American Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is an American actress. For most of her career, she has been known as Demi Moore, using the surname

Is an American actress. For most of her career, she has been known as Demi Moore, using the surname of her first husband, singer-songwriter Freddy Moore. (She pronounces her name "dem-EE," with the emphasis on the second syllable, just like it sounds in "Demetria"; this is often incorrectly pronounced "DEM-ee," with the emphasis on the first syllable.) She became well-known after a string of 1980s teen-oriented movies, and was one of the best known actresses of 1990s

Despite her impressive career in college, Walker wasn't selected by any of the WNBA teams during the

Despite her impressive career in college, Walker wasn't selected by any of the WNBA teams during the 1999 WNBA Draft, mainly due to the influx of former players from the just-disbanded American Basketball League (ABL), a rival professional women's league. Several of the ABL's star players were selected in that year's draft.However, prior to the start of the 1999 WNBA season, Walker was assigned to the Minnesota Lynx for its pre-season training camp, but was cut from the team final roster shortly afterwards. Walker spent that summer playing overseas on a professional women's league team in Italy.

Is a former Women's National Basketball Association player. She is best remembered as the first play

Is a former Women's National Basketball Association player. She is best remembered as the first player ever drafted in the WNBA. Head currently serves as women's basketball team assistant coach for the Central Connecticut State University.

Is a Sudanese professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA.Gai went undrafted, but was signed

Is a Sudanese professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA.Gai went undrafted, but was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2005.[3] After playing in only two games for the team, he was waived in December 2005. He then briefly played for the USBL's Dodge City Legend and the ABA's Wilmington Sea Dawgs. Deng Gai was drafted in 2005 by the CBA's Albany Patroons (2nd round, 10th overall) where he currently leads the team in blocked shots. Following the 2007 season, the USBL named Gai to the USBL All-Defensive Team.[4]

Biogerontologist is Professor emeritus at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dr. Harman is w

Biogerontologist is Professor emeritus at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dr. Harman is widely known as the "father of the free radical theory of aging". In 1995 he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in medicine.

Is a Canadian professional basketball player, currently played for the Polish Basketball League Asse

Is a Canadian professional basketball player, currently played for the Polish Basketball League Asseco Prokom Gdynia in 2010. He was selected in the second round (40th overall) of the 2006 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Brown attended Bathurst Heig

Is a retired Brazilian and naturalized Honduran soccer player. He currently is the second all time t

Is a retired Brazilian and naturalized Honduran soccer player. He currently is the second all time top scorer in Liga Nacional de Honduras and was also the first to reach 150 goals. [1] Now he is teacher in Honduras.

Is the vocalist of the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod.He helped co-found the group in 1982, and ap

Is the vocalist of the Canadian heavy metal band Voivod.He helped co-found the group in 1982, and appeared on nine albums - War & Pain, Rrröööaaarrr, Killing Technology, Dimension Hatröss, Nothingface, Angel Rat and The Outer Limits. He departed the group

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned h

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the K-2 1000 m event at Montreal in 1976.

Was president of the United States Chess Federation from 1993 to 1996. He was an enthusiastic chess

Was president of the United States Chess Federation from 1993 to 1996. He was an enthusiastic chess organizer, best known for establishing the US Amateur Team East Chess Championship, which is held annually in Parsippany, New Jersey, and which remains one

His brother, Jean Potvin, was also an NHL defenceman and the brothers were teammates for a number of

His brother, Jean Potvin, was also an NHL defenceman and the brothers were teammates for a number of years. He was a cousin of late former NHLer Marc Potvin.

He is known for his often angry comedic style, and his frequent chain smoking. Leary displays an ove

He is known for his often angry comedic style, and his frequent chain smoking. Leary displays an overt affinity for libertarianism. Leary is currently the star and co-creator of the television show Rescue Me.Leary was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, the

Is a former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League for the Ca

Is a former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, and St. Louis Blues. He was also a member of the famous junior line, "Les Trois Denis", while a member of the Montreal Juniors of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Was an Alexander von Humboldt Professor of Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles. H

Was an Alexander von Humboldt Professor of Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles. He was a cultural geographer, whose work focused upon the concepts of landscape and representations. He was a leading proponent of the 'new cultural geography' which encouraged a focus upon the complex interconnections between the many different aspects of landscapes and the world.Cosgrove's research interests evolved from a focus on the meanings of landscape in human and cultural geography, especially in Western Europe since the fifteenth century, to a broader concern with the role of spatial images and representations in the making and communicating of knowledge. His work included how visual images have been used in history to shape geographical imaginations and in connection between geography as a formal discipline, imaginative expressions of geographical knowledge and experience in the visual arts (including cartography).

