American Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is an American professional poker player who won the ½_Hold'em - ½_Seven-Card Stud event at the 20

Is an American professional poker player who won the ½_Hold'em - ½_Seven-Card Stud event at the 2002 World Series of Poker. Though out his poker career his total live tournament winnings exceeds $2.2 Million. In one two year period, Heimiller won nine tournaments and appeared at 33 final tables. He ranks 31st in all time cashes at the World Series of Poker including one WSOP bracelet and 11 final tables.

Was an American political and military leader from the Revolutionary War period to the early 19th Ce

Was an American political and military leader from the Revolutionary War period to the early 19th Century. Born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, he was a member of the Hiester Family political dynasty. He was the brother of John Hiester and Gabriel Hiester,

Is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the N

Is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. His nickname, "Boobie", was affectionately given to him by his mother.[2]

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of three seasons in the majors, appearin

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of three seasons in the majors, appearing in 1981, 1982, and 1990. He is probably best known for the eight-year gap between his major league stints, and the improbable comeback that led him to his time with the Baltimore Orioles in 1990.Boone's early promise went unfulfilled for several years, as he washed out of the Angels' system when he was released at the end of spring training in 1980. He was signed just three days later by the San Diego Padres, where he made his major league debut the following April. Boone pitched in 37 games for the Padres in 1981, winning 1 game, losing none, and collecting two saves with a decent 2.84 ERA.

An evolutionary ecologist, naturalist, and conservationist. He divides his time between his professo

An evolutionary ecologist, naturalist, and conservationist. He divides his time between his professorship in biology at the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, USA), where he has been since 1976, and his research and field work in Costa Rica, where he is an ad honorem (without remuneration) technical advisor for two long-term and long-range projects, which he conceived and initiated in the early 1970s: Area de Conservación Guanacaste, probably the oldest, largest and most successful habitat restoration project in the world, 1.430 km², located just south of the Costa Rica-Nicaragua border,

Was a United States cattle breeder and Republican politician who served as the 33rd Governor of the

Was a United States cattle breeder and Republican politician who served as the 33rd Governor of the State of Colorado from 1951 to 1955.In 1950, Thornton defeated incumbent Colorado Governor Walter Johnson. Governor Thornton was famous for his Stetson hat

Is a journalist and former news anchor for the CBS Evening News and is now managing editor and ancho

Is a journalist and former news anchor for the CBS Evening News and is now managing editor and anchor of a television news magazine, Dan Rather Reports, on the cable channel HDNet. Rather was anchor of the CBS Evening News for 24 years, from March 9, 1981 to March 9, 2005. He also contributed to CBS' 60 Minutes. Rather left CBS Evening News in 2005 and the network itself in 2006.

Is a Canadian Champion Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Dan Vella was introduced to Thoroughbred hors

Is a Canadian Champion Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Dan Vella was introduced to Thoroughbred horse racing by an uncle who owned horses and, after graduating from High School, went to work at a racetrack in his native Toronto. After an apprenticehip he

Is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 23rd District sinc

Is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 23rd District since 1991. Burke's district includes City of Chicago community areas of Archer Heights, Chicago Lawn, Gage Park, Garfield Ridge, South Lawndale, West Elsdon,

Was a United States Representative from Maine.He was elected a member of the Maine House of Represen

Was a United States Representative from Maine.He was elected a member of the Maine House of Representatives, was elected Mayor of Lewiston, and was a delegate at large from Maine to the Democratic National Conventions in 1892, 1904, 1912, and 1920. He was

Is an American professional boxer and is the former NABO and NABF Middleweight champion. Jacobs made

Is an American professional boxer and is the former NABO and NABF Middleweight champion. Jacobs made his professional boxing debut on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather vs. Ricky Hatton, which took place on December 08, 2007, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas,

Was an American dancer and actor. He served in the United States Army during World War II, then retu

Was an American dancer and actor. He served in the United States Army during World War II, then returned to more musicals. His performance in When My Baby Smiles at Me in 1948 garnered him an Academy Award

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Larson pitched in all or part of seven seasons from 1976

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Larson pitched in all or part of seven seasons from 1976 and 1982.Larson was drafted in the first round of the 1972 Major League Baseball Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, but never played in the majors for them. Instead, he was sent to the Houston Astros as part of a trade that brought pitcher Claude Osteen to the Cardinals. Larson made his major league debut with the Astros in 1976, and that was probably his best season. He went 5-8 in '76, with a career-best 3.02 ERA.

Is a former Canadian politician with the New Democratic Party, a political activist and an Anglican

Is a former Canadian politician with the New Democratic Party, a political activist and an Anglican priest. He represented the Toronto, Ontario, Canada riding of Spadina, which, in 1988, was renamed Trinity—Spadina, from 1981 until 1993. As an activist he has been involved in the peace movement, community issues around housing, homelessness, poverty and refugee rights among other social justice issues. Heap entered politics to continue to oppose poverty, war and homelessness, and ran as the New Democratic Party's candidate in Spadina in the 1968 federal election placing second. He also ran in the 1971 provincial election against Allan Grossman in the riding of St. Andrew—St. Patrick. He lost that election by 1137 votes.[3] His first success in politics came when he was elected in the 1972 municipal election as the junior Alderman for Ward 6. When the Liberal Member of Parliament for Spadina, Peter Stollery, was appointed to the Senate in 1981, Heap decided to run in the subsequent by-election. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau had recommended Stollery for appointment to the Senate in order to open the "safe Liberal riding" for his aide Jim Coutts. Heap defeated Coutts in the by-election, however, and was re-elected in the 1984 and 1988 elections. He retired prior to the 1993 election.

