American Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is an American actor. He is best known for his abrasive characters and his always present mustache.

Is an American actor. He is best known for his abrasive characters and his always present mustache. Coleman was born in Austin, Texas to Mary Wharton Johns and Melvin Randolph Coleman.[1][2] He entered the Virginia Military Institute in 1949, then studied law at the University of Texas before turning to acting.

Is an American actor. He is best known for his abrasive characters and his always present mustache.T

Is an American actor. He is best known for his abrasive characters and his always present mustache.Though a capable character actor with a wide range, and more than 60 movies to his credit, Coleman is usually typecast as a smarmy, selfish, nervous, patronizing, self-absorbed bigot, usually an authority figure of some sort, most famously as a powerful, chauvinistic boss. His fate in these types of roles was cemented with his performances in roles such as Franklin Hart, Jr. in 1980s Nine to Five (this role reunited him with actress Marian Mercer whom he also worked with in Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman), director Ron Carlisle in 1982's Tootsie and the earnest John McKittrick in 1983's WarGames.

A prolific producer, recording engineer and record label owner who has contributed to hundreds of mu

A prolific producer, recording engineer and record label owner who has contributed to hundreds of musical recordings in the underground hip-hop and electronic genres. His recording studio is known as The Echo Chamber, currently located in Downtown Los Angeles.Together with Hive and Shaggy, he founded the Celestial Recordings record label in 1998. Their early records included Phoenix Orion's critically acclaimed Zimulated Experiencez album and the Celestial Squadron compilation. They went on to release records by NYC's freestyle phenom Supernatural, featuring a Daddy Kev-produced B-side "Seven Minutes of Understanding" (1999).

Is an American basketball player and currently a shooting guard for the NBA's Miami Heat.On June 28,

Is an American basketball player and currently a shooting guard for the NBA's Miami Heat.On June 28, 2007, Cook was taken 21st overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers but summarily traded to the Heat along with cash considerations in exchange for Jason Smith.

Is a Canadian physician and a CSA astronaut. He flew on STS-90 in 1998 and STS-118 in August 2007.Wi

Is a Canadian physician and a CSA astronaut. He flew on STS-90 in 1998 and STS-118 in August 2007.Williams was selected by the Canadian Space Agency in June 1992. He completed basic training and in May 1993 was appointed manager of the Missions and Space

Was a composer, pianist, singer, known with her sister Siggie as The Nordstrom Sisters.With the exce

Was a composer, pianist, singer, known with her sister Siggie as The Nordstrom Sisters.With the exception of their October in Bad Gastein for the baths, they regularly performed either in clubs in New York City or on board transatlantic ocean liners. Dagmar loved to drive and their automobile, first out of the hold of the ship would be packed with everything they needed on the continent. During the Second World War they took provisions in their car to Norway and Sweden. During the 1940s they were often on the radio and through the 1960s when they were not otherwise engaged as a team, Dagmar would at times take an assignment alone playing in a club.

Is a Polish-born American sabre fencer. Wozniak was named to the U.S. Olympic team at the 2008 Summe

Is a Polish-born American sabre fencer. Wozniak was named to the U.S. Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in women's sabre competition. Wozniak immigrated with her parents to the United States from Poland when she was one year old. Wozniak began fenc

Is an American swimmer. Knutson is a former American record holder in 400-yard individual medley and

Is an American swimmer. Knutson is a former American record holder in 400-yard individual medley and holds several high school national records. At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, Knuton won a silver medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay for her con

(born on March 9, 1942 in Pueblo Nuevo, Cuba), generally known as Bert Campaneris and nicknamed "Cam

(born on March 9, 1942 in Pueblo Nuevo, Cuba), generally known as Bert Campaneris and nicknamed "Campy", is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played

Is an Salvadoran Footballer who currently plays for C.D. FAS in El Salvador.He began his football ca

Is an Salvadoran Footballer who currently plays for C.D. FAS in El Salvador.He began his football career with the Alianza F.C. in 1999. In 2001 he transferred to C.D. Luís Ángel Firpo where it remained until 2003. That same year he was transferred to C.D. Chalatenango, with whom he played in the Clausura 2004.

Is an American professional basketball player, currently playing in the NBA D-League. Originally a s

Is an American professional basketball player, currently playing in the NBA D-League. Originally a student at Rutgers University, Jones transferred to Duke University to play with his boyhood Jersey friend Jay Williams who encouraged him to join him in Durham, North Carolina. He was selected by the Boston Celtics in the first round (20th overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft, and his rights were later traded, along with the rights to Troy Bell, to the Grizzlies for the rights to Kendrick Perkins and Marcus Banks. Jones played his first four professional seasons for the Grizzlies, averaging 3.7 points per game.

