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Dan Daley

Dan Daley is an American Democratic politician and former prosecutor serving in the Florida House of Representatives from the 96th district, with gun safety central to his legislative agenda.

Dan Dao Hui

Dan Dao Hui (單刀會) is a four-act historical zaju by the Yuan playwright Guan Hanqing, dramatizing Guan Yu's confrontation with Lu Su at a banquet over Jingzhou.

Dan David Prize

The Dan David Prize is a global honor founded by Dan David in 2001, awarding over $13.5 million to scholars across six continents in historical disciplines.

Dan DeCarlo

Dan DeCarlo (Daniel S. DeCarlo, 1919–2001), American cartoonist of Archie Comics who defined its house style, gave Betty her ponytail, and created Josie and the Pussycats and co-created Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

Dan Dernulc

Dan Dernulc is an American politician and Republican member of the Indiana Senate representing District 1, elected in 2022 after serving on the Highland Town Council.

Dan Devine

Dan Devine (1924–2002), American football coach; head coach at Arizona State, Missouri (1958–70), Green Bay Packers (1971–74), and Notre Dame (1975–80); 172–57–9 career record and 1977 national championship.

Dan Didech

Daniel Didech is an American politician and attorney serving as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 59th district, representing Buffalo Grove.

Dan Donegan

Dan Donegan, American guitarist and keyboardist of Chicago metal band Disturbed (also Fight or Flight); self-taught, drop-tuning riff writer with Washburn and Schecter signature guitars, over 14 million records sold.

Dan Duryea

Dan Duryea (1907-1968), American film, stage, and television actor; Broadway's Leo Hubbard in The Little Foxes; Hollywood's charming noir villain in Scarlet Street, Criss Cross, Too Late for Tears, and Winchester '73.

Dan E. Karn Power Station

The Dan E. Karn Power Station is a natural gas and oil-fired power plant owned by Consumers Energy on Saginaw Bay in Essexville, Michigan, opened in 1959.

Dan Edelstein

Dan Edelstein is a liquid-biopsy executive with more than 15 years in ctDNA testing who co-founded Haystack Oncology in Baltimore and was its CEO until Quest Diagnostics bought the company in 2023.

Dan Erickson

Dan Erickson is an American TV writer and showrunner, creator of Apple TV+'s Severance. Western Washington University and NYU Tisch graduate who conceived the series in 2012 while working at a door parts company.

Dan Estabrook

Dan Estabrook (born 1969) is an American photographer in Brooklyn known for contemporary images made with 19th-century processes such as calotypes, salt prints, gum bichromate, ambrotypes, and tintypes, finished with watercolor, gouache, pencil, or cuts; series include Night & Day, Nine Symptoms, and At Sea.

Dan Evans (tennis)

Dan Evans (Daniel Evans, born 1990, Birmingham) is a retired British tennis player, Davis Cup champion 2015, two ATP titles (Melbourne 2021, Washington 2023), career-high No. 21 in 2023, beat Djokovic at Monte-Carlo 2021, retired at Wimbledon 2026.

Dan Evins

Dan Evins was an American businessman who founded Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1969 and led the chain as chief executive until 2001.

Dan Farah

Dan Farah (born 1979, New Jersey) is an American film producer and manager, founder of Farah Films; producer of Ready Player One (2018) and director-producer of the 2025 UAP documentary The Age of Disclosure, distinct from other people named Dan Farah.

Dan Feuerriegel

Dan Feuerriegel (Daniel Gregory Feuerriegel, born 1981) is an Australian actor in Los Angeles, known as Agron in Starz's Spartacus (2010–2013) and as EJ DiMera on Days of Our Lives since 2021, with a 2023 Daytime Emmy nomination.

Dan Feuser

Dan Feuser, full name Daniel Feuser, is an American derivatives market-making executive who served as CEO of Chicago Trading Company from 2019 to 2022, then chaired its board.

Dan Feyen

Dan Feyen is an American Republican politician who has represented Wisconsin's 20th Senate district since 2025 and has served as Senate Assistant Majority Leader since 2019.

Dan Finnerty

Dan Finnerty (born 1970, Rochester, NY), American actor and singer, creator and frontman of comedy cover band The Dan Band; known for profane wedding-singer cameos in Old School, Starsky & Hutch, and The Hangover.

Dan Flavin

Dan Flavin (Daniel Nicholas Flavin Jr., 1933–1996) was an American Minimalist artist who made "situations" from fluorescent light tubes, working almost exclusively in that medium from 1963 until his death.

Dan Flores

Dan Flores (born 1948 in Vivian, Louisiana) is an American historian of the American West who taught at the University of Montana and wrote the bestseller Coyote America.

Dan Fogelberg

Dan Fogelberg (Daniel Grayling Fogelberg, 1951-2007) was an American soft-rock singer-songwriter from Peoria, Illinois, known for "Part of the Plan," "Longer," "Same Old Lang Syne," and "Leader of the Band," with 13 studio albums and multi-platinum sales.

Dan Fogler

Dan Fogler (Daniel Kevin Fogler, born 1976 or 1977, Brooklyn) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director; Tony winner for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, known as Jacob Kowalski in Fantastic Beasts.

Dan Fouts

Dan Fouts (born 1951) is a Hall of Fame quarterback who played 15 seasons with the San Diego Chargers, led the NFL in passing yards 1979-82, threw for 43,040 yards and 254 touchdowns, and never reached a Super Bowl.

Dan Fredinburg

Dan Fredinburg (Daniel Paul Fredinburg, 1981–2015), American Google X privacy head and co-founder of the Google Adventure Team and Save The Ice, killed by an avalanche at Everest base camp in the April 25, 2015 Nepal earthquake.

Dan Friedkin

Dan Friedkin (Thomas Dan Friedkin) is a Houston-based billionaire who has led the Friedkin Group, anchored by Gulf States Toyota, since 1995 and owns AS Roma and Everton.

Dan Frost

Dan Frost (born 1961, Frederiksberg, Denmark) is a Danish track cyclist, 1988 Seoul Olympic gold medalist in the points race and 1986 amateur world champion in the same event, brother of Olympian Ken Frost.

Dan Futterman

Dan Futterman (Daniel Paul Futterman, born 1967) is an American actor and screenwriter, Oscar-nominated for Capote and Foxcatcher, known for The Birdcage, Judging Amy, and A Mighty Heart.

Dan G. McNamara

Dan G. McNamara (1922–1998) was an American pediatric cardiologist who founded Houston's first pediatric heart program at Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine.