American Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (1979-87 and 1990-91), California A

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (1979-87 and 1990-91), California Angels (1988-89), Atlanta Braves (1991) and Boston Red Sox (1991).He finished 9th in voting for the 1982 American League Cy Young Award for having a 15-9 Win-Loss record, 35 Games, 35 Games Started, 8 Complete Games, 1 Shutout, 246 Innings Pitched, 220 Hits Allowed, 98 Runs Allowed, 88 Earned Runs Allowed, 15 Home Runs Allowed, 100 Walks Allowed, 132 Strikeouts, 4 Hit Batsmen, 9 Wild Pitches, 1,031 Batters Faced, 5 Intentional Walks and a 3.22 ERA.

Is a left-handed pitcher currently on the San Francisco Giants 25-man roster. Runzler grew up in Sim

Is a left-handed pitcher currently on the San Francisco Giants 25-man roster. Runzler grew up in Simi Valley, California and graduated from Chaminade College Prep before attending the University of California, Riverside, and was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 17th round (501st overall) of the 2006 amateur entry draft but did not sign. In the 2007 amateur entry draft, he was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 9th round (284th overall).

Is a left-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher who is currently a free agent and coach/owner

Is a left-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher who is currently a free agent and coach/owner of Throw Like a Pro Baseball Academy.He began his professional career after signing with the Twins when he played for the rookie league team, the GCL Twins. He played in 8 games in 1992 and posted a 1-0 record with a 3.64 ERA. In 1993, he played for the Fort Wayne Wizards, the Twins Single-A team. He made 27 starts and posted a 10-8 record with a 3.65 ERA. He played for the Fort Myers Miracle, the Twins High-A team, in 1994. He made 23 starts and had a 9-9 record with a 4.61 ERA. While with the Double-A New Britain Rock Cats in 1995, he was an All-Star in the Eastern League. Overall while with the Rock Cats, he went 12-9 with a 3.37 ERA. He also made one relief appearance for the Salt Lake Buzz, the Twins Triple-A affiliate, in 1995.

Is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who is currently in the Oakland Athletics organization.Gie

Is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who is currently in the Oakland Athletics organization.Giese signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees in the 2007-2008 offseason.[3][4] The Yankees purchased Giese's contract from Triple-A on June 3, 2008, and added him to the active roster. He was optioned back to Triple-A one day later. Giese was called up again on June 6, 2008, due to an injury to Chris Britton.

A native of Southern California, he once lived (with his former wife Holly Thomas Moran) in North Ho

A native of Southern California, he once lived (with his former wife Holly Thomas Moran) in North Hollywood. DKM, his third wife Amy Stout-Moran, and their sons Richard Moran and Connor Moran, along with Amy’s two daughters and one son live in Woodland Hi

Was an American astronomer.he graduated in mathematics from the York County Academy in York, Pennsyl

Was an American astronomer.he graduated in mathematics from the York County Academy in York, Pennsylvania in 1838. After teaching there for five years, he became Principal of the Lancaster High School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and after another five years he moved on to become Principal of the Pottsville Academy in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. In 1851 he became Professor of Mathematics at Delaware College and in 1856 Professor of Mathematics at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, where he stayed until his retirement in 1886, with the exception of two years, 1865-1867, at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.

Was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.He served a printing

Was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.He served a printing apprenticeship on a Reading newspaper and worked in various departments of the newspaper. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representative

(June 10, 1905 - August 26, 1972), nicknamed "Deacon Danny," was an American right-handed starting p

(June 10, 1905 - August 26, 1972), nicknamed "Deacon Danny," was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball.

A Canadian singer, songwriter and dancer of Portuguese descent. He is the younger brother of Canadia

A Canadian singer, songwriter and dancer of Portuguese descent. He is the younger brother of Canadian artist Shawn Desman.At 16, Danny Fernandes won two consecutive Rising Star awards in the annual CNE dance contest. He became the youngest member of the T

A Canadian record producer, guitarist and singer-songwriter. He has released a number of albums of h

A Canadian record producer, guitarist and singer-songwriter. He has released a number of albums of his own work and has produced albums for a wide variety of artists, including Bob Dylan, Parachute Club, U2, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris, Scott

A Canadian singer–songwriter.his mother was a musician and he learned to play piano at a young age

