American Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. Born and raised in Los Angeles, as a boy his fath

Is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. Born and raised in Los Angeles, as a boy his father brought him to watch horse racing at area tracks. While a student at Pasadena City College he became friends with Gary Jones. The son of a horse trainer

An American linguist.He is best known for his work on relational grammar, especially the development

An American linguist.He is best known for his work on relational grammar, especially the development with Paul Postal in 1977 of arc pair grammar (Johnson and Postal, 1980). For a brief history of early work on relational grammar, see Newmeyer, 1980. In contrast to the generative-enumerative (proof-theoretic) approach to syntax assumed by transformational grammar, arc pair grammar took a model-theoretic approach. In arc pair grammar, linguistic laws and language-specific rules of grammar were formalized in the same manner, namely, as logical statements in an axiomatic theory. Further, sentences of a language,

Is a Democratic member of the Utah State House of Representatives, representing the state's 26th hou

Is a Democratic member of the Utah State House of Representatives, representing the state's 26th house district in central Salt Lake City and part of West Valley City, since 2000. He currently serves as the Minority Leader in the Utah House.

Was an American race car driver.Savage began Soap Box Derby racing at the age of five. He moved up t

Was an American race car driver.Savage began Soap Box Derby racing at the age of five. He moved up to racing quarter midget cars then at age twelve to Go-Kart racing. By his mid-teens he was racing motorcycles competitively. He was honored as an all-state

Known as Dewey Weber, was an American surfer. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, he stood out for his u

Known as Dewey Weber, was an American surfer. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, he stood out for his unique surfing style. Out of the water, he became a national yo-yo champion, a CIF wrestling champion, appeared in several feature films, and started a succ

(born May 3, 1945 in East Providence, Rhode Island) is a former second baseman and manager in Major

(born May 3, 1945 in East Providence, Rhode Island) is a former second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball.

Is an American composer and conductor who has been the music director of the New York City Symphony

Is an American composer and conductor who has been the music director of the New York City Symphony since 1985. He has also been an active composer and arranger with 40 original compositions and over 600 arrangements and original songs to his credit.

Is an American swimmer and Olympic champion. Edgar won seven NCAA championships while competing for

Is an American swimmer and Olympic champion. Edgar won seven NCAA championships while competing for the University of Tennessee and was named "Fastest Man Afloat" by Sports Illustrated magazine .He competed at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, where he re

Is a Canadian politician, professor and consultant.Crombie was elected to Toronto's city council in

Is a Canadian politician, professor and consultant.Crombie was elected to Toronto's city council in 1970, and became Mayor of Toronto in 1972, ushering in an era of socially responsible urban development inspired by thinkers such as Jane Jacobs. Crombie was the first mayor who represented the reform movement of Toronto politics, and his policies differed sharply from those of the Old Guard who preceded him.

Is a Canadian football player who currently plays for Championship side Swansea City on loan from Pr

Is a Canadian football player who currently plays for Championship side Swansea City on loan from Premier League side Burnley. He can play as a centre back or left back. On 1 February 2007 he was named as Canadian Youth Player of the Year for the 2006 season. In 2007, he helped host Canada compete for the Under-20 World Cup and had been named as one of six ambassadors for the Canadian team during the competition, which was the largest single-sport event ever hosted by Canada. Edgar has played for Canada Under-17 team and Canada Under-20 team. He was called-up for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship at only 16. In November 2008, Canada national football team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification against Jamaica.

(born December 13, 1947 in Seattle, Washington) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1972 to 198

(born December 13, 1947 in Seattle, Washington) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1972 to 1980 for the Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was a member of the Athletics when they won the World Series in 1972 through 1974.

Demonstrating early on a creative and quirky bent, in his junior year at Princeton, Kelley submitted

Demonstrating early on a creative and quirky bent, in his junior year at Princeton, Kelley submitted a paper for a political science class about John F. Kennedy's plot to kill Fidel Castro as a poem. For his senior thesis, he turned the Bill of Rights into a play. "I made each amendment into a character," he said. "The First Amendment is a loudmouth guy who won't shut up. The Second Amendment guy, all he wanted to talk about was his gun collection. Then the 10th Amendment, the one where they say leave the rest for the states to decide, he was a guy with no self-esteem." Also while at Princeton, he was a member of the Princeton Triangle Club.

