American Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a former professional wrestler. He became the Heavyweight Champion for the National Wrestling Fed

Is a former professional wrestler. He became the Heavyweight Champion for the National Wrestling Federation and Tri-State Wrestling Alliance which later became Extreme Championship Wrestling.

American champion kickboxer and actor. He is most famous for his acting roles in action-adventure fi

American champion kickboxer and actor. He is most famous for his acting roles in action-adventure films, including nine titles in Roger Corman's Bloodfist series. His first film was Corman's Killer Instinct.

Is a powerlifter and strongman from Brocton, New York. After obtaining a degree in finance, Don work

Is a powerlifter and strongman from Brocton, New York. After obtaining a degree in finance, Don worked as an accountant and a youth worker during his professional career. After experimenting with weightlifting, Don began powerlifting in 1969. Don took 3rd

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the Houston Mavericks (1968-69) in the ABA for

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the Houston Mavericks (1968-69) in the ABA for 56 games.

Was an American jazz pianist.Abney studied piano and french horn at the Manhattan School of Music, a

Was an American jazz pianist.Abney studied piano and french horn at the Manhattan School of Music, and he played the latter in an Army band during military service. After returning he played in ensembles with Wilbur de Paris, Bill Harris, Kai Winding, Chu

Was an American actor, comedian, game show panelist and occasional director, who in his five decades

Was an American actor, comedian, game show panelist and occasional director, who in his five decades of television was best known for his role as Maxwell Smart (Agent 86) in the TV situation comedy Get Smart (1965–1970, 1995), for which he also directed and wrote. Adams won three consecutive Emmy Awards for his portrayal of Smart (1967–1969). He also provided the voices for the animated series Tennessee Tuxedo (1963-1966) and Inspector Gadget (1983-1985) as their respective title characters.

Better known as Don Grady, is an American composer, musician and actor. He is remembered both as one

Better known as Don Grady, is an American composer, musician and actor. He is remembered both as one of Mickey Mouse's original Mouseketeers, and as Robbie Douglas, from My Three Sons. His sister was also an actress, billed as Lani O'Grady. Their mother was a talent agent, known as Mary Grady.

Was an Academy Award-winning American actor and director.

Was an Academy Award-winning American actor and director.

Is a former American football offensive tackle in the NFL for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He currently

Is a former American football offensive tackle in the NFL for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He currently works as a color commentator for Fox Sports.He was the first player ever drafted by the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars and the second player taken in the 1995 NFL Draft

Was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 37A, which covers portions of Dorcheste

Was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 37A, which covers portions of Dorchester and Wicomico Counties.Delegate Hughes served on the Environmental Matters Committee during his term in the Maryland House of Delegates. He was also a mem

Is an American rock vocalist and guitarist. He is one of the founding members of the Southern rock b

Is an American rock vocalist and guitarist. He is one of the founding members of the Southern rock band .38 Special.The band, which started as a Southern rock band and switched to a more straight-ahead rock sound, had several hit singles between 1981 and 1991.

(born on December 10, 1937) is an American professional golfer

(born on December 10, 1937) is an American professional golfer

Is an American funk-jazz pianist, singer, songwriter, producer born in Queens, New York.Blackman's n

Is an American funk-jazz pianist, singer, songwriter, producer born in Queens, New York.Blackman's neighbor as a child was Charles McPherson, and while still a teenager he played in McPherson's ensemble with Sam Jones and Louis Hayes. At the beginning of

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1980s.

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the mid to late 1980s.

Was a Canadian Olympic fencer. He competed in five events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Canadian Olympic fencer. He competed in five events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a former American football defensive tackle who played nine seasons in the National Football Leag

Is a former American football defensive tackle who played nine seasons in the National Football League.

Was an American professional wrestler, best known for his tag team with Mark Lewin in the 1950s and

Was an American professional wrestler, best known for his tag team with Mark Lewin in the 1950s and 1960s. During his teaming with Lewin they won the NWA World Tag Team Championship. He also promoted wrestling in Jacksonville, Florida until 1981. Beginnin

Is an American author best known for his novels, which paint detailed portraits of American life in

Is an American author best known for his novels, which paint detailed portraits of American life in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He currently lives outside of New York City.

Is an astronomical artist practicing space art in the tradition of Chesley Bonestell, who believed t

Is an astronomical artist practicing space art in the tradition of Chesley Bonestell, who believed that scientific accuracy is a fundamental aspect of the esthetic of this genre. Space artists attempt to depict realistically parts of the universe that have not yet been explored by astronauts or robotic probes. Dixon has created cover art for Scientific American, Sky and Telescope, Omni, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Astronomy Magazine, and many other publications. Dixon's paintings have been used to illustrate the covers of several science fiction books, such as the Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson and the Galactic Center Saga by Gregory Benford. He directed and co-wrote the immersive animated film Centered in the Universe, which premiered in 2006 at the Samuel Oschin Planetarium at Griffith Observatory, where he has served as Art Director since 1991. He is a founding member of the International Association of Astronomical Artists (IAAA) and was elected a Fellow of that organization in 2000. He lives in Long Beach, California.

Is an American tattoo artist raised in Southern California. He was a pupil of Sailor Jerry Collins.

Is an American tattoo artist raised in Southern California. He was a pupil of Sailor Jerry Collins. Through his association with Sailor Jerry, Hardy was invited to study tattooing in Japan in 1973 with the Japanese classical tattoo master, Horihide. He became recognized for incorporating Japanese tattoo aesthetic and technique into his American style work.

An American painter who gained initial fame as a photorealist artist. His recent works have veered a

An American painter who gained initial fame as a photorealist artist. His recent works have veered away from photorealism, into the realm of metaphysics.Eddy's earlier works of the 1970s paid homage to cars and the urban cityscape. In the 1980s, his work was more object oriented, depicting glassware, silverware and toys on a reflective series of glass shelves. Often composed of ditychs or polyptychs (paintings with several panels), he juxtaposes images in poetic relationship to one another, "echoing ecosystems," as the artist calls these connections of structure.

Was an American jazz stride pianist born in Baltimore, Maryland, perhaps best-known for his work wit

Was an American jazz stride pianist born in Baltimore, Maryland, perhaps best-known for his work with several prominent New Orleans-based musicians such as Sidney Bechet, Kid Ory, George Lewis, George Brunis, Muggsy Spanier and Bunk Johnson.

American professional golfer

American professional golfer

A retired Canadian soccer player who won 11 caps for the national side.

A retired Canadian soccer player who won 11 caps for the national side.

Was a college and professional football player. The wiry defensive end earned All America honors at

Was a college and professional football player. The wiry defensive end earned All America honors at Texas Christian University and stayed in Texas for his professional career.