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Doug McDermott
Doug McDermott (born 1992) is an American NBA forward, 11th pick of the 2014 draft (Denver, traded to Chicago) and Creighton's 3,150-point scorer, fifth in NCAA history; his No. 3 jersey was retired in 2023.
Doug McMillon
Doug McMillon, also known as Carl McMillon, is an American retail executive who served as Walmart's CEO from 2014 to 2026, after starting as an hourly warehouse worker in 1984.
Doug Mientkiewicz
Doug Mientkiewicz, American first baseman (born 1974, Toledo, Ohio), 12 MLB seasons 1998–2009; 2000 Olympic gold, 2001 AL Gold Glove, 2004 Red Sox World Series champion who caught the final out and fought the Red Sox over the ball.
Doug Moench
Doug Moench (born 1948, Chicago) is an American comic book writer, co-creator of Moon Knight, Deathlok, and Black Mask, and writer of two major Batman runs and Knightfall.
Doug Northway
Doug Northway (Douglas Dale Northway, born 1955) is an American swimmer who won 1,500 m freestyle bronze at Munich 1972 and swam on the US 4x200 m freestyle relay that set the 7:30.33 world record at Montreal 1976.
Doug Ollivant
Doug Ollivant is an American politician and retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who is the Republican nominee for Virginia's 7th Congressional District in the 2026 election.
Doug Partie
Doug Partie (Robert Douglas Partie, born 1961), American volleyball middle blocker from Santa Barbara; UCLA four-time NCAA champion, 1988 Olympic gold and 1992 bronze medalist, later IT executive.
Doug Pederson
Doug Pederson, NFL head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles (2016-20, Super Bowl LII champion) and Jacksonville Jaguars (2022-24), former NFL quarterback and Chiefs offensive coordinator.
Doug Pitt
Doug Pitt, also known as Douglas Pitt, is an American businessman and philanthropist in Springfield, Missouri, known for founding the children's charity Care to Learn and serving as Tanzania's first Goodwill Ambassador.
Doug Ross
Doug Ross, also known as Douglas Ross, was a fictional pediatric fellow in the emergency room of County General on the TV series ER, played by George Clooney.
Doug Russell
Doug Russell (Douglas Albert Russell, born 1946), American swimmer from Midland, Texas; 1968 Olympic gold in 100 m butterfly (55.9 OR, upsetting Mark Spitz) and 4x100 medley relay; world records in backstroke, butterfly, medley relay; ISHOF 1985.
Doug Smith
Doug Smith is a climate scientist who leads decadal climate prediction at the Met Office Hadley Centre, known for his 2007 Science paper establishing global decadal forecasting.
Doug Smith (New York politician)
Doug Smith is an American politician and Republican member of the New York State Assembly from the 5th district in Suffolk County, first elected in 2018.
Doug Stanhope
Doug Stanhope (born 1967) is an American stand-up comedian from Worcester, Massachusetts, based in Bisbee, Arizona, known for confrontational libertarian, autobiographical comedy, festival wins, The Man Show, and over a dozen specials.
Doug Steinhardt
Doug Steinhardt is an American politician and attorney serving as a Republican member of the New Jersey Senate from the 23rd Legislative District, sworn in in December 2022.
Doug TenNapel
Doug TenNapel is an American animator, cartoonist, and game designer, creator of Earthworm Jim (1994), the claymation game The Neverhood (1996), Catscratch, and graphic novels such as Cardboard and Nnewts; he later crowdfunded Armikrog.
Doug Unplugs
Doug Unplugs is a DreamWorks Animation preschool series on Apple TV+ (2020-2022), based on Dan Yaccarino's 2013 picture book Doug Unplugged, about a six-year-old robot who explores the human world with his friend Emma.
Doug van Wie
Doug van Wie (born 1984) is an American former swimmer from Charlotte, North Carolina, an Auburn backstroker who won gold and a 3:08.44 world record on the US 4x100m freestyle relay at the 2008 short-course Worlds, later a healthcare strategy executive.
Doug Waterhouse
Doug Waterhouse (1916–2000) was an Australian entomologist who led CSIRO's Division of Entomology for 21 years and identified the active ingredients of the insect repellent Aerogard.
Doug Williams (quarterback)
Doug Williams (born 1955), Grambling State quarterback drafted 17th overall by Tampa Bay in 1978; first Black QB to start and win a Super Bowl (XXII MVP, 340 yards, 4 TDs), later Grambling coach and Washington executive.
Doug Williams (wrestler)
Doug Williams (Douglas Clayton Durdle, b. 1972, Reading) is an English retired technical wrestler, two-time TNA X Division Champion, British Invasion member, ROH Pure Champion, and Chaos Theory originator.
Doug's 1st Movie
Doug's 1st Movie is a 1999 animated comedy from Jumbo Pictures and Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Maurice Joyce, based on Disney's Doug TV series, released March 26, 1999, grossing $19.4 million.
Dougga
Dougga, known in ancient sources as Thugga or Tugga, is an archaeological site in northern Tunisia, a Numidian and Punic hill-town later made a Roman municipium and colonia, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Douggie McMeekin
Douggie McMeekin is a British actor, LAMDA-trained with a Nottingham physics degree, known for Chernobyl (Yuvchenko), Harlots (Charles Quigley), The Decameron (Tindaro), and RSC stage roles including Lucio in Measure for Measure.
Dough
Dough: a kneadable flour-and-water paste used for bread, pasta, pastry, and biscuits. Distinguished by gluten development, leavening (yeast, steam, none), and fat content; kneading parameters govern bread quality.
Doughboy
Doughboy is the informal nickname for a U.S. infantryman, especially Pershing's American Expeditionary Forces troops in World War I; origin theories include adobe dust, uniform buttons, and clay piping, and it survives in Viquesney statues and the Doughboy Foundation.
Doughboyz Cashout
Doughboyz Cashout is a street rap group from the west side of Detroit, formed in 2006 from two crews and signed to Young Jeezy's CTE World in 2013.
Doughnut
Doughnut (donut): a deep-fried ring, ball, or filled sweet dough, leavened with yeast or baking powder. Dutch oliekoecken roots in America; first recorded 1809 by Washington Irving; global market about USD 11.62 billion in 2025.
Doughnut shop
Doughnut shop, also donut shop: a retail eatery selling doughnuts and coffee. Key facts include Adolph Levitt's 1920 doughnut machine, Krispy Kreme (1937) and Dunkin' (1948) chains, and Cambodian American shop ownership.
Dougie Payne
Dougie Payne (born 1972, Glasgow) is the Scottish bassist and backing vocalist of rock band Travis, which he joined in the mid-1990s despite never having played bass. Known for The Man Who, his Fender Jazz bass, session work, and a 2026 children's book.