A Canadian singer–songwriter.his mother was a musician and he learned to play piano at a young age. In 1967, Lavoie won a singer-songwriter competition for the Société Radio-Canada French language television program, Jeunesse oblige which gave him his fir

Daniel Whitney spent his early childhood in Nebraska; he moved to Palm Beach County, Florida with hi

Daniel Whitney spent his early childhood in Nebraska; he moved to Palm Beach County, Florida with his family when he was 16, where he attended The King's Academy and later graduated from Berean School. His father, a preacher who once played guitar with th

Is a former American football player and current television sportscaster. He played 13 NFL seasons a

Is a former American football player and current television sportscaster. He played 13 NFL seasons and worked for ABC's Monday Night Football and CBS as a color commentator since his retirement.

Is a former American swimmer. Harrigan won a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Is a former American swimmer. Harrigan won a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

(born March 29, 1975 in Sterling, Illinois) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher, currently sig

(born March 29, 1975 in Sterling, Illinois) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher, currently signed under a Minor league baseball contract with the Boston Red Sox.

A former American football player and current television sportscaster. He played 13 NFL seasons and

A former American football player and current television sportscaster. He played 13 NFL seasons and worked for ABC's Monday Night Football and CBS as a color commentator since his retirement.Dierdorf began his career as a guard and left tackle before settling in as a starter at right tackle in 1974. In 1982 he moved to center and was the starter in that season and became a back-up in his final year, 1983.Dierdorf was named to the Pro Bowl 6 times from 1974-'78 & 1980. Dierdorf was named All-Pro for 4 consecutive seasons beginning in 1975 when the Pro Football Writers Association voted him All-Pro. From 1976-78 Dan was a consensus All-Pro and in 1980 the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) named him All-Pro. In addition

Was an American professional "Mid & Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime compet

Was an American professional "Mid & Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years are from 1993 to 2003. His nickname is "Thunder".Nelson doesn't recall how well he did overall but he was leading his first moto but went back

Was a lawyer, soldier and a Canadian federal politician.Redman returned to Calgary and ran in the 19

Was a lawyer, soldier and a Canadian federal politician.Redman returned to Calgary and ran in the 1917 Canadian federal election as the Unionist coalition candidate in East Calgary. He ended up winning the district defeating future Member of Parliament William Irvine in a landslide.

Is a Wisconsin politician and legislator.LeMahieu is a Vietnam veteran, having served from 1969 to 1

Is a Wisconsin politician and legislator.LeMahieu is a Vietnam veteran, having served from 1969 to 1971. He later had a career as a newspaper publisher. He has served in the Wisconsin State Assembly since 2003.

Is a retired American professional ice hockey forward who played 159 games in the National Hockey Le

Is a retired American professional ice hockey forward who played 159 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Islanders. He is currently a player agent in Woodbury, Minnesota.

A linguistics professor best known for his study of the Amazon Basin's Pirahã people and their lang

A linguistics professor best known for his study of the Amazon Basin's Pirahã people and their language.He currently serves as Chair of the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. He previously taught at the University of Manchester and is former Chair of the Linguistics Department of the University of Pittsburgh.Everett eventually concluded that Chomsky's ideas about universal grammar, and the universality of recursion in particular, do not obtain in Pirahã. His 2005 article in Current Anthropology, titled "Cultural Constraints on Grammar and Cognition in Pirahã,"[3] has caused a controversy in the field of linguistics.[2]

Is an American actor, producer and director. He is the second oldest of the four "Baldwin brothers",

Is an American actor, producer and director. He is the second oldest of the four "Baldwin brothers", all of whom are actors. (They also have two sisters, who do not act.)

6'11" and 235 pounds, is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA fro

6'11" and 235 pounds, is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA from 1981 until 1999.

(February 26, 1920 - March 6, 2005) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played

(February 26, 1920 - March 6, 2005) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the New York Giants (1944-45) and St. Louis Cardinals (1950). Born in New York City, he batted and threw left-handed.

Is an American former professional basketball player and currently an assistant coach for the Phoeni

Is an American former professional basketball player and currently an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns. Known by his fans as "Thunder Dan" or "Dan the Man" he played 14 years in the National Basketball Association, primarily with the Phoenix Suns, also with the Miami Heat and, briefly, the Cleveland Cavaliers. He played for the US national team in the 1994 FIBA World Championship, winning the gold medal.[1]