American Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a two-time Emmy Award-nominated American film, television and theatre actor, perhaps best known f

Is a two-time Emmy Award-nominated American film, television and theatre actor, perhaps best known for his role as Corrado "Junior" Soprano on the HBO TV series, The Sopranos.

Is a former American football placekicker for the New England Patriots (1978), the Kansas City Chief

Is a former American football placekicker for the New England Patriots (1978), the Kansas City Chiefs (1980-1993), and New York Jets (1994-1996). Lowery was selected to the Pro Bowl three times and when he retired was #1 in Field goal % and Most field goals in NFL History. Is currently eighth on the National Football League's list of all-time scoring leaders.

Is a Canadian footballer who currently plays for FC Tuggen in the 1.Liga Gruppe 3. Imhof began his c

Is a Canadian footballer who currently plays for FC Tuggen in the 1.Liga Gruppe 3. Imhof began his career at BV United Smithers Gunners and moved in 2001 to FC St. Gallen to play for their youth and reserve teams. He moved in 2005 to FC Gossau played here his first 7 games as a professional and signed in January 2008 with FC Tuggen. Imhof earned his first call-up for Canada on 26 May 2009 and played his first senior national game on 30 May 2009 in a friendly game against Cyprus national football team[5], he played two minutes.

Is an American Naval officer and a NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of four space shuttle missions.Go

Is an American Naval officer and a NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of four space shuttle missions.Gorie was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana. His father, Capt. Paul Pudwill, was killed when he was six years old when the B-47 Stratojet he was flying develop

Is an American basketball player. He is currently a power forward for the Washington Wizards in the

Is an American basketball player. He is currently a power forward for the Washington Wizards in the National Basketball Association.McGuire was selected in the second round (47th overall) of the 2007 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. A 6'8" and 210 pounds, he was dubbed one of the draft's steals, after showing off impressive skills in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.[citation needed]

Is a centre in the NHL. He is currently a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was drafted by the N

Is a centre in the NHL. He is currently a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the third round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.Prior to his professional career, Moore played for the Harvard Crimson in the ECAC, as did his two brothers, Mark and Steve. In 1999û00, Dominic joined both older brothers on the Harvard Crimson ice hockey team, marking the first-ever brother trio in school history to play at the same time. Moore is currently ranked eleventh in all-time scoring at Harvard; he is tenth on the school's all-time goal-scoring list.

Is a Ghanaian-born Canadian soccer player, currently playing for Harrisburg City Islanders in the US

Is a Ghanaian-born Canadian soccer player, currently playing for Harrisburg City Islanders in the USL Second Division. Oppong grew up in Scarborough, Ontario, attended Cardinal Newman Catholic Secondary School, and played two years of college soccer at the University of Cincinnati, before transferring to the University at Buffalo prior to his junior year. He was an All-MAC Second Team selection in 2008. Oppong made his debut for the Canada U-20 men's national soccer team on December 6, 2005 in a game against Cameroon at the Francophone Games, and went on to appear in all three matches of their group stage.

(born on February 12, 1917 in San Francisco, California) is a former center fielder in Major League

(born on February 12, 1917 in San Francisco, California) is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball

Is an undefeated professional boxer in the Super Middleweight division. He won four consecutive Silv

Is an undefeated professional boxer in the Super Middleweight division. He won four consecutive Silver Gloves National titles, the other fighter to accomplish the feat is boxing mogul Oscar De La Hoya, who won five titles. Dominic was considered one of th

Is a high-ranking member of the Genovese crime family, who briefly served as acting boss for the imp

Is a high-ranking member of the Genovese crime family, who briefly served as acting boss for the imprisoned Boss Vincent "Chin" Gigante.

Is an American professional boxer with a record of 33-6-1, with 22 KOs. He is self-managed and he is

Is an American professional boxer with a record of 33-6-1, with 22 KOs. He is self-managed and he is trained by Ronnie Shields. He stands at 6'3 tall. Guinn began boxing at age nine and lost in the quarterfinals in the Michigan Junior Olympic Tournament a

Is an American radio and television announcer.Pardo was born in Westfield, Massachusetts grew up in

Is an American radio and television announcer.Pardo was born in Westfield, Massachusetts grew up in Norwich, Connecticut and Providence, Rhode Island. He was hired for his first radio position at WJAR in Providence c.1938. He joined NBC as an in-house announcer in 1944, remaining on the network staff for the next 60 years. He is the last of the "lifetime" employees of NBC. In the early 1950s, he served as announcer for many of RCA and NBC's closed-circuit color television demonstrations.

