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Donna Troy

Donna Troy, also Wonder Girl, Troia, and Darkstar, is a DC Comics superheroine and founding Teen Titan. Created accidentally as a teen Wonder Woman in 1965, she was named by Marv Wolfman in 1969 and her fire-orphan origin was restored by Phil Jimenez in Titans Annual #1 (2025).

Donna Wilkes

Donna Wilkes (Donna Consuelos Wilkes) is an American actress known for Molly Stewart in Angel (1984) and Jackie Peters in Jaws 2 (1978); a cult scream queen with a 1991-2013 acting hiatus.

Donna Zuckerberg

Donna Zuckerberg (born 1987) is an American classicist, author of Not All Dead White Men on antifeminist uses of classical texts, and founding editor-in-chief of the online classics publication Eidolon (2015–2020).

Donnell Rawlings

Donnell Rawlings, American comedian, actor, and podcaster born in Washington, D.C.; Ashy Larry on Chappelle's Show, Day-Day on The Wire, Netflix special A New Day, weekly podcast.

Donnelly Rhodes

Donnelly Rhodes (Donnelly Rhodes Henry), Canadian character actor from Winnipeg; Dutch Leitner on Soap, Dr. Cottle on Battlestar Galactica, Det. Leo Shannon in Da Vinci's Inquest; Gemini winner, died 2018.

Donnie Brasco (film)

Donnie Brasco (1997) is Mike Newell's crime drama starring Johnny Depp as FBI agent Joseph Pistone and Al Pacino as hitman Lefty Ruggiero, adapted from Pistone's memoir of his Bonanno family infiltration; it earned an Oscar screenplay nomination and 88% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko (2001) is Richard Kelly's debut indie sci-fi drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a teen warned by a giant rabbit of the world's end; a box-office failure that became a defining cult film, with a 2004 Director's Cut and planned sequel novel.

Donnie Darko (soundtrack)

Donnie Darko (soundtrack): Michael Andrews' 2002 Everloving instrumental score plus 1980s songs from Donnie Darko, capped by the Gary Jules "Mad World" cover that hit UK Christmas number one in 2003.

Donnie Dunagan

Donnie Dunagan (Donald Roan Dunagan, born 1934) is an American former child actor, voice and facial model of Bambi (1942) and Peter von Frankenstein in Son of Frankenstein, later a decorated Marine major who hid his acting past.

Donnie Iris

Donnie Iris, stage name of Dominic Ierace (born 1943), is a Pittsburgh rock singer, Jaggerz member behind 1970's No. 2 hit "The Rapper," and leader of Donnie Iris and the Cruisers, known for "Ah! Leah!"; he retired from live shows in October 2026.

Donnie McClurkin

Donnie McClurkin, born Donald Andrew McClurkin Jr. in 1959, is an American gospel singer, songwriter, and Pentecostal pastor who has sold more than 10 million records and won three Grammy Awards.

Donnie Steele

Donnie Steele (Donald S. Steele, born 1971, Des Moines, Iowa) is an American metal musician, original Slipknot guitarist 1995-1996 on Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat., later backstage touring bassist 2011-2014 after Paul Gray's death, distinct from reggae artists Donavon and Donovan Steele.

Donnie Wahlberg

Donnie Wahlberg (Donald Edmond Wahlberg Jr., born 1969, Boston) is a singer and actor, founding member of New Kids on the Block and star of Blue Bloods and its spinoff Boston Blue as Danny Reagan.

Donnie Yen (甄子丹)

Donnie Yen (甄子丹) is a Hong Kong martial artist and actor known for his realistic fight choreography. He is famous for playing Ip Man and appearing in John Wick: Chapter 4.

Donny Hathaway

Donny Hathaway (1945-1979), American Chicago-born soul singer, keyboardist, and arranger; Curtom producer, Roberta Flack duet partner, Grammy winner for "Where Is the Love," died falling from a Manhattan hotel window.

Donny Osmond

Donny Osmond, born Donald Clark Osmond in 1957, is an American singer and entertainer. He is known for his Disney Mulan anthem and his long-running Las Vegas residency.

Donovan

Donovan (Donovan Phillips Leitch, born 1946, Glasgow) is a Scottish folk-rock singer-songwriter behind "Catch the Wind" and "Sunshine Superman," an early psychedelic, teacher of the Beatles' guitar styles, and 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.

Donovan Patton

Donovan Patton (born 1978, Guam), American actor; Joe, second host of Blue's Clues (2002–2006), Blue's Room, Blue's Clues & You!; also voices Bot in Team Umizoomi and CatRat in Gabby's Dollhouse.

Donovan's Reef

Donovan's Reef (ドノバン珊瑚礁) is a 1963 Paramount comedy directed by John Ford, his final collaboration with John Wayne, set on a French Polynesian island and filmed on Kauai, Hawaii.

Dont Look Back

Dont Look Back (1967), D.A. Pennebaker's direct-cinema documentary of Bob Dylan's 1965 acoustic tour of England; premiered 17 May 1967, 96 minutes, credited with inventing the rockumentary; distinct from the 2020 horror film, the 2024 anime, and the 2026 Oasis documentary.

Donuts (album)

Donuts is the second and final lifetime album by Detroit producer J Dilla, released by Stones Throw on February 7, 2006. An all-instrumental, 31-track sample-based record begun as a beat tape, it appeared three days before his death and became a benchmark of instrumental hip hop.

Donyale Luna

Donyale Luna (Peggy Ann Freeman, 1945–1979), American model from Detroit; first Black model on a Vogue cover (British Vogue, March 1966, David Bailey), Avedon protégée, Warhol and Fellini film actress, died at 33.

Donzaleigh Abernathy

Donzaleigh Abernathy (born 1957), daughter of civil rights leaders Ralph David and Juanita Abernathy and goddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr., is an American actress, author of Partners to History, Tanne Foundation award-winning playwright, and civil rights speaker.

Doo Wop (That Thing)

Doo Wop (That Thing) is Lauryn Hill's 1998 debut solo single from The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill; it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won two 1999 Grammy Awards.

Doo-wop

Doo-wop: African American small-group vocal harmony style of rhythm and blues, also called street-corner harmony, emerging in late 1940s urban neighborhoods, popular in the 1950s, defined by nonsense syllables, falsetto and bass voices, and the I–vi–IV–V progression.

Doo-Wops & Hooligans

Doo-Wops & Hooligans is Bruno Mars's debut studio album, released October 2010 on Elektra and produced by The Smeezingtons. Ten tracks including "Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade"; peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 in the UK.

Doobydobap

Doobydobap (두비두밥) is the food channel of Tina Choi (최은서), a Korean creator and Cornell-trained food scientist. Started on TikTok in 2021, millions of followers, Seoul restaurant Mija Seoul closed 2024.

Doodle

Doodle: a casual, aimless drawing made while attention is elsewhere. Covers the word's history, Andrade's 29% memory finding, 2024 failures to replicate, doodling versus task-relevant drawing, and machine doodling.

Doodles Weaver

Doodles Weaver (Winstead Sheffield Weaver, 1911-1983), American comedian and character actor of Spike Jones's City Slickers; creator of Professor Feetlebaum and host of NBC's 1951 The Doodles Weaver Show; brother of NBC's Pat Weaver, uncle of Sigourney Weaver.

Doogal

Doogal is a 2006 American animated children's film, the re-dubbed United States version of the British-French film The Magic Roundabout, released by The Weinstein Company and critically panned.