American Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'8" forward from Louisiana State University,

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'8" forward from Louisiana State University, Scales played in the NBA from 1980 to 1984 as a member of the New York Knicks and Washington Bullets. Scales averaged 4.6 points per game in his career.

Was a NASCAR driver. He was known as "Tiny" due to his rather large and imposing size.Lund went sout

Was a NASCAR driver. He was known as "Tiny" due to his rather large and imposing size.Lund went south with a 1955 Chevrolet and competed in the Lehi, Arkansas event, with sponsorship from Carl Rupert and his safety belt company. The race was dominated by

Is a Tennessee politician and a member of the Tennessee Senate representing the 3rd district, which

Is a Tennessee politician and a member of the Tennessee Senate representing the 3rd district, which encompasses Washington County and Carter County; and inventor owning U.S. Patents 5,601,605 (February 11, 1997) for an infant pacifier - fluid administerin

T (born January 1, 1955 in Columbia, South Carolina) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major Leagu

T (born January 1, 1955 in Columbia, South Carolina) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who won the 1983 American League Cy Young Award. He was famous for his control on the mound and his lack of control off it, with drug abuse destroying his career after it had barely taken off.

Was an early American politician who served as United States Senator and the sixth Governor of New Y

Was an early American politician who served as United States Senator and the sixth Governor of New York. In this last capacity he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal. Clinton was the leader of New York's People’s Party, and was

Served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1889-1891) for the Democratic Party. Prior to this he was an e

Served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1889-1891) for the Democratic Party. Prior to this he was an engineer with the City of Chicago, and was awarded, in 1875, U.S. Patent 164,149 and in 1876, U.S. Patent 173,768, both for fire hydrants. The latter was a

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'10" center from the University of Utah, Men

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'10" center from the University of Utah, Menyard played one season (1967-68) in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Houston Mavericks. He averaged 9.1 points per game and 7.8 rebounds per game and appeared in the 1968 ABA All-Star Game.

(born on September 14, 1939) is an American golf consultant and former professional golfer

(born on September 14, 1939) is an American golf consultant and former professional golfer

Is an IFBB professional bodybuilder and the 2008 Mr. Olympia bodybuilding champion. He currently liv

Is an IFBB professional bodybuilder and the 2008 Mr. Olympia bodybuilding champion. He currently lives in Jacksonville, Florida. Dexter's first NPC (National Physique Committee) competition was the NPC Southern States Championship of 1992, where he took 3

Is the running backs coach at his alma mater, Florida State University. Carter was also a former Ame

Is the running backs coach at his alma mater, Florida State University. Carter was also a former American Football running back who played for the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Jets in the National Football League for seven seasons from 1990 to 1996

Was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, and an Academy Award-nominated actor. He is considered one o

Was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, and an Academy Award-nominated actor. He is considered one of the first bebop tenor players. A famous photograph by Herman Leonard of Gordon smoking a cigarette during a set at the Royal Roost in New York City in 1948 is one of the more iconic images in the history of jazz.

Is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Washington Redsk

Is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Phoenix Cardinals, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an eleven year career from 1981 to 1991. He also played in the Canadian Football League for the Ottawa Rough Riders. Manley played college football at Oklahoma State University.

Is a Costa Rican professional football goalkeeper playing for Municipal Pérez Zeledón.Cubero has m

Is a Costa Rican professional football goalkeeper playing for Municipal Pérez Zeledón.Cubero has made two appearances for the Costa Rica national football team, his debut coming in a friendly against New Zealand on March 24, 2007.

Is an American former college and professional basketball player.

Is an American former college and professional basketball player.

Is a former American football Running Back for the Detroit Lions (1974-1984). He attended Oklahoma a

Is a former American football Running Back for the Detroit Lions (1974-1984). He attended Oklahoma and Texas-Arlington.Currently ranks third on the Lions’ all-time rushing list with 5,105 yards in 1,203 carries with 18 TDs

Is a Bahamian professional basketball player. A 6'7" 224 lb forward, he had a brief career in the Na

Is a Bahamian professional basketball player. A 6'7" 224 lb forward, he had a brief career in the National Basketball Association in early 1993[1] when he played for the Dallas Mavericks. Cambridge attended American institutions Lon Morris Junior College (in Jacksonville, Texas) and the University of Texas.

Is a former Bermudian cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman. He played in six List A matches for B

Is a former Bermudian cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman. He played in six List A matches for Bermuda in the Red Stripe Bowl, also representing them in two ICC Trophy tournaments.

A Native American potter and artist. She is the great-granddaughter of the Tewa potter Nampeyo (1860

A Native American potter and artist. She is the great-granddaughter of the Tewa potter Nampeyo (1860-1942) of Hano who revived Sikyátki style pottery on Hopi First Mesa. She was born to Rachel and Emerson Namingha in the village of Polacca, Arizona, United States, located at the base of Hopi First Mesa.Coming from a family of fine potters, Dextra began making pottery in 1967 under her mother’s guidance and has been doing so ever since. She likes to experiment with different forms and designs on her pieces and makes each one unique. She is known for her novel decorations and often combines the traditional with contemporary. Some of her designs are hereditary, going back as far as Nampeyo in the late 1800s.

Dez Cadena joined Black Flag in 1980, replacing singer Chavo Pederast. During the first year of tour

Dez Cadena joined Black Flag in 1980, replacing singer Chavo Pederast. During the first year of touring with the band, his hoarse voice became a recognizable and often imitated style of singing in hardcore punk. Eventually, Cadena decided he wanted to pla

Is an award-winning Canadian poet and literary critic. Despite the similarity of their names, she sh

Is an award-winning Canadian poet and literary critic. Despite the similarity of their names, she should not be confused with poet Dionne Brand.Di Brandt was born Diana Ruth Janzen in Winkler, Manitoba. She was raised in Reinland, a conservative, separati

S an American Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe- and Tony Award-winning actress and singer. Born

S an American Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe- and Tony Award-winning actress and singer. Born Carol Diahann Johnson in The Bronx, New York, she attended Manhattan's School of Performing Arts, along with schoolmate Billy Dee Williams. Her family moved to the Harlem neighborhood of New York City when she was one and a half years old.

Is an American-born avant-garde performance artist, vocalist, keyboardist, and composer of Greek her

Is an American-born avant-garde performance artist, vocalist, keyboardist, and composer of Greek heritage.Known for her expert piano as well as her distinctive, operatic voice, which has a three and a half octave range, Galás has been described as "capabl

He was born on August 13, 1984. He grew up with his brothers, Spectacular, Marcus (Pleasure P), and

He was born on August 13, 1984. He grew up with his brothers, Spectacular, Marcus (Pleasure P), and Corey (Slick'em), in Miami and went to Miami Carol City Senior High with them. He has a catch phrase and it goes: "Dis ya boi Baby Blue, Woah!", and his favorite color is green.[1].His brother Spectacular shares the same mother with him. Diamond is a producer and record producer, and he produced the Late Night Special CD. He wants to get married, according to his brother Spectacular on a question during the Spring Bling '07 Sibling Rivalry games[2].

Was an American zoologist who completed an extended study of eight gorilla groups. She observed them

Was an American zoologist who completed an extended study of eight gorilla groups. She observed them daily for years in the mountain forests of Rwanda, initially encouraged to work there by famous paleontologist Louis Leakey.

Was an American film and stage actress

Was an American film and stage actress