife Jamie Salé, he is the 2002 Olympic co-cham

Is a Canadian pairs figure skater. With partner and wife Jamie Salé, he is the 2002 Olympic co-champion.

Is a former professional ice hockey who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1974–75 to

Is a former professional ice hockey who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1974–75 to 1987–88.Williams was drafted in the second round (31st overall) by the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft. He was also drafted by the Cincinnati Stingers of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in the third round (33rd overall) in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft. Despite being drafted by a WHA team, he never played in the WHA.

An American singer. In May 2008, he became the runner-up on the seventh season of American Idol rece

An American singer. In May 2008, he became the runner-up on the seventh season of American Idol receiving 44 percent of over 97 million votes. Archuleta's first single "Crush" was released in August 2008.Archuleta's mother is from Honduras, and much of the music he listened to as a child was Latin-influenced including watching his mom sing at events with her sisters.[8][9] She also "was big on dancing" according to Archuleta, and would "make" him dance to traditional music with his older sister.[10] He also listened to jazz music, he said, from his father's collection as well as gospel, pop, rock and "soulful music."[6] In a later interview, he revealed that his father was a jazz musician. Archuleta also said he enjoys Broadway musicals

Is an American actor. He became known during the late 1990s, after having starred in several Hollywo

Is an American actor. He became known during the late 1990s, after having starred in several Hollywood films, including the films of the Scream trilogy. He has since had several television roles, including playing Jason Ventress on ABC's In Case of Emergency. In addition to his acting career Arquette took a brief foray into professional wrestling in early 2000, winning the WCW World Heavyweight Championship — the top title of World Championship Wrestling, in the process.[1] He is a member of the Arquette family, a famous show business family.

Is a Canadian lawyer, businessman and former politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of On

Is a Canadian lawyer, businessman and former politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1987, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.He was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1985 provincial election, defeating Liberal candidate Dianne Poole by 914 votes in Eglinton. The Progressive Conservatives won a minority government in this election, and McFadden briefly served as a backbench supporter of Frank Miller's administration before it was defeated in the house. In opposition, he served as his party's critic for Colleges and Universities, Technology and Trade. He lost to Dianne Poole in the 1987 election by 695 votes.

Best known for his memoir of childhood abuse, A Child Called "It". Pelzer is the son of San Francisc

Best known for his memoir of childhood abuse, A Child Called "It". Pelzer is the son of San Francisco fireman Stephen Joseph Pelzer (1923 - 1980), who was of Austrian and Irish descent, and Catherine Roerva Christen Pelzer (1929 - 1992).Questions have bee

Is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Stevens played for the Minnesota Twin

Is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Stevens played for the Minnesota Twins (1994-1997), Chicago Cubs (1998), Cleveland Indians (1999), and Atlanta Braves (2000).

Was a Golden Globe-winning Emmy Award- nominated American film and television actor who is best know

Was a Golden Globe-winning Emmy Award- nominated American film and television actor who is best known for his starring role as Dr. Richard Kimble in the hit television series The Fugitive (1963–1967) with Barry Morse.

(June 30, 1880 – March 30, 1972), nicknamed "Kangaroo" [1], was an outfielder in Major League Base

(June 30, 1880 – March 30, 1972), nicknamed "Kangaroo" [1], was an outfielder in Major League Basebal

(born July 29, 1959, in Glens Falls, New York) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He is currently

(born July 29, 1959, in Glens Falls, New York) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He is currently the manager of the Long Island Ducks.

Is the current commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA). David Stern was born to Je

Is the current commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA). David Stern was born to Jewish parents and grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, and is a graduate of Teaneck High School. Stern attended Rutgers University. He graduated as a dean's-list history student in 1963 and graduated from Columbia Law School in 1966. Stern began his association with the NBA in 1966 as outside counsel, joined the NBA in 1978 as General Counsel, and became the league's Executive Vice President in 1980.

