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Danny Simpson

Danny Simpson (Daniel Peter Simpson, born 1987, Eccles) is an English right-back, Manchester United academy graduate, Newcastle regular, and Leicester City's 2015-16 Premier League-winning defender, now player-coach at Arabian Falcons.

Danny Strong

Danny Strong, American actor-screenwriter (Jonathan on Buffy, Doyle on Gilmore Girls), two-time Emmy winner for Recount and Game Change, co-creator of Empire and creator of Dopesick; distinct from the Waldorf, Maryland bodybuilder of the same name.

Danny Tamberelli

Danny Tamberelli (Daniel Paul Tamberelli), born 1982 in Wyckoff, New Jersey, is an American actor, comedian, and musician known as Little Pete on The Adventures of Pete & Pete, an All That cast member, the voice of Arnold on The Magic School Bus and GTA V's Jimmy, Jounce bassist, and co-author of The First Date Prophecy.

Danny the Street

Danny the Street is a sentient, genderqueer living street in DC Comics' Doom Patrol, created by Grant Morrison and Richard Case, debuting in Doom Patrol Vol. 2 #35 (August 1990). A teleporting haven for outcasts who communicates through signs, later becoming Danny the World, Danny the Brick, and Danny the Ambulance, and appearing in the Doom Patrol TV series.

Danny Thomas

Danny Thomas, born Amos Muzyad Yakhoob Kairouz, was an American comedian and actor who starred in Make Room for Daddy and founded St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Danny Torrance

Danny Torrance is Stephen King's child protagonist of The Shining (1977), gifted with the psychic "shining", targeted by the Overlook Hotel, played by Danny Lloyd in Kubrick's 1980 film, and revisited as an alcoholic adult in Doctor Sleep.

Danny Trejo

Danny Trejo (Dan Trejo, born 1944) is an American character actor of Mexican descent known for tough-guy roles in Desperado, Heat, Spy Kids, and Machete, plus Trejo's Tacos and his 2021 memoir.

Danny Trejo filmography

Danny Trejo filmography: screen credits of American character actor Danny Trejo (born 1944), from Runaway Train (1985) and Desperado to the Machete films, Breaking Bad, and voice roles in Big City Greens and Minions.

Danny Verdin

Daniel B. "Danny" Verdin III is an American Republican politician, a South Carolina senator from the 9th district since 2000 who chairs the Senate Medical Affairs Committee.

Danny Ward (Welsh footballer)

Danny Ward (Daniel Ward, born 1993, Wrexham) is a Welsh goalkeeper for Wrexham; ex-Liverpool (3 apps), Huddersfield loan play-off winner, Leicester City 2018-25 (£12.5m, 52 apps), 44 Wales caps at Euro 2016, Euro 2020, World Cup 2022.

Danny Webb (actor)

Danny Webb (born 1958, London), also credited as Daniel Webb, is a British actor known for Morse in Alien³, Doctor Who, Humans, Pennyworth, The Regime, and Ser Arlan of Pennytree in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

Danny Welbeck

Danny Welbeck, English forward born 1990 in Manchester; played for Manchester United, Arsenal, Watford, Brighton, and Chelsea; 363 Premier League appearances, 77 goals; Brighton's leading top-flight scorer.

Danny White

Danny White (born 1952, Mesa, AZ) is a former quarterback and punter for Arizona State and the Dallas Cowboys (1976-88, 92 starts, 62-30, 155 TD passes), later first coach of the Arena League Arizona Rattlers; College Football Hall of Fame 1997.

Danny Willett

Danny Willett (Daniel John Willett, born 1987, Sheffield) is an English golfer, 2016 Masters champion and eight-time DP World Tour winner, world amateur No. 1 in 2008, career-high world No. 9.

Danny Williams (boxer)

Danny Williams (b. 13 July 1973, Brixton), the 'Brixton Bomber', British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion best known for knocking out Mike Tyson in four rounds in 2004; record 55-33 with 42 KOs over 1995-2023.

Danny Wolf

Danny Wolf (born 2004) is an American NBA forward-center for the Brooklyn Nets, drafted 27th overall in 2025 from Michigan after two Yale seasons; a 6-11 playmaking big with Israel U20 silver.

Danny Wolfe

Danny Wolfe (Daniel Richard Wolfe, 1976-2010) was a Canadian gangster who co-founded the Indian Posse street gang in Winnipeg in 1988 with his brother Richard, served a life sentence for a double murder, joined the Hells Angels, and was killed in prison.

Danny Wood

Danny Wood (Daniel William Wood, Jr., born 1969, Boston) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer, a member of New Kids on the Block, and founder of the breast cancer charity Remember Betty, distinct from other people named Danny Wood.

Danny Woodburn

Danny Woodburn (born 1964) is an American actor, comedian, and disability rights activist with dwarfism, known as Mickey Abbott on Seinfeld, Zoltan Chivay in The Witcher, and creator of the Woodburn Ratio.

Danny Woodhead

Danny Woodhead, NFL running back (2009-2017) for the Jets, Patriots, Chargers, and Ravens; 5'8" undrafted Division II Chadron State star, NCAA all-time rushing leader with 7,962 yards, two-time Harlon Hill Trophy winner.

Danny Worsnop

Danny Worsnop, English singer-songwriter (Asking Alexandria, We Are Harlot frontman), solo country-blues albums The Long Road Home (2017) and Shades of Blue (2019), left AA 2015, returned late 2016.

Danny Wuerffel

Danny Wuerffel (Daniel Carl Wuerffel, born 1974) is a former Florida Gators quarterback, 1996 Heisman Trophy winner and national champion, later a brief NFL quarterback and executive director of Desire Street Ministries in Atlanta.

Danny Yeung

Danny Yeung is a Hong Kong entrepreneur who co-founded the diagnostics company Prenetics in 2014, led it to a NASDAQ listing in 2022, and remains its CEO.

Danny Yong

Danny Yong (Yong Ming Chong) is a Singapore investor who co-founded Dymon Asia Capital in 2008, a hedge fund manager that grew to about $7.5 billion.

Danny, the Champion of the World

Danny, the Champion of the World is Roald Dahl's 1975 children's novel (from his 1960 short story in Kiss Kiss) about nine-year-old Danny and his poacher father outwitting landowner Victor Hazell; it first mentions the BFG and was filmed in 1989 with Jeremy Irons.

Dano Halsall

Dano Halsall (Daniel Halsall, born 1963, Geneva) is a Swiss former sprint freestyle swimmer, son of a Jamaican father, who set the 50 m freestyle record in 1985, won 1986 world silver, and swam at three Olympics (1984, 1988, 1992).

Dano Pungjeong

Dano Pungjeong (단오풍정, "Dano Scene") is a Korean genre painting by Shin Yun-bok showing women washing hair, bathing, and swinging on the Dano festival day.

Dano-Swedish War (1813–1814)

Dano-Swedish War 1813–1814: final Danish-Swedish war, fought in Holstein and Schleswig. Sweden under Karl Johan (Bernadotte) defeated Napoleonic ally Denmark, forcing the Treaty of Kiel (14 January 1814) and the cession of Norway.

Danón

Danón is a variant spelling of Danzón, a 1991 Mexican–Spanish drama feature directed by María Novaro, starring María Rojo as a Mexico City operator searching Veracruz for her dance partner; Spirit Award winner 1993.

Danon Decile (ダノンデサイル)

Danon Decile (ダノンデサイル), Japanese Thoroughbred colt (2021) by Epiphaneia out of Top Decile, winner of the 2024 Japanese Derby and 2025 Dubai Sheema Classic, Best Three-Year-Old Colt of 2024.