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Damola Ajayi
Damola Ajayi (Oyindamola Oluwatobi Peter Ajayi, born 2005), English right winger and Tottenham Hotspur Academy product; scored on his senior debut in the 2025 Europa League win over Elfsborg, later on loan at Doncaster Rovers, Bromley, and Barnet.
Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn, English musician, Blur frontman and Gorillaz co-founder with Jamie Hewlett; solo albums Everyday Robots and The Nearer the Fountain, plus Africa Express and Dr Dee opera.
Damon Arnette
Damon Arnette, born 1996, American NFL cornerback drafted 19th overall by the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020; released in 2021 over a gun video, later indicted in a 2022 Park MGM valet case, and signed by the Houston Texans in 2025.
Damon Buffini
Sir Damon Buffini is a British financier and founding partner of the private equity firm Permira, which he led from 1997 to 2010, later chairing the National Theatre and the BBC's deputy chair.
Damon Connolly
Damon Connolly is an American Democratic politician representing California's 12th Assembly district since 2022, previously a Marin County Supervisor and Vice Mayor of San Rafael.
Damon Dash
Damon "Dame" Dash: Harlem-born American entrepreneur, co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records with Jay-Z and Kareem "Biggs" Burke (Reasonable Doubt, 1996); diversified into Rocawear, films, Armadale vodka, and Tiret watches; later known for the 2004-05 split, the $800,000 Dear Frank judgment, and the Reasonable Doubt NFT lawsuit.
Damon Galdo
Damon Galdo is an American Republican politician and construction worker who hosts a conservative podcast, running for New Jersey's 1st congressional district seat in 2026.
Damon Galgut
Damon Galgut, South African novelist and playwright born 1963 in Pretoria, author of The Good Doctor, In a Strange Room, Arctic Summer, and the 2021 Booker Prize winner The Promise.
Damon Harrison
Damon "Snacks" Harrison (born 1988) is a former NFL nose tackle from William Penn University; undrafted in 2012, he starred for the Jets, Giants, and Lions and won three PFF run-defense awards.
Damon Herriman
Damon Herriman (born 1970, Adelaide) is an Australian actor known as Dewey Crowe in Justified, Charles Manson in both Mindhunter and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and Punch in Judy & Punch, for which he won the 2019 AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor.
Damon Hill
Damon Hill (born 1960), British Formula One driver, 1996 World Champion with Williams; son of champion Graham Hill, first father-son title duo; 22 Grand Prix wins; later BRDC president and Sky F1 analyst.
Damon Kemp
Damon Kemp is the ring name of Robert Steveson, an American wrestler who competed in WWE NXT from 2021 to 2024 and is Gable Steveson's older brother.
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award, formerly the SFWA Grand Master Award, is a lifetime achievement prize given by SFWA to one living science fiction or fantasy writer yearly since 1975; first recipient Robert A. Heinlein, renamed 2002 after SFWA founder Damon Knight.
Damon Lindelof
Damon Lindelof (born 1973, Teaneck, New Jersey) is an American showrunner and Emmy winner who co-created Lost, created The Leftovers and Watchmen, and co-created HBO's Lanterns.
Damon R. Leichty
Damon R. Leichty, born 1971, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Indiana since 2019, appointed by President Trump.
Damon Runyon
Damon Runyon (born Alfred Damon Runyan, Manhattan, Kansas; died 1946) was an American sportswriter, Hearst columnist, and short-story writer of Broadway gamblers and gangsters, creator of Guys and Dolls and the Runyonese dialect.
Damon Salvatore
Damon Salvatore is the vampire antihero of L.J. Smith's The Vampire Diaries novels and the 2009–2017 CW series, played by Ian Somerhalder; he begins as the villainous brother of Stefan and ends the series human.
Damon Stoudamire
Damon Stoudamire, "Mighty Mouse," American point guard born 1973 in Portland; Arizona star, Raptors' first draft pick (7th, 1995), 1995-96 NBA Rookie of the Year; 13-season NBA career; later head coach at Pacific and Georgia Tech, now LSU assistant.
Damon Wayans
Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. (born 1960) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and Wayans family member, known for In Living Color, My Wife and Kids, Lethal Weapon, and Poppa's House.
Damon Wayans Jr.
Damon Wayans Jr. (born 1982), American actor and comedian, son of Damon Wayans Sr.; known for Brad on Happy Endings, Coach on New Girl, Big Hero 6, and Poppa's House.
Damon Wilson II
Damon Wilson II (born 2005) is an American college football edge rusher from Venice, Florida; a five-star recruit who played at Georgia, then Missouri (9 sacks, second-team All-SEC in 2025), and Miami, and a 2027 NFL Draft prospect.
Damona Corona
Damona Corona is a 140 km wide corona on Venus at 48.90°N, 28.00°E, IAU-approved in 2003 and named for the Gaulish fertility goddess Damona, the "Great Cow".
Damp proofing
Damp proofing is the set of materials and measures that stop moisture entering buildings, chiefly a damp proof course, an impervious wall layer blocking rising damp.
Damp-proof course
A damp-proof course (DPC) is an impervious layer built into a wall, or injected into it later, that stops rising damp; accepted materials include bitumen, polyethylene, and engineering bricks.
DAMPE
DAMPE, the Dark Matter Particle Explorer nicknamed Wukong, is a Chinese satellite launched in 2015 to search for dark matter by observing high-energy gamma rays and cosmic rays.
Damped Lyman-alpha systems
Damped Lyman-alpha systems (DLAs) are quasar absorption-line systems with neutral hydrogen column densities above 2 × 10²⁰ cm⁻², used to probe galaxy formation and chemical evolution.
Dampening (printing)
Dampening in printing is the application of a water-based fountain solution to the non-image areas of a lithographic plate so they repel oil-based ink, done continuously by an offset press.
Dampier oil hub
The Dampier oil hub is the hydrocarbon-export complex at the Port of Dampier on Western Australia's Burrup Peninsula, where Woodside Energy's Withnell Bay and Pluto terminals export LNG and condensate.
Dampier Peninsula
Dampier Peninsula (Dampierland), Kimberley, Western Australia: peninsula north of Broome between the Indian Ocean and King Sound, home to Bardi, Jawi, Nyul Nyul and other groups, with pindan soils, pearling heritage and Cape Leveque at its tip.
Dampier Port
Dampier Port is a bulk export port on the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia, built from 1965 to ship iron ore and now handling LNG and salt.