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Damyan Gruev

Damyan Gruev, known as Dame Gruev (Дамян Груев), was a revolutionary from Ottoman Macedonia who co-founded IMRO in Salonica in 1893 and led it until his death in 1906.

Damyan Velchev

Damyan Velchev (Дамян Велчев, 1883–1954) was a Bulgarian officer and politician, a Military League leader who took part in all three of Bulgaria's twentieth-century coups.

Dan (段) (rank)

Dan (段) is the senior rank grade in Japanese martial arts, created by Jigoro Kano for judo in the 1880s above the kyu grades; black belt at 1st–5th dan, red-white 6th–8th, red 9th–10th, now standardized by the IJF.

Dan + Shay

Dan + Shay: American country pop duo of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, formed in Nashville in 2013. Three consecutive Best Country Duo/Group Performance Grammys for "Tequila," "Speechless," and "10,000 Hours" with Justin Bieber.

Dan A. Landau

Dan A. Landau is an American physician-scientist in cancer genomics at Weill Cornell Medicine and the New York Genome Center, known for studying cancer evolution.

Dan A. Liebermann

Dan A. Liebermann is a molecular biologist known for discovering the MyD primary response genes, the Gadd45 stress response genes, and MyD88, and for leukemia and tumor suppression research at Temple University's Fels Institute.

Dan A. Polster

Dan A. Polster (born 1951) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Ohio since 1998, appointed by President Clinton.

Dan Abnett bibliography

Dan Abnett bibliography: published works of British novelist and comic writer Dan Abnett (born 1965), covering Gaunt's Ghosts, Eisenhorn, Horus Heresy, Guardians of the Galaxy with Andy Lanning, and 2000 AD series such as Sinister Dexter.

Dan Abrams

Dan Abrams (born 1966) is an American legal analyst, TV host, and media entrepreneur: ABC News chief legal analyst, founder of Abrams Media and Law&Crime, host of On Patrol: Live and Court Cam, and author of bestselling trial histories.

Dan Ahlers

Dan Ahlers is an American Democratic politician and small business owner from Dell Rapids, South Dakota, the 2026 nominee for governor facing incumbent Larry Rhoden.

Dan and Frank Carney

Dan and Frank Carney were Wichita brothers who founded Pizza Hut in 1958 with $600 borrowed from their mother and sold the company to PepsiCo in 1977.

Dan and Phil

Dan and Phil, also known as Dan & Phil, are an English YouTube comedy duo, Daniel Howell and Phil Lester, making joint videos, radio, books, and tours since 2009.

Dan Ariely (דן אריאלי)

Dan Ariely (דן אריאלי), Duke behavioral economist and author of Predictably Irrational, known for dishonesty and decision-making experiments, and for retractions of his 2012 PNAS and 2002 deadline papers.

Dan Arvizu

Dan Arvizu is an American mechanical engineer and materials scientist who directed the National Renewable Energy Laboratory from 2005 to 2015 and chaired the National Science Board.

Dan Auerbach

Dan Auerbach (Daniel Quine Auerbach, born 1979, Akron, Ohio) is the Black Keys' singer-guitarist, solo artist (Keep It Hid, Waiting on a Song), the Arcs founder, and Nashville producer behind Easy Eye Sound.

Dan Avidan

Dan Avidan (Leigh Daniel Avidan, born 1979), also Danny Sexbang, is an American musician and comedian: co-host of Game Grumps since 2013 and lead singer of Ninja Sex Party (formed 2009 with Brian Wecht), plus Starbomb, Skyhill, and Shadow Academy.

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd (born 1952, Ottawa) is a Canadian-American comedian, actor, and screenwriter, an original Saturday Night Live cast member (1975–79), co-creator of the Blues Brothers with John Belushi, co-writer of Ghostbusters, Oscar-nominated for Driving Miss Daisy, and co-founder of House of Blues.

Dan Ayrault

Dan Ayrault (Arthur DeLancey Ayrault, Jr., 1935-1990), American rower, won Olympic gold in the coxed pair at Melbourne 1956 and the coxless four at Rome 1960; later a Seattle educator.

Dan Bailey (American football)

Dan Bailey, NFL placekicker (2011-2020) for Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings; undrafted Oklahoma State walk-on, 2010 Lou Groza winner, 2015 Pro Bowler, 249-of-290 career field goals (85.9%).

Dan Bakkedahl

Dan Bakkedahl (born 1969, Rochester, Minnesota) is an American comedic actor and improviser. Known for Roger Furlong on Veep, Tim Hughes on Life in Pieces, and as a Daily Show correspondent from 2005.

Dan Balan

Dan Balan (Dan Mihai Bălan, b. 1979, Chișinău) is a Moldovan singer-songwriter and producer who founded O-Zone, whose "Dragostea Din Tei" topped charts in over 30 countries, and later worked as Crazy Loop and co-wrote T.I.'s Grammy-nominated "Live Your Life".

Dan Barrios

Dan Barrios is an American Democratic politician, the 2026 Democratic nominee for the U.S. House in Texas's 32nd Congressional District, after serving on the Richardson City Council.

Dan Beery

Dan Beery (Daniel Beery, born 1975) is an American rower from Oaktown, Indiana, who won Olympic gold in the men's eight at Athens 2004 and three World Championship titles (2003, 2005, 2007).

Dan Biggar

Dan Biggar (born 1989, Morriston, Swansea) is a retired Welsh rugby union fly-half: 112 Wales caps, three Lions Tests, Ospreys record 2,203 points, Six Nations titles 2013, 2019, 2021, retired 2025 at Toulon.

Dan Bilzerian

Dan Bilzerian, American Instagram personality and recreational poker player, founder of Ignite International Brands; one recorded tournament cash ($36,626, 2009 WSOP), disputed $50M poker claims, 2024 ouster litigation, 2025 congressional run.

Dan Bin

Dan Bin (但斌) is a Chinese fund manager who founded Shenzhen Oriental Harbor Investment Management in 2004, chairs it, and wrote The Rose of Time (2007).

Dan Blocker

Dan Blocker (Bobby Dan Davis Blocker, 1928-1972), American actor, played Eric "Hoss" Cartwright for 13 seasons of NBC's Bonanza; Korean War veteran, teacher, steakhouse chain co-owner; died at 43 of pulmonary embolism.

Dan Blue

Dan Blue is an American Democratic politician representing North Carolina's 14th Senate district, a former state House Speaker and Senate Minority Leader first elected in 1980.

Dan Boneh

Dan Boneh (דן בונה) is a cryptographer and Stanford professor who heads the Applied Cryptography Group and is known for pairing-based cryptography and BLS signatures.

Dan Bongino

Dan Bongino, conservative podcaster, author, and former NYPD officer and Secret Service agent, served as FBI deputy director from February 2025 under Kash Patel, stepping down after less than a year amid Epstein-related criticism from his own audience.