American Famous Names Starting with Letter D

A clinical and developmental psychologist.She completed her A.B. in Psychology and Philosophy at Hun

A clinical and developmental psychologist.She completed her A.B. in Psychology and Philosophy at Hunter College, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley .She is a clinical and developmental psychologist at the Institute of Human Development, University of California, Berkeley.[1] She is known for her research on parenting styles[2][3] and for her critique of deception in psychological research, especially Stanley Milgram's controversial experiment.[4][5][6]Her parenting styles were based on two aspects of parenting that she found to be extremely important. The first was "Parental responsiveness", which refers to the degree the parent responds to the child's needs. The second was "Parental demandingness" which is the extent to which the parent expects more mature and responsible behavior from a child.

Is a former professional female bodybuilder from the United States. She began competing in local con

Is a former professional female bodybuilder from the United States. She began competing in local contests in 1981. Her earliest success was in mixed pairs competition, with partner Kevin Lawrence. They won several titles, including the 1985 IFBB World Ama

Is a Bermuda-born American actress, who has also appeared professionally under the names Diana Dougl

Is a Bermuda-born American actress, who has also appeared professionally under the names Diana Douglas and Diana Douglas Darrid.

Was an American disabled ski racer. After losing a leg to cancer at age 12, she went on to win 10 wo

Was an American disabled ski racer. After losing a leg to cancer at age 12, she went on to win 10 world and 19 United States championships between 1986 and 1990 as a three-tracker, or one-legged skier. Golden also won an Olympic gold medal in giant slalom

Was an Emmy Award-winning American actress best known for her TV appearances and occasional films.

Was an Emmy Award-winning American actress best known for her TV appearances and occasional films.

A Canadian jazz pianist and singer. She is known for her graceful contralto vocals. [2]In Nanaimo he

A Canadian jazz pianist and singer. She is known for her graceful contralto vocals. [2]In Nanaimo her playing attracted the attention of famed bass player Ray Brown and drummer Jeff Hamilton. After hearing her play, Brown and Hamilton persuaded Krall to move to Los Angeles, and study with pianist Jimmy Rowles, with whom she began to sing. This also brought her into contact with influential teachers and producers. In 1990, Krall relocated to New York.

Krall was born into a musical family in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. She began learning the pi

Krall was born into a musical family in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. She began learning the piano at the age of four. In high school, she started playing in a small jazz group. When she was 15 she started playing regularly in several Nanaimo restaur

A Filipino American actress, stuntwoman, martial artist and film director, sometimes credited as D.

A Filipino American actress, stuntwoman, martial artist and film director, sometimes credited as D. Lee Inosanto.[1]

He skies with the Skogn IL club, in Nord-Tr

He skies with the Skogn IL club, in Nord-Tr

Is a female backstroke swimmer from the United States. As a member of the USA National team she comp

Is a female backstroke swimmer from the United States. As a member of the USA National team she competed at the 2001 Goodwill Games held in Brisbane, Australia where she won two silver medals. At the 2002 World Cup held in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, she won

A former female boxer from Vancouver, Canada. Dutra is a former world Jr. Welterweight champion.Dutr

A former female boxer from Vancouver, Canada. Dutra is a former world Jr. Welterweight champion.Dutra became a professional boxer at the relatively old age of 31, an age in which many other boxers are either retired or thinking about retirement.In a somewhat unlikely circumstance, Dutra became the IWBF's world Jr. Welterweight champion in her very first fight, held on October 20, 1995, in Denmark. Dutra beat defending world champion Helga Risoy that night by a decision in ten rounds to win the world title. Dutra never defended her title, but she kept fighting as a Jr. Welterweight until her retirement.

Is a female football (soccer) midfielder, who won the bronze medal with the Canadian women's nationa

Is a female football (soccer) midfielder, who won the bronze medal with the Canadian women's national soccer team at the 2007 Pan American Games.

Is a Canadian politician, who was elected in the 2008 provincial election to represent the electoral

Is a Canadian politician, who was elected in the 2008 provincial election to represent the electoral district of Drayton Valley-Calmar in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. She is a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus. She was elected under the Stelmach government. After Alison Redford won the 2011 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention, McQueen was sworn into the final session of the 27th Alberta Legislative Assembly as the Alberta Minister of Environment and Water.

