American Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a retired United States Air Force officer and a former USAF and NASA astronaut. He was born in Wi

Is a retired United States Air Force officer and a former USAF and NASA astronaut. He was born in Winona, Mississippi, on October 22, 1933. Peterson is married, and has three children and four grandchildren.

Served eight terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th Distri

Served eight terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio's 13th District, an area in northeast Ohio. He was a Democrat. Pease's political career began with his election to the Oberlin City Council in 1961. He served in the Oh

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. He was a 6'8½", 215 lb. forward. I

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. He was a 6'8½", 215 lb. forward. In high school, he played at Santa Barbara High School and the other forward on his teams was future UCLA and NBA star Keith Wilkes (later Jamaal Wilkes). He played collegiately at the University of New Mexico before transferring to the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Was an American professional basketball player.A 5'10" guard from New York University, Forman played

Was an American professional basketball player.A 5'10" guard from New York University, Forman played one season (1948-49) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers. He averaged 4.1 points per game and won a league championship.

Is an American attorney and Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, represen

Is an American attorney and Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, representing the 48th District from 1989 to 2002 and the 33rd district since 2003 that includes parts of Pawtucket, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, and South Kingst

A Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. Until April 26, 2006, Walchuk played third for Kevin

A Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta. Until April 26, 2006, Walchuk played third for Kevin Martin's team.Walchuk joined up with Martin prior to the 1996 season. With Martin, he won the Brier in 1997, an Olympic silver medal in 2002, Canada Cup's

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States who reached the World No. 1 doubles ra

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States who reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 2002. Although born in Bethlehm, PA he was raised and learned the sport of tennis in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania[1]. Johnson attended Fairview High School in Erie, Pennsylvania and won the PIAA State Singles Championship in 1984. During his career, he won the Wimbledon men's doubles title in 2001 (partnering Jared Palmer), and the Wimbledon mixed doubles title in 2000 (partnering Kimberly Po).

American chemist who shared the 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for “synthesizing three-dimensional

American chemist who shared the 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for “synthesizing three-dimensional molecules that could mimic the functioning of natural molecules.

(born August 7, 1929 in Michigan City, Indiana) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for 14 seasons.

(born August 7, 1929 in Michigan City, Indiana) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for 14 seasons. Larsen is best known for pitching a perfect game in the 1956 World Series.

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA, as well as holding the distinction

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA, as well as holding the distinction of being the all-time scoring leader at UCLA.After graduating from Simi Valley High School in Simi Valley, California where he was an All-American, he played in college at UCLA from 1989 to 1992. He still holds the school record for points scored (2,608), passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (formerly known as Lew Alcindor) in his senior year. In 1991-92 he was named to The Sporting News All-America Second Team, and he led all NCAA Division I players with a .921 free throw percentage. The Detroit Pistons selected MacLean with the 19th overall pick in the 1992 NBA Draft, but through a series of deals that sent center Olden Polynice to Detroit and forward John Williams to the Los Angeles Clippers, MacLean landed in Washington for his rookie season.

Is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 4th District since 2007.

Is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 4th District since 2007.

Is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the Lead Singer and "front-man" with the

Is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the Lead Singer and "front-man" with the rock band Steely Dan. He also is the co-founder, keyboard and melodica player as well as the co-writer. Fagen is a 1965 graduate of South Brunswick High School in South Brunswick, New Jersey

Is an American former professional basketball player who spent 10 seasons (1960–1970) in the Natio

Is an American former professional basketball player who spent 10 seasons (1960–1970) in the National Basketball Association.Ohl played for the Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, and St.Louis/Atlanta Hawks. Among the best distance shooters of his time, the 6'3", 190-pound guard scored 11,549 points and appeared in five NBA All-Star Games in his career. His nickname was "Waxie," so called because of his short hair style.