Is an American rapper and singer. She originally started her career through theatre and dance and la

Is an American rapper and singer. She originally started her career through theatre and dance and later headed towards a career in rapping. She is currently attending the Walnut Hill School in Natick, Massachusetts as a writing major.[

Is a Cuban American model and actress. When Daisy was three years old, the Fuentes family moved to M

Is a Cuban American model and actress. When Daisy was three years old, the Fuentes family moved to Madrid, Spain, and finally emigrated to Harrison, New Jersey four years later. Fuentes studied communications and journalism at Bergen Community College, finally being selected as the weather-girl for WNJU Channel 47,

Were a pair of conjoined twins who toured in the U.S. sideshow and vaudeville circuit in the 1930s.T

Were a pair of conjoined twins who toured in the U.S. sideshow and vaudeville circuit in the 1930s.The girls were born in Brighton, England (East Sussex) on February 5, 1908. Their mother was a single barmaid named Kate Skinner. The sisters were born joined by their hips and buttocks; they shared blood circulation and were fused at the pelvis but shared no major organs. Skinner's boss Mary Hilton, who helped in childbirth, apparently saw commercial prospects in them, and thus effectively bought them from their mother and took them under her care. The girls first stayed above the Queens Head in Brighton, but later moved to the Evening Star.

An American modern sculptor and ceramic artist. She grew up in North Carolina and currently lives in

An American modern sculptor and ceramic artist. She grew up in North Carolina and currently lives in New Mexico. She was a 2003 recipient of a MacArthur Fellows Program "genius grant".Youngblood's most well-known sculptural work comprises heads and torsos of people and animals made in low-fired clay, combined with found objects (sticks, teeth, hair). Some of the heads are explicitly representational portraits (such as her 1982 study of the art dealer Richard Bellamy).

Is an American professional wrestler. Whilst wrestling for many companies Daizee Haze is also the he

Is an American professional wrestler. Whilst wrestling for many companies Daizee Haze is also the head trainer for the Shimmer Women Athletes promotion. In March 2002 she made her professional debut for Gateway Championship Wrestling based out of Missouri

Is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for Polish champions Prokom Trefl S

Is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for Polish champions Prokom Trefl Sopot.Wagner had a phenomenal career at Camden High School and is perhaps better remembered for scoring 100 points in a high school game than his exploits at the collegiate and professional levels. He averaged 42.5 points as a senior, scored 3,462 points in high school (the most in New Jersey high school history, breaking former high school star Lorne Singleton's scoring record of 3,451 points) and scored 25 points in the McDonald's All-American Game.

(born on April 3, 1993), also known as "Koda", is an American amateur golfer.

(born on April 3, 1993), also known as "Koda", is an American amateur golfer.

An American child actress. Fanning's breakthrough performance was in I Am Sam in 2001. As of 2007, h

An American child actress. Fanning's breakthrough performance was in I Am Sam in 2001. As of 2007, her most well-known films have been War of the Worlds, Charlotte's Web and Man on Fire. She has won numerous awards, and is currently the youngest person ever to have been nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award.Fanning began acting at the age of five after appearing with Ray Charles in a television commercial for the state lottery[5] and being chosen for a Tide commercial. Her first significant acting job was a guest-starring role in the NBC prime-time drama, ER, which remains one of her favorite roles ("I played a car accident victim who has leukemia. I got to wear a neck brace and nose tubes for the two days I worked.")[6]

Was an American jazz vocalist who found international acclaim with the 1957 No. 4 hit, "The Late, La

Was an American jazz vocalist who found international acclaim with the 1957 No. 4 hit, "The Late, Late Show".she attended George Westinghouse High School and studied music at the Filion School of Music in Pittsburgh. Later she performed regularly in the H

Is a former NASA astronaut who flew two missions for NASA in the early 1980s.Gardner was selected as

Is a former NASA astronaut who flew two missions for NASA in the early 1980s.Gardner was selected as an Astronaut Candidate by NASA in January 1978, reporting to the Johnson Space Center in July 1978. In August 1979 he completed a 1-year training and eval

Is a politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He is currently a member and Speaker of the Legislative As

Is a politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He is currently a member and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and was a member of the provincial cabinet from 1999 to 2006.In the 1991 provincial election, Graham was defeated by Liberal incumbent Fred Harvey, however Harvey's victory was later declared void when Harvey was convicted of violating election spending laws. Graham was successful in a by-election in 1993 winning the Carleton North seat. Graham went on to be re-elected in the new electoral district of Carleton in the 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2006 elections.

Jarrett began racing in 1977 at Hickory Motor Speedway, a track his father owned and operated. In hi

Jarrett began racing in 1977 at Hickory Motor Speedway, a track his father owned and operated. In his first race, he started in last place but finished in the ninth position. He competed in the Limited Sportsman Division at Hickory, before moving up to the NASCAR Busch Series

Was an American thoroughbred horse racing trainer who also won the most races in that sport.

Was an American thoroughbred horse racing trainer who also won the most races in that sport.