Was an Irish-American boxer. McCaffrey was a popular boxer during his time, often noted for fighting

Was an Irish-American boxer. McCaffrey was a popular boxer during his time, often noted for fighting much larger heavyweights. In 1885 he lost the Heavyweight Championship to John L. Sullivan. Following retirement, McCaffrey became the boxing instructor a

Is a Italian-Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Portugal FC in the Canadian Soccer Leagu

Is a Italian-Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Portugal FC in the Canadian Soccer League. Antonini began his career with Phoenix Soccer Club. He was in 2001 part of the Boys U-15 Manitoba Provincial Team and 2003 of the U-18. He was signed by North York Astros for the CSL 2008 season.

Is an American gymnast of Romanian descent who was a member of the Olympic Gold medal winning 1996 U

Is an American gymnast of Romanian descent who was a member of the Olympic Gold medal winning 1996 U.S. Women's Gymnastics team in Atlanta (the "Magnificent Seven").

Is a Canadian taekwondo athlete. She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens but did not med

Is a Canadian taekwondo athlete. She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens but did not medal.

Dunne made appearances in several made for television movies, television series, and films, but is p

Dunne made appearances in several made for television movies, television series, and films, but is probably best known for her role as the oldest daughter, Dana, in the 1982 film PoltergeistDunne was born in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of Ellen

Is a Canadian snowboarder. Born in Charlevoix, Quebec, her specialty is snowboard cross. She is a fi

Is a Canadian snowboarder. Born in Charlevoix, Quebec, her specialty is snowboard cross. She is a firefighter in her professional career.Maltais started competing in 2002, and won the Canadian Championship in 2003 and again in 2004. Internationally, she c

She was 10-year member of the U.S. national gymnastics team, the 1994 U.S. all-around senior Nationa

She was 10-year member of the U.S. national gymnastics team, the 1994 U.S. all-around senior National Champion a three-time Olympian, a World Championships silver medalist and a member of the gold-medal winning "Magnificent Seven" at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Dawes is also notable as being the first African-American to win an individual Olympic medal in artistic gymnastics.[1] She is also one of only three female American gymnasts, along with Muriel Grossfeld and Linda Metheny-Mulvihill, to compete in three Olympics.

Is a Quebec comedian, actress, singer and artist.She made her television debut co-hosting a variety

Is a Quebec comedian, actress, singer and artist.She made her television debut co-hosting a variety show then widened her audience with her first sitcom Moi et l'autre in which she co-starred with Denise Filiatrault. The show was an enormous success durin

Was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1889 and was create

Was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1889 and was created a Queen's Counsel in 1899. He practiced law in Saint-Rémi, Montreal and Saint-Jean. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Napierville in the 1891 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in the 1896 and 1900 election for the electoral district of Laprairie—Napierville. In 1904, he was elected as the Liberal candidate to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the electoral district of Napierville. In February 1905, he was made a Minister Without Portfolio in the cabinet of Simon-Napoléon Parent and soon after was appointed Minister of Colonization and Public Works for a brief time. In October 1905, he was appointed Protonotary for the district of Montreal. In 1908, he was made a judge of the Superior Court for the district of d'Iberville.

Is a Canadian water polo player. She was a member of the Women's Nation Team, that claimed the bronz

Is a Canadian water polo player. She was a member of the Women's Nation Team, that claimed the bronze medal at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in her native town.

Is a Canadian snowboarder, specializing in the halfpipe and snowboard cross events. Vallee made her

Is a Canadian snowboarder, specializing in the halfpipe and snowboard cross events. Vallee made her World Cup debut in January 1999 at Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada, in a halfpipe competition. She made her first World Cup podium in December 2001 when she won b

Is a Canadian politician, who served as Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district o

Is a Canadian politician, who served as Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Bellechasse from 2003 to 2007. She was defeated in the 2007 election by Jean Domingue of the Action démocratique du Québec, but was then re-elected in the same district in 2008. She is a member of the Quebec Liberal Party and the current delegate minister for Health and Social Services while previously being the Minister for Government Services.

Is a professional boxer and is considered one of the best prospect in the Light Middleweight divisio

Is a professional boxer and is considered one of the best prospect in the Light Middleweight division. Domonique lost to Keith Thurman at the 2008 Olympic Trials and missed out on the Olympic games.