Is an American comedian and actor.Rickles was born in the New York City borough of Queens to Jewish

Is an American comedian and actor.Rickles was born in the New York City borough of Queens to Jewish parents Max and Etta Rickles. He grew up in the borough's Jackson Heights neighborhood. After graduating from Newtown High School, he served in the U.S. Navy in World War II aboard the USS Cyrene as a S1/c until he was honorably discharged in 1946. Two years later he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and played occasional bit parts on television. Frustrated with the lack of acting work, he began doing stand-up comedy. He eventually became known as an insult comedian by learning to respond to hecklers. The audience liked these insults more than his prepared material, so he developed them as part of his act. His act reminded some observers of the older insult comic Jack E. Leonard, though Rickles has denied that Leonard had any influence on his style.

Better known as "Mr. Wizard", was the host of two popular television shows about science aimed at ch

Better known as "Mr. Wizard", was the host of two popular television shows about science aimed at children.Herbert was a general science and English major at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (then it was La Crosse State Normal College) who was interested in drama. His career as an actor was interrupted by World War II when he enlisted in the United States Army as a private. Herbert later joined the United States Army Air Forces, took pilot training, and became a B-24 bomber pilot who flew combat missions with the Fifteenth Air Force, flying out of a base in Italy. When Herbert was discharged in 1945, he was a captain and had earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters.

Is an American former professional basketball player. Selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2nd ro

Is an American former professional basketball player. Selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft, Hodge averaged 4.7 ppg in 5 NBA seasons. He played mainly for the Mavericks, where he was a fan favorite, but had a stint with the Charlotte Hornets. He played collegiately at Temple University.

A noted portrait artist. He currently resides in Santa Monica, California.One of his most notable wo

A noted portrait artist. He currently resides in Santa Monica, California.One of his most notable works is the official gubernatorial portrait of Governor Jerry Brown hanging in the California State Capitol. (The California state official biography page for Governor Jerry Brown features a photograph of the painting.)

Is a former American football fullback who played in the National Football League for the Washington

Is a former American football fullback who played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1957 to 1964.Bosseler was drafted in the first round of the 1957 NFL Draft following a stellar collegiate football career at the University of Miami

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'4" forward from the University of Dayton, M

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'4" forward from the University of Dayton, May played seven seasons (1968-1975) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the New York Knicks, Buffalo Braves, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, and Kansas City-Omaha Kings. He averaged 8.8 points per game in his career and won a league championship with New York in 1970.

(January 4, 1930

(January 4, 1930

Is an American business magnate, television and radio personality, and author. He is the Chairman an

Is an American business magnate, television and radio personality, and author. He is the Chairman and CEO of the Trump Organization, a US-based real-estate developer. Trump is also the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts, which operates numerous casinos and hotels across the world. Trump's extravagant lifestyle and outspoken manner have made him a celebrity for years, a status which was only amplified by the success of his NBC reality show, The Apprentice (of which he serves as host and executive producer). He is the son of Fred Trump who was a wealthy real estate developer based in New York City.

(born June 19, 1912 in Pittsburg, Kansas) is a former second and third baseman, coach and manager in

(born June 19, 1912 in Pittsburg, Kansas) is a former second and third baseman, coach and manager in Major League Baseball

Was an American poet and teacher of writing. He graduated from the University of Miami and went on t

Was an American poet and teacher of writing. He graduated from the University of Miami and went on to teach for many years at Iowa Writers' Workshop, the nation's first graduate program in creative writing. Some of his students there included Mark Strand,

Was one of the original "Mercury Seven" NASA astronauts. Initially grounded by a heart condition, he

Was one of the original "Mercury Seven" NASA astronauts. Initially grounded by a heart condition, he would serve as NASA's Director of Flight Crew Operations. Deke Slayton was responsible for all crew assignments at NASA from November 1963 until March 1972, when he was granted medical clearance to fly as docking module pilot of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. At the time of the flight, he became the oldest person to fly into space.

Was one of the original "Mercury Seven" NASA astronauts.[1] Initially grounded by a heart condition,

Was one of the original "Mercury Seven" NASA astronauts.[1] Initially grounded by a heart condition, he would serve as NASA's Director of Flight Crew Operations. Deke Slayton was responsible for all crew assignments at NASA from November 1963 until March