Is a retired American football player. He was an offensive lineman and tight end. His nickname was "

Is a retired American football player. He was an offensive lineman and tight end. His nickname was "The Ghost." Dave spent his high school years at Chilton High School in Chilton, Wisconsin.

Is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association.A Chicag

Is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association.A Chicago area native who went to John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights and DePaul University in Chicago, Corzine was the 18th overall pick of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Washington Bullets. After two years with the Bullets and two more with the San Antonio Spurs, Corzine returned to his hometown of Chicago to play for the Chicago Bulls for seven seasons. He finished his career with the Orlando Magic and the Seattle SuperSonics. He averaged 5.9 rebounds per game in his career.

Born June 8, 1968 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball.

Born June 8, 1968 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball.

Is a retired equestrian rider. He won many international competitions as well as the gold medal for

Is a retired equestrian rider. He won many international competitions as well as the gold medal for the US in the 2000 Olympic Games. He is only the second American to have won the Badminton Horse Trials. O'Connor sits as the President of the US Equestria

Is a former Major League Baseball player and the brother of All-Star second baseman Steve Sax. He pl

Is a former Major League Baseball player and the brother of All-Star second baseman Steve Sax. He played catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1982-83) and Boston Red Sox (1985-87) in his brief major league career.

Is a former professional basketball player, and is currently the assistant General Manager for the O

Is a former professional basketball player, and is currently the assistant General Manager for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association. As a player he was a point guard in both the American Basketball Association and the NBA; and is best known for being a starter on the Portland Trail Blazers team that won the 1977 NBA Finals.

(born October 24, 1959 in Baltimore, Maryland), is a former professional baseball player who played

(born October 24, 1959 in Baltimore, Maryland), is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1987-1993. Johnson would play for the Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Detroit Tigers.

Was mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.He served as clerk to United States Supreme Court Justice Hugo Blac

Was mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.He served as clerk to United States Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black, and was present in the courtroom when the court handed down the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education school desegregation decision. After completing his ter

(October 14, 1924 - May 27, 1963) was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher. The 6'0", 165 lb. righ

(October 14, 1924 - May 27, 1963) was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher. The 6'0", 165 lb. right-hander was a native of Stony Point, North Carolina. He was signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent before the 1946 season. After pitching in the Browns, Cincinnati Reds, and New York Yankees organizations, he was drafted by the Boston Braves from the Yankees in the 1952 rule V draf

(born November 20, 1975, in Valdosta, Georgia) is a Major League Baseball right fielder for the Bost

(born November 20, 1975, in Valdosta, Georgia) is a Major League Baseball right fielder for the Boston Red Sox. He is a left-handed hitter, and began his major league career in 1998 with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Is an American particle physicist and string theorist. Along with Frank Wilczek and David Politzer,

Is an American particle physicist and string theorist. Along with Frank Wilczek and David Politzer,

Is a Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. He attended Cosu

Is a Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. He attended Cosumnes River College.Hernandez throws a 93 mph fastball, a 78 mph slider, and an 84 mph changeup. He is known for his high strikeout rate, which improved at every level in the minors, from 9.54 K/9 in A to 12.46 K/9 in AAA.[1] He is a flyball pitcher - 45% of balls in play are flyballs, with only 38% of them staying on the ground.[2]

Was an American-born quantum physicist who made significant contributions in the fields of theoretic

Was an American-born quantum physicist who made significant contributions in the fields of theoretical physics, philosophy and neuropsychology, and to the Manhattan Project.Bohm lived in the same neighborhood as some of Oppenheimer's other graduate students (Giovanni Rossi Lomanitz, Joseph Weinberg, and Max Friedman) and with them became increasingly involved not only with physics, but with radical politics. Bohm gravitated to alternative models of society and became active in organizations like the Young Communist League, the Campus Committee to Fight Conscription, and the Committee for Peace Mobilization all later branded as Communist organizations by the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover.