American Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a professional poker and Magic: The Gathering player. According to Williams, he received a score

Is a professional poker and Magic: The Gathering player. According to Williams, he received a score of 1550 out of 1600 on his SATs, and was accepted to several Ivy League universities, including Princeton University. However, he chose to study economics at Southern Methodist University and attended the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, an early entrance college program. Williams was self taught to play no-limit Texas Hold'em tournaments.[citation needed] He was then mentored in poker by Marcel Lüske, with whom they both had a mutual friend in the Netherlands, Noah Boeken. Williams's poker success was capped at the 2004 World Series of Poker.

Is a former soccer player from El Salvador who represented his country during the quilifiers for the

Is a former soccer player from El Salvador who represented his country during the quilifiers for the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. He was included in the squad fot the tournament but did not actually play.

(October 31, 1942

(October 31, 1942

(born December 21, 1948, in Pendleton, Oregon), nicknamed "Kong" and "Sky King", is a former Major L

(born December 21, 1948, in Pendleton, Oregon), nicknamed "Kong" and "Sky King", is a former Major League Baseball slugger who played for the San Francisco Giants (1971-1974), New York Mets (1975-1977, 1981-1983),

Is a contemporary sculptor and stained glass artist, and co-founder of Ascalon Studios.Ascalon came

Is a contemporary sculptor and stained glass artist, and co-founder of Ascalon Studios.Ascalon came to the United States as a teenager when his father took the family across the Atlantic as a means to broaden their horizons. He attended Beverly Hills High

Is an American swimmer, who won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, and a four

Is an American swimmer, who won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, and a four time gold medalist at the World University Games.

Is a Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing the 8th district s

Is a Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing the 8th district since 2002.

Is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 6th Bristol District. He

Is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 6th Bristol District. He is a member of the Democratic Party.Prior to being elected to the house in 1997, he was a member of the Fall River City Council from 1992 - 1997.

Is an American country music artist. Active since 1988, he has recorded a total of seven studio albu

Is an American country music artist. Active since 1988, he has recorded a total of seven studio albums on several different labels, including his platinum certified debut Thinkin' Problem. Fourteen of Ball's singles have entered the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His highest-peaking chart entries are 1994's "Thinkin' Problem" and 2002's "Riding With Private Malone", both of which peaked at #2.

American biologist who is a well-known and controversial figure in the sciences. He was awarded a No

American biologist who is a well-known and controversial figure in the sciences. He was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1975, and served as president of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) from 1997 to 2006.

Is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He is the cous

Is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He is the cousin of former NBA player Michael Dickerson.David graduated from Longview High School in Longview, Texas. He was classmates with former NFL player Bobby Taylor. Wesley played his freshman year at Temple Junior College, then transferred to Baylor University. At Baylor, Wesley averaged 17 ppg (points per game) and 4.4 apg (assists per game). Wesley played a total of 72 games at Baylor University, and left in 1993 17 hours short of a degree in Physical Education.

Is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who played the 1975–76 season with the Bo

Is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who played the 1975–76 season with the Boston Bruins. He posted a record of seven wins, five losses and two ties and managed to get two shutouts to go along with his 3.32 goals against average.

Is an indie rock singer-songwriter from Seattle, Washington. Bazan (pronounced "buh-zahn") was the l

Is an indie rock singer-songwriter from Seattle, Washington. Bazan (pronounced "buh-zahn") was the lead singer and creative force behind the now-defunct band Pedro the Lion and was the lead singer of Headphones, a band he formed out of his interest in syn

Is an American professional basketball player at the small forward position. Currently playing in Ja

Is an American professional basketball player at the small forward position. Currently playing in Japan, he played seven years in the National Basketball Association (NBA), six with the Utah Jazz.

Is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.He won the U.S. Amateur Publi

Is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.He won the U.S. Amateur Public Links twice (1991 and 1993) while playing college golf at the University of Arizona with Jim Furyk. He turned professional in 1993 after playing on the W

Is a jazz pianist, composer, arranger and educator. Berkman came of age in Cleveland, Ohio playing i

Is a jazz pianist, composer, arranger and educator. Berkman came of age in Cleveland, Ohio playing in house bands for visiting jazz greats Sonny Stitt, Hank Crawford and Carter Jefferson and local heroes Joe Lovano, Jamey Haddad and Greg Bandy. After movi

Is an American poet, cartoonist, and singer-songwriter best known for his work with indie-rock band

Is an American poet, cartoonist, and singer-songwriter best known for his work with indie-rock band the Silver Jews.Upon graduation from the University of Virginia, the trio moved to Hoboken, New Jersey, where they shared an apartment and adopted the moni

Is a retired American boxer who competed as a heavyweight in the 1980s. Bey made his professional de

Is a retired American boxer who competed as a heavyweight in the 1980s. Bey made his professional debut in 1981, defeating future heavyweight champion James "Buster Douglas in his first fight. He built up a record of 14-0, which included a decision win ov

Was the starting center for the Texas Western Miners in their NCAA championship year in 1966. He pla

Was the starting center for the Texas Western Miners in their NCAA championship year in 1966. He played under legendary coach Don Haskins. Lattin later competed in the National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association. He was a first round draft pick of the San Francisco Warriors, playing for that team for one season before being traded to the Phoenix Suns. Lattin finished his career with three seasons in the ABA.

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA, primarily for the Detroit Pistons f

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA, primarily for the Detroit Pistons from 1966 to 1975. An All-Star, he went on to spend two years with the Washington Bullets and one with the Boston Celtics before retiring at the conclusion of the 1977-78 season.

Is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2005.Bissett also competed at the 2006 Winter Olympi

Is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 2005.Bissett also competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, finishing 11th in the two-man event and 18th in the four-man event.

(April 19, 1892 - October 27, 1936) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played in the Federal

(April 19, 1892 - October 27, 1936) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played in the Federal League from 1914 through 1915 for the Chicago ChiFeds/Whales (1914-1915) and Baltimore Terrapins (1915) and with the Boston Red Sox of the American League in 1923.

Is Professor Emeritus of Statistics at the University of California, Berkeley, and is one of the epo

Is Professor Emeritus of Statistics at the University of California, Berkeley, and is one of the eponyms of the Rao–Blackwell theorem. He was the first African American inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.

Is a former catcher in Major League Baseball and the inaugural manager of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs

Is a former catcher in Major League Baseball and the inaugural manager of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs of Minor League Baseball's International League (IL) for the 2008 season. The team is the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies.[1]Huppert was originally signed as a player by the Baltimore Orioles in 1977. He caught 31 of 33 innings on April 18, 1981 for the IL's Rochester Red Wings against the Pawtucket Red Sox in the longest professional baseball game ever played.

Is an American world record holding magician and endurance artist. He made his name as a performer o

Is an American world record holding magician and endurance artist. He made his name as a performer of street and close-up magic.