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Dougie Poynter
Dougie Poynter (born 1987, Orsett, Essex) is the English bassist and backing vocalist of pop-rock band McFly (joined 2003, youngest member), also a member of McBusted, founder of INK, children's author of The Dinosaur That Pooped and Plastic Sucks!, winner of I'm a Celebrity 2011, and a microplastics-ban campaigner.
Douglas
Douglas is the competition name of Douglas Chiarotti, Brazilian middle blocker born 1970 in Santo André, São Paulo; Olympic gold medalist in men's volleyball at Barcelona 1992, sixth at Sydney 2000, later a coach.
Douglas (volcano)
Mount Douglas (Smithsonian VNum 312270) is a 2,140 m glacier-covered stratovolcano in Katmai National Park on the Alaska Peninsula, 12 km northeast of Fourpeaked Mountain, with no historical eruptions, an acidic warm crater lake, fumaroles, and 2016 earthquake swarms.
Douglas A-1 Skyraider
The Douglas A-1 Skyraider, also called the AD Skyraider, was a single-engine, propeller-driven attack aircraft of the United States Navy that served from 1946 into the Vietnam War.
Douglas A-20 Havoc
The Douglas A-20 Havoc, called the Boston in British service, was an American twin-engine light bomber of World War II, with 7,385 built between 1940 and 1944.
Douglas A-26 Invader
The Douglas A-26 Invader, also called the B-26 Invader, is an American twin-engine attack bomber that flew combat in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
Douglas A-3 Skywarrior
The Douglas A-3 Skywarrior, also known as the A3D, is a jet-powered strategic bomber Douglas built for the US Navy, first flown in 1952 and retired in 1991.
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, originally designated A4D, is a single-seat, carrier-capable light attack aircraft built by Douglas, first flown in 1954 and flown heavily in Vietnam.
Douglas A. Bayliss
Douglas A. Bayliss is a neuroscientist and pharmacologist who chairs Pharmacology at the University of Virginia, known for identifying how the brain's carbon dioxide sensors control breathing.
Douglas A. Corley
Douglas A. Corley is an American gastroenterologist and researcher at Kaiser Permanente's Northern California Division of Research, known for his 2014 study linking adenoma detection rates to colorectal cancer risk.
Douglas A. Lauffenburger
Douglas A. Lauffenburger is an American biological engineer at MIT who founded and chaired its Department of Biological Engineering and was named an Institute Professor in 2026.
Douglas A2D Skyshark
The Douglas A2D Skyshark was a turboprop-powered carrier-based attack aircraft Douglas built for the US Navy as a planned successor to the AD Skyraider, canceled in 1954.
Douglas AC-47 Spooky
The Douglas AC-47 Spooky was the first operational fixed-wing gunship of the United States Air Force, a C-47 cargo plane fitted with side-firing miniguns in Vietnam.
Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams (1952–2001), British comic writer, creator of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy across radio, novels, TV, games and film; also Dirk Gently novels, Last Chance to See, Doctor Who scripts, and tech ventures.
Douglas Aircraft Company
The Douglas Aircraft Company was an American aircraft manufacturer founded in 1921, known for the DC-3 airliner and C-47 transport before merging with McDonnell in 1967.
Douglas Albert Munro
Douglas Albert Munro (1919-1942), Coast Guard Signalman First Class, only Coast Guardsman awarded the Medal of Honor, killed 27 September 1942 at Point Cruz, Guadalcanal, shielding nearly 500 Marines during a Higgins-boat evacuation.
Douglas Alexander
Douglas Alexander is a British Labour politician who has served as Secretary of State for Scotland since 2025, having previously held Cabinet posts under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
Douglas Argyll Robertson
Douglas Argyll Robertson (1837–1909) was a Scottish ophthalmic surgeon who described the Argyll Robertson pupil, a classic sign of neurosyphilis, and served as surgeon-oculist to Queen Victoria.
Douglas B-18 Bolo
The Douglas B-18 Bolo, built as the DB-1, was an American twin-engine medium bomber derived from the DC-2 transport and the Air Corps' primary bomber into 1941.
Douglas B-23 Dragon
The Douglas B-23 Dragon was an American twin-engine medium bomber built by Douglas Aircraft, 38 produced in 1939 and 1940, used in training and transport roles but never in combat.
Douglas B-66 Destroyer
The Douglas B-66 Destroyer is a US Air Force twin-engine jet tactical bomber and reconnaissance aircraft adapted from the Navy's A3D Skywarrior in the 1950s.
Douglas B. Cines
Douglas B. Cines was an American hematologist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania whose research shaped the understanding and treatment of immune thrombocytopenia and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
Douglas B. Lenat
Douglas B. Lenat, also known as Douglas Bruce Lenat, was an American AI researcher who created AM and Eurisko and led the Cyc commonsense project until his death in 2023.
Douglas Bader
Douglas Bader was a Royal Air Force flying ace of the Second World War who returned to combat flying despite losing both legs in a 1931 air crash.
Douglas Booth
Douglas John Booth (born 1992, London) is an English actor known for Worried About the Boy, Romeo and Juliet (2013), Jupiter Ascending, The Dirt, The Sandman, Young Werther, and ITV's The Blame.
Douglas Brinkley
Douglas Brinkley (born 1960, Atlanta) is an American historian, Rice University professor, CNN presidential historian, and author of over 35 books including Cronkite, The Great Deluge, and Silent Spring Revolution.
Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
The Douglas C-124 Globemaster II was an American four-engine strategic cargo aircraft built by Douglas, the US Air Force's primary heavy-lift transport of the 1950s and early 1960s.
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain, also known as the Dakota, is a twin-engine military transport derived from the DC-3 airliner, used by the US military from 1941.
Douglas C-54 Skymaster
The Douglas C-54 Skymaster, designated R5D by the Navy, was a four-engine American military transport that served in World War II, the Berlin Airlift, and the Korean War.
Douglas C. Cameron
Douglas C. Cameron is an American chemical and biological engineer and biotechnology investor, elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2025 and based in Erie, Colorado.