American Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is an American-born hockey player who currently plays defense for the North Dakota Fighting Sioux of

Is an American-born hockey player who currently plays defense for the North Dakota Fighting Sioux of the NCAA's Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

Is a heavyweight turned boxer. Jefferson became the 1994 National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Ch

Is a heavyweight turned boxer. Jefferson became the 1994 National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Champion handing Michael Grant his only amateur loss in the semifinals.

Is an American professional basketball player. The 6' 4", 181-lb. point guard rose to prominence whi

Is an American professional basketball player. The 6' 4", 181-lb. point guard rose to prominence while playing college basketball for coach Dean Smith at the University of North Carolina. Phelps was never drafted by an NBA team, but did play in three games for the Sacramento Kings in the 1994/95 season.[1] The Vancouver Grizzlies selected him in the 1995 expansion draft, but he did not play for them before they renounced his NBA rights in 1996. He has also spent some time during pre-season (but not in any NBA games) with the Milwaukee Bucks (1994) and Philadelphia 76ers (1997). In 2006/07 season he played in the Russian Basketball Super League for Spartak Primorie Vladivostok.

Is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics and in the 1998 Wint

Is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics and in the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Rostagno's best performance at a Grand

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Rostagno's best performance at a Grand Slam event came at the 1988 U.S. Open, where he reached the quarterfinals before being defeated by Ivan Lendl. At several other Grand Slam events, he defeated or almost defeated several tennis hall of famers. At Wimbledon in 1988, Rostagno lost a five-set third round match to Jimmy Connors, who at the time was ranked fifth in the world. At the 1989 U.S. Open, Rostagno had a match point in his second round encounter with Boris Becker, who won that point on a lucky net cord passing shot and eventually the match 1–6, 6–7, 6–3, 7–6, 6–3, en route to his lone U.S. Open title.

A former American football wide receiver of the National Football League. He was drafted in the firs

A former American football wide receiver of the National Football League. He was drafted in the first round of the 1994 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns and in 2000 set the Kansas City Chiefs record of 1,391 receiving yards in a single season.Alexander was a wide receiver for the University of Michigan from 1989-1993. After the graduation of Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard, he became the Wolverines top receiver. In his junior and senior seasons he led the team in receptions and receiving yards.[1] In 1993 he had a career game against Illinois,

Is an American football cornerback for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. Strait

Is an American football cornerback for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. Strait was originally drafted by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma.Strait has also been a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers and Columbus Destroyers. He won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Jim Thorpe Award at Oklahoma in 2003.

Was an NFL linebacker who played his entire professional career for the Kansas City Chiefs of the Na

Was an NFL linebacker who played his entire professional career for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League.Thomas was selected in the first round of the 1989 NFL Draft, fourth overall, and was signed by the Chiefs. He would remain with the Chiefs for the entirety of his career.

Is a retired American basketball player who played the most part of his NBA career between the small

Is a retired American basketball player who played the most part of his NBA career between the small forward and the power forward positions.McKey attended Meridian High School in his Mississippi hometown, where he excelled on the team's basketball squad. In addition to being a star basketball player in high school, he was a shortstop on the baseball team despite being 6'10". He attended the University of Alabama for three years, leading the Tide to a regional No. 1 seed in 1986-87 and to the Sweet 16 (where they were eliminated by Providence). He played for the US national team in the 1986 FIBA World Championship, winning the gold medal.[1]

Is a Canadian musician and producer best known for his work as the guitarist and lead vocalist, song

Is a Canadian musician and producer best known for his work as the guitarist and lead vocalist, songwriter and producer of the multi Juno Award-winning pop punk band Sum 41. As a producer he was one of the founders and directors of Bunk Rock Productions. Sum 41 has sold over 10 million albums and won multiple awards all over the world. Whibley was born in Scarborough, Ontario and brought up by a single teenage mother, Michelle.

Is a Senegalese professional basketball player currently playing for the NBA's New Jersey Nets. Stan

Is a Senegalese professional basketball player currently playing for the NBA's New Jersey Nets. Standing seven feet tall (213 cm) and weighing 280 lbs. (127 kg), Diop's natural position is center.

