Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is an Angolan footballer with FC Den Bosch. He was also called up to represent Angola at the 2008 Af

Is an Angolan footballer with FC Den Bosch. He was also called up to represent Angola at the 2008 African Cup of Nations. He is also a citizen of the Netherlands.

Is an American alpine skier who learned to ski at tiny Brantling Ski Center near Rochester, yet reac

Is an American alpine skier who learned to ski at tiny Brantling Ski Center near Rochester, yet reached the pinnacle of her sport.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Adelaide United in the W-League a

Is an Australian football (soccer) player, who currently plays for Adelaide United in the W-League and the Australian national football (soccer) team. She is a defender, who has been capped 86 times, scoring on three occasions. She is 169 cm tall and her weight is 62 kg. She is the younger sister of former Adelaide United player Richie Alagich.

Is a professional beach volleyball player from the United States who plays on the AVP Tour.DeNocoche

Is a professional beach volleyball player from the United States who plays on the AVP Tour.DeNocochea began playing on the AVP Tour full-time in 2001. She has also played professional indoor volleyball in Switzerland, Belgium, and Italy.

Is a former professional tennis player.Balestrat began playing tennis at the age of 7. She left scho

Is a former professional tennis player.Balestrat began playing tennis at the age of 7. She left school at the age of 16 to play in international tournaments. She turned pro in 1973 and joined the WTA Tour. She reached the finals of the Australian Open in January 1977, losing to fellow Australian Kerry Melville Reid.

Is a Dutch figure skater. Following her retirement from skating, she became a coach. She has coached

Is a Dutch figure skater. Following her retirement from skating, she became a coach. She has coached at the Westminster Ice Palace in Westminster, California. She married her former coach Doug Chapman and they coach skating together.

Is a former speed skater.In 1967, at the age of 15, Dianne Holum won bronze at the World Allround Ch

Is a former speed skater.In 1967, at the age of 15, Dianne Holum won bronze at the World Allround Championships. At the age of 16, Holum earned a silver medal in the 500 meter race at the 1968 Winter Olympics, finishing in a three way tie for second place

A Kazakhstani football midfielder.He plays for the club FC Zhetysu and capped for Kazakhstan nationa

A Kazakhstani football midfielder.He plays for the club FC Zhetysu and capped for Kazakhstan national football team 7 times, including two qualifying matches for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Is a biathlete from Kazakhstan. He competed for Kazakhstan at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Keneshev was

Is a biathlete from Kazakhstan. He competed for Kazakhstan at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Keneshev was Kazakhstan's flag bearer during the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

Is an Senegalese footballer who plays for Serie B team A.C. Cesena in the role of a defender. He is

Is an Senegalese footballer who plays for Serie B team A.C. Cesena in the role of a defender. He is 187 cm tall.

Is a Ugandan-born Canadian soccer player currently playing for Victoria Highlanders in the USL Premi

Is a Ugandan-born Canadian soccer player currently playing for Victoria Highlanders in the USL Premier Development League. Kambere represented Canada in the 2008 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament.

Is a Dutch judoka and First Lieutenant in the Royal Netherlands Air Force. She won a bronze medal in

Is a Dutch judoka and First Lieutenant in the Royal Netherlands Air Force. She won a bronze medal in the class Women's 57 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal four years later at the same event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Is a chess Grandmaster hailing from the city of Kolkata (Calcutta) in the Indian state of West Benga

Is a chess Grandmaster hailing from the city of Kolkata (Calcutta) in the Indian state of West Bengal. He is the second Indian to become a Grandmaster after Viswanathan Anand. In 1978 Barua, as a 12-year-old, became the youngest participant in the Indian National Championship of chess. In 1982, Barua beat the then world number two Grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi in London. In 1983, he won the national championship for the first time. Barua became a Grandmaster in 1991.

Was an American downhill ski racer and later a daredevil stunt pilot. A fiance of champion snow skie

Was an American downhill ski racer and later a daredevil stunt pilot. A fiance of champion snow skier Jill Kinmont, whose tragic life story was made into the inspirational hit Hollywood motion picture The Other Side of the Mountain (1975), Dick died in a

Is a Swedish ice hockey player . He is currently reasigned with the Grand Rapids from the Detroit Re

Is a Swedish ice hockey player . He is currently reasigned with the Grand Rapids from the Detroit Red Wings. He was on loan with Färjestads BK of Elitserien from the Detroit Red Wings, he won the gold medal with the team 2008/2009. The Red Wings drafted h

Is a retired professional wrestler who is best known by his ring names, The Destroyer or Doctor X.Be

Is a retired professional wrestler who is best known by his ring names, The Destroyer or Doctor X.Beyer began as a "babyface" wrestler in the mid 1950s. His career as a "masked" wrestler, The Destroyer, began in 1962 in Los Angeles. He used the “figure-fo

Is a former American football player, widely regarded as the greatest linebacker of his generation a

Is a former American football player, widely regarded as the greatest linebacker of his generation and one of the best football players of all time. Butkus starred as a football player for the University of Illinois and the Chicago Bears. He became a memb

Was a celebrated English horseman. Christian was the son of James and Jane Christian of Cottesmore,

Was a celebrated English horseman. Christian was the son of James and Jane Christian of Cottesmore, Rutland. He was taken on as a groom by Sir Gilbert Heathcote and was subsequently employed by the Cottesmore Hunt, of which Sir Gilbert was Master. In 1809

Is an American and former collegiate and professional football player. He was a star at NC State, le

Is an American and former collegiate and professional football player. He was a star at NC State, leading them to the 1957 ACC Championship in his senior year. In the final game, Dick Christy scored all 29 points in a 29-26 win over the University of South Carolina to seal the championship.

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'10" center from Murray State University, Cu

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'10" center from Murray State University, Cunningham played seven seasons (1968-1975) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks and Houston Rockets. He averaged 2.8 points per game and 3.7 rebounds per game in his career and won an NBA Championship with Milwaukee in 1971.

Was a heavyweight professional boxer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Daniels made his professional care

Was a heavyweight professional boxer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Daniels made his professional career with a loss to 105-46-10 veteran Frank Moody, losing by second-round knockout. This debut was followed by 10 consecutive wins, and Daniels had establish

Is a former professional ice hockey player. A Memorial Cup winner, Decloe spent most of his playing

Is a former professional ice hockey player. A Memorial Cup winner, Decloe spent most of his playing career as a top scorer in the first German Bundesliga. A Canadian, he played international for the Netherlands at the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Was an English football player. He played as a half back.Duckworth came up through the Manchester Un

Was an English football player. He played as a half back.Duckworth came up through the Manchester United youth system and played his first senior level game for the club on 19 December 1903 against Gainsborough Trinity.

Was an English footballer who played at right-back. He started playing football at Parkfield Central

Was an English footballer who played at right-back. He started playing football at Parkfield Central as a forward or Outside Right. He then joined Tonge, where he started playing as a right-back. In May 1904, Holden joined Manchester United, and spent most of his first season at United in the Reserves. In the season 1905-06, an injury to Bob Bonthron allowed Holden to play for the first-team.

Was an all-rounder for Worcestershire between 1933 and 1951. Chiefly remembered as a left-arm spin b

Was an all-rounder for Worcestershire between 1933 and 1951. Chiefly remembered as a left-arm spin bowler, Howorth also occasionally bowled medium pace and was a capable hard-hitting left-handed batsman. Howorth still headed Worcestershire's bowling avera