English Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a rugby union player for Doncaster Knights in the RFU Championship, previously having been at Har

Is a rugby union player for Doncaster Knights in the RFU Championship, previously having been at Harlequins in the Guinness Premiership. A Tight head prop who loves scrummaging last year whilst still at school he played tight-head for his junior club Chob

Is an English cricketer of short stature. Dan Housego was educated; first at Moulsford Prep School,

Is an English cricketer of short stature. Dan Housego was educated; first at Moulsford Prep School, Oxford, then at the Oratory School, Woodcote. He attended the Middlesex Cricket Academy. He made his first-class debut as a right-handed batsman versus Der

Is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2007.

Is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2007.

Is an English rugby union player for Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team. He pre

Is an English rugby union player for Newport RFC and the Newport Gwent Dragons regional team. He previously played for Pontypool RFC and Ebbw Vale RFC. A prop forward, Way made his debut for Newport Gwent Dragons against Gloucester 4 November 2010.

Is a professional rugby union player for Leeds Carnegie. White joined Leeds Carnegie in 2006 and is

Is a professional rugby union player for Leeds Carnegie. White joined Leeds Carnegie in 2006 and is a graduate of Hymers College in Hull. His primary position is scrum half.

An English actress and singer.Dana was born in London on 30 March 1949. She is the daughter of Baron

An English actress and singer.Dana was born in London on 30 March 1949. She is the daughter of Baron De Winterstein Gillespie, an Austrian radiologist. Dana grew up in England and her family's villa on Lake Maggiore, Italy.[1] She was the British Junior Water Skiing Champion for four years until an injury forced her retirement. She recorded initially in the folk genre in the mid-1960s, although she was more known at this time for being the girlfriend of Bob Dylan. Some of her recordings as a teenager fell into the teen pop category, such as the 1966 single "Thank You Boy", produced by Jimmy Page. Her acting career got under way shortly afterwards, and overshadowed her musical career in the late 1960s and 1970s. After performing backing vocals on the track "It Ain't Easy" from David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, she recorded an album produced by Bowie and Mick Ronson in 1973, "Weren't Born a Man".

Is an English former footballer who played for Sheffield United. Whitehouse was an accomplished left

Is an English former footballer who played for Sheffield United. Whitehouse was an accomplished left winger, who was equally comfortable filling in at left back. He served his only club Sheffield United for 13 years between 1987 and 2000, making 275 appearances scoring 50 goals.

An English singer, actress and singer.In 1989, Dani Behr had a cameo appearance in Grange Hill and t

An English singer, actress and singer.In 1989, Dani Behr had a cameo appearance in Grange Hill and then later was a presenter on the late night Channel 4 music show, The Word, for five years. She went on to feature in over 30 TV shows, including The Big Breakfast, Hotel Babylon, Ice Warriors; and in 2002 the co-presenting role alongside Joe Mace on the first series of the BBC's flagship children's program The Saturday Show.After numerous presenting jobs for shows in the United States, Behr decided to move permanently to Hollywood to begin presenting "Extra" for NBC. She went on to host several more shows for Fox, NBC/Bravo, VH1, with her biggest hit so far being the 2003 reality show Boy Meets Boy. In between TV, Behr has also presented radio shows for KissFM, and has had some minor film acting roles and appeared alongside Kate Winslet, Oprah Winfrey, Glenn Close in the play The Vagina Monologues both in London at The Old Vic and on Broadway at Madison Square Garden.

Is the lyricist, vocalist and founding member of the British extreme metal band Cradle of Filth.Dani

Is the lyricist, vocalist and founding member of the British extreme metal band Cradle of Filth.Dani was born to Susan Janet Moore and Lawrence John Davey in Hertford and is the oldest child of four. Dani has two sisters; Amanda (b. 1975) and Rachel (b. 1

Was an English tennis player, who later became even better known as a radio and television commentat

Was an English tennis player, who later became even better known as a radio and television commentator on the game, and was known as the BBC's "voice of tennis". Maskell was born in Fulham, London, England, was British tennis champion sixteen times, and w

Is a British professional heavyweight boxer. As an amateur boxing out of the famous Lynn AC boxing g