Was an outfielder for the Houston Astros (1968 and 1977), Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers (1969-71)

Was an outfielder for the Houston Astros (1968 and 1977), Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers (1969-71), New York Yankees (1971), Minnesota Twins (1973 and 1975), Los Angeles Dodgers (1976), Taiyo Whales (1978), and Texas Rangers (1980).In 9 major league seasons he played in 297 Games, had 779 At Bats, 69 Runs, 174 Hits, 27 Doubles, 4 Triples, 28 Home Runs, 107 RBI, 4 Stolen Bases, 88 Walks, .223 Batting Average, .309 On-base percentage, .376 Slugging Percentage, 293 Total Bases, 4 Sacrifice Flies and 6 Intentional Walks.

Is an American former Olympic wrestler and current mixed martial artist fighting for Strikeforce and

Is an American former Olympic wrestler and current mixed martial artist fighting for Strikeforce and was the last Welterweight 183 lb (83 kg; 13.1 st) and Middleweight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) champion of the Pride Fighting Championships. He was the only m

Was an American lawyer and statesman from Charles County, Maryland. He graduated from Charlotte Hall

Was an American lawyer and statesman from Charles County, Maryland. He graduated from Charlotte Hall Military Academy. He represented Maryland's 1st Congressional district in the U.S. Congress in 1831–1833 and the 7th district from 1835–1841. From 1841–18

Is a former racing driver from the United States. He is best known for winning the 1985 Indianapolis

Is a former racing driver from the United States. He is best known for winning the 1985 Indianapolis 500.Sullivan participated in 15 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, all during 1983, debuting on March 13. He scored two championship points.

Was a professional football player for the Chicago Bears. He attended Colgate University.A Phi Beta

Was a professional football player for the Chicago Bears. He attended Colgate University.A Phi Beta Kappa scholar, Fortmann was the Bears' ninth draft pick in 1936 by owner-founder George Halas as a guard.

(born September 17, 1980 in Monterey Park, California) is a baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamond

(born September 17, 1980 in Monterey Park, California) is a baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Was a printer, labour leader and political figure in Ontario. O'Donoghue is recognized as one of the

Was a printer, labour leader and political figure in Ontario. O'Donoghue is recognized as one of the original founders of organized labour in Canada and in 1874 he became the first labour candidate election to a Canadian legislature. He was elected to the sole seat representing the City of Ottawa in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in an 1874 by-election. The City of Ottawa at the time was heavily populated by labourers brought in to help erect the Parliament Buildings on Parliament Hill and other structures for the new capital. In 1883, he helped form the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada. He also helped convince the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Canada to accept rather than oppose a new international labour organization, the Knights of Labor. O'Donoghue served ten years on the board of the Toronto Technical School, which helped train workers.

Pintauro first appeared on the television soap opera As the World Turns and in the movie Cujo. He fi

Pintauro first appeared on the television soap opera As the World Turns and in the movie Cujo. He first came to prominence on the television series Who's the Boss?.[1]After the conclusion of that series, he was less frequently cast. In 1994, he took time off from professional acting and attended Middlesex County College in Edison, New Jersey, and later Stanford University to study English and theater. He graduated in 2001.Pintauro has since returned to the stage in more mature roles including that of the title character in the stage version of The Velocity of Gary.

Is a retired American professional basketball player.Ferry still holds Duke's all-time single game s

Is a retired American professional basketball player.Ferry still holds Duke's all-time single game scoring record, scoring 58 points against Miami on December 10, 1988. He is among Duke's greatest players of all time, ranking 5th in career points, 5th in career rebounds, and 7th in career assists -- the only player in the top 10 in all three categories. Ferry's number 35 was retired in 1989 at the end of his senior season.[2]

Was a prolific American historian, professor, attorney, and writer. He served as the U.S. Librarian

Was a prolific American historian, professor, attorney, and writer. He served as the U.S. Librarian of Congress from 1975 until 1987.He graduated with highest honors from Harvard, studied at Balliol College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and earned his PhD. at Yale University. He was a lawyer and a university professor at the University of Chicago for 25 years. He also served as director of the National Museum of History and Technology of the Smithsonian Institution. Boorstin wrote more than 20 books, including a trilogy on the American experience and one on world intellectual history

Is a retired Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the New York Mets in 2003 and 2004.

Is a retired Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the New York Mets in 2003 and 2004.In 2006, with the New York Yankees Triple-A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers, Garcia hit .242, with 3 home runs, and 39 RBI. In 2007, playing for the Somerset Patriots of the independent Atlantic League, Garcia hit .273 and stole 39 bases which led the league. Danny currently resides in Florida with his wife Nicole and their son Bryce with a daughter on the way.