Was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada

Was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1883.He was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada representing Chicoutimi and Tadoussac in an 1855 by-election; he was elected in Chicoutimi—Saguenay in 1858, 1861 and 1863. He resigned in 1864 and was elected to the Legislative Council for the Laurentides division in the same year. He served until Confederation when he was appointed to the Senate.

More commonly known as Chip Reese, was an American professional poker player and gambler from Center

More commonly known as Chip Reese, was an American professional poker player and gambler from Centerville, Ohio. He is widely regarded to have been the greatest cash game poker player who ever lived. He won the $1,000 Seven Card Stud Split event at the World Series of Poker in 1978, and the $5,000 Seven Card Stud tournament there in 1982.

(born September 26, 1945 in Dallas, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball player

(born September 26, 1945 in Dallas, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball player

(born on March 17, 1952) is an American professional golfer

(born on March 17, 1952) is an American professional golfer

Is a computer scientist and computational biochemist who founded D. E. Shaw & Co.,[1] a hedge fund c

Is a computer scientist and computational biochemist who founded D. E. Shaw & Co.,[1] a hedge fund company which has been described by Fortune magazine as "the most intriguing and mysterious force on Wall Street." A former faculty member in the computer s

An American computer artist.David Em is one of the first artists to make art with pixels.[1] He was

An American computer artist.David Em is one of the first artists to make art with pixels.[1] He was born in Los Angeles and grew up in South America. He studied painting at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and film directing at the American Film Institute.Em created digital paintings at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (Xerox PARC) in 1975 with SuperPaint, "the first complete digital paint system". [1] In 1976, he made an articulated digital insect at Information International, Inc. (III) that could jump and fly, the first such 3D character created by an artist.[2] Em produced his first navigable virtual worlds in 1977, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), where he was Artist in Residence from 1977 to 1984. [3] He also created artwork at the California Institute of Technology (1985 – 1988), and Apple Computer (1991).[4] Em has worked independently since the early nineties.

Became 24th Governor of Georgia in 1801 upon the resignation of James Jackson to become U.S. Senator

Became 24th Governor of Georgia in 1801 upon the resignation of James Jackson to become U.S. Senator from Georgia. Emanuel served the remainder of Jackson's term, but did not seek re-election.Emanuel was a member of the Democratic Republican Party and was

Was a lawyer and Democratic politician from West Virginia who served as a United States Representati

Was a lawyer and Democratic politician from West Virginia who served as a United States Representative.. He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1899-March 3, 1901). His candidacy in 1900 for re-election was unsuccessful. He mov

Is a retired jockey and trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing. He started riding as a young farm boy

Is a retired jockey and trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing. He started riding as a young farm boy and began his professional riding career in 1938, competing at tracks in his native Nebraska. He got his first win at Oaklawn Park Race Track in Hot Spring

Is an American rock musician and songwriter. Grohl began his music career in the 1980s as the drumme

Is an American rock musician and songwriter. Grohl began his music career in the 1980s as the drummer for several Washington, DC area bands, including the hardcore punk band Scream. In 1990 he became the drummer for grunge group Nirvana. Following the April 1994 death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, Grohl formed the Foo Fighters, a group in which he sings and plays guitar.

From the age of 10 David grew up in Altadena California, where he began to take after his musical fa

From the age of 10 David grew up in Altadena California, where he began to take after his musical father DiFosco Ervin, a.k.a. Big Dee Irwin. DiFosco Ervin was a singer, songwriter, and recording artist who led the Doo-Wop singing group "The Pastels". At

Is a former American college and international swimmer who was an Olympic gold medalist.

Is a former American college and international swimmer who was an Olympic gold medalist.

A Guatemalan-Mexican boxer who is from Chicago.

A Guatemalan-Mexican boxer who is from Chicago.