Is a British professional heavyweight boxer. As an amateur boxing out of the famous Lynn AC boxing gym in SE London, Williams learned his trade quickly, often sparring with the likes of clubmates Henry Akinwande and Derek Angol. In a Finland multinations

Is a former English cricketer. Wilson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. W

Is a former English cricketer. Wilson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Wilson made his debut for Essex in a List-A match against South Africa A in 1996. Wilson would go on to make a further 5 List-A appearances for Essex, with

Is a British amateur boxer, best known to win the national title in 2006 at 201 lbs/91 kg. He had

Is a British amateur boxer, best known to win the national title in 2006 at 201 lbs/91 kg. He had problems with the draw in international events so far. At the Commonwealth games 2006 in Melbourne he controversially lost 12:16 his very first bout to local

Is an Irish singer, best known as one of the three lead vocalists in the band, Three Dog Night. Hutt

Is an Irish singer, best known as one of the three lead vocalists in the band, Three Dog Night. Hutton was the head of Hanna Barbera Records from 1965-1966.

Is the lead singer of English band Embrace.At the time of his band's first album The Good Will Out,

Is the lead singer of English band Embrace.At the time of his band's first album The Good Will Out, Danny made some rather confident and ambitious quotes which gained him and his brother comparisons to the Gallagher brothers of Oasis.

Is a former English cricketer. Goldstraw was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium.

Is a former English cricketer. Goldstraw was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. Goldstraw played a single List-A match for the Hampshire Cricket Board in the 2nd Round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, which was played in 200

Is a British pop musician who became a one-hit wonder in the U.S. with the single "Beautiful Sunday"

Is a British pop musician who became a one-hit wonder in the U.S. with the single "Beautiful Sunday" in 1972.[2] The song was written by Boone and Rod McQueen and racked up a million in sales worldwide.[3] It peaked at No. 15 on The Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the summer of 1972, and at No. 21 on the UK Singles

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1891 and 1901 and for Nottinghamshire in

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1891 and 1901 and for Nottinghamshire in 1899. Bottom played his first game for Derbyshire in 1891 when the club was not accorded first class status, and played four games in 1893. In 1894, he played his debut first class match in a victorious game against Leicestershire but did not appear in the team again for four years to make is debut in the County Championship in August 1898. Bottom was a right-arm medium-pace bowler and took nine first class wickets at an average of 27.77 and a best performance of 5-34. He was a right-handed batsman and played ten innings in six first class matches with an average of 4,20 and a top score of 9.

Is a British musical theatre actor, best known for his popular appearance in the BBC series Any Drea

Is a British musical theatre actor, best known for his popular appearance in the BBC series Any Dream Will Do in 2007.Released from college six months early, he joined the first UK national tour of the musical Rent. During its run he played both the leading roles of Angel and Mark and was also the understudy. He was the alternate Mark for two shows a week when Rent ran at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London (4 December 2001 - 26 January 2002).

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who playe

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Dorset. He was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire. Britton played in the Minor Counties Championship for the side during the 2000 season. He made his sole List A appearance in the 2001 C&G Trophy competition, against Bedfordshire. Britton scored 0 not out and bowled seven overs in the match.

Is a British tennis player. Daniel, whilst playing tennis for Lancashire, first came into internatio

Is a British tennis player. Daniel, whilst playing tennis for Lancashire, first came into international prominence when he reached the finals of Le Petit As, Tarbes. A right-hander who favours slow hardcourts, but seems to be comfortable on all surfaces,

Was an English cricketer. Day was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast-medium.

Was an English cricketer. Day was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast-medium. Day is widely regarded as one of best bowlers of early English cricket. Day represented pre-county club Hampshire, making his first-class debut in 1842 aga

Was an English writer, journalist, and pamphleteer, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson

Was an English writer, journalist, and pamphleteer, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest practitioners of the novel, as he helped to popularise the form in Britain, and is even referred to

Is an English cricketer. Danny Evans is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler wh

Is an English cricketer. Danny Evans is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who has represented Middlesex since 2007. A graduate of the Durham cricket Academy who represented the England Under-19 XI in 2006.

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1817 to 1820. Mainly associated

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1817 to 1820. Mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), he made 3 known appearances in first-class matches.