American Famous Names Starting with Letter D

An American actress and mathematical education advocate. She is best known for her role as Winnie Co

An American actress and mathematical education advocate. She is best known for her role as Winnie Cooper in the television show The Wonder Years, and now as author of the two New York Times bestsellers, "Math Doesn't Suck," and "Kiss My Math" that encourage and empower middle-school girls with mathematics know-how.McKellar had a leading role in The Wonder Years, an Emmy Award winning American television Comedy-drama that ran for six seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1993. The pilot aired on January 31, 1988 after ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XXII.

Faris decided to become an actor at the age of 17. He began his acting and modeling career in Clevel

Faris decided to become an actor at the age of 17. He began his acting and modeling career in Cleveland at Barbizon, and later moved to the International Model and Talent Association with Stone Model & Talent. Three weeks after high school graduation, Faris and his best friend moved to California. Faris was cast in the role of Danny's gunner in Michael Bay's blockbuster war film Pearl Harbor alongside well-known stars Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett. It was this role that started his Hollywood career.

Is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA.A 6'10" (2.08 m), 250 lb (114 kg) ce

Is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA.A 6'10" (2.08 m), 250 lb (114 kg) center, O'Sullivan attended Fordham University. He played with the Omaha Racers of the Continental Basketball Association[1], and from the 1990-91 NBA season until 1996, he played with five different NBA teams: Utah Jazz (1990-91), New Jersey Nets (1992-93), Milwaukee Bucks (1992-93), Detroit Pistons (1993-94) and Toronto Raptors (1995-96). He has played for Washington Bullets during the 1993 pre-season (but not in the regular season). He also played with Kinder Bologna, Teamsystem Bologna (1998-99) and Scavolini in the Italian league, and also in Greece for AEK (1999-00).

Is an American professional basketball player. He was raised in the small western Kentucky town of B

Is an American professional basketball player. He was raised in the small western Kentucky town of Benton. In addition to his high school basketball career, where he finish as the runner-up for Kentucky's prestigious "Mr. Basketball" award, Langhi won state titles as a member of Marshall County’s soccer and baseball teams. After growing six inches during his sophomore year of high school, he joined his two older brothers in playing college basketball, signing to play college basketball at Vanderbilt, and was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of the 2000 NBA Draft. Langhi played for the Houston Rockets, the Phoenix Suns, the Golden State Warriors and the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA.

Is an American professional basketball player at the center position. He is 7'0" and weighs 260 lb.H

Is an American professional basketball player at the center position. He is 7'0" and weighs 260 lb.He attended Northern Arizona University before being selected with the 53rd overall pick in the 2000 Draft by the National Basketball Association's Denver Nuggets. During the 2000-01 NBA season, he played six games while averaging 3.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per contest.

Was a former American bodybuilder, author, two time convicted felon and philosopher. Nicknamed the s

Was a former American bodybuilder, author, two time convicted felon and philosopher. Nicknamed the steroid guru, Duchaine gained worldwide notoriety due to his outspoken opinions on the use of performance enhancing drugs, and made numerous television appe

Is an American figure skater. In 1999, he suffered a number of injuries that forced him to turn pro

Is an American figure skater. In 1999, he suffered a number of injuries that forced him to turn professional. Hollander lives in Michigan and is touring the U.S., as of 2008[update]. He is well known for his comedic skating programs.

Is a former American swimmer. Ketchum won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He ass

Is a former American swimmer. Ketchum won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He assumed the role of head coach of the swim team at Loveland High School (Ohio) starting in the 2009-2010 high school swim season. During his first season as h

A former American football player and head coach. He coached, and lost, four Super Bowls: Super Bowl

A former American football player and head coach. He coached, and lost, four Super Bowls: Super Bowl XXI (1986), Super Bowl XXII (1987) and Super Bowl XXIV (1989) as the Denver Broncos' head coach, and Super Bowl XXXIII (1999) as the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons.Over eight seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, Reeves collected 1,990 rushing yards and 1,693 receiving yards.[2] His best year came in 1966, when he rushed for seven touchdowns, good for a tie second in the league.[3] Reeves threw a touchdown pass in the Cowboys' losing effort in the notorious "Ice Bowl;" the 1967 Championship Game against the Green Bay Packers.

Is an American volleyball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.In 1992 he was part of the

Is an American volleyball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.In 1992 he was part of the American team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played two matches.

