Famous People with Name Douglas

Douglas M. Overton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Douglas M. Overton: is a former American professional basketball player who was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (40th overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft. A 6'3" point guard from La Salle University, Overton played in 11 NBA seasons for 8 different teams. He played for the Washington Bullets, Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers, Orlando Magic, New Jersey Nets, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets and Los Angeles Clippers.

Douglas Doug Smith            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Douglas Doug Smith: is a retired American basketball player who was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft. Smith played in five NBA seasons, for the Mavericks (1991-95) and the Boston Celtics (1995-96) and averaged 8.0 ppg in his career. He was selected by the Toronto Raptors in the 1995 expansion draft, but was released by them before he played in any games. He has signed a 10-day contract with Detroit Pistons in January 1999, but has not appeared in any games for the Pistons either. He has played for Great Lakes Storm in the CBA in the 2004/05 season.

Douglas Keith Doug Roth            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Douglas Keith Doug Roth: is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Washington Bullets in the 2nd round (41st overall) of the 1989 NBA Draft. A 6'11" center from the University of Tennessee, Roth played in just one NBA season for the Bullets, appearing in 42 games during the 1989-90 season.

Douglas Andrew Fraser            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Douglas Andrew Fraser: was an American union leader. He was president of the United Auto Workers from 1977 to 1983, and an adjunct professor of labor relations at Wayne State University for many years. He is best remembered for helping to save Chrysler from bankruptcy in 1979 by heavily lobbying Congress for a financial bailout.

Douglas Eugene "Gene" Savoy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Douglas Eugene "Gene" Savoy: was an American author, explorer, and cleric. He is best known for his claims to have discovered more than 40 lost cities in Peru.Born in Bellingham, Washington, and serving as a navy gunner during World War II, he rose to prominence in the 1960s for leading a number of expeditions into the dense Peruvian jungle. Known as the "real Indiana Jones,"[1] Savoy was credited with finding four of Peru's most important archaeological sites, including Vilcabamba, the last refuge for the Incas before the Spanish conquistadors took over. He followed this up a year later in 1965 by being one of the first people to visit another site he called Gran Pajaten.[2] Archaeologists have criticised his claims, eg his claim that King Solomon acquired gold and precious stones from Peru (Ophir) and have pointed out that finding the ruins in Peru “is about as hard as finding elephants in a zoo.”[3] His claims to discoveries of Vilcabamba and Gran Pajaten and other sites are disputed.[4] His claims for King Solomon's visits to Peru and white Chachapoyans are rejected by archaeologists. Many archaeologists considered him a charlatan who damaged sites, attracted looters, and appropriated the work of others.[5] Archaeologist Keith Muscott said "Savoy's involvement in the Chachapoya saga clouds the scientific issues, attracts a lot of crackpots and scares off serious researchers who don't want to constantly have to deal with Savoy's tedious legacy of lost cities/El Dorado fantasies and delusions."[6]

Samuel J. Douglas            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Samuel J. Douglas: was an American politician and jurist. A Democrat originally from Virginia, he served on the Florida Territorial Court of Appeals 1841–45 and the Florida Supreme Court 1866–68. In the summer of 1865, he became a private secretary to Governor William Marvi

William Lewis Douglas            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Lewis Douglas: was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 42nd Governor of Massachusetts from 1905 until 1906.Douglas entered politics serving as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1884-5 and in the Massachusetts Senate in 1887. He was elected May

James H. Douglas            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James H. Douglas: is an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont. A Republican, he was elected the 80th Governor of Vermont in 2002 and was reelected three times with a majority of the vote. He left the office in January 2011.In November 1972, Douglas was elected

Stephen Arnold Douglas            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Stephen Arnold Douglas: was an American politician from the western state of Illinois, and was the Northern Democratic Party nominee for President in 1860. He lost to the Republican Party's candidate, Abraham Lincoln, whom he had defeated two years earlier in a Senate contest fo

Emily Taft Douglas            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Emily Taft Douglas: was a Democratic Party politician from the U.S. state of Illinois. She served as a U.S. Representative at-large from 1945 until 1947 and was married to U.S. Senator Paul Douglas from 1931 until his death in 1976. She was the first female Democrat elected