Is an American television and film actress.

Is an American television and film actress.

Is an American swimmer and Olympic champion from Moreland Hills, Ohio.

Is an American swimmer and Olympic champion from Moreland Hills, Ohio.

Is an American singer and Broadway actress. She finished as the runner-up on the third season of the

Is an American singer and Broadway actress. She finished as the runner-up on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series American Idol, narrowly missing the win by about 2% (approximately 1.3 million votes) out of over 65 million votes

Is a former world record-holding American swimmer and public radio contributor. On July 10, 2010, at

Is a former world record-holding American swimmer and public radio contributor. On July 10, 2010, at the age of 60, she began open water training for a 60-hour, 103-mile swim from Cuba to Florida, a task she had failed to finish thirty years previously. W

Is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar-nominated singer, record producer and actress, whose mus

Is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar-nominated singer, record producer and actress, whose musical repertoire spans R&B, soul, pop, disco and jazz. During the 1960s, she shaped the sound of popular music and Motown Records as the lead singer of The Supremes before leaving for a solo career in the beginning of 1970.

An American actress, singer, and fashion model.Diandra has guest starred on Disney Channel's The Sui

An American actress, singer, and fashion model.Diandra has guest starred on Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. She also was a supporting actress in the motion picture Loving Jezebel by Universal Pictures at the age of eight. She is a co-star in the soon-to-be-released motion picture Dreamkiller.[3] Diandra has also had roles in the films G.I. Jane, Hush, Pootie Tang, Hearts in Alantis and Mickey.[4] Diandra has acted in many national commercials and in music videos for Faith Hill’s "Cry" and the Jonas Brothers’ "Year 3000". Diandra has played leads in many Short Films depicting drama and comedy.

Is an American author, poet, and naturalist known best for her work A Natural History of the Senses.

Is an American author, poet, and naturalist known best for her work A Natural History of the Senses. Her writing style, referring to her best-selling natural history books, can best be described as a blend of poetry, colloquial history, and easy-reading science. She has taught at various universities, including Columbia and Cornell, and her essays regularly appear in distinguished popular and literary journals.

Was a lacrosse player and coach, who is best known as the victim of a fatal dog attack in San Franci

Was a lacrosse player and coach, who is best known as the victim of a fatal dog attack in San Francisco in January 2001. The dogs involved were two Presa Canario dogs named Bane (male) and Hera (female), owned by neighbors living in the same apartment bui

Was an American photographer, noted for her portraits of people on the fringes of society, such as t

Was an American photographer, noted for her portraits of people on the fringes of society, such as transvestites, dwarfs, giants, prostitutes and ordinary working class citizens, in unconventional poses and settings.[citation needed]After separating from her husband, Arbus studied with Alexey Brodovitch and Richard Avedon.[citation needed] Beginning in 1960, Arbus worked extensively as a photojournalist, her photos appearing in Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Harper's Bazaar and Sunday Times magazines, among others. Her first public work was an assignment by Esquire editor and art director Robert Benton. Published under the title, "The Vertical Journey: Six Movements of a Moment Within the Heart of the City", consisting of six portraits of an assortment of New Yorkers. Arbus would go on to collaborate with Hayes and Benton (and Benton's successors) for 31 photographs in 18 articles.[citations needed]

Was an American figure skater who competed in ice dance. Previously paired with Roger Campbell, she

Was an American figure skater who competed in ice dance. Previously paired with Roger Campbell, she had no intentions of competing at the 1961 United States Figure Skating Championships until a twist of fate brought partner Larry Pierce her way. Pierce's

A Canadian curler and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in S

A Canadian curler and Olympic medalist. She received a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.[1]

Is an American poet.Di Prima was born in Brooklyn and attended Swarthmore College before dropping ou

Is an American poet.Di Prima was born in Brooklyn and attended Swarthmore College before dropping out to be a poet in Manhattan. Her official online biography notes that she is "a second generation American of Italian descent" and that "Her maternal grand