Is an American professional wrestler, currently working in the Independent Circuit. Hollie is best k

Is an American professional wrestler, currently working in the Independent Circuit. Hollie is best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment between 2000 and 2007 under the ring names Danny Holliday, (The) Damaja and Danny Basham.Hollie made his wrestling debut in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), as the Damaja. On January 6, 1999, he and David C. were awarded the OVW Tag Title when Nick Dinsmore no-showed and Rob Conway was counted out. He was also a three-time OVW Champion, defeating the likes of Dinsmore, Flash Flanagan, and Nova.

Is an American professional snowboarder. Danny grew up in New Jersey where he began his climb into s

Is an American professional snowboarder. Danny grew up in New Jersey where he began his climb into snowboarding history at the age of twelve. His home slopes are what are now known as Hidden Valley and Mountain Creek ski resorts both located in the county

His first and best-known role is Danny Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, with Jack Nicholso

His first and best-known role is Danny Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, with Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall. He was selected for the role of Danny Torrance due to his ability to maintain his concentration for extended periods of time. In the DVD commentary by Garrett Brown and John Baxter, they state that Kubrick was able to film all of Danny's parts without the six year old actor realizing he was in a horror movie.

Swam for the United States team at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, finishing seventh in the 200-meter ba

Swam for the United States team at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, finishing seventh in the 200-meter backstroke, his specialist event. He won the 200 m backstroke at the Pan Pacific Games in Brisbane in 1987 and again in Tokyo in 1989. He pulled his hamstrin

Is a former speed skater from the United States who specialised in the 500 m.Dan Immerfall was born

Is a former speed skater from the United States who specialised in the 500 m.Dan Immerfall was born in Madison, Wisconsin and started competing locally at a very young age. When he was 20, Immerfall won bronze at the 1976 Winter Olympics of Innsbruck on t

Is a former American volleyball player, who was a member of the United States men's national volleyb

Is a former American volleyball player, who was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team that finished in ninth place at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Is a retired freestyle swimmer from the United States. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympic

Is a retired freestyle swimmer from the United States. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. He claimed a gold and a bronze medal with the men's 4x200m freestyle relay team. His brother Lars also swam at

Is an American professional pool player from New Jersey. He is fondly called "Kid Delicious", a nick

Is an American professional pool player from New Jersey. He is fondly called "Kid Delicious", a nickname he acquired after defeating a player monickered "Kid Vicious". He made his first television appearance in the 2005 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, b

Talented in multiple sports, Ainge starred in high school on his football team and led North Eugene

Talented in multiple sports, Ainge starred in high school on his football team and led North Eugene High School to back-to-back state basketball championships in 1976-77, earning all-state honors both years. He also was named to the 1977 Parade Magazine H

(born on April 2, 1952) is a Canadian professional golfer

(born on April 2, 1952) is a Canadian professional golfer

His first role was "Chip" in a stage production of Beauty and the Beast in 1997. Following a number

His first role was "Chip" in a stage production of Beauty and the Beast in 1997. Following a number of appearances on tv series, including Eerie Indiana: The Other Dimension, Goosebumps and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and featured roles in films like Grizzly Falls and Model Behavior, Clark took a regular role as Sean Cameron on Degrassi: The Next Generation from season 1 through season 7. He took a hiatus in 2004, during season 4, in the episode "Back In Black", but returned during season 6 in 2006 during the episode Here Comes Your Man.[1] He recently made an appearance in the movie Juno.

Was an American Hall of Fame jockey who also became a Champion jockey in Great Britain.Danny Maher c

Was an American Hall of Fame jockey who also became a Champion jockey in Great Britain.Danny Maher commenced his career at the age of 14, weighing 65 pounds. He served his apprenticeship under Bill Daly, a well known trainer of jockeys. Three years later,

Was a Canadian politician.In 1963, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and w

Was a Canadian politician.In 1963, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and was the Liberal Minister of Lands and Forests in the Louis Robichaud cabinet. He resigned in 1966 and was appointed chairman of the New Brunswick Motor Carrier Board and Public Utilities Commission. He was summoned to the Senate of Canada in 1973 representing the senatorial division of Saint John, New Brunswick. He served until his death in 1984.

Is a English-born Canadian soccer player, who works as coach at The West Island Soccer School. Ander

Is a English-born Canadian soccer player, who works as coach at The West Island Soccer School. Anderson has played for Dagenham & Redbridge in England in 2004 and 2005. In 2004, he also played for Sunnana SK, a team in the third Swedish division. He trained over the years with Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace, Watford, Plymouth Agyle and Chesterfield.

Is a professional basketball player at power forward/center formerly of the Seattle SuperSonics of t

Is a professional basketball player at power forward/center formerly of the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA. He was known for his upper body strength and it was reported that he was able to bench more than 300 pounds coming out of college.