American Famous Names Starting with Letter D

(born as "Dennis Joseph McGee" in 1851 in Easton, Pennsylvania - died April 10, 1888 in Wilkes-Barre

(born as "Dennis Joseph McGee" in 1851 in Easton, Pennsylvania - died April 10, 1888 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball player.

Is a Democratic Party member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing District 67 sinc

Is a Democratic Party member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing District 67 since 2004. His district is entirely based in Campbell County, Kentucky, comprising the cities of Dayton, Bellevue, Newport, Wilder, Southdate, Woodlawn, and a

Is a retired American professional basketball player best known for his fierce defensive and rebound

Is a retired American professional basketball player best known for his fierce defensive and rebounding ability, leading the National Basketball Association in rebounds per game for a record seven consecutive years and earning NBA All-Defensive First Team honors seven times, along with five NBA Championships (1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998). He is one of the all-time leaders in rebounding and is generally regarded as one of the greatest rebounders of all-time, particularly on the offensive end of the court.

Is a retired American professional wrestler best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Ente

Is a retired American professional wrestler best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment as Phineas I. Godwinn and Mideon. When both men left WCW, Canterbury signed with the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name "Henry Godwin

Is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 13th District since 2003. Previously

Is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 13th District since 2003. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1979 through 2000.

(born July 15, 1871, Shelbyville, Kentucky - died December 13, 1910, Louisville, Kentucky) was a pro

(born July 15, 1871, Shelbyville, Kentucky - died December 13, 1910, Louisville, Kentucky) was a professional baseball player

Is a Canadian poet and thinker who lives in Toronto, Ontario. He is also a children's writer.Lee has

Is a Canadian poet and thinker who lives in Toronto, Ontario. He is also a children's writer.Lee has a bachelor's and a master's degree in English from the University of Toronto. He is best known for his children's writings; his most famous work is the rh

Is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part o

Is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the American team which finished 14th in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches and scored six goals.

(born October 3, 1954), nicknamed "Eck," is an American former Major League Baseball player

(born October 3, 1954), nicknamed "Eck," is an American former Major League Baseball player

Is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and film-maker. He is known primarily for playing nervy

Is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and film-maker. He is known primarily for playing nervy, slightly-unhinged characters, and is best known for his roles in Blue Velvet, Hoosiers, Speed, Apocalypse Now and Easy Rider.

Was a starting pitcher for Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres (1983 and 1988-91), New York Yan

Was a starting pitcher for Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres (1983 and 1988-91), New York Yankees (1984-87), Cincinnati Reds (1987-88), Chicago Cubs (1992) and Kansas City Royals (1992-93 and 1995). He batted and threw left-handed.In 1988, his 14-4 record with the Padres tied him with Gaylord Perry for the team single season Won-Loss record (.778).

Lehane was born and reared in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, and continues to

Lehane was born and reared in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, and continues to live in the Boston area, which provides the setting for most of his books. He spent summers on Fieldston Beach in Marshfield.[2] Lehane is the youngest of

Is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who was known for his use of the knuckleba

Is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who was known for his use of the knuckleball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Anaheim Angels, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Florida Marlins, New York Mets, and Los Angeles Dodgers.As a member of the Dodgers, Springer surrendered Barry Bonds' Major League record-setting 73rd home run on October 7, 2001. The homer came off a 3-2 pitch clocked at 43 miles per hour (a knuckleball) in the bottom of the first inning of Los Angeles' 2-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants.

He spent his entire 11-year NFL career with the Bears from 1982 to 1992, and was a part of the Bears

He spent his entire 11-year NFL career with the Bears from 1982 to 1992, and was a part of the Bears team that was victorious in Super Bowl XX versus the New England Patriots. He is currently a scout for the Detroit Lions.Gentry finished his career with 1

Is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing Distri

Is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 57B, which includes portions of Dakota and Washington counties in the southeastern part of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. A Republican, he is also a

Is an American computer scientist notable for his influence on C and other programming languages, an

Is an American computer scientist notable for his influence on C and other programming languages, and on operating systems such as Multics and Unix.

(born January 17, 1978 in Youngstown, Ohio) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who last pl

(born January 17, 1978 in Youngstown, Ohio) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who last played in the Majors for the Boston Red Sox in 2004.

(born May 14, 1955 in Granada, Nicaragua), better known as Dennis Mart

(born May 14, 1955 in Granada, Nicaragua), better known as Dennis Mart

Was a Canadian trade unionist, Canadian Director of the United Auto Workers from 1968 to 1978 and pr

Was a Canadian trade unionist, Canadian Director of the United Auto Workers from 1968 to 1978 and president of the Canadian Labour Congress from 1978 to 1986.McDermott was a social activist and civil libertarian and joined the Joint Labour Committee to Combat Racial Intolerance soon after arriving in Canada working with the committee to lobby for the enactment of Ontario's first Human Rights Code. He would later serve on the executive of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.

Is an and author of nine books, including The Last Mogul a critical unauthorized biography of the fo

Is an and author of nine books, including The Last Mogul a critical unauthorized biography of the former chief of Universal Pictures. In his book, McDougal accuses Wasserman of mob ties, monopolistic practices and also alludes to Ronald Reagan illegally favoring Wasserman. McDougal's biography of Los Angeles Times publisher Otis Chandler, Privileged Son, won the Anne Sperber Award as the nation's best media biography in 2002. In The Best of Families was a 1994 nominee for the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award. McDougal has also written a book about Jack Nicholson titled ,

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirat

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Kansas City Royals and Pittsburgh Pirates from 1992 to 1993.Moeller began his professional career in 1986 with the Eugene Emeralds. Used almost entirely as a starter (14 appearances, 11 starts), he went 4-0 with a 3.06 ERA, striking out 65 batters in 61 2/3 innings of work.The following year, Moeller pitched for the Appleton Foxes, going 2-5 with a 7.20 ERA in 18 games (13 starts). Again with Appleton in 1988, he went 3-5 with a 3.18 ERA in 20 games (18 starts) with them that season.

Miller was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and grew up in Castle Shannon, a suburb of Pittsburgh, w

Miller was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and grew up in Castle Shannon, a suburb of Pittsburgh, where he graduated from Keystone Oaks High School in 1971. His parents separated and Miller was raised by his mother,

Was an American painter and innovator of American Impressionism. His mature works include both brigh

Was an American painter and innovator of American Impressionism. His mature works include both brightly colored landscape paintings and dark, finely drawn portraits and figures. One of the major American painters of the late 19th century,[1] a friend of m

Is a retired American boxer. Milton had a stellar amateur career, having won four New York Golden Gl

Is a retired American boxer. Milton had a stellar amateur career, having won four New York Golden Gloves Championships. Milton won the 1981 165 lb Open Championship and won the 156 lb Open Championships in 1982, 1983 and 1984. In 1981 Milton defeated fut

Is an American chess player, author and journalist.Monokroussos is best known for his blog, The Ches

Is an American chess player, author and journalist.Monokroussos is best known for his blog, The Chess Mind, which features news, commentary, and highly regarded annotations of recent chess games from tournaments around the world. He also gives private les