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Dan Newhouse

Dan Newhouse, born 1955, is a Republican U.S. Representative for Washington's 4th congressional district since 2015, a third-generation Yakima Valley farmer who previously directed the Washington State Department of Agriculture.

Dan Newlin

Dan Newlin (Daniel James Newlin) is an Orlando, Florida personal injury lawyer and founder of Dan Newlin Injury Attorneys, a former Orange County sheriff's detective known for a $100 million verdict and for Trump's 2024 U.S. Ambassador to Colombia nomination, which was returned and withdrawn.

Dan Nigro

Dan Nigro (Daniel Nigro, born 1982, Long Island) is an American songwriter-producer, former As Tall As Lions frontman, behind Olivia Rodrigo's SOUR and GUTS, Chappell Roan's debut, Amusement Records, and 2025 Grammy Producer of the Year.

Dan O'Bannon

Dan O'Bannon (Daniel Thomas O'Bannon, 1946-2009), American screenwriter and director; wrote Alien with Ronald Shusett, co-wrote Dark Star with John Carpenter, directed The Return of the Living Dead, wrote Total Recall, and authored Guide to Screenplay Structure.

Dan O'Herlihy

Dan O'Herlihy (Daniel Peter O'Herlihy, 1919–2005) was an Irish actor, Oscar-nominated for Buñuel's Robinson Crusoe (1954), Macduff in Welles's Macbeth, later General Black in Fail Safe and the Old Man in RoboCop.

Dan Oil and Gas Field

Dan is an oil and gas field in the Danish North Sea, discovered in 1971 and onstream in 1972 as Denmark's first producing oil field.

Dan Olweus

Dan Olweus (1931–2020) was a Swedish-born psychologist who spent his career in Norway, founded the scientific study of school bullying, and created the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program.

Dan Orlovsky

Dan Orlovsky (born 1983) is an ESPN NFL analyst and former backup quarterback, drafted by Detroit in 2005, who played 12 seasons for four teams and is known for the 2008 Jared Allen safety.

Dan Oron

Dan Oron is an Israeli physicist and Full Professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science, known for work on colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals and super-resolution fluorescence microscopy based on photon antibunching.

Dan Osborn

Dan Osborn, Omaha industrial mechanic and former BCTGM Local 50G president, led the 2021 Kellogg's strike and ran for U.S. Senate as an independent, losing to Deb Fischer 46.5% to 53.2% in 2024 and launching a 2026 run against Pete Ricketts.

Dan Osborne

Dan Osborne (Daniel James Osborne, born 1991, Dagenham) is an English TV personality, TOWIE cast member 2013–2015, Splash! contestant, and third-place Celebrity Big Brother 22 housemate; married to Jacqueline Jossa 2017, separated 2025.

Dan Osman

Dan Osman (1963–1998), Japanese-American rock climber from South Lake Tahoe; Cave Rock first ascents, free solos, and pioneer of rope jumping; died when his rope failed during a jump from Leaning Tower, Yosemite.

Dan Pagis

Dan Pagis (דן פגיס) was an Israeli poet and scholar of medieval Hebrew poetry, a Holocaust survivor best known for the poem "Written in Pencil in the Sealed Railway-Car."

Dan Patrick (politician)

Dan Patrick is the 42nd lieutenant governor of Texas, serving since 2015. He is a former radio host and senator known for the $18 billion property tax cut.

Dan Patrick (sportscaster)

Dan Patrick is an American sportscaster and radio host. He anchored ESPN's SportsCenter from 1989 to 2006, co-hosted NBC's Football Night in America, and won multiple awards.

Dan Peek

Dan Peek (Daniel Milton Peek, 1950–2011), American singer-songwriter and founding member of soft-rock band America with Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell; wrote "Lonely People" and "Don't Cross the River," then became a contemporary Christian music pioneer with the Grammy-nominated All Things Are Possible.

Dan Peer

Dan Peer is an Israeli nanomedicine researcher, Vice President for Research and Development at Tel Aviv University since 2020, known for targeted lipid nanoparticles delivering RNA payloads.

Dan Perlman

Dan Perlman is an American comedian, writer, and director from New York City, co-creator and star of Showtime's Flatbush Misdemeanors (2021-2022). Also known for the shorts Cramming and Being Bublé and the album Emergency Contact.

Dan Petrescu

Dan Petrescu (Daniel Vasile Petrescu, born 1967, Bucharest), Romanian full-back with 95 caps, Chelsea and Steaua player, later manager who won titles with Unirea Urziceni and CFR Cluj.

Dan Pippin

Dan Pippin was an American basketball player from Waynesville, Missouri, who captained the United States to the 1952 Helsinki Olympics gold medal and later played for the Peoria Caterpillars.

Dan Povenmire

Dan Povenmire (Daniel Kingsley Povenmire) is an American animator and writer, recognized as the co-creator of Disney's Phineas and Ferb and its series voice of Dr. Doofenshmirtz.

Dan Price

Dan Price is an American entrepreneur who co-founded Gravity Payments in Seattle and in 2015 set a $70,000 minimum salary, cutting his own pay to match.

Dan Quayle

Dan Quayle (born 1947) is the 44th vice president of the United States (1989–1993) under George H. W. Bush, formerly an Indiana senator and representative, known for the 1988 Bentsen debate, the 1992 'potatoe' gaffe, and the Murphy Brown controversy.

Dan Quinn (American football)

Dan Quinn, NFL coach, head coach of the Washington Commanders since February 2024; former Atlanta Falcons head coach (Super Bowl LI, 28-3 loss) and Seattle Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator; 2024 record 12-5.

Dan Rather

Dan Rather (Daniel Irvin Rather Jr., born 1931) is an American journalist, CBS Evening News anchor 1981-2005, Hurricane Carla and JFK assassination reporter, later of Dan Rather Reports and the Steady newsletter.

Dan Rayfield

Dan Rayfield is an American attorney and Democrat who became Attorney General of Oregon in 2024 after a decade in the legislature, elected Speaker of the House in 2022.

Dan Reeves

Dan Reeves (1944-2022), American football head coach of the Denver Broncos, New York Giants, and Atlanta Falcons; 201-174-2 career record, three Super Bowls with Denver, nine Super Bowls as player or coach.

Dan Reynolds

Dan Reynolds is an American singer and songwriter, best known as lead vocalist and a founding member of the rock band Imagine Dragons, formed in 2008.

Dan River coal ash spill

The Dan River coal ash spill occurred on February 2, 2014, when a stormwater pipe failed at Duke Energy's retired Dan River Steam Station in Eden, North Carolina.

Dan Roberts

Dan Roberts is an American politician and Republican member of the Alabama Senate from the 15th district since 2018; in May 2026 he lost the Republican primary to Scott Ortis.