Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed

Is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 2001 against Malaysia. The defender played the latter part of 2005 for Dutch club Breda, returning to join the NZ team for the Oceani

He comes from a famous cricketing family, being the son of Ron Headley and grandson of George Headle

He comes from a famous cricketing family, being the son of Ron Headley and grandson of George Headley. He was the first test cricketer to be both the son and grandson of test cricketers. He was educated at Old Swinford Hospital and then Royal Grammar School Worcester where he excelled at rugby union and cricket.

Is an English semi-professional football player, who currently plays for Corby Town in the Southern

Is an English semi-professional football player, who currently plays for Corby Town in the Southern League. He is best known as a right sided full-back, but can also play in midfield if needed.

Is a professional footballer. He plays as a midfielder, but has played at right-back. He is currentl

Is a professional footballer. He plays as a midfielder, but has played at right-back. He is currently captain of Premiership team Sunderland.Whitehead started his career with Abingdon Town's youth team, before joining the youth scheme of his local league club, Oxford United. He progressed through the ranks there, developing a reputation as a tough-tackling midfielder with good passing skills. After playing for the club for around 5 seasons, his contract expired and he turned down the offer of a new one from the club.

Is an English football player who currently plays for Stafford Rangers as a goalkeeper.Dean started

Is an English football player who currently plays for Stafford Rangers as a goalkeeper.Dean started his career when he signed for Birmingham City F.C. on schoolboy forms at 14. When he left school he was accepted as a trainee footballer on the YTS system and made first team appearances during this period and going onto full time term at age 18 he remained at the club until Terry Cooper's arrival when he cleared out everybody.

Is an English footballer who plays as a striker for his hometown club, Hull City.Windass' career has

Is an English footballer who plays as a striker for his hometown club, Hull City.Windass' career has come full circle, having started as a trainee at Hull and signing his first professional contract there. He has also played for Aberdeen, Oxford United, Bradford City, Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United.

Is a retired English football defender. He is currently commentating alongside Colin Slater for BBC

Is a retired English football defender. He is currently commentating alongside Colin Slater for BBC Radio Nottingham on there coverage of Notts County matches.He is now living in Burton Joyce close to the home ground of Notts County.

Is an international cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, Dottin made

Is an international cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, Dottin made her debut for the West Indies women's cricket team in June 2008. She plays as a hard-hitting lower-order batsman, and scored the first century in a women's

S a professional boxer. Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Deandre has built a large fan base i

S a professional boxer. Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Deandre has built a large fan base in his hometown and has grown to become one of St. Louis’ most popular boxers. In his last fight, Deandre was featured in the main event on a fight card tha

Is an American boxer. Abron had a stellar amateur career. class member of the East High Golden Bear

Is an American boxer. Abron had a stellar amateur career. class member of the East High Golden Bears where he now lives in Colorado springs. Abron turned pro in 2004. He challenged Zsolt Erdei for the WBO Light Heavyweight title in Sachsen, Germany in Ap

Is a former freestyle swimmer who competed for Australia at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, S

Is a former freestyle swimmer who competed for Australia at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he was disqualified in the final of the Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Team, alongside Kieren Perkins, Duncan Armstrong and Ian Brown.

Is a South African professional golfer. He has won twice on both the Southern Africa based Sunshine

Is a South African professional golfer. He has won twice on both the Southern Africa based Sunshine Tour and on the second-tier United States based BUY.COM Tour, now the Nationwide Tour.

An American football cornerback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was orig

An American football cornerback for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Atlanta Falcons eighth overall in the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia Tech.Hall was a two-time Pro Bowl selection during his tenure with the Falcons.Hall attended Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake, Virginia, and was a standout in football and track. In football, he was named the Madden Player of the Year.

Is an amateur "Old School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 198

Is an amateur "Old School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1981-1987. She retired in 1987 but resumed racing in 2004.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Melbourne Victory in the Australi

Is an Australian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League.

Is an U.S. female wrestler originally from South Berwick, Maine, and noted in the media for her succ

Is an U.S. female wrestler originally from South Berwick, Maine, and noted in the media for her success wrestling against girls and boys in State and National competitions. Rix has shown success wrestling both girls and boys. Against girls, she won three

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-4 500 m events.

Is a former field hockey player from Canada, who earned a total number of more than fifty internatio

Is a former field hockey player from Canada, who earned a total number of more than fifty international caps for the Canadian National Team during her career. She started to play in grade ten at J.F.Ross C.V.I. in Guelph, Ontario, and went on to compete f

Is a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh.

Is a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh.

Is a Bengal and Kolkata Knight Riders player. He scored a 29 in the Indian Premier League game versu

Is a Bengal and Kolkata Knight Riders player. He scored a 29 in the Indian Premier League game versus Mumbai Indians at Kolkata.One of the older members of the Indian U19 World Cup squad, this right-handed batsman only broke into the team during the Afro-

Was an Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Assam. He was born in Gauhati.

Was an Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Assam. He was born in Gauhati. Having represented the Under-22s team between 1980 and 1985, Chetia made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1987-88 season, against

Is an Albanian football player who plays in the national team. At present he plays for KF Tirana. He

Is an Albanian football player who plays in the national team. At present he plays for KF Tirana. He is a defender.

She is a West Indies cricketer who has played 30 women's one-day internationals including the 2005 W

She is a West Indies cricketer who has played 30 women's one-day internationals including the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup in South Africa.

Is an English former international footballer. She was awarded an MBE in 1998 in recognition of her

Is an English former international footballer. She was awarded an MBE in 1998 in recognition of her services to women's football as both a player and a manager. Bampton made her England debut whilst still at school, playing against the Netherlands. She went on to win 95 caps for England.

Is an assistant coach for the Ohio State University's women's basketball team and a former professio

Is an assistant coach for the Ohio State University's women's basketball team and a former professional basketball player. During her professional career, Black played for the Women's National Basketball League in Australia, the American Basketball League