(born July 21, 1940 in Algona, Iowa) was a baseball infielder who had a 13-year career from 1962 to

(born July 21, 1940 in Algona, Iowa) was a baseball infielder who had a 13-year career from 1962 to 1974. He played for the Milwaukee Braves (1962-1965), Atlanta Braves (1966-1967), Houston Astros (1968-1971, 1974) and Cincinnati Reds (1972-1973), all of the National League.

Is a Canadian, Hall of Fame, former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League fro

Is a Canadian, Hall of Fame, former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League from 1980 to 1997. He was fired on October 16, 2008 as head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League[1]. He now serves as an ambassador for the Blackhawks' organization.

Is a Canadian raised Korean-French mixed martial artist and PRIDE FC welterweight grand prix finalis

Is a Canadian raised Korean-French mixed martial artist and PRIDE FC welterweight grand prix finalist. Kang is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, originally trained by Marcus Soares.

Is a retired boxer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in L

Is a retired boxer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he was defeated in the second round of the men's light welterweight (– 63.5 kg) division by Yugoslavia's eventual bronze meda

Is a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly

Is a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1995 and re-elected in 2003 and 2006 after being defeated in his first bid for re-election in 1999.He represents the electoral district of Centre-Péninsule-Saint-Sauveur, though prior to the 2006 election the district was known simply as Centre-Péninsule.

Is a businessman, economist and former public servant and politician. He was appointed to the Securi

Is a businessman, economist and former public servant and politician. He was appointed to the Security Intelligence Review Committee on September 3, 2008 and by virtue of that position has been sworn in as a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada.From 1984 to 1986 he was First Secretary for Industrial Cooperation at the Canadian Embassy in Paris. Upon his return to Canada he became Executive Director of the Conseil d'Entreprises du Nouveau-Brunswick.

Was a Canadian engineer and businessman. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of George Stai

Was a Canadian engineer and businessman. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of George Stairs, a founding partner and President of Royal Securities Corporation. A graduate of Dalhousie University, Denis Stairs studied at MIT then as a director of Royal Securities he became associated with entrepreneur and press baron Sir Max Aitken (later Lord Beaverbrook) and Izaak W. Killam. In 1922, he relocated to Montreal, Quebec where he worked as an assistant engineer for Killam's Montreal Engineering Company, Ltd., rising to Vice-President and eventually Chairman of the Board of Directors.

An artist, author, cartographer and a former professor of Design at North Carolina State University.

An artist, author, cartographer and a former professor of Design at North Carolina State University. Born in 1945, Wood grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, receiving a BA in English (in 1967) from then Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University). He received an MA (in 1971) and a PhD (in 1973) in geography from Clark University, in Worcester, Massachusetts. Wood taught environmental psychology, landscape history, and design in then School of Design (now College of Design) at North Carolina State University from 1974 through 1996. In 1992 he curated The Power of Maps exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design in New York, which he remounted in 1994 at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.

Is an American politician from Western Massachusetts. A Democrat, she is a member of the Massachuset

Is an American politician from Western Massachusetts. A Democrat, she is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the 2nd Franklin district. She was first elected in 2010 and took office on January 5, 2011. The 2nd Franklin dist

Was a Canadian figure skater who competed in pairs. With partner Lyndon Johnston, she finished fifth

Was a Canadian figure skater who competed in pairs. With partner Lyndon Johnston, she finished fifth at the World Figure Skating Championships three times and competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

A Canadian-born singer, actress, and model. She was the lead singer for the Prince-mentored female t

A Canadian-born singer, actress, and model. She was the lead singer for the Prince-mentored female trio Vanity 6, which recorded the 1982 R&B hit "Nasty Girl".With Diana Ross as an idol, Matthews dreamed of becoming a Hollywood star. She first began doing local beauty pageants before moving to Toronto, where she modeled.At the age of 18, Matthews moved to New York to further her career. She signed with Zoli Model Agency. Since she wasn't very tall, her modeling career was limited to commercials and photoshoots (she didn't do runway work).