An American actress and singer, who goes professionally by the name Scout Taylor-Compton. She has ap

An American actress and singer, who goes professionally by the name Scout Taylor-Compton. She has appeared in numerous small television roles and in feature films that range from dramas to those in the horror genre. Recently, Taylor-Compton has gained notoriety in the horror genre, which has garnered her the title of "scream queen".Taylor-Compton began her career with small film roles and recurring television roles in Gilmore Girls, Ally McBeal, Charmed and Unfabulous. She had her first large Hollywood role in Sleepover (2004), a comedy aimed at teenage audiences. The cast of the film was nominated for "Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast" at the Young Artists Award. In 2006, Taylor-Compton starred in the films Tomorrow is Today

Is a American professional basketball player currently with the Washington Wizards of the NBA. He or

Is a American professional basketball player currently with the Washington Wizards of the NBA. He originally committed to the University of Kansas, but decided to enter the NBA directly from Washington Union High School in his hometown of Fresno, and was picked by the Utah Jazz with the 23rd selection of the 2000 NBA Draft. In 2001, Stevenson finished second in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest.

Was a Cuban American musician, actor and television producer

Was a Cuban American musician, actor and television producer

Is an American actor and musician and son of entertainers Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.

Is an American actor and musician and son of entertainers Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.

Desi Arnaz, Jr. was born in Hollywood, California on January 19, 1953. His sister, actress Lucie Arn

Desi Arnaz, Jr. was born in Hollywood, California on January 19, 1953. His sister, actress Lucie Arnaz, was born two years earlier.

She is one of the few female helicopter pilots/on-camera reporters in Los Angeles television history

She is one of the few female helicopter pilots/on-camera reporters in Los Angeles television history.Horton began to fly at age 19, shortly after high school. She worked two jobs (at a car dealership and a pharmacy) for two and a half years to pay for her

Is an American professional basketball player. He played briefly for the Seattle SuperSonics of the

Is an American professional basketball player. He played briefly for the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA in 2006-07.After being signed and eventually cut before the season started by the NBA's Indiana Pacers in 2004, he played professionally in Greece, Poland and Spain (Zaragoza) before returning to the U.S. to play for the NBA Development League's Tulsa 66ers in 2005-06, averaging 16.4 points per game.[1] Farmer was signed to a contract by the Seattle SuperSonics in October 2006, being waived on January 4, 2007.[2]

Is an American professional basketball player currently with the Yakama Sun Kings of the CBA.[1] He

Is an American professional basketball player currently with the Yakama Sun Kings of the CBA.[1] He attended and played college basketball at the University of Detroit Mercy.He was signed by the National Basketball Association's Portland Trail Blazers to a 10-day contract in March 2004[2], and participated in seven games for them during the 2003-04 NBA season.

Is a Canadian soccer player who is currently signed with the Italia Shooters. He played sometimes as

Is a Canadian soccer player who is currently signed with the Italia Shooters. He played sometimes as defender, midfielder and now as forward. The midfielder, who has had previous experience in both football and Canadian Futsal national team.

Is a former American football wide receiver, punt returner, and kick returner in the National Footba

Is a former American football wide receiver, punt returner, and kick returner in the National Football League. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio.

Is a Canadian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He has playe

Is a Canadian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He has played 13 One Day Internationals for Canada, including the 2003 World Cup. He has also played in three ICC Intercontinental Cup matches, three ICC Trophy tourna

Is a Hall of Fame jockey.Sandy Hawley started his career as a 17-year-old boy, hotwalking horses at

Is a Hall of Fame jockey.Sandy Hawley started his career as a 17-year-old boy, hotwalking horses at a Toronto racetrack. Two years later, he became a regular rider at racetracks in Ontario and then rode at racetracks on the East Coast of the United States

Is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. He is designated as a s

Is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. He is designated as a shooting guard and small forward.

An American actress, pop singer, and songwriter. Cyrus is known for starring as Miley Stewart/"Hanna

An American actress, pop singer, and songwriter. Cyrus is known for starring as Miley Stewart/"Hannah Montana" in the television series Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel.Cyrus became a sensation after Hannah Montana debuted in March 2006. Following the success of the show, in October 2006, a soundtrack CD was released in which she sang eight songs from the show. In December 2007, she was ranked #17 in the list of Forbes Top twenty earners under the age of 25 with an annual earning of US$3.5 million.[4] As of December 2007, she is working on a movie spin-off of Hannah Montana, titled Hannah Montana: The Movie which is due to be released on May 1, 2009.[5][6]