Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Was an American professional wrestler, known by his ringname D.J. Peterson, who competed in North Am

Was an American professional wrestler, known by his ringname D.J. Peterson, who competed in North American regional promotions during the 1980s in the Universal Wrestling Federation, the National Wrestling Alliance and the American Wrestling Association d

Is a German American soccer player. Wagner grew up in Germany, playing soccer from a young age. He e

Is a German American soccer player. Wagner grew up in Germany, playing soccer from a young age. He eventually found himself playing at Schalke 04 with Thomas Dooley, who, like Wagner, had an American father and German mother and grew up in Germany.

Is an English former footballer who played the majority of his career for Wolverhampton Wanderers as

Is an English former footballer who played the majority of his career for Wolverhampton Wanderers as a left winger. He was known as 'Waggy' to fans and fellow players.

Is a former Bermudian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper. He played one fi

Is a former Bermudian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper. He played one first-class match for Bermuda, against New Zealand in 1972.

Is a former English cricketer. Lyon was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He

Is a former English cricketer. Lyon was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Douglas, Isle of Man. Lyon made his debut for Cambridgeshire in the 1965 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. From 1965 to 1972, h

Is a professional footballer who has played for Huddersfield Town and Farsley Celtic.

Is a professional footballer who has played for Huddersfield Town and Farsley Celtic.

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played in five Tests from 1962 to 1966. He was wicket-keeper i

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played in five Tests from 1962 to 1966. He was wicket-keeper in all five Tests.

Is an American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Walters earned a gold

Is an American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Walters earned a gold medal by swimming in the heats of the 4×200 m freestyle relay. Walters is also a three-time gold medalist at the world championships.

Was a Swedish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1920 Summe

Was a Swedish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Is a former English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Barnsley and England unde

Is a former English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Barnsley and England under-21. He now works as goalkeeping coach for Birmingham City.Watson was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. He began his football career in the youth system of his home-town club and went on to make more than 200 appearances for their first team in all competitions, including 178 in league matches.

Is a Canadian slalom canoeist who has competed since the early 1990s. He won two medals in the K-1 e

Is a Canadian slalom canoeist who has competed since the early 1990s. He won two medals in the K-1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 1999 and a silver in 2003.

Is a retired professional baseball player who played 4 seasons for the California Angels and Los Ang

Is a retired professional baseball player who played 4 seasons for the California Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball.

Is a Scottish professional footballer. He currently plays for Queen of the South. Weatherston is the

Is a Scottish professional footballer. He currently plays for Queen of the South. Weatherston is the cousin of professional golfer Martin Laird.David Weatherston signed for Dumfries side Queen of the South on 27 August 2008. Weatherston made his debut with a substitute appearance in the 3-1 league defeat at Palmerston against Dundee on Saturday August 30 2008. He scored his first goal for Queens in the following game in a 1-0 victory over Ross County.

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. Webster h

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. Webster had represented Derbyshire in the Second XI Championship since 1970, and also appeared in the competition in 1972 and 1974. His only first-class appearance

Was an English footballer who played for several clubs in the 19th century, including Bolton Wandere

Was an English footballer who played for several clubs in the 19th century, including Bolton Wanderers and Ardwick (Manchester City), and won two caps for England.

Was an American football offensive lineman in the American Football League for the Buffalo Bills and

Was an American football offensive lineman in the American Football League for the Buffalo Bills and the Denver Broncos. He was the Bills' first-round draft pick in 1963 and played for them in 1963 and in 1965, when the Bills won the AFL Championship game over the San Diego Chargers, 20-0.

Is a former English central defender who finished his playing career with Bradford City at the end o

Is a former English central defender who finished his playing career with Bradford City at the end of the 2007–08 season. He also served as the club's caretaker manager for three months in 2007. He supported Leeds United and started his playing career there, playing more than 200 games before he moved to Bradford City. He is now part of the club's coaching setup.

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Wheaton played in his first tournament

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Wheaton played in his first tournament at age eight, and won the Minnesota State High School tennis title in 1984, as a ninth grader. In 1987, he won the US Open junior title and was ranked the No. 1 junior player in the US. In 1988, he helped Stanford University's tennis team win the NCAA team title.

Is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who plays for Worcestershi

Is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who plays for Worcestershire. Wheeldon made his cricketing debut in the Under-15s County Cup in 2004, and played in the Under-17 County Championship for Staffordshire between 2005 a

Is a former professional football player with Blackburn Rovers and Crewe Alexandra, and the current

Is a former professional football player with Blackburn Rovers and Crewe Alexandra, and the current owner of Wigan Athletic. He is the former owner of JJB Sports and owns the JJB Stadium where Wigan Athletic and the Wigan Warriors RLFC play.

Is a former English footballer.He signed his first professional contract with Crystal Palace in 1989

Is a former English footballer.He signed his first professional contract with Crystal Palace in 1989 and moved to Charlton Athletic (on a full time basis) in 1994. He is fondly remembered by Charlton fans, having been the club's top scorer during the 1994/95 season with 19 goals. Charlton Athletic were still deeply in debt at this time due to their continued battle to return to and develop The Valley.

Is a South African cricketer who has made 30 first-class appearances since his debut in October 2005

Is a South African cricketer who has made 30 first-class appearances since his debut in October 2005. His form since his breakthrough into first-class cricket saw him selected to play for South Africa in the 2009 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes, where he finished

Was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of

Was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Dutch team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament.

Is a former American football linebacker for the National Football League's San Francisco 49ers betw

Is a former American football linebacker for the National Football League's San Francisco 49ers between 1964 and 1974. Wilcox was selected to play for seven Pro Bowls and was named All-NFL five times during his career. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000.

Is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1971 and 1972. He sta

Is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1971 and 1972. He started playing for Derbyshire in 1969 for the junior sides and for the second XI, and became a regular bowler for the second eleven in 1